M-Audio Session KeyStudio User manual

Session

KeyStudio

Quick Start Guide

Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide

English

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the M-Audio Session KeyStudio: a 49-key

full-size, velocity sensitive USB keyboard, audio interface, and software package

designed for easy integration with your Windows XP or Mac OS X computer.

Session KeyStudio is ideal for use with a multitude of music creation applications,

including GarageBand and Session. We recommend you spend a few minutes

reviewing this Quick Start Guide to ensure proper setup.

Session KeyStudio Features

KeyStudio Keyboard:

< 49-key velocity-sensitive keyboard

< Pitch Bend wheel

< Modulation wheel; MIDI re-assignable

< Volume slider; MIDI re-assignable

< Octave up/down buttons; MIDI

re-assignable

< Edit Mode button for advanced

functions and programming

< Sustain foot pedal input

< no driver installation needed

– simply connect and power on

< bus-powered through USB

Micro USB Audio Interface (PC only):*

< seamless Session compatibility

< low latency performance through

ASIO driver architecture

< 1/8” stereo input for instruments,

microphones, and line-level devices

< 1/8” stereo output for headphones

or powered monitors

< bus-powered through USB

*M-Audio Micro circumvents potential high-latency monitoring issues on Windows

PCs. The built-in audio hardware on Apple computers enables low latency

monitoring without the need for additional hardware. If you are using a Mac, you

should simply use your computer’s built-in audio inputs and outputs.

Session Software (PC only):

< CD-quality multi-track audio and MIDI

recording software

< built-in studio quality effects

< built-in virtual synthesizer with

hundreds of instrument sounds

< includes over 3.5 GB of content

for professional music creation

Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide

What’s in the Box?

Your M-Audio Session KeyStudio bundle should contain the following items:

< M-Audio KeyStudio USB keyboard

< M-Audio Micro USB audio interface

< M-Audio Session DVD-ROM

< USB cable

< This Quick Start Guide

If any of the above listed items are missing, please contact the retailer where you

purchased the product.

About This Guide

This Quick Start Guide covers setup of the KeyStudio USB keyboard for Mac and

PC computers, as well as installation of the Session music-creation software and

the M-Audio Micro USB audio interface for Windows XP. The Session KeyStudio

keyboard contained in this bundle can also be used with third-party music software.

Consult your software’s documentation for more information on this.

As you become more familiar with KeyStudio, you may wish to take advantage of this

product’s professional features such as: using your new keyboard with more than

one application at the same time (multi-client) or sending advanced MIDI messages

using KeyStudio’s Edit Mode.

On PC computers, some of these features can only be accessed after downloading

and installing optional KeyStudio drivers. The drivers and the complete user guide

(covering all advanced features), can be downloaded free from www.m-audio.com.

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Minimum System Requirements

Session with Micro

Windows XP

< Windows XP (SP2) or higher *

< 1.6 GHz processor (CPU speed requirement may be higher for laptops)

< 512MB RAM

< 3.5 GB free HD space for complete installation of Session

< DVD drive

< AGP 4X or faster graphics **

< 32MB video RAM

< 1024 x 768 video resolution (1280 x 1024 recommended)

< One native USB port

KeyStudio Keyboard

Windows XP

< Windows XP (SP2) or higher *

< Pentium 3 - 800 MHz or higher

< 256 MB RAM

< DirectX 9.0b or higher

< One native USB port

*Home and Professional Edition only. Windows Media Center Edition is not

currently supported.

**Session does not support video cards based on any of the following chipsets:

S3/VIA UniChrome, SiS EL315, Matrox

KeyStudio Keyboard

Mac OS X

< Macintosh G3 800/G4 733 MHz or higher †

< OS X 10.3.9 with 256 MB RAM

< OS X 10.4.3 or greater with 512 MB RAM

< One native USB port

†G3/G4 accelerator cards are not supported.

Please also check the minimum system requirements for third

party software applications that are to be used with your new

M-Audio hardware, as they may be greater than the above.

Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide

Installation and Setup Overview for Windows XP

It is important that installation and setup take place in the following sequence (all of

these steps are explained in detail below):

1. Connect the KeyStudio USB MIDI keyboard to your computer and turn it on.

2. Install the Session music creation software. This software enables support for

the M-Audio Micro USB audio interface, and must be installed before the Micro

is connected.

3. Connect the M-Audio Micro USB audio interface. This device not only serves as

a high performance USB audio interface, but also as the copy protection key for

Session. Micro must be connected for Session to launch.

Connecting the KeyStudio Keyboard to your PC

1. Use the provided USB cable to connect KeyStudio to an available USB port on

your computer. The USB cable not only powers the keyboard but also transmits

MIDI data to your computer.

2. Make sure that the power switch on the back of the keyboard is in the “on” ( I )

position. KeyStudio is now ready to be used – no additional installation steps

are required.

Installing the M-Audio Session Software

PLEASE NOTE: Do not connect your M-Audio Micro audio interface to your computer until

the Session software has been installed. Leave your Micro disconnected until instructed to

connect it.

1. Insert the M-Audio Session

DVD-ROM into your computer’s

DVD-ROM drive.

2. The computer will automatically

display the install screen 1. If

your computer fails to launch the

installer, manually start it by clicking

on Start>My Computer>Session.

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3. Follow the software installer’s on-screen direction prompts.

4. Session comes with a large library of loops and instrument samples for music

creation, known as Session Content. During the installation process, you will

be asked if you would like to install this content, as well as the driver for the

Micro audio interface. Make sure both of these check boxes remain selected.

The M-Audio Micro driver and the Session content are required in order to gain

access to all of Session’s features. 2

5. At various points in this installation process, you may be notiﬁed that the

driver being installed has not passed Windows Logo Testing. Click “Continue

Anyway” to proceed with the installation. 3

6. Click “Finish” once the installer has completed the installation.

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Setting Up the Micro USB Audio Interface

PLEASE NOTE: Do not connect your M-Audio Micro USB audio interface to your

computer until the appropriate drivers have been installed via the Session software

installation. Leave your Micro disconnected until instructed to connect it.

1. Connect the M-Audio Micro USB Audio Interface to an available USB port on

your computer. Your computer will recognize the new hardware and will brieﬂy

display a Found New Hardware message 4. You may be prompted with a

Windows Logo testing message. Click Continue Anyway. 3

2. Double-click the red M-Audio icon in the system tray to access the Micro control

panel. Here you can adjust input gain, monitor mix levels, output volume, and

buffer size (latency). The control panel also shows details about the installed

driver version. 5

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Getting Started Making Music with Session

1. Double-click the Session shortcut icon that was placed on your desktop during

installation. If this icon does not appear, go to Start > All Programs > M-Audio >

Session > Session to open the application.

2. Click the button labeled “New” in the Session Startup window.

3. A New Composition dialog box will appear enabling you to choose a Name,

Time Signature, Key Root, Key Scale, and Tempo for your composition. After

these choices have been made, click OK.

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4. The “What would you like to do?” dialog box will now appear. For this example,

select Play and Record with Your Keyboard, and click OK.

5. In the “Select Keyboard Sound” dialog box, select the bank of sounds you

would like to associate with the ﬁrst track of your new song, and click OK.

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6. The Session window will now appear. You may click the speciﬁc instrument

you would like to play from the instrument list appearing on the left side of the

screen.

7. Go to Options > Audio Hardware

and make sure “ASIO: M-Audio

USB ASIO” is selected in the Wave

Device pull-down menu. Click OK.

Windows XP Users

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