Evolution Technologies MK-416C Electronic Keyboard User Manual
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1. B MK 425C 449 _ MK 461C EVOLUTION evolution co uk Evolution MK 425C MK 449C MK461C Advanced User Guide Contents MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced Guide About The Advanced User Guide 2 TEN 2 Programming amp Editing The MK 425C 449C 461C Introduction To Programming e 4 Selecting A Controller For BE J I 5 ASSIGNING WINDING mm EE 6 Assigning An Individual MIDI 6 Setting Toggle Values For the Buttons 6 RPN NRPN SysEx And Other Advanced Messages 7 Assigning MMC Control Button x iiie reos ni rapax ob Salad pro bis 7 Assigning RPN NRPN To A Fader Rotary 8 Assigning A Note To Button ii WE Wah 9 About SysEx Messages amp Device 0 9 NO VON MEMNON INA 10 Memory INNO ae eee 10 ASSIGNING DEVICE JD das 10 Resetting To The Factory Default 10 MIDI Messages Explained Program amp Bank Changes Explained 12 HPN NBPNIS EXDIaIDBd sia ono nm etd paa o Gem n oU Ng ui dos et C2. mua o ga DS MN EINE 12 VEE EXD INC herir Stones aes sat ci 13 The Evolution Librarian About The Librarian Software 16 Installing The Librarian Software 16 Setting Up The Librarian 50016 0 000 17 KIINI WA AI anaa a 17 Organising Presets Received From A Device 17 Viewing The Contents Of A Memory cccccsseeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeseaeeeeeeesaaaeeeess 18 SVA 18 LO ACA OU Sell OE E 18 Future Development Of The 18 Appendix A G amp Factory Preset List Appendix A MIDI IMPLEMENTATION sese 20 Appendix B Assignable MIDI CCis On MK 425C 449C 461C 21 Appendix C Hexadecimal Conversion Chart 23 Appendix D Useful MIDI data Laupsa 24 Appendix E Standard MIDI Controller numbers MIDI CC s 26 Appendix F Roland GS and Yamaha XG NRPN Support to Roland JV XP 27 Appendix G General MIDI Reverb and Chorus 28 Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide About The Advanced Guide In the MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced Guide we have made the assumption that you have been through the Gettin
3. 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Appendix Standard MIDI Controller numbers MIDI CC s Bank Select 46 Controller 46 92 Tremelo Depth Modulation 47 Controller 47 93 Chorus Depth Breath Control 48 Gen Purpose 1 LSB 94 Celeste De tune Controller 3 49 Gen Purpose 2 LSB 95 Phaser Depth Foot Control 50 Gen Purpose 3 LSB 96 Data Increment Porta Time 51 Gen Purpose 4 LSB 97 Data Decrement Data Entry 52 Controller 52 98 Non Reg Param LSB Channel Volume 53 Controller 53 99 Non Reg Param MSB Balance 54 Controller 54 100 Reg Param LSB Controller 9 55 Controller 55 101 Reg Param MSB Pan 56 Controller 56 102 Controller 102 Expression 57 Controller 57 103 Controller 103 Effects Controller 1 58 Controller 58 104 Controller 104 Effects Controller 2 59 Controller 59 105 Controller 105 Controller 14 60 Controller 60 106 Controller 106 Controller 15 61 Controller 61 107 Controller 107 Gen Purpose 1 62 Controller 62 108 Controller 108 Gen Purpose 2 63 Controller 63 109 Controller 109 Gen Purpose 3 64 Sustain Pedal 110 Controller 110 Gen Purpose 4 65 Portamento 111 Controller 111 Controller 20 66 Sostenuto 112 Controller 112 Controller 21 67 Soft Pedal 113 Controller 113 Controller 22 68 Legato Pedal 114 Controller 114 Controller 23 69 Hold 2 115 Controller 115 Controller 24 70 Sound Variation 116 Controller 116 Controller 25 71 Resonance 117 Controller 117 Controller 26 72 Release Time 118 Controller 118 Controller 27 73 Attack Time 119 Controller 119
4. double click on the memory You can then move memories around by dragging them to a new position or using the copy buttons between the two windows These buttons are defined below Will copy the selected memory in Bank 2 to Bank 1 mion Will copy the selected memory in Bank 1 to Bank 2 Will copy all memories in Bank 2 to Bank 1 Will copy all the memories in Bank 1 to Bank 2 Will undo the last copy you made Only the last copy is remembered Its a good idea to decide which column is your master column to avoid confusion and maybe loosing hours of work 17 Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide Viewing The Contents Of A Memory Right click on a memory to view the contents Please note that it is not possible to edit the contents of amemory The Sys Ex librarian will simply allow you to rearrange the order of memories or copy memories between one dump and another The screen shot shown below shows the first memory of a memory dump from a 425C with the factory defaults Saving A Setup Once you have named all your presets and organised them in the desired order click save to save the content Alternatively you can click on the File menu and select save to save the file with the previously assigned file name or save as to assign the memory dump a new file name The shortcut key to save is CTRL S Make sure you give the file a name which allows you to quickly identify your collection of setups Loading
