CONTENTS Contents Introduction........................................................... 2 The Delay Effect........................................................... 23 In the Package.................................................................2 The Reverb Effect......................................................... 24 Product Registration.........................................................2 The Chorus Effect......................................................... 24 Using This Manual........................................................ 2 The Compressor........................................................... 25 MIDI Controller Section Main Features......................... 2 The Distortion Effect..................................................... 26 Audio Section Main Features........................................ 2 The EQ Processor........................................................ 26 Synthesizer Features.......................................................2 Advanced Features............................................. 27 Quick Start Guide.................................................. 3 Using The Transport Buttons....................................... 27 Conventions used in this Manual.................................... 3 The Global Mode Menu.............................................. 27 Connecting Up To equipment......................................... 3 Saving The Global Settings To Memory....................... 29 Stand Alone Operation.................................................... 3 Upgrading The Operating System From MIDI............. 29 Playing the Synthesizer.................................................... 3 Windows XP USB Driver Installation............................. 4 Synthesis Tutorial............................................... 30 MAC OS X USB Driver Installation................................. 4 Elements Of A Sound.................................................. 30 About ASIO on Windows XP........................................... 4 The Oscillators And Mixer............................................ 31 About Core Audio on MAC OS X..................................... 4 The Filter....................................................................... 32 Selecting The X-Station as the Audio Device................. 5 Envelopes And Amplifier.............................................. 33 Selecting The X-Station as the Audio Device in Cubase. ........ 5 LFOs............................................................................. 35 The X-Station Control Panel........................................... 5 Memories...................................................................... 35 About Latency.................................................................. 5 Summary...................................................................... 35 Selecting The X-Station as the MIDI Device in Cubase.......... 6 Selecting The X-Station as the Audio Device in LOGIC.. ........ 6 The KS Synthesizer............................................. 36 Selecting The X-Station as the Audio Device in Reason.. ........ 7 Introduction................................................................... 36 Selecting The X-Station as the MIDI Device in Reason.. ........ 7 Selecting KS Synth Patches........................................ 36 Controlling a VST Plug-In or Reason Instrument........................ 7 Editing A Synth Patch (Sound)..................................... 37 Factory Supplied Templates........................................... 7 Saving A Synth Patch................................................... 37 Using The Programmable Template Controls................ 8 Using Menus................................................................ 38 Sending A Snapshot Of The Controls............................10 The Oscillator / Mixer Section..................................... 38 Selecting A Sound On External MIDI Devices.............. 10 The Filter Section......................................................... 40 Changing The Action Of The Pitch / Mod Joystick.........10 The LFOs Section........................................................ 41 Audio Connection And Setup.........................................10 The Envelopes Section................................................ 42 Setting Up The Microphone Or Instrument Inputs.........10 The Arpeggiator Section............................................... 43 Monitoring......................................................................10 The Effects Section...................................................... 44 Recording And Listening................................................10 The Oscillator Menu..................................................... 44 Recording And Listening With Effects............................11 The Mixer Menu........................................................... 45 The Filter Menu............................................................ 47 MIDI Tutorial......................................................... 12 The LFO Menu............................................................. 47 Introduction................................................................... 12 The Arpeggiator Menu.................................................. 49 How MIDI Ports Are Used............................................ 12 The Sync Menu............................................................ 50 MIDI Messages............................................................. 12 The Wheels Menu........................................................ 51 The Aftertouch And Breath Menu................................. 52 Detailed Operation.............................................. 15 The Pan Menu.............................................................. 53 Front Panel Layout....................................................... 15 The KS Synth Mode Global Menu................................ 54 Modes And Menus....................................................... 16 Routing MIDI To And From The KS Synthesizer.......... 54 Using Menus................................................................ 16 The KS Synth General Settings................................... 55 Entering Text................................................................ 16 Saving The KS Synth General Settings....................... 55 The Template Common Menu...................................... 17 Template Edit Mode (Editing A Template).................... 18 Appendix.............................................................. 56 The Template Edit ‘CC’ Pages..................................... 18 Troubleshooting............................................................ 56 The Template Edit ‘NRPN’ & ‘RPN’ Pages.................. 19 Using The X-Station With Reason............................... 57 The Template Edit ‘MMC’ Pages.................................. 19 Known Anomalies With Reason.................................. 57 The Template Edit ‘Note On/Off’ Pages....................... 20 Preset Template Listings...........................................58-61 The Template Edit ‘SYSEX MESSAGE’ Pages............ 20 The KS Synth Patch Preset Listings............................ 62 The Template Edit ‘Program Change’ Pages............... 21 MIDI Implementation Chart........................................... 64 Using The X / Y Touchpad........................................... 21 Safety CE Notices And Approvals................................ 65 Using The Footswitch Or Pedal................................... 22 Saving A Template To Memory..................................... 22 The Dual Multi Effects Processor................................. 23 • 1 • INTRODUCTION Using This Manual - Main Features - Conventions Used Thank you for purchasing the X-Station controller keyboard and synthe- sizer. The X-Station is a state of the art product, it turns any com- MIDI Controller Section Main Features puter into a complete, professional music & audio production workstation with hardware synthesizer, audio & MIDI interface, control surface and effects processor – all in one package with X-Station features a superb two, four or five octave semi-weighted USB, PSU or battery power! velocity-sensitive keyboard with combined Pitch bend and Modulation joystick. The keyboard is transposable up or down across the entire When used with a computer running a MIDI / Audio sequencer package MIDI note range and can transmit Channel Aftertouch. it will provide a superb, compact recording setup. A programmable X/Y touch pad surface for simultaneous control of mul- It may be used to control sequencers, popular software virtual instru- tiple parameters is provided. ments on a computer or traditional hardware instruments via either a USB connection or a standard MIDI interface. In addition to the control MIDI or USB operation. USB and MIDI may be used simultaneously. A features it contains two audio pre-amplifiers together with a twin multi- MIDI OUT port, a MIDI IN Port, a Foot pedal input socket and a effects processor that allows the recording and replay of mono or Footswitch input socket are available. stereo audio signals to and from a computer. Power can be supplied by the USB port, Batteries or a 9V DC adapter. The front panel provides a wealth of programmable controls arranged in A virtual synthesizer control panel layout comprising 28 buttons, 16 the format of a traditional synthesizer, each of which can be configured pots, 3 encoders and 9 sliders are assignable to each template. There to suit the needs