User manual NOVATION XIO

[. . . ] FA0090-03 Introduction and Credits Front Panel Features Rear Panel Features Synthesizing Editing a Synth Patch The Oscillators (OSCS) Section/Menu The Pulse Width Menu The Mixer Menu The Filters Section/Menu The LFOs Section/Menu The Envelopes (ENVS) Section/Menu The X-Gator Section/Menu The Arpeggiator Section/Menu The Effects Section/Menu The 2-D controls Menu (Xpression pad and stick) The Aftertouch And Breath Menu The Sync Menu Global Menu in Synth Mode Routing MIDI to and from the Synth Saving a Synth Patch MIDI Controlling Selecting/Using a Template Editing a Template Template Individual Edit `CC' Menu Template Individual Edit `NRPN' Menu Template Individual Edit `RPN' Menu Template Individual Edit `MMC' Menu Template Individual Edit `Note On/Off' Menu Template Individual Edit `Program Change' Menu Aftertouch Edit Menu Template Common Edit Menu Using the X/Y Touchpad Using a Sustain Footswitch Using the Octave Up/Down buttons Saving/Naming a Template Playing the Synthesizer in MIDI Controlling Mode ­ Hybrid Mode Guide to the onboard Templates Audio Recording and playback GLOBAL Menu Restoring a Synth Patch PREVIEW Mode Synth Levels Updating the Operating System Onboard Programs (Synth Patches) Troubleshooting Specifications Introduction and Credits Thank you for purchasing the Xio. Before reading this User Guide, it is assumed that you have read the Getting Started Guide for the product and so have connected and powered up the keyboard and are aware of the basics of operation. If not, please read the Getting Started Guide before continuing with this User Guide. As the Xio is designed with mainly patch playing in mind and only limited patch tweaking, despite being able to create and edit patches to a great extent, the User Guide does not explain all areas of the synthesizer in great detail. [. . . ] Edit Menu Page 5 ­Control LOW value setting Low Value: XXX XXX can be set to a value between 0 and 127 or -64 and +63 (depending on how Page 3 of this Menu is set) using the DATA encoder. This is the minimum value of the control, which will often be 0 or -64 but in the case of wanting to set a control to vary from 20 to 30, it would be 20. Edit Menu Page 6 ­Control HIGH value setting High Value: XXX XXX can be set to a value between 0 and 127 or -64 and +63 (depending on how Page 3 of this Menu is set) using the DATA encoder. This is the maximum value of the control, which will often be 127 or +63 but in the case of wanting to set a control to vary from 20 to 30, it would be 30. If this value is set to be lower than the Low Value on the previous Menu Page then the control will effectively be reversed. Edit Menu Page 7 ­ Button Type Selection Button Type: XXX This Page allows you to select the way the button will behave, with XXX selectable as either Normal, Momentary, Toggle or Step using the DATA encoder. Explanation of Button Type Normal The low value will be sent out as a MIDI message on depression of the button. Momentary The low value will be sent out as a MIDI message on depression of the button and the high value sent on release. Toggle When the button is pressed for the first time the high value is sent. Each subsequent button press increments in the amount set by the next Menu page, until the high data value has been reached. These button options allow a range of applications to be easily controlled. For example if there is a button on a software synthesizer that has three options, then it may respond to a MIDI continuous controller number with a range of 0 - 2. When programming a button to control the software, the low value would be set to 0 (Menu page 5 - detailed above) and the high value would be set to 2 (Menu page 6 - detailed above). The step option would then be selected, with a step size of 1 (see below). Edit Menu Page 8 ­Button step size Step Value: XXX This page defines the size of increment of MIDI data each time the button is pressed when in Step mode, allowing a small range of options to be controlled by a large range of MIDI values. For example, a soft synth may have 4 waveforms altered by particular controller numbers spread evenly between 0 and 127 (e. g sine from 0-31, square from 32-63, triangle from 64-95 and sawtooth from 96127. ) In that instance, it is best to use a knob sweeping across the whole range or a button that moves in steps of 32. To assign a button to move in steps for this purpose, simply choose 0-127 on page 3, then set 0 as the low value and 127 as the high value, choose Step as the button type and select a Step size of 32. Edit Menu Page 9 ­Control MIDI channel setting Midi Channel: XX XX is set to any of the 16 MIDI channels using the DATA encoder. This means that all CC MIDI data assigned to the control will be transmitted on that MIDI channel. Edit Menu Page 10 ­Control MIDI Port routing Midi Ports: XXX XXX is set to OFF, USB (USB Port), MIDI (MIDI Out port) or USB+MIDI using the DATA encoder. This means that all CC MIDI data assigned to the control will be sent to the selected port(s) only. Edit Menu Page 11 ­Control Name Control name: Amp Env Attack The DATA encoder is used to change the currently selected character (with the cursor positioned below it) between A-Z, a-z, 0-9 etc. and the cursor is moved left and right using the OCTAVE UP/DOWN buttons. Repeated presses of the Menus/Audio button cycles between capitals, lower case, numbers or punctuation. [. . . ] This applies to when the Xio is in synth mode or MIDI controller mode and also to when you are editing the audio interface settings. To put the Xio into Preview Mode press and hold both the effects up/down selector buttons for one second. All of the effects LEDs will light to indicate that Preview Mode is active. If the Xio is in synth mode the LED for the currently effect will remain unlit but all others will light. [. . . ]