M-Audio Oxygen 49 User Manual page 6

Velocity Curve: The Velocity Curve Select key (Vel Curve) is used to change the touch sensitivity of the keyboard or
pads. This setting lets you decide how the force with which you hit a key affects the volume at which a note plays.
Oxygen 49 keyboards provide 7 different sensitivity options:
1: C1 generates lower velocity values for the same force. This setting is useful for playing more quietly, even if you
tend to strike the keys harder.
2: C2 is the default setting, and is designed to be useful for most players with an "average" touch (people who play
with an average amount of force).
3: C3 generates higher velocity values for the same force. This setting is useful for playing more loudly, even if you
tend to strike the keys with less force.
4: C4 generates an equal velocity value for a given amount of force, resulting in a linear (or neutral) keyboard
response.
5: F1 is a setting that effectively disables sensitivity, meaning the keyboard will generate a fixed velocity value of 64
(on a scale of 0-127) regardless of how hard or soft the keys are struck.
6: F2 is a setting that effectively disables sensitivity, meaning the keyboard will generate a fixed velocity value of 100
(on a scale of 0-127) regardless of how hard or soft the keys are struck.
7: F3 is a setting that effectively disables sensitivity, meaning the keyboard will generate a fixed velocity value of 127
(on a scale of 0-127) regardless of how hard or soft the keys are struck.
1. Press the Edit button.
2. Press the Velocity Curve (Vel Curve) key (press Velocity Curve key twice to edit pad velocity settings). The LED
display will show the current velocity curve (for example, ".C.0.2").
3. Type the Velocity Curve number (1 through 7) using the number keys.
4. Press the Enter key.
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1. Press the Edit button.
2. Press the Velocity Curve (Vel Curve) key (press Velocity Curve key twice to edit pad velocity settings). The LED
display will show the current velocity curve (for example, ".C.0.2").
3. Use the "<" or ">" buttons to scroll through the Velocity Curves (C1 through F3).
4. Press the Enter key.
Drawbar Mode: This parameter switches all 9 faders to Drawbar Mode. In this mode, the operation of the faders is
reversed, so that the maximum value (127) is at the bottom and the minimum value (0) is at the top. This feature is
intended for use with Organ presets that utilize drawbars.
1. Press the Edit button.
2. Press the Drawbar key. The LED screen will momentarily display "On". Drawbar Mode becomes active
immediately and Edit mode exits automatically. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to disable Drawbar Mode. The LED screen
will momentarily display "OFF".
Memory Dump: The SysEx Memory Dump function (Mem Dump) will send the contents of all 10 Preset memory
locations for storage in a DAW application. Please refer to the documentation provided with your DAW software for
information on how to record SysEx MIDI data.
1. Prepare a MIDI track within your DAW software to record from your Oxygen 49 keyboard.
2. Press the Edit button on your Oxygen 49 keyboard.
3. Start the MIDI recording in your DAW software.
4. Press the Memory Dump key on your Oxygen 49 keyboard. The SysEx memory dump will begin immediately
and the LED screen will display "SYS" to indicate that data is being sent. The SysEx file will appear as a new
MIDI recording in your DAW software.
Restoring a Memory Dump:
IMPORTANT: Restoring a saved Memory Dump will permanently overwrite all current presets on your Oxygen 49
keyboard. Restored settings will not become active until a new preset is loaded on your Oxygen 49 keyboard, or the
device has been powered off and on.
Play back a MIDI track that contains a previously recorded Oxygen 49 SysEx Memory Dump. The SysEx data is sent
back to the Oxygen 49 keyboard. The Oxygen 49 LED screen will display "SYS" while receiving the SysEx data.
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