Arturia KeyLab 88 MkII [53/89] The keyboard

5.5.3. The Keyboard

There are several ways to configure the KeyLab mkII keyboard. It will always send MIDI

note data, of course, but there are lots of additional options. You can specify whether the

keyboard will

• Operate in Split mode or not, and define the split point

• Transmit data for Part 1 or Part 2 (when split) on the User channel or another

MIDI channel

• Choose one of three velocity curves for the keyboard

• Enable channel pressure (aftertouch) for Part 1 or Part 2

• Specify whether Octave Shift / Transpose will affect Part 1 or Part 2

• Select whether Chord Mode is active for Part 1 or Part 2

5.5.3.1. User mode: Part 1 vs. Part 2

Part 1 transmits on the MIDI channel for the keyboard when split mode is not active. When

split mode

active the keyboard is split into two virtual keyboards, Part 1 and Part 2, after

which the Parts may be assigned to different MIDI channels. In other words, Part 2 is only

available when Split mode is active.



♪: When in User Edit mode, press any key below the top octave to select the Keyboard itself as the

control to edit. The keys in the top octave are used as parameter shortcuts (see below).

5.5.3.2. Keyboard split: User mode

To set the split point using the keyboard you must be in User Edit mode. After that, here's the

process:

• Press any key lower than the top octave of the keyboard

• Turn the center knob to select the SplitMode parameter page

• Click the knob to jump to the value field

• Turn the knob to change the value to On

• Click the knob again to return to the parameter selection field

• Turn the center knob to select the SplitPoint parameter page

• Click the knob to jump to the value field

• Turn the knob to change the split point value

• Click the knob to return to the parameter selection field, or move another control

to edit something else.

• Remember to store the User preset to preserve the split point and any other

changes.



♪: In User mode, Part 1 is on the

right

side of the split point and Part 2 is on the

left

side of the split

point. This is the opposite of the Split mode part assignments [p.31] in Analog Lab mode.

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