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MiDiPLUS XMAX Series Brand New Midi Keyboard

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the X Max Series MIDI keyboard. This series includes X4 Max, X6 Max, and X8 Max, which feature 49, 61, and 88 semi-weighted keys with velocity-sensitive and aftertouch. They come with over 200 built-in voices, equipped with pitch bend and modulation wheels, transport controls, encoders, and pads. In addition, the X Max Series is compatible with many popular DAWs. It offers 20 smart scales, including Chinese Pentatonic, Japanese, Blues and more. With four velocity response curves, including Normal, Fixed, Soft and Hard, it provides an enhanced user experience. Please read this guide carefully before use to get started quickly.

Important Notes
Please read the following precautions carefully before use to avoid damaging the equipment or causing personal injury. Precautions include but are not limited to the following:

  1. Read and understand all the illustrations.
  2. Always follow the instructions on the device.
  3. Before cleaning the device, always remove the batteries and the USB cable. When cleaning, use a soft and dry cloth. Do not use gasoline, alcohol, acetone, turpentine or any other organic solutions; do not use a liquid cleaner, spray or cloth that’s too wet.
  4. Disconnect the USB cable and remove the batteries if not used for extended periods.
  5. Do not use the device near water or moisture, such as a bathtub, sink, swimming pool or similar place.
  6. Do not place the device in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over.
  7. Do not place heavy objects on the device.
  8. Do not place the device near a heat vent at any location with poor air circulation.
  9. Do not open or insert anything into the device that may cause a fire or electrical shock.
  10. Do not spill any kind of liquid onto the device.
  11. Do not expose the device to hot sunlight.
  12. Do not use the device when there is a gas leak nearby.

Overview

The Top Panel

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  1. X knob: For controlling DAW and software instrument parameters or setting the keyboard parameters.
  2. Transport buttons: For controlling the transport of DAW.
  3. Knobs: For the control of DAW and software instrument parameters.
  4. Buttons: For the control of DAW and software instrument parameters.
  5. Display: Provides real time feedback of control information.
  6. Pads: Send channel 10 instrument notes.
  7. Function buttons: For controlling the keyboards function.
  8. faders(Only X6 Max and X8 Max): For the control of DAW and software instrument parameters.
  9. Transpose button: Activate keyboard’s semitone control.
  10. Octave buttons: Activate keyboard’s octave control.
  11. Pitch & Modulation touch joywheel: For controlling the pitch bend and modulation parameters of the sound.
  12. X band: For controlling the expression of sounds.
  13. Keyboard: Trigger notes on/off, also can be used as shortcuts to access edit more parameters.
  14. Headphone: For access to 6.35mm headphones.

The Rear Panel MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-2

  1. AUX IN: Stereo audio input.External devices can be connected (3-segment cable only)
  2. OUTPUT L/R: Connect the active speaker or line in device.
  3. MIDI IN/THUR/OUT: Receive or send MIDI message, connect the external MIDI device.
  4. ASSIGN: Assignable pedal input, connect an expression pedal by default.
  5. PROG SWITCH: Assignable pedal input, connect a program change pedal by default.
  6. SUSTAIN: Assignable pedal input, connect a sustain pedal by default.
  7. USB: Connect to your computer, this port provides both power and MIDI data
  8. DC: Conect the power adapter.

Guide

Ready to useMiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-3

Play in standalone: Please use the included power adapter to connect the X Max, at the same time, please plug your headphones into the headphone jack of the X Max. Alternatively, you can connect to the active speaker through the rear OUTPUT L/R jacks, turn the X knob to select a voice and start playing. MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-4

Connect to a Computer: Please use the included USB cable to connect the X Max to your computer. The X Max is a plug-and-play device on both Windows and Mac OS, and it will automatically install the necessary drivers without any additional installation. After launching your DAW software, select the X Max as your MIDI input device to get started. MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-5

Select a scene: X Max’s default scene is Performance, which is designed for standalone use for practice and performance. When you connect X Max to your computer and use DAWs, you can press the SCENE button and then turn the X knob to select the scene that corresponds to your DAW software for a better experience. MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-6

Use with external MIDI device: Use the supplied included power adapter to connect the X Max, and then connect the X Max’s MIDI OUT/MIDI IN jacks to the MIDI jacks of an external MIDI device using a 5-pin MIDI cable.

