M-AUDIO 49i User Manual

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KeyStudio 49i Quick Start Guide
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Opening the M-Audio GM Module Software 
Once the M-Audio GM Module application is properly installed, there are two 
options for opening your new software:
1.   Software standalone mode: Double click the M-Audio GM Module shortcut 
icon that was placed on your computer’s desktop during installation. If this 
icon does not appear in Windows, click on Start > All Programs > M-Audio > 
M-Audio GM Module > M-Audio GM Module 
to launch your new software. On a 
Mac, go to Applications > M-Audio GM Module.
2.   RTAS, VST, or AU plug-in mode: Launch your host application, and select the 
M-Audio GM Module as a virtual instrument on an empty track. Consult your host 
application’s documentation to learn how to do this.
M-Audio GM Module Software Configuration 
   
 
Overview
M-Audio GM Module is a 16-channel, multi-timbral General MIDI sound player. 
The GM Module software provides 128 instruments (0-127). 
It receives MIDI 
messages from your KeyStudio 49i USB keyboard, and sends audio signal out of the 
KeyStudio audio outputs.
Channels 1-16
M-Audio GM Module has 16 individual channels that can simultaneously produce 
sounds. Each of these channels can be set to a different instrument and has its own 
Volume, Pan, Tone, Category/Instrument, Chorus, Reverb, Mute and Solo controls. 
To select a channel, click on its level meter located above the channel’s number, and 
an outline will appear around the level meter. The set of controls to the right of the 
channel meter display (including the Mute (M) and Solo (S) buttons) only affect 
the selected channel.
The General MIDI standard provides for 16 MIDI channels, 15 of them can play any 
of 128 available instruments. Channel 10 is an exception and is always mapped 
to the General MIDI drum kit. This assignment is fixed and cannot be changed. 
Information on how to transmit MIDI messages to M-Audio GM Module on different 
channels can be found in the "Advanced MIDI Features in Edit Mode" section of the 
User Guide on the included KeyStudio 49i CD-ROM.