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OWNER'S MANUAL
MANUAL VERSION 1.0 for MPG-50
OS 1.35

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  • Page 1 OWNER’S MANUAL MANUAL VERSION 1.0 for MPG-50 OS 1.35...
  • Page 2 The MPG-50 is a MIDI controller designed to work with the Alpha Juno 1 & 2, and MKS-50 The RANDOM TONE GENERATOR on the MPG-50 is a synthesizers. It can control 2 of these synthe- powerful tone creation tool featuring the ability to...

  • Page 3: Getting Started

    To begin using the MPG-50 connect the DC power adapter to the DC power jack and use the ON/OFF button in the rear of the unit to turn on. When power is applied, the MPG-50 splash logo will be dis- played on the OLED display.

  • Page 4: Menu Navigation

    SHIFT and pressing the RIGHT button will transpose the Alpha Juno’s DCO up one octave. Pressing LEFT while holding shift will transpose the DCOs one octave down. There are several menu pages on the MPG-50. To access a menu, use the navigation buttons on the front panel.
  • Page 5 MPG. The MPG uses MIDI to communicate with the AJ & MKS-50. There are 2 “channels” avail- able on the MPG-50, a MAIN, and an AUX channel. Note that the MAIN and AUX channels are not MIDI channels.
  • Page 6 CC message will be transmitted from the MPG-50 MIDI OUT. The synth will respond to the SYX, and the DAW can record the CC. When this recorded CC is played back into the MPG-50, the corre- sponding SYX message will be sent to the synth.

  • Page 7: Assign Menu

    ASSIGN MENU The MPG-50 features a powerful feature called an ASSIGN. There are 3 separate ASSIGNs in the MPG-50: ASSIGN A, ASSIGN B, and ASSIGN P. Each assign allows users to control up to 5 Juno parameters using the CTRL A, CTRL B sliders, and the EXPRESSION PEDAL.
  • Page 8 USER PRESET will be recalled. If the current ASSIGN is on a USER PRESET, then the DEFAULT will be recalled. A memory card upgrade is planned for the MPG-50, which will allow users to save as many ASSIGN setups as they wish.
  • Page 9 The MPG-50 will allow users to transmit any CC message (0-127) from any of the 35 parameter sliders, exclud- ing GLIDE, CTRL A & B, and VOLUME. This is a useful feature that allows the MPG-50 to send controller messag- es to other hardware or software synths.
  • Page 10 KEY MODE - Sets key mode on the ALPHA JUNO. Note: There is a bug in the original ALPHA JUNO 1 & 2 firmware that incorrectly makes the AJ read the MONO command as the CHORD MEMORY command. The MPG-50 uses the sysex commands given in the owners manual of these products.

  • Page 11: Manual Menu

    RETROAKTIV MPG-50 OWNER’S MANUAL ENVT - This affects ENV T1, T2, T3, T4. LFO - This affects LFO RATE and LFO DELAY. CHORUS - This affects CHORUS ON/OFF and CHORUS RATE. AMOUNT - The amount of randomization can be changed using this setting. Use this to limit the range of a randmoized setting to + and - the AMOUNT.
  • Page 12 VCF Env Sel In the MIDI settings menu, users can set the communication VCA Env Sel preferences of the MPG-50. In the TRANSLATE setting for the MAIN and AUX channel, OFF, CC2SX, CC ONLY or SYSEX ONLY can Sq Select be selected.
  • Page 13 BOOTLOADER & OS UPDATES The MPG-50 has a MIDI bootloader that allows users to update their OS in the field using a MIDI sysex utility such as MIDI OX. New OS files are available from Retroaktiv when updates are issued. To obtain an OS file, con- tact Retroaktiv and request a copy of the latest SYSEX OS file.

  • Page 14: Weight And Dimensions

    RETROAKTIV MPG-50 OWNER’S MANUAL WEIGHT AND DIMENSIONS The MPG-50 is 6.6 pounds and the enclosure measures 14.5” x 5.8” x 1.5”. The MPG-50 can also be rackmount- ed using optional rack ears, which can be purchased at www.RetroaktivSynthesizers.com. The enclosure has 4 heavy-duty screw-on rubber feet for no-slip tabletop use.

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