Worlde Panda200 User manual

PANDA200
MIDI Controller
Owner sManual
1.0Version

Contents
FEATURES.....................................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................4
FRONTPANELOVERVIEW.................................................................................................4
REARPANELOVERVIEW....................................................................................................6
HOOKUPDIAGRAM..............................................................................................................7
OPERATION...................................................................................................................................8
1. FULLLEVEL.......................................................................................................................8
2. 16 LEVELS...........................................................................................................................8
3. PADBANK..........................................................................................................................9
4. PRESET................................................................................................................................9
5. PROGRAMCHANGE.........................................................................................................9
6. EDIT...................................................................................................................................10
6.1PADEDIT................................................................................................................10
6.2CONTROLEDIT....................................................................................................11
7. TRANSPORTCONTROL.................................................................................................11
8. GLOBAL............................................................................................................................12
8.1Page1-MIDI COMMONCHANNEL.....................................................................12
8.2Page2-PADVELOCITYCURVE.........................................................................12
8.3Page3-MUTE..........................................................................................................13
8.4Page4Reset...........................................................................................................13
8.5Page5-SAVEGLOBAL..........................................................................................13
8.6Page6-Pad noteoutput type................................................................................13
8.7Page7-Transporttype.........................................................................................13
TROUBLESHOOTING................................................................................................................15
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................17

FEATURES
l16 triggerpadswithvelocity.
l5xAssignableDials.
l8xAssignableSlider, eachslidercan beedit byuser.
l26xAssignableButtons
lFunction buttons,providingfunctionslike,EDIT,GLOBAL,LEVELS,PRESET,PAD
GROUP, and etc.
l1xMIDI OUT. 1XMIDI IN）pplied byUSB and DC 9V.
lCompatiblewithWinXP/Vista/Win7 andMacOSX.Drivefree and hot-plugsupported.

INTRODUCTION
FRONTPANELOVERVIEW
1. LCD Thedisplayisused fornavigatingmenus,displayingdata,andaffectingchange
on PANDA200’soptionsandparameters.
2.[VALUE] (PushtoEnter) Thisdialisusedforincrementingand decrementingPresets,
parametervaluesand settings. Thisdialalsofunctionsasan[ENTER] button when it is
pressed down.
3.[<] AND [>] BUTTONS Thesebuttonsareused fornavigatingthroughfieldsofmenus
and options.
4. [PRESET] Thisbutton callsupPreset Mode. You canselectand recall different
Preset programsinthismode.
5. [EDIT] ThisbuttoncallsupEdit Mode,whichallowsyou toedit thebehaviorofthe
pads, knobs, buttons, faders
6. [GLOBAL] ThisbuttoncallsupGlobalMode, whereMIDI reset commandsand
globalsystempreferencesareset.
7.[PROGRAMCHANGE] Pressingthisbutton will enterProgramChangemode.In
thismode, youcan send aProgramChangeorProgramwithBankChangemessagetoa
hardwareorsoftwaremodule.

8.[FULLLEVEL]. When [FULLLEVEL]isactivated,thepadsalwaysplayback ata
maximumvelocity(127),no matterhowhardorsoft you hit them.
9[16 LEVEL]. When [16 LEVEL]isactivated,youcan usethe 16padstochangea
selected sound’svelocityin16 steps.
10.[CONTROL BANK]. The PANDA200features2independentbanks ofcontinuous
controllers.Effectively,thisallowsyou tocontrolupto78independentparameterswiththe
knob,fadersandbuttonsonthe PANDA200.The [CONTROLBANK]buttonisusedto
switchamongthe 2banks.
11.PADBANK buttons.These3buttonsswitchamongpad banks A,B,C.Eachbankcan
address aunique set of16 soundsgivingyou accessofupto48 different soundsyou can
triggerwiththe pads.The currentlyselectedpadbankwillbeindicatedontheLCD display.
12 . 16 PRESSUREAND VELOCITYSENSITIVE PADS. The padscanbeused totrigger
drumhitstooursoftwareorhardwaremodule.The padsarepressureandvelocity
sensitive,whichmakesthemveryresponsiveand intuitivetoplay.
13.5 ASSIGNABLEKNOBS Each360-degree knobcan beusedtosend continuous
controldatatoadesktopaudioworkstation.Theseknobsshouldbeendless andcan send
MIDI notemessages.
14. 26ASSIGNABLEBUTTONS. Thesebuttonscanbeused asMIDI CC switches.
15.8ASSIGNABLESLIDERS-Eachslidercan beused tosendcontinuouscontroldatato
adesktopaudioworkstation orexternalMIDI device.

