Evolution Technologies MK-261 Preparation, Setting the Midi Transmit Channel, Volume Control

2.Preparation

2-1 Connect the unit with other MIDI equipment you may have:

MIDI IN

MIDI Sound Module

2-2 Turn on the POWER switch.

2-3 Turn all other equipment on.

3.Setting the MIDI Transmit Channel

MIDI IN
MIDI Keyboard	MIDI IN

MIDI OUT Computer

There are 16 MIDI transmit channels available. Once you have set the unit’s MIDI channel, the unit sends all MIDI messages on this MIDI channel. Be sure to match the channel with the RECEIVE channel of any connected equipment.

3-1	Press the CHANNEL switch. The LED shows the present TRANSMIT	channel
3-2	Press one (or two) of the numeric keys to change the channel. The LED	changes to the pressed number.
3-3	You can also use +/- switches to increase or decrease the value.
Note:	* if you do nothing after step 3-1 for about 5 seconds, the LED will return	to show the present PROGRAM

CHANGE number.

*The default CHANNEL is 1 when power is turned on.

4.Volume Control

Moving the CHANNEL VOLUME slider transmits MIDI CHANNEL VOLUME messages to connected equipment. This allows you to control the volume level of the selected channel for connected devices, e.g. synthesizer, modules.

5.PITCH BEND WHEEL

Moving the PITCH BEND WHEEL transmits MIDI PITCH BEND messages to any connected equipment. This allows you to bend the pitch of a sound up (or down) to add expression to your performance.

5-1 To bend the sound up: Move the WHEEL away from you.

5-2 To bend the sound down: Move the WHEEL towards you.

6.WHEEL ASSIGN

Use the WHEEL to transmit MIDI CONTROL CHANGE messages. You can select and assign 119 types of MIDI functions (1-31, 33-95, 102-121, 128-132)

	Number	Functions
	1 -127	Standard MIDI controllers
	128	Pitch Bend Sensitivity
	129	Fine Tune
	130	Coarse Tune
	131	Channel Pressure
	132	Velocity
6-1	Press the WHEEL ASSIGN switch and the LED starts to flash showing		the number of the present MIDI
controller.