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Oxygen Series User Guide M - AU D I O.
Oxygen Series User Guide 2 1 Introduction Congratulation s on purchas ing an M-Audio O xygen Series keyboard. Oxygen keyboards no w offer DirectLink, wh ich provides su pport for Digital Audio.
Oxygen Series User Guide 3 3 Oxygen Series Features 25, 49 or 61 velocity sensitive full-size keys Automatic mapp ing of top panel controls to supported DA Ws Advanced pro.
Oxygen Series User Guide 4 Windows XP and W indows V ista Installation Instructions NOTE : Make sure your Oxygen keyboard is not connected to the computer when be ginning the installa tion. The following instructions will indicate when y ou should connect it to your computer .
Oxygen Series User Guide 5 5. Windows XP will identify the keyboard and ask if you want to search the Intern et for a driver . Select " No, not this time " and press " Next. " 6. Windows XP will display a Found Ne w Hardware Wizard dialog.
Oxygen Series User Guide 3 6 DirectLink / DA W Support DirectLink automatically ma ps the track volume an d master s liders, slider buttons (mute/so lo), pan knobs and transp ort controls to their corresponding fu nctions in supporte d recording applicatio ns 3 such as Pro T ools 8.
Oxygen Series User Guide 3 7 Controls and Connectors T op Panel 1. Pitch Bend Wheel: This wheel creates expressive changes in performances by raising and lo wering pitch. Rolling the Pitch Bend wheel upward will raise an instrument’ s pitch whereas rolling it downward will lo wer the pitch.
Oxygen Series User Guide 4 3. Track But tons: DirectLink Operation: The left T rack button ( < ) selects th e previous T rack in supported DA W applications. For example if Tr ack 2 is currently selected, pressing this button will select T rack 1 in the application.
Oxygen Series User Guide 5 6. Functio n Buttons: All Oxygen Ser ies keyboards feature 5 f unction butto ns for progra mming, acc ess to settings and advance d features a s outlined belo w . Advanced The Advanced butto n allows access to the extend ed pa rameters listed alon g the top edge of the keyboard.
Oxygen Series User Guide 6 7. Sliders: Oxygen 49 and 61 feature nine Slid ers. Oxygen 25 features one Slider . DirectLink Operation: Oxygen 49 and 61: The first eight sliders automatically map to control th e track volume for the currently selected bank of eight tracks in a supporte d DA W application.
Oxygen Series User Guide 7 9. Knobs: All Oxygen Seri es keyboards fe ature 8 MIDI C ontrol Knobs. DirectLink Operation: Oxygen 49 and 61: T hese knobs map to control the p anorama or bala nce setting for the currently active bank of eight tracks in a supported DA W application.
Oxygen Series User Guide 8 1 1. V elocity-sensitive Keybo ard: The velocity sensitive keyboard is no t only the primary method of sending Note On/ Off and V elocity data when performing , it is also used to access extended programing functions listed along its upper edge .
Oxygen Series User Guide 3 8 Advanced Keyboard Functions Oxygen Series keyboards include exte nded programming capa bilities through se condary functions of the keys. The available p arameters are listed along the top edge of th e ke yboard , and accessed by pressing th e Advanced button.
Oxygen Series User Guide 4 Control Assign, Data 1 , Data 2, Data 3 The Control Assign function (CTRL ASG N) assigns a MIDI continuou s contro l number (MIDI CC), or other MIDI parameter fro m the tabl e in Appendix B to the selected Knob , Button, Slider , or to the Su stain Pedal jack.
Oxygen Series User Guide 5 Program This function send s Program Change MI DI messages on the Global Channel and can be used to select diffe rent sound patches cont ained within your virtual instrument or sound module. 1 Press the Advanced Function butto n 2.
Oxygen Series User Guide 6 Ve l o c i t y C u r v e The V elocity Cu rve Select ke y (VEL CUR VE) is used to change the touch sen sitivity of the keyboard. This setti ng lets you decide how the for ce with which you hit a key affects the volume at which a note pla ys.
Oxygen Series User Guide 7 Memory Dump The SysEx Memory Dump function (MEM DUMP) wi ll send the contents of all 10 Pr eset memory locations for storage in a DA W application. Please refer to the document ation prov ided with your DA W sof tware for information on how to record SysEx MIDI data.
Oxygen Series User Guide 8 St o r e The S tore function saves contro l assignment settin gs to one of 10 memory lo cations. IMPORT ANT : S toring new assignment setting s will overwrite the contents of the selected me mory location 1. Press the Adv anced butt on 2.
Oxygen Series User Guide 3 9 Advanced Programming Functions The MIDI CC (continuo us controller) numbers from 0 to 127 are p art of th e General MIDI spec ification, and are typically used for re al-time control o f parameters in MIDI compatib le music equipment.
Oxygen Series User Guide 4 Setting T oggle V alues (Min/Max) fo r Buttons or the Sustain Pedal When standard MIDI CC numbers are assigned to buttons or the Sustain pedal, they will toggle between two values. This means that one value is sent the fir s t time it is pressed, and another value is sent the next time it is pressed.
Oxygen Series User Guide 5 Setting Trigger V alues for the Button s or the Sustain Pedal It is possible to set a T rigger V alue for a button or the sust ain pedal, causin g it to send one value when pre ssed and held down, and another value wh en released.
Oxygen Series User Guide 6 Assigning MMC Contr ol to Buttons The transport fu nctions of some hardware recording devic es and DA W applications can be remotely opera ted via MMC (MIDI Machine Control) commands. MMC is a specialized transp ort control protocol and requires a somewhat dif ferent configuration method .