5. 7F n a 64 0 63 Filter Resonance relative change 01 63 00 7F n a 64 0 63 EG TVF amp TVA Attack Time relative change 01 64 00 7F n a 64 0 63 EG TVF amp TVA Decay Time relative change 01 66 00 7F n a 64 0 63 EG TVF amp TVA Release Time relative change 14 00 7F 00 7 n a 64 0 63 Drum Filter Cutoff Freq relative change 15 00 7F 00 7 n a 64 0 63 Drum Filter Resonance relative change 16 00 7F 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Drum EG Attack Rate relative change 17 00 7F 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Drum EG Decay Rate relative change 18 00 7F 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Drum Instrument Pitch Coarse relative change 19 00 7 00 7 n a 64 0 63 Drum Instrument Pitch Fine relative change 1 00 7 00 7 n a 0 to Max Drum Instrument Level absolute change 1C 00 7 00 7 n a Random L gt C gt R Drum Instrument Panpot absolute change 1D 00 7F 00 7 n a 0 to Max Drum Instrument Reverb Send Level absolute change 1 00 7 00 7F n a 0 to Max Drum Instrument Chorus Send Level absolute change 1F 00 7F 00 7 n a 0 to Max Drum Instrument Variation Send Level absolute change added by Yamaha XG changed from Delay to Variation by Yamaha XG Appendix G General MIDI Reverb and Chorus Types Reverb Types Small Room Medium Room Large Room Medium Hall Large Hall Plate ENTER Chorus Types Chorus 1 Chorus 2 Chorus 3 Chorus 4 FB Chorus Flanger RENE 27 Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Adv
6. MIDI CC Description Data Lsb Press Data Msb Press Twice Twice 0 119 Standard MIDI CC s 120 127 Channel Mode Messages 128 Pitch Bend Sensitivity 129 Channel Fine Tune 130 Channel Coarse Tune 131 Channel Pressure 132 RPN coarse RPN LSB RPN MSB 133 RPN fine RPN LSB RPN MSB 134 NRPN coarse NRPN LSB NRPN MSB 135 NRPN fine NRPN LSB NRPN MSB 136 Master Volume GM Volume LSB Volume MSB 137 Master Pan GM Pan LSB Pan MSB 138 Master Coarse Tune GM Tuning LSB Tuning MSB 139 Master Fine Tune GM Tuning LSB Tuning MSB 140 Chorus Mod rate GM2 Mod rate 141 Chorus Mod Depth GM2 depth 142 Feedback GM2 Feedback level 143 Send to Reverb GM2 Reverb send level 144 Pitch Bend Pitch shift LSB Pitch shift MSB 255 Controller Off Sysex messages for details please see pages 12 amp 13 MMC Sysex messages for details please see page 7 This value cannot be typed in using the numerical keypad Type in 144 and then press the button to set this value 21 Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide B2 The Buttons Description MIDI CC Data Lsb Data Msb Press Twice Press Twice Toggle Value 2 Toggle Value 1 Toggle Value 2 Toggle Value 1 Program Press Twice 0 119 Standard MIDI CC s 120 127 Channel Mode 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 Messages Pitch Bend Range Channel Fine
7. Note on message will be sent out with a velocity of 100 4 Press DATA LSB twice and enter value of 000 This means when you release the button a Note off message will be sent out E TEL 5 Press the PROGRAM button twice and enter 064 This will p mean you are sending out MIDI note 64 or E4 each time you press the button The MIDI note numbers are given in Appendix D This button mode has many uses You can play a conventional sound on the keyboard while triggering samples and effects on different MIDI channels from the buttons You could even trigger video clips or a lighting rig Note When you press the button in note mode the LCD display will briefly show the note velocity About SysEx Messages amp Device ID When transmitting SysEx messages the individual control channel number does not define a transmit channel but a device ID This is made clear since when you press the CHANNEL button the Channel symbol will not be shown and there is no c in the 3 digit display Device ID s range between 00 127 In most cases you should set the device ID as 127 127 means the SysEx message will be received by all devices Please note that the device ID for a Sys Ex message assigned to a controller can not be changed using the Device ID buttons These buttons are used for varying the global device ID of the MK 425C 449C 461C Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide Non Vola
