Before You Connect; Driver Installation Procedure; Basic Installation - M-Audio ProKeys 88 User Manual

1 Power Switch (On/Off)
2 DC Power Supply Connector Plug – accepts a 12V DC power supply, center positive, 500mA
3 USB 1.0 Port – accepts a standard USB cable
4 MIDI Out Port – accepts a standard 5-pin DIN type MIDI cable
5 MIDI In Port – accepts a standard 5-pin DIN type MIDI cable
6 2 Foot Switch Inserts – accept standard switch-type pedals with 1⁄4" TS jack leads
7 Expression Pedal Insert – accepts a standard Expression Pedal with a 1⁄4" TRS jack
8 Stereo Audio Outputs – both the L and R inserts accept standard 1⁄4" TS jack leads. L output provides a MONO signal output.
9 Headphone Insert (under the 2 wheels) – accepts 1⁄4" TRS jack headphone plug
Before You Connect Your ProKeys 88...
The ProKeys 88 is a stand-alone digital piano and does not require a computer for operation. If you wish to use the MIDI controller
functions of the ProKeys 88 with your computer, please check the installation documentation below fi rst.
Important: Do not connect the USB cable to a computer until instructed to do so in the installation instructions on page 7.
Your computer must have a USB port. The wide fl at end of the included USB cable (A) connects to the USB port at the back or on the
side of your computer. Plug the square end of the cable (B) into the back of the keyboard.
This ProKeys 88 cannot use the USB cable to provide the keyboard with its power. You must power your ProKeys 88 using the
external power supply provided. If you wish to use an alternate power supply, ensure you choose one that meets the required
specifi cations.
The required power supply specifi cations are:
12V DC
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Driver Installation Procedure

Basic Installation

Because it is a class-compliant device, installing the ProKeys 88 on your Windows XP
or Mac OS X computer is simple and straightforward:
Use the supplied USB cable to connect the ProKeys 88 to a USB port on your
computer and you'll be ready to go! You can do this while the computer is on or off,
and no driver installation is necessary.
Installing the Windows Multi-Client Driver
While class-compliancy offers easy setup and connection of the ProKeys 88, the
Windows class driver is defi cient in that only one MIDI application, or program, can
use the ProKeys 88 at any given time. For many users, this is perfectly acceptable,
as they will only be using the ProKeys 88 to communicate with their host MIDI/audio
application.
However, if you use multiple applications at once, including applications "ReWired" together (such as Ableton Live as a host and However, if you use multiple applications at once, including applications "ReWired" together (such as Ableton Live as a host and
Propellerhead Reason as a slave), you'll need to install the Windows ProKeys 88 MIDI driver so both the host and ReWired application
can both be controlled from the ProKeys 88 simultaneously.
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Performance Tip #2
Dual Manual Organ – Select Organ 1
and then create a split assigning the Organ
2 Program to the left side of the keyboard.
Transpose Organ 1 down one octave and
Organ 2 up two octaves. Adjust their
volumes to taste and you have a great
split manual organ combination. Also
for a great, screaming organ patch, try
layering both organs and adding chorus
to Organ 1 only.