Worlde TUNA MINI User manual

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Worlde TUNA MINI MIDI Controller
User’s Manual

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Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................. 3
2. FEATURES ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3
3. PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 5
3.1 TUNAMINI Keyboard Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 5
3.1.1 Top Panel Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
3.1.2 Keyboard ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
3.1.3 Pitch and Modulation touch strips ............................................................................................................................................................ 7
3.1.4 Shift and Pad Bank buttons ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7
3.1.5 Octave buttons............................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
3.1.6 Parameter control encoders ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.1.7 The pads/preset buttons ............................................................................................................................................................................ 8
3.1.8 Parameter control sliders .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.2 Side panel overview ................................................................................................................................................................. 9
4.SETUP ............................................................................................................................................................................... 10
4.1 Minimum System Requirements ........................................................................................................................................... 10
5.USING TUNAMINI WITH SOFTWARE .............................................................................................................................. 10
5.1 Creating MIDI Presets with the TUNAMINI Software Editor ................................................................................................ 10
5.1.1 Overview: What is a TUNAMINI Preset? .............................................................................................................................................. 10
5.1.2 Assign a Pad to Start/Stop MMC ............................................................................................................................................................ 11
5.1.3 Assign a couple of Pads to MIDI notes ................................................................................................................................................. 12
5.1.4 Assign a Pad to toggle a MIDI CC # between two values .................................................................................................................. 12
5.1.5 Assign an Encoder to control a MIDI CC # between two values ....................................................................................................... 13
5.1.6 Assign a Slider to control a MIDI CC # between two values .............................................................................................................. 15
5.1.7 Assign the Mod strip to Aftertouch ......................................................................................................................................................... 15
5.1.8 Save the changes to a Preset ................................................................................................................................................................ 17
5.1.9 Recalling a Preset / Switching between Presets ................................................................................................................................. 17
5.2 Changing the Global MIDI Channel ....................................................................................................................................... 18
5.3 Select the Backlit RGB Color of 8 Pads ............................................................................................................................... 19
6. ADVANCED SETUP INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................... 20
6.1 Pad calibration........................................................................................................................................................................ 20
Please be cautious with low values as they could have some negative side effects. ........................................................... 21
6.2 Upgrade firmware ................................................................................................................................................................... 21
7. APPENDIX ........................................................................................................................................................................ 22
7.1 ASSIGNABLE CONTROLLER PARAMETER LIST ................................................................................................................ 22
8. SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 25

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1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Worlde TUNAMINI USB MIDI controller. To help you get the most out of your new
instrument, please read this manual carefully.
In order to use the functions of this product, you’ll need to make settings in the application you’re using. Make
settings as described in the owner’s manual for your application.
2. Features
 Two banks of 8 high quality velocity & pressure sensitive performance pads with RGB backlit for 16 total,
can be assigned easily as pads, MIDI CC buttons or Program change switches.
 25 velocity sensitive mini-keys, with 3 velocity curve and one constant velocity.
 8 assignable encoders.
 8 assignable control sliders.
 2 touch sensors of dynamic pitch bend and modulation wheel pitch and modulation touch strips.
 Standard sustain pedal jack
 USB interface, adaptable to USB 2.0(FULL SPEED). Power supplied by USB.
 Compatible with Win10/8/7/XP/Vista and Mac OSX. Drive free and hot-plug supported.
 Edited by the TUNAMINI Software Editor, the picture below is the main screen. It can be downloaded from
www.worlde.com.cn for this software editor.

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3. Parts and Their Functions
3.1 TUNAMINI Keyboard Overview
3.1.1 Top Panel Overview

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1. Trigger pads
Pads can transmit note messages or control change messages. Use the TUNAMINI Software Editor to select the
backlit RGB color of 8 pads. We’ll show you how to select the backlit RGB color of 8 pads in section 5.3.
2. Keyboard
There are twenty-five velocity-sensitive keys that can transmit note messages.
3. Encoder
These encoders transmit control change messages.
4. Pitch/Mod Touch strips
Pitch bend and modulation are activated by pressing the touch strips.
5. Shift button
Hold Shift and press a Pad to select a Snapshot.
Hold Shift and press a key to select the MIDI Channel.
6. Octave Down/Up buttons
Shift the keyboard range +/- 4 octaves. Press both buttons at once to reset the range to center.
7. Pad 1-8/9-16 button
Use to access Pad banks 1-8 or 9-16
8. Slider
These sliders transmit control change messages.
9. Sustain Pedal Jack
10. Full Sized USB connector
Connect the TUNAMINI to your computer with a USB cable via this port.
3.1.2 Keyboard
TUNAMINI has a 25-key velocity-sensitive mini-keyboard with a control surface designed for perfect integration with
software interface.

