Miditech i2 Control-37 black edition User manual

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Usermanual

Preface
Congratulations on purchasing the i² Control-37 master USB controller keyboard. It is
one of the finest products of its kind, made after extensive research into what customers
require from a MIDI Controller.
When using your i² Control-37 in conjunction with a computer and appropriate music
software, you will be able to discover the wonderful world of Computer Music, with a set of
complete musical instruments from your sound card or workstation.
This manual is written to help you become familiar with the powerful features of the
i² Control-37. Please read the manual carefully to discover all the features of your
i² Control-37. After reading the manual, you will have a clear understanding of how to
transmit different MIDI messages to other instruments and equipment. For ease of use of
MIDI implementation, we strongly recommend you to have the manual at hand when you
are using the keyboard, especially if you are new to the world of MIDI.

Table of contens
Preface .......................................................................................................................2
Table of contens.........................................................................................................3
IMPORTANT SECURE INFORMATONS ...................................................................4
Main Feature...............................................................................................................5
USING MIDI AND USB...............................................................................................6
Using USB..................................................................................................................7
Using the MIDI Functions............................................................................................7
Default Setting of the i² Control-37..............................................................................8
Overall Diagram Preview............................................................................................9
Modulation Wheel.......................................................................................................9
Pitch Bend Wheel.......................................................................................................9
Octave knobs............................................................................................................10
Data Entry Knob .......................................................................................................10
MIDI Channels group................................................................................................10
Transposer Group.....................................................................................................10
Reset key..................................................................................................................10
Control Change data entry by Numeric keypad........................................................10
Program key .............................................................................................................11
Assignment of the 12 Real-time Controllers..............................................................11
Selecting and setting a Presetbank ..........................................................................11
Rear Panel................................................................................................................13
TROUBLE SHOOTING.............................................................................................15
Specifications............................................................................................................18
MIDI Implementation Chart.......................................................................................18
Preset settings of controllerbanks.............................................................................20

IMPORTANT SECURE INFORMATONS
Please read the following secure instructions first!
Very Important!!
1. Never use the keyboard in the near of water like a swimming pool, bathtub or wet
environment like a basement, in rain or similar.
2. Never use the keyboard in the near of heating elements like a radiator or similar, also
high temperatures or direct sunbeam should be avoid.
3. Use only the power supply that is declared in our Specification
4. If you didn’t use the keyboard for a longer time please plug power off.
5. Take care that no liquid flows inside the keyboard
6. Also take care that no metal objects like a coin or paperclip and other small objects can
fall into the keyboard (e.g. by children...) because of electrical shortcut.
7. Do not open the keyboard, this is allowed by qualified technicians only.
8. Never leave the keyboard powered and switched on alone, because of fire for example
by thunderstorm or other reasons.
9. Children should inform about the secure information and/or an adult should take care
about, if children are to young for understanding this information.
10.In the near of a radio or television device, are electromagnetic fields possible they can
disturb the reception. Enough distance is important!
11.In the near of Audio Amplifiers is noise possible. Enough distance is important too.
12.For cleaning never use petrol, alcohol or solvent because damaging of the housing.
Use only a dry or little wet rag for cleaning and unplug the power supply or USB
connector, because of electrical shock.
13.Never unplug the keyboard if the power supply is powered.
14.Don´t throw the Keyboard, and also never let them crash down. Also don’t push or trust
the keyboard.
15.At a thunderstorm please unplug all connectors.
Thank You.

Main Feature
•The i² Control-37 MIDI master controller keyboard provides 37 dynamic Piano
keys, but no support for Aftertouch
•Pitch and modulation wheels for controlling sound
•One tree digit 7-segment display for displaying data
•data entry poti with touchfunction for editmode
•There are 12 programmable controller knobs for using with soundsoftware or
other soundmodules
•Last settings stored in EE-Prom
•15 Memorybanks, each for storing the 12 controllersettings, so you had 180
controller in direct access
•The i² Control-37 provides two MIDI OUT socket for connecting to other MIDI
devices such as sound modules or synthesisers and one MIDI IN
•The USB can send MIDI Data to the MIDI Out socket and receive MIDI Data from
the MIDI IN socket
•There is also a socket for an optional sustain -footswitch
•Although the i² Control-37 has no built-in sound capabilities, it offers a great
variety of useful MIDI functions
•Directly powerd from your PC by USB-bus. Therefore, you don't need an external
power-supply or batteries to activate your instrument when used with a PC
•i² Control-37 can also use with 6 x AA size battery for mobile use

