User manual M-AUDIO DCP-300

[. . . ] User Guide 2 DCP-300 User Guide Table of Contents 1 Introduction. 5 6 8 8 5 Using DCP-300 for the First Time . Set a Comfortable Volume Level Connect Headphones . 14 Playing the Demo Songs (Demo Play Mode) . [. . . ] However, if you have assigned the Data Control knob to control a different function, the value for your custom setting will be displayed instead of the Layer Voice Volume. For information on how to assign the Data Control knob to control different functions, see the "Data Control Assign" section in Chapter 9: MIDI Functions. Please note that polyphony may be reduced while Layer Mode is in use. To change the Main Voice: Voice Select Press a Voice Select button. 32 DCP-300 To change the Layer Voice: User Guide Function Press and hold the Layer Mode button while pressing a new Voice Select button. Layer Voice Select To adjust the volume of the Layer Voice: Use the Data Control knob to adjust the volume. DCP-300 User Guide 33 To adjust the volume of the Main Voice: 1 Function Press the Layer button to turn off Layer Mode. LAYER 2 Use the Data Control knob to adjust the Main Voice volume. 3 Function Press the Layer button again to turn Layer Mode back on. LAYER Note to MIDI users: The Main Voice will be transmitted on the selected Main MIDI Transmit Channel. The Layer Voice will be played on the selected Main MIDI Transmit Channel +2. For information on setting the Main MIDI Transmit Channel, please see the "MIDI Channel" section in Chapter 9: MIDI Functions. To turn off Layer Mode: Function Press the Layer button. The Layer button's LED will go dark. LAYER 34 DCP-300 User Guide Using Split and Layer Modes Together When Split and Layer Modes are both enabled, Layer Mode will take priority, so the Data Control knob will be automatically assigned to control the volume level for the Layer Voice. If Layer Mode and Split Mode are both active, the Layer Voice will be added only to the Main Voice, not to the Split Voice. In other words, playing to the right of the Split Point will sound the Main and Layer Voices. Playing to the left of the Split Point will sound only the Split Voice. The LCD will show a combination of all the voice information, and the Data Control knob value (which is the Layer Voice volume by default). Main Voice Layer Voice <Main Voice>+<Layer Voice> <Split Voice> <Layer Voice Volume> For example, the image on the left shows a setup with Grand Piano as the Main Voice, Strings as the Layer Voice and Upright Bass as the Split Voice. Note that the following instructions regarding using Layer Mode and Split Mode together are actually the same as if you were using either of the two modes separately, with the exception of the method for changing the Split Voice volume (which is different when using the two modes together). Grd Pno + Strings Up. Bass 090 Layer Voice Volume Split Voice To change the Layer Voice: Function Press and hold the Layer button while choosing a Voice Select button. Layer Voice Select DCP-300 User Guide 35 To change the Split Voice: Function Press and hold the Split button while choosing a Voice Select button. SPLIT Voice Select To Change the Main Voice: Voice Select Press a Voice Select button (without pressing the Layer or Split buttons). To change the Layer Voice Volume: Turn the Data Control knob to adjust the volume. 36 DCP-300 To change the Split Voice Volume: User Guide Function Press and hold the Split button while turning the Data Control knob to adjust the volume. SPLIT To change the Main Voice Volume: 1 Function Press the Layer button to temporarily exit Layer Mode. LAYER 2 Function Press the Split button to temporarily exit Split Mode. SPLIT DCP-300 User Guide 37 3 Use the Data Control knob to adjust the Main Voice volume. 