9U-CONTROL UMA25S User Manual

3.Controls and Connections

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Fig. 3.1: Top view of the UMA25S

(1)The keyboard of the UMA25S has 25 velocity-sensitive, full-size keys with half action.

(2)The OCT </> push buttons allow you to shift the keyboard range up to

4 octaves up or down. These push buttons are also used for trans­position (see Chapter 5.2.2).

(3)Press the MMC push button to use the default MMC (MIDI Machine Control) functions of the control elements E1 to E8. The MMC functions are printed on these control elements.

(4)Press the MUTE push button to suppress sending MIDI messages. This allows you to move control elements without changing the parameter values.

(5)Press the PRESET push button to load a preset.

(6)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.

(7)The –/+ push buttons let you select a preset. Press both buttons at the same time to silence stuck MIDI notes (PANIC).

(8)The 3-digit LED display briefly indicates the current firmware version when the keyboard is switched on, after which the selected preset number is displayed. In Play Mode, the display shows the value changes in real time when operating the control elements. In Edit Mode, the display shows the MIDI commands, program and channel numbers as well as parameter values.

(9)The PITCH BEND wheel (E17) lets you change the pitch in real time. This way a tone can be bent several semitones up or down while playing. The desired pitch interval is adjusted on the controlled device. The PITCH BEND wheel returns to the center position as soon as you let go of it.

(10)The MOD WHEEL (E18) works like a typical modulation wheel (MIDI CC 1). When you let go of the modulation wheel, it keeps the set value.

(11)The VOLUME slider (E19) controls the volume (MIDI Controller 07).

◊The Pitch Bend wheel, the modulation wheel and the VOLUME slider are not restricted to their preconfigured functions, but can also have other control functions assigned to them.

(12)The push buttons E1 – E8 can have any MIDI functions assigned to them. By pressing the MMC push button (3) once, these push buttons use the preconfigured transport control functions (see Chapter 5.5.7).

(13)The 8 high-resolution rotary knobs E9 – E16 generate Continuous Controller messages. In Edit Mode, the rotary knobs can be assigned to any controller number.

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Fig. 3.2: Audio connectors on the rear panel

(14)If the Direct Monitor function is turned on (press switch (15)), the MIX control allows you to adjust the volume level balance between the recording signal and the playback signal.

(15)The MONITOR ON/OFF switch activates the Direct Monitor function. The recording signal found at the MIC or LINE input is fed to the output connectors LINE OUT and PHONES in order to avoid latency and the resulting timing problems while recording.

(16)The LEVEL control lets you adjust the volume level of the headphone signal. Turn the control completely to the left before plugging in the headphones to avoid damage due to high volume levels.

(17)Plug the green headphone connector of the supplied headset into the PHONES connector.

(18)Plug the red connector of the headset or any dynamic microphone into the MIC IN connector.

(19)The LEVEL control adjusts the input volume of the microphone signal. Make sure the input signal does not clip (distortion).

◊To prevent unwanted noise, always be sure that the input volume level is turned down to MIN when a microphone is not being used.