User's Manual

Table Of Contents
1. Getting Started ............................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.1. Connecting KeyLab Essential ......................................................................................................................................... 2
1.2. The Front Panel....................................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.3. The Rear Panel........................................................................................................................................................................ 3
2. Guided Tour..................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1. Keyboard..................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2. Pitch & modulation wheel............................................................................................................................................... 4
2.3. Octave Control & Transpose.......................................................................................................................................... 5
2.3.1. Setting the Octave........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
2.3.2. Activating Transpose................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
2.3.3. Resetting Transpose .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
2.4. Chord mode ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6
2.4.1. Activating Chord mode............................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
2.5. Pads .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
2.5.1. Selecting Maps using the pads ........................................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.6. MIDI Channel selection.................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.6.1. Changing MIDI Channel.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.7. Encoders ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.8. Faders .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.9. Part Controls............................................................................................................................................................................ 9
2.10. DAW Command Center .............................................................................................................................................. 10
2.11. Preset Browser & Display.............................................................................................................................................. 11
2.12. Sending a Panic Message............................................................................................................................................ 11
2.13. Factory Reset....................................................................................................................................................................... 12
3. MIDI Control Center ................................................................................................................................................. 13
3.1. Customize your perfect controller ........................................................................................................................... 13
3.1.1. Connecting to MIDI Control Center................................................................................................................................................................. 13
3.1.2. Device Memories ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
3.1.3. Local Templates .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
3.2. MCC Controller Map.......................................................................................................................................................... 16
3.3. Customizing the Pads ...................................................................................................................................................... 17
3.3.1. Pad Off............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
3.3.2. Pad MIDI Note.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
3.3.3. Pad Switched Control.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
3.3.4. Pad Patch Change.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
3.3.5. Pad MMC......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
3.4. Customizing the Encoders............................................................................................................................................ 19
3.4.1. Encoder Off .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
3.4.2. Encoder Control.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
3.5. Customizing the Faders............................................................................................................................................... 20
3.5.1. Fader Off........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 20
3.5.2. Fader Control ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
3.6. Customizing the Keyboard ........................................................................................................................................ 20
3.7. Customizing the Sustain Pedal.................................................................................................................................. 21
3.7.1. Sustain Pedal Off........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
3.7.2. Sustain Pedal MIDI Note ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
3.7.3. Sustain Pedal Switched Control....................................................................................................................................................................... 21
3.7.4. Sustain Pedal MMC................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
3.8. Changing the Global Settings.................................................................................................................................... 22
4. Software License Agreement............................................................................................................................ 23
5. Declaration of Conformity .................................................................................................................................. 25