User Manual for MiDiPLUS models including: TINY Series Mini Keyboard Controller, TINY Series, Mini Keyboard Controller, Keyboard Controller, Controller
TINYseriesMIDIkeyboardUserManual 2 ImportantNotes: 1. PleaseusedryandsoftragtowipetheTINYseriesMIDIkeyboardwhencleaning.Donotusepaint thinners,organicsolvents ...
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DocumentDocumentseries User Manual MIDIPLUS Contents INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................... 2 IMPORTANT NOTES: .....................................................................................................................................................2 1. OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................................3 1.1 THE TOP PANEL .............................................................................................................................................................3 1.2 THE REAR PANEL .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 2. GUIDE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.1 READY TO USE ..............................................................................................................................................................4 2.2 PITCH AND MODULATION JOYSTICK ................................................................................................................................ 6 2.3 SHIFT ..........................................................................................................................................................................6 2.4 OCTAVE AND TRANSPOSE ..............................................................................................................................................6 2.5 CHORD MODE .............................................................................................................................................................7 2.6 SUSTAIN .....................................................................................................................................................................7 2.7 TRANSPORT .................................................................................................................................................................. 7 2.8 KNOBS (TINY+) ...........................................................................................................................................................8 2.9 PADS (TINY+) ............................................................................................................................................................. 8 3. DAW SETTINGS .........................................................................................................................................................9 3.1 STEINBERG CUBASE/NUENDO PRO(MMC) ..................................................................................................................... 9 3.2 FL STUDIO(MMC) ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 3.3 STUDIO ONE (MMC) ................................................................................................................................................. 10 3.4 PRO TOOLS (MMC) ...................................................................................................................................................13 3.5 LOGIC PRO X (MMC) ...............................................................................................................................................14 3.6 REAPER (MMC) ........................................................................................................................................................ 15 4. APPENDIX ...............................................................................................................................................................16 4.1 SPECIFICATIONS ..........................................................................................................................................................16 4.2 MIDI CC LIST ........................................................................................................................................................... 17 4.3 MIDI DIN TO 3.5MM TRS ADAPTER ............................................................................................................................ 18 TINY series MIDI keyboard User Manual 1 Introduction Thank you for purchsing the MIDIPLUS TINY series MIDI keyboard, They are available in two model:Basic and Controller Editions.The 32 keys MIDI Keyboard features velocity sensitive,joystick and transport control,and can be customized via the MIDIPLUS Control Center, which can be downloaded from the MIDIPLUS website. Please read this manual before you start using, to help you quickly understand the basic operations and features of TINY series MIDI keyboard. Package included: TINY series MIDI keyboard USB cable Cubase LE Registration paper MIDIPLUS Pasters Important Notes: 1. Please use dry and soft rag to wipe the TINY series MIDI keyboard when cleaning. Do not use paint thinners, organic solvents, detergents or other wipes soaked in aggressive chemicals so as not to discolor the panel or keyboard. 2. Please unplug the usb cable and turn off the TINY series MIDI keyboard when the keyboard will not be used for long period of time or during a thunderstorm. 