DNA M-PAD User manual

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M-PAD
USER’S MANUAL
INSTRUKCJA OBSŁUGI

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ENGLISH
Contents
FEATURES .......................................................................................................................3
FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW.......................................................................................4
REAR PANEL OVERVIEW..........................................................................................7
HOOKUP DIAGRAM.................................................................................................7
OPERATION ....................................................................................................................9
1. FULL LEVEL ..........................................................................................................9
2. 16 LEVELS ............................................................................................................9
3. PAD BANK..........................................................................................................10
4. PRESET...............................................................................................................10
5. PROGRAM CHANGE ..........................................................................................11
6. EDIT ...................................................................................................................12
6.1 PAD EDIT...................................................................................................13
6.2 CONTROL EDIT..........................................................................................13
7. GLOBAL..............................................................................................................13
7.1 Page1-MIDI COMMON CHANNEL ............................................................14
7.2 Page2-PAD VELOCITY CURVE....................................................................14
7.3 Select the Backlit RGB Color of 8 Pads.....................................................15
7.4 Page3-MUTE.............................................................................................15
7.5 Page-4 Reset.............................................................................................16
7.6 Page4-SAVE GLOBAL.................................................................................16
7.7 Page5-Pad note output type ....................................................................16
8. MMC(MIDI MACHINE CONTROL)......................................................................16
TROUBLESHOOTING.....................................................................................................19
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................22

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FEATURES
⚫16xHigh quality velocity & pressure sensitive performance trigger pads with RGB
backlit.
⚫5xAssignable Dials.
⚫8xAssignable Slider, each slider can be edit by user.
⚫26xLED backlit Assignable Buttons.
⚫Function buttons, providing functions like, EDIT, GLOBAL, LEVELS, PRESET, PAD
GROUP, and etc.
⚫1xMIDI OUT, 1XMIDI IN; Power supplied by USB and DC 9V.
⚫Compatible with Win XP/Vista/Win7/8/10 and Mac OSX. Drive free and
hot-plug supported.

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INTRODUCTION
FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW
1. LCD –The display is used for navigating menus, displaying data, and affecting
change on M-PAD’s options and parameters.
2. [VALUE] (Push to Enter) –This dial is used for incrementing and decrementing
Presets, parameter values and settings. This dial also functions as an [ENTER]
button when it is pressed down.
3. [<] AND [>] BUTTONS –These buttons are used for navigating through fields of
menus and options.

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4. [PRESET] –This button calls up Preset Mode. You can select and recall different
Preset programs in this mode.
5. [EDIT] –This button calls up Edit Mode, which allows you to edit the behavior of
the pads, knobs, buttons, faders.
6. [GLOBAL] –This button calls up Global Mode, where MIDI reset commands and
global system preferences are set.
7. [PROGRAM CHANGE] –Pressing this button will enter Program Change mode.
In this mode, you can send a Program Change or Program with Bank Change
message to a hardware or software module.
8. [FULL LEVEL]. When [FULL LEVEL] is activated, the pads always play back at a
maximum velocity (127), no matter how hard or soft you hit them.
9．[16 LEVEL]. When [16 LEVEL] is activated, you can use the 16 pads to change a
selected sound’s velocity in 16 steps.
10. [CONTROL BANK]. The M-PAD features 2 independent banks of continuous
controllers. Effectively, this allows you to control up to 78 independent parameters
with the knob, faders and buttons on the M-PAD. The [CONTROL BANK] button is
used to switch among the 2 banks.
11. PAD BANK buttons. These 3 buttons switch among pad banks A, B, C. Each
bank can address a unique set of 16 sounds giving you access of up to 48 different
sounds you can trigger with the pads. The currently selected pad bank will be
indicated on the LCD display.
12 . 16 PRESSURE AND VELOCITY SENSITIVE PADS. The pads can be used to
trigger drum hits to our software or hardware module. The pads are pressure and

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velocity sensitive, which makes them very responsive and intuitive to play.
13. 5 ASSIGNABLE KNOBS–Each 360-degree knob can be used to send continuous
control data to a desktop audio workstation. These knobs should be endless and
can send MIDI note messages.
14. 26 ASSIGNABLE BUTTONS. These buttons can be used as MIDI CC switches.
15.8 ASSIGNABLE SLIDERS-Each slider can be used to send continuous control
data to a desktop audio workstation or external MIDI device.
REAR PANEL OVERVIEW
1. DC POWER ADAPTER INPUT –Plug in a 9V–1A DC power adapter if you do not wish
to power the M-PAD through the USB connection.
2. USB CONNECTION –Plug a standard USB cable into this outlet and into the USB
port of your computer. The computer’s USB port will provide power to the M-PAD.
This connection is used to send and receive MIDI data to and from your computer
and may also be used to send MIDI data from your computer to a device attached to
the MIDI OUT port of the M-PAD.
3. MIDI OUT –Use a five-pin MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT of the M-PAD to
the MIDI IN of an external device.
4. MIDI IN –Use a five-pin MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT of an external MIDI
device to the MIDI IN of the M-PAD.
5. Pedal A –can be used as MIDI CC switches.
6. Pedal B –can be used as MIDI CC continues.

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HOOKUP DIAGRAM
Please refer to the following scenario for connecting the M-PAD.
1. Connect a USB cable from your computer to the M-PAD. The unit will be
powered through the USB connection. Alternatively, if you do not wish to use a
computer in your setup or if you wish to power the M-PAD externally, please plug
in the included 9V-1A DC power adapter.
2. If you would like to use an external sound module, connect a 5-pin MIDI cable
from the MIDI OUT of the M-PAD to the MIDI IN of the external device.
3. If you would like to use Footswitches or an Expression Pedal with the M-PAD,
connect the 1/4" jack from the selected pedal in to the appropriate plug on the
M-PAD.

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A NOTE ABOUT USING THE M-PAD WITH SOFTWAR
1. Make sure that the M-PAD and all external devices are connected and that the
USB cable is connected to your computer before opening any software
applications with which you intend to use the M-PAD. If the unit is not
plugged in before, your software application might not recognize the M-PAD
as an available device.
2. In your software application, you will need to set the M-PAD as a default MIDI
input device. This is usually done in the MIDI section of the Preferences menu.

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OPERATION
1. FULL LEVEL
When the [FULL LEVEL] button is activated, the M-PAD pads always play back at
maximum velocity (127). This way, no matter how hard or soft you hit a pad, the v
will always trigger the sound at its maximum velocity (volume).
2. 16 LEVELS
When you press [16 LEVELS], you can use the 16 pads to change a selected pad’s
velocity in 16 steps. This allows you to have more control over the velocity of the
desired sound. When this button is pressed the last pad that was hit gets mapped
to all 16 pads. The pads output the same note number and pressure controller as
the initial pad, but the velocity is fixed at the values in the diagram below,

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regardless of how hard you hit each pad.
3. PAD BANK
These 3 buttons switch between pad banks A, B, C. You can store different sounds in
each one of the 3 different banks, giving you access of up to 48 different sounds
you can trigger.
When you Press [A], [B], or [C]. The LCD will display the current Pad bank, and the
note of each pad is changed. When you edit the Pad data, Enter the global setting
and choose save global. All the settings will be saved to the current Pad.
4. PRESET
When the [PRESET] button is valid，the PRESET MODE be activated. Different preset
programs can be selected and recalled. A preset is a collection of information about
how different sliders, knobs, and pads will behave.
You can change presets with the [ < ] or [ > ] button, the number of the current