8. Preset MIDI CC on off Note on off Note on off toggle MMC Command Reverb type Reverb time Chorus type Controller Off Program MIDI CC Note Note Twice Toggle Value 2 Toggle Value 2 Sensitivity value Tuning amount Tuning amount Pressure amount RPN LSB RPN LSB NRPN LSB NRPN LSB Volume LSB Pan LSB Tuning LSB Tuning LSB Mod rate Mod depth Feedback level Reverb send level Pitch shift LSB Bank LSB Twice Toggle Value 1 Toggle Value 1 RPN MSB RPN MSB NRPN MSB NRPN MSB Volume MSB Pan MSB Tuning MSB Tuning MSB Pitch shift MSB Bank MSB Button release value Button press value Velocity off Velocity off Command select Type Time Type Velocity on Velocity on Selecting A Controller For Editing Before you can assign a MIDI cc to one of the MK 425C 449C 461C s controllers you will need to select it for editing There are 2 methods for doing this 1 Press CONTROL SELECT The LCD will display the CONTROLLER symbol The symbol will be flashing to indicate the controller settings can be altered The 3 digit display will show the number of the currently selected controller proceeded C or an F if the controller is a fader 2 Type in the number of the controller using the numeric keypad or the buttons or Move a fader rotary controller Simply moving a fader rotary controller will make it the currently selected controller ready for editing It i
9. value Value Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide Appendix D Useful MIDI data General MIDI Instruments Piano Bass Reed Synth Effects 96 SFX Rain 97 SFX Soundtrack 98 SFX Crystal 99 SFX Atmosphere 100 SFX Brightness 101 SFX Goblins 102 SFX Echoes 103 SFX Sci Fi 0 Acoustic Grand Piano 32 Acoustic Bass 1 Bright Acoustic Piano 33 Electric Fingered 2 Electric grand Piano Bass 3 Honky Tonk Piano 34 Electric Picked Bass 4 Electric Piano 1 35 Fretless Bass 5 Electric Piano 2 36 Slap Bass 1 37 Slap Bass 2 38 Syn Bass 1 39 Syn Bass 2 Chromatic Percussion Strings Orchestra 64 Soprano Sax 65 Alto Sax 66 Tenor Sax 67 Baritone Sax 68 Oboe 69 English Horn 70 Bassoon 71 Clarinet Pipe Ethnic 104 Sitar 105 Banjo 106 Shamisen 107 Koto 108 Kalimba 109 Bag Pipe 110 Fiddle 111 Shanai Percussive 40 Violin 41 Viola 42 Cello 43 Contrabass 44 Tremolo Strings 45 Pizzicato Strings 46 Orchestral Harp 47 Timpani Ensemble 72 Piccolo 73 Flute 74 Recorder 75 Pan Flute 76 Bottle Blow 77 Shakuhachi 78 Whistle 79 Ocarina Synth Lead 8 Celesta 9 Glockenspiel 10 Music Box 112 Tinkle Bell 113 Agogo 114 Steel Drums 115 Woodblock 116 Taiko Drum 117 Melodic Tom 118 Syn Drum 48 String Ensemble 1 49 String Ensemble 2 Slow 50 Syn Strings 1 51 Syn Strings 2 52 Choir Aahs 53 Voice Oohs 80 Syn Square Wave 81 Syn Sawtooth Wave 82 Syn Calliope 83 Syn Chiff 84 Syn Charang 85 Syn V
10. A Setup To load a memory setup file back in to the librarian click on the Load button and select the required file The loaded preset setups will appear in the Edit Window You can then either send it directly to the Evolution device by clicking send or edit it Alternatively select Open from the File menu The shortcut key for loading is CTRL O Future Development Of The Librarian We strongly recommend you register your ownership of the Evolution Librarian if you would like to be kept informed about future development As you can see from the version number the software is at an early version 1 0 stage and we will continue to work on enhancements for the software To register your copy please visit www evolution co uk register 18 Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide a EVOLUTION Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide Appendix A MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Channel Si Changed 1 16 Default Mode Messages Altered KKEKKKKKKK True Voice TIER Note OFF After Keys Touch Ch s Pitch Bend 00000 Bend Program 0 127 Change True Number System Exclusive GM GM2 MMC Song Position X Common Song Select System Clock Exclusive Commands AUX Local ON OFF Messages All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset 20 Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide Appendix B Assignable MIDI CC s on the MK 425C 449C 461C B1 The Faders and rotary Controllers
11. Controller 28 74 Cut off Frequency Controller 29 75 Controller 75 Channel Mode Messages Controller 30 76 Controller 76 Controller 31 77 Controller 77 120 All Sound off Bank Select LSB 78 Controller 78 121 Reset all Controllers Modulation LSB 79 Controller 79 122 Local Control Breath Control LSB 80 Gen Purpose 5 123 All Notes Off Controller 35 81 Gen Purpose 6 124 Omni Off Foot Control LSB 82 Gen Purpose 7 125 Omni On Porta Time LSB 83 Gen Purpose 8 126 Mono On Poly Off Data Entry LSB 84 Portamento Control 127 Poly On Mono Off Channel Volume LSB 85 Controller 85 Extra RPN Messages Balance LSB 86 Controller 86 Controller 41 87 Controller 87 128 Pitch Bend sensitivity Pan LSB 88 Controller 88 i Fulle E Expression LSB 89 Controller 89 131 Channel Pressure Controller 44 90 Controller 90 Controller 45 91 Reverb Depth 26 Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide Appendix F Roland GS and Yamaha XG NRPN Sup port to Roland JV XP NRPN NRPN Data Data MSB LSB MSB LSB 60699 CC98 CC06 CC38 01 08 00 7F n a 64 9 63 Vibrato Rate relative change 01 09 00 7F n a 64 9 63 Vibrato Depth relative change 01 OA 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Vibrato Delay relative change 01 20 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Filter Cutoff Freq relative change 01 21 00