X Knob MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-7

The X knob has two working mode, the default mode is General Mode, long press about 0.5 seconds to switch to Setup Mode, which allows you to set the keyboard’s relevant parameter options, for more details please refer to

Setting Mode

  • Normal Mode: Turn the X knob to switch sound. Mode change when using some of the function buttons and key sub-functions.
  • Setting Mode: Turn the X knob to select options, press to confirm, press about 0.5 seconds to exit the setting mode.

Transpose and Octave

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Pressing the ◀ or ▶ button to shift the octave range of keyboard, when activated, the selected octave button will light up, press the ◀ and ▶ buttons simultaneously to quickly reset the octave shift. Press and hold the TRANS button, then pressing the ◀ or ▶ button to transpose, when activated, the TRANS button will light up, at this time press the TRANS button once to turn off the shift temporarily, press the TRANS button again to restore the shift memory of the last shift, and press the TRANS button to reset the shift setting, the TRANS button light will indicate that the shift has been activated with bright orange, the button light will indicate that there exists a shift memory with 70% bright orange, and the button light will indicate that the shift has not been activated or that the shift is zero with dark orange.

Pitch and Modulation MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-9

Two joywheel allow for real-time pitch bend and modulation control. Sliding up or down on the Pitch joywheel will raise or lower the pitch of the selected tone. Pitch defaults to the middle position and will automatically return to the middle point when you release your hand. Sliding up on the Modulation touch joywheel increases the amount of modulation on the selected sound. Mod defaults to the bottom position and will remain in the last position touched by your finger when you release your hand.

X bandMiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-10

X Max series keyboard has a capacitive touch strip for real-time expression control. Sliding left or right on the X band will raise or lower the expression. Leftmost is 0, defalt is the max. Sliding left or right, the parameters will remain in the last position touched by you release your hand.

Transport Buttons MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-11

X Max series keyboard has 6 transport buttons with two mode: Performance(default) and DAWs mode. Pressing the SCENE button, you can change different DAWs mode. Please refer to 3.1 SCENE Button for detailed operation. The tansport buttons in Performance mode have an undefined MIDI CC number, You can map within the DAW software based on your personal usage habits. In DAWs mode, these buttons controls the transport of DAWs, Please refer to 6. DAW Settings for detailed operation steps. MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-12

You can change the buttons’ MIDI CC (Continuous Controller) number to control other functions via the configuration software MIDIPLUS Control Center. Please refer to 7. MIDIPLUS Control Center for detailed operation.

Knobs MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-13

X Max series keyboard has 8 assignable knobs with three mode: Performance(default), DAWs and ARP mode.the control functions of each knob are as follows:

Knob Function MIDI CC Number
K1 Portamento Time CC05
K2 Portamento Control CC84
K3 Timbre/Harmonic Intens CC71
K4 Brightness CC74
K5 Chorus Send Level CC93
K6 Reverb Send Level CC91
K7 Pan CC10
K8 Channel Volume CC07

You can change the knobs’ MIDI CC (Continuous Controller) number to control other functions via the configuration software MIDIPLUS Control Center. Please refer to 7. MIDIPLUS Control Center for detailed operation.

Buttons

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X Max series keyboard has 8 assignable buttons with three mode: Performance(default), DAWs and Program Change mode.the control functions of each button are as follows:

Button Function MIDI CC Number
B1 Portamento On/Off CC65
B2 Sostenuto On/Off CC66
B3 Soft Pedal On/Off CC67
B4 Legato FootControl CC68
B5 General Purpose Controller 5 CC80
B6 General Purpose Controller 6 CC81
B7 General Purpose Controller 7 CC82
B8 General Purpose Controller 8 CC83

You can change the buttons’ MIDI CC (Continuous Controller) number to control other functions via the configuration software MIDIPLUS Control Center. Please refer to 7. MIDIPLUS Control Center for detailed operation.

faders (only X6 Max and X8 Max)

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X Max series keyboard has 8 assignable faders with two mode: Performance(default) and DAWs mode.the control functions of each fader are as follows:

fader Function MIDI CC Number
K1 Breath Controller CC02
K2 Vibrato Rate CC76
K3 Vibrato Depth CC77
K4 Celestes Depth CC94
K5 Tremolo Depth CC92
K6 Phaser Depth CC95
K7 Attack Time CC73
K8 Release Time CC72

You can change the faders’ MIDI CC (Continuous Controller) number to control other functions via the configuration software MIDIPLUS Control Center. Please refer to 7. MIDIPLUS Control Center for detailed operation.

