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CONTENTS Preface...3 What s in the Box?... 3 SmartPAD introduction... 3 Connection Diagram...4 Software Setup... 4 Chapter 1:Quick Start... 6 1.1 SmartPAD Overview...6 1.1.1 SmartPAD panel Overview...6 1.1.2 Controllers description...6 1.2 Minimum System Requirement...21 MIDIPLUS Co, Ltd. http://www.midiplus.com.tw
Preface Congratulations on purchasing the MIDIPLUS SmartPAD master MIDI controller. 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 MIDIPLUS SmartPAD 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. What s in the Box? The following items should be in your package. SmartPAD MIDI Controller. Owner s Manual. One standard USB Cable. SmartPAD introduction SmartPAD is designed for performance with Ableton Live. In this manual, you will find instructions on how to connect the MIDIPLUS Co, Ltd. 3 http://www.midiplus.com.tw
SmartPAD and use its basic features with Ableton Live Professional SmartPAD Edition. SmartPAD can also be used in"generic mode"as a controller with other virtual DJ applications that use MIDI protocol. Connection Diagram Connect SmartPAD to your computer with a standard USB cable(included). Turn on SmartPAD. Open Ableton Live Professional SmartPAD Edition. Software Setup After connecting the SmartPAD(as shown in the Connection Diagram),you will need to configure Ableton Live to recognize it: Open Ableton Live Professional SmartPAD Edition(after connecting). Go to Options ->Preferences(PC) or Live ->Preferences(MAC). Select SmartPAD as the device for the Input and Output. Select KeyPad as the device for the Control Surface. MIDIPLUS Co, Ltd. 4 http://www.midiplus.com.tw
Under MIDI ports, turn all available Track and Remote settings On. Close the Preferences window. MIDIPLUS Co, Ltd. 5 http://www.midiplus.com.tw
Chapter 1:Quick Start 1.1 SmartPAD Overview 1.1.1 SmartPAD panel Overview 1.1.2 Controllers description 1 Encoder Change the values (CC) of each mode(behind the list). 2 Eight kinds of function 1. Volume 8 encoder can adjust eight tracks volume regulator. MIDIPLUS Co, Ltd. 6 http://www.midiplus.com.tw
2. Send A 8 encoder can adjust eight tracks regulator of A(Send A). 3. Send B 8 encoder can adjust eight tracks regulator of B(Send B). 4. PAN 8 encoder can adjust eight tracks regulator PAN (PAN). MIDIPLUS Co, Ltd. 7 http://www.midiplus.com.tw
5~8. Control 1~4 Custom manual mapping controller (corresponding to 1-8 encoder) software mapping brief explanation (details see "Software Mapping") 3 The direction key and four play 1~4. Bank Select -- Up: Current LIVE software SCENE (scene) move up a line; Only the "Down" button LED light when to move up, moved to 1-8 on the line, that is 0, " Down " button LED will turn off, " Up"LED is not light.( SmartPad CLIP matrix buttons up - send information accordingly, LED display effect is up, for example: the current scene for 3-10 lines, move up a line into 2-9) Down: Current LIVE software SCENE (scene) move down a line; Most down eight line, even if the current one down the line, the "Down" button LED will be lit.only recovered to 1-8 line is 0, LED will turn off. ( SmartPad CLIP matrix buttons down - send information accordingly, LED display effect is down, for example: the current scene for 1-8 lines, move down a line into 2-9) MIDIPLUS Co, Ltd. 8 http://www.midiplus.com.tw
"Up" and "Down" key is pressed together, SCENE (scene) will be recovered to the original 1-8 line,"down" button LED will turn off. + Left: Current LIVE software Audio(audio) move left one column; Only the "Right" button LED light when to move left, moved to 1-8 on the column, that is 0, " Right" button LED will turn off, "Left" LED is not light.( SmartPad CLIP matrix buttons left - send information accordingly, LED display effect is left, for example: the current audio for 2-9 column, move left one column into 1-8) Right: Current LIVE software Audio(audio) move right one column; Most right eight column, even if the current one right the column, the " Right " button LED will be lit.only recovered to 1-8 column is 0, LED will turn off. ( SmartPad CLIP matrix buttons right - send information accordingly, LED display effect is right, for example: the current audio for 1-8 column, move down one column into 2-9) " Left " and " Right " key is pressed together, Audio(audio) will be recovered to the original 1-8 column," Right " button LED will turn off. + MIDIPLUS Co, Ltd. 9 http://www.midiplus.com.tw