12. ION Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide About The Evolution Librarian Software The Evolution Librarian Software is a Windows PC librarian program developed for Evolution products The program not only works with the MK 425C 449C 461C key boards but is also compatible with the Evolution UC 33e USB controller That means you can use one librarian package for both your keyboard and your controller if you own a UC 33e And even better you can swap patches between Evolution products that s supported by the Librarian so you never have to create the same patch twice The librarian itself allows you to send and receive the 10 patches to and from the MK 425C 449C 461C load and save memory banks view how individual patches have been programmed and drag and drop patches in order to create new combinations in the 10 memory locations Installing The Evolution Librarian Software 1 Insert the Evolution Installer CD ROM in to your CD ROM drive 2 Click on Librarian Installer 3 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation process Once the installation has been completed launch the program The following is a screenshot of what you should be seeing on your monitor 12 SysEx Librarian Untitled 1 Memory 1 2 Memory 2 3 Memory 3 4 Memory 4 5 Memory 5 6 Memory 6 7 Memory 7 8 Memory 8 3 Memory 3 10 Memory 10 11 Memory 11 12 Memory 12 13 Memory 13 14 Mem
13. MK 425C 449C 461C This setting transmits the SysEx message to all devices Although it is not possible to program the controllers of the MK 425C 449C 461C with your own SysEx messages there are software applications that can receive a MIDI input signal and transmit a different user specified message You can program your SysEx messages into the translator software then translate the incoming data from the keyboard to your SysEx depending on the controller you are using 13 Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide 14 4 SysEx Librarian Untitled Memory Memory 2 3 Memory 3 4 Memory 4 F Memory 5 b Memory 6 E Memon amp Memory 8 3 Memory 9 0 Memory 10 1 Memory 11 Memory 12 3 Memory 13 4 Memory 14 F Memory 15 16 Memory 16 E Memory 17 18 Memory 18 3 Memory 13 20 Memory 20 21 Memory 21 gt ftware J Wa 10 Memory 10 11 Memory 11 12 Memory 12 13 Memory 13 14 Memory 14 15 Memory 15 16 Memory 16 17 Memory 17 18 Memory 18 13 Memory 13 2 Memory 20 21 Memory 27 d Memory 22 23 Memory Z3 24 Memory 24 25 Memory 29 zb Memory 2b 2 Memory 27 20 Memory 29 29 Memory 29 30 Memory 30 31 Memory 31 de Memory 32 33 Memory 33 EE Memory Memory 2 3 Memory 3 Memory 4 tion EVOLUT
14. Tune Channel Coarse Tune Channel Pressure RPN Coarse RPN Fine NRPN Coarse NRPN Fine Master Volume GM Master Pan GM Master Coarse Tune GM Master Fine Tune GM Chorus Mod rate GM2 Chorus Mod Depth GM2 Feedback GM2 Value Value Value Value Send to Reverb GM2 Pitch Bend Program Bank Preset Program MIDI CC MIDI CC on off Note on off Note on off toggle MMC Command Reverb type GM2 Reverb time GM2 Chorus type GM2 Controller Off Note Note Sensitivity value Tuning amount Tuning amount Pressure amount RPN LSB RPN LSB NRPN LSB NRPN LSB Volume LSB Pan LSB Tuning LSB Tuning LSB Mod rate Mod depth Feedback level Reverb send level Pitch shift LSB Bank LSB Button press value Velocity off Velocity off Command select Type Time Type Sysex messages for details please see pages 12 amp 13 MMC Sysex messages for details please see page 7 This value cannot be typed in using the numerical keypad then press the button to set this value RPN MSB RPN MSB NRPN MSB NRPN MSB Volume MSB Pan MSB Tuning MSB Tuning MSB Pitch shift MSB Bank MSB Button release value Velocity on Velocity on Type in 144 and Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide Appendix C Hexadecimal Conversion Chart Hexadecimal to Decimal Conversion Chart Hexadeci Decimal Hexadeci Decimal Hexadeci Decimal mal value Value mal value Value mal
