Setting The Channel Of A Zone; Group A Controllers - M-Audio Keystation Pro 88 Advanced Manual

Setting the Channel of a Zone

The Keystation Pro 88 has four Global Zone Channels and each Zone can transmit on a
different MIDI Channel. The Global Zone Channels are the MIDI channels that each
Zone (1-4) will transmit on.
The assignable controllers of the Keystation Pro 88 can be assigned to any of the four
Global Zone Channels. This will tie the assigned controller to the Zone that is
transmitting on that same MIDI channel. Setting the selected Zone's Global Channel to
00 assigns that Zone to the Global Channel.
To change a Global Zone Channel:
1. Press the GLOBAL CHANNEL button twice.
2. Select the Zone you want to set the channel for. The LCD will flash the Zone's
Global Channel that is to be edited.
3. Enter the channel assignment ('00' to '16') using the numeric keypad or the +/- buttons.
Note: It is not possible to set a channel for multiple Zones.

Group A Controllers

Group A controllers can have a different MIDI CC assignment for each Zone. This
means the sustain pedal can be set to work on Zone 1, but disabled in Zone 2, or the
Pitch Bend Wheel can be set to Zone 3, but disabled in Zone 1.
In order for the Group A controllers to transmit on all Zones; the channel assignment
must be set to 0 (the Global Zone channel) for those controllers. If a Group A controller
is assigned to any channel other than 0, it will not transmit in multiple Zones.
If a Group A controller is selected when you press the CONTROL ASSIGN button, Zone
Edit mode will automatically engage. After entering the desired value for the Group A
controller using the numeric keypad, the MIDI CC assignment will affect only the active
Zones. This means the MIDI CC you have assigned to the Group A controller will be
transmitted on all the channels that selected Zones were assigned to.
To prevent a Group A controller from transmitting on more than one Zone, assign the
Group A controller to the same channel as the Zone. This will prevent the Group A
controller from affecting any other Zones that are not assigned to the same MIDI channel.
If you do not want a Group A controller to affect certain zones:
1. Press the CONTROL SELECT button (GLOBAL CHANNEL + CHANNEL ASSIGN)
and move the desired Group A controller.
2. Press the CONTROL ASSIGN button.
3. Press the Zone buttons that select only the Zones you do not want the controller to affect.
4. Enter "255" to select "Off." This is done by entering '000' on the numeric keypad and
then pressing the "-" button.
Note: You must enable a Zone in order for a Group A controller to transmit the data to that Zone.