CME M-key User Manual

CME M-key User Manual

Ultra-thin midi keyboard

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M-Key Ultra-thin MIDI Keyboard
User's manual
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Model: M-Key
Read "Precautions" on page 5 before use
(Ver 04)
Please read this manual carefully before use.
Please keep this manual for reference.

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  • Page 1 M-Key Ultra-thin MIDI Keyboard User’s manual ————————————————— Model: M-Key Read “Precautions” on page 5 before use (Ver 04) Please read this manual carefully before use. Please keep this manual for reference.
  • Page 2 Thank you for choosing CME M-Key — Ultra-thin MIDI Keyborad Please keep all the important information here Attach your invoice or receipt here ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ for reference Purchase Dealer’s Dealer’s tel. Warning: Improper connection may cause damage to the device. Copyright Copyright of the manual belongs to Central Music Co.
  • Page 3: Special Message Section

    SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing. However, CME reserves the right to change or modify any of the specifications without notice or obligation to update existing units.
  • Page 4 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by CME may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product.
  • Page 5 IMPORTANT Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the follows: 1. Read and understand all the instructions. 2.
  • Page 6 All the pictures in the manual are used for demonstration; they may be different from the real product. Trade marks CME and M-key are CME trade marks. Other brands and names belong to the respective owners. M-key 49 notes ultra-thin full action semi-weighted keyboard, velocity sensitive Assignable faders, joystick, pedal and other function buttons.
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    General view ...9 Front panel ...9 Rear panel ...10 Installation guide... 11 Power supply...11 Power on order ...11 Connections ...12 Turning on...13 Normally turning on ...13 Driver installation...13 Turning on with initialization...13 Basic functions...14 Adjusting volume ...14 Transpose and octave ...14 Working with the joystick ...15 Pedal...15 Selecting a voice ...15...
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  • Page 9: General View

    1 General view 1.1 Front panel KEYBOARD 49 keys, velocity sensitive. Velocity sensitive means when you play the keyboard, it will respond to the force used to strike the keys. JOYSTICK When you release the joystick, it will automatically return to the center position.The joystick is the part to control the pitch and/or modulation.
  • Page 10: Rear Panel

    1.2 Rear panel USB port: to make computer connection for MIDI data transfer and get the USB bus power MIDI OUT:Standard 5-din MIDI OUT port. PEDAL A jack:1/8" TRS x1, can be used for volume or sustain pedal. PEDAL B jack:1/8" TRS x1, can be used for volume or sustain pedal. DC IN(AC adapter power in port):Connect the AC adapter here.
  • Page 11: Installation Guide

    Only the AC adapter designed for this product should be used. If you cannot find the right adapter or the adapter does not work, please contact local CME dealers. The usage of an improper adapter may cause fire or electrical shock! The AC adapter varies from country to country.
  • Page 12: Connections

    3 Connections Before you make these connections, please turn off all devices to avoid possible damage. Please refer to the fig. below to make connections:...
  • Page 13: Turning On

    You can plug and play this product on WINDOWS XP/VISTA or Mac OSX. When the driver installation is finished, this product will be recognized as the ”USB Audio Device” or “CME M-KEY”. The MIDI driver offers 1 USB IN and 1 USB OUT.
  • Page 14: Basic Functions

    When both octave and transpose values are changed, the related buttons will flash quickly. You can also use the keyboard function to set the octave/transpose value. The default keyboard ranges of M-Key are listed below: 【 Data Transpose 【 】...
  • Page 15: Working With The Joystick

    5.3 Working with the joystick Move the joystick to the left/right to send the PITCHBEND message. Move the joystick upward to send CC#1 (MODULATION) message. Move the joystick downward to send the AFTER TOUCH message. 【 You can use the joystick message.
  • Page 16: Program Change

    GM2 On Reset All Control GS On All Notes Off XG On CME On Please make sure your MIDI device support the related MIDI reset message before using this function. MIDI message sent F0 7E 7F 09 01 F7 F0 7E 7F 09 03 F7...
  • Page 17: Assigning

    6.1 Assigning Joystick Operation: 【SHIFT】 C#4【Assign Joystick】 【Set value】 【ENTER】 Value (controller#) range:0-145 The center position of the joystick will send data 0, and the lowerst position will send data 127. Please refer to the appendix 8.1<Assignable controller list> for more detail. 6.2 Assigning Slider Operation:...
  • Page 18: System Settings

    7 SYSTEM settings 7.1 Velocity Curve You can try different velocity curves to find your favorite one and get the best touch response for the voice being played. Velocity Curve 1: 【SHIFT】 C1【Velocity Curve1】 ( Normal ) Velocity Curve 2: 【SHIFT】 D1【Velocity Curve2】 ( Soft ) Velocity Curve 3:...
  • Page 19: Appendix

    8.1 Assignable controller list Cont# Name Bank Select Modulation wheel Breath control Undefined Foot controller Portamento time Data Entry Channel Volume Balance Undefined Expression Effect control 1 Effect control 2 014-015 Undefined 016-019 General Purpose 020-031 Undefined Bank Select Modulation wheel Breath control Undefined Foot controller...
  • Page 20 Pitch Bend Pitch Bend Sensitivity Fine Tuning Coarse Tuning Vibrato Rate Vibrato Depth Vibrato Delay Low Pass Filter Cutoff Frequency Low Pass Filter Resonance High Pass Filter Cutoff Frequency EQ Low Gain EQ High Gain EQ Low Frequency EQ High Frequency EG Attack Time EG Decay Time EG Release Time...
  • Page 21: Gm Voice List

    8.2 GM voice list Voice# Name Voice# GrandPno BritePno El.Grand HnkyTonk E.Piano1 E.Piano2 Harpsi. Clavi Celesta Glocken MusicBox Vibes Marimba Xylophon TubulBel Dulcimer DrawOrgn PercOrgn RockOrgn ChrchOrg ReedOrgn Acordion Harmnica TangoAcd NylonGtr SteelGtr Jazz Gtr CleanGtr Mute.Gtr Ovrdrive Dist.Gtr GtrHarmo Name Voice# Name...
  • Page 22: Velocity Curve List

    8.3 Velocity curve list Velocity Curve 1 (Normal) Velocity Curve (Soft) Velocity Curve 3 (Hard) Velocity Curve 4 (Expand) 8.4 MIDI route...
  • Page 23: Troubleshooting

    9 Troubleshooting Trouble with possible reasons and solution After turning on the power switch, the instrument is not powered on: Make sure the USB connection is made the the computer is on. Make sure the power connector is firmly connected to the power outlet. Check the power connectors.
  • Page 24: Specifications

    USB bus power or AC Power Adapter (Optional) AC Power Adapter requirement: 9V 500mA Dimensions (W x D x H) and Weight: M-Key:726.5 x 210 x 58.3 mm, 3.2 kg * Specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice.
  • Page 25: Midi Implementation Chart

    ○: Yes X: No CME is continually improving its products, and every attempt is made to ensure the information in the user’s manual is current and accurate. However, CME will not be responsible for possible discrepancies between the manual and the real product.
  • Page 26 2007-06 Central Music Co. Tel: +86-10-8580 1115 Fax: +86-10-8580 1114 Web: www.cme-pro.com E-mail for support: support@cme-pro.com...

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