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M-Audio Session KeyStudio Quick Start Manual

M-Audio Session KeyStudio Quick Start Manual

49-key full-size, velocity sensitive usb keyboard, audio interface
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  • Page 1 Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 2: Session Keystudio Features

    USB keyboard, audio interface, and software package designed for easy integration with your Windows XP or Mac OS X computer. Session KeyStudio is ideal for use with a multitude of music creation applications, including GarageBand and Session. We recommend you spend a few minutes reviewing this Quick Start Guide to ensure proper setup.

  • Page 3: What's In The Box

    This Quick Start Guide covers setup of the KeyStudio USB keyboard for Mac and PC computers, as well as installation of the Session music-creation software and the M-Audio Micro USB audio interface for Windows XP. The Session KeyStudio keyboard contained in this bundle can also be used with third-party music software.

  • Page 4: Minimum System Requirements

    One native USB port < †G3/G4 accelerator cards are not supported. Please also check the minimum system requirements for third party software applications that are to be used with your new M-Audio hardware, as they may be greater than the above. English...
  • Page 5 KeyStudio is now ready to be used – no additional installation steps are required. Installing the M-Audio Session Software PLEASE NOTE: Do not connect your M-Audio Micro audio interface to your computer until the Session software has been installed. Leave your Micro disconnected until instructed to connect it.
  • Page 6 Micro audio interface. Make sure both of these check boxes remain selected. The M-Audio Micro driver and the Session content are required in order to gain access to all of Session’s features.
  • Page 7 . You may be prompted with a Windows Logo testing message. Click Continue Anyway. Double-click the red M-Audio icon in the system tray to access the Micro control panel. Here you can adjust input gain, monitor mix levels, output volume, and buffer size (latency).

  • Page 8: Getting Started Making Music With Session

    Getting Started Making Music with Session Double-click the Session shortcut icon that was placed on your desktop during installation. If this icon does not appear, go to Start > All Programs > M-Audio > Session > Session to open the application.
  • Page 9 Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide The “What would you like to do?” dialog box will now appear. For this example, select Play and Record with Your Keyboard, and click OK. In the “Select Keyboard Sound” dialog box, select the bank of sounds you...
  • Page 10 Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide The Session window will now appear. You may click the specific instrument you would like to play from the instrument list appearing on the left side of the screen. Go to Options > Audio Hardware and make sure “ASIO: M-Audio...
  • Page 11 Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide Go to Options > MIDI Hardware and make sure “USB Audio Device” or “KeyStudio In” is selected in the Input Port box. KeyStudio will appear as “USB Audio Device” (Figure A) if additional drivers have not been installed. After installing optional drivers, KeyStudio will appear as “KeyStudio In”...

  • Page 12: Using Keystudio With Garageband

    Mac OS X computer. Switch the keyboard on. *M-Audio Micro circumvents potential high-latency monitoring issues on Windows PCs. The built-in audio hardware on Apple computers enables low latency monitoring without the need for additional hardware. If you are using a Mac, you should simply use your computer’s built-in audio inputs and outputs.
  • Page 13 Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide The default instrument GarageBand selects is a Grand Piano. When a Software Instrument is selected, clicking the button in the lower right corner of the GarageBand window will open the Track Info screen. From this area, you can select which instrument you would like to play.

  • Page 14: Additional Information And Support

    Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide Additional Information and Support More information about your new Session software and the M-Audio Micro audio interface can be found in Session’s built-in help menu. Remember, the KeyStudio keyboard offers additional professional-level programmability and functionality.
  • Page 15 © 2007 Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Product features, specifications, system requirements and availability are subject to change without notice. Avid, M-Audio, Session, KeyStudio and Micro are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. All other trademarks contained herein are the...

  • Page 16: Technical Support

    M-Audio USA M-Audio Germany 5795 Martin Rd., Irwindale, CA 91706 Kuhallmand 34, D-74613 Ohringen, Germany Technical Support Technical Support web: www.m-audio.com/tech e-mail: support@m-audio.de tel (pro products): (626) 633-9055 tel: +49 (0)7941 - 9870030 tel (consumer products): (626) 633-9066 fax: +49 (0)7941 98 70070...

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