15. an be received by the same keyboard model regardless of the Device ID setting If a device ID is assigned to any number other than 127 the memory dump performed will be specific to MK 425C 449C 461C with the same device ID If the device ID of a MK 425C 449C 461C differs from the one recorded with the memory dump the data will be ignored The device ID is a handy way of differentiating between multiple keyboards Otherwise we recommend you keep the device ID setting as 127 When you press the Device ID buttons you will see the small 2 digit display on LCD display id The 3 digit display represents the assigned Device ID You can enter a new device ID using the numeric keypad or the and buttons For more information on SysEx messages and device ID please go to page 13 Resetting To The Factory Default Setting You can reset the MK 425C 449C 461C back to the factory defaults on power up by holding down the buttons Note Restoring the Factory presets will erase all setups stored to memory 10 Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide MIDI Messages Explained EVOLUTION Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide Program amp Bank Changes Explained The original GM MIDI specification catered for only 128 voices numbered from 0 127 It is possible to access a different voice by sending a program change In order to expand on the GM set of voices Bank changes were devised Each bank contain
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17. defines parameter numbers to allow scope for manufacturers to specify their own controllers The more common of these have been registered by the MIDI Manufacturer s Association and are part of the MIDI specification hence the term Registered Parameter Numbers RPN s See Appendix F MIDI controllers 98 and 99 represent the NRPN LSB and MSB respectively while 100 and 101 represent the RPN LSB and MSB This can be seen from the MIDI controllers list in Appendix D To transmit an NRPN RPN these two controller messages are sent along with their user specified values A further controller message and value needs to be sent to specify the coarse or fine value adjustment This is specified by controller number 6 Data entry for coarse adjustments or number 38 for fine adjustments Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide A list of NRPN s will always be given in the User Manual of a device that receives NRPN messages It is always necessary that the NRPN MSB and LSB are sent together Both will be specified in the device s manual You may find the manufacturer s have only specified the numbers in Hexadecimal format In this case use Appendix C to translate the value to Decimal Your Evolution keyboard makes the process of transmitting NRPN s easy All you need is to enter the appropriate NRPN LSB by pressing the LSB DATA button twice enter the NRPN MSB by pressing the MSB DATA button twice and as you move the controller an approp
18. g Started Guide which should have been supplied in printed form with your keyboard If you do not have this guide please contact your local distributor or download it from our website www evolution co uk The Getting Started Guide should insure that you are now familiar with the basic operation of the keyboard so that we now can focus on more in depth features First however we need to explain some terminology we use throughout the guide Terminoloc Edit Mode Edit Mode describes the short period after a function button has been pressed during which the parameters of that function can be altered The numeric keypad can be used to alter a parameter during this time No data is sent out of the Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C when it is in Edit mode except for program and bank changes LCD symbols shown in Edit mode will flash to show you that a particular parameter can be edited If a number is part entered and a new controller turned that number will become the relevant parameter number for the new controller and the 3 second editing period will re trigger Default mode Default Mode describes the state of the keyboard when no function buttons have been pressed within the last 3 seconds In Default mode the LCD will show the controller symbol and the 2 digit display will show the last selected controller The 3 digits display the currently assigned MIDI CC number Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide CO 7 0000000
19. ice and while the display is flashing enter controller 132 for RPN coarse 133 for RPN fine 134 for NRPN coarse or 135 for NRPN fine 3 Press DATA MSB twice to assign the number for the RPN NRPN MSB mm LSB 4 Press DATA LSB twice to assign the number for 1 T RPN NRPN LSB 5 Press CHANNEL ASSIGN to assign the MIDI channel the TIL message should be sent on 33 You will find most data sheets for synths that make use of NRPN s will give the MSB and LSB values that you should enter into DATA MSB and DATA LSB banks also see Appendix F However some manuals may only give the hex values The MK 425C 449C 461C requires you to enter the decimal value You can easily convert hexadecimal values to decimal using the windows calculator Simply select Scientific mode select hex and enter the hexadecimal value you need to convert Press the Dec button to convert it to a decimal value Alternatively use the look up table in Appendix C Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide Assigning A Note To A Button The following shows how to set a button to transmit a note on when pressed and a note off when released 1 Press CONTROL SELECT and press the 0 button 2 Press CONTROL ASSIGN and enter 147 this is the MIDI cc number that corresponds to Note on off mode as shown in Appendix B 3 Press DATA MSB twice and enter a value of 100 This means when you press the button a