3. Avoid using TINY series MIDI keyboard near water or wet places, such as bathtub, pool, or similar places. 4. Please do not place the TINY series MIDI keyboard in an unstable place to avoid acciedental falling. 5. Please do not place heavy objects on the TINY series MIDI keyboard. 6. Please avoid placing TINY series MIDI keyboard with poor air circulation. 7. Please do not open inside of TINY series MIDI keyboard, avoid any metal falling may causing fire or electric shock 8. Avoid spilling any liquid on the TINY series MIDI keyboard. 9. Avoid using TINY series MIDI keyboard in case of thunder or lightning 10. Please do not expose TINY series MIDI keyboard to scorchingsun 11. Please do not use TINY series MIDI keyboard when there is gas leakage nearby. TINY series MIDI keyboard User Manual 2 1. Overview 1.1 The Top Panel Basic Edition: Pitch and Modulation joystick: Control the pitch bend and modulation parameters of your sound. SHIFT: Activate semitone control or Controller. Transport: Offers MMC modes, controls your DAW's transport. Transpose and Octave: Activate keyboard's semitone control and octave control. CHORD: Activate keyboard's Chord mode. SUSTAIN: Activate keyboard's SUSTAIN. Keyboard: Trigger notes on/off. Controller Edition: Knobs: Control DAW and software instrument parameters. Pads: Trigger channel 10 instrument note. TINY series MIDI keyboard User Manual 3 1.2 The Rear Panel SUSTAIN: Connect to a SUSTAIN pedal. USB: Connect to your computer, this port provides both power and MIDI data. MIDI Out: Sends MIDI data to external MIDI device. 2. Guide 2.1 Ready to use Use with computer: Connect TINY series MIDI keyboard to your computer using the included USB cable. TINY series MIDI keyboard is a class-compliant USB device, so its drivers are automatically installed when connecting to a computer. TINY series MIDI keyboard User Manual 4 Use with MIDIPLUS miniEngine series sound engine: Connect TINY series MIDI keyboard to the USB Host of miniEngine using the included USB cable, hold down the Power button to turn on the power. connect your speaker or headphone to miniEngine and turn on the miniEngine. Use with external MIDI device: Connect to a USB 5V power adapter using the included USB cable, connect the MIDI OUT of TINY series MIDI keyboard to MIDI IN of external MIDI device with a 5 pin MIDI cable. TINY series MIDI keyboard User Manual 5 2.2 Pitch and Modulation joystick The joystick of TINY series MIDI Keyboard allows for real-time Pitch bend and Modulation control. Sliding left or right on the joystick will raise or lower the pitch of the selected tone. The range of this effect is set within the hardware or software instrument being controlled. Sliding up or down on the joystick increases the amount of modulation on the selected tone. The response depends on the settings of the instrument being controlled. Certain instruments or presets will not use the modulation parameter. In the MIDIPLUS Control Center, the pitch bend can be defined by you as CC number (range CC0-CC128) and MIDI channel (range 0-16).the Modulation Control can be defined by you as CC number (range CC0-CC127) and MIDI channel (range 0-16). 2.3 SHIFT Hold down SHIFT button to access the transpose function and switch the Pad Banks. 2.4 Octave and Transpose Octave: Pressing the < or > button to SHIFT the octave range of keyboard, when activated, the selected octave button will blink,The blink frequency changes with the Octave. Transpose: Press and hold the SHIFT button, then pressing the < or > button to transpose, when activated, the SHIFT button will light up. TINY series MIDI keyboard User Manual 6 2.5 Chord mode To activate Chord mode, just hold down the CHORD button, and play your preferred Chord (maximum of 10 notes) on the keyboard after it flashes. Once you release the CHORD button, this Chord can be played by pressing just one note. The lowest note of the Chord selected is considered to be the bottom note, and is automatically transposed to any new note you play. Press the CHORD button again to deactivate Chord mode. 2.6 SUSTAIN Activate the SUSTAIN button will add SUSTAIN effects to the keyboard, it has 2 working mode: Press SUSTAIN once to activate SUSTAIN, press again to deactivate. Hold down SUSTAIN to activate SUSTAIN, release to deactivate. 2.7 Transport The three transport buttons of the TINY series MIDI keyboard are in MMC mode, which represent Play, Stop, and Record. In the MIDIPLUS Control Center, the Transport button contains the MMC mode and the CC mode. In MMC mode, you can customize the mode of the Transport button: Stop, Play, Fast forward, Rewind and Record; In CC mode, you can customize the CC number (range CC0-CC127), MIDI channel (range 0-16) and mode (Gate/Toggle). TINY series MIDI keyboard User Manual 7 2.8 Knobs (TINY+) TINY seires MIDI keyboard features 4 knobs, the default MIDI CC# of knobs as below: Knobs K1 K2 K3 K4 MIDI CC# (Default) CC#93 CC#91 CC#71 CC#74 In the MIDIPLUS Control Center, you can customize the CC number (range CC0-CC127) and MIDI channel (range 0-16) of K1-K4 respectively. 