Studio Logic SL-990 User manual

FEATURES
•88Key Keyboardwithivory
finishkeys
•"Regulated"weightedham-
meraction fortruepiano
feel
•One zone
•MIDIprogramchangeButton
•MIDIBankSelect Button
•OneMIDIOutJack
•OneSustainJack
•9vDC 200mApower
inputJack
•On/Offswitch
CONNECTIONS
1.Connectthepower adap-
ter to thepowersupply
inputoftheSL-990. The SL-
990 is suppliedwitha 9vDC,
2OOma,tippositive(+)
adapter.
2. Connecta MIDI cable
fromtheMIDIOutputofthe
SL-990 to theMIDIimput
jackofyourMIDImoduleor
Keyboard.NOTE;TheSL-990
is capableofproviding
power throughtheMIDI
connection,if yourmodule
is designedto be able to
makeuse this.You may
need a special MIDI cable,
withall5 pins connected
endto end.Ask your retailer
forthis cable,ifyou require it
3.Connect thesustain pedal
to the sustain inputjack.
TheSL-990requires a
sustain pedal with a "nor-
mally open" circuit,such as
the FATAR PS-100 or the
VFP-1/10 (pianostyle)
sustainpedals.
4.TheSL-990 willfunction
on power-upas a one zone
MIDI master controller key-
board transmittingonly on
channelone. You must enter
theprogramchange,bank
selectand velocitycurve
(shape) parameters after
power-up, pleaseseethe
preceding sectionsfor
instructions enhow to
accomplishthesechanges.

1.PROGRAM CHANGE
Theprogramchangefunctionisusedselectwhich patch you wantfromyourMIDI
module.You canselect theprogramchangenumberby pressing andholdingthe
ProgramChangebuttonandenteringthenumber,inthecentraloctave/numberentry
fieldwhichcorresponds to thepatch youdesire. Whenyourelease theprogramchan-
gebutton, themessage will be sent. Valuesrunfrom1-128.
2. BANK SELECT
The BankSelect functionallows you to changethepatch bankofyourMIDImodule
or keyboard.Dueto differentmanufacturersapproachesto thisfunction,theformat
forenteringthisparameterdependson themodelandmanufacturerofyourMIDI
moduleor keyboard.Please refer to theMIDIImplementationChartfoundinthe
manualofyourMIDImodule or keyboard forinformationon theformatwhichyour
unitrequires.
1.If yourmodulerequiresa valuesentonlyon controlchannel32, youwillsimply
need to press andholdtheBankChangebutton,andenter thebanknumberdesired
inthe centraloctave/numberentryfield. Whenyou release thebankchangebutton,
themessage will be sent.
2. If yourmodulerequiresvaluesto be sent oncontrolchannel32 andcontrolchan-
nel 0,you willneed to press andhold theBankChangebutton,andfirstenter the
valueneeded forcc;32 inthecentraloctave/numberentryfield. Then,whileconti-
nuingto hold thebankselectbutton,press thekey labeled "-/H" (Bb)(indicates
that what follows is the "higher byte") andthenenterthe value needed for cc; 0 in
thecentral octave/numberentryfield.Whenyourelease thebankchangebutton,the
messages will be sent. EXAMPLE; (cc; 32 value) then-/H (higher byte) then(cc; 0
value)
3. VELOCITY CURVE(SHAPE)
Ifyou wishto adaptyourmaster controller to thedynamicresponse of yourMIDI
moduleor keyboard,or simplywish to adjustthe"feel"ofyourmastercontroller, the
SL-990 offers fourtypes ofcurves.You can choose to use thesecurves ina positive
(normal)or negative (inverted)mannerfora total ofeightchoices invelocity
response. Negative curves can be used to produceinvertedresponses. Ifyouwere to
play aninvertedcurvesoftly, youwouldget a loud response, andconversely, if you
were to play loudly, you would get a soft response. This can be surprisingly useful
anddeserves some experimentationon yourpart.
1.Shape N*1 -This is a linearresponse andis the normformost MIDImodulesor
keyboards. Essentially, whatyou putiniswhatyouget out.
2. Shape N*2 -This shapehasa lesssensitive response thanN*1.Thisisusefulif
youplay with a "heavy" touchor if yourmoduleor a particularpatch isvery sensi-
tive to velocity. Thinkofthisas compression,butdonethroughMIDI.
3. Shape N*3 -Thisshapehasa moresensitive responsethanN*1.This is usefulif
youplaywith a "light" touchor if yourmoduleor a particularpatchis notas sensi-
tive to velocity. Thinkofthisas expansion,but donethroughMIDI.
4.Shape N*4 -Thisshapehasaneven more sensitive response thanN*1or N*3.
Thisisusefulif youplay witha "very light" touchor if yourmoduleor a particular
patch hasvery little sensitivity to velocity. Thinkofthisas extreme expansion,but
donethroughMIDI.
Tochange velocity curves, simplypress and hold theShape button, andenter the
numberofthe curve yon want, inthecentraloctave/numberentryfield. Whenyou
release the Shape button,thecurvewillbe changed.
If you wish touse negativevelocity curves, simplypress andhold the Shapebutton,
and first pressthe"-/H"(Bb)key to indicatethatyouarechoosinga negative(-)
curve. Then, continue to hold theShapebuttonandenterthe number of the curve
you wantinthecentraloctave/numberentry field.Whenyourelease theShape but-
ton,curvewillbe changed.