User manual PRESONUS STUDIO ONE ARTIST

[. . . ] GETTING STARTED WITH STUDIO ONE ARTIST © 2009, PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc. All Rights Reserved. TABLE OF CONTENTS Studio One Artist Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Installation and Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Enabling Your Audio Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] A MIDI keyboard controller is a hardware device that is generally used for playing and controlling other MIDI devices, virtual instruments, and software parameters. In Studio One Artist, these devices are referred to as Keyboards, and they must be configured before they are available for use. In some cases, your MIDI keyboard controller is also used as a tone generator. Studio One Artist views the two functions of these types of hardware as two different devices: a MIDI keyboard controller and a sound module. The MIDI controls (keyboard, knobs, faders, etc. ) will be set up as a Keyboard. The sound module will be set up as an Instrument. STEP 1 From the Setup area in the Start page, you can also set up your external MIDI devices. Before we set up a new Song for recording, let's take a moment to configure external devices. Connect the MIDI Out of your external MIDI controller to the MIDI In of your PreSonus interface 11 | PreSonus 2009 CONFIGURING YOUR MIDI DEVICES STEP 2 Click on the Configure External Devices link in the Setup area on the Start page to launch the External Devices window. STEP 3 When the Add Device window launches, select "New Keyboard" from the menu on the left. At this point, you can customize the name of your keyboard by entering the manufacturer and device names. Specify which MIDI channels will be used to communicate with this keyboard. For most purposes, you should select all MIDI channels. If you are unsure of which MIDI channels to select, we suggest you select all 16. STEP 4 In the Receive From drop down menu, select the MIDI interface input from which Studio One Artist will receive MIDI data. In the Send To drop down menu, select the MIDI interface output from which Studio One Artist will send MIDI data to your keyboard. If your keyboard controller does not need to receive MIDI data from Studio One (say, for moving motorized faders and the like), you can leave this unselected. If your 12 | PreSonus 2009 CONFIGURING YOUR MIDI DEVICES keyboard does need to receive MIDI date, you must connect a MIDI cable from the MIDI output of the MIDI breakout cable to the MIDI input of the keyboard. STEP 5 If this is the only keyboard that you will use to control the virtual instruments and your external synthesizers in Studio One Artist, you should check the box next to Default Instrument Input. This will automatically assign your keyboard to control all MIDI devices in Studio One Artist. If you have a sound module you'd like to connect, leave the External Devices window open and proceed to the next part of this section. If not, you can close this window and skip to Configuring Your Audio I/O. [. . . ] You may also wish to connect monitors to your interface's Main Outs. For complete instructions, please consult the Studio One Reference Manual, which is located on your Studio One Artist Installation DVD. Creating MIDI Tracks Click on the Add Tracks button. When the Add Tracks window launches, select Instrument as the Track Format and click the OK button. 20 | PreSonus 2009 CREATING A NEW SONG To assign your MIDI input, click on the MIDI Inputs list and select your external sound module. [. . . ]