Manual Korg microKEY Air (page 3 of 9) (English, German, French, Spanish)

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1. Keyboard

The microKEY Air and microKEY are equipped with velocity-sensitive mini-

keys.

2. Power Indicator

RED : (microKEY Air/microKEY)

Connected using the USB port and receiving power via USB.

BLUE : (microKEY Air)

Waiting to connect (Blinking) or connected (Steady) via a wireless connection.

PURPLE : (microKEY Air)

Indicatesthebaerylevelislowwhenconnectedviaawirelessconnection.

3. Octave DOWN and UP buttons

By transposing the keyboard up or down in one-octave steps, the Octave but-

tonsprovideaccesstotheentirenoterange.PresseitherOctavebuonrepeat-

edly to select the desired note range.

Octave shift status ±0 +1/-1 +2/-2 +3/-3 +4/-4(37 key only)

Octave LED color Unlit Green Orange Red Blinking red

TIP SimultaneouslypressingtheOctaveUPandDOWNbuonswillresetthe

Octave shift back to ±0.

4. PITCH Bend wheel

Use this wheel to send pitch bend messages and add expression to your per-

formance. The spring-loaded center-zero design allows you to bend the pitch

up or down.

5. MOD wheel

Use this wheel to send modulation messages. The factory default control

change number is set to CC#1 (Modulation).

6. ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jack (Pedal Input)

This standard 1/4” input jack can accept a PS-1 footswitch or DS-1H damper

pedal (sold separately). The factory default control change number is set to

CC#64 (Damper).

When the microKEY Air/microKEY is turned on, the polarity of the connected

foot switch is automatically detected. When using the foot switch, connect it

before turning on the microKEY Air/microKEY. Do not touch the pedal while

turning the microKEY Air/microKEY on.

7. USB Port

Use this USB-B port to connect the microKEY Air/microKEY to your computer

using a USB cable. Connecting the USB Cable will turn the microKEY On. If

the Mode Switch (microKEY Air) is set to USB (see below), connecting the

USB cable will turn the microKEY Air On.

8. Mode Switch (microKEY Air only)

The microKEY Air can connect to your computer via USB or Bluetooth Wire-

less.

WIRELESS : ThemicroKEYAirconnectstothecomputerviaBluetooth;power

isprovidedbytheinternalbaeries.

USB : ThemicroKEYAirconnectstoyourcomputerusingtheUSBcable;pow-

er is provided from the computer via USB.

Getting Connected (Connecting via USB)

Connections and power

microKEY Air

microKEY

USB

Pedal switch

（PS-1pedal switch,

DS-1H damper pedal, etc.）

Computer

1. Mode Switch (microKEY Air Only)

Set the Mode Switch to USB and continue to Step 2. For the microKEY, skip

to Step 2.

2. Connect the USB Cable

ConnectoneendoftheUSBcabletoyourcomputer;connecttheotherend

to the USB-B port on the microKEY or microKEY Air. Use only the USB cable

provided.Once connected to the computer, the microKEY Air/microKEY will

turnOn;thePowerIndicatorLEDwillglowred.

TIP Windows Users :

WhenthemicroKEYAir/microKEYisrstconnectedtoyourWindowscom-

puter, the USB-MIDI driver pre-installed with the operating system will be

used automatically. This pre-installed USB-MIDI driver will not allow the mi-

croKEY Air or microKEY to access multiple programs or applications at the

same time. To remedy this situation, simply download the KORG USB-MIDI

driver at www.korg.com and install the driver as instructed with the support-

ing documentation.

Turning o the Power

1. Disconnect the USB Cable

Disconnect the USB cable from the microKEY Air or microKEY. Once discon-

nected the Power Indicator will go dark (unlit).

microKEY Air users : Set the Mode Switch set to USB before disconnecting the

USB cable.

Getting Connected (Connecting via Bluetooth)

(microKEY Air only)

Inordertousethedevicewirelessly,thedevicemustberunningonbaery

power.

Installing the Batteries

Be sure the USB cable is disconnected from the mi-

croKEYAirbeforeproceeding.Openthebaerycover

ontherearpanelandinstalltwoAAbaeries.Besure

to observe the correct polarity. Finally, close the bat-

tery cover.

If the microKEY Air encounters an operational er-

ror that connot be cleared or resolved by turning

thepowerOnandO,tryremovingandre-install-

ingthebaeries.

Turning on the power

Set the Mode Switch to WIRELESS. The microKEY Air will turn on, and the power

LED will blink in blue to indicate the connection standby mode. Once the connec-

tion has been established, the Power Indicator LED will change from a blinking

to a steady blue light.

