ESI NeON User manual

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Contents – NeON
1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 3
2. Basic Features...................................................................................................................... 3
3. Part Description.................................................................................................................... 4
1) Front Panel................................................................................................................... 4
2) Rear Panel...................................................................................................................6
4. Installation ............................................................................................................................ 7
1) Unpacking your NeON................................................................................................. 7
2) Before you connect your NeON Keyboard................................................................... 7
3) Using External Power Supply....................................................................................... 8
4) System Requirements.................................................................................................. 8
5. PC Installation ...................................................................................................................... 9
6. NeON Panel for PC..............................................................................................................11
1) Pull Down Menus....................................................................................................... 12
2) Level Faders .............................................................................................................. 13
7. Applications Setup for PC................................................................................................. 14
1) Cubase SX................................................................................................................. 14
2) Nuendo.......................................................................................................................15
3) Wavelab ..................................................................................................................... 15
4) Sonar.......................................................................................................................... 16
5) Tracktion..................................................................................................................... 17
6) ASIO Control Panel.................................................................................................... 17
8. Mac OSX Compatibility and Installation........................................................................... 18
1) Compatibility............................................................................................................... 18
2) Installation.................................................................................................................. 18
3) Audio MIDI Setup....................................................................................................... 18
9. Applications Setup for Mac............................................................................................... 19
1) Tracktion..................................................................................................................... 19
2) Cubase SX................................................................................................................. 19
3) Nuendo.......................................................................................................................20
10. Operation Guide............................................................................................................... 21
1) User Interface............................................................................................................. 21
2) Functions:...................................................................................................................22
Program change .....................................................................................................................................22
Advanced Program change ....................................................................................................................22
MIDI channel...........................................................................................................................................22

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Velocity Curve.........................................................................................................................................23
Velocity Offset.........................................................................................................................................23
Sustain Pedal..........................................................................................................................................23
Octave +/-...............................................................................................................................................23
Controller Assign.....................................................................................................................................24
Controller MIDI channel ..........................................................................................................................24
PAD Assignment.....................................................................................................................................24
1-8/9-16 Button.......................................................................................................................................25
Data Entry Wheel Assignment ................................................................................................................25
Program Store and Recall.......................................................................................................................25
Panic.......................................................................................................................................................25
Audio and MIDI Interfaces ......................................................................................................................26
Audio Outputs.........................................................................................................................................26
Audio Inputs............................................................................................................................................26
MIDI........................................................................................................................................................26
Swapping MIDI Out port..........................................................................................................................26
Power......................................................................................................................................................26
3) Standard Controller numbers..................................................................................... 27
11. Specifications ................................................................................................................... 28
Appendix – Factory Preset List............................................................................................. 29
Preset 0 (Default) – GM..........................................................................................................................29
Preset 1 – Mixer 1-8................................................................................................................................29
Mixer 9-16...............................................................................................................................................29
Preset 2 – NI Pro 53 Edit ........................................................................................................................30
Preset 3 – NI B4 Drawbars .....................................................................................................................30
Preset 4 – Reason Mixer ........................................................................................................................30
Preset 5 – Reason NN-19 Edit................................................................................................................30
Preset 6 – Reason Subtractor Edit..........................................................................................................31
Preset 7 – Reason Malstroem Edit .........................................................................................................31
Preset 8 – Reason Dr.Rex Edit...............................................................................................................31
Preset 9 – Stylus.....................................................................................................................................31
Preset 10 – Trilogy & Atmosphere..........................................................................................................32
Allfeaturesandspecificationssubjecttochangeforwithoutnotice.‐Dec.2004

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1. Introduction
ThankyouforchoosingNeON.ItcombinesanUSBaudiointerfacewithfullyfunctionalMIDIcontrol
features–allinaportablekeyboard.NeONhas25velocitysensitivekeys,4controlbuttonsthatallow
youtocontroltheoctaverange,selecttheMIDIchannelandassigncontrollernumberstothewheels.It
alsofeaturesUSBconnection,oneMIDIoutput,oneSustainPedalinput,oneExpressionPedalinput,a
smallcasethatisnotwiderthan19ʺandmuchmore.
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2. Basic Features
z25Notefullsizevelocity‐sensitivekeyboard.
zRubberizedpitchbend,modulationanddatawheels.
z16Functionbuttonsand4DataButtons.
z8assignabledataknobsand8assignableencodersforeasierdatavariation.
z44.1/48Khz24bitsimultaneous2channelAudioI/O.
zAnalogI/O:2inputchannels,2outputchannels.
zUSBMIDIIn/Outand1x1MIDI‐Interface.
z1HeadphoneOutwithHeadphonelevelcontrol.
z1MIC/1Hi‐Zinstrumentinputjack.
zSustainPedaljack.
zExternalDCPoweradapterconnector.
zInterfacetocomputer:USBInterface.
zWindowsXP/MacOS10.xcompatible.

