Connecting Up - Kenton Control Freak STUDIO EDITION User Manual

INTRODUCTION
Including the Control Freak in
your MIDI setup - Connecting up
MIDI OUT
KEYBOARD
NO SOUNDS
MIDI OUT
KEYBOARD
NO SOUNDS
MIDI IN MIDI OUT
KEYBOARD
WITH INTERNAL SOUNDS
LOCAL OFF
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MIDI OUT
MIDI IN MIDI OUT LEARN EDIT
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SLIDER BUTTON ON F.KEY ON
SHIFT STORE EDIT
SNAPSHOT GLOBAL C H A N N E L
DATA ENTRY
CONTROL FREAK
1) In the most basic setup where you have only a keyboard synthesiser,
connect the MIDI out of the Freak to the MIDI in of your synthesiser.
MIDI IN MIDI OUT
MIDI IN MIDI OUT LEARN EDIT
F 1 F2 F3 F4
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DELETE INSERT LEARN EXIT
SLIDER BUTTON ON F.KEY ON
SHIFT STORE EDIT
SNAPSHOT C H A N N E L GLOBAL
DATA ENTRY
CONTROL FREAK
2) In a simple setup, where you typically have a controlling keyboard
connected to a computer which has a sound card installed, you would
normally have the MIDI Out of your keyboard connected directly to the MIDI
In of your computer.To include the Control Freak in your system, it should be
inserted between the keyboard and the computer.To do this connect the MIDI
Out of your keyboard to the MIDI In of the Control Freak and connect the
MIDI Out of the Control Freak to the MIDI In of your computer.The Control
Freak will automatically pass any MIDI it receives at its MIDI In, directly to its
MIDI out.Whenever you move any sliders or press buttons on the Freak, this is
merged with the MIDI from your keyboard and everything is sent directly to
your computer.
MIDI IN MIDI OUT
MIDI IN MIDI OUT LEARN EDIT
F 1 F2 F3 F4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16
DELETE INSERT LEARN EXIT
SLIDER BUTTON ON F.KEY ON
SHIFT STORE EDIT
SNAPSHOT GLOBAL
C H A N N E L
MIDI IN
DATA ENTRY
CONTROL FREAK
3) If you have a sound module or other synthesisers connected to the MIDI Out
of your soundcard, this is not a problem as your sequencer will also pass MIDI
received at its MIDI In to its MIDI Out.This is often known as Soft-Thru.
MIDI IN MIDI OUT
MIDI IN MIDI OUT LEARN EDIT
F 1 F2 F3 F4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16
DELETE INSERT LEARN EXIT
SLIDER BUTTON ON F.KEY ON
SHIFT STORE EDIT
SNAPSHOT GLOBAL
C H A N N E L
MIDI IN
DATA ENTRY
CONTROL FREAK
4) Whatever your setup, if you want to record the slider and button
movements you make on the Freak into your sequencer, you need the MIDI
Out of the Freak connected to the MIDI In of your computer, and whatever
you might previously have had plugged into the MIDI In of the computer,
must now be plugged into the MIDI In of the Freak.
If you are using a keyboard that has its own internal sounds, you may want to
use them in your setup too.
In more advanced setups, there may be situations where Thru boxes, merge
boxes and switch boxes will be useful. Kenton maintain a stock of these
items, together with a full range of MIDI leads.
MIDI IN
KEYBOARD
WITH INTERNAL SOUNDS
MIDI IN
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
COMPUTER
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
COMPUTER
CONTROL FREAK
COMPUTER
MIDI THRU
SOUND MODULE
MIDI THRU
SOUND MODULE