Pads

The X Max series features 8 velocity-sensitive pads with RGB lights, featuring 4 modes that are switched via the PAD button and CHORD button.Press the CHORD button to switch between Note mode and Chord Memory mode, and press the PAD button to switch between Note mode and CC mode. You can press the PAD button to activate the Chord Trigger mode after opening the CHORD button.

  • NOTE mode(Default): Press any PAD to play drums, default control MIDI channel 10.
  • Chord Memory mode: Store chords in the PAD, press any one PAD and play one key to play the chord.
  • CC mode: Press any PAD send MIDI CC.
  • Chord Trigger mode: Press any one PAD to play the chord, default control MIDI channel 1.

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Function Buttons MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-17

  • X Max series keyboard has 9 function buttons, please refer to 3. Function Buttons for detailed operation steps.
  • SCENE Button: Change DAW preset.
  • ARP Button: Arpeggiator.
  • PAD 9-16 Button: Page turning of PADs.
  • CHORD Button: Switch the PADs to chord memory mode.
  • SUSTAIN Button: Sustain on or off.
  • SPLIT Button: Keyboard split.
  • KNOB Button: Switch the knobs to arpeggiator control.
  • BUTTON Button: Switch the buttons to quickly change the sound.
  • PAD Button: Switch the PADs to chord trigger and CC mode

Keyboard

X Max provides 49/61/88 Full-sized, Semi-weighted velocity-sensitive Keys. These keys also can be used as shortcuts to set controllers, MIDI channel in Setting Mode, for details, please refer to 4. Setting Mode.MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-18

When in Setting Mode, the keys with labeled functions will be used as shortcuts to access the parameters, the labeled keys as follow:

  • VEL: Setting the keyboard velocity sensitive curve, select between Normal, Fixed, Soft, Hard or Custom. The default is Normal.
  • CLOCK: Setting the ARP clock control, select between Internal, USB and MIDI IN.The default is Internal.
  • MSB: Setting the controller number for “Most Significant Byte” (ie, MSB) of Bank Select. This message has a range between 0 and 127. The default is 0.
  • LSB: Setting the controller number for “Least Significant Byte” (ie, LSB) of Bank Select. This message has a range between 0 and 127. The default is 0.
  • SCALE: Selecting the build in Smart Scale, when a scale is selected, the scale notes will be mapped on the white keys, for details, please refer to 8.2 Scales, the default is Off.
  • LEARN: Set the scale mode to EASY or LEARN.
  • MIDI CHANNELS: Setting the MIDI Channel of the keyboard, the range between 1 to 16, the default is 1.

Note: The keyboard aftertouch can be assigned to any CC controller. The default functions for each scene preset are as follows:

Scene Aftertouch Assignable
Performance CC01 No
Ableton Live Channel Aftertouch No
Steinberg Cubase Channel Aftertouch No
FL Studio Channel Aftertouch No
Logic Pro Channel Aftertouch No
Performance1 CC01 Yes
Performance2 CC01 Yes

Function Buttons

SCENE Button MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-19

Press the Scene button, turn the X knob to switch DAW. Press again to confirm the current selection, and the knobs, buttons, faders and transport buttons become the corresponding DAW control. X Max series keyboard also includes 2 Performance presets and 3 USER presets for users to create their own presets.

ARP Button MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-20

Press the ARP button to activate the arpeggiator, and the Knob button will light up. You can press any note to play the arpeggiator, and turn the knobs to change ARP parameters. Please refer to 3.7 KNOB Button for detailed operation of Knob button.

PAD 9-16 Button MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-21

Press the PAD 9-16 button to page turning of PADs, you can turn pages in note mode, Chord Memory mode and Chord Trigger mode.

