User guide

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Features
Front Panel
1. LED Screen: The Oxygen 61 features a 3-digit LED display providing visual information regarding current
operation, programing and controller status.
2. Function Buttons: The Oxygen 61 features function buttons for programming, access to settings and
advanced features.
DirectLink Operation: In Auto mode, < and > will scroll
through the tracks. See your specific DAW's DirectLink
documentation which can be downloaded at m-audio.com/directlink.
Standard Operation: The < and > buttons do not send MIDI. In performance mode they will cycle the currently
selected LCD parameter (Global Channel, Program, or Preset). In Edit Mode, they will cycle through the
currently selected editable control.
3. Faders: These send different types of standard MIDI CC messages or advanced MIDI messages based on the
parameter they are assigned to or the active preset. The fader can be individually assigned to a different MIDI
parameter. For DirectLink operation, please see the DirectLink User Guide available at
m-audio.com/directlink.
4. Knobs: These knobs send different types of standard MIDI CC messages or advanced MIDI messages based
on the parameter they are assigned to, or the active preset. Sends different types of standard MIDI CC
messages or advanced MIDI messages based on the assigned parameter or the active preset. Each knob can
be individually assigned to a different MIDI parameter. For DirectLink operation, please see the DirectLink User
Guide Available at m-audio.com/directlink.
5. Pads: Press these velocity-sensitive pads to send Note On/Off and velocity data when performing. To change
the pad octave assignment, hold down the Shift and the + or - octave button. These changes affect all eight
pads globally. To transpose from the default pad assignments, hold down the Shift and Select button and press
the + or - octave buttons. To reset the pads to the default factory assignments, hold down the Shift and both
octave buttons. The pads will only send on MIDI channel 10.
6. Transport Buttons: Sends standard MIDI CC, MIDI note, MMC (MIDI Machine Control) or other advanced
MIDI messages based on the parameter they are assigned to or the active preset. Each Transport Button can
be individually assigned to a different MIDI parameter.
DirectLink Operation: These buttons map to the Transport Buttons in supported DAW applications to control
playback, record, start/stop, as well as enabling (or disabling) of the loop function.
Standard Operation: These buttons send standard MIDI CC, MIDI note, MMC (MIDI Machine Control) or other
advanced MIDI messages based on the parameter they are assigned to, or the active preset. Each button can
be reassigned to control various parameters in your DAW, including the transport controls, by using your
recording application’s MIDI Learn function.
7. Velocity-Sensitive Keyboard: The velocity-sensitive keyboard is not only the primary method of sending Note
On/Off and velocity data when performing, it is also used to access extended programing functions listed along
its upper edge.
8. Octave Buttons: The Octave buttons are used to shift the keyboard’s octave range up or down in one octave
increments, extending the octave range of the pads or keys.
GLOBAL
SHIFT
OCTAVE
PITCH
C31
MOD
C32
EDIT AUTO
C1
C18
C2
C19
C3
C20
C4
C21
C5
C22
C6
C23
C7
C24
C8
C25
C9
C26
C27 C28 C29 C30
AUTO
POWER
PGM PRESETS
1234
5678
CANCEL
CTRL
SEL
CTRL
ASGN
CHAN
ASGN
GLOBAL
CHAN DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 3 PROG
BANK
LSB
BANK
MSB
VEL
CURVE
DRAW
BAR
MEM
DUMP
DEV
ID STORE 0123 4 567 8 9 ENTERPANIC
SELECT
C10 C11 C12 C13
C14 C15 C16 C17
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
5
6
7
4
8
9
10
10
11
11