M-Audio 88 manual DirectLink DAW Support, Installation, DAW Configuration

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Oxygen 88

User Guide 4

5: DirectLink DAW Support

DirectLink automatically maps the track volume and master sliders, slider buttons (mute/solo), pan knobs, and transport controls to their corresponding functions in qualified recording applications such as Pro Tools. Please check www.avid.com for a list of compatible DAW applications, and the latest DirectLink installers.

Installation

1.Close the DAW application if it is currently running.

2.Download and save the DirectLink installation program for your DAW.

3.Locate the downloaded file, and double-click on its icon to launch the installer.

4.Save or print the configuration instructions contained in the installation program.

5.Follow all on-screen instructions and prompts.

DAW Configuration

Once the DirectLink files have been installed, you must configure your DAW software for use with DirectLink. The configuration procedure varies between different applications. Please print and follow the configuration steps contained within the DirectLink installer. Pro Tools 8.0 users can use the configuration instructions listed below.

DirectLink Configuration for Pro Tools 8.0:

(For DAW applications other than Pro Tools, please check the configuration instructions contained in the DirectLink installer, available for download from www.avid.com).

1.Launch Pro Tools

2.Select "Peripherals" from the Setup menu

3.Select the "MIDI Controllers" tab from the window that appears

4.Click the first "Type" pop-up menu and select "Keyboard"

5.Click the first "Receive From" pop-up menu and select the "Oxygen 88 In" port

In Windows XP, the Oxygen 88 MIDI ports are listed as "USB Audio Device." Install the Oxygen 88 drivers (available from www.avid.com) for the ports to appear as Oxygen 88.

6.Click the first "Send To" pop-up menu and select the "Oxygen 88 Out" port

7.Make sure that "8" is selected in the "# Chs" pop-up menu and click "OK" to close the window

Load Preset 10 (DirectLink Preset) on Oxygen 88:

1.On the front panel of Oxygen 88, press the Select button until the lower edge of the LED screen shows a red dot above "PRESETS"

2.Scroll through the Preset numbers using the "-"or "+" buttons until the LED screen shows "P10."

Applications not currently supported by DirectLink:

Applications not directly supported via DirectLink can be controlled by using the MIDI learn feature of your DAW, or by mapping the Oxygen 88 controls manually. See sections 8 and 10 of this guide for more information.

If your software does not support DirectLink or MIDI learn, it may be possible to control it manually by assigning the buttons, knobs and sliders of Oxygen 88 to the MIDI CC numbers for various software parameters.

For further information, please refer to Section 8 - Advanced Keyboard Functions, and

Section 10 - Advanced Programming Functions.

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Contents Oxygen 88 User Guide Introduction Oxygen 88 FeaturesWindows Installation Instructions Minimum System Requirements SetupHost Software Configuration Mac OS X Installation InstructionsDirectLink DAW Support InstallationDAW Configuration Top Panel Controls and ConnectorsModulation Wheel Pitch Bend WheelLED Screen Octave/Transpose ButtonsTrack Buttons Function Buttons Slider Buttons SlidersTransport Buttons Zone ButtonsPower Socket 13. On/Off SwitchKnobs Velocity-sensitive KeyboardUSB Port Expression Pedal InputMidi Out Port Control Select CancelAdvanced Keyboard Functions Channel Assign Control Assign, Data 1, Data 2, DataBank LSB Global ChannelProgram Velocity Curve Bank MSBPanic Memory Dump Drawbar ModeStore Device IDNumber Keys Enter KeyZone Voice Zone KeysZone MSB Zone ProgramZone LSB Zone Range Zone Midi Channel Zone ChannelZone Octave Zone Transpose Advanced Programming Functions Key Parameter Value Setting Trigger Values for the Buttons or the Sustain Pedal Assigning MMC Control to Buttons Number MMC CommandAssigning a Note to a Button 28 User Guide Oxygen Programming a Button to Increment/Decrement a Midi CC value Programming a Button to Increment/Decrement a Program Change Reversing the operation of Knobs or Sliders Limiting the Range of a Knob or Slider Oxygen User Guide  Non-Volatile Memory Restoring the Factory SettingsSysEx Messages and Device ID Program and Bank Changes Midi Messages DefinedRPN/NRPN 36 User Guide Oxygen Fine 66Fine Coarse88 SysEx 38 User Guide Oxygen Oxygen 88 suddenly stopped working TroubleshootingStandard Midi Control Numbers Midi CCs Midi DataSliders and Knobs Assignable Midi CCsButtons and Pedals Baritone Sax Useful Midi DataDirectLink Transport Control Assignments Midi Note NumbersHexadecimal Value Decimal Value Hexadecimal Conversion ChartGeneral Midi Reverb and Chorus Types Roland GS & Yamaha XG Nrpn MessagesReverb Types Chorus TypesDocumentation Feedback Technical InfoDisposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the European Union Technical Support USA Product Information
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