CHORD Button

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Chord button have 2 function mode: Short press the button activate Chord Memory mode, select any one PAD can play the PAD chord. Pressing and holding the button to enter Chord Recording mode, select any one PAD and the PAD light will flash. Then play any note on the keyboard, and press the PAD to stored the chord. Press and hold the chord button again to exit recording, and the chord can be used for Chord Memory mode and Chord Trigger mode.

SUSTAIN Button MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-23

Sustain button button has 2 trigger modes: Short press the button will on, press again will off. Pressing and holding the button without releasing it switches the sustain function on, and releasing it switches it off.

SPLIT Button MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-24

Split button have 2 triggering mode: Short press button will on, the defalt split point is C4. Any operation after power on will only affect the left partition. Press again will off. If you press and hold the button without releasing it and press any note to change the split point, that note will be the new split point when the button is released.

KNOB Button MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-25

When the Knob button is pressed, the 8 controller knobs’ functions change to ARP parameter control functions. When the ARP button is turned on, the Knob button is also turned on. The functions of the knobs when the Knob button is switched on are as follows.

  • K1/Swing: Control the swing of even notes. You can select OFF or the range from 51~75; the default is OFF.
  • K2/Rate: Set the duration of each arpeggiator step. You can select 1/4, 1/4 Triplet, 1/8, 1/8 Triplet, 1/16, 1/16 Triplet, 1/32 or 1/32 Triplet, the default is 1/8.
  • K3/Tempo: Control the tempo of the arpeggiator, and the tempo range is from 30~300 BPM. The default is 120 BPM.
  • K4/Order: Change the playing order of the arpeggiator. You can select Up, Down, EXCL, INCL, Played, Random or Mutate. The default is Up.
  • Up: Plays the current notes from lowest to highest.
  • Down: Plays the current notes from highest to lowest.
  • EXCL: Plays the current notes from lowest to highest and back again, the lowest note and the highest note play once.
  • INCL: Plays the current notes from lowest to highest and back again, the lowest note and the highest note play twice.
  • Played: Plays the current notes in the order they were originally played.
  • Random: Plays the current notes in a random, non-repeating order.
  • Mutate: Plays the current notes in mutate.
  • K5/Octave: Control the octave of arpeggiator, and the octave range is from 1~4. The default is 1.
  • K6/Gate: Control the length of the individual notes, and the range is from 5%~95%. The default is 50%.
  • K7/Mutate: Control the parameters of mutate,and the range is from 0~100. The default is 0.
  • K8/Latch: Control the state of arpeggiator when your hands leave the keyboard. You can select OFF and ON, the default is OFF.

BUTTON Button MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-26

8 buttons default CC mode, when the button is pressed, the 8 button functions change to quick sound select. Press the button again back to the CC mode function of buttons.The functions of the buttons when the Button button is switched on are as follows.

Number Sound
B1 Grand Piano
B2 Dyno E.Piano
B3 FM E.Piano DX
B4 Class.Strs&Pad
B5 Class.Polysyn
B6 M12 Brass
B7 Bangdi
B8 Guzheng

PAD Button

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PAD button has 2 function mode: The 1st mode: Press the PAD button to switch between Note mode and CC mode. The first press switches the PAD to CC mode and the PAD button with bright orange, press any PAD to send MIDI CC. The second press switches the PAD to Note mode and the PAD button with dark orange, press any PAD to play drums. The 2nd mode: When the CHORD button is open with bright orange, the Chord Memory mode of thePAD is activated. Then press the PAD button, the CHORD button will turn dark orange and the PAD button will turn green, PAD will go into Chord Trigger mode. In Chord Trigger mode, press the PAD to play chords directly. Press the PAD button again to change to Chord Memory mode, the PAD button will turn dark orange and the CHORD button will turn bright orange, press any one PAD to play one key chord.

Setting Mode

In the Setting Mode, you can set your keyboard easily. Long-press the X knob for about 0.5 seconds, the knob light will breathe when entering the Setting Mode.

Changing The Keyboard Velocity Curve

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Press and hold the X knob for about 0.5 seconds, when the knob light is breathing, follow these steps:

  1. Press the key labeled “VEL.”, the screen will display the currently selected velocity curve,
  2. Turn the X knob to select Normal, Fixed, Soft, Hard or Custom,
  3. Press the X knob to confirm, the screen will display you just selected velocity curve.