That has no effect when"up", "Down", "Left", "Right" button in the "Mode1" or "CONTROL1" ~ "CONTROL4".These mode is not need to moves to the right or down. The default 1-8 lines, 1-8 column, "Down"and"Right" LED are not light: After move down a line, "Down" LED light: MIDIPLUS Co, Ltd. 10 http://www.midiplus.com.tw
After move right one column, "Right" LED light: 5. Clip In Track View mode incised with Clip View mode (Clip View model can control the scene, and the BUTTON under the MIDIPLUS Co, Ltd. 11 http://www.midiplus.com.tw
Track, press the BUTTON of "SmartPad" corresponding matrix can enable software BUTTON, if the BUTTON of the software have music, can make it light up the red LED, otherwise light blue LED, you can use the "Up", "Down", "Left", "Right" BUTTON). Down and Right are 0, that is 1-8 lines, 1-8 column ( Down and Right keys LED turn out state) : MIDIPLUS Co, Ltd. 12 http://www.midiplus.com.tw
Some BUTTON enable or not, SmartPad state: Enable make red, not to make blue 6. Mode 1-- Corresponding software on the Drum Rack effect (The clip matrix buttons becomes PADs to use, press the LED will light blue). MIDIPLUS Co, Ltd. 13 http://www.midiplus.com.tw
Software DRUM model 7. Mode 2 Open the sequencer, corresponds to the SmartPad matrix button 3 lines buttons on the bottom,and it can use the "Left", "Right" move around. MIDIPLUS Co, Ltd. 14 http://www.midiplus.com.tw
(1) MUTE(Green LED). (2) SOLO(Blue LED). (3) RECORD(Red LED). 8. Set This mode by pressing the buttons on the Clip matrix to control the size of "Volume" and "Send A", "Send" B "and "PAN" controller(you can also use the encoder to control size), you can obviously see the LED light under the corresponding audio track, the controller value greater that LED light more, of course this is in the SET (SET) mode;you can use the "Left", "Right" move around. MIDIPLUS Co, Ltd. 15 http://www.midiplus.com.tw
Volume : SET(SET) mode with Volume mode. Send A : SET(SET) mode with Send A mode. MIDIPLUS Co, Ltd. 16 http://www.midiplus.com.tw
Send B : SET(SET) mode with Send B mode. MIDIPLUS Co, Ltd. 17 http://www.midiplus.com.tw
PAN : SET(SET) mode with PAN mode. CONTROL1 - CONTROL4 : SET(set) mode with CONTROL1 - CONTROL4 mode,smartpad matrix button can't control the value of the encoder, but LED lights a specified pattern. MIDIPLUS Co, Ltd. 18 http://www.midiplus.com.tw
4 Scene launch Each button of the group will trigger CLIP mode (Clip has been mapping) matrix keys in each line (you can use the "Up", "Down" to move up and down). 5 Clip Launch/Session overview Under the Clip starts(by default), this button is used to start 8 by 8 matrix Ableton Live software Clip and FL Studio software, in this mode, the button color represents as follows: OFF: empty BLUE: clip present, not playing RED: clip present, playing 6 Mapping software SmartPad connection on the computer, after open LIVE9 software, the mouse to click "MIDI" button MIDIPLUS Co, Ltd. 19 http://www.midiplus.com.tw
Appear Purple shaded area in the picture can be mapped, the mouse to click a particular area you want to map,then SmartPad send information can be used. SmartPad encoder and 8 * 8 matrix button can send MIDIPLUS Co, Ltd. 20 http://www.midiplus.com.tw
information, after the completion of the mapping again, click on the "MIDI" can exit the mapping model. For example, in CONTROL1,SmartPad encoders can be mapped to a specific function on software. "CONTROL1","CONTROL2","CONTROL3"and"CONTROL4" a total of 32 unmapped encoder for user-defined mapped to software. Slightly twitched encoder or press the button will have information to send, after the success of the map will have similar Numbers or notes. Notice: Map button, if you don't succeed, then you need to press a MIDIPLUS Co, Ltd. 21 http://www.midiplus.com.tw
few times more buttons or back into the software mapping interface (" MIDI "). 1.2 Minimum System Requirement If you are using your SmartPAD with a computer, the following minimum system requirements need: Windows Mac OS Pentium 3 800 MHz or higher Macintosh G3*800/G4*733 MHz or higher CPU requirement may be higher CPU requirement may be higher laptops or PC for laptops or PC 256 MB RAM OS X 10.3.9 with 256 MB RAM OS X 10.4.2 or greater with 512 Direct X 9.0b or higher MB RAM *G3/G4 accelerator cards are not Windows XP(SP2) or higher supported. (Attention:Window98/ME/2000 are not supported) MIDIPLUS suggests that you connect directly to your computer built in USB ports. MIDIPLUS Co, Ltd. 22 http://www.midiplus.com.tw