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miditech i2-Stage 88
USB Stage Piano & MIDI Controller Keyboard
Features:
Over 192 built in sounds, incl. 64 EMU Piano and Vintage keyboard sounds
eneral MIDI compatible soundbank with 128 Sounds
88 light weighted velocity sensitive keys
128-voice polyphony, 16-part multitimbral
8 free programmable v-pots and 8 sliders
Pitch-Bend/Modulation wheels
2 Splitzones
Transpose/Preset buttons
12 user programmable templates
USB MIDI I/O, Keyboard MIDI OUT, PC MIDI OUT
Sustain pedal connector, LINE/Headphone OUT
USB powered or with an optional USB DC power adaptor
Class compliant for Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 and Mac OSX
Incl. Miditech free software bundle
eMail: [email protected] Internet: www.miditech.de
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Manual
Preface
Congratulations on your purchase of the MIDITECH i2-Stage 88 stage Piano and USB
masterkeyboard controller. It is designed for both the studio and the concert. The i2-Stage 88 offers
88 velocity-sensitive keys and 2 soundbanks with 64 amazing EMU vintage keyboard sounds, and a
eneral MIDI compatible soundbank. The i2-Stage 88 provides extensive controllers for virtual
instruments, DAWs, hardware synthesizers, samplers and any other MIDI compatible device. The
eight fully assignable knobs and sliders allow for instant control of your software’s features and can
pick up just where you left off.
The versatile and easy-to-use i2-Stage 88 is a great controller in the studio and of course for live
concert and performance.
It also comes with a big software bundle, the MIDITECH free software bundle. For this please visit
our homepage www.miditech.de !
i2-Stage -Overview
Front view
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Back side connections
12 13 14 15 16
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Hardware Controllers
1. Pitch Bend wheel
2. Modulation wheel
3. Data Entry Slider
4. LCD Display
5. MIDI/SELECT & Power button
6. Keyboard
7. Programmable slider
8. Direct access keys for EMU sounds
9. Direct-access function keys
10. Transpose & Preset buttons (Up & Down)
11. Programmable v-pots
12. Number keys, CANCEL & ENTER keys
13. AUX LINE & headphone out
14. Sustain pedal connector
15. Keyboard MIDI OUT
16. PC MIDI OUT
17. USB connector
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The keyboards hardware components:
Pitch Bend wheel (1)
The Pitch Bend 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. Please
refer to the manuals of your devices for information on how to change the Pitch Bend range. To
bend the pitch up, please move the wheel away from you. To bend the pitch down, please move the
wheel towards you.
Modulation wheel (2)
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.
Data Entry Silder, Display and MIDI/Select & Power-button (3,4,5)
The Data Entry slider allows you to adjust the parameters of a MIDI controller. Use this knob to
select different MIDI commands on certain keys from your keyboard. Basic function is the master
volume.
The MIDI/Select button switches between the Play and the Edit Modes of the i2-Stage 88.
The MIDI/Select button also is a Power button, you can switch on and off the i2-Stage 88 by
pressing the button longer than 5 seconds. If ths keyboard is in Auto-power-off mode, you can wake
it up by pressing this button 5 seconds.
Programmable sliders und v-pots (7,10)
This 8 faders and v-pots are freely programmable with MIDI CC controllers – you will find a list of
the i2-Stage 88 controller possibilities later in this manual.
EMU direct access keys ( )
In the Edit mode (press MIDI/Select) , you can use this keys to get a direct access to the sounds of
the EMU soundbank. Choose directly the sound numbers or use the + and – keys to step through all
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64 sounds. At the end of this manual you can find a complete soundlist of this EMU soundchip and
the eneral MIDI soundbank of the i2-Stage 88. After choosing a sound, the keyboard will switch
automatically to this sound after 2 seconds and turn back to the Play mode.
Function-keys and the Ten-number keys with CANCEL & ENTER (9,12)
In the Edit Mode (with active MIDI/Select button), you can use some special features for have a
direct access to this functions. You find this keys below the silk print.
PANIC (stops all MIDI messages if the i2-Stage 88 hangs)
Press MIDI/Select and the key below „PANIC“ – this forces a reset and all MIDI data will be
stopped at once.
SNAPSHOT (send the actual data via MIDI )
Press MIDI/Select and the key below „SNAPSHOT“ - the keyboard will send all actual MIDI and
controller data via MIDI.
