M-Audio eKeys49 user manual Contact Details, Octave, Pitchbend Wheel, Modulation Wheel

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Evolution eKeys 49 Keyboard User Manual

Contact Details

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Evolution eKeys 49 Keyboard User Manual

Octave

An octave contains 12 notes. Each octave is marked out clearly on your eKeys 49 keyboard, by black and white sections starting on C. Each octave is given a number.

Play the bottom note on the keyboard, C1. You will see it lights up the bottom note on the onscreen keyboard in PictureBoard. Now press C2. The key that now lights up on the PictureBoard keyboard is 1 octave higher.

Now press the octave '+' button once. The light above the octave '-' button will go out, indicating the keyboard is now playing an octave higher.

Press the bottom note, C1 on the keyboard again. You will now see the key that lights up on the on-screen keyboard of PictureBoard, is the same key as when you pressed note C2 previously. If you press the Octave '+' key again, you will play the next C up, and so on. It is possible to shift the keyboard up 4 octaves or down 3 octaves from 0 octave shift. To shift the octave downwards, press the octave '-' key.

Now press both the octave '+' and '-' keys together. Both LED's will now be lit. This returns the octave shift to 0.

If both the lights are on above the Octave '+' or '-' buttons, you know you have an octave shift of 0. If the light is only above the octave '-' key, the octave shift is down. If the light is above the octave '+' key, the octave shift is up.

Pitchbend Wheel

As the name indicates, the pitch bend wheel is usually used to bend the notes played on the keyboard, up or down. Press and hold a key while moving the wheel and you will get the idea. 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. Its typically set to 2 semitones but can be up to 2 octaves +/-.

Modulation Wheel

The modulation wheel is, as implied, typically used for modulation of the sound you are playing. This type of real-time controller was originally introduced on electronic keyboard instruments to give the performer the option of for instance adding vibrato just like players of acoustic instruments do.

Just like the pitch bend wheel, the modulation wheel is fully MIDI assignable. To find out how, read the section “Basic Programming Operations” on page 17.

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Contents Evolution e-Keys49 Page Introduction Introduction Features ListBefore You Connect Your Keyboard… Power & Connection Via USBWhat’s In The Package? About The ManualInstalling Drivers For Windows Installing Drivers For Windows 98/MEUsing An External Power Supply Keys Getting StartedModulation Wheel Contact DetailsOctave Pitchbend WheelTrouble-Shooting Volume SliderFoot Switch Setting up the SoftwareAdvanced Functions Using The eKeys49 With Other Midi DevicesReset All Controllers Midi OutDefinition Of Advanced Functions Octave ‘+’ And ‘-’ KeysJust In Case It All Goes Wrong Transpose Modulation WheelQuick select Program Change ChannelProgram Change Incremental/Decremental Program change