REARPANELOVERVIEW
1.DC POWERADAPTERINPUT Plugina9V 1ADC poweradapterifyou do notwish
topowerthe PANDA200 throughthe USB connection.
2. USBCONNECTION PlugastandardUSB cableintothisoutlet and intotheUSB port
ofyourcomputer.The computer’sUSB portwillprovide powertothe PANDA200.This
connectionisused tosend andreceiveMIDIdatatoand fromyourcomputerand may
alsobeused tosend MIDI datafromyourcomputertoadeviceattached totheMIDI OUT
port ofthe PANDA200.
3.MIDIOUT Useafive-pinMIDIcabletoconnectthe MIDIOUTofthe PANDA200 to
the MIDI INofan externaldevice.
4.MIDIIN Useafive-pinMIDIcabletoconnect the MIDIOUTofan externalMIDIdevice
totheMIDI INofthe PANDA200.
5. PedalA can beusedasMIDI CC switches.
6. Pedal B can beused asMIDI CC continues.

HOOKUPDIAGRAM
Pleaserefertothefollowingscenarioforconnectingthe PANDA200.
1.ConnectaUSBcablefromyourcomputertothePANDA200.Theunitwill bepowered
throughthe USB connection.Alternatively,ifyou donotwishtouseacomputerinyour
setuporifyou wishtopowerthe PANDA200 externally, pleasepluginthe included 9V-1A
DC poweradapter.
2.If youwouldliketouseanexternalsound module, connecta5-pinMIDIcablefromthe
MIDI OUTofthe PANDA200tothe MIDI INofthe externaldevice.
3.Ifyou wouldliketouseFootswitchesoranExpression PedalwiththePANDA200,
connectthe1/4"jack fromthe selectedpedalintotheappropriateplugon the
PANDA200.
ANOTEABOUTUSINGTHEPANDA200WITHSOFTWARE
1.Makesurethat thePANDA200andall externaldevicesareconnectedandthat the
USB cableisconnected toyourcomputerbeforeopeninganysoftwareapplications
withwhichyou intend tousethe PANDA200.Ifthe unitisnotplugged inbefore,your
softwareapplication might not recognizethe PANDA200 asan availabledevice.
2.Inyoursoftwareapplication,youwill need tosetthePANDA200 asadefaultMIDI
input device.Thisisusuallydone inthe MIDI section ofthe Preferencesmenu.

OPERATION
1. FULL LEVEL
When the [FULLLEVEL] button isactivated, thePANDA200 padsalwaysplayback at
maximumvelocity(127).Thisway, nomatterhowhardorsoft youhit apad, the
PANDA200 will alwaystriggerthe sound at itsmaximumvelocity(volume).
2. 16 LEVELS
When you press [16 LEVELS], you canusethe16 padstochangeaselectedpad’s
velocityin16 steps. Thisallowsyou tohavemorecontroloverthe velocityofthe desired
sound. When thisbutton ispressed the lastpad thatwashit getsmapped toall 16 pads.
Thepadsoutput thesamenotenumberand pressurecontrollerastheinitialpad, but the
velocityisfixed at thevaluesinthediagrambelow, regardless ofhowhardyou hit each
pad.

