M-Audio RAD-050503 User Manual

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User Guide

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Radium Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Radium keyboard Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

A Guide to Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Windows Me and Windows 98 Second Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Mac OS 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Setting Up Your MIDI Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Using the Radium with Your Application Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

MIDI Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Standalone Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Top Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Utilizing the Programming Assignment Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

The Data Entry Slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Assignable Sliders and Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Other Buttons and Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Rear Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Technical Support & Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Radium Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Appendix A - MIDI Controller Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Appendix B - Radium MIDI Implementations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Radium Manual

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Summary of RAD-050503

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User guide introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 radium features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 2: Introduction
Introduction congratulations on your purchase of the radium, part of the usb keystation series of midi controllers brought to you by m-audio.You may use your radium in conjunction with a usb equipped pc or macintosh computer and appropriate music software to enter a full range of midi note and contr...
Page 3: Radium Keyboard Overview
Radium keyboard overview the radium is a fully functional midi controller. Its touch-sensitive keys can be set to play any octave or transposed pitch, while the radium’s pitch wheel, mod wheel and data slider with the addition of sixteen programmable rotary knobs and sliders make it the most versati...
Page 4: A Guide to Getting Started
A guide to getting started an outline of the steps needed to begin using your radium on either a mac or pc: 1. Attach the radium to your computer (see “hardware installation”). 2. Install the driver (see “software installation”). 3. Hook your sound module to the radium (see “setting up your midi stu...
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Windows xp 1. Insert the 'radium' cd-rom into your cd-rom drive. 2. Open 'my computer' or 'windows explorer' to locate your cd-rom drive. Double-click the cd-rom drive that contains the radium cd-rom. Double-click the 'radium' folder. 3. Double-click the radium driver icon to launch the installation...
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7. You will see a “new hardware found” dialog. (if you don’t see this dialog at first, unplug your radium and try again.) click next. 8. You will see another warning that the product has not passed windows logo testing. Click "continue anyway". 9. The installer will finish. Click “finish” to continu...
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11. Again, the computer reminds you that the product has not passed windows logo testing. Click "continue anyway". 12. The driver has been installed. Windows xp installation is now complete. Windows 2000 1. Service pack 2 or higher is required for proper operation of the radium driver. This service ...
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The installer will scan your hard drive (this can take some time) and will then install the necessary files and perform setup actions on your system.A series of progress bars will show you how the process is going. 6. At the next prompt, the installer will warn you that this product does not have a ...
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10. The installer will now warn you, a second time, that this product does not have a windows digital signature - again, click “yes”. Windows 2000 installation is now complete. Windows me and windows 98 second edition 1. Insert the m-audio driver cd into your cd-rom drive. Open 'my computer' or 'win...
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5. A dialog box will appear, stating that the installation has succeeded. Click “finish” to complete the driver installation. 6. Plug the radium midi interface into your usb port. Be sure to either have the power supply connected and power switch set to 9v, or if not using power supply, be sure to s...
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This release version of the radium driver requires macintosh operating system os 9.2.2 or higher. Some updates are offered free to apple owners. Please check the apple website at http://www.Info.Apple.Com for update information. Oms is a midi manager program developed by opcode. We have included it ...
Page 12: Setting Up Your Midi Studio
4. The “oms driver search” box asks you to choose the port on which you’ve attached the radium (either modem or printer). Do not choose a port (since we’re using usb), just click “search.” oms begins searching. Important: if the usb cable is not correctly hooked up to the radium, or the radium is no...
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3. The midi output of the radium is connected to the midi in of a sound module. The audio output of the sound module can be plugged directly into a sound system, or into a mixer, which is then connected to a sound system. In the setup pictured below, the radium is being used as a midi controller as ...
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Using the radium with your application software once the radium driver has been installed, you will need to configure your midi application software to utilize the radium. The manner in which this is done varies between applications, so we can just cover the basics here. Generally with both the mac ...
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1. Power up the radium using a 9vdc adapter. Set the power switch to the the 9vdc setting. 2. Make sure that the midi port “transmit” channel within you music application matches the midi “receive” channel of the other instrument. 3. Refer to the diagram in the section, “setting up your midi studio”...
Page 16: Top Panel Features
Top panel features 1. Pitch bend wheel: the pitch bend wheel is used for raising or lowering the pitch of a voice during performance, starting from and always returning to a center “detent” point. The range of pitch values depends on the sound generator (sound card or module) being used. Please refe...
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5. Octave up & octave down buttons: these buttons allow you to set the octave orientation of the radium’s keyboard. 6. Data entry slider: this slide controller allows you to adjust the value of parameters such as volume, velocity, aftertouch, and virtually any assignable midi control parameter direc...
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Represents the controller’s function or the controller #, the data entry slider will immediately function to select the transmitted value of that specific controller when the slider is moved.This can be very useful for manipulating various functions during actual performance, mixing or recording, et...
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2. Choose the number of the desired controller slider or knob, using the number key group (1 - 16), then press the enter key.The display will show a “p” in anticipation of the “parameter” number. 3. Assign the desired midi controller parameter number, using the number key group (1-127), then press e...
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Number keys: the radium allows you to use the numeric keys instead of the data entry slider to specify the control change parameter data.This is done by pressing the midi/select button, cc (no. Or data) key, required number key(s), and the enter key. As an example, to assign a control change value o...
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Radium prest bank descriptions: - please note that verification of listed synthesizer* midi-controller information (against manufacturer’s published specifications) may be necessary, since some manufacturers vary from the midi manufacturer’s association standard referenced in this table. *all listed...
Page 22: Rear Panel Features
Rear panel features 1. Sustain jack - this jack allows you to connect an optional footswitch to the keyboard. When the footswitch is depressed, notes played on the keyboard will continuously sound as long as the footswitch is held, while midi controller information is sent from the radium. 2. Midi “...
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Technical support & contact information for additional technical assistance, contact m-audio technical support by telephone (626-445-8495, 9-5 pst m-f), by fax (626-445-7564) or by e-mail (techsupt@m-audio.Com). If you have questions, comments or suggestions about this product, or any m- audio produ...
Page 24: Radium Warranty Information
Radium warranty information m-audio warrants that this product is free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal conditions for 90 days, so long as the product is: owned by the original purchaser; the original purchaser has proof of purchase from an authorized m-audio dealer; and the purc...
Page 25: Specifications
Specifications 25 tested to comply with fcc standards for home or studio use.
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Appendix a - midi controller information 26.
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Appendix b - radium midi implementations 27.