midiplus AKM320-BT User manual

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AKM320-BT
Owner’s Manual

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CONTENTS
Preface.........................................................................................3
What’s in the Box? .....................................................................3
AKM320-BT Keyboard Overview：.........................................3
Chapter 1：Quick Start .............................................................4
1.1 AKM320-BT Overview..................................................4
1.1.1 Front panel Overview………………………….4
1.1.2 Rear panel overview..........................................4
1.1.3 Controllers description.......................................5
1.2Minimum System Requirements.................................5
1.3 Installation......................................................................6
1.3.1 Play with your Application Software................6
1.4 Power supply.................................................................6
1.5Sustain switch...............................................................7
1.6MIDI OUT.......................................................................7
Chapter 2: Basic MIDI Control ................................................. 7
2.1 Pitch Wheel.............................................................7
2.2 Modulation Wheel..................................................8
2.3 Volume Slider......................................................... 8
2.3 Octave.....................................................................8
2.4 Transpose......................................................................8
Chapter 3: How to connect to iPhone / iPad ...................9
3.1 Power............................................................................9
3.2 iOS Software...............................................................9
3.3 Connect........................................................................9
3.3.1 For iPhone/iPad..................................................9

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Preface
Congratulations on your purchase of MIDIPLUS AKM320-BT. The
AKM320-BT includes Pitch and Modulation wheels, Volume slider,
Octave buttons (Up & Down), Transpose buttons (Up & Down) ,
Bluetooth 4.2 low energy, USART OUT(MIDI) and Sustain pedal
input. It’s powered via a single USB cable and works instantly with
computer building Mac OS X or Windows XP/Vista/7 /8 system , or
powered for two AA batteries.
What’s in the Box?
The following items should be in your package.
AKM320-BT velocity sensitive mini-size key keyboard USB
MIDI Controller.
Owner’s Manual.
One standard USB Cable.
One 3.5mm MIDI Cable
AKM320-BT Keyboard Overview：
Here are the features including in the AKM320-BT keyboard:
32-note velocity sensitive mini-size key keyboard.
Pitch Wheel.
Modulation Wheel.
Octave Buttons(Up & Down).

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Transpose Buttons(Up & Down).
Sustain Switch interface (sustain pedal does not include).
USB Port.
MIDI OUT
Bluetooth Low Energy
Chapter 1：Quick Start
1.1 AKM320-BT Overview
1.1.1 Front panel Overview
1.1.2 Rear panel overview

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1.1.3 Controllers description
These controls are referred by name throughout this manual.
Front-panel
Rear-panel
(1) Pitch Wheel
(2) Modulation Wheel
(3) Volume Slider
(4) Octave Buttons (Up & Down)
(5) Transpose Buttons (Up & Down)
(6) Mini-size 32Key Keyboard
(7) USB 1.1 Interface
(8) Power switch
(9) Sustain Switch
(10) 3.5mm MIDI OUT
(11) Bluetooth LED
1.2 Minimum System Requirements
If you are using your AKM320-BT with a computer, the following
minimum system requirements need:
Windows
Mac OS
Pentium 3800MHz or higher
Macintosh G3*800/G4*733MHz
or higher
CPU requirement may be higher
laptops
CPU requirement may be higher for
laptops
256 MB RAM
OS X 10.3.9 with 256MB RAM
Direct X 9.0b or higher
OS X 10.4.2 or greater with 512 MB RAM
Windows XP(SP2) or higher
Windows 98,Me,NT or 2000 not
supported
*G3/G4 accelerator cards are not
supported.

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MIDIPLUS suggests that you connect directly to your computer built
in USB ports.
1.3 Installation
AKM320-BT do not need other driver to work with a computer, only
needs the USBAudio Driver built in the system.
The first time you connect AKM320-BT to your computer, it will
automatically install the general USB-Audio Driver. After installation,
the system will tell you the "new hardware" is ready to use.
1.3.1 Play with your Application Software
Generally, in PC or Mac, most MIDI software will have a MIDI port
configuration or settings, sometimes it called “MIDI Devices” or
“MIDI Setup”. You can choose and enable your MIDI input and
output devices in it.
If the AKM320-BT driver is properly installed, and there is no other
MIDI device connected, the MIDI In port of AKM320-BT In-1 (or
“Port 1” on the Mac) will be selected as the first midi input, while the
MIDI Out port of AKM320-BT Out-1 (or Port 1) will be selected as
the first midi output.
If the MIDI software runs, and the MIDI-In and Out port in
AKM320-BT are selected, the MIDI message will be received when
playing the AKM320-BT keyboard.
1.4 Power supply
Connect an USB cable from your computer to theAKM320-BT and

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switch to “USB”. The unit will be powered by the computer USB, no
additional power adaptor needed.
Switch to “Battery”, Two AAbatteries will be selected for power
supply
1.5Sustain switch
This jack allows you to connect an optional Sustain Footswitch to
the keyboard.
1.6MIDI OUT
Connect a MIDI cable from other MIDI device to theAKM320-BT.
AKM320-BT will communicate with other MIDI devices.
Chapter 2: Basic MIDI Control
Because AKM320-BT does not contain built-in soundcard, play the
keyboard will only send MIDI data out including the midi message. A
virtual instrument can change it into a track of your DAW software
and creates the sound based on the MIDI message received from
AKM320. For more details on using virtual instruments, please refer
to the documentation in your DAW software.
2.1 Pitch Wheel
The Pitch wheel is used for raising or lowering the pitch of a voice
during performance. The range of pitch values depends on the
sound generator (sound card or module) being used.

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2.2 Modulation Wheel
It is very common to use the modulation wheel to change the
intensity of effects：Mainly vibrato (pitch change), tremolo (change
the volume), and modulation (change the tone).The modulation
wheel produces a vibrato effect shortly after the sound is generated.
It is most effective for voice such as saxophone strings and Oboe.
2.3 Volume Slider
Adjusts the overall volume of the unit.
2.3 Octave
The “Octave UP & DOWN” buttons can be used to enlarge the
32-key to 88-key or more. With it, you can play the note from –C1 to
C9(128 notes). Some players want to play start with C2 not C3, He
can change the Octave value to -1 easily.
2.4 Transpose
You can transpose the KEYBOARD, shifting it up or down in
semitone intervals.

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Chapter 3: How to connect to
iPhone / iPad
3.1 Power
AKM320-BT powered , the Bluetooth LED will flicker.
3.2 iOS Software
For iPhone/iPad:
Launch the GarageBand (or the Bluetooth MIDI compatible apps ,
such as MIDI LE Web MIDI browser , FingerPiano, MIDI Wrench )
3.3 Connect
3.3.1 For iPhone/iPad
Open the Apps(such as GarageBand) , Settings -> Song Settings
->
Advanced -> Bluetooth MIDI Devices -> Connect “i2-32”

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The GarageBand App connects to AKM320-BT Bluetooth device,
the blue light of the AKM320-BT is always bright, you play the
AKM320-BT keyboard, the iPhone/iPad make the sound of the
instrument, you can start playing and composing.