Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ProKeys 88 Pinnacle
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3 Pro Keys 88 • User Guide English Intr oduction Congratulations on your purchase of the M-Audio ProKeys 88, the complete all-purpose live stage piano, with additional MIDI control. We strongly recommend that you read through this manual to learn about proper installation, operation and advanced functionality before using this product.
4 Perfor mance Tips The ProKeys 88 is capable of some very expressive and fl exible sound combinations. Through layering and splitting the instrument sounds (which are described on pages 10-11 of this manual), and also transposing and adjusting volumes and applying effects, you can create some ver y unique performances.
5 Pro Keys 88 • User Guide English Minimum System Requir ements The ProKeys 88 is a stand-alone premium stage piano, which is also capable of being used as a MIDI controller with your compatible computer software.I If you are using your ProKeys 88 with a computer the following minimum system requirements apply: PC: Mac: < USB 1.
6 1 Power Switch (On/Off) 2 DC Power Supply Connector Plug – accepts a 12V DC power supply , center positive, 500mA 3 USB 1.0 Port – accepts a standard USB cable 4 MIDI Out Port – accepts a stan.
7 Pro Keys 88 • User Guide English PLEASE NOTE : Y ou cannot connect your new MIDI controller to your computer until the appropriate driver files have been copied to your computer . 1 Insert the Stage Piano Series CD-ROM into your computer’ s CD-ROM drive.
8 MIDI Connections The MIDI connections allow you to connect external MIDI equipment such as synthesizers, tone modules and sequencers. The MIDI In jack can be used to connect a secondar y MIDI device to a computer , with your ProKeys 88 effectively acting as a USB-to-MIDI interface.
9 Pro Keys 88 • User Guide English Expression Pedal Connection (An Expression Pedal is not included with the product). The Expression Pedal plug allows connection of a continuous controller - type pedal. Normally , these pedals are referred to as ‘Expression Pedals’ or ‘Volume Pedals.
10 Split Button The Split Button will split the keyboard to allow 2 different instruments to be assigned to two non-overlapping adjacent regions and played at the same time. When this button is pressed, the LED above it will light up. The default left hand instrument will be Acoustic Bass (Sound 13).
1 1 Pro Keys 88 • User Guide English Octave/T ranspose/Master T uning When pressed separately , these two Octave/T ranspose buttons are used to transpose the keyboard by a semi-tone with a maximum of 12 notes up or down from 0. If pressed together , they will alter the octave range of the keyboard (skips 12 notes per press).
12 The numbers are as follows: 91 – Reverb Level 92- Reverb T ype Select (0,1, 2) 93 – Chorus Level 94 – Chorus T ype Select (0, 1) Digital effects are sent out over MIDI, using controller messa.
13 Pro Keys 88 • User Guide English MIDI Clock Buttons The four MIDI Clock Buttons (from left to right respectively) are Start, Stop and the two T empo buttons, ‘-’ and ‘+.’ These buttons allow you to control any MIDI-connected external MIDI sequencer .
14 Pr ogram/Bank Changes Explained The original GM or “General MIDI” specifi cation allowed for only 128 voices, numbered from 0-127. It is possible to access any of these different voices by sending a Program Change Message. In order to expand on the GM set of voices, Bank Changes were devised.
15 Pro Keys 88 • User Guide English If you are experiencing clipping or distortion: • T urn the volume faders down. Y ou may be overloading the device you have connected the ProKeys 88 to. • If you are recording the audio from your ProKeys 88 on a computer , the distortion may be due to the audio settings of your computer’ s sound card.
16 T echnical Info Caution: Electro Static Discharge, Electrical Fast T ransient and Conducted RF interf erence may c ause the un it malfunctioning. In such case, unplug the unit and plug it in again to restore normal operation. Note : Y our M-Au dio ProKey s 88 has been tested to compl y with FCC Standa rds FOR HOME OR OFFI CE USE .
17 Pro Keys 88 • User Guide English Appendices Appendix A MIDI Implementation Chart for the ProKeys 88 .
18 Appendix B GM Program Numbers in Bank 0 .
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