3. PADBANK
These3buttonsswitchbetween pad banks A, B, C. Youcanstoredifferent soundsin
eachone ofthe3different banks, givingyou access ofupto48 different soundsyou can
trigger.
When you Press [A], [B], or[C].The LCD will displaythe current Pad bank,andthenote
ofeachpad ischanged.When you edit thePaddata, Entertheglobalsettingand choose
saveglobal.All the settingswill besaved tothe current Pad.
4. PRESET
When the [PRESET] button isvalid，the PRESETMODEbeactivated. different preset
programscan beselected andrecalled.Apreset isacollection ofinformation about how
different sliders, knobs, and padswillbehave.
youcan changepresetswiththe [ <] or[ >] button,the numberofthe current presetwill
bedisplayed onthescreen, Pressing [ENTER] loadsthe selected Preset.
5. PROGRAMCHANGE
Youcanusethisbutton tochangetheprogram.
*SETPROGRAMCHANGE:You cansetwhichProgramChangeNumberthe pad will
transmit when it ispressed. Use[<] or[ >] buttontoselectProgramChangefield.While
inProgramChangefield,use[VALUE]dialtoselectdesired ProgramChangeNumber.
Pressing [ENTER] toconfirmthe value.

*SETBANKM:Use[<]or[>]button toselectBankMfield. WhileinBankMfield,use
[VALUE] dialtoselect desired value, Pressing [ENTER] toconfirmthe value.
*SETBANKL: Use[<] or[ >] buttontoselect ‘BankL’field.WhileinBankLfield, use
[VALUE] dialtoselect desired value, Pressing [ENTER] toconfirmthe value.
6. EDIT
When you press[EDIT] button，The LCD display‘CTLdata1’the EDITMODEbeactivated.
inthismode,youcanchangetheparametersofthepads,knobsandsliders.TheEDIT
MODEallowsyou tofullycustomizeand optimizeyourcontrollerforthe bestdesired
performance.
Thedifferent parametersthat youcanedit areorganized undertwodifferent pageson the
displayand aredescribed below.Dependingon whicheventtypeyouselecton Page1,
youwillbegiven different parameterswhichyou can edit onPage2,
Toselect the controlleryou wishtoedit, justmoveanyslider,knoborhitapad Thiswill
prompt the screentodisplaythepropertiesofthatparticularcontroller.Youcanselectthe
desired controllerwiththe [VALUE] dail.Pressing[ENTER]will confirmthe value.(Inedit
mode,Thereisnomessagecan besent).
6.1PADEDIT
Thepadscaneitherbesettotransmit Noteinformation,
Press the pad that you wouldliketoedit, Use[ <] or[ >] button toselect Notefield,The
LCD display ‘Pad_note’,turnthe [VALUE] dialtoselect ‘NOTE’.Press [ENTER] to
confirmthe ‘Note’..

6.2CONTROLEDIT
Theknobsandsliderscan beset totransmit specialvalue ofthe Control.
*SETCONTROLVALUE:Use[<]or[>]buttontoselectControlVALUEfield,The LCD
display ‘CTLdata2,WhileinControlVALUEfield,use[VALUE]dialtoselectdesired
ControllerVALUE.
7. TRANSPORTCONTROL
Thereare6buttonsusedfortransport control, [|<<],[<<],[>>],[O],[stop],[play].It iscommon
toset the 6buttonsasSequencerremotecontrolbuttons, it needstobeworkingwith
sequencersoftware.

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8. GLOBAL
When you press[GLOBAL] button，the GLOBALMODEbeactivated,ithas7pagesinthis
mode，Table1showscorrespondingfunction foreachpage.
Page1MIDI COMMONCHANNEL
Page2 PADVELOCITYCURVE
Page3MUTE
Page4Reset
Page5 SAVE GLOBAL
Page6 Pad Noteoutput type
Page7 Transport type
Table1
8.1Page1-MIDI COMMONCHANNEL
use[>]or[<]buttontoselectMIDICommon ChannelpageinGLOBALMODE.Turn
[VALUE] dialtoselect desireMIDI Channel.The arrayofthe MIDI Channelis0~15, Press
[ENTER] set MIDI Channel.
8.2Page2-PADVELOCITYCURVE
Use[>]or[<]button toselectPADVELOCITYCURVE pageinGLOBALMODE.Turn
[VALUE]dialtochangePad curvetype.ithasfourcurves,The arrayof the fourcurvesis
0~3. Press [ENTER] toselectdesired curve.
PCD1
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
12345678910
PCD2
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
123456789
PCD3
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
123456789
PCD4
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
123456789