Changing The MIDI Clock Mode

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Press and hold the X knob for about 0.5 seconds, when the knob light is breathing, follow these steps:

  1. Press the key labeled “CLOCK”, the screen will display the currently selected MIDI clock mode,
  2. Turn the X knob to select Internal, USB or MIDI IN,
  3. Press the X knob to confirm, the screen will display you just selected MIDI clock mode.

Changing The Bank MSB MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-29

Press and hold the X knob for about 0.5 seconds, when the knob light is breathing, follow these steps:

  1. Press the key labeled “MSB”, the screen will display the currently value,
  2. Turn the X knob to set the controller number between 0 and 127,
  3. Press the X knob to confirm, the screen will display you just selected controller number.

Changing The Bank LSB MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-30

Press and hold the X knob for about 0.5 seconds, when the knob light is breathing, follow these steps:

  1. Press the key labeled “LSB”, the screen will display the currently value,
  2. Turn the X knob to set the controller number between 0 and 127,
  3. Press the X knob to confirm, the screen will display you just selected controller number.

Selecting a Smart Scale MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-31

Press and hold the X knob for about 0.5 seconds, when the knob light is breathing, follow these steps:

  1. Press the key labeled “SCALE”, the screen will display the currently scale,
  2. Turn the X knob to select a scale,
  3. Press the X knob to confirm, the screen will display you just selected scale name.

Changing The Scale Mode MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-32

Press and hold the X knob for about 0.5 seconds, when the knob light is breathing, follow these steps:

  1. Press the key labeled “LEARN”, the screen will display the currently scale mode,
  2. Turn the X knob to select EASY or LEARN,
  3. Press the X knob to confirm, the screen will display you just selected scale mode.

Changing The MIDI Channel MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-33

  1. Press and hold the X knob for about 0.5 seconds, when the knob light is breathing.
  2. Press the corresponding note on the keyboard below the MIDI channels you wish to select. 10, for instance, the screen will display “10”, The keyboard will exit the Setting Mode, and the MIDI Channel is changed to channel 10 successfully.

Factory Reset

At some point you may wish to reset your device back to factory settings. To perform a factory reset on your X Max, please follow these steps:

  1. Disconnect the USB cable or power adapter,
  2. Press and hold the “B1” and “B2” buttons,
  3. Plug in the USB cable or power adapter,
  4. Release the “B1” and “B2” buttons when the screen displays “RESET”.

Note: Performing a factory reset will clear all your changes to the keyboard. Please operates carefully. Press and hold the 2 Octave buttons and plug in the USB cable or power adapter, X Max will enter update mode. Then plug in the USB cable or power adapter and X Max will switch on normally.

DAW Settings

X Max series keyboard have two mode: Performance mode(default) and DAW mode. In DAW mode, X knob, Tansport buttons, 8 knobs, 8 buttons and 8 faders can be control of some popular DAWs. You need to change X Max to the corresponding DAW mode, please refer to 3.1 SCENE Button. Script download: XMax Script

Ableton Live

  1. Download Ableton Live script folder.
  2. Copy the script folder to
    Windows
    C:\Users\(your username)\AppData\Roaming\Ableton\Live (version number)\Preferences\User Remote Scripts
    MAC:
    Macintosh HD\Users\(your username)\library\preferences\Ableton\Live (版本号)\User Remote ScriptsMiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-34
  3. Open Options >> Preferences in the menu bar, select the Link/Tempo/MIDI tab, select your keyboard model in the Control screen, select your MIDI keyboard in Input/Output, and set the settings in MIDI Ports as shown below:MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-35

Steinberg Cubase/Nuendo

  1. Download Cubase script file.
  2. Copy the script folder to C:\Users\(your username)\Documents\Steinberg\Cubase\MIDI Remote\Driver Scripts\LocalMiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-36
  3. Open the software and use it(You need to use Cubase 11 or higher)

FL Studio

  1. Download FL Studio script folder.
  2. Copy the script folder to C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Image-Line\FL Studio\Settings\HardwareMiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-37
  3. In the menu, click Options >> MIDI Settings.MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-38
  4. Select MIDI in the window, and choose your keybard.MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-39
  5. In the Controller Type drop down list, select MIDIPLUS X Max, and then enable it by clicking “Activate.”

