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MIDI KEYBOARD CMK-2 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION MANUAL v1.5
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Configuring Multiple Keyboards
The software supports multiple-keyboard CMK-2 setups but each keyboard stores its own configuration.
For multiple-keyboard setups, the software screen will show all the connected keyboards rather than a single keyboard.
The keyboards are read in ‘daisy-chained’ order as one file.
The various MIDI sources are merged in the CMK to prevent conflicts when keys are pressed simultaneously.
In the single keyboard setup, the keyboard is labeled ‘Manual #1’ in the CMKConfig program window. However, for a
multi-manual setup, the other keyboards are numbered according to their places in the daisy-chain from the top down.
Hence, the keyboard labeled ‘Manual #1’ represents the keyboard connected directly to the MIDI OUT port of the
personal computer (via an interface unit, and pedalboard, if necessary) and is the topmost one in the stack. This MIDI
OUT connection from the computer is used only for programming the CMK-2 units and should be omitted once
configuration is complete as it may cause problems. ‘Manual #2’ would be connected to the MIDI OUT port of
‘Manual #1’ and so on.
The final keyboard in the chain will have one MIDI OUT port connected back to the MIDI IN port on the personal
computer (via the interface unit if necessary). The final keyboard also connects to any Ahlborn Archive, General MIDI
sound modules, Hauptwerk, etc., through its other outputs.
The ‘daisy-chained’ order of the keyboards is not necessarily the same as the MIDI Channel order. See Table-8 for the
default Hauptwerk configuration.
Using the software for setup of multiple keyboards is the same as for the single-manual, although you must configure
each one separately. For more details on correct installation, please see Figure 2 in the ‘Introduction’ section.
Note: A configuration for multiple keyboards contains data for all the keyboards. So, if you save an edited
configuration back to a multiple-keyboard installation, it will write the new configuration to all keyboards as
appropriate. Hence, if there were no changes to, say, one of them, its configuration will be resaved unchanged.
You can also configure each keyboard manually using the SET piston in combination with keys. See 5. Hardware
Configuration. However, you can only configure the pistons through software.