Doepfer LMK4+ Midi Master Keyboard (new version with USB) - Manual (Page 18)

LMK4+ User's Guide Page 18
the preset presently active (see CONTROLLER ASSIGN/ACTIVATE for details). When the switch is pressed the
following message will appear on the display:
LINK TO PRES > YYY
YYY is the number of the next preset activated when presets are switched over. The number is set to the desired
value via the data-entry dial. It is also possible to form loops since there are no restrictions on the setting of the
preset-pointer. Just remember that one of the footswitches must be assigned to the LINK-function in the preset
being jumped to, otherwise it will be impossible to jump to the next preset via the footswitch.
Note: When pressing the link-footswitch the display will show the new preset number only if the PRESET-menu
(leftmost MENU-button) is selected. If another menu is selected the new preset number is not displayed even
though the new preset is called up.
The second BANK-button from left activates the realtime-instructions (START, STOP, CONTINUE)
when selecting a preset. The following message will appear on the lower line of the display:
REALTIME-MSG : YYY
YYY can be any of the following:
NIX No realtime-instruction at preset-selection MIDI-clock is stopped
STA START-instruction during preset-selection MIDI-clock is sent
STO STOP-instruction during preset-selection MIDI-clock is stopped
CNT CONTINUE-instruction during preset-selection MIDI-clock is sent
The data-entry dial is used to select between those four options. If STA or CNT is selected, then the LMK4+ will
send the realtime-instruction (STA or CNT) and MIDI-clock-data with the tempo stored in the preset. These
instructions are sent after the up to 8 program-numbers, controllers #0 and #32 (bank) and the volume-values for
the 8 keyboard zones. If NIX or STO is selected no MIDI-clock-signal is sent. If the clock-signal should continue to
be sent when a new preset is selected (without START), then CON must be selected. If the tempo is to be
maintained in the new preset, then the tempo of the new preset must be set to the same value as that of the
previous preset. Otherwise a tempo change will take place when the new preset is selected.
The third BANK-button from left adjusts the velocity-response reduction factor of the black keys. Because of their
shorter leverage the black keys have a higher velocity-response than the white keys, with key pressure being
equal. In this menu item one can set a parameter which reduces the velocity-response of the black keys in
comparison to the white keys. The following will appear on the lower line of the display:
SCALE BLACK: XXX
XXX represents a value between 0...127, to be set with the data-entry dial. 127 means that black and white keys
are being treated equal, 0 would completely suppress the black keys. Experience has shown a value of about 120
to be best. SCALE BLACK is a global parameter of the LMK4+, i.e. it is valid for all presets and does not need to
be entered for each one separately.
The fourth BANK-button manually triggers a dump of the entire content of the preset-memory. The following
message appears on the lower line of the display:
SEND SYS-EX BULK
At the same time the 8 LED's are counting up the presently transmitted preset-numbers in binary form. Triggering
the dump obviously is useful only if an appropriate receiver is present (i.e. sequencer, computer with MIDI-Dump
software) which can store the data and subsequently return it to the LMK4+. A more detailed description of the
DUMP-function can be found in the section on the
PRESET-menu.
The fifth BANK-button sets the so-called ATP-parameter, ATP standing for after touch-to-pitch. This parameter
determines if pressure on the keys has a positive or negative effect on pitch-bend when the aftertouch sensor has
been assigned to the pitch-bend function. The following message will appear on the lower line of the display:
ATP/ON+/OFF-: XXX
XXX stands for "ON" or "OFF". The fifth BANK-button can be used to toggle between "ON" and "OFF". "ON"
means a positive effect of key pressure on pitch-bend, "OFF" causes a negative effect. The ATP-parameter is