WIRELESS

microKEY Air

Pedal switch

(PS-1 pedal switch,

DS-1H damper pedal, etc.)

Connections

For details on connecting to an iPhone/iPad or Mac, or to a Windows PC, refer to

“BluetoothMIDIConnectionGuide.”Downloadthelatestversionofthe“Blue-

toothMIDIConnectionGuide”fromtheKorgwebsite(hp://www.korg.com/).

Turning o the power

1. Set the Mode Switch to USB.

Thiswillturnothewirelesslinkandwill turn the microKEYAiro;the

Power Indicator will go dark (unlit).

microKEY Air users : If your microKEY Air is connected to the computer via

USB, placing the switch in the USB position will active the USB connection,

andtheunitwillnotturno.Inthiscase,youmustalsoremovetheUSBcable

from the microKEY Air.

Customizing the MIDI Settings

Easy to use and simple in design, the Korg microKEY Air and microKEY also

allow you to access a variety of performance features and operational parameters

using the Korg Kontrol Editor software. The Korg Kontrol Editor is available as

a download directly from hp://www.korg.com/corporate/distributors/ or from hp://

www.korg.com/.

MIDI Channel

The MIDI channel microKEY Air/microKEY should be set to match the MIDI

channel of the software or application being used.

• MIDIChannel[1...16]

This species which MIDI channel the microKEY Air/microKEY will use to

transmit note messages, pitch bend messages, and other MIDI messages that are

sent when you use the MOD wheel, damper pedal, etc.

Keyboard

InadditiontousingtheOctaveUP/DOWNbuonsonthefrontpanel,youcan

also transpose the microKEY Air and microKEY to play in any musical key. In

addition, the touch response of the keyboard (Velocity Curve) can be adjusted to

matchyourplayingstyleortocreateadierenteect.

• Transpose[-12...+12]

The Transpose parameter can transpose the pitch of the keyboard up or down in

semitone steps. The range is -12 to +12.

• VelocityCurve[Curve1...8/Const]

Adjustthevelocitycurvetodeterminehowkeyboarddynamicswillaectthe

outputlevel.ThereareeightVelocityCurvestochoosefrom;youcanalsoselect

anyxedvelocity—idealforreplicatingorgans,harpsichords,andotherinstru-

ments that lack keyboard dynamics.

1 Heavy Requiresastrongstriketoproducethemaximumeect.

A curve that's closer to normal than 1.

3 A curve that's closer to normal than 2.

4 Normal A normal curve.

Allowsevensoftstrikestoproduceaneect.

Acurvethatallowsevensofterstrikesthan5toproduceaneect.

Allows medium-strength strikes to produce a constant but less

dynamiceect.

Light

Acurvethatisaerthan7.

Const – The velocity value will always be constant.

• ConstVelocityValue[1...127]

If Const (Constant Velocity) is selected as the Velocity Curve, then this parame-

ter will be available to set the Constant Velocity Value. Every note will play with

the same MIDI value selected here.

Mod Wheel

By default, the MOD wheel is set to MIDI CC#1 (Modulation Amount). These

parameters allow you to change this CC#, plus you can set upper and lower values

for the Modulation. In addition, the Function of the MOD wheel can be completely

disabled.

• WheelEnable[Disable/Enable]

When set to Disable, the wheel will not transmit any MIDI messages.

• ControlChangeNumber[0...127]

You can select any MIDI CC#, allowing the MOD wheel to control nearly any

MIDI parameter.

• UpperValue[0...127]

ThisparameterspeciesthevalueoftheCCmessagethatistransmiedwhen

the wheel is pushed all the way up.

• LowerValue[0...127]

ThisparameterspeciesthevalueoftheCCmessagethatistransmiedwhen

the wheel is pulled all the way down.

Assignable Switch

By default, the ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jack is set to MIDI CC#64 (Damper). These

parameters allow you to change this CC#, plus you can set the polarity of the

pedal, or allow the microKEY Air/microKEY to detect the polarity automatically.

• ControlChangeNumber[0...127]

YoucanselectanyMIDICC#,allowinganaachedpedalswitch(soldseparate-

ly) to control nearly any MIDI parameter.

• Polarity[Auto/-/+]

AUTO : When the microKEY Air/microKEY is turned on, the polarity of the foot

switch is automatically detected.

-, + : Choose one of these values to specify the polarity manually.

Wireless (microKEY Air only)

• AutoPowerO[Disable/Enable]

WhenAutoPowerOissettoEnable,themicroKEYAirwillautomaticallyturn

oifnooperationsareperformedafter4hours.ToturnthemicroKEYAirback

onaftertheAutoPowerOfunctionhasturnedito,settheModeSwitchto

USB, and then return it to the WIRELESS position.

