SUBZERO KS61A (01) PDF Document

To avoid injury, electrical shock, or damage to the SUBZERO KS61A, please follow these basic precautions:

1. Read and understand all the instructions.

2. Always follow the instructions on the instrument.

3. Before cleaning the instrument, always remove the electric plug from the outlet as well as the USB cable. When cleaning, use a soft and dry cloth. Do not use gasoline, alcohol, acetone, turpentine or any other organic solutions; do not use liquid cleaner, spray cleaner or a wet cloth.

4. Do not use the instrument near water or moisture, in places such as a bathtub, washbasin, or washing sink in the kitchen.

5. Do not place the instrument on an unstable surface where it might accidentally fall over.

6. Do not jam sinks or holes of the instrument; these are used for air circulation to prevent the instrument from overheating. Do not place the instrument near any places with poor air circulation.

7. Do not place anything on the power cord. Make sure the power cord is set in a safe place, so nobody will step on it or trip over it.

8. Do not insert anything in the instrument which may cause fire or electrical shock. Do not splash any kind of liquid on the instrument.

9. Do not disassemble the instrument in case of accidental electrical shock.

10. Always take the instrument to a qualified service centre if in need of repair.

11. Unplug all the connectors and take the instrument to a qualified service centre if the power cord is damaged, liquid enters the instrument, the instrument is exposed to rain, it does not work properly, it falls, or functions poorly.

12. Do not use the instrument in thunder; otherwise the thunder may cause long-distance electrical shock.

13. When the power cord is connected to the AC outlet, do not touch the exposed part of the cord or the connector.

14. Keep the instrument away from dust, heat and vibration.

The SUBZERO KS61A features include:

2x Assignable pedal interfaces (Pedal A, Pedal B), compatible with switch pedal and continuous pedal. It can be assigned as 152 controllers.

1x Assignable slider (Slider), which can be assigned as 148 controllers.

Pitch Bend Wheel and Modulation Wheel (Wheel P and Wheel M), which can be assigned as 148 controllers.

2x Assignable data buttons (Data +/-), which can be assigned as 160 controllers.

1x Edit button (Edit), switch play and edit status.

1x Dial function group switching button (Switch).

4x Assignable dials, which can accomplish two groups of functions (R1~R4 and R5~R8) with each dial distributed to an independent channel. These dials can be assigned as 160 controllers.

5x Keyboard velocity curve.

PC upload and download, useful for user setting save and transfer.

Multi-functional keyboard, which can provide functions such as voice adjustment, dual voice, touch sensitivity adjustment, split voice, tempo, mute, snap shot, etc.

1x MIDI OUT.

USB interface, adaptable to USB 1.1. Power supply by USB and DC 9V.

Compatible with Win XP/Vista and Mac OSX, drive free and hot plug supporting.

Compatible with major audio and sequencer software, such as Cubase and Cakewalk.

(1) EDIT Button: Use this button to open/close keyboard multi-function.

(2) DATA +/- Buttons: Assignable buttons, which could be assigned as 160 controllers. The initial setting is 154th controller: octave adjustment.

(3) SWITCH Button: Use this button to switch function groups of dials R1~R4 and R5~R8.

(4) SLIDER: An assignable fader that can be assigned as 148 controllers. The initial setting is 147th controller: master volume.

(5) PITCH BEND Wheel: An assignable wheel that can be assigned as 148 controllers. The initial setting is 146th controller: pitch bend wheel.

(6) MODULATION Wheel: An assignable wheel that can be assigned as 148 controllers. The initial setting is 1st controller: modulation wheel.

(7) R1~R8 Dials: These are assignable dials with an independent channel distributed to each dial, and each dial can be assigned as 160 controllers. The function group of R1~R4 and R5~R8 is switched by the SWITCH button.

EDIT Indicator: When the EDIT indicator is on, keyboard multi-function is on and vice versa.

OCTAVE/TRANSPOSE Indicator: When this indicator is on, it indicates that there’s upper/lower octave adjustment. When the indicator flickers slowly, it indicates that there’s upper/lower transpose adjustment. When the indicator flickers quickly, it indicates that there’s upper/lower octave and transpose adjustment at the same time; and when the indicator is off, it indicates that there’s no upper/lower octave nor transpose adjustment.

