Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Graphite 49 Samson
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USB MIDI CONTROLLE R OWNER’ S MANU AL.
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Impor tant Safety Informa tion CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELEC TRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER ( OR BACK). NO USER-SER VICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QU ALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL.
CAUTION Any changes or modications to the c onstruction of this device which are not express- ly approved b y the par ty responsible for c ompliance could void the user’ s authorit y to operate the equipment.
Impor tant Safety Informa tion 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. F ollow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings .
6 C ontents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Graphite 49 F eatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 System Componen ts .
7 Graphite 49 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Introduction Thank you f or purchasing the Samson Graphite 49, 49-key USB keyboard con trol- ler! The Graphite 49 giv es you all the performance and production control to easily integrat e with your Windows or Mac digital pr oduction workstation.
8 Graphite 49 F eatures Sy stem C omponents Minimum Syst em Requirements The Samson Graphite 49 utilizes stat e -of-the -art technology and is engineered to the nest detail.
9 Graphite 49 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller 1. Display - The backlit L CD is the command center for the Graphit e 49. It displays the current setup information, performance data, adjustable parameters and controller information.
10 14. Assignable Encoders - The eight endless encoders send continuous c ontrol data via the USB or MIDI OUT jacks. The encoders are preset from the factory to send MIDI pan message on channels 1–8. The encoders can be assigned to contr ol dierent paramet ers in Setup Mode.
11 Graphite 49 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller 1 2 3 4 5 Rear P anel Contr ols and F unctions 1. POWER Switch - U se this switch to turn the keyboard on or o . 2. DC IN - The Graphite 49 can be power ed using a 9V 300mA adaptor , connec ted to the DC IN jack.
12 Quick Star t 1. Connect the Graphite 49 to your comput er using the supplied USB cable. The unit will receive po wer and transmit MIDI data via the USB connection. 2. Connect a ¼” TS pedal to the SUST AIN pedal input. 3. Push the POWER switch to the on position.
13 Graphite 49 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Display F eatures The Graphite 49 fea tures a backlit LCD scr een that displays performance information, settings for the controllers, and sta tus information. Preset: The current preset number . The range is 01–30.
14 Display F eatures Status Indicators Local: This sign will appear when the Local function is engaged. Mute: This sign will appear when the Mute function is engaged. Drawbar: This sign will appear when the polarity of the slider is inverted and engaged.
15 Graphite 49 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Graphite 49 Modes The Graphite 49 has four main oper ation modes: Performance Mode, P reset Mode, Setup Mode and Zone Mode . Preset Mode - In this mode, you can acc ess the 30 available presets. A pr eset stores information on the assignments for the sliders , knobs, and buttons.
16 Pr eset Mode T o select a preset, press the PRESET button and the keyboard will enter P reset Mode. The Pr eset indicator will light red, and the P reset number will ash on the display . In Preset Mode, the Graphit e 49 will stop transmitting MIDI messages.
17 Graphite 49 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Setup Mode Setup mode enables you to make adjustments to how the Gr aphite 49 will operate. P ressing the SETUP button will enter Setup Mode, the keyboard will stop transmitting MIDI data, and the rst 17 keys will function as numerical pads.
18 Setup Mode Editing the Aftertouch Control Press the A fter touch key to assign con trol code for the keyboard aftertouch featur e. “ A.T ouch” will appear on the display with the value of the current con trol in the data area. The value is also shown under the Val tag on the sec ond row of the display .
19 Graphite 49 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Selecting V elocit y C urve for the T rigger Pads Press the P .Curve key to select a velocity cur ve f or the trigger pads. “P .Cur ve ” will appear in the Op- eration area of the display with its curr ent velocity cur ve number in the data ar ea.
20 Zones The keyboard can be divided into f our zones, sometimes ref erred to as layers or splits . Each zone has its own active key range, prog ram number , MSB, LSB, Channel , Port, Octave, and Transpose settings. The zones can be separated or overlapped.
21 Graphite 49 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Available paramet ers in Zone Mode: Paramet er Description Range Zn: Prog [1] Program number f or playing on the specic section of the keyboard [2] 0.
22 P er formanc e Mode Paramet ers Octave Buttons The Octave buttons allow you t o shift the oc tav e of the keyboard up or down to extend the range of the keyboard. P ress the OCT A VE +/– buttons to shift the oc tave up or do wn a maximum of four octaves.
23 Graphite 49 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller T rigger Pads The keyboard fea tures four assignable velocity-sensitiv e trigger pads with after touch. The factor y setting for the trigger pads is to function as drum pads. When you strike the pad, a cor- responding icon will appear and its note MIDI message will be transmitt ed on channel 10.
24 P er formanc e Contr ols The Graphite 49 fea tures eight assignable encoders (E1–E8), eight assignable sliders (S1–S8), a Master volume slider (S9), 16 function buttons (F1–F16) and transport controls. Below is a brief description of how they operate.
25 Graphite 49 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller of the button is a note type, press the button t o send note on message and release the button to send a note o message.
26 MIDI OUT In addition to USB, the Graphite 49 f eatures a MIDI OUT jack. T he USB communication protocol supports four vir tual USB In ports and four vir tual USB Out ports. MIDI messages from the key- board set to P ort 1–Port 4 are transmitted via the USB Out.
27 Graphite 49 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Operational F low Chart Aftertouc h Pad.Ve l R.Pres e 1 3 5 7 8 0 KB.Ve l Loca l 2 4 6 9 ENTE R - TRANSPOSE + - OCT AVE + MISCELLANEOUS SETUP Keyboard ve.
28 C C Description Ty p e 0 Bank Select Con troller 1 Modulation wheel Controller 2 Breath control Controller 3 Undened Controller 4 Foot contr oller Controller 5 Portamento time Controller 6 Data .
29 Graphite 49 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller 79 Sound Cont. Controller 80 General Purpose #5 Controller 81 General Purpose #6 Controller 82 General Purpose #7 Controller 83 General Purpose #8 Contro.
30 159 PLA Y MMC 160 DEFERRED PLA Y MMC 161 FORWARD MMC 162 REWIND MMC 163 RECORD STROBE MMC 164 RECORD EXIT MMC 165 RECORD P AUSE MMC 166 P AUSE MMC 167 EJEC T MMC 168 CHASE MMC 169 COMMAND ERROR RES.
31 Graphite 49 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller F ac tory Default Settings Controller Typ e Message Ty p e Mode E1 Enc oder CC: 10 Pan, Ch 1 - - E2 Enc oder CC: 10 Pan, Ch 2 - - E3 Enc oder CC: 10 Pan,.
32 Zones Parameter Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 Program 0 0 0 0 MSB 0 0 0 0 LSB 0 0 0 0 Por t 1 2 3 4 Channel 1 - - - Range< 0 0 0 0 Range> 127 127 127 127 Oct ave 0 0 0 0 T ranspose 0 0 0 0 Othe.
33 Graphite 49 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Octave Note Numbers C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 0 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35.
34 Keyboard 49-note, semi-w eighted, velocity sensitive, with aftertouch Display Large backlit LCD Contr ols Sliders 9 Encoders 8 F unction Buttons 16 T rigger Pads 4 T ransport Controls 5 (R ewind, F.
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