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8.3Page3-MUTE
InMUTEONmode,anymessagecannotbesend.Press [ENTER]toswitchthe MUTE
mode.
8.4Page4 Reset
Reset the all the controller, include thepads, knobs, buttonsandsliders..
8.5Page5-SAVE GLOBAL
Use[>]or[<]button toselectSAVE GLOBALpageinGLOBALMODE.Youwillsee
‘SAVE_ALL’displayed onthescreen.Press [ENTER] tosaveall the globalsettings.
8.6Page6-Padnoteoutputtype
InNote_TP1mode, when strikingthepad,theNOTEOFF messagebesendimmediately
afterthe NOTEONmessageissent. InNote_TP2mode,TheNOTEONmessageissent
when the userstrikesthe pad, the Noteoffmessageissent when the fingercomesoffthe
pad. Press [ENTER]toswitchthe mode.
8.7Page7-Transporttype
It hastwotypeaboutthetransportbutton,theMMCtypeandthecontrolmessage
type.The MMCtypematchthe applicationsordevicethatonlyrespond toMIDImachine
controlmessage,The controlmessagetypematchtheapplicationsordevicethatrespond
toMIDI controlmessage.

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Question: DoesthePANDA200 haveinternalsounds?
Answer: No.The PANDA200 isaMIDI-controller,whichmeansthat it doesnot
containanysoundsinsidebut isinstead used tocontrolexternalsound devices,
suchashardwareand softwaresynthesizers, sequencersand drummachines.
Question: DoI need touseapoweradapterifI amusingthe PANDA100witha
computer?
Answer: No.ThePANDA200will drawpowerdirectlyfromthe USB port. However,ifyour
USB port doesnotsupplyenoughpowerorifyou areusingaUSB hub, it maybe
necessarytouseapoweradapter.
Question: What softwareapplicationsisthe PANDA200 compatiblewith?
Answer: The PANDA200 iscompatiblewithanysoftwareorhardwaredevicewhich
supportsthe MIDI protocol. Pleaseconsultyourspecifichardwareorsoftwaredevice’s
documentation forinstructionsonenablingthe PANDA200 asaMIDI input device.
Question: Can I usethePANDA200 asaMIDI interfaceforotherMIDI devices?
Answer: Yes.ThePANDA200functionsasaMIDI interfacewhichcan send and receive
fromotherMIDI devicesconnected toit.
Question: Can I controlmultipledeviceswiththe PANDA200?
Answer: Yes.ThePANDA200can transmit information on 16 MIDI channels
Question: Can I send ProgramChangemessagestomysoftwareorhardwaredevices?
Answer: Yes.You can send programchangemessagesinProgramChangemode. In
addition,padsandbuttonsmayalsobeassigned totransmit programchangemessages.
Question: Arethe padson the PANDA200 velocityand pressuresensitive?
Answer: Yes.The PANDA200sportsrealMPCvelocityandpressuresensitivepads.This
allowsyou tobeextremelyexpressivewithyourprogrammingand performance.
Question: What typeofpadsisused onthePANDA200?
Answer: The PANDA200 featuresthe samepadsasthe MPC2500.
Question: Arethe knobson the PANDA200endless?
Answer: The knobson thePANDA200areendless pots. Thisallowsyou tolimit the
rangeofthe knobs, aswell asusethemasincrement/decrement controls.Pleasenote
thatyoursoftwareapplication mustbeabletoreceiveandrecognizeNRPNsfor
Increment/decrement functionstowork.
Question: I see 5knobs, 8faders, 26buttons, and16pads. Isthat all I get?
Answer: No.The PANDA200 featuresmultiplebanksofcontrollersand pads, whichcan
beaccessed withthe [PADBANK]and [CONTROLBANK] buttons.Thisallowsyou to
access significantlymoreparametersthan the amount ofphysicalcontrollers. Thereare3
controlbanks, whicheffectivelygiveyou 117 (3x39)controllers. Therearealso4different
pad banks whichgiveyou atotalof64 (4x16)pads.