Dial Function Group Indicator: When the corresponding indicator of R1~R4 is on, the current dial function group is R1~R4; if the indicator of R5~R8 is on, the current dial function group is R5~R8.

LED: This LED displays the current number/status information.

The SUBZERO KS61A is connected to a PC via a USB cable. This connection powers the keyboard and is used to transfer the MIDI data to the PC. In addition, you can connect to other devices such as a sound module to send out MIDI data via the MIDI output port.

The SUBZERO KS61A can also be used when connected to an optional 9V DC power supply. In this case, the MIDI data will only be sent out via the MIDI output port.

1. Press the EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode.

2. Press the ASSIGN button to enter controller assignment mode. The LED shows CHO, reminding the user to choose the controller that needs to be assigned.

3. Operate the required controller to select it (For example, if you want to assign SLIDER, slide the Slider to select).

4. The LED shows the controller number of the selected controller. Input the desired assignable parameter value with the numeric pad.

5. Press ENTER to confirm (for example, if Slider is selected, input 147 and the Slider is assigned as Master Volume Controller).

You can adjust the pedal resistance curve to better work with pedals of different specifications and resistance values. The initial value of the resistance curve is 64. When you use a switching type pedal, the recommended resistance curve value is 64.

To adjust using DATA buttons:

When DATA +/- is assigned as PA CURVE or PB CURVE, DATA +/- can be used to adjust resistance curve values. Press the two buttons of DATA +/- at the same time to set the resistance curve value to initial 64.

To adjust using Dials:

When the dials (R1~R4 or R5~R8) are assigned as PA CURVE or PB CURVE, they can be used to adjust pedal resistance value.

To adjust using the Edit Menu:

Press the EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, press PA CURVE or PB CURVE multi-functional keys to enter pedal resistance curve adjustment mode, input the pedal resistance value with numeric pad, then press ENTER to confirm.

When DATA +/- is assigned as TEMPO, it can be used to adjust tempo. Press DATA +/- at the same time to set the tempo to initial 100.

When the dials (R1~R4 or R5~R8) are assigned as TEMPO, they (R1~R4 or R5~R8) can be used to adjust tempo.

Alternatively, press the EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, press TEMPO to enter tempo adjustment mode, then input the tempo value with numeric pad, and press ENTER to confirm.

When DATA +/- is assigned as PROGRAM, DATA +/- can be used to adjust program. Press DATA +/- at the same time to set the program number to initial 0.

When the dials (R1~R4 or R5~R8) are assigned as PROGRAM, they (R1~R4 or R5~R8) can be used to adjust program.

Alternatively, press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, press PROGRAM button to enter program adjustment mode, then input the program number with numeric pad and press ENTER to confirm.

When DATA +/- is assigned as CHANNEL, use DATA +/- to adjust general MIDI channel. Press DATA +/- buttons at the same time to set general MIDI channel to initial 0.

When dial R1~R4 or R5~R8 are assigned as CHANNEL, use dial R1~R4 or R5~R8 to adjust general MIDI channel.

Press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, and then press CHANNEL to enter channel adjustment mode, and then use numeric pad to enter general MIDI channel number and press ENTER to confirm.

To change the channel of a specific dial: Press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, and then press CHANNEL to enter channel adjustment mode. Operate the desired dial from R1~R4 or R5~R8 to select that dial, and then use numeric pad to enter the channel number of that dial in current group, and press ENTER to confirm.

Transpose:

When DATA +/- is assigned as TRANSPOSE, use DATA +/- to adjust transpose. Adjustment range is +/- 12 semitones. Press DATA +/- buttons at the same time to set transpose to initial 0.

Hold EDIT and use DATA +/- to adjust transpose. Adjustment range is +/- 12 semitones. Hold EDIT and DATA +/- at the same time to set transpose to initial 0.

When dial R1~R4 or R5~R8 are assigned as TRANSPOSE, use dial R1~R4 or R5~R8 to adjust transpose. Adjustment range is +/- 12 semitones.

Octave:

When DATA +/- is assigned as OCTAVE, use DATA +/- to adjust octave. Adjustment range is +/- 3 octaves. Press DATA +/- buttons at the same time to set octave to initial 0.

When dial R1~R4 or R5~R8 are assigned as OCTAVE, use dial R1~R4 or R5~R8 to adjust octave. Adjustment range is +/- 3 octaves.

