Evolution Technologies MK-261 - Manual (Page 2)

2. Preparation
2-1 Connect the unit with other MIDI equipment you may have:
MIDI Sound Module
MIDI IN MIDI IN
MIDI IN MIDI OUT
Computer
MIDI Keyboard
2-2
Turn on the POWER switch.
2-3 Turn all other equipment on.
3.
Setting the MIDI Transmit Channel
There are 16 MIDI transmit channels available. Once you have 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 any connected equipment.
3-1
Press the CHANNEL switch. The LED shows the present TRANSMIT channel
3-2 Press one (or two) of the numeric keys to change the channel. The LED changes to the pressed number.
3-3 You can also use +/- switches to increase or decrease the value.
Note: * if you do nothing after step 3-1 for about 5 seconds, the LED will
return to show the present PROGRAM
CHANGE number.
* The default CHANNEL is 1 when power is turned on.
4. Volume
Control
Moving the CHANNEL VOLUME slider transmits MIDI CHANNEL VOLUME messages to connected equipment. This
allows you to control the volume level of the selected channel for connected devices, e.g. synthesizer, modules.
5.
PITCH BEND WHEEL
Moving the PITCH BEND WHEEL transmits MIDI PITCH BEND messages to any connected equipment. This allows you to
bend the pitch of a sound up (or down) to add expression to your performance.
5-1
To bend the sound up: Move the WHEEL away from you.
5-2 To bend the sound down: Move the WHEEL towards you.
6.
WHEEL ASSIGN
Use the WHEEL to transmit MIDI CONTROL CHANGE messages. You can select and assign 119 types of MIDI functions
(1-31, 33-95, 102-121, 128-132)
Number
1 -127
128
129
130
131
132 Functions
Standard MIDI controllers
Pitch Bend Sensitivity
Fine Tune
Coarse Tune
Channel Pressure
Velocity
6-1 Press the WHEEL ASSIGN switch and the LED starts to flash showing the number of the present MIDI
controller.