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Contents

Contents of the Package................................................... 2

USING THE UNIT SAFELY...................................................3

IMPORTANT NOTES........................................................... 5

Names of Things and What They Do................................ 8

Panel....................................................................................................................................................8
Side Panel........................................................................................................................................11

Installing the Driver........................................................ 12

Windows 7/Windows Vista Users............................................................................................12
Windows XP Users........................................................................................................................15
Mac OS X Users..............................................................................................................................17
Verifying that Installation was Successful............................................................................19
Checking with a SONAR Soft Synths (Windows)..............................................19
Checking in GarageBand (Mac OS X)....................................................................20

Look what You Can Do with the A-PRO......................... 21

Play.....................................................................................................................................................21
Use ACT............................................................................................................................................21
Use Control Maps..........................................................................................................................21
Create Your Own Settings.........................................................................................................21

Using A-PRO Editor .........................................................22

Installing A-PRO Editor................................................................................................................22
Windows Users.............................................................................................................22
Mac OS X Users.............................................................................................................22
MIDI Port Assignments...............................................................................................................23
Windows Users.............................................................................................................23
Mac OS X Users.............................................................................................................23
Items in the Windows..................................................................................................................24
Main Window................................................................................................................24
Message Assignment Window................................................................................24
Keyboard Set Window...............................................................................................26
Menus...............................................................................................................................................27
File Menu........................................................................................................................27
Edit Menu.......................................................................................................................27
Options Menu...............................................................................................................27
Help Menu......................................................................................................................27
Keyboard Shortcuts.....................................................................................................................28
Using Control Maps.....................................................................................................................29
Assigning MIDI Messages.........................................................................................29
Checking the Assigned MIDI Messages...............................................................30
Receiving a Control Map from the A-PRO..........................................................31
Transmitting a Control Map to the A-PRO..........................................................31
Saving a Control Map on Your Computer............................................................................32
Loading a Control Map that was Saved on Your Computer.........................................32
Message Parameters...................................................................................................33
Using Keyboard Sets....................................................................................................................40
Receiving a Keyboard Set.........................................................................................40
Transmitting a Keyboard Set...................................................................................40

Performing (Play Mode)................................................. 41

Playing the Keyboard..................................................................................................................41
Convenient Performance Functions......................................................................................41
Specifying the Current Channel (MIDI Transmit Channel).............................................42
MIDI Channel.................................................................................................................42
Selecting Sounds (PROGRAM CHANGE/BANK)..................................................................43
PROGRAM CHANGE....................................................................................................43
Bank Select (BANK)......................................................................................................43
Selecting the UPPER and LOWER Sounds............................................................................44
Selecting the UPPER Sound.....................................................................................44
Selecting the LOWER Sound....................................................................................44
Layering Two Sounds (DUAL)...................................................................................................45
Playing Two Sounds Separately (SPLIT)................................................................................45
Adjusting the Playing Dynamics (VELOCITY)......................................................................46
Specifying a Fixed Velocity (KEY VELOCITY)......................................................46
Changing the Keyboard Touch (VELOCITY CURVE)........................................46
Muting the Controller Values (PRM MUTE)..........................................................................47
PRM MUTE......................................................................................................................47
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