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TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
Please make sure thatthe
PANDA100 isconnected to your
computer and thatthecomputer
ispoweredon.
Thedisplay dose not
lightup.
No power.
Ifusing apower adapter,please
make sure thattheadapter is
pluggedintoalive power outlet.
Check yourcomputer sUSB
connection to confirm thatthe
PANDA200isrecognized. If
necessory, replug the
connection andrestartyour
computer.
PANDA200notproperly
connected. Ifcontrolling an external
hardware module,make surethat
thePANDA100 sMIDI OUT is
connectedtothedevice sMIDIIN
port.
PANDA200connected
after software application
has started.
Restartthesoftware application
with thecontroller pluggedin.
Problem iscausedbyuse
ofaUSBhub. Unplug thePANDA200 fromthe USBhubandconnectdirectlyto
yourcomputer.
Software applicationnot
setto receive MIDIdata
fromthePANDA200.
Ensure thatthePANDA200 or
“USB”MIDIdevice islisted as an
active MIDIsource in your
application. Usually,theMIDI
settingscanbeaccessed
through theapplication s
Preferences menu.
No sound fromtarget
device.
PANDA200 SMIDI
channelnotthesame as
application sincoming
MIDI channel.
Make sure thatthePANDA200 is
sendingMIDIinformationon the
channel thatthetargetdevice
expects.
Footswitchwas plugged
in after thePANDA200
was poweredon.
Turn theunit spoweroff,waita
momentandthen turniton
again.
Notes sustain
continuously. Stuck notes dueto
incompleteMIDIdata. Turn theunit spoweroff,waita momentandthen turniton
again.
Footswitchworks in
reverse. Footswitchwas plugged in after power was turned
on.
Withthefootswitchpluggedin,
turntheunit spower off,waita
moment,and turniton again.
Transportcontroldoes
notwork. Software does not supportMMCmessages,
MIDISTART/STOPorthe
MIDI CCmode.
Editthetransportcontrolto send
MIDI messages instead. Make
sure thattheTransportmodeon
thePANDA200 matches the

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receive modeofyoursoftware.
I am onlyhearingone
soundwhenIhit
differentpads.
16 Level functionis
engaged. When engaged,the16 Level functionwill map thelasthitpad
to all 16 pads. Deactivate16
Level to return tonormal
operation.
Thepadsalways play
atmaximum
velocity(127).
Full Level feature is
engaged. When engaged,theFullLevel functionwillcause all thepadsto
outputmaximumvelocity,no
matter howhard they are hit.
Turnoff FullLeveltoreturnto
normaloperation.

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TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS
Sales Head Office:
Hangzhou WorldeDigitalPianoCo.,Ltd
Hangzhou WorldeMusicElectronicCo.,Ltd
Add:5HoushanRd,Wuchang Industrial Park, YuhangDistrict, Hangzhou,
310023,P.R.China
Tel:[phone]Fax:[phone]
Email:[e-mail] Website:www.worlde.com.cn
GENERAL
Display customLCDw/backlight
Dimensions(WxDxH) 330mmx300mmx50mm
Weight 1.8kg
Power ~100mA, 5VDC viaUSB
~1A,9VDCviaexternal adaptor
MIDIoutputchannelsoverUSB 16
MIDIoutputchannelsfrom5-pinMIDI 16
Drumpads 16(velocityandpressuresensitive)
Drumpadbanks 3
Faders 8
360 degreeknobs 6
Switches 396
Accessories USBcable,CD-ROMdisc
INPUTS/OUTPUTS
MIDIinputs 5-pinDINx1
MIDIoutputs 5-pinDINx1
USB Slaveconnectorx1(MIDIoverUSB)
DC IN 6VDC,1A