MIDI OUT (switches the MIDI OUT on and off)
Press MIDI/Select and the key below „MIDI OUT“ - the keyboard will switch the MIDI OUT port
on and off
STORE (stores the actual settings into a USER PRESET)
Press MIDI/Select and the key below „STORE“ - the keyboard will save all actual MIDI and
controller settings into a user preset. The display shows „Sto“ und „t0x“ - 0x for the number of the
preset place number. You can choose the preset number by using the „TRANSPOSE/PRESET“
Up&Down buttons.
SPLIT (switches the Split Zone function on and off )
Press MIDI/Select and the key below „SPLIT“ - the keyboard changes between SLIT on and off.
KEY CHAN (sets the MIDI channel for ALL, LOWER and UPPER zones)
Press MIDI/Select and the key below „KEYB CHAN“ 3 times slowly – the display switches
between Cxx for the basic MIDI channel – Lxx for the „Lower MIDI channel“ and Hxx for the
„Higher MIDI channel“. You can change the active MIDI channel for each zone by input an new
number with the number keys and ENTER.
For example: To change the basic MIDI channel for the whole keyboard to channel 5, press
5
„MIDI/Select“, „KEYB CHAN“ one time, then input „005 ENTER“ . After this the basic MIDI
channel is set to MIDI channel 5.
You can do this also for the 2 LOWER and HI HER zones.
ANK MS (choose the soundbank), ANK LS
Press MIDI/Select and the key below „BANK MSB“ - the keyboard will show the active
soundbank number for the 3 zones, ALL; LOWER and HI HER. The EMU number is 001, the M
bank uses the bank number 000.
For example: To change the sounbank for the whole keyboard, press „MIDI/Select“, „BANK
MSB“ one time, then input „000 ENTER“ for the GM bank or „001 ENTER“ for the EMU
bank.
You can do the same for the LOWER and the HIGHER zones, by pressing „BANK MSB“ 2 times
(for LOWER) or 3 times (for HIGHER).
PROG (Choose directly a sound program with its program number)
Press MIDI/Select and the key below „PRO “ - the keyboard will show the active keyboard zone
with P-A for ALL, P-L for LOWER and P-H for the HI HER zone. After one second the displays
shows the actual sound number for each zone. You can change the sound number by writing a new
number with the TEN-keys and ENTER. By pressing the MIDI/Select once more the new sound
program will get active in the chosen zone.
CURVE (Choose a velocity curve)
You can choose between different velocity curves, which decides how the keyboard dynamic works.
You can see in the graphics below how the curves work. For example, to de-activate the velocity,
choose curve 8. You will get allways the maximum dynamic.
Press MIDI/Select and the key below „CURVE“ - the keyboard will show the active curve number
for the keyboard. You can change the velocity curve number by writing a new number with the
TEN-keys and ENTER. By pressing the MIDI/Select once more the new curve will get active. You
can only use the numbers 001-008.
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How the velocity curves are working:
CTRL ASSIGN (Assign which MIDI CC Controller are used by the faders and v-pots)
Press MIDI/Select and the key below „CTRL ASSI N“ - after this use the hardware controller you
want to assign – the i2-Stage 88 will recognise the used controller automatically. The display shows
the used hardware controller number and after 1 second the actual MIDI CC Controller which is
working working with hardware fader or v-pot.
You can change the CC controller number by writing a new number with the TEN-keys and
ENTER. By pressing the MIDI/Select once more the new MIDI CC controller will be activated.
Please remember, the i2-Stage 88 uses his own MIDI CC controller numbers. You will find the
complete CC numbers in the table at the end of this manual!
7
12
34
56
7 8
Transpose buttons (Up&Down) – also preset buttons in the Edit Mode
Press the TRANSPOSE UP and DOWN buttons to higher or lower the keyboard in semitones.
Maximum is 12 semitones up or down. If you are in EDIT MODE, with activated MIDI/Select
button, you can use this 2 buttons to change the active user preset number. The display will show
the active preset number as P-xx. You can use up to 12 user presets.