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3.1.3 Pitch and Modulation touch strips
If you touch the Pitch bend strip at its center and move your finger forward or backward it will alter the pitch of the played
sound. The range of the pitch bend is determined by the preset that has been selected.
Similarly, moving your finger along the Modulation strip alters the modulation amount of the played sound. The level of
modulation introduced by activating the modulation strip depends on which preset is selected.
Note:The modulation strip may not be assigned to modulate a parameter in some presets.
Pitch and Modulation strips
3.1.4 Shift and Pad Bank buttons
Let’s start on the right: The Pads 1-8/9-16 button toggles the TUNAMINI pads between two different sets of eight pad
assignments. 1-8 is the first set and 9-16 is the second set. Press the Pads1-8/9-16 button the led backlit will be lighting
which means the 9-16 pads set is working. The default setting for Pad 9-16 is Control Change No., so it won’t make any
sound when pressed.
The Shift button serves two purposes: recalling one of eight presets from memory (Shift+ pad. For example, press ‘Shift’
and PAD1 at the same time will recall the bank1. Recalling Bank1 is necessary if you want to map the encoders and sliders
to your DAW as the default mode for these two is relative, but it’s absolute mode in Bank1 which is compatible for that in
your DAW.), selecting the master MIDI channel (Shift + keyboard. For example, press ‘Shift’ and the Key corresponding to
Numeric 2 will select MIDI Channel 2 as master MIDI Channel. ).
The Shift and Pad Bank buttons
3.1.5 Octave buttons
Pushing one of the down or up buttons will transpose the keyboard by as much as four octaves up or down. Press the

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Octave button one time will change 1 Octave of the keyboard. The farther from center the keyboard has been transposed,
the faster the buttons will flash.
To reset the keyboard octave range back to center, press both buttons at the same time. Factory default range is C3-C5.
Octave buttons
3.1.6 Parameter control encoders
The 8 encoders can be assigned to control any editable parameter on the selected device. Use the WORLDE software
editor to edit the parameters. If your DAW can recognize the standard 128 midi controller, you only need to assign the
knobs to the controller No. as required. For example, No.7 is the volume controller in MIDI standard, so if you want to use
Knob1 as volume control, you should assign CC No.7 to Knob1 with WORLDE software editor, then the Knob1 will control
the volume of your DAW. Standard MIDI CONTROLLER PARAMETER LIST can be found in the Appendix.
The Parameter control encoders
3.1.7 The pads/preset buttons
The eight large buttons of the TUNAMINI serve a dual purpose. Their exact duties are determined by the state of the Shift
and Pads buttons.
For example: The pads can be assigned to trigger up to sixteen particular MIDI notes (drums, stabs, bass notes, whatever).
When the Pads 1-8/9-16 button is not lit, the first bank of pads is active (1-8) which will send notes message at this
moment. The 8 pads are just 8 keys now. Use the WORLDE TUNAMINI software editor to edit the key value for each pad.
The default is sending the note message on Channel10. When the Pads 1-8/9-16 button is lighting, the second bank of
pads is active (9-16) whose default is to send CC No. so the pads won’t produce any sound when pressed in this mode.
However, when used in conjunction with the Shift button, the pads will recall one of eight MIDI presets. This is
accomplished by holding the Shift button and pressing one of the pads. For example, if you hold the shift button and press
Pad1 the bank1 will be recalled.
The pads/ preset buttons
3.1.8 Parameter control sliders
The 8 sliders can be assigned to control any editable parameter on the selected device. Use the WORLDE TUNAMINI
software editor to edit the parameters. If your DAW can recognize the standard 128 midi controller, you only need to assign

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the sliders to the controller No. as required. For example, No.11 is the expression controller in MIDI standard, so if you
want to use Slider 1 as expression control, you should assign CC No.11 to Slider1 with WORLDE TUNAMINI software
editor, then the Slider1 will control the expression of your DAW. Standard MIDI CONTROLLER PARAMETER LIST can be
found in the Appendix.
The Parameter control sliders
3.2 Side panel overview
The side panel of the TUNAMMINI contains two important connectors: the footswitch jack and a USB Type B jack.
Side panel
The footswitch jack functions as an on/off switch and can be configured for either momentary applications (such as sustain
pedal) or latching behavior (first press/release sends one event, second press/release sends the next event). The default
is sustain control(No.64). Use the WORLDE TUNAMINI software editor to assign the pedal to other functions. It can be
assigned to 128 different control No.
Note: the default setting for footswitch jack is open meaning that pressing the pedal will function as sustain. If it’s without
sustain function when pressed, it means that the pedal polarity is opposite, so it needs to adjust the polarity by moving the
pedal polarity switch to the other end.

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4.Setup
4.1 Minimum System Requirements
Windows Mac OS
Pentium 3 800 MHz or higher Macintosh G3*800/G4*733 MHz or higher
(CPU requirement may be higher for laptops) (CPU requirement may be higher for laptops)
256MB RAM OS X 10.3.9 with 256 MB RAM,
Direct X 9.0b or higher OS X 10.4.2 or greater with 512 MB RAM
Windows XP(SP2)or higher *G3/G4 accelerator cards are not supported
(Windows 98,Me,NT or 2000 not supported)
5.Using TUNAMINI with Software
5.1 Creating MIDI Presets with the TUNAMINI Software Editor
5.1.1 Overview: What is a TUNAMINI Preset?
Thanks to the TUNAMINI Software Editor it’s possible to configure the TUNAMINI to work with practically any device or
software capable of responding to MIDI information.
To summarize, here are some examples of what you can do with a TUNAMINI preset:
● Assign pads to send MIDI Machine Control commands (MMC)
● Use the pads or the pedal to transmit MIDI notes
●Switch between two values of any MIDI CC# by playing a pad
●Assign an encoder to control any MIDI CC# and define its operational range
●Assign a slider to control any MIDI CC# and define its operational range
●Send Aftertouch messages from the Mod strip, set its min/max limits, and select ‘return to zero’ or ‘hold’ behavior
●Save the entire set of altered controls to one of TUNAMINI’s eight preset locations
●Define another seven sets of parameter assignments and save each one to a different memory location
● Recall any of the eight personalized presets easily and immediately