Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MUSTANG 3 Fender
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F ENDER M USTANG P RO -G UITAR MIDI$Use r$Guid e$ $ R EVISION : 01 Date: 07/16/10.
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$ $ $ $ $ I NTRODUCTION$ $ The Rock Band 3 Fender Mustang Pro - Gui tar isn’ t j ust v ideo game cont roller; it is also a genuine musical instrument that can be used i n your MIDI St udio or i n a liv e performance. We c rea ted th is man ual t o expr ess t he Roc k B and 3 Fend er Mus tan g P ro - Guit ar’s capabilities as a MIDI device.
$ $ $ G ET TING$ S TARTED $ $ Graphic: $guitar $batte ry$compart ment $ $ The guitar will need bat teries to funct ion in MIDI mode. To get st arted, please f ollow t he steps below: 1. Place 3 AA batteries in the cor rect positi on in t he battery compartment located on t he bottom sid e of the guitar .
C ONTROL$ S URFACE$ F UNCTIONS$ IN$ MIDI$M ODE $ $ $ $ $ Feature' ' Function' ' 1' ' Fret Board 102 buttons to si mulate fretting action 2' ' Strings 6 velocity.
C ONNECTION$ P ORTS $ Graphi c: gu itar side ports Port Function MIDI O ut P ort Outputs MIDI Data Pedal Port Allows the use of an optional p edal for extra functionality such as expression, m odulati.
$ C ONNECTING$T O$A$ MIDI $S OUND$ M ODUL E$ $ $ To connect to a MIDI sound module, connect one end of the MIDI cable to the MIDI Out p ort on t he g uita r, and the other end of the cabl e to the MIDI In port o n a sound module. Audio output will be provided by the sound module.
E XTERNAL$ P ED AL$ F UNCTIONAL ITY$ $ The pedal jack suppo rts an optional analog Ex pression Pedal and/ or digi tal St omp Switch. The analog expressi on pedal has three avail able functi ons – Expres sion, Cha nnel Volume, and Modulation. To change pedal function, pr ess the approp riate button on the directional pad.
U NDERSTANDING$THE$ C ONTROLS$ $ C HANGE O CTAVE Incrementing or decremen ting octave adds or subtracts 12 to the cu rrent MIDI note value. A maximum of 4 changes can be made to t he octave in eit her dire ction f rom the default. Any notes that fall out of the MIDI note range of 0 – 127 will assu me the value of either 0 or 127 res pectively.
A CCELEROMETER$ $ Rotational motion of t he guitar can activate cer tain MIDI funct ions. To t oggle these functions, the correct butto n comb ination mus t be pressed .
$ D EFAULT$ S ETTINGS$ $ $ Transmit on MIDI Channel s 1 – 6 Mode Strum Acceleromete r Disabl ed Program Value 28 ( Electri c Guitar – Clean) Analog Pedal Functi on Expression $ $ LED$I NDICATORS$ $ The four Player L EDs are used to in dicate v arious i nternal states and to a cknowledge actions that the user has perf ormed.
Disabl e Toggles Acce lerometer Y Axis ( Expression ) Output Displ ay Cou nt: Contin uous Enable Disabl e Toggles Acce lerometer Z Axis ( Pitch Bend) Output Displ ay Cou nt: Contin uous Enable Disabl .
FAQ$$ $ 1. Can I use the USB dongle that I use to play Rock Band to connect to a PC with MIDI functionality? No, to us e the MIDI funct ional ity of the g uitar , y ou must conne ct t o another device usi ng the MIDI Out port on the guitar .
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