Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide
Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Session KeyStudio Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 KeyStudio Keyboard:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Micro USB Audio Interface (PC only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide | 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of M-Audio Session KeyStudio. Session KeyStudio is a complete music production kit containing a 49 full-size key USB keyboard, an audio interface, and music production software designed for easy integration with your Windows XP or Windows Vista computer. The hardware contained in this package is also ideal for use with a multitude of third-party music creation applications.
2 | Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide Session Software (PC only): < C D-quality multi-track audio and MIDI recording software < b uilt-in virtual synthesizer with hundreds of instrument sounds < built-in studio quality effects < i ncludes over 3.
Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide | 3 Minimum System Requirements Windows XP (SP2)** < Pentium 4 1.6 GHz processor (CPU requirements may be higher for laptops) < 512MB RAM < 4GB free hard disk space for complete Session software installation < 32MB video RAM✝ < 1024 x 768 video resolution (1280 x 1024 recommended) < DVD drive for Session software installation < Two native USB ports Windows Vista 32-bit < Pentium 4 1.
4 | Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide Windows XP and Windows Vista Installation and Setup Overview for Windows XP and Windows Vista It is important that installation and setup take place in the following sequence (all of these steps are explained in detail later in this Quick Start Guide): 1. Connect the KeyStudio USB MIDI keyboard to your computer and turn it on. 2. Install the Session music creation software.
Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide | 5 Installing the M-Audio Session Software (Windows only) the Session software has been installed. Leave your Micro disconnected until instructed to connect it. 1. Insert the M-Audio Session DVD-ROM into your computer’s DVD-ROM drive. 1 2. The computer will automatically display the install screen 1 . If your computer does not launch the installer, manually start it by clicking on Start > My Computer ‡ and then doubleclicking Session. 3.
Windows XP and Windows Vista 6 | Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide 5. In Windows Vista, you may encounter the following message while the Micro device driver is installed on your system: “An unidentified program wants access to your computer.” 3 Click Allow to continue installation. 3 6. At various points in this installation process, you may be notified that the driver being installed has not passed Windows Logo Testing 4 , or asked whether the program you wish to run is a trusted application 5 .
| Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide 7 Setting Up the Micro USB Audio Interface 6 Windows XP Windows Vista 2. Double-click the red M-Audio icon in the system tray 7 to access the Micro control panel. Here you can adjust input gain, monitor mix levels, output volume, and buffer size (latency). The control panel also shows details about the installed driver version. M-Audio icon Windows XP M-Audio icon 7 Windows Vista 3.
8 | Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide Windows XP and Windows Vista Getting Started making Music with Session 1. Make sure the KeyStudio keyboard and Micro audio interface are connected to your computer, and make sure the keyboard is switched on. 2. Launch Session by clicking the Start button > All Programs > M-Audio > Session > Session. Alternatively, if you chose to create a desktop shortcut icon during installation, you can double-click the Session shortcut icon. 3.
Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide | 9 5. Click the Add a Track button in the upper left corner of the Session Main Screen . 7. In the “Select Keyboard Sound” dialog box, select the bank of sounds you would like to associate with the first track of your new song, and click OK. Windows XP and Windows Vista 6. The “What would you like to do?” dialog box will now appear. For this example, select Play and Record with your Keyboard, and click OK.
Windows XP and Windows Vista 10 | Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide 8. A new track will now appear in the main Session window. You may click the specific instrument you would like to play from the instrument list appearing on the left side of the screen. 9. Try playing notes on your KeyStudio keyboard. If you can hear instrument sounds, you may skip steps 10-12.
Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide | 11 More Information on Configuring Session Session must communicate with Micro. On first launch, Session attempts to choose the first sound card containing both an audio input and audio output, effectively making this connection automatically. If Session is not able to select audio inputs and outputs automatically, it will open the Audio Hardware dialog.
12 | Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide Windows XP and Windows Vista Input Channels and Output Channels These controls set the Input Channels from which Session records audio and the Output Channels through which Session plays audio. Select M-Audio Micro for Input and Output. The Latency Slider This control is accessed by clicking on the ASIO Settings button in the Audio Hardware window when ASIO is selected as the Driver Type.
Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide | 13 Mac OS X: Connecting the KeyStudio Keyboard No additional drivers or hardware‡‡ need to be installed to use the KeyStudio USB keyboard on your Macintosh computer. Simply: Close any open applications on your computer. 2. Connect the provided USB cable between the KeyStudio keyboard and your Mac OS X computer. 3. Switch the keyboard on. ‡‡M-Audio Micro circumvents potential high-latency monitoring issues on Windows PCs.
| Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide Mac OS X 14 The default instrument GarageBand selects is a Grand Piano. When a Software Instrument is selected, clicking the button in the lower right corner of the GarageBand window will open the Track Info screen.
Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide | 15 Mac OS X From this area, you can select which instrument you would like to play.
16 | Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide Additional Information and Support More information about your new Session software and the M-Audio Micro audio interface can be found in Session’s built-in help menu. A complete User Guide as well as optional Windows XP and Vista drivers for the KeyStudio keyboard, can be downloaded for free at www.m-audio.
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