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HANGZHOU WORLDE DIGITAL PIANO CO.,LTD
HANGZHOU WORLDE MUSIC ELECTRONIC CO., LTD
WEBSITE: WWW.WORLDE.COM.CN
EMAIL:SALES@WORLDE.COM.CN
TEL:86 571 88730848
Worlde Orca PAD48 MIDI Controller
User's Manual
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  • Page 1 HANGZHOU WORLDE DIGITAL PIANO CO.,LTD HANGZHOU WORLDE MUSIC ELECTRONIC CO., LTD WEBSITE: WWW.WORLDE.COM.CN EMAIL:SALES@WORLDE.COM.CN TEL:86 571 88730848 Worlde Orca PAD48 MIDI Controller User’s Manual - 1 -...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................4 FEATURES ..................................4 3. PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ............................6 3.1 Orca PAD48 Overview ................................6 3.1.1 Top Panel Overview ..................................... 6 3.1.2 The pads/preset buttons ..................................9 3.1.3 Parameter control encoders ................................9 3.1.4 Parameter control sliders .................................. 10 3.1.5 Note button ......................................
  • Page 3 4.2 Making detailed settings ................................ 15 5. USING ORCA PAD48 WITH SOFTWARE ..........................16 5.1 Creating MIDI Presets with the Orca PAD48 Software Editor ..................... 16 5.1.1 Overview: What is a Orca PAD48 Preset? ........................... 16 5.1.2 Assign a Pad to Start/Stop MMC ..............................16 5.1.3 Assign a couple of Pads to MIDI notes ............................
  • Page 4: Introduction

    TEL:86 571 88730848 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Worlde Orca PAD48 USB MIDI controller. To help you get the most out of your new instrument, please read this manual carefully. In order to use the functions of this product, you’ll need to make settings in the application you’re using. Make settings as described in the owner’s manual for your application.
  • Page 5 HANGZHOU WORLDE DIGITAL PIANO CO.,LTD HANGZHOU WORLDE MUSIC ELECTRONIC CO., LTD WEBSITE: WWW.WORLDE.COM.CN EMAIL:SALES@WORLDE.COM.CN TEL:86 571 88730848 - 5 -...
  • Page 6: Parts And Their Functions

    HANGZHOU WORLDE DIGITAL PIANO CO.,LTD HANGZHOU WORLDE MUSIC ELECTRONIC CO., LTD WEBSITE: WWW.WORLDE.COM.CN EMAIL:SALES@WORLDE.COM.CN TEL:86 571 88730848 3. Parts and Their Functions 3.1 Orca PAD48 Overview 3.1.1 Top Panel Overview - 6 -...
  • Page 7 The pads are pressure and velocity sensitive, which makes them very responsive and intuitive to play. Use the Orca PAD48 Software Editor to select the backlit RGB color of 48 pads. We’ll show you how to select the backlit RGB color of48 pads in section 5.2.
  • Page 8 Use a five-pin MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT of the Orca PAD48 to the MIDI IN of an external device. 16. [MIDI IN] Connector Use a five-pin MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT of an external MIDI device to the MIDI IN of the Orca PAD48. - 8 -...
  • Page 9: The Pads/Preset Buttons

    3.1.2 The pads/preset buttons Orca PAD48 has 48 high quality velocity & pressure sensitive performance pads with RGB backlit which can be assigned easily as pads, MIDI CC buttons or Program change switches. The pads can be used to trigger drum hits to our software or hardware module.
  • Page 10: Parameter Control Sliders

    HANGZHOU WORLDE DIGITAL PIANO CO.,LTD HANGZHOU WORLDE MUSIC ELECTRONIC CO., LTD WEBSITE: WWW.WORLDE.COM.CN EMAIL:SALES@WORLDE.COM.CN TEL:86 571 88730848 3.1.4 Parameter control sliders The 8 sliders can be assigned to control any editable parameter on the selected device. These sliders transmit control change messages.
  • Page 11: Touch Button

    HANGZHOU WORLDE DIGITAL PIANO CO.,LTD HANGZHOU WORLDE MUSIC ELECTRONIC CO., LTD WEBSITE: WWW.WORLDE.COM.CN EMAIL:SALES@WORLDE.COM.CN TEL:86 571 88730848 Octave button 3.1.7 A. TOUCH button Click the A.touch button to start the function of channel After touch and keyboard after touch. Channel After touch is on when the LED color is red for the A.touch button.
  • Page 12: Velocity Button

    Every time you press a key, a MIDI note message is sent with a velocity value between 0 and the maximum; this value specifies how hard you pressed the key. Since different people have different playing styles, your Orca PAD48 offers a number of different velocity curves.
  • Page 13: Mmc Button

