Behringer user manual Control UMA25S, Controls and connections

U-CONTROL UMA25S

3. Controls and connections

Fig. 3.1: Top view of the UMA25S
The keyboard of the UMA25S has 25 velocity-sensitive,	The PITCH BEND wheel, the modulation wheel and
full-size keys with half action.	the VOLUME slider are not restricted to their
The OCT </> push buttons allow you to shift the keyboard	preconfigured functions, but can also have other
	control functions assigned to them.
range up to 4 octaves up or down. These push buttons are
also used for transposition (see Chapter 5.2.2).	The push buttons E1 – E8 can have any MIDI functions
Press the MMC push button to use the default MMC (MIDI	assigned to them. By pressing the MMC push button
	once, these push buttons use the preconfigured transport
Machine Control) functions of the control elements E1 to
	control functions (see Chapter 5.5.7).
E8. The MMC functions are printed on these control
elements.	The 8 high-resolution rotary knobs E9 – E16 generate
Press the MUTE push button to suppress sending MIDI	Continuous Controller messages. In Edit Mode, the rotary
	knobs can be assigned to any controller number.
messages. This allows you to move control elements
without changing the parameter values.

Press the PRESET push button to load a preset.

Press the EDIT/EXIT push button once to switch to Edit

Mode. By pressing the button a second time, you exit Edit

Mode without having accepted any changes.

The –/+push buttons let you select a preset. Press both
buttons at the same time to silence stuck MIDI notes (PANIC).		Fig. 3.2: Audio connectors on the rear panel
The 3-digit LED display briefly indicates the current	If the Direct Monitor function is turned on (press switch
firmware version when the keyboard is switched on, after		), the MIX control allows you to adjust the volume level
which the selected preset number is displayed. In Play	balance between the recording signal and the playback
Mode, the display shows the value changes in real time	signal.
when operating the control elements. In Edit Mode, the	The MONITOR ON/OFF switch activates the Direct
display shows the MIDI commands, program and channel
numbers as well as parameter values.	Monitor function. The recording signal found at the MIC or
The PITCH BEND wheel (E17) lets you change the pitch in	LINE input is fed to the output connectors LINE OUT and
	PHONES in order to avoid latency and the resulting timing
real time. This way a tone can be bent several semitones	problems while recording.
up or down while playing. The desired pitch interval is	The LEVEL control lets you adjust the volume level of the
adjusted on the controlled device. The PITCH BEND wheel
returns to the center position as soon as you let go of it.	headphone signal. Turn the control completely to the left
The MOD WHEEL (E18) works like a typical modulation	before plugging in the headphones to avoid damage due to
	high volume levels.
wheel (MIDI CC 1). When you let go of the modulation wheel,
it keeps the set value.	Plug the green headphone connector of the supplied headset
The VOLUME slider (E19) controls the volume (MIDI	into the PHONES connector.
	Plug the red connector of the headset or any dynamic
Controller 07).
	microphone into the MIC IN connector.

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