M-AUDIO 49I - Manual (Page 10)

KeyStudio 49i Quick Start Guide 10
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Opening the M-Audio GM Module Software
Once the M-Audio GM Module application is properly installed, there are two
options for opening your new software:
1. Software standalone mode: Double click the M-Audio GM Module shortcut
icon that was placed on your computer’s desktop during installation. If this
icon does not appear in Windows, click on Start > All Programs > M-Audio >
M-Audio GM Module > M-Audio GM Module to launch your new software. On a
Mac, go to Applications > M-Audio GM Module.
2. RTAS, VST, or AU plug-in mode: Launch your host application, and select the
M-Audio GM Module as a virtual instrument on an empty track. Consult your host
application’s documentation to learn how to do this.
M-Audio GM Module Software Configuration
Overview
M-Audio GM Module is a 16-channel, multi-timbral General MIDI sound player.
The GM Module software provides 128 instruments (0-127).
It receives MIDI
messages from your KeyStudio 49i USB keyboard, and sends audio signal out of the
KeyStudio audio outputs.
Channels 1-16
M-Audio GM Module has 16 individual channels that can simultaneously produce
sounds. Each of these channels can be set to a different instrument and has its own
Volume, Pan, Tone, Category/Instrument, Chorus, Reverb, Mute and Solo controls.
To select a channel, click on its level meter located above the channel’s number, and
an outline will appear around the level meter. The set of controls to the right of the
channel meter display (including the Mute (M) and Solo (S) buttons) only affect
the selected channel.
The General MIDI standard provides for 16 MIDI channels, 15 of them can play any
of 128 available instruments. Channel 10 is an exception and is always mapped
to the General MIDI drum kit. This assignment is fixed and cannot be changed.
Information on how to transmit MIDI messages to M-Audio GM Module on different
channels can be found in the "Advanced MIDI Features in Edit Mode" section of the
User Guide on the included KeyStudio 49i CD-ROM.