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XONE:K2 User Guide

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    USER GUIDE Publication AP8509 Allen & Heath XONE:K2 User Guide...

  • Page 2: Warranty

    EMC standards. Customers requiring more information about EMC and safety issues can contact Allen & Heath. XONE:K2 User Guide AP8509 Issue 2 Copyright © 2011 Allen & Heath Limited. All rights reserved Allen & Heath Limited Kernick Industrial Estate, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9LU, UK http://www.allen-heath.com http://www.xone.co.uk...

  • Page 3: Packed Items

    PACKED ITEMS Type A-B USB Lead To connect the Xone:K2 to your computer. Xone:K2 Carry Case Xone:K2 CD-ROM Xone:K2 Software Controller RJ45 patch lead for connecting other X:LINK enabled prod- ucts Allen & Heath XONE:K2 User Guide...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Congratulations on purchasing the Allen & Heath Xone:K2 software controller and audio interface. To ensure that you get the maximum benefit from the unit please spare a few minutes familiarizing yourself with the controls and setup procedures outlined in this user guide. For further information please refer to the additional information available on our web site, or contact our technical support team.

  • Page 5: Product Overview

    Flat board construction but still employing A&H ‘nutted pots’ construction principle MIDI Interface The MIDI interface of the Xone:K2 can be customised by the user. The unit can be left in ‘Open Architecture (Latching Layers Off) Mode’ or set to ‘Latching Layers Mode’. The blocks of control surface components that are linked to the Latching Layers can be configured by the user.

  • Page 6: Software Installation Mac

    Mac. AGGREGATE AUDIO To aggregate two Xone:K2 units together, click the ‘+’ button in the bottom left of the audio devices window to create a new aggregate audio device. Next, in the right hand side of the window, select both instances of the K2 and you will essentially create one device with eight outputs.

  • Page 7: Software Installation Pc

    SOFTWARE INSTALLATION PC The Xone:K2 is class compliant and enumerates as a MIDI device and two-channel audio device on a To benefit from the full four-channels of audio provided, the Xone:K2 ASIO Driver must be installed. Software Installation (Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7) Follow the procedure described below to install the USB audio and MIDI drivers: 1—Open the Drivers folder and run Setup.exe...
  • Page 8 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION PC The Xone:K2 will now initialise. The USB drivers will now initialise. 5— Once the driver installation is complete you will be prompted to reboot your computer. Allen & Heath XONE:K2 User Guide...

  • Page 9: Midi Controls

    The switch matrix consists of 16 back-lit tri-colour switches. Layer Button The Layer button is completely user assignable but can also function as an embedded layer button. For more information please refer to page 12. Allen & Heath XONE:K2 User Guide...

  • Page 10: Front And Rear Panel Connectors

    RJ45 socket for proprietary connection to another X:LINK enabled Xone device. X:LINK Out Socket RJ45 socket for proprietary connection to another X:LINK enabled Xone device. USB Connector Socket for connecting the Xone:K2 to the PC/Mac. Allen & Heath XONE:K2 User Guide...

  • Page 11: Midi Channel Number

    By default the MIDI Channel number is set to 15 to prevent control interaction with Xone DB series mixers which default to channel 16. To change the MIDI channel number on your XONE:K2, you must first enter setup mode. Setup Mode To enter setup mode, press and hold down the encoder [1] then power up by plugging the USB cable to your PC/Mac, (or RJ45 lead if powered from X-LINK).

  • Page 12: Latching Layers

    LATCHING LAYERS Latching Layers’ provide embedded layer control via the ‘LAYER’ button on the Xone:K2. If Latching Lay- ers are on, the LAYER switch is used to toggle between the RED, AMBER then GREEN layers. From this, if the LAYER switch is RED, any switch used on this layer will illuminate RED; if the layer switch is AMBER, then any switch used on this layer will illuminate AMBER etc.
  • Page 13 Press the amber switch to exit setup mode and the switch matrix LED’s will flash RED three times. If controls have been added to the latching layers system, the LAYER switch will be illuminated RED (layer 1) once the unit has exited setup mode. Allen & Heath XONE:K2 User Guide...

  • Page 14: Midi Implementation Send

    ◄►CC10 ◄►CC11 ◄►CC30 ◄►CC31 ◄►CC32 ◄►CC33 LATCHING LAYERS ON ◄►CC52 ◄►CC53 ◄►CC54 ◄►CC55 LATCHING LAYERS OFF ■ ■ ■ A#2(Bb2) ■ ■ ■ ■ A#2(Bb5) ■ LATCHING LAYERS ON ■ ■ ■ A#2(Bb8) ■ Allen & Heath XONE:K2 User Guide...
  • Page 15 ■ ■ ■ ■ D#5(Eb5) LATCHING LAYERS ON ■ ■ ■ ■ D#8(Eb8) LATCHING LAYERS OFF ■ ■ ■ A#1(Bb1) ■ ■ ■ ■ A#4(Bb4) ■ LATCHING LAYERS ON ■ ■ ■ A#7(Bb7) ■ Allen & Heath XONE:K2 User Guide...
  • Page 16 LATCHING LAYERS ON ■ ■ ■ ■ D#7(Eb7) ■ ▼ ▼ ■ D#0(Eb0) LATCHING LAYERS OFF ◄►CC20 ◄►CC21 ■ ▼ ▼ ■ ◄►CC42 ◄►CC43 LATCHING LAYERS ON ■ ▼ ▼ A#0(Bb0) ■ ◄►CC68 ◄►CC69 Allen & Heath XONE:K2 User Guide...