4 Function Press the Split button again to reactivate Split Mode. SPLIT 5 Function Press the Layer button again to reactivate Layer Mode. LAYER 38 DCP-300 User Guide Transpose Buttons The Transpose Up and Down buttons are used to increase or decrease the keyboard's transpose value, up to 12 semi-tones (one octave) up or down. To use the Transpose Function: Each time you press the Transpose Up button, the pitch is raised by one semi-tone. In the same way, the Transpose Down button is used to lower the pitch in semi-tone increments. Once you have changed the Transpose setting, the LCD will show a positive or negative value to the right of the voice name: TRANS Grand Piano +05 Tem:120 Vol:127 Transpose Value To reset the Transpose setting back to its default value of zero: Press the Transpose Up and Transpose Down buttons at the same time. Note: Changes to the Transpose setting are not remembered after a power-cycle. The setting will be back at its default value of zero at power-up. DCP-300 Octave Function User Guide 39 Enabling the Octave function allows you to raise or lower the keyboard's pitch in octave increments. To use the Octave function: 1 Function Press the Touch and Split buttons at the same time to enter Octave Shift Edit Mode. The top line of the LCD will show: OctaveShift: -0- SPLIT 2 Use the Data Control knob (or the Transpose Up/Down buttons) to raise or lower the Octave Shift setting. To reset the Octave Shift function back to its default value of zero: With Octave Shift Edit Mode enabled, press the Transpose Up and Down buttons at the same time. Note: Changes to the Octave Shift setting are not remembered after a power cycle. The setting will be back at its default value of zero at power-up. 40 DCP-300 User Guide Master Tune Although DCP-300 never actually slips out of tune, the Master Tuning function can be helpful when playing along with another instrument that may be tuned slightly higher or lower than standard pitch. To adjust the Master Tune setting: 1 Function Press the Chorus and Touch buttons at the same time. The top line of the LCD will show: MasterTune: -0- CHORUS TOUCH 2 Use the Data Control knob (or the Transpose Up/Down buttons) to raise or lower the Master Tune setting. To reset the Master Tune value to its default value of zero: 1 Function Press the Chorus and Touch buttons at the same time to enable the Master Tune function. CHORUS TOUCH 2 Press the Transpose up and down buttons at the same time. Note: Changes to the Master Tune value are remembered after a power cycle. Also note that the Master Tune command is sent to the internal sound engine only. It will not affect MIDI sent from DCP-300 to an external MIDI device or software program. DCP-300 Touch Select Mode User Guide 41 The Touch Sensitivity setting, sometimes referred to as the velocity curve, lets you decide how the pressure with which you hit a key determines the volume at which the note plays. DCP-300 provides you with three different sensitivity options: < Normal is the default setting, and is designed to be useful for most players with an "average" touch (i. e. : people who play with an average amount of force). Low is a sensitivity setting that generates lower velocity values for the same force. This setting is useful for playing more quietly, even if you tend to strike the keys harder. High is a sensitivity setting that generates higher velocity values for the same force. [. . . ] 031 032-Bank F 033-Mod F 034-BrethF 35 036-FootPF 037-PortaF 038-DataEF 039-VolumF 040-BalanF 41 042-Pan F 043-Expr F 60 44 45 DCP-300 CC no. Controller Name 44EffectControl1(fine) 45EffectControl2(fine) 64 Hold Pedal (on/off) 65 Portamento (on/off) 66 Sostenuto Pedal (on/off) 67 Soft Pedal (on/off) 68 Legato Pedal (on/off) 69 Hold 2 Pedal (on/off) 70 Sound Variation 71 Sound Timbre 72 Sound Release Time 73 Sound Attack Time 74 Sound Brightness 75 Sound Control 6 76 Sound Control 7 77 Sound Control 8 78 Sound Control 9 79 Sound Control 10 80 General Purpose Button 1 (on/off) 81 General Purpose Button 2 (on/off) 82 General Purpose Button 3 (on/off) 83 General Purpose Button 4 (on/off) 91 Effects Level 92 Tremolo Level 93 Chorus Level 94 Celeste Level 95 Phaser Level 96 Data Button increment 97 Data Button decrement 98Non-registeredParameter(fine) 99 Non-registered Parameter (coarse) 100RegisteredParameter(fine) 101 Registered Parameter (coarse) 120 All Sound Off 121 All Controllers Off 122 Local Keyboard (on/off) 123 All Notes Off 124 Omni Mode Off 125 Omni Mode On 126 Mono Operation 127 Poly Operation Display Name 044-Eff1 F 045-Eff2 F 046, 047, 048 . . . 063 064-Sustai 065-Portam 066-Sosten 067-SoftPd 068-Legato 069-HoldP2 070-Var 071-Timbre 072-Releas 073-Attack 074-Bright 075-CTRL 6 076-CTRL 7 077-CTRL 8 078-CTRL 9 079-CTRL10 080-GenBt1 081-GenBt2 082-GenBt3 083-GenBt4 084, 085, 086 . . . 090 091-FXLevl 092-Tremel 093-Chorus 094-Celest 095-Phaser 096-DatInc 097-DatDec 098-NRPN F 099-NRPN C 100-RPN F 101-RPN C 102, 103, 104 . . . 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