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3. Part Description
1) Front Panel
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1.Pitchbendwheel:Pushitupandyoubendnotesup;pullitdownandyoubendnotesdown.
2.Modulationwheel:sendsModWheelcontrollerdatatocontrolvibratoortremolo

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3.NumericButtons‐Thisbuttoncanbeusedwhenyouenternumericalvaluedirectly.Andeachbutton
hasanotherfunctionwhenyouholdtheSHIFTbutton:
NoLabelFunctionDescriptions
1Vel,CurveYoucanselecttheVelocityCurve
2Vel,OffsetYoucanselecttheVelocityOffset
3NoneYoucanselectMIDIOutport(Seepage26)
4Sus,PedalYoucanselectsustainpedaltype
5MIDICHSelectMIDIChannel
6DataEntryAssignYoucanassignDataWheeltoMIDIController
7PADAssignAssignbuttontovoice
8PADMIDICHSetthePADMIDIChannelforPADAssign
9SAVESavewhatyouset
0RECALLRecallsettingyousaved
Pleaserefertochapter10fordetaileddescriptions
4.DisplayLCD:Thisshowsyouthevalueofwhatyouoperate(parameter,MIDIchanneletc.)
5.Oct+/‐:Thisbuttonscantransposeup/downbyoctaves
6.CtrlWheel:Youcanassignparametertothiswheelforanyuse,bydefault
7.Dec/‐andInc/+:Youcanincreaseordecreaseavalueby1wheneditingaparameter.
8.FunctionButtons
SHIFT:Touseanotherfunction,holddownthiskeyandpressbuttonlabeledwhatyouwant
CtrlAssign:ThisbuttonisusedforassigningcontrollertoMIDIcontrollerorMIDIchannel.
1~8/9~16:NeONsupports16knobsandencoders.Itswapsallknobsandencodersbetween1~8
modeand9~16mode.
Enter/Esc:Pressthiskeytodefinethevalueortoexitfromvaluesettingmode.
Prg.Change:ThisbuttonisusedforProgramchange.
Panic:Thisbuttoncansendallnotesoffmessagetoallchannel,simultaneously.
9.AssignableKnobs,Encoders:YoucanassignadifferentMIDIControllertoeachknobandencoder.
TheycanalsobeassignedindependentMIDIchannels.

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2) Rear Panel
10.PowerSwitch:
Presstheʺ|ʺtoturnonNeONortheʺOʺtoturnitoff.
11.DCPowerIn:
Connectyourpoweradapterhere.
12.USBconnector:
UseaUSBcabletoconnecttheNeONtoyourcomputer.
13.MIDIIn/Outport:
TheMIDIIn/Outportsfunctionasa1x1MIDIinterface.
TheMIDIOutportcanbeusedinstandalonemodeifnoUSBcableisattached,orasaUSBMIDIoutput
ifaUSBcableisconnected.TheMIDIInportwillnotfunctionunlessaUSBcableisconnected.
14.Sus.Pedal:Bydefault,thisjackisforasustainpedal,butyoucanassignanyswitchtypeMIDI
controllernumber.
15.MicIn:Thisjackisthemicrophoneinput.
16.Hi‐ZIn:Thisinputallowsyoutodirectlyconnectanelectricguiarorotherhigh‐impedancesignal.
17.LineIn:Youcanconnectunbalancedconnectors(TS1/4ʺ)totheseinputs
18.LineOut:Youcanuseunbalancedconnectors(TS1/4ʺ)totheseinputs,
Thesejacksareconnectedtoexternalaudiodevices(Speaker,Mixer,andsoon.)
19.H.POut:Plugyourheadphonesinhere.Thisjackisusedforconnectingheadphone.
20.H.PLevel:Adjuststhevolumeleveloftheheadphoneoutput.
WA R N I N G : Pleasebecarefulwhenadjustingtheheadphonevolumesoitdoesnotdamageyourears!!!

