Miditech i2 Control-37 black edition User manual

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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;

2) press CC No.(will be shown in display)
3) choose 7 on numeric keypad;
4) press enter key to specify Control Change as 7;
5) the display shows “---“
6) press CC DATA.(will be shown in display)
7) Press number key 1, 2, and 3, then press enter key to specify value 123 then press
Data Entry knob to finish this action.
9) For Velocitiy, Referb and Chorus Depht, Pan Pos, Volumen you only need to enter CC
Data Value.
Please note for e.f.g.: after you press enter key the LED display will show ---to indicate that you
pressed enter key and will not disappear until you press Data Entry knob to finish your choice. After
you press cancel key the LED display will show blank to indicate that you pressed cancel key and
will not disappear util you press Data Entry knob to finish your choice.
Program key
Pressing Data Entry knob then the Program key, then numeric keys and then enter key,
you can select any patch number between 1 to 127. For example, if you want to change
voice to 67 (Tenor Sax): Press Data Entry knob and 67 on numeric keys, enter key and
then Data Entry knob again to finish this action.
Assignment of the 12 Real-time Controllers
In order to assign a Controller Knob to a MIDI Parameter (MIDI Controller) please follow
these steps:
1. Press Data Entry knob then SET CONTROLLER key (F3)
2. Choice number of knob on ten key groups (1 -12) then press enter
3. Assign controller number on ten key groups (1-127) then press enter
4. Assign act channel number on ten key groups (1-16) then press enter
5. Finally, press Data Entry knob key again to finish assign knob.
Now you have assigned to one Control knob the MIDI Parameter and the MIDI Channel
and stored in the actual setted presetbank. Repeat the same method for the other 12
Real-time Controller Knobs.
Selecting and setting a Presetbank
There are 15 presetbanks with predefined controller settings, each with 12 controllers
(Midichannel, Midicontroller Nr.)
All settings are stored in an EE-Prom to be sure at power off or battery change state.
At the end of this usermanual you can find a list with the factory settings of the controllers.

For selecting a presetbank press Data-Entry knob, then the Bank up or down button to
incrase or decrase the banknumber you want to choose, then press Enter.
Now you can use the new bank, with 12 new controller settings.
For setting a presetbank, please see part Assignment of the 12 Real-time Controllers!

Rear Panel
1. USB jack
This jack allows you to connect the keyboard with your computer.
2. Sustain jack
This jack allows you to connect an optional Sustain Footswitch to the keyboard.
3. MIDI OUT jacks
This standard MIDI jacks are used to transmit MIDI data by computer or by playing on
the keyboard of i² Control-37 to another MIDI instruments (such as sound module or
sythesizer).
4. MIDI IN jack
This standard MIDI jack is used to receive MIDI messages from external MIDI Devices
like Faderpads or Drumpads or Keyboards …

5. Power Switsch
The 3-way power switch turns the keyboard's power to external powersupply/ Battery
to power off or to power by USB.
6. Power jack
This jack is used to supply the keyboard with power by external 9V power adaptor if
the keyboard is not connected by USB and/or no batterys inside.

TROUBLE SHOOTING
If anything doesn’t work . . .
Please check following points:
Midi conection fault . . .
Do you have installed your midi drivers from your soundcard?
Look at START --> Settings --> Systemcontrol --> Multimedia --> Tab Midi
for installed midi drivers. If not, you have to do this first. After that your Keyboard should
work with your computer. Attention: In some programs you have to set the Input-Port,
before you can receive Midi-data. Please check!!
Audio is delayed . . .
This problem is often attached to the midi device, but in reality it is a problem of the sound
card in your computer. Many sound cards have an adjustable latency time, they are used
to work with slow computers, and so audio is not interrupt. At the installing of the sound
card, the latency time is set to maximum value e.g. 512 samples, and this is too much, so
your midi-notes are sounding delayed. Adjust this value to a minimum that is possible for
your computer, and you will hear audio correct. But you can connect your keyboard to a
sound expander too, and you will see that’s no problem of your keyboard.
Midi Device is not recognized . . .
There are some misunderstandings about midi, because the computer does not recognize
a midi device, except it is an USB-device. The midi standard doesn’t support recognizing
of devices. The i² Control-37 is recognized by USB but not by a midi-interface, this is normal!!
Pedal doesn’t work . . .
May be you have the wrong pedal type. There are two types of pedals in the market: One
is a pedal with an open contact, and if pressed it closed, and one is with a closed contact
and opened if pressed. The keyboard needs a pedal with an open contact!
USB doesn’t work . . .
Is powerswitch on power-on position?
Is the keyboard is recognized by USB?