Logic Pro X

  1. Download Logic Pro X script folder.
  2. Open Install_X_Max_Scripts.dmg.MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-41
  3. Click on Double-click-to-Install to install.MiDiPLUS-XMAX-Series-Brand-New-Midi-Keyboard-fig-42

MIDIPLUS Control Center

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  1.  Scene: You can set the X Max to different scenes, the default Performance and DAW scenes cannot be changed. You can select the Performance or User scene to create your own preset, and these presets can be saved in the X Max.
    1. Tansport: You can configure the CC number, MIDI Channel and button type of the tansport buttons.
    2. Knobs: You can configure the CC number and MIDI Channel of 8 knobs.
    3. Buttons: You can select the difference mode to configure. In CC mode(Button mode off), you can configure the CC number, MIDI Channel and button type. In sound mode(Button mode on), you can configure the sound of 8 buttons.
    4. Faders: You can configure the CC number and MIDI Channel of 8 faders.
    5. Aftertouch: You can configure the CC number keyboard aftertouch.
    6. PADs: You can select the difference mode to configure. In Note mode(PAD mode off), you can configure the note(drum) and MIDI Channel. In CC mode(PAD mode on), you can configure the CC number, MIDI Channel and Pad type.
  2. Modulation Joywheels: You can configure the CC number and MIDI Channel of the modulation joywheel.
  3. X Band: You can configure the CC number and MIDI Channel of the X Band.
  4. Keyboard: You can configure the Vel. Curve, MIDI Channel, Scale, Scale Mode and aftertouch switch of keyboard.
  5. Stand by: You can configure the stand by time of X max.
  6. Split: You can configure the MIDI Channel, split point and controller allocate of the left or right part.
  7. Pedals: You can configure the mode of 3 pedals. In CC mode, you can configure the CC number and MIDI Channel. In sound mode, you can configure the MIDI Channel.
  8. Arpeggiator: You can configure the Swing, Rate, Tempo, Order, Octave, Gate, Mutate, Latch and Clock Source of the arpeggiator.

Note: please visit the Download Address to download the MIDIPLUS CONTROL CENTER.

Appendix

Specifications

Product Name X Max
Keyboard 49/61/88 Full-sized, Semi-weighted, velocity-sensitive, and aftertouch Keys
Maximum Polyphony 64
Screen TFT
Button 2 Octave buttons, 1 Transpose button, 6 Transport buttons, 8 Parameter knobs and 9 function knobs
Knob 1 Clickable encoder and 8 knobs
PAD 8 velocity-sensitive pads with backlit
Joy Wheel 1 Pitch, 1 Modulation
Touch joywheel 1 Touch joywheel
Connectors USB port, MIDI IN, MIDI THRU, MIDI OUT, Sustain pedal input, Prog Switch pedal Input, Assign pedal input, 2 Balance output, 1 AUX IN jack and 1

Headphone jack

Dimensions X4Max:792.3*209.8*86.4 mm     X6Max:957.5*209.8*86.4 mm

X8Max:1335*209.8*86.4 mm

Net Weight X4Max:5.00 kg        X6Max:6.07 kg        X8Max:8.26 kg

Scales

SCALE NOTE
OFF
China 1 C, D, E, G, A
China 2 C, E♭, F, G,B♭
Japan 1 C,D♭, F, G, B♭
Japan 2 C, D, E♭, G, A♭
Blues 1 C, E♭, F, F♯, G, B♭
Blues 2 C, D, E♭, E, G, A
BeBop C, D, E, F, G, A, B♭, B
Whole Tone C, D, E, F♯, G♯, B♭
Middle East C, D♭, E, F, G, A♭, B
Dorian C, D, E♭, F, G, A, B♭
Lydian C, D, E, F♯, G, A, B
Harmonic Minor C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, B
Minor C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭
Phrygian C, D♭, E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭
Hungarian Minor C, D, E♭, F♯, G, A♭, B
Egypt C, D♭, E♭, E, G, A♭, B♭
Vaporwave C, D, E♭, G, B♭
Dangerous C, D, F♯, A
Ryukyu Island C, D, E, G, B
Cowboy C, D, E♭, F, G, B♭