20. nm JE Programming amp Editing The PI EVOLUTION Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide Introduction To Programming Options Each of the MK 425C 449C 461C s controllers can send MIDI cc RPN NRPN GM 1 amp 2 SysEx messages and even be assigned to individual MIDI channels MIDI cc continuous controller numbers are part of the standard MIDI specifications and are typically used to control the real time changing of parameters in musical equipment For a complete list of standard MIDI controller numbers from 0 to 131 please see Appendix E on page 25 Any of the real time controllers on the keyboard can be assigned to a MIDI cc number however the 10 assignable buttons have slightly different options from the 9 Faders MK 449C 461C only or rotary controllers The following 2 charts show all the transmit messages you can program for each of the fader controllers and assignable MIDI buttons respectively We show you this al ready at this stage so you can follow the principle of programming the controllers in the following instructions and examples Please pay extra attention to the differences between how you program the faders or controllers and how you program the buttons Faders amp Controllers ASSIGN Description Data Lsb Data Msb Press Twice Press Twice 0 119 Standard MIDI CC s 120 127 Channel Mode Messages 128 Pitch Bend Sensitivity 129 Channel Fine Tune 130 Channel Coarse Tune 131 Channel Press
21. nnel number 01 16 you want the controller to send to using the numeric keypad or the keys If the controller is assigned to channel 00 it will transmit on the global channel Setting Toggle Values For The Buttons The 10 assignable buttons can each be assigned to toggle between two values You may for instance want to send out value 15 when you first press the button followed by value 74 when you press the button for a second time This is how you do it Press the Function button labelled DATA MSB 2 times Type in 15 using the numerical keypad or the keys Press the Function button labelled DATA LSB 2 times Type in 74 using the numerical keypad or the keys PON gt If you want the button to send the same value every time you press it simply type in the same value both times Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide RPN NRPN GM 1 2 SysEx amp Other Messages As already described the standard MIDI controller numbers range from 0 to 131 We have extended the list of MIDI cc s that can be assigned to the controllers of the keyboard to include RPN NRPN MMC and General MIDI 1 amp 2 SysEx messages These advanced messages are as easy to program as a regular MIDI cc instruction by entering values 132 to 152 when programming MIDI cc s The charts on page 8 and 9 or Appendix B show you what number correspond to each message To program the values required for these advanced messages the MK 425C 449C 461C re
22. oice 86 Syn Fifths Sawtooth 23 Tango Accordion Guitar 24 Nylon Acoustic 25 Steel Acoustic 28 Muted Electric 29 Overdrive 30 Distorted 31 Harmonics 54 Syn Choir 55 Orchestral Hit Brass 56 Trumpet 57 Trombone 58 Tuba 59 Muted Trumpet 60 French Horn 61 Brass Section 61 Syn Brass 1 62 Syn Brass 2 Wave 87 Syn Brass amp Lead Synth Pad 88 New Age Syn Pad 89 Warm Syn Pad 90 Polysynth Syn Pad 91 Choir Syn Pad 92 Bowed Syn Pad 93 Metal Syn Pad 94 Halo Syn Pad 95 Sweep Syn Pad 24 119 Reverse Cymbal Sound Effects 120 Guitar Fret Noise 121 Breath Noise 122 Seashore 123 Bird Tweet 124 Telephone Ring 125 Helicopter 126 Applause 127 Gun Shot Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide MIDI Note Numbers ae Note Numbers Cn C n Dn D n En Fn F n Gn G n An A n Bn 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 0 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 2 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 3 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 4 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 5 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 6 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 7 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 8 108 109 110 111 112 113 114115116117118 119 9 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 25 Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
