INDEX INTRODUCTION.......................................................2 PRIMUS a25 Features...................................................2 Minimum system requirement..............................................3 What’s in the box...................................................3 DETAIL OPERATION.......................................................4 Top Panel ......................................................4 Rear Panel......................................................4 CONNECTIONS.........................................................5 GETTING STARTED GUIDE ..................................................5 Install the driver....................................................5 Install the bundled DEMO software............................................6 OPERATION ........................................................6 Control Panel ....................................................6 Function Charts....................................................7 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................14 END USER WARRANTY ....................................................16...
INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchasing of the JamMate PRIMUS a25. The JamMate PRIMUS a25 is a most powerful gear for MIDI and audio recording process. As combination of MIDI controller and audio interface, all you need to produce music is just the PRIMUS a25 and your computer.
One available USB port One available USB port Microsoft Windows® XP or later Mac OS 10.3 or later What’s in the box JamMate PRIMUS a25 Installation CD with Native Instruments DEMO software Standard USB cable This quick start user guide...
DETAIL OPERATION Top Panel Pitch Bend Wheel Modulation Wheel 3 Digit 7-segment LED Display Function Keypads Octave Selectors Assignable Data Wheel Decrease and Increase Keys 8 Assignable MIDI Controller Knobs 8 Assignable MIDI Controller Encoders Rear Panel Power Switch 9V Power Input USB 2.0 Bus Powered MIDI Input and Output Sustain Pedal...
6. Connect the PRIMUS a25 to your equipments (mixer, monitoring system, MIC, instruments, etc.) GETTING STARTED GUIDE This guide is intended as steps of using PRIMUS a25 on your computer. We recommend you follow next instructions. Install the driver 1. Insert included installation CD into CD-ROM in your computer.
Install the bundled DEMO software Install bundled software in installation CD and configure the PRIMUS a25 in your application software. OPERATION Control Panel Digital Input gain: This control allows you to adjust input gain up to +24dB. Input selector: You can select the input type among ‘MIC’, ‘Line’ and ‘Hi-z’.
Function Charts <Function Keypad> How to see the function chart Steps The sequence by pressing the corresponded button in function keypad. Operating Operating functions by pressing the button in function keypad. LED display LED display shows status of operation. Function key’s light Status of the function key’s light.
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1) Channel: The [Channel] button allows you to select the transmitting channel for your keyboard. -Global Mode Steps Operating LED display Function key’s light A.25 [Function] [Function] blink [Channel] [Function] blink [Number] (1~16) [Function] blink [Enter] (1~16) blink once A.25 [Function] turn off -Assign Mode: Assigned controller’s channel.
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3) Transpose: The [Transpose] button allows you to sets the transposition of your keyboard. Steps Operating LED display Function key’s light A.25 [Function] [Function] blink [Transpose] [Function] blink [Number] (-12~12) [Function] blink [Enter] (-12~12) blink once A.25 [Function] turn off 4) Controller Assign: The [Controller Assign] button allows you to define function of target knobs and wheel controller.
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6) Panic: This button transmits all notes off, all sound off, and reset all controllers’ messages on all MIDI channels. Steps Operating LED display Function key’s light A.25 [Function] [Function] blink [Panic] [Function] turn off 7) Factory Reset: This button returns all data to their default setting. Steps Operating LED display...
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-Expansion Mode: The combination of the two values, MSB and LSB, lets you specify a total of 16,384 different banks. Steps Operating LED display Function key’s light A.25 [Function] [Function] blink [Prog.Chg] [Function] turn on, [Prog.Chg] blink [Number] (0~127) [Function] turn on, [Prog.Chg] blink [Enter] (0~127) blink once [Function] turn on, [Prog.Chg] blink...
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10) ESC: When you press [ESC] key, all setting goes back to previous setting. 11) Group 1/2: The preset bank selector. (Group 1: 1~8, Group 2: 9~16) Steps Operating LED display Function key’s light A.25 (Status: Group 1) [Group 1/2] A.25 (Status: Group 2) [Group 1/2] turn on [Group 1/2]...
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13) DEC/-, INC/+, Data Wheel -Number input device: You can increase or decrease value of parameter by 1. When [DEC/-]’s LED and [INC/+]’s LED are turned on, [Data Wheel] has equal function. -[DATA Wheel] assignment: You can assign MIDI messages to [DATA Wheel]. Steps Operating LED display...
SIMS Corp. will either replace the product, repair the product, or refund the purchase at its option. To obtain warranty service, the original purchaser or his authorized dealer must fill the support contact form at www.jammate.net. In the event repair is required, shipment to and from SIMS Corp.
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RAON Bldg. 9F, 92-8, Wonhyoro 2-ga, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, KOREA, 140-847 www.jammate.net www.simsaudio.com All features and specifications subject to change without notice. Parts of this manual are continually being updated. Please check our web site www.jammate.net occasionally for the most recent updated information.
APPENDIX B – Preset Tables * 4 presets optimized for bundled demo software and 1 useful preset (0~4) * 5 fully-editable internal user banks (5~9) * When you use the preset2 and preset3, you must load automation file for NI FM8 and NI Battery 3 in Bundled CD. Preset 0 (Default)-GM Mixer 1-8 (Group 1) Knob Channel...
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Preset 1 – NI Pro53 (Group 1) Knob Channel Controller Oscillator PolyMod Wheel Oscillator B Oscillator B PolyMod Function Master Tune Source Filt Mod LFO- Frequency Freq Fine Source Osc B Frequency Frequency Noise Mix Encoder Channel Controller Master Mixer Mixer Amplifier Amplifier...
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Preset 2 – NI FM8 (Group 1) Knob Channel Controller Output Effects Arp.. Arp. Arp. Arp. Arp. Arp. Function Stereo Amount Tempo Note Length Shuffle Velocity Accent Width Encoder Channel Controller Master Output Output Pitch Function Master Tune Morph X Morph Y Volume Volume...
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Preset 3 – NI Battery 3 (Group 1) Knob Channel Controller Cell 1 Cell 2 Cell 3 Cell 4 Cell 5 Cell 6 Cell 7 Cell 8 Function Pan Position Pan Position Pan Position Pan Position Pan Position Pan Position Pan Position Pan Position Encoder...