Manual Samson Graphite 25

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    USB MIDI CONTROLLE R OWNER’ S MANU AL ...

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    Copyright 2013 - Samson T echnologies V1.4 Samson T echnologies 45 Gilpin Av enue Hauppauge, New Y ork 11788-8816 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) F ax: 631-784-2201 www.samsontech.c om Native Instruments, NI and Komplete Elemen ts are trademarks or register ed trademarks of Native Instruments GmbH. ...

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    Impor tant Safety Informa tion CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELEC TRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER ( OR BACK). NO USER-SER VICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QU ALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. This lightning ash with arrowhead symbol within an equila teral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of non-insulated “ dangerous ...

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    CAUTION Any changes or modications to the c onstruction of this device which are not express- ly approved b y the par ty responsible for c ompliance could void the user’ s authorit y to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuan t to Part 15 of the FCC ...

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    Impor tant Safety Informa tion 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. F ollow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings . Install in accordance with the manufac- turer’ s instruc tions. 8. Do not install near any heat ...

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    6 C ontents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Graphite 25 F eatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 System Componen ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Minimum System ...

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    7 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Introduction Thank you f or purchasing the Samson Graphite 25, 25-key USB keyboard con trol- ler! The Graphite 25 giv es you all the performance and production control to easily integrat e with your Windows or Mac digital pr oduction workstation. T o capture the dynamics of your performance, the Graphit ...

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    8 Graphite 25 F eatures Sy stem C omponents Minimum Syst em Requirements The Samson Graphite 25 utilizes stat e -of-the -art technology and is engineered to the nest detail. Here ar e some of its main features: • 25-key semi-weighted keyboar d with after touch • One programmable slider , eight encoders, and f our buttons for hands-on c ...

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    9 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller 1. Display - The backlit L CD is the command center for the Graphit e 25. It displays the current setup information, performance data, adjustable parameters and controller information. 2. P AGE ◀ / ▶ Buttons - Pr ess the P AGE buttons to navigat e through the adjustable param- eters and functions in ...

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    10 13. T rigger Pads - The four velocity-sensitive trigger pads can be assigned to send MIDI note or control inf ormation, and can be set as either toggle or momentary st yle buttons. F or added control, these pads f eature four v elocity cur ves as well as aftertouch. 14. P AD A/B Button - The Trigger P ads are congured into two pad banks, with ...

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    11 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Rear P anel Contr ols and F unctions 1. POWER Switch - U se this switch to turn the keyboard on or o . 2. DC IN - The Graphite 25 can be power ed using a 9V 300mA adaptor , connec ted to the DC IN jack. 3. USB Connection - Connect a standard USB cable from this port to the USB connection on a comput ...

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    12 Quick Star t 1. Connect the Graphite 25 to your comput er using the supplied USB cable. The unit will receive po wer and transmit MIDI data via the USB connection. 2. Connect a ¼” TS pedal to the SUST AIN pedal input. 3. Push the POWER switch to the on position. 4. Launch your DA W or virtual instrument sof tware, and set the Gr aphite 25 as ...

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    13 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Display F eatures The Graphite 25 fea tures a backlit LCD scr een that displays performance and status information. Data - The current value of a giv en controller . Operation - When a component is activated, the c omponent name and operation data will be shown. If more than one component is activated ...

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    14 Graphite 25 Modes The Graphite 25 has four main oper ation modes: Performance Mode, P reset Mode, Setup Mode and Zone Mode . Preset Mode - In this mode, you can acc ess the 30 available presets. A pr eset stores information on the assignments for the slider , knobs, and buttons. Using presets allow s you to quickly load the settings for speci ...

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    15 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Remote C ontrol P resets The Graphite keyboard can be used as a c ontrol surface for most audio software titles. Along with presets that can be customized t o tailor the keyboard to your work en vironment, the Graphite 25 comes with presets for man y popular audio programs. P lease refer to the section ...

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    16 Pr eset Mode T o select a preset, press the PRESET button and the keyboard will enter P reset Mode. The Pr eset indicator will light red, and the P reset number will ash under the PRESET tag. While in PRESET mode, the Graphite 25 will stop transmitting MIDI messages. Use the DA T A +/– buttons or numerical keys to select the desired Pr eset ...

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    17 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Setup Mode Setup Mode enables you to make adjustments to how the Graphit e 25 will operate. Pr essing the SETUP button will enter Setup Mode, the keyboard will stop transmitting MIDI data, and the rst 18 keys will serve as numerical input and access to additional functions. Contr ollers T o adjust a ...

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    18 Setup Mode Editing the Aftertouch Control Press the A fter touch key to assign con trol code for the keyboard aftertouch featur e. “ A.T ouch” will appear on the display with the value of the current con trol in the data area. Use the DA T A +/– buttons to change the value, or en ter data by pressing the numerical keys on the keyboard . Pr ...

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    19 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Selecting V elocit y C urve for the T rigger Pads Press the P ad V el key to select a velocity cur ve f or the trigger pads. “P .Cur ve ” will appear in the Op- eration area of the display with its curr ent velocity cur ve number in the data ar ea . The Operation area will then change to show the c ...

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    20 Zones Mode The keyboard can be divided into thr ee zones, sometimes ref erred to as layers or splits. Each z one has its own active key range, prog ram number , MSB, LSB, Channel , Port, Octave, and Transpose settings. The zones can be separated or overlapped. This allows you to lay er or split the key- board between sounds to expand your perfor ...