23. ory 14 15 Memory 15 16 Memory 16 17 Memory 17 18 Memory 18 19 Memory 19 20 A20 16 Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide Setting Up The Librarian Software Before you start using the Librarian check that the MK 425C 449C 461C has been selected as input and output device 1 Select MIDI Setup from the Options menu 2 Ensure the USB driver for you MK 425C 449C 461C is selected in the Inputs Column If you are using native drivers this may be named USB Audio Device 1 In the Outputs column select the USB driver for you MK 425C 449C 461C If you are using native drivers this may be named USB Audio Device You should now be ready to use the Librarian software with you Evolution keyboard Librarian Overview As you can see from the screenshot of the Librarian on page 16 you can save load receive or send the complete content to and from either Bank columns To transmit the complete content of your MK 425C 449C 461C to the librarian simply press the Receive button on the Librarian software This process can only be completed successfully if the USB drivers for your keyboard have been selected correctly as described in the Setting Up The Librarian Software section Once you have Received data from the keyboard the memories are displayed in the column Organising Presets Received From A Device You can name the memories as you like To re name a memory
24. quires you to press the PROGRAM DATA LSB and DATA MSB buttons twice respectively Pressing only once will send the program and bank change instructions on the fly as described in the Getting Started guide Lets look at a couple of examples to see how this works Please refer to the charts on pages 4 amp 5 so you get to grips with the principle Assigning MMC Control To A Button 1 Select the button you want to control the MMC message 2 Press CONTROL ASSIGN on the MK 425C 449C 461C 3 in 149 using the numerical keypad This is the number that correspond to the MMC instruction as per the chart on page 4 and 5 4 Press CHANNEL once 5 Type 127 using the numerical keypad This ensures that the message is set to all device ID numbers For more information about this please read About SysEx Messages amp Device ID on page 9 4 Press the DATA LSB button twice 5 Enter a number from the chart on the next page to select the MMC message you want Number Command PAY 06 JR GORDSTROBE 08 RECORD PAUSE 09 4066 _ po fR OT MM WAA ig omnia Ron RESET SMMC RESET 0 Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide Assigning RPN NRPN To A Fader Rotary Controller Note For a detailed description of RPN NRPN data see section RPN NRPN s Explained on page 12 1 Select the desired control as described earlier 2 Press CONTROL ASSIGN tw
25. riate NRPN message will be sent out Assign NRPN coarse to make big sweeps or NRPN fine to make slight adjustments SysEx Explained System Exclusive SysEx messages were defined in the MIDI specification to allow individual devices to have individual control via MIDI The format of SysEx messages allows for virtually any function to be performed via MIDI so long as the receiving device is able to translate the message and act accordingly This allows devices to send audio sample memory data memory dumps controller settings and much more It also allows the controllers of one device to be controlled by another It is not possible to program your own specified SysEx message into the MK 425C 449C 461C However there are some useful SysEx messages pre programmed into the keyboard that can be accessed by assigning the appropriate MIDI CC to a controller see Appendix B It should be noted that a SysEx message is not transmitted on any specified channel All SysEx messages contain a device ID that is used to single out devices to respond to the SysEx message All other devices are ignored If you are using a SysEx message on the MK 425C 449C 461C the global channel is ignored When you press CHANNEL instead of entering a channel for the controller you will be enter a device ID instead This is indicated by the fact that the Chan symbol will not be showing Device ID s run from 00 to 127 127 is the default device number setting on the
26. s 128 patches that can be accessed using a program change There are 16 384 banks available accessible by sending a 14 bit Bank change message The first 7 bits of this message are sent in a single byte known as the Bank LSB The last 7 bits are specified by another byte known as the Bank MSB The BANK LSB is the most commonly used This allows for 128 bank changes and often there is no need to send a Bank MSB You will find almost all MIDI devices respond to the program change but some that do not conform to the GM set of voices use the program change message for other purposes Many VST instruments have adopted this approach allowing you to use a program change to change the instrument patch The FM7 by Native Instruments is a good example of this Bank changes are more rarely used although they do exist Bank changes are useful in manufacturer s extensions to the MIDI specification such as Roland s GS specification and Yamaha s XG specification Both of these require you to specify a Bank change in order to access the extra voices and effects that these specifications provide Sending Program Bank LSB and Bank MSB data is made simple using the Mk 425C 449C 461C Simply press the PROGRAM DATA LSB or DATA MSB button and enter the program or bank change you wish to send RPN NRPN s Explained Non registered parameter numbers NRPN s are device specific messages that enable the control of synths via MIDI The MIDI specification
