Electronic Keyboard - Digital Piano User Manual
Evolution MK-425C/MK-449C/MK461C Getting Started 
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Evolution MK-425C/MK-449C/MK461C Getting Started 
Introduction 
Congratulations on your purchase of your Evolution USB keyboard. You can use it to play 
virtual instruments on PCs and Macs, and to control external MIDI hardware like 
synthesizers, sound modules, drum machines and samplers. 
Your Evolution keyboard is more than just a keyboard. You can control many different 
parameters. It sends MIDI Continuous Controller data or CCs, RPN / NRPN data, MIDI 
Bank change LSB and MSB and Program Changes on 16 different MIDI channels so you 
can easily control your studio using only the keyboard. 
There is even a librarian included to help you organise patches to suite your studio, 
download more setups via the internet and backup setups for different purposes. 
Here is a snapshot of the powerful features implemented in your Evolution keyboard: 
Ports: 
x MIDI OUT 
x USB MIDI OUT/IN 
Power: 
x USB powered 
x DC IN for external PSU 
Keyboard: 
x 25, 49 or 61 note velocity sensitive 
keyboard (MK-425C, MK-449C and 
MK-461C respectively) 
x 9 velocity curves 
Controls: 
x 12 programmable rotary dials (8 on 
MK-425C and MK-449C) 
x 9 full size programmable faders 
(MK-449C & MK-461C only) 
x 10 programmable buttons 
x Pitch bend and modulation wheels, 
both fully MIDI assignable 
x Foot switch, fully MIDI assignable 
MIDI Data from controllers 
x MIDI control number 
x RPN/NRPN 
x Program, Bank LSB, Bank MSB 
x Pitch Bend 
x GM/GM2/XG SysEx Messages 
MIDI Data from buttons: 
x Note on 
x Note on/off Toggle 
x MIDI CC on/off Toggle 
x Program, Bank LSB, Bank MSB 
presets 
x MIDI Machine Control functions 
x GM/GM2/XG SysEx Messages 
“On the fly” features: 
x Program and bank changes 
x Snap shot sends current status for 
all controllers 
x Drawbar mode for faders (MK-449C 
and MK-461C only) 
x Controller Mute, mutes controller 
output to avoid parameter jumps 
Other features: 
x Memory Dump via Sys Ex 
x Dedicated Sys Ex Librarian for 
  storing and organizing setups 
x 10 memory locations stores 
 all settings 
x MIDI out USB interface 
Introduction 
Features List MK-425C/MK-449C & MK-461C 