If you connect the keyboardto the computer by USB, it should be recognized. You can
hear a short sound and the computer shows the name of the keyboard. If this not happens,
there should maybe a technical problem.
You can see in the device manager if the keyboard is recognised!
Look at „Start Settings System control System Tab Hardware Device
manager at Audio/Video/Game controller for the keyboard settings.
If you can’t see the keyboard as entry or with a yello (!) sign ther must be a problem with
the installing process. Delete the driver by hand and reconnect again.
Do you have set Midi-In port at your music program?
If not, no comunication with your music program is possible. Have a look in the manual of
your software how to do this.
Do you have to much midi-devices on the USB-port?
The USB-port only delivers 500mA of Current, if you take more the port stops working!
Did you test different USB-inputs of your computer?
Sometimes a single USB-input doesn’t work because USB1.0 or 2.0
Power supply does not work . . .
If the unit isn’t powered by power-supply, try to connect by USB-Connection. If it works
normal, the power-supply may be damaged.

If nothing help . . .
You can write an e-mail to our hotline [email protected] and we try to help you.
Please have a look on our FAQ page first; maybe your problem is listed. We will answer
you in normaly in 10 workdays. If not please try again, because we have good spamfilter
and sometimes they catch wrong e-mails.

Specifications
Model: i² Control-37
Keyboard 37 dynamic keys.
Simultaneous Note output
(Reverse priority) 10 notes
Control switches
MIDI Channel
Reset
Transpose -,+
Octave
Program Change
CC-No.(Generic CC Assignment)
CC-Data
Data Entry Velocity Assignment,
Data Entry Reverb Send Level Assignment,
Data Entry Chorus Send Level Assignment,
Pan Pot Assignment(CC-10),
Volume Assignment(CC-07)
CC-Data
Controller Knob Assignment (set controller)
Numerical Keys x10
Enter
Cancel
12 real time controller knobs
Pitch Bender Wheel,
Modulation Wheel,
Data Entry Knob
External Control Terminals USB
2x MIDI Out (DIN),
1 x MIDI IN (DIN)
Sustain,
Power Sw.
DC in.
Display 7 segment LED x 3 digit
Dimensions 64,5 x 23 x 6,3 cm
Weight 2,3 kg
Power source USB-Bus
DC 9V/ 500 mA with inside plus
Battery 6 x AA size battery
Data memory EE-Prom Memory
*Design and specifications subject to change without notice
*No liability for printing mistakes
MIDI Implementation Chart

Model: i² Control-37
Function Transmitte
dRecognised Remarks
Basic Channel Default
Changed 1
1-16 x x
Mode Default
Messages
Altered
Mode 3
x
*************
x
x
x
Note Number :
True Voice 12-108
************* x x With Octave Change
Velocity Note ON
Note OFF o
x x x
After Key's
Touch Ch's x
x x x
Pitch Bender o x
Control Change Ox
Prog
Change :True #
CC-00, CC-32
1-128
0-127 x x
System Exclusive x x
System :Song Pos
:Song Sel
Common :Tune
x
x
x
x
x
x
System :Clock
Real Time :Commands x
xx x
Aux Message :Local ON/OFF
:All Notes OFF
:Active Sense
:Reset
x
o
o
o
x
x
x
x
Send with Reset.
Send with Reset.
Notes:
Mode 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY o=Yes, x=No

Preset settings of controllerbanks
Preset 1 Knob 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Channel 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller
82 83 28 29 16 80 18 19 74 71 81 91
Preset 2 Knob 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Channel 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller
73 9 12 72 14 15 16 17 74 71 18 107
Preset 3 Knob 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Channel 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller
8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Preset 4 Knob 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Channel 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller
8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 51 52
Preset 5 Knob 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Channel 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 70 71 72 73
Preset 6 Knob 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Channel 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4
Controller
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 10
Preset 7 Knob 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Channel 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Controller
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Preset 8 Knob 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Channel 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
Controller
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24
Preset 9 Knob 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Controller
33 34 54 55 35 38 39 37 69 70 71 76
Channel 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1