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4. Installation
1) Unpacking your NeON
YourNeONcartonshouldcontainthefollowing;
zNeONKeyboard
zOperationManual
zUSBCable
zInstallationCD&TracktionCD
Ifanyoftheabovelisteditemsaremissing,pleasecontacttheretaileryoupurchasedtheproductfrom.
YoumightwanttokeeptheNeONcartonandpackingmaterialsforeasyshippingortransport.
2) Before you connect your NeON Keyboard
Youareprobablyeagertopluginyourkeyboardandgetstarted,butbeforeyoubegin,pleasereadyour
computer’smanualoninstallingUSBdevices.
ThereisnoneedtoshutdownthecomputertoinstallUSBdevices.
1.FindtheUSBportonyourcomputer.USBportsareusuallylocatedbythePS/2orserialportsintheback.
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USBportoncomputer
2.PlugintheappropriateendofaUSBcable(calledSeriesAplug)totheUSBportofyourcomputer.
NoticethatUSBportsofyourcomputerandNeON’sUSBportaredifferent.
SeriesAplug
3.ConnecttheotherendoftheUSBcable(SeriesBplug)totheUSBportofNeON.
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YoucanverifycorrectconnectionwhentheLEDofNeONlightsup.PowerissuppliedthroughtheUSB
cable.
SeriesAPlugconnectorsareusedforthosedeviceswithapermanentlyattachedexternalcable,likea
Mouse,Keyboard,USBhubetc.
SeriesBPlugconnectorsareusedfordevicesthatrequiredetachableexternalcableslikePrinters,
Scanners,Modems,andStandaloneHubs.
3) Using External Power Supply
Werecommenda9V500mADCoutadaptor.JustpluginthepowersupplytothesocketlabeledDC9V
500mAandswitchthepoweron.Otheradaptorswith9VDCoutspecificationcanbeusediftheyare
ratedatgreaterthan500mAoutput.
NOTE:Donotleavetheadapterpluggedinforextendedperiodsiftheunitisnotinuse.
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4) System Requirements
NeONdoesnotdependonCPUresourcesbutyourcomputerspecificationsareimportanttomakefull
useofNeON’sprofessionaldigitalaudio/MIDIfeatures.
IMPORTANT:IfpowerisonlysuppliedthroughtheUSBcable,itishighlyrecommendedthatyouuseatleasta
300Wpowersupply.IfyouusetheNeONwithalaptop,werecommendthatyouusetheincludedexternalpower
supply.
Minimumsystemrequirements(PC)
zIntelPentiumIV1.7GHzCPUorequivalentAMDCPU
z256MBofRAM
zDirectX8.1orhigher
zMicrosoftWindows®XPSP1,SP2
zOneavailableUSBport
Minimumsystemrequirements(Mac)
zMacintoshwithG4orbetterprocessor
z256MBofRAM
zMacOS10.2orhigher
zOneavailableUSBport

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5. PC Installation
1.InserttheNeONdriverCDintheCD‐ROMdrive.WerecommendyoutocopytheNeONdriver
foldertoyourharddrive.Donotmoveordeleteanyofthesefiles,notevenaftertheinstallation.
Run“setup.exe”fromthisfolder.
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2.Click“Next”andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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5.Checkingyoursystem.Goto:ControlPanel>SoundsandAudioDevices>Audio.Pleasecheckif
youraudiodevicesareinstalledproperly.

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6. NeON Panel for PC
ThepanelallowsyoutoeasilyconfigurethesettingsofNeONtoyourneeds.Aftersuccessfully
installingtheNeONdriversyouwillseetheESIpaneliconinthesystemtrayofthetaskbar.
Icon
ClickingonthisiconwilllaunchtheNeONpanel.

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Thedefaultsettingforinputis“LINEIN”.Youneedtoclickanother  buttontoselect
MIC/Hi‐Zinput.ThiswillclosetheNeONpanelwindowbutitwillnotshutdownthepanel.You
canalwaysrelaunchthepanelbyclickingontheicon.
1) Pull Down Menus
1.File–FactoryDefault
ReturnallNeONconfigurationsettingstofactorydefault.
2.File‐AlwaysOnTop
SettheNeONpaneltoappearalwaysoverotherwindows.Ifthisisnotselected,theactivewindowsof
otherapplicationswillbeshownovertheNeONpanel.
3.File‐Exit
ShutdowntheNeONpanel.
4.About
Checkcurrentsoftandhardwareinformation.