    HANGZHOU WORLDE DIGITAL PIANO CO.,LTD HANGZHOU WORLDE MUSIC ELECTRONIC CO., LTD WEBSITE: WWW.WORLDE.COM.CN EMAIL:SALES@WORLDE.COM.CN TEL:86 571 88730848 Demo button 3.1.12[MMC] button There are 6 buttons used for MMC-[|<<],[<<],[>>],[O],[stop],[play].It is common to set the 6 buttons as Sequencer remote control buttons, it needs to be working with sequencer software.
  • Page 14: And [>] Button

    These buttons are used for navigating through fields of menus and options. Navigation button 3.1.15 Back panel overview The back panel of the Orca PAD48 contains some important connectors: the USB Type B jack, MIDI IN/MIDI OUT jack, DC 5V jack, ON/OFF button. - 14 -...
  • Page 15: Setup

    (Windows 98,Me,NT or 2000 not supported) 4.2 Making detailed settings The following settings cannot be edited on the Orca PD48 instrument, so you need to use the Worlde Orca PAD48 control Editor. You can download the Worlde Orca PAD48 control Editor from Worlde website www.worlde.com.cn.
  • Page 16: Using Orca Pad48 With Software

    5.1 Creating MIDI Presets with the Orca PAD48 Software Editor 5.1.1 Overview: What is a Orca PAD48 Preset? Thanks to the Orca PAD48 Software Editor it’s possible to configure the Orca PAD48 to work with practically any device or software capable of responding to MIDI information.
  • Page 17: Assign A Couple Of Pads To Midi Notes

    EMAIL:SALES@WORLDE.COM.CN TEL:86 571 88730848 Let’s begin by selecting Pad 7 by clicking on its graphic in the MIDI Control Center or by tapping Pad 7 on the Orca PAD48. Then click the Mode field to activate the pull-down menu: 5.1.2.2 Set the MMC Message number Once the Mode has been set to MMC, the trick is to set both the LSB and MSB to the same number so the pad knows which command to send.
  • Page 18: Assign A Pad To Toggle A Midi Cc # Between Two Values

    One popular musical effect these days is to take an audio loop, filter it heavily for certain sections of a song, and switch it back to the full-open sound later in the song. You can pre-configure one of the Orca PAD48 pads to send those commands to a filter plug-in that should be readily available in your DAW software.
  • Page 19: Assign An Encoder To Control A Midi Cc # Between Two Values

    HANGZHOU WORLDE DIGITAL PIANO CO.,LTD HANGZHOU WORLDE MUSIC ELECTRONIC CO., LTD WEBSITE: WWW.WORLDE.COM.CN EMAIL:SALES@WORLDE.COM.CN TEL:86 571 88730848 These settings will allow you to send two different values of a particular MIDI CC number each time you press the pad. There are a couple of MIDI CC numbers that have been assigned the task of controlling filter brightness (CC# 74) or harmonic content (CC# 71).
  • Page 20: Save The Changes To A Preset

    / stop the song; one of the encoders is controlling the vibrato rate, and the Mod strip is controlling Aftertouch. Not bad! There’s a lot more Orca PAD48 can do, but that’s a good start. So the next thing to do is make sure this configuration is available when you want it. To do that, you need to save these settings as a group into one of the eight memory locations in the Orca PAD48.
  • Page 21: Recalling A Preset / Switching Between Presets

    HANGZHOU WORLDE DIGITAL PIANO CO.,LTD HANGZHOU WORLDE MUSIC ELECTRONIC CO., LTD WEBSITE: WWW.WORLDE.COM.CN EMAIL:SALES@WORLDE.COM.CN TEL:86 571 88730848 Before clicking the top button, select a location you know is available. We’ll use memory location #2 for this example: Select #2 in the drop-down list as pictured above.
  • Page 22: Select The Backlit Rgb Color Of 48 Pads

    EMAIL:SALES@WORLDE.COM.CN TEL:86 571 88730848 In the picture above the combination of the Memory button and Pad 2 will select Preset #2 from the Orca PAD48 preset memory locations. To switch from Preset #2 to Preset #1, hold Memory again and press Pad 1 instead.
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  • Page 24: Appendix

    HANGZHOU WORLDE DIGITAL PIANO CO.,LTD HANGZHOU WORLDE MUSIC ELECTRONIC CO., LTD WEBSITE: WWW.WORLDE.COM.CN EMAIL:SALES@WORLDE.COM.CN TEL:86 571 88730848 6.Appendix Appendix A- Toxic or Hazardous Substances and Elements Toxic or Hazardous Substances and Elements Part Number, Name and Description Cr(VI)) (PBB) (PBDE) ○...
  • Page 25: Specifications

    HANGZHOU WORLDE DIGITAL PIANO CO.,LTD HANGZHOU WORLDE MUSIC ELECTRONIC CO., LTD WEBSITE: WWW.WORLDE.COM.CN EMAIL:SALES@WORLDE.COM.CN TEL:86 571 88730848 ● Specifications Connectors: USB connector Power supply: USB bus power mode Current consumption: 100 mA or less Dimensions (W x D x H):...

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