Keystation Pro 88 Overview, Octave, Transpose

2.Type in the number of the preset you want using the numerical keypad (3). The following is a list of the presets contained in the 10 memory locations.

To further expand the power of the presets, we have included Evolution Librarian for PC users. This software allows you to save and load presets into your Keystation Pro 88. For more information on this software, please refer to the Evolution Librarian section in the Advanced Users Guide and www.m-audio.com or www.evolution.com for future software developments.

Keystation Pro 88 Overview

Keystation Pro 88 is a USB MIDI controller keyboard with 9 faders (10), 24 rotary controls (11), and 22 MIDI buttons (12). It also offers Pitch Bend and Modulation Wheels (2), two foot pedal inputs (16), and an expression pedal (17), offering a total of 60 assignable controllers. All of these controllers are MIDI assignable and respond to multiple MIDI messages including CC, RPN/NRPN, Program, Bank LSB, Bank MSB and GM/GM2/XG SysEx Messages.

There are also 9 function buttons for programming (6, 7), octave/transpose buttons (8), Zone buttons for segmenting the keyboard (9), and a blue backlit LCD screen (5) that gives you clearly visible information regarding current operations, programming and controller status.

Octave

You can shift the entire keyboard up or down 3 octaves in either direction with the Octave Up/Down buttons. This will give you access to a total of 11 octaves on the Keystation Pro 88.

1.Press OCTAVE + (8) for every octave you want to shift the keyboard up.

2.Press OCTAVE – (8) for every octave you want to shift the keyboard down.

Transpose

The Octave Up/Down buttons have a dual function that will allow you to transpose the keyboard. This will let you change the key of the music you are playing without changing the fingering of the notes.

1.Press TRANSPOSE (OCTAVE + and OCTAVE - at the same time) (8).

2.Press the OCTAVE + or - key (8) for every semi tone you want to transpose up or down.

For example, you may have learned to play a piece of music in the key of C. To play that same piece of music in F you would need to press the TRANSPOSE buttons followed by 5 presses on the OCTAVE + button or 7 presses on the OCTAVE - button.

Pitch Bend Wheel

The Pitch Bend Wheel (2) is primarily used to “bend” the notes played on the keyboard, up or down (higher or lower). This allows you to play phrases not normally associated with keyboard playing, including guitar-style riffs.

Your sound source determines how far you can bend the note with the Pitch Bend Wheel. Typically this is set to 2 semitones up or down, but it can also be set up to 2 octaves up or down.

The Pitch Bend on your Keystation Pro 88 has an even wider scope. Not only is it completely MIDI assignable (as are all the controllers on your Keystation Pro 88) but it can also have a different MIDI assignment for each zone.

To learn more about this function please read the “Programming and Editing” section in the Advanced User Guide.

Modulation Wheel

This type of real-time controller was originally introduced on electronic keyboards and synthesizers. The Modulation Wheel (2) is typically used for modulation of the sound you are playing. Modulation provides the means for a performer to add vibrato to the instrument sound they are playing to mimic the nuances of an acoustic instrument.

As with the Pitch Bend Wheel, the Modulation Wheel is completely MIDI assignable, and can have a different MIDI assignment for each zone.

To learn more about this function please read the “Programming and Editing” section in the Advanced User Guide.