Parts And Their Functions - Omnitronic KEY-288+ Bedienungsanleitung

6 Parts and Their Functions

Element
Keyboard
Trigger pads
Knobs
Sliders
Pitch and Modulation
touch strips
OLED display
Value dial (push = enter)
MENU button
SHIFT button
Arp button
Fixed Chord button
► Playback button
Record button
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Scene Launch button
Stop/Solo/Mute button
USB port
Sustain Pedal jack
MIDI output
When you play the keyboard, MIDI note messages are sent. These messages
are read by your computer software or external MIDI gear and used to
generate sound accordingly. The sound played by the keyboard is from your
computer software or external MIDI gear. With the MENU button and value
dial it's possible to adjust the keyboard velocity curve, octave, transpose,
channel, program change etc. More details can be found in chapter 7.
The 8 RGB pads can transmit MIDI note messages. With the MENU button
and value dial it's possible to adjust the pad velocity curve, MIDI note number,
RGB color of the pad backlight etc. More details can be found in chapter 7.
The 4 knobs can transmit control change messages. It can be assigned to
control any editable parameter on the selected device. More details can be
found in chapter 7.
The 4 sliders can transmit control change messages. It can be assigned to
control any editable parameter on the selected device. More details can be
found in chapter 7.
Pitch bend and modulation are activated by pressing the touch strips. If you
touch the pitch bend strip at its center and move your finger forward or
backward it will alter the pitch of the played sound. Similarly, moving your
finger along the Modulation strip alters the modulation amount of the played
sound.
The display is for immediate parameter setting.
This dial is used for incrementing and decrementing presets, parameter
values and settings. This dial also functions as an ENTER button when it is
pressed down. Holding the "Enter" button for 2 seconds to exit the edit mode
and return to parameter display mode. Then if you rotate the knobs, move the
sliders or trigger the pads the display will show the current parameters of
these controllers.
Press MENU to select the following functions: Octave, Velocity curve, Pad
velocity, Store all parameters, Recall all parameters, MIDI channel, Program
change, Control assign, Transpose, Pad color R, Pad color G, Pad color B,
Reset all, CC NUM/Pad note Controller value.
Press SHIFT and other buttons at the same time to access secondary
functions. Shift is used to select the pads which are great for triggering clips in
Ableton Live's Session View and playing drums. Holding SHIFT lights up the
top row of pads. You can then switch between the 2 pad modes: Session =
For triggering clips and navigating Live's Session View. Drum = For playing
drums with the velocity-sensitive pads.
Press the ARP button to activate the Arpeggiator of the controller.
While holding the FIXED CHORD button, press and release the keys that you
wish to be part of the stored 'fixed' chord. It only works when connected with
Ableton Live.
This button controls your DAW's playback.
The Record button starts the recording process in your DAW.
Pressing SHIFT and the Scene Launch button (>) launches scenes in Ableton
Live. This means that all of the clips in a row can start together. It only works
when connected with Ableton Live.
Stop/solo/mute: Press this button to switch the functionality of the bottom 8
pads. It only works when connected with Ableton Live.
Connect the controller to your computer with a USB cable via this port.
The footswitch jack functions as sustain pedal interface. Note: The default
setting for footswitch jack is open meaning that pressing the pedal will function
as sustain. If it's without sustain function when pressed, it means that the
pedal polarity is opposite, so it needs to adjust the polarity by moving the
pedal polarity switch to the other end.
The 3.5mm TRS MIDI Out port can be used to connect the controller to a
hardware sequencer, an external synthesizer or sound module. 3.5mm TRS
MIDI Out to MIDI DIN adaptor is included.
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