USING MIDI AND USB
Something you should know before using the midi functions!
MIDI is the acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which makes all digital
musical instruments equipped with this standardised interface capable of exchanging their
MIDI data or “talk to each other”. To explain how MIDI works on your instrument in more
detail, the following illustrations will outline the MIDI functions of the i² Control-37, which
allow you to connect the keyboard to other MIDI instruments. The versatile MIDI capability
of the i² Control-37 will offer you tremendous power in a MIDI environment.
Something you should know before using the USB-function!
USB is the acronym for Universal Serial Bus, and is the standard for exchanging data
between different units. All Units communicate over one cable with the computer and so
there is no need for many cables to connect, and this will make your work much easier
than bevore.
The i² Control-37 will give you an USB-Interface for transfer midi data to your computer
and send mididata to the keyboard midiout. (Midi over USB)

Using USB
The keyboard does not need any driver for Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
or Mac OS-X 10.3.8. You only need to connect and power on the keyboard. Your
computer will automatically install the needed driver. After this, you can start making
music. For Windows OS be sure, that Service Pack 2 is installed; else we can not
garantee that the keyboard is working correct.
Using the MIDI Functions
To transmit Mididata from your keyboard to other MIDI instruments, please
purchase a MIDI cable and use it to connect the MIDI-OUT jack of your i² Control-37 to
the MIDI-IN jack of the other instrument. Make sure that the MIDI "transmit" channel on
your i² Control-37 matches the MIDI "receive" channel of the other instrument.
You also can transmit Mididata from your computer to MIDI-Out jack, or to your computer
by MIDI-IN jack. Be sure that you setup the MIDI-In and MIDI-Out port in your
Musicsoftware; otherwise no MIDI communication is possible. Please refer to the
usermanual of your musicsoftware how to do this.
The following diagram shows the MIDI connections:

Default Setting of the i² Control-37
The i² Control-37 will always select the following values for their parameters when the
power is turned on.
*Transmit MIDI Channel no. 1.
*Default Octave will be from C2 (36) to C5 (72)
*Default Aftertouch value will be 0
*Default Velocity value will be 0
*Default Reverb Depth value will be 64
*Default Pan Pot value will be 64
*Default Volume value will be 127
*Default CC Data value will be 0
*Default CC no. value will be 0
*Default Control Change (CC-00=0, CC-32=0) message will be transmitted.
*Default Program Change (PG=1) message will be transmitted.
*Preset Memory value will be 1
*Real-time Controller 1 -12 with preset 1 (see appendix)

Overall Diagram Preview
Operation panel
1 = Modulation Wheel 4 = Display 7 = Parameter & Tenkeys
2 = Pitch Wheel 5 = Data Entry Knob
3 = Oktave/ Bank Select Knobs 6 = Controller Knobs
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.
Pitch Bend Wheel
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.
Octave knobs
By pressing the Octave key, you will shift the active keyboard range one octave higher, or
lower. For example, if you want to change the octave 2 octaves down, press Oktave Key
twice.
Data Entry Knob
The Data Entry knob allows you to adjust the parameters by pressing the knob. Use this
knob to select different MIDI commands on certain keys from your keyboard.The i² Control-
37 provides several groups of MIDI commands as follows:
MIDI Channels group
Pressing the Data Entry knob and then pressing the MIDI CHANNEL key, this allows you
to select the transmitting channel for your keyboard. The default Channel is 1 when the
keyboard's power is turned on. Pressing the Data Entry knob, Ten Key 2 then the Data
Entry knob changes the MIDI transmit channel from 1 to 2. You can use the Data Entry
knob too.
Transposer Group
Pressing the Data Entry knob and the TRANSPOSE Key you increase or decrease the
notes by halftones. If you want to transpose by 3 semitones: Press the Data Entry knob
and the”#” key, (in the display you see 3 for three semitones) than press Data Entry knob
to finish the change.
Reset key
Pressing the Data Entry knob and the Reset key will send out a message to return all
external MIDI instruments to their default setting as well.
Control Change data entry by Numeric keypad
The i² Control-37 allows you to use the numeric keys to specify your Control Change
DATA parameter instead of data entry knob. By pressing Data Entry knob and CC data
key & then the required number and finally the Enter key to finish. For example, if you want
to make Control Change 7 as value 123.
1) Press Data Entry knob;