Configuring Your Midi Devices - PRESONUS STUDIOLIVE 24.4.2 Owner's Manual

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7.4 Studio One Artist

7.4.3 Configuring Your MIDI Devices

Setting Up an External MIDI Keyboard Controller from the Start Page
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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.
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.
1. You can set up your external MIDI devices from the Setup area
in the Start page. 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, 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.
2. 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.
You must 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, select all 16.
3. In the Receive From drop-down menu, select
the MIDI-interface input from which Studio
One Artist will receive MIDI data.
In the Send To drop-down menu, select the MIDI interface output from which
Studio One Artist will send MIDI data to your keyboard. If your keyboard
controller does not need to receive MIDI data from Studio One (say, for
moving motorized faders and the like), you can leave this unselected. If your
keyboard does need to receive MIDI data, you must connect a MIDI cable
from the MIDI Out of the MIDI interface to the MIDI In of the keyboard.
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