TourCraft MINI25 Manual de usuario

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TourCraft MINI25 Controller

User’s Manual

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MINI25

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Contents

Introduction....................................................................................3

Features ........................................................................................3

Parts and their functions ...............................................................4

Setup .............................................................................................7

Making detailed settings................................................................7

Global MIDI channel...................................................................7

Keyboard CC mode channel......................................................8

Transpose...................................................................................8

Pitch bend speed .......................................................................8

Key velocity curve ......................................................................8

Pad velocity curve ......................................................................8

Trigger pads ...............................................................................9

Knobs ....................................................................................... 11

Sliders.......................................................................................12

Keyboard operation in Edit mode.............................................14

Specifications ..............................................................................15

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the TourCraft MINI25 USB Controller. To help you get the most out of

your new instrument, please read this manual carefully.

In order to use the functions of this product, you’ll need to make settings in the application you’re

using. Make settings as described in the owner’s manual for your application.

Features

• Portable software MIDI controller

• 25-note, velocity-sensitive mini keyboard

• 8 Velocity-sensitive pads (4 banks, 32 total)

• Pads can send note information, MIDI CCs and program changes

• 4 Assignable knobs to adjust virtually any parameter

• 4 Assignable faders for hands on control

• Dedicated Octave Up, Octave Down and Pitch buttons

• Program Recall button to restore global settings

• USB interface adaptable to USB 2.0 ( Full Speed)

• Power Supplied by USB

• Compatible with Windows XP/Vista and Mac OSX

• USB Class compliant

• USB Software editor included (for loading & saving scenes)

(Edited by the TourCraft MINI Editor, the picture below is the main screen)

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Parts and their functions

. Trigger pads

These pads can transmit note messages or control change messages.

2. Keyboard

There are twenty-five velocity-sensitive keys that can transmit note messages. When

CC mode is on,

they transmit control change messages.

3. MIDI control group

A knob, slider, are collectively called a MIDI control group. The TourCraft MINI25 has 4 MIDI control groups.

a. Knob

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This knob transmits control change messages.

b. Slider

This slider transmits control change messages.

4. [OCTAVE DOWN] / [OCTAVE UP]

The [ ] button and the [ ] button can

be used to adjust the octave acquiescently. The pitch will shift

downward by one octave each time you press the [ ] button. The pitch will shift upward by one octave

each time you press the [ ] button.

5. Bank button

The TourCraft MINI has four banks. When bank button is on, you can use the [ ] button and the [ ]

button to switch the four banks

. A

“

bank

”

is a set of parameter assignments for the controllers (pads

and knobs, etc.). You can use TourCraft MINI Editor to change the assignment of each controller.

(“Making detailed settings”)

6. Program button

When program button is on,you can use the The [ ] button and the [ ] button to change the program

7. [PITCH DOWN] / [PITCH UP]

The [PITCH DOWN] button and the [PITCH UP] button can

be used to send a note

’

s pitch up or

down in cents.

8. Modulation button

The MOD button is used to introduce some sort of vibrato effect.

9.USB connector

Connect the TourCraft MINI to your computer with a USB cable via this port.

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Setup

Minimum System Requirements

Windows Mac OS

Pentium 3 800 Mhz or higher Macintosh G3*800/G4*733 MHz or higher

(CPU requirement may be higher for laptops) (CPU requirement may be higher for laptops)

256MB RAM OS X 10.3.9 with 256 MB RAM,

Direct X 9.0b or higher OS X 10.4.2 or greater with 512 MB RAM

Windows XP(SP2)or higher *G3/G4 accelerator cards are not supported

(Windows 98,Me,NT or 2000 not supported)

Making detailed settings

The following settings cannot be edited on the TourCraft MINI25 instrument, so you need to use

the TourCraft MINI25 soft Editor. You can download the TourCraft MINI25 control Editor from the

TourCraft website.

Global MIDI channel

Global MIDI channel [1...16] This specifies the MIDI channel which TourCraft MINI25 will use to transmit note

messages, as well as MIDI messages that will be sent when

you press the button. This should be set to

match the MIDI channel of the MIDI application that you’re controlling.

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Keyboard CC mode channel

Piano keyboard CC mode channel is to specify which MIDI channel the ke

yboard will use to transm

control messages,

Transpose

It is to adjust the pitch by semi-tone, adjusting scale of the value is -12~12.

Pitch bend speed

It is to adjust the speed of the pitch up or down, adjusting scale of the value is 1~4.

Key velocity curve

It has 3 velocity curves,

the light,the normal and the heavey ,if choose the CONST,the velocity value is

const to 127

Pad velocity curve

It has 3 velocity curves,the light,the normal and the heavy,

if choose the CONST,the velocity value is

const to 127

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Trigger pads

Depending on the assign type, the trigger pads can transmit note messages or control change

messages. For each trigger pad, you ca

n individually specify the assigned message, the MIDI transmit

channel, the behavior of the trigger pad, the note number, the control change number, the values

transmitted when the pad turns on or off.

Depending on its assign type, note number or control

change number can be assigned to a single trigger

pad and transmitted. If you transmit note messages or control change message from a trigger pad, all of

the messages will be transmitted at the velocity or On Value/Off Value.

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MIDI Channel [1...16/Global MIDI Channel] MIDI

This specifies the MIDI channel of the MIDI

messages that are transmitted when you strike the trigger pad. If you set this to

“

Global MIDI Channel,

”

the messages will be transmitted on the global MIDI channel.

Assign Type [No Assign/Note/Control Change]

This specifies the type of message that will be assigned to the trigger pad. You can disable

the pad (no

assignment), or assign a note message or a control change.

Pad Behavior [Momentary/Toggle]

You can choose one of the following two types of behavior for the trigger pad.

Momentary The Note On or On Value will be transmitted when you press the trigger

pad, and the Note

Off or Off Value will be transmitted when you release it.

Toggle The Note On or On Value will be transmitted alternately with the Note

Off or Off Value each time

you press the trigger pad.

Note Number [C-1...G9/No Assign]

This specifies the note number of the note message that is transmitted.

Control Change Number [0...127/No Assign] [0...127]This specifies the control

change number of the

control change message that is transmitted.

On Value [0...127]

This specifies the value of the message that is transmitted when the trigger pad is

turned on.

Off Value [0...127] This specifies the value of the message that is transmitted

when the trigger pad

is turned off.

You can set this only if the assign type is “Control Change.”

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