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    21 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Available paramet ers in Zone Mode: Paramet er Description Range Zn: Prog [1] P rogram number for pla ying on the specic section of the keyboard [2] 0–127 Zn: MSB Most Signicant Bit of the program bank f or playing on the specic section of the keyboard 0–127 Zn: LSB L east Signicant Bit ...

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    22 P er formanc e Mode Octave Buttons The Octave buttons allow you t o shift the oc tav e of the keyboard up or down to extend the range of the keyboard. P ress the OCT A VE +/– buttons to shift the oc tave up or do wn a maximum of four octaves. P ress the OCT A VE +/– buttons together to reset the octave shift to zero . The octave shift value ...

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    23 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller T rigger Pads The keyboard fea tures four assignable velocity-sensitiv e trigger pads with after touch. The factor y setting for the trigger pads is to function as drum pads. When you strike a pad, a cor- responding icon will appear , and its note MIDI message will be transmitted on channel 10. The pad ...

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    24 P er formanc e Contr ols The Graphite 25 fea tures eight assignable encoders (E1–E8), volume slider (S1), f our function but- tons (F1–F4) and transport controls. Below is a brief description of how these f eatures operate. Encoders The factory setting for the encoders is pan control, set to channels 1–4. When you rotate the knob of an enc ...

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    25 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller T ranspor t Buttons There are v e transport buttons marked . The factory default settings are to Rewind, F ast F or ward , Stop, Pla y , and Record, respectively . Please see detailed information for the default settings in the table below . Component Category Description Por t Message T ransmitted ...

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    26 MIDI OUT In addition to USB, the Graphite 25 f eatures a MIDI OUT jack. T he USB communication proto- col supports four virtual USB I n ports and four virtual USB Out por ts. MIDI messages from the keyboard set to P ort 1–4 are transmitted via the USB Out. Messages sent to Port 1 and Port 2 are also transmitted through the MIDI Out terminal if ...

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    27 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Operational F low Chart ...

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    28 C C Description Ty p e 0 Bank Select Con troller 1 Modulation wheel Controller 2 Breath control C ontroller 3 Undened Controller 4 Foot contr oller Controller 5 Portamento time Controller 6 Data Entry Controller 7 Channel Volume Controller 8 Balance Controller 9 Undened Controller 10 Pan Controller 11 Expression Controller 12 Eect contr ...

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    29 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller 79 Sound Cont. Controller 80 General Purpose #5 Controller 81 General Purpose #6 Controller 82 General Purpose #7 Controller 83 General Purpose #8 Controller 84 Portamento Control Controller 85 Undened Controller 86 Undened Controller 87 Undened Controller 88 Undened Controller 89 Undene ...

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    30 159 PLA Y MMC 160 DEFERRED PLA Y MMC 161 FORWARD MMC 162 REWIND MMC 163 RECORD STROBE MMC 164 RECORD EXIT MMC 165 RECORD P AUSE MMC 166 P AUSE MMC 167 EJEC T MMC 168 CHASE MMC 169 COMMAND ERROR RESET MMC 170 MMC RESET MMC 171 Pitch Bend Pitch Bend MIDI Con tinuous Contr oller (C C) List ...

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    31 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller F ac tory Default Settings Controller Typ e Message Ty p e Mode E1 Encoder CC: 10 P an, Ch 1 - - E2 Encoder CC: 10 P an, Ch 2 - - E3 Encoder CC: 10 P an, Ch 3 - - E4 Encoder CC: 10 P an, Ch 4 - - E5 Encoder CC: 10 P an, Ch 5 - - E6 Encoder CC: 10 P an, Ch 6 - - E7 Encoder CC: 10 P an, Ch 7 - - E8 Encod ...

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    32 Zones Parameter Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Program 0 0 0 MSB 0 0 0 LSB 0 0 0 Por t 123 Channel 1 - - Range< 0 0 0 Range> 127 127 127 Oct ave 000 T ranspose 0 0 0 Other Factory Settings Parameter Setting Options Bank 1 (1–4) Ch +/– 0 (+/– 15) Mute O On/O Local On On/O P AD A/B A A/B Preset 01 01–30 F ac tory Default Settings ...

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    33 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Octave Note Numbers C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 0 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 2 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 3 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 4 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 5 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 ...

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    34 Keyboard 25-key , semi-weighted, v elocity sensitive, with aftertouch Display Large backlit LCD Contr ols Slider 1 Encoders 8 F unction Buttons 4 T rigger Pads 4 T ransport Controls 5 (R ewind, F ast Forward, Stop , Play , Record) Wheels Pitch Bend, Modulation Key Range Octave +/–, T ranspose +/– Operation Contr ols MAIN, SETUP , PRESE T , Z ...

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    Samson T echnologies 45 Gilpin Av enue Hauppauge, New Y ork 11788-8816 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) F ax: 631-784-2201 www .samsontech.com ...

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luis

pregunta,me podrían ayudar dándome una dirección donde leer el manual en español,no consigo hacer funcionar el graphite 25 por no saber ingles yel manual viene en ese idioma gracias

luis

pregunta,me podrían ayudar dándome una dirección donde leer el manual en español,no consigo hacer funcionar el graphite 25 por no saber ingles yel manual viene en ese idioma gracias