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GETTING STARTED !!!
If you're absolutely new to MIDI and want to know more, you can find the MIDI specifi-
cations at
www.midi.org/about-midi/tutorial/tutor.shtml
NOTE: If your instrument has String Triggers, you will notice that there is a metal strip
on the back of the neck. This is not a protective tape and do not remove it!
Basic layout of the instrument:
1] The Zboard is divided into two main sections, the Fretboard and the Sensors. The
Sensors include the String Triggers and all the Pads, Pots, Pedals and other perform-
ance devices on the instrument, everything other than the fingerboard
2] There is a row of Function "HotKeys" on the top of the Zboard. These HotKeys con-
trol functions that you are most likely to change quickly while you are playing music.
3] There is also a Programming/Display module onboard that you will use to setup up
the various functions of the Zboard in detail.
Press EDIT and you will see selections for programming the features of the
Zboard.
The Fretboard is programmed in the Fretboard (or Zones) screen.
The Sensors are assigned functions and MIDI Events in the Sensors and Sen-
sors/Events screens
The physical touch response for the Sensors and the Fretboard is set up in the
Response menu screens and the Curves screen.
The Zboard can be powered from either a DC power supply or a USB 2.0 port on your
computer.
If the instrument is equipped with USB, a 3-position power switch is provided :
DC<>OFF<>USB
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Summary of Contents for Starr Labs ZBoard
- Page 1 The physical touch response for the Sensors and the Fretboard is set up in the Response menu screens and the Curves screen. The Zboard can be powered from either a DC power supply or a USB 2.0 port on your computer.
- Page 2 Because of the power requirements of the Sound Card there is a need for a larger power supply to power the system 9VDC @ 1000 mA. ♦ A USB 2.0 port on your computer will power the Zboard but not both the Zboard and a Sound Card.
- Page 3 MIDI Out, MIDI In, Sustain, Volume and Reset. Connect the Zboard MIDI Out cable to the Controller input of the PB-1 power adapter. Connect a MIDI cable from the SYNTH jack of the PB-1 to the MIDI IN on your synth.
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Page 4: Usb Drivers
G/Poly button to play more than one note per string. Use the Live Menu, the power-up run-time to select onboard patches or SONGS. Hit the EDIT-KEY to enter the Song Menu, the Zboard’s top-level Edit-screen. From there you’ll access all of the edit functions. - Page 5 Sensor as a “Pad” in this manual and in the menu-system as the structure that holds setup assignments for each of the hardware inputs within each SONG. ZONES in the Zboard are similar to the Layers that are often found in MIDI keyboards. EVENTS...
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Page 6: User Interface
Sensors. User Interface The ZBOARD is supported by a Programming/Display system with a 2 line by 40 character backlit LCD and a ’softkey’ based User Interface. What this means is that the eight keys that surround the display are used to select items depending on the context of the particu- lar menu screen. - Page 7 In an effort to make the ZBOARD as fully user-programmable as possible some existing MIDI concepts have been expanded and are slightly re-defined: Patches for the ZBOARD are called SONGS or KITS. You will see both references used. A Song stores the complete configuration for the instrument. This includes all of the finger-...
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Page 8: Sensor Hardware
Several function keys have been placed on the surface of the Zboard to allow quick changes to the setup of the instrument:. The PAT, OCT, and SOLO keys are ‘Zone-based’ controls that allow you to select a zone by playing and hold- ing a note within it and adjust the parameter for just that Zone. - Page 9 ZBOARD Programmer Menu Tree - Every function in the Zboard is listed here according to the Menu Screen in which it appears. [ MENU SCREENS are listed in all CAPS. Functions are listed in lower case] LIVE-SCREEN [Top-level Runtime screen] “EDIT”...
- Page 10 CURVES (8) Force-Velocity Points SEQUENCES Insert-Event Delete-Event Programming-Lock MORE> MIDI-IN TRIGGERS AREPEGGIATOR FRETBOARD: Zone-Mode; Boundaries TUNING/ TRANSPOSITION: Map# Curve Velocity Invert TUNING MORE> Solo Unison Transposition MIDI Patch/Velocity Send ON/OFF Channel#: RIGHT/LEFT SEND Pgm Chg and Volume Patch# Channel BankMSB#/ BankLSB# Channel Volume SCAN-MODE AutoSustain: On/Off or Fingerboard-Sustain for Key-Trigger units...
- Page 11 MIDI Port select LINKS Enable and 4 Link selections TRIGGER-FUNCTIONS Mode select DUAL Mode Aftertouch Threshold Aftertouch CURVE RESPONSE Gain Response Bargraph Chase On/Off Scan-Time Mask-Time Threshold Chase On/Off Trigger-Mask MORE> Fingerboard : Mask Threshhold Gain Curve Peak readout 0-255 SHOWALL SONGS PADS...
- Page 12 ROM. All of the Songs that appear in the menu screens are automatically copied into battery-backed RAM so they can be edited and your changes will remain after you re- move power from the ZBOARD. The Song banks may also be stored off-line via the MIDI Bulk-Dump utility.
- Page 13 SONG MENU, the Top-Level SONG-EDIT screen - this is the Entry screen for the Zboard Editor - Softkey#1 Softkey#2 Softkey#3 Softkey#4 SONG #01: GUITAR WRITE UTILITIES Down FRETBOARD SENSORS RESPONSE SHOWALL EDIT Softkey#5 Softkey#6 Softkey#7 Softkey#8 This is the top-level edit screen, which displays sub-menus for the various programma- ble features for each Song.
- Page 14 SONG-MENU\ NAME-EDIT screen The top-left of the screen shows the Song number followed by its name. By placing the cursor over the song number and using the joystick or Up/Down buttons you may scroll through the Song Banks without going back to the LIVE menu to make your selection. To enter a new Song name: Place the cursor over the name field using the softkey#2 button above the name.
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