MIDI CC List

CC No. Control Function CC No. Control Function
0 Bank Select MSB 65 Portamento On/Off
1 Modulation 66 Sostenuto On/Off
2 Breath Controller 67 Soft Pedal On/Off
3 Undefined 68 Legato FootControl
4 Foot Controller 69 Hold 2
5 Portamento Time 70 Sound Variation
6 Data Entry MSB 71 Timbre/Harmonic Intens.
7 Channel Volume 72 Release Time
8 Balance 73 Attack Time
9 Undefined 74 Brightness
10 Pan 75 Decay Time
11 Expression Controller 76 Vibrato Rate
12 Effect Controller 1 77 Vibrato Depth
13 Effect Controller 2 78 Vibrato Delay
14 ~ 15 Undefined 79 Sound Controller 10
16 General Purpose Controller 1 80 General Purpose Controller 5
17 General Purpose Controller 2 81 General Purpose Controller 6
18 General Purpose Controller 3 82 General Purpose Controller 7
19 General Purpose Controller 4 83 General Purpose Controller 8
20 ~ 31 Undefined 84 Portamento Control
32 Bank Select LSB 85 ~ 90 Undefined
33 Modulation LSB 91 Reverb Send Level
34 Breath Controller LSB 92 Tremolo Depth
35 Undefined 93 Chorus Send Level
36 Foot Controller LSB 94 Celestes Depth
37 Portamento LSB 95 Phaser Depth
38 Data Entry LSB 96 Data Increment
39 Channel Volume LSB 97 Data Decrement
40 Balance LSB 98 NRPN LSB
41 Undefined 99 NRPN MSB
42 Pan LSB 100 RPN LSB
43 Expression Controller LSB 101 RPN MSB
44 Effect Controller 1 LSB 102 ~ 119 Undefined
45 Effect Controller 2 LSB 120 All Sound Off
46 ~ 47 Undefined 121 Reset All Controllers
48 General Purpose Controller 1 LSB 122 Local Control On/Off
49 General Purpose Controller 2 LSB 123 All Notes Off
50 General Purpose Controller 3 LSB 124 Omni Mode Off
51 General Purpose Controller 4 LSB 125 Omni Mode On
52 ~ 63 Undefined 126 Mono Mode On
64 Sustain 127 Poly Mode On

