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USERMANUAL
MIDIPLUS

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  • Page 1 SERIES USERMANUAL MIDIPLUS...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    5.7 CakeWalk Sonar (Mackie Control) ............................20 5.8 Bitwig (Mackie Control) ................................22 6. Appendix .................................... 24 6.1 Specifications ....................................24 6.2 Screen display and functional interpretation ........................24 6.3 Scales........................................ 25 6.4 MIDI CC List ..................................... 26 X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 3: Introduction

    Do not open or insert anything into the device that may cause a fire or electrical shock. 10. Do not spill any kind of liquid onto the device. 11. Do not expose the device to hot sunlight. 12. Do not use the device when there is a gas leak nearby. X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 4: Overview

    ① MIDI OUT: Connect to MIDI device or modular ② USB: Connect to your computer, this port provides both power and MIDI data ③ SUS: Connect to a sustain pedal ④ EXP: Connect to a expression pedal X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 5: Guide

    X III is a class-compliant USB device, so its drivers are automatically installed when connecting to a computer. Use with MIDIPLUS miniEngine series sound engine: Connect X III to the USB Host of miniEngine using the included USB cable, connect your speaker or headphone to miniEngine and turn on the miniEngine.
  • Page 6: Knob

    Sliding up or down on the Pitch touch strip will raise or lower the pitch of the selected tone. The range of this effect is set within the hardware or software instrument being controlled. X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 7: Knobs

    Undefined CC26 Undefined CC27 Undefined CC28 Undefined CC29 Undefined CC30 Any MIDI CC number can be assigned to each button in Setting Mode, please refer to 3.7.2 Changing The Buttons’CC Number for detailed operation steps. X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 8: Keyboard

    3. Press the X knob to confirm, the screen will display you just selected mode, Now you can press the other keys labeled functions to set other parameters, or long press the X knob to exit the Setting Mode. X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 9: Changing The Transport Buttons Mode

    Now you can press the other keys labeled functions to set other parameters, or long press the X knob to exit the Setting Mode. 3.5 Changing The Bank LSB When the screen display "SEL", follow these steps: X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 10: Selecting A Smart Scale

    4. Press the X knob to confirm, the screen displays "53" you just selected number. 5. Long press the X knob to exit the Setting Mode. Now the CC number of B2 button is assigned to CC53 successfully. Then you should change the button X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 11: Changing The Mod Touch Strip's Cc Number

    4. Factory Reset At some point you may wish to reset your device back to factory settings. To perform a factory reset on your X III, please follow these steps: 1. Disconnect the USB cable, X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 12: Daw Settings

    Tools, you need to change the buttons into HUI mode, please refer to 3.2 Changing the Transport Buttons Mode. 5.1 Steinberg Cubase/Nuendo (Mackie Control) 1. Go to menu: Studio > Studio Setup... 2. Click on the Add Device X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 13 3. Select the Mackie Control from the pop-up list 4. In the Mackie Control window, set the MIDI Input as MIDIIN2(X6III) and the MIDI Output as MIDIOUT2(X6III) 5. Click on the MIDI Port Setup X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 14: Fl Studio (Mackie Control)

    1. Go to menu: Options > MIDI settings (keyboard shortcut F10) 2. In the Input tab, find and Enable both X6III and MIDIIIN2(X6III), set the Controller type of MIDIIIN2(X6III) as Mackie Control Universal, Port 1 X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 15: Studio One (Mackie Control)

    3. In the Output tab, find X6III and MIDIIIN2(X6III), then and check the Send master sync, set the Port of MIDIIIN2(X6III) to Port 1, close the window to finish setup. 5.3 Studio One (Mackie Control) 1. Go to menu: Studio One > Options...(keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+,) 2. Select the External Devices X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 16 3. Then click on Add... 4. Select New Keyboard 5. Set both Receive From and Send To as X6III 6. Click on OK to finish this part 7. Select another External Devices X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 17: Pro Tools (Hui)

    8. Find the Mackie folder in the list and select Control, set both Receive From and Send To as MIDIIN2(X6III), then click OK to finish setup. 5.4 Pro Tools (HUI) 1. Change the transport buttons into HUI mode refer to 3.2 Changing The Transport Buttons Mode. 2. Go to menu: Setup > Peripherals... X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 18: Logic Pro X (Mackie Control)

    1. Go to menu: Control Surfaces > Setup... 2. In the Control Surface Setup window, click on New, select Install from the pop-up list, 3. In the Install window, select Mackie Control, then click on Add X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 19: Reaper (Mackie Control)

    4. In the Control Surface Setup window, find the Device: Mackie Control, set the Output Port and Input Port as X III port 2, close the window to finish setup. 5.6 Reaper (Mackie Control) 1. Go to menu: Options > Preferences... (keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+P) X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 20 4. In the Control Surface Settings window, select Frontier Tranzport from the pop-up list of Control surface mode, select MIDIIN2 from the pop-up list of MIDI input, select MIDIOUT2 from the pop-up list of MIDI output. 5. Click on OK to finish setup. X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 21: Cakewalk Sonar (Mackie Control)

    2. In the Preferences window, click Devices tab, then check the X6III and MIDIIN2(X6III) from the Friendly Name of the Inputs, 3. In the Preferences window, click Control Surfaces tab, then click the Add icon as picture below, X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 22 X6III and MIDIOUT2(X6III) from the Friendly Name of the Outputs, then click on OK, 6. In the Controller/Surface Settings window, select MIDIIN2(X6III) from the pop-up list of Input Port, select MIDIOUT2(X6III) from the pop-up list of Output Port,then click on the OK button, X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 23: Bitwig (Mackie Control)

    8. In the pop-up window, find and check the Disable handshake from the Options box, close the window to finish setup. 5.8 Bitwig (Mackie Control) 1. Open Bitwig, click on SETTINGS tab in dashboard, then select Controllers tab, click on Add Controller, X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 24 Harware Vedor, select MCU PRO under the Product box, then click on Add, 5. In the Mackie MCU PRO window, select MIDIIN2(X8III) as Input port,and select MIDIOUT2(X8III) as Output port, close the window to finish setup. X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 25: Appendix

    Mackie Control mode HUI mode CC mode Program Change mode The Normal velocity curve of keyboard The Fixed velocity curve of keyboard The Light velocity curve of keyboard The Hard velocity curve of keyboard Factory resetting X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 26: Scales

    C, D, bE, F, G, bA, B Minor C, D, bE, F, G, bA, bB Phrygian C, bD, bE, F, G, bA, bB Hungarian Minor C, D, bE, #F, G, bA, B Egypt C, bD, bE, E, G, bA, bB X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 27: Midi Cc List

    All Notes Off 46 ~ 47 Undefined Omni Mode Off 49 ~ 52 General Purpose Controller LSB 1 ~ 4 Omni Mode On 53 ~ 63 Undefined Mono Mode On Sustain Poly Mode On Portamento On/Off X III Series User Manual...
  • Page 28 V1.0...

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