2.9 Pads (TINY+) TINY+ features 4 velocity sensitive pads represents different Pad Banks, 4 Pad Banks can be switched by pressing the SHIFT and Pads,and they can send different note.The note of 4 Pad Banks as below: BANK A Pad 1=36 Pad 2=37 Pad 3=38 Pad 4=39 BANK B Pad 1=40 Pad 2=41 Pad 3=42 Pad 4=43 BANK C BANK D Pad 1=44 Pad 1=48 Pad 2=45 Pad 2=49 Pad 3=46 Pad 3=50 Pad 4=47 Pad 4=51 In the MIDIPLUS Control Center, the PAD contains NOTE mode and CC mode. In NOTE mode, you can customize Note (range 0-127) and MIDI channel (range 0-16) for the Pad. In CC mode, you can customize the CC number (range 0-127), MIDI channel (range 0-16), and strike pad mode (Gate/Toggle). TINY series MIDI keyboard User Manual 8 3. DAW Settings 3.1 Steinberg Cubase/Nuendo Pro(MMC) 1. Go to menu: Transport > Project Synchronization Setup... 2. Select the Machine Control and enable MMC Slave Active, set the MIDI Input and MIDI Output as TINY series MIDI keyboard, then set the MMC Device ID as 116 3. Click on OK to finish setup Note: Cubase LE/AI/Elements does not support MMC. TINY series MIDI keyboard User Manual 9 3.2 FL Studio(MMC) 1. Go to menu: Options > MIDI settings (keyboard shortcut: F10) 2. In the Input tab, find and Enable TINY series MIDI keyboard, then close the window to finish setup 3.3 Studio One (MMC) 1. Go to menu: Studio One > Options...(keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+, ) TINY series MIDI keyboard User Manual 10 2. Select the External Devices 3. Then click on Add... 4. Select New Keyboard 5. Set both Receive From and Send To as TINY series MIDI keyboard 6. Click on OK to finish this part * Step 7 and 8 applies to Studio One 3 and earlier version TINY series MIDI keyboard User Manual 11 7. Click on Add... 8. Find the PreSonus folder in the list and select MMC, set both Receive From and Send To TINY series MIDI keyboard, then click on OK to finish setup. * Step 9 and 10 applies to Studio One 4 and later version 9. Go to menu: Studio One > Options...(keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+, ) TINY series MIDI keyboard User Manual 12 10. Select the Advanced and select the Synchronization, enable the Sync to External Devices, set MIDI Machine Control is TINY series MIDI keyboard, then click on OK to finish setup. 3.4 Pro Tools (MMC) 1. Go to menu: Setup > Peripherals... TINY series MIDI keyboard User Manual 13 2.In the pop-up window, click on the Machine Control tab, find the MIDI Machine Control Remote (Slave) and click it, set the ID as 116, then close the window to finish setup. 3.5 Logic Pro X (MMC) 1. Go to menu: Preferences > MIDI... 2. Select the Sync window, find the MIDI sync Project Settings... and click on it TINY series MIDI keyboard User Manual 14 3. Enable the Listen to MIDI Machine Control (MMC) Input , then close the window to finish setup. 3.6 Reaper (MMC) 1. Go to menu: Options > Preferences... (keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + P) TINY series MIDI keyboard User Manual 15 2. In the Preferences window, click on the MIDI Devices tab, find and right click on the the TINY series MIDI keyboard from the Device list, select Enable input and Enable input for control messages, then close the window to finish setup. 4. Appendix 4.1 Specifications Model Keyboard Maximum Polyphony Buttons Knobs (TINY+) Pads (TINY+) Connectors Dimensions Net Weight TINY Series 32 notes keyboard with velocity sensitive 64 1 SHIFT, 3 Transport, 2 Octave, 1 SUSTAIN, 1 CHORD 4 Knobs 4 velocity pads with backlit 1 USB Type C, 1 MIDI out, 1 SUSTAIN TINY: 390 x 133 x 40(mm) TINY+:390 x 133 x 46 (mm) TINY: 0.56kg TINY+:0.65kg TINY series MIDI keyboard User Manual 16 4.2 MIDI CC List CC Number 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ~ 13 14 ~ 15 16 ~ 19 20 ~ 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 ~ 45 46 ~ 47 48 ~ 51 52 ~ 63 64 65 Purpose Bank Select MSB Modulation Breath Controller Undefined Foot Controller Portamento Time Data Entry MSB Main Volume Balance Undefined Pan Expression Controller Effect Controller 1 ~ 2 Undefined General Purpose Controller 1 ~ 4 Undefined Bank Select LSB Modulation LSB Breath Controller LSB Undefined Foot Controller LSB Portamento LSB Data Entry LSB Main Volume LSB Balance LSB Undefined Pan LSB Expression Controller LSB Effect Controller LSB 1 ~ 2 Undefined General Purpose Controller LSB 1 ~ 4 Undefined Sustain Portamento On/Off CC Number 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 ~ 79 80 ~ 83 84 85 ~ 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 ~ 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 Purpose Sostenuto On/Off Soft Pedal On/Off Legato Footswitch Hold 2 Sound Variation Timbre / Harmonic Quality Release Time Attack Time Brightness Sound Controller 6 ~ 10 General Purpose Controller 5 ~ 8 Portamento Control Undefined Reverb Send Level Effects 2 Depth Chorus Send Level Effects 4 Depth Effects 5 Depth Data Increment Data Decrement NRPN LSB NRPN MSB RPN LSB RPN MSB Undefined All Sound Off Reset All Controllers Local Control On/Off All Notes Off Omni Mode Off Omni Mode On Mono Mode On Poly Mode On TINY series MIDI keyboard User Manual 17 4.3 MIDI DIN to 3.5mm TRS Adapter TINY seires MIDI keyboard features a 3.5mm mini jack MIDI OUT, if you want to connect to the standard 5 pin MIDI IN, you need to use a 3.5mm TRS to MIDI DIN adapter, please note that there are 3 most common type adapter, make sure you are using the Type A, the MIDI-pin arrangement as below: MIDI 4 (Source) > TRS Ring MIDI 2 (Shield) > TRS Sleeve MIDI 5 (Sink) > TRS Tip TINY series MIDI keyboard User Manual 18 www.midiplus.com TINY series MIDI keyboard User Manual 18