Voice List

Number Name Number Name Number Name
Piano Organ 74 Overdrive Guitar 2
1 Grand Piano 37 Hammond Organ 75 Distortion Guitar
2 Grand Piano 2 38 Hammond Organ 2 76 Guitar Harmonics
3 Grand Piano 3 39 Percussive Organ 77 Guitar Feedback
4 Grand Piano 4 40 Rock Organ Bass
E.Piano 41 Church Organ 78 E-Bass
5 Dyno E.Piano 42 Church Organ 2 79 E-Bass 2
6 Dyno E.Piano 2 43 Organ 109 80 Acoustic Bass
7 Elec.Grand 80 44 60’s Organ 81 Fingered Bass
8 A200 E.Piano 45 Even Bar 82 Fingered Bass 2
9 A200 E.Piano 2 46 Organ Bass 83 Picked Bass
10 FM E.Piano DX 47 Organ 84 Picked Bass 2
11 FM E.Piano SA 48 Detuned Organ 85 Picked Bass 3
12 FM EP Soft 49 Rotary Organ 86 Fretless Bass
13 FM EP Hard 50 Rotary Organ 2 87 Slap Bass
14 E.Piano 51 Reed Organ 88 Slap Bass 2
15 E.Piano 2 Accordion & Harmonica 89 Slap Bass 3
16 E.Piano 3 52 French Accordion 90 Atmosphere
17 E.Piano 4 53 Harmonica 91 TB303 Bass
18 E.Piano 5 54 Bandoneon 92 Tekno Bass
19 60’s E.Piano Guitar 93 Tekno Bass 2
20 Detuned EP 55 Nylon Guitar 94 Seq 303 Overdrive
21 Detuned EP 2 56 Nylon Guitar 2 95 Seq 303
22 Detuned EP 3 57 Ukulele 96 Reso SH Bass
23 Harpsichord 58 Steel Guitar 97 Modular Bass 2
24 Harpsichord 2 59 Steel Guitar 2 98 Seq Bass
25 Clavinet 60 12 String Guitar 99 Analog Bass
Percussion 61 12 String Guitar 2 100 Rubber Bass
26 Celesta 62 Santur 101 SH101  Bass
27 Glockenspiel 63 Santur 2 102 SH101  Bass 2
28 Music Box 64 Mandolin 103 Synth Bass
29 Music Box 2 65 Jazz Guitar 104 Synth Bass 2
30 Vibraphone 66 Hawaiian Guitar 105 Synth Bass 3
31 Vibraphone 2 67 Clean Guitar 106 Synth Bass 4
32 Marimba 68 Clean Guitar 2 107 Synth Bass 5
33 Marimba 2 69 Chorus Guitar 108 Synth Bass 6
34 Xylophone 70 Chorus Guitar 2 109 Synth Bass 7
35 Tubular Bell 71 Muted E.Guitar 110 Smooth Bass
36 Tinkle Bell 72 Funk Guitar Strings & Choir
    73 Overdrive Guitar 111 Violin
112 Viola 148 Soprano Sax 2 185 Soundtrack
113 Cello 149 Alto Sax 186 Warm Pad
114 Contrabass 150 Alto Sax 2 187 Polysyn.Pad
115 Tremolo Strings 151 Tenor Sax 188 Space Vox Pad
116 Pizzico Strings 152 Breathy Tenor 189 Halo Pad
117 Harp 153 Baritone Sax 190 Sweep Pad
118 Classic String+Pad 154 Baritone Sax 2 191 Brightness
119 String Ensemble 155 English Horn 192 Goblin
120 Classic Poly Synth 156 English Horn 2 193 Echo Drops
121 Orchestra 157 Bassoon 194 Echo Pan
122 Slow String Ensemble 158 Clarinet 195 Star Theme
123 OB String 159 Bass Clarinet World
124 Synth Strings 160 Oboe 196 Sitar
125 Synth Strings 2 161 Piccolo 197 Banjo
126 Synth Strings 3 162 Flute 198 Shamisen
127 Choir Aahs 163 Recorder 199 Koto
128 Rotary String 164 Pan Flute 200 Taisho Koto
129 Voice Oohs 165 Bottle Blow 201 Kalimba
130 Synth Voice 166 Whistle 202 Bagpipe
Brass 167 Ocarina 203 Qudi
131 Trumpet Synth & Pad 204 Bangdi
132 Trumpet 2 168 OB Lead 205 Bawu
133 Flugel Horn 169 Saw Lead 206 Hulusi
134 Bright Trumpet 170 Square Lead 207 DongXiao
135 Muted Trumpet 171 Chiffer Lead 208 Erhu
136 Muted Trumpet 2 172 Square Wave 209 Matouqin
137 Trombone 173 Sine Wave 210 Guzheng
138 Tuba 174 Saw Wave 211 Suona
139 French Horns 175 Solo Syn.Vox 212 Xun
140 Brass Section 176 5th Saw Wave Drum Kit
141 Brass Section 2 177 Bass & Lead 1 Standard Kit
142 M12 Brass 178 Soft Pad 2 Room Kit
143 Synth Brass 179 OBX Softpad 3 Power Kit
144 Synth Brass 2 180 Hook 4 Electro Kit
145 Synth Brass 3 181 K500 Bell 5 TR808 Kit
146 Synth Brass 4 182 Fantasia Pad 6 Jazz Kit
Woodwind & Others 183 Syn.Calliope 7 Brush Kit
147 Soprano Sax 184 Bow.Glass Pad 8 Orchestra Kit

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can I use the X Max with any Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)?
A: The X Max is designed to work with the most popular DAWs, but please refer to the user manual for compatibility details.

Q: How do I clean the device?
A: Before cleaning, always remove the batteries and USB cable. Use a soft, dry cloth to gently clean the surface.

Documents / Resources

MiDiPLUS XMAX Series Brand New Midi Keyboard [pdf] User Manual
X6 Max, X8 Max, XMAX Series Brand New Midi Keyboard, XMAX Series, Brand New Midi Keyboard, New Midi Keyboard, Midi Keyboard

References

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