Synthesizer and Stage Piano Functions
The Soundbanks
The i2-Stage 88 offers you 2 different soundbanks. The first bank comes with 64 high-class EMU
sounds with different Pianos, E-Pianos, Vintage Synthesizer and Keyboard sounds, such as for
example DX, Wurlitzer, B3 etc. (This is Bank Nummer 001). The second soundbank is a eneral
MIDI compatible soundbank, with 16 times multimode and M Drums on MIDI channel 10. (Bank
number is 000)
You can listen to the sounds at the back side of the i2-Stage 88 at the AUX out. Please connect the
stereo AUX OUT to a headphone or to an amplifier.
The sliders and the v-pots are ready configured to use them with the EMU sound-engine, but you
can of course re-configure them as you want to use it! How to do this, you will find in the next
chapter.
How to use the sounds
Direct Acess to the 64 EMU sounds:
Press MIDI/Select and use the number keys in the middle of the i2-Stage 88 to choose directly an
EMU sound-number. Starting at C3, you can choose some sound numbers directly, or use the keys
H5 and C6 to step through the EMU sounds one by one. The range is from 01 to 64. After choosing
the number and waiting one second, the sound will be directly activated and MIDI/Select switch off
automatically. The display shows E and the active EMU sound number.
To switch between the EMU and the M soundbank, you must use an MSB order.
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How to choose between the General MIDI and the EMU soundbank:
Press MIDI/Select and the keyb below „BANK MSB“ one, two or 3 times.
1: - A for ALL -the soundbank of the complete keyboard will be chosen.
2: - L for LOWER -the soundbank of the lower keyboard zone will be chosen.
3: - H for HI HER -the soundbank of the higher keyboard zone will be chosen.
After every step you can change the bank number by writing a new number with the TEN-keys and
ENTER. In this bank select mode you can only choose between 001 and 000. By pressing the
MIDI/Select once more the new bank will be activated for the chosen zone.
For example:
„001 and ENTER“for the first bank, the EMU bank – you can use sound numbers from E1-E64.
„000 and ENTER“for the second bank, the eneral MIDI bank – you can use sound numbers from
001-127.
How to program a single sound to the complete keyboard:
Press MIDI/Select and the key below „PRO “ up to 3 times. The display shows:
1: P-A - the sound of the complete keyboard will be chosen.
2: P-L -the sound of the lower keyboard zone will be chosen.
3: P-H -the sound of the higher keyboard zone will be chosen.
After every step the active sound number will be displayed. Now you can change the sound number
by writing a new number with the TEN-keys and ENTER. In this sound select mode you can only
choose between 001-064 in the EMU bank, and 001-127 in the M bank. By pressing the
MIDI/Select once more the new sound will be activated for the chosen zone.
Note: you can choose the EMU sounds faster with the EMU direct access keys.
How to setup 2 different sounds into 2 different zones:
You can combine 2 different sounds from the 2 soundbanks and play them simultanious. For
example a bass sound from the EMU bank (001) in the left zone and a Piano in the right zone from
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the M soundbank (000).
Please choose first the soundbank for the 2 zones:
Please check, which bank is active for the LOWER and the HI HER zone.
Press MIDI/Select and the key below „BANK MSB“ - the keyboard will show the active
soundbank number for the 3 zones, ALL; LOWER and HI HER. The EMU number is 001, the M
bank uses the bank number 000.
After every step you can change the bank number by writing a new number with the TEN-keys and
ENTER. In this bank select mode you can only choose between 001 and 000. By pressing the
MIDI/Select once more the new bank will be activated for the chosen zone.
For example:
LOWER zone: „001 and ENTER“for the first bank, the EMU bank – you can use sound numbers
from E1-E64.
HI HER zone: „000 and ENTER“for the second bank, the eneral MIDI bank – you can use sound
numbers from 001-127.
Now you can setup the 2 different sounds for the LOWER and HI HER zone.
Press MIDI/Select and the key below „PRO “ 3 times - the keyboard will show the active sound
number for the 3 zones, ALL; LOWER and HI HER. After every step you can change the sound
number by writing a new number with the TEN-keys and ENTER. In this PRO select mode you
can only choose between 001-064 in the EMU bank (now in the LOWER) and 001-127 in the M
bank (now in HI HER) . By pressing the MIDI/Select once more the new sounds will be activated
for the chosen zones .
To cativate the SPLIT zones, press MIDI/Select again and the key below „SPLIT“. The display
shows ON and OFF.
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