Oxygen Series User Guide 7 Assigning a No te to a Button It is possible to configure a Button to send a Note On message when it is held down, and a Note Of f message when it is released.
Oxygen Series User Guide 8 Setting Buttons to send com bined Program Change , Bank LSB and Bank MSB messages The assignable button s and the sustain pedal can be configured to send a multi- part messag e, consisting of a Prog ram Change, Bank LSB and Bank M SB message when pressed.
Oxygen Series User Guide 9 Programming a Button to Increment/Decr ement a MIDI CC value It is possible to configure a button to increase or decrease a value each time it is pressed. Th is is useful if you want to step through values one by one each time a button is pressed.
Oxygen Series User Guide 10 Programming a B utton to Increment/Decrement a Program Change It is possible to configure a button to send an Increm ent (increase) or Decrement (decrease) Program Change message each time it is pressed.
Oxygen Series User Guide 11 Reversing the operation of Knobs or Sliders Most MIDI p arame ters assig nable to knob s or slider s can be configure d so that the control’s oper ation is reversed.
Oxygen Series User Guide 12 Limiting the Range of a Knob or Slider The MIDI protocol allows for a maximum rang e of transmitte d values between 0 and 127. The ef fective rang e of values transmitted by Knobs and Sliders can be limited by entering values other than 0 and 127 (defau lt) for the Dat a 2 and Data 3 parameters.
Oxygen Series User Guide 13 Assigning RPN/NRPN mes sages to a Knob, Sl ider , Button, or Pedal Oxygen Series keyboards allow transmission of all th ree necessary MIDI CC messages for RPNs and NRPNs by simply moving a knob or slider or by pressing a button or the sust ain pedal.
Oxygen Series User Guide 14 SysEx Messages and Device ID When transmitting SysEx messa ges, the individual control channel number do es not define a transmit channe l, but a Device ID. When the CHAN ASGN key is pressed, the " c " is not display ed on the LED screen.
Oxygen Series User Guide 3 10 MIDI Messages Defined Program and Bank Changes When the MIDI standard was first establish ed, it enabled the user to access on ly 128 different sounds using program change messages (0-127).
Oxygen Series User Guide 4 RPN/NRPN's Overview RPN stands for " Register ed Parameter Number " and NRPN st ands for " Non-Re gistered Parameter Number " .
Oxygen Series User Guide 5 Check your 3rd Party Document ation for a RPN/NRPN List Begin by checking the document ation fo r your MIDI device for a list of su pported RPN or NRPN numbers.
Oxygen Series User Guide 6 16,384 step resolution through comb ined Coarse and Fine messages Most assignable MIDI controls, including those on your Ox ygen series keyboard, ope rate with a resolution of 128 steps.
Oxygen Series User Guide 7 The controls on your Oxygen keyboard allow assign ment of either a RPN/NRPN co arse message, or a RPN/NRPN fine message, but not both simult aneously .
Oxygen Series User Guide 3 1 1 T roubleshooting Oxygen ke yboard suddenly stop s working. T urn of f the unit for 1 0 seconds, then rest art your computer and p ower up the keyboard. If the p roblem persists, check the M-Audio website for the latest drivers and re- install them.
Oxygen Series User Guide 3 12 T echnical Info Caution: Electro S tatic Discharge, Electric al Fast T ransient and Conducted RF interference may cause the un it malfunctioning. In such case, unplug the unit and plug it in again to restore normal operation.
Oxygen Series User Guide 4 13 W arranty T erms and Registration W arranty T erms M-Audio warrant s product s to be free from defects in mater ials and workmanship, under nor mal use and provided that the product is owned by the original, regi stered user .
Oxygen Series User Guide 3 14 Appendix Append ix A: S tandard MIDI Control Numbers (MIDI CC’s) 00 Bank Select 46 Controller 46 92 T remolo Depth 01 Modulation 47 Controller 47 93 Chorus Dept.
Oxygen Series User Guide 4 Appendix B: Assignabl e MIDI CC's Sliders and Knobs: *General MIDI SysEx messages **Press “0,” and then press the Ente r key .
5 User Guide Oxygen Series Buttons and Pedal: *General MIDI SysEx messages **Press “0,” and then press the Ente r key . Next press the Data - button MIDI CC Description Dat a 1 Dat a 2 .
Oxygen Series User Guide 6 Appendix C - Useful MIDI Da ta NOTE : Some MIDI devices count preset sounds from 1- 128 instead of 0-127 . As a result, there may be an offset of +/-1 between the prog ram change num ber sent from the keyboa rd and the recalled sound preset on your module.
7 User Guide Oxygen Series MIDI Note Numbers Appendix D - DirectLink Tr ansport Co ntrol Assignments Pro T ools 8 users can acces s additional funct ions via the Loop button: 1. Holding the Loop button while pressing one of the othe r T ransp ort Control buttons g ives access to additional Pro T ools tr ansport funct ions.
Oxygen Series User Guide 8 Appendix E - Hexadecimal Conversion Chart Hexadecimal to Decimal Conversion Chart Hexadecimal V alue Decimal V alue Hexadecimal V alue Decimal V alue Hexadecimal V a.
9 User Guide Oxygen Series Appendix F - Roland GS & Y amaha XG NRPN Messages *added by Y amaha XG; **changed from Delay to V ariation by Y amaha XG Appendix G - General M IDI Reverb and.
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