Dual: Press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, and then press DUAL to open/close dual function. Dual and keyboard split functions cannot be used simultaneously. Opening dual will turn off keyboard split function.

Keyboard Split: Press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, and then press SPLIT to open /close keyboard split function. Dual and keyboard split functions cannot be used simultaneously. Opening keyboard split will turn off dual function.

Split Point: Press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, and then press SPLIT POINT to select split point. LED displays CHO to remind users to select the split point, and then press the desired split point note and then that note will be the new split point.

MTC: Press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, and then press MTC to open/close sending MTC message (F8).

Active Sensing: Press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, and then press ACTIVE SENSING to open/close active sensing message (FE).

Lock: Press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, and then press LOCK to open/close lock function. No other controllers except keyboard can be operated under Lock mode.

Mute: Press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, and then press MUTE to open/close mute function. No message will be transmitted under Mute mode.

Snap Shot: Press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, and then press SNAP SHORT, DATA +/-, SLIDER, WHEEL, PEDAL, R1~R4 and R5~R8 and etc all together to transmit those data at one time.

From SUBZERO KS61A to computer (UPLOAD):

1. Use USB cable to connect computer and SUBZERO KS61A.

2. Set SUBZERO KS61A parameters.

3. Open a new MIDI project in Cubase.

4. Select SUBZERO KS61A as MIDI input and neglect output.

5. Uncheck the box – SYSEX in RECORD to validate system message (FILE-> PREFERENCES-> MIDI-> MIDI FILTER).

6. Cubase starts to record.

7. Press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, and then press UPLOAD, SUBZERO KS61A enters into system message upload mode. LED displays SEu. After upload completes, LED displays don.

8. Cubase stops recording.

9. In Cubase, select MIDI->OPEN LIST EDITOR to find received system message; press COMMENT to open system message window and use EXPORT to save the message in *.SYS format.

From computer to SUBZERO KS61A (DOWNLOAD):

1. Use USB cable to connect computer and SUBZERO KS61A.

2. Open a new MIDI project in Cubase.

3. Select SUBZERO KS61A as MIDI output.

4. Export saved system message file (*.SYS) into Cubase.

5. Press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, and then press DOWNLOAD, SUBZERO KS61A enters into system message download mode. LED displays SEd.

6. Cubase starts to playback and transmit system message to SUBZERO KS61A.

7. LED displays don after SUBZERO KS61A finishes receiving correct system message.

8. Use SNAP SHOT function together to transmit download setting message to sequent device.

The system can recognize or change pedal polarity. If you want pedal to transmit PEDAL ON message while pressing the pedal and PEDAL OFF message while releasing the pedal, you do not need to do any adjustment. Otherwise, you can press down the pedal while switching on this unit and release the pedal after the unit is turned on.

Alternatively, press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, and press PEDAL A POLARITY or PEDAL B POLARITY to adjust pedal polarity.

Switch Dial Function Groups: Press SWITCH to shift dial function group between R1~R4 or R5~R8.

All Note Off: Press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, and then press ALL NOTE OFF to transmit all notes off message (Controller #123), in case of abnormal constant sound from system or external sound module.

All Sound Off: Press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, and then press ALL SOUND OFF to transmit all sound off MIDI message (Controller #120), in case of abnormal constant sound from system or external sound module.

GM ON: Press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, and then press GM ON to transmit GM initialization message (F0 7E 7F 09 01 F7).

GM2 ON: Press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, and then press GM2 ON to transmit GM2 initialization message (F0 7E 7F 09 03 F7).

GS ON: Press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, and then press GS ON to transmit GS initialization message (F0 41 10 42 12 40 00 7F 00 41 F7).

XG ON: Press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, and then press XG ON to transmit XG initialization message (F0 43 10 4C 00 00 7E 00 F7).

Reset All Controllers: Press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, and then press RESET ALL CONTROLLER to transmit all reset all controllers message (Controller #121).

Preset: Press EDIT button to enter keyboard multi-function mode, and then press PRESET to return to factory preset. If using together with SNAP SHOT function it can transmit preset to sequent device.

Reset Shortcut: If not especially mentioned, press DATA +/- buttons at the same time to set controlled parameter to 0.

Clean: While using numeric pad to enter numbers, press CLEAN button to set the number to 0.