With all those buttons and knobs- 55, the Keystation initially seems to be capable of simulataneously controlling every parameter possible. However even a fairly basic unit like a PMA5 will use them all up fairly quickly.
A useful feature of M-Audios design is the three controller groups- A, B and C. Each group represents a different type of controller on the Keystation.
Group A comprises mod and pitch wheels, the five buttons above them and three pedals. These controllers are probably best allocated to live proformance controllers such as sustain, and transport duties for controlling modules and software. One feature of this group is that they can be allocated individually to each of the four layers, and can even have differing controllers for each layer. I have'nt grasped yet what to do with that feature, but its on the list.
So I'll start by allocating these controllers to group A
The Two Wheels
Pitch Bend - CC140 (special keystation CC number
Modulation- CC1
The Five Buttons
(left to right)
Mono/Poly- CC126 Mono on toggling to CC127 Poly on
Portomento On/Off- CC65
Soft- CC67 I have'nt noticed any great effect from this as yet.
Sostenuto- CC66 Not quite sure what this does, something about sustaining only the notes active at the time its engaged, rather than all incoming notes, which is sustain
Sustain- CC65 I'm not great with pedals, so here's a useful position to put this.
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