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EVOLUTION MK-7 MIDI KEYBOARD MANUAL

1. EVOLUTION MK 7 MIDI KEYBOARD MANUAL 1 General Guide KEYBOARD PROG BANKL BANKM WHEEL SAVE cH OCTAVE XPOSER ONOAR WN ee ee en ee eg DOr iN EO 17 18 2 2 Note BACK PANEL 16 17 18 WHEEL button SELECT button PITCH BEND switches Numeric keys PROGRAM key BANK LSB key BANK MSB key WHEEL key SAVE key CHANNEL key OCTAVE key TRANSPOSE key keys RESET AC key GM RESET MIDI OUT Connector For connecting directly to PC sound card game port DC Jack For connecting to AC DC adapter DC output 9V 1 2V 1 50mA centre positive POWER switch Power Supply DC Power Batteries not included This unit is powered by 6 AA UM 3 size batteries Weak batteries will result in poor performance When the power is getting weaker replace the worn out batteries as follows Remove the battery compartment cover and take out the batteries Insert new batteries and make sure that the polarity is correct It is advisable to replace all 6 batteries at the same time and not to mix batteries Alkaline batteries are recommended for maximum performance AC Power You can also use AC adapter with the following specification 9 12V DC output 150mA centre positive Do not leave the adapter plugged in for long periods of time if the unit is not in use Preparation This unit s MIDI OUT connector is specially for connecting to personal computers 3 1 3 2 3 3 Note 6 1 6 3 6 4
2. 7 1 7 2 7 3 7 4 Note 8 1 8 2 8 3 Using the connector 16 directly plug into PC sound card game port Turn on the POWER switch 18 Turn all other equipment s power on Setting the MIDI TRANSMIT Channel There are 16 MIDI transmit channels available The value is 1 to 16 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 the connected equipment Hold down the SELECT button 2 and Press the CHANNEL key 10 Press one or two of the numeric keys to change the channel Also you can use keys to increase or decrease the value Release the SELECT button Now the new TRANSMIT CHANNEL is set The default CHANNEL is 1 when power is turned on Pitch Bend Pressing the PITCH BEND switches 3 transmits MIDI BENDER PITCH BEND messages to connected equipment This allows you to bend the pitch of sound up or down to personalize your performance To bend up the pitch Press v switch To bend down the pitch Press switch Wheel Assign Use WHEEL to transmit MIDI CONTROL CHANGES 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 Pressure 131 Channel Pressure 132 Velocity Hold down SELECT button 2 and Press WHEEL key 8 Press numeric keys 0 9 4 to select a
3. MIDI function Release the SELECT button Now the MIDI function is assigned to the WHEEL If the number you press is not in the range of defined numbers it is invalid The previous function will be retained When you assign functions 120 or 121 you should use the WHEEL button to send MIDI messages Transpose This function allows you to shift the entire pitch of the unit in semitone units You can transpose the pitch by 24 half steps 12 higher 12 lower Hold down SELECT button 2 and Press the TRANSPOSE key 12 Press or key 13 to change the TRANSPOSE value Each time you press or the keyboard is transposed an additional half step Press and key simultaneously to reset the pitch to default Release the SELECT button Now the TRANSPOSE is complete Turning the power off always resets the shifted pitch to pre set value Octave Change This function allows you to shift the entire pitch one octave higher or lower Hold down SELECT button 2 and Press OCTAVE key 11 Press or key 12 the entire pitch will be shifted one octave higher or lower 9 1 9 2 9 3 9 4 Note 10 10 1 10 2 11 11 1 11 2 11 3 12 Keyboa Control Jack Press and keys simultaneously to reset the pitch to default level Release the SELECT button Sending a PROGRAM CHANGE number This function allows send any MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE 0 127 Hold down SELECT button 2 and Press P
4. ROGRAM key 5 Press the numeric keys 4 to set the PROGRAM CHANGE number to be sent Also you can use or key to change the value The PROGRAM value must be a three digit number to access PROGRAM number 7 type 007 Release the SELECT button The PROGRAM CHANGE MESSAGE is sent to connected equipment If the number you input is over 127 it will retain previous LSB or MSB Sending BANK MSB and LSB Message This allows you send any value of MSB or LSB each from 0 127 Hold down SELECT button 2 and press BANK LSB key 6 Press numeric keys 4 to change the LSB value Then release the SELECT button Hold down SELECT button 2 and press BANK MSB key 7 Press numeric keys to change the MSB value Then release the SELECT button PROGRAM amp BANK CHANGE Memory You can assign a selected PROGRAM CHANGE as well as a BANK LSB and a BANK MSB to one of six numeric keys 0 5 Select the required PROGRAM CHANGE BANK LSB and MSB to relevant chapter Hold down SELECT button 2 and press SAVE key 9 Press the numeric key from 0 to 5 you wish to assign to Release the SELECT button 2 Now the PROGRAM and BANK CHANGE is memorized on the selected numeric key By holding down SELECT button 2 and press this numeric key you can send the desired PROGRAM and BANK CHANGE Specifications rd 37 mid size keys WHEEL MIDI CHANNEL PROGRAM MEMORY TRANSPOSE OCTAVE BANK LSB BANK MSB RESET AC GM RESET PITCH BEND WHEEL S
5. witch POWER SWITCH DC IN DC 9V Rated Voltage DC 9V 6 AA size or UM 3 batteries Connector MIDI OUT connector specially for PC sound card game port Dimensions 469 x 105 x 39mm Weight Note 560 grams Specifications are subject to change without prior notice APPENDIX MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Function Transmitted Received Remarks Default 1 16 Changed 1 16 Default Messages Altered KAKA k k k AERA k kk kk k k kk Basic Channe Note Number 5 113 K k k k H k k ee k k k kkk kk k k kk True Voice Velocity Note ON Note OFF Aftertouch Keys Channels Pitch Bend O Bank Select Modulation Breath Control Control Data Entry Change Volume Panpot Hold 1 Program 0 127 Change True Number kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk Song Position Song Select Tune Aux Local ON OFF Messages All Notes ON OFF Active Sense Reset Notes O X can be set to O or X Evolution Website http www evolution co uk For technical support email support evolution co uk

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