USB Audio Interface/ MIDI Keybroad Controller PC-80 Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- USING THE UNIT SAFELY
- Important Notes
- Contents
- Contents of the package
- Names of things and what they do
- Setup
- Operation
- Appendix
- Using the PC-80 as a MIDI controller keyboard
- Basic connection example and signal flow
- The PC-80’s basic operating modes
- Transmitting various MIDI messages from the PC-80
- Setting the MIDI transmit channel
- Selecting sounds—Transmitting Program Change and Bank Select Massages
- Starting/stopping playback data—Transmitting a Start/Stop/Continue message
- Transmitting messages to an external MIDI sound module
- Setting the split points
- Using the VALUE encoder to transmit values for a specified parameter
- Using the PC-80 as a MIDI interface
- Using the PC-80 as an audio interface
- System settings for the PC-80
- PC-80 driver settings
- Troubleshooting
- Driver-related problems (Windows)
- Can’t record or play back audio or MIDI/No sound
- Noise or pops are heard when recording/playing on your computer
- Noise or distortion occurs when the PC-80 is not connected to your computer
- The sound is too weak
- Problems with the PC-80 Software Synthesizer
- Won’t start up
- The menu does not appear correctly (can’t select it)
- No sound
- Sound is too loud/too soft
- Clicks, pops, or noise occurs in the sound
- Sounds you play from the keyboard are delayed
- Can’t control sounds or parameters from the PC-80
- Can’t play back song data/Playback is incorrect
- Can’t use the PC-80 software synthesizer from other software
- Uninstalling the PC-80 software synthesizer
- MIDI implementation
- Main specifications
- Index
- Using the PC-80 as a MIDI controller keyboard
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Names of things and what they do
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Software Synthesizer Button (SOFTWARE SYNTHESIZER)
If the PC-80 is connected to your computer via USB, this button starts up the included PC-
80 software synthesizer (p. 33).
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Split Buttons (SPLIT)
Use the LOWER button and UPPER button to switch between Lower mode, Upper mode,
and Split mode (p. 35, p. 37).
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Direct Monitor Button (DIRECT MONITOR)
This button switches on/off the Direct Monitor function (which sends the input signal
from the audio input jacks directly from the PC-80’s speakers, headphone jacks, and
master output jacks).
* The Direct Monitor function cannot be controlled from ASIO 2.0 compatible applications such as Cubase.
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Octave Shift Buttons (OCTAVE -/+)
Use the
octave shift buttons
to shift the pitch of the keyboard up or down an octave at
a time. When you’re not in Play mode (p. 60), you can use these buttons to finalize an item
(the
ENTER
button) or cancel a setting and return to Play mode (the
CANCEL
button).
Panel
ON
The input signal from the audio input jacks will be output to the PC-80’s speakers, headphones
jacks, and master output jacks.
OFF
The input signal from the audio input jacks will not be output to the PC-80’s speakers, headphones
jacks, and master output jacks.
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■ SPEAKER ON/OFF setting
You can change the SPEAKER ON/OFF setting by holding down the [DIRECT MONITOR] or the
[OCTAVE +] button while turning the power on. (➔ SPEAKER ON/OFF, p. 87)
SPEAKER ON
Turn on the power while holding down the [DIRECT MONITOR]
button
SPEAKER OFF
Turn on the power while holding down the [Octave +] button
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