Configuring Your Midi Devices - PRESONUS STUDIOLIVE 16.4.2 - V1.12 User Manual

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5.1 Studio One Artist Quick Start

Configuring Your MIDI Devices

5. 1 .3
From the External Devices window in Studio One Artist, you can configure your MIDI keyboard
controller, sound modules, and control surfaces. This section will take you through setting up your
MIDI keyboard controller and sound module. Please consult the Reference Manual located on
your Studio One Artist installation DVD for complete setup instructions for other MIDI devices.
Before beginning this section, you must first install the drivers for your MIDI interface or USB MIDI
Controller keyboard. Please consult the documentation that came with your MIDI hardware for
complete installation instructions.
Setting up an external MIDI keyboard controller from the Start page.
A MIDI keyboard controller is a hardware device that is generally used for playing and controlling
other MIDI devices, virtual instruments, and software parameters. In Studio One Artist, these
devices are referred to as Keyboards, and they must be configured before they are available for
use. In some cases, your MIDI keyboard controller is also used as a tone generator. Studio One
Artist views the two functions of these types of hardware as two different devices: a MIDI keyboard
controller and a sound module. The MIDI controls (keyboard, knobs, faders, etc.) will be set up as
a Keyboard. The sound module will be set up as an Instrument.
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From the Setup area in the Start page, you can also set
up your external MIDI devices. Before we set up a new
Song for recording, let's take a moment to configure
external devices. Connect the MIDI Out of your external
MIDI controller to a MIDI In on your MIDI interface. If you
are using a USB MIDI controller, simply connect it to your
computer and power it on.
Click on the Configure External Devices link in the Setup
area on the Start page to launch the External Devices
window.
Click the Add button.
The Add Device window will launch.
From the menu on the left, select "New Keyboard." At
this point, you can customize the name of your keyboard
by entering the manufacturer and device names.
Specify which MIDI channels will be used to communicate
with this keyboard. For most purposes, you should
select all MIDI channels. If you are unsure of which MIDI
channels to select, we suggest you select all 16.
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