Quick Start Guide

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With Your DAW Only
You can use Advance 25 as a standard USB MIDI controller for your music creation software. We've created
presets for several popular DAWs so you can use Advance 25 with your projects in the most logical and
intuitive way possible. You can use Advance 25's MIDI Mode to control your DAW (see the Modes section
for more information).
With External MIDI Equipment (Without a Computer)
You can connect an external MIDI device (synth, drum machine, etc.) to Advance 25's MIDI Out, letting you
use Advance 25 to control it, whether or not you're connected to a computer. If you aren't connected to a
computer, though, remember to power Advance 25 externally (see Features > Rear Panel > Power Input).
You can use Advance 25's MIDI Mode to control your DAW (see the Modes section for more information)
Display and Navigation
Advance 25's display shows information about its
current mode and operations. You can navigate its
different modes, pages, etc. by using the following
controls:
• Data Dial: Use this dial to change a selected
parameter values, settings, etc. in the display.
Press the dial to enter or confirm a command
or setting.
• Cursors: Use these buttons to navigate
through the menus and options in the current
page in the display.
• Page Left/Right: Use these buttons to move
between the available pages in the display.
When there is a page available to the left or
right of the current one, the corresponding
button will light up.
• Mode Buttons: Press one of these buttons to enter its primary mode (labeled above the button). Press
and hold Shift and then press one of these buttons to its secondary mode (labeled under the button).
The display contains the essential information you'll need during performance, recording, or production.
When using VIP, though, the VIP software window on your computer may contain additional information,
depending on the current mode. Keep this in mind while exploring the different modes in VIP (see the
following Modes section for more information).
Digital Audio Workstation
(DAW)
MIDI Mode
Cursors
Data
Dial
Display
Page Left/Right
Mode Buttons