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M-Audio ProKeys 88sx User Manual

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  • Page 1 ProKeys 88sx User Guide...

  • Page 2: About This Manual

    ProKeys 88sx. Finally, part 3 takes a look at the ProKeys 88sx as a master controller for your home MIDI studio. You may decide to use the ProKeys 88sx as a Digital Piano only. In this case, there is no need to consult parts 2 or 3, unless you are curious about the unit’s advanced functionality.
  • Page 3 Function Keys in Edit Mode When you press the Advanced Functions button, the ProKeys 88sx enters Edit Mode. In Edit mode, keys C1 to C5 of the ProKeys 88sx are used for data entry. Please also consult Appendix B on page 22 for an illustration of how the functions are mapped across the keys. The functions are listed below and a page reference is also given to tell you where you should look in the manual to see what each function is used for.

  • Page 4: Instrument Buttons

    Mono Operation – If a jack is plugged into the left audio output only, a mono mix of the audio from the ProKeys 88sx will be heard. There are also 2 headphone sockets on the front of the ProKeys 88sx, underneath the Pitch Bend and Modulation wheels.

  • Page 5: Volume Slider

    1.4 Velocity Curve The ProKeys 88sx has four different velocity curve settings. The velocity curves define the response of the keyboard to how hard or soft you strike a key. You should experiment with each to find which curve best suits your playing style. To cycle through the various velocity curves, keep pressing the Velocity Curve button.

  • Page 6: Transpose Buttons

    The Transpose buttons each have an associated LED. When the ProKeys 88sx is not transposed, both LED’s will be off. If you set the transpose to a negative value, the LED above the Transpose - button will light up, but the LED above the Transpose + button will remain off. If you set the transpose to a positive value, the + LED will light up.

  • Page 7: Minimum System Requirements

    2.1 Setup If you only intend to use your ProKeys 88sx to control a sound module or synthesizer through the MIDI out port, there is no need to read the following three sections and you should skip to section 2.4. If you intend to connect your ProKeys 88sx to a computer, please be sure you read sections 2.2 and 2.3 first.

  • Page 8: Driver Installation Procedure

    While class-compliancy offers easy setup and connection of the ProKeys 88sx, the Windows class driver allows only one MIDI application, or program, to use the ProKeys 88sx at any given time. For many users, this is perfectly acceptable, as they will only be using the ProKeys 88sx to communicate with their host MIDI/audio application.

  • Page 9: Midi Connections

    2.5 Local Mode You may find it useful to turn Local mode off when using the ProKeys 88sx as a MIDI controller. When Local mode is turned off, the keyboard of your ProKeys 88sx will not control the internal sounds. However, it will continue to send and receive MIDI data to and from both the USB MIDI port (if you are connecting your ProKeys 88sx to a computer) and MIDI output port (when connecting to a MIDI interface or external MIDI device).
  • Page 10 The Program change message will be accompanied by a Bank LSB and MSB message with a value of zero. These are also the Program messages you will need to send from your computer or sequencer to the ProKeys 88sx, in order to play the programs from an external source.

  • Page 11: Midi Controller Messages

    There are three controls (Slider, Modulation Wheel, Expression Pedal) on your ProKeys 88sx that can send any of the 128 MIDI controller messages to control such parameters. Please note that in order for these effects to work, the MIDI device you are sending them to must be able to receive these messages! The controls that are able to send MIDI controller messages are the volume slider, the modulation wheel and the expression pedal.
  • Page 12 Some of the Advanced Functions require data entry. When in Edit mode, you can use keys F3 to B4 for data entry. Pressing ENTER will select the data value you have entered and your ProKeys 88sx will return to Performance mode. Alternatively you can press CANCEL, which will return your ProKeys 88sx to Performance mode and ignore any entries you may have made.
  • Page 13 Performance mode will resume, and the message will be sent on the currently assigned MIDI channel. Pressing this function key will send the ‘reset all controllers’ and the ‘all notes off’ MIDI messages. Part 2: The ProKeys 88sx as a MIDI Controller...

  • Page 14: Midi Out From Usb Function

    3.0 Introduction The final part of this user manual takes a look at some advanced uses of your ProKeys 88sx. In this section, we explain how to use the ProKeys 88sx as a master controller for your entire home MIDI studio.

  • Page 15: Controlling A Sound Module From The Computer

    Alternatively, you may want to merge the MIDI data from your ProKeys 88sx with the data from the computer. This would allow you to play and record to a sequencer, and play back the entire performance on a sound module connected to the MIDI Out port of your ProKeys 88sx. To do this: <...

  • Page 16: Troubleshooting

    < Switch off the unit and leave it off for 10 seconds. Then restart your computer, power up your ProKeys 88sx and try again. If the problem persists, you may have to reinstall the drivers for the unit. The latest drivers are available at http://www.m-audio.com.

  • Page 17: Technical Info

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  • Page 18 :Active Sense :Reset Notes: Transmitted Received All except 10 1-16 --------- ********* 0-127 ********* 0-127 only those on page ********* GM2 Reverb, Chorus Type. Master Volume. Master Tuning. 0 = YES X = NO Appendices ProKeys 88sx User Guide Remarks...
  • Page 19 Appendix B Outline of the Function Keys White Keys Cancel D1 to E3 Channel Select Default G3 to B4 Data Entry keys Enter Black Keys Data = Octave Data = Transpose Data = Program Data = Bank LSB Data = Bank MSB Data = Channel Data = Tuning Panic...
  • Page 20 Controller 113 Controller 114 Controller 115 Controller 116 Controller 117 Controller 118 Controller 119 Appendices ProKeys 88sx User Guide All Sound Off Reset all Controllers Local Control All Notes Off Omni Off Omni On Mono On (Poly Off) Poly On (Mono Off)
  • Page 21 Appendix D GM Program Numbers in Bank 0 Piano Bass 0 Acoustic Grand Piano 32 Acoustic Bass 1 Bright Acoustic Piano 33 Electric Fingered Bass 2 Electric grand Piano 34 Electric Picked Bass 3 Honky Tonk Piano 35 Fretless Bass 4 Electric Piano 1 36 Slap Bass 1 5 Electric Piano 2...

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