• BatteryType[Alkaline/Ni-MH]

SetthisparametertomatchthetypeofbaeriesinstalledinthemicroKEYAir.

Select“Ni-MH”whenusingnickel-metalhydridebaeries,or“Alkaline”when

usingalkalinebaeries.

• DeviceName

This parameter allows you to specify the name (up to 25 alpha-numeric charac-

ters)thatwillappearontheBluetoothenableddevicewhenseingupawireless

link.

TheseseingswillbeappliedthenexttimethatthemicroKEYAiristurned

o,thenonagain.

Restoring the Factory Settings

During a USB connection, to restore all of the microKEY Air/microKEY pa-

rameters back to their original factory values, hold down both the Octave

UPandOctaveDOWNbuonswhileturningthepoweron.

Theprocess ofrestoringthefactoryseings willtakeseveralseconds

afteryouturnonthepower.Youmustnotturnothepowerduringthis

time.

Thefactoryseingscannotberestoredduringawirelessconnection.

Troubleshooting

Here is a quick guide to resolving some common issues.

microKEY Air/microKEY will not turn on

•When used in the wireless mode, the microKEY Air is powered by two AA

baeries.Besurethebaerieshavebeeninstalledcorrectly.

•The microKEY may not receive enough power from a non-powered (pas-

sive) USB hub. In this case, switch to a powered (active) USB hub, or sim-

ply connect the microKEY directly to the computer.

The microKEY Air cannot establish a wireless link (mi-

croKEY Air only)

•Verify that your computer or iPhone/iPad is compatible with Bluetooth

4.0.

•Verify that the operating system for your computer or iPhone/iPad is com-

patible with Bluetooth Low Energy MIDI. Compatible operating systems

are Mac OS X Yosemite or later, Windows 8.1 or later (KORG BLE-MIDI

Driver is required), and iOS 8.0 or later

Software programs do not respond

•Conrm thatthemicroKEYAir/microKEY is selected intheMIDIport

seingsoftheapplicationthatyou’reusing.

•Incertaincases,theselectedapplicationmaynotsupportaspecicfunc-

tion.Pleasechecktheowner’smanualofyourhostapplication.

The pedal operation is reversed

•The polarity of the connected footswitch is automatically detected when

the power is turned on. Be sure the pedal is connected BEFORE the power

is turned on, and do not touch the pedal while turning the microKEY Air/

microKEY on.

The keyboard does not respond to keyboard dynamics

•Verify that the Keyboard Velocity Curve is not set to Const. (Constant

Value).

Specications

Wireless method (microKEY Air): Bluetooth Low Energy

Connectors: USB-B connector (for computer connection)

ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jack

Power supply: USB bus power mode (for a USB connection)

   TwoAAbaeries(forawirelessconnection)(microKEYAir)

Baeryservicelife(microKEYAir):

 Approximately20hours(whenusingalkalinebaeries)

Current consumption: 100 mA or less

Dimensions(W×D×H):

33.46×5.47×2.13 inches / 850×139×54 mm

(MICROKEY2-61AIR / MICROKEY2-61)

27.91×5.47×2.13 inches / 709×139×54 mm

(MICROKEY2-49AIR / MICROKEY2-49)

22.24×5.47×2.13 inches / 565×139×54 mm

(MICROKEY2-37AIR / MICROKEY2-37)

Weight: 3.75 lbs. / 1.7 kg (MICROKEY2-61AIR / MICROKEY2-61)

3.09 lbs. / 1.4 kg (MICROKEY2-49AIR / MICROKEY2-49)

2.20 lbs. / 1.0 kg (MICROKEY2-37AIR / MICROKEY2-37)

Includeditems: USBcable,Owner’smanual

Operating requirements (USB connection)

Windows : Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 or later (32bit/64bit).

Mac : OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 or later.

Operating requirements (WIRELESS connection)(microKEY Air)

Windows :

Computer installed with Microsoft Windows 8.1 or later and compat-

ible with Bluetooth 4.0 (KORG BLE-MIDI Driver is required)

Mac : Mac installed with OS X Yosemite 10.10 or later and compatible with

Bluetooth 4.0

iOS : iPhone/iPad installed with iOS 8 or later and compatible with Blue-

tooth 4.0

Keyboard functionality is not guaranteed with all computers that satisfy

these system requirements.

* Specicationsandappearancearesubjecttochangewithoutnoticeforim-

provement.

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