M-Audio Radium 61 [14/27] Using the radium with your application software

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 and PC, most MIDI applications have a MIDI port

configuration or settings dialog box, sometimes called “MIDI Devices” or “MIDI

Setup.” It is within this dialog box that you will select or enable your MIDI input

and output devices.

If the Radium drivers are properly installed, then the port selection in this case

will be the KEYSTATION SERIES (or “Port 1” on the Mac) in the input column,

and then KEYSTATION SERIES (or Port 1) in the output column. KEYSTATION

SERIES will appear twice under the inputs and outputs. You must choose the

second selection for each time it is listed in order for OMS to properly process

the flow of MIDI information to and from the computer. Make sure that those

items are highlighted or checked.The output port that you select on a specific

MIDI track within your sequence will output MIDI information to the keyboard

or sound module that is attached to that port.

MIDI Functions

MIDI is the acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which makes all

digital musical instruments equipped with this standardized interface able to

exchange their MIDI data or “talk to each other.”

To explain how MIDI works on your instrument in more detail, the following

descriptions outline the MIDI functions of the Radium, which allow you to

connect the keyboard to other MIDI instruments and to your computer. The

versatile MIDI capability of the Radium will offer you tremendous power in a

MIDI environment.

The keys on the Radium, in conjunction with the MIDI/SELECT button, give you

the extra programming capability that is unique to the Keystation series of MIDI

controllers.You can use the Data Entry key to enter in values, or the keys that

are labeled with numbers. The keys labeled for specific MIDI functions can be

used to assign that function to the data slider.The “Set CTRL” key can be used

with the numeric value keys to program the knobs and sliders to send MIDI

controller information on specific MIDI channels.

Standalone Mode

To transmit MIDI data from your keyboard to other professional MIDI instruments,

purchase a standard MIDI cable and use it to connect the MIDI OUT jack of your

Radium labeled “Keyboard” to the MIDI IN jack of the other instrument.