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2) Level Faders
Youcanmovebothfadersatthesametime,clickthespacebetweenfadersandmove.
1.Input
AdjustinputmonitoringlevelofNeON.YoucanselectinputtypebetweenMIC/HI‐ZandLINEINwith
button.ActiveInputshowslikethis.  Setthelevelusingthemouse,mousewheel,or
cursorkeys.ThenumberonthebottomindicatestherelativelevelindB.
2.Output
AdjustoutputlevelofNeON.Therearetwokindsofoutputs–WDMOUTandH.POUT(Headphone
Out).WDMOUTisthesamethatWindowswaveout.IncaseofH.POUT,thenumberonthebottom
indicatestherelativelevelindB.That’swhyitindicatesthelevelin%.Setthelevelusingthemouse,
mousewheel,orcursorkeys.
3.(Monitor)Button
Ifthisbuttonison,youcanhearthesoundsourcethrough“linein”jackinrealtime.
4.(Mute)Button
Selectmutebuttontomuteeachsource.
5.Button
Ifthisbuttonisturnedon,youcanget+20dBgainforMIC/Hi‐Zinput.

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7. Applications Setup for PC
TheNeONsupportsapplicationsusingWDM,MMEandASIO.Thissectionprovidesquicksetup
guideforsomecommonrecordingapplications.Formoredetailedinformation,pleaseconsultthe
application’susermanual.
1) Cubase SX
AfterlaunchingCubase,gotoDeviceSetup>VSTMultitrack.Select‘A S I O 2.0–ESINeON’asASIO
driver.SetMIDIinputandoutputas‘ESI–NeONMIDI1(or2)’asshownbelow.

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2) Nuendo
AfterlaunchingNuendo,gotoDeviceSetup>VSTMultitrack.Select‘A S I O 2.0–ESINeON’asASIO
driver.
3) Wavelab
AfterlaunchingWaveLab,gotoOption>Preferences>AudioCard.Choose‘A S I O 2.0‐ESINeON’
asPlaybackandRecorddeviceasshownbelow.

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4) Sonar
AfterlaunchingSonar,gotoAudioOptionsandselect‘ESI–NeON’.Sonarver.2.2andhighercan
useASIOdrivers.Setaudioinputandoutputasshownbelow.
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SetMIDIinputandoutputasshownbelow.
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5) Tracktion
NeONcomesbundledwiththefullversionofTracktion‐professionalrecordingandMIDI
productionsoftwarebyMackie.AfterlaunchingTracktion,select‘Settings’then‘audiodevices’tab.
ChooseNeONasplaybackandrecorddeviceasshownbelow.
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Note: NeON driver CD includes Ultimate Audio Tools (UAT) bundle software. They are located in ‘ESI’ folder of
the driver CD. Only applications listed in the NeON box work with NeON. Other applications are for other ESI
products sharing the same universal ESI driver CD.
6) ASIO Control Panel
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Ifyoucanclick“controlpanel”buttoninyourASIOapplication,youcanseethepanelabovethat
allowsyoutoselectthebuffersize/latency.Youalsodeterminetousetheinputornot.Onsome
systems,notusingtheinputcanreducetheoutputlatency.Asmallerbuffersizegivesyoushorter
latency,butthatgeneratesmoresystemloadonyourcomputer.Youmustconfigurethelatencyto
yourneedsandyoursystemperformance.

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8. Mac OSX Compatibility and Installation
1) Compatibility
NeONonlyworkswithOS10.2orlaterversionsofMacOSX.IfyouhaveearlierversionsofMacOS,
pleaseupgradebeforeusingtheNeON.
2) Installation
PleaseconnecttheNeONtotheUSBportonyourMac.Nodriverinstallationisneeded.NeONuses
theMacOSXnativeUSBaudiodriver.
3) Audio MIDI Setup
ConfigureNeONasdefaultaudioinputandoutputdeviceasshownbelow.AudioMIDISetupcan
befoundinApplications\Utilitiesfolder.

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9. Applications Setup for Mac
1) Tracktion
NeONcomesbundledwiththefullversionofTracktion‐professionalrecordingandMIDI
productionsoftwarebyMackie.AfterlaunchingTracktion,select‘Settings’then‘audiodevices’tab.
ChooseNeONasplaybackandrecorddeviceasshownbelow.
2) Cubase SX
AfterlaunchingCubase,gotoDeviceSetup>VSTMultitrack.Select‘NeON(1)’asASIOdriver.

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3) Nuendo
AfterlaunchingNuendo,gotoDeviceSetup>VSTMultitrack.Select‘NeON(1)’asASIOdriver.