  • Page 17: Midi Implementation Return

    ■ D#6(Eb6) ■ ■ ■ ■ D#9(Eb9) ■ ■ ■ A#2(Bb2) ■ ■ ■ ■ A#5(Bb5) ■ ■ ■ ■ A#8(Bb8) ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Allen & Heath XONE:K2 User Guide...
  • Page 18 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ D#1(Eb1) ■ ■ ■ ■ D#4(Eb4) ■ ■ ■ ■ D#7(Eb7) ■ ■ D#0(Eb0) ■ ■ ■ ■ Allen & Heath XONE:K2 User Guide...

  • Page 19: Midi Note Implementation

    MIDI NOTE IMPLEMENTATION TABLE DECIMAL HEX NOTE DECIMAL HEX NOTE DEC HEX NOTE C#-1 D#-1 F#-1 G#-1 A#-1 Allen & Heath XONE:K2 User Guide...
  • Page 20 MIDI NOTE IMPLEMENTATION TABLE DECIMAL HEX NOTE DECIMAL HEX NOTE DECIMAL HEX NOTE Allen & Heath XONE:K2 User Guide...

  • Page 21: The X:link Protocol

    XONE:K2 X:LINK In the case of the XONE:K2, X:LINK provides power and MIDI data transfer between two units. NOTE: X:LINK does not include the transfer of audio. Use the provided RJ45 cable to link the OUT connection on one unit to the IN connection of the other.

  • Page 22: Application Examples

    APPLICATION EXAMPLES SINGLE SETUP (PHONES ONLY) The above diagram shows a basic setup using one Xone:K2 (front and rear panels are both shown). In this application the XONE:K2 is being used with headphones only. PC DRIVER TYPE In this particular application, as only the headphones are in use, it is possible to use the WDM (Windows Device Manager) driver or the supplied ASIO driver.

  • Page 23: Single Setup (Phones And Mix)

    APPLICATION EXAMPLES SINGLE SETUP (PHONES AND MIX) The above diagram shows a basic setup using one Xone:K2 (front and rear panels are both shown). In this application, the XONE:K2 Master output is wired to a speaker system. PC DRIVER TYPE In this particular application, as the Master Output and the headphones are in use, the ASIO driver must be employed.

  • Page 24: Single Setup (External Mixer)

    APPLICATION EXAMPLES SINGLE SETUP (EXTERNAL MIXER) The diagram shows a setup using one XONE:K2 and a two- channel analogue mixer. The front and rear panels of the XONE:K2 are shown, joined by the dashed line. In this configuration, the XONE:K2 Master Output is connected to one channel on the mixer using RCA cables.

  • Page 25: Dual Setup (Phones Only)

    The above diagram shows a setup using two Xone:K2s. The front and rear panels are shown on the ’Master’ unit, joined by the dashed line. In this configuration, the XONE:K2’s are linked together using the X:LINK bus. This gives twice the amount of control but still only utilises one USB port.

  • Page 26: Dual Setup (Phones And Mix)

    The above diagram shows a setup using two Xone:K2s. The front and rear panels are shown on the ’Master’ unit, joined by the dashed line. In this configuration, the XONE:K2’s are linked together using the X:LINK bus. This gives twice the amount of control but still only utilises one USB port.

  • Page 27: Dual Setup (External Mixer)

    XONE:K2’s must be ‘joined’ together. PC: To do this on a PC, a third-party application must be used. MAC: The joining of the two XONE:K2’s on a Mac can be achieved by using the in-built Aggregate Device Editor—see Page 6.

  • Page 28: Setup With A Db Series Mixer

    The diagram shows a setup using two Xone:K2s and a XONE DB Series mixer. In this configuration, the XONE:K2 units are connected via their X:LINK sockets. The OUT connection of the K2 on the left is connected to the IN connection of the K2 on the right. The OUT connection of the K2 on the right is connected to the X:LINK socket on the XONE DB Series mixer.

  • Page 29: Specifications

    96 dB Registering your product Thank you for buying the Allen & Heath Xone:K2 software controller and audio interface. We hope that you are happy with it and that you enjoy many years of faithful service with it. Please go to www.allen-heath.com/register.asp and register your product’s serial number and your details.
  • Page 30 Allen & Heath XONE:K2 User Guide...

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