Zones - M-Audio Oxygen Pro Series User Manual

Zones

The keybed (the piano keys) on your Oxygen Pro can be divided into 1–4 "zones." When
zones are active each zone can send its controls' MIDI messages over its own MIDI channel.
You can assign the parameters for the keybed/zones in Preset Edit mode only.
Tip: This feature is great for dividing your keyboard between different virtual instruments or
synthesizers. For example, you can create two zones, each using a different MIDI channel, and
play and control two virtual instruments simultaneously—one with each half of the keys.
• Enabled: Turns the associated function on or off.
• First: The zone's lowest key will correspond with this note.
• Last: The zone's highest key will correspond with this note.
• Octave: The zone's keys will send their notes using this octave shift (from their original
position on the keybed).
Note: The zone octave and transposition are independent from the keyboard's overall
octave and transposition, but all of these affect the note a key sends out.
• Transpose: The zone's keys will send their notes using this transposition (from their
original position on the keybed).
Note: The zone octave and transposition are independent from the keyboard's overall
octave and transposition, but all of these affect the note a key sends out.
• Program: The zone will send this program number when you press a key in it.
• MSB: The zone will send this Bank MSB (Most Significant Byte) number when you press a
key in it.
• LSB: The zone will send this Bank LSB (Least Significant Byte) number when you press a
key in it.
• Chan: The zone will send its messages over this channel. Select the global channel
(Global) or a specific channel (Channel 1–16).
Note: Any other controls whose Channel settings are set to this zone will send their messages
using this channel as well.
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