27. s not possible to select any of the 10 numerical buttons by pressing them since during edit mode they are used to enter numerical values To program these buttons please use the first method We have given the buttons 0 to 9 the following numbers for the selection process MK 425C 11 20 MK 449C 20 29 MK 461C 24 33 respectively Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide Assigning MIDI CC s Once the controller you want to edit has been selected you can change the assigned MIDI cc number in the following way 1 Press CONTROL ASSIGN The LCD will flash the CC symbol The 3 digit display will indicate the currently assigned MIDI cc number 2 Type in a new MIDI cc value using the numeric keypad or and buttons The MIDI controller number you select will be assigned to the currently selected controller shown by the number on the small 2 digit display Example After pressing ASSIGN the display shows the cc symbol and in this case displays that currently the MIDI cc 07 is assigned to fader rotary controller number 33 Assigning An Individual MIDI Channel 1 Select the controller you want to edit as described earlier 2 Press CHANNEL ASSIGN The LCD will display the CHAN symbol and the 3 digit display will show the current channel assignment of the selected controller preceded by a c The small 2 digit display will show the currently selected controller for assignment 3 Type the MIDI cha
28. tile Memory The MK 425C 449C 461C uses non volatile memory so that you can continue where you left off even after powering down and restarting The current controller and channel assignments are stored whether you have stored your setup to a memory locations or not Also stored is Draw Bar mode on off DATA LSB and DATA MSB data global channel setting and last used memory preset The dual press MEMORY DUMP buttons will send out a number of Sys Ex data pack ets that represent the 10 memories you have set up in your MK 449C 461C MK 225C Press DATA LSB and RECALL simultaneously to send out memory dump This is useful for storing or backing up the contents of your memory presets externally You can record the complete memory dump in to a standard sequencer To recall the memory dump back play the MIDI track containing the recorded memory dump to the keyboard making sure that the MK 425C 449C 461C s drivers are selected as output for that particular track The current controller assignments are not affected by a memory dump or a memory send to the keyboard Once a memory dump has been sent to the keyboard you will need to recall a preset to access the new memory settings Assigning Device ID The dual press DEVICE ID buttons will allow you to assign a Device ID to the 449 461 MK 225C Press PROGRAM and DATA MSB The default Device ID is 127 which means when a memory dump is performed that dump c
29. ure 132 RPN coarse RPN LSB RPN MSB 133 RPN fine RPN LSB RPN MSB 134 NRPN coarse NRPN LSB NRPN MSB 135 NRPN fine NRPN LSB NRPN MSB 136 Master Volume GM Volume LSB Volume MSB 137 Master Pan Pan LSB Pan MSB 138 Master Coarse Tune Tuning LSB Tuning MSB 139 Master Fine Tune Tuning LSB Tuning MSB 140 Chorus Mod rate Mod rate 141 Chorus Mod Depth Mod depth 142 Feedback Feedback level 143 Send to Reverb Reverb send level 144 Pitch Bend Pitch shift LSB Pitch shift MSB 255 Controller Off General MIDI SysEx messages for details please see page 12 amp 13 yA General MIDI 2 SysEx messages add MMC Sysex messages for details please see page 7 amp 13 This value cannot be typed in using the numerical keypad Type in 144 and then press the button to set this value Evolution MK 425C 449C 461C Advanced User Guide Assignable MIDI Buttons ASSIGN Description Bank LSB Press Data Msb Press Program 0 119 120 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 255 Press Twice Standard MIDI CC s Channel Mode Messages Pitch Bend Sensitivity Channel Fine Tune Channel Coarse Tune Channel Pressure RPN Coarse RPN Fine NRPN Coarse NRPN Fine Master Volume Master Pan Master Coarse Tune Master Fine Tune Chorus Mod rate Chorus Mod Depth Feedback Send to Reverb Pitch Bend Program Bank
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