Ultra-compact MIDI keyboard controller USER MANUAL
Contents Table of Contents Contents 2 English 3 iRig Keys 2 3 Features 4 Register your iRig Keys 2 4 1 Installation and setup 5 1.1 iOS devices 5 1.2 Mac or Windows based computers 8 2 Playing with iRig Keys 2 9 2.1 Octave shift buttons 9 2.2 Volume 9 2.3 5-8 button 10 2.4 Knobs 10 2.5 Pitch bend 10 2.6 Modulation wheel 10 2.7 Pedal 11 2.8 Prog buttons 11 2.9 MIDI IN/OUT ports 11 3 Factory default settings 12 4 EDIT mode 12 4.1 Set the MIDI transmit channel 13 4.
English iRig Keys 2 Thank you for purchasing iRig Keys 2 or iRig Keys 2 Pro. iRig Keys 2 series is a line of versatile mobile keyboard MIDI controllers, with audio output, designed to be directly compatible with iPhone/iPod touch/iPad. It is also compatible with Mac and Windows-based computers. Your package contains: • iRig Keys 2 or iRig Keys 2 Pro. • Lightning Cable. • USB Cable. • MIDI cable adapter. • Quick Start Guide. • Registration Card.
English Features • 37-note velocity-sensitive keyboard (mini-size for iRig Keys 2, full-size for iRig Keys 2 Pro). • 1/8” TRS headphones output. • MIDI IN/OUT ports. • Works as a stand-alone controller. • Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, iPad. • Compatible with Mac and Windows-based computers. • Pitch Bend Wheel. • Modulation Wheel. • Illuminated Octave Up/Down buttons. • Illuminated Program Change Up/Down buttons. • 4 User SETs for quick setup recall.
English 1 Installation and setup 1.1 iOS devices 1. Connect the included Lightning cable to the micro-USB port on iRig Keys 2. 2. Connect the Lightning connector to the iPhone/iPod touch/iPad. 1 2 3. If you have not done so already, download the included app from the App Store and launch it. SampleTank 4 SE SampleTank Free DOWNLOAD ikdownloads.com/irigkeys2 ikdownloads.
English 4. If needed, connect a footswitch/expression pedal to the TRS connector on iRig Keys 2. 5. To play MIDI compatible apps from an external controller, use the included MIDI cable adapter and a standard MIDI cable (not included) to connect your controller’s MIDI OUT port to iRig Keys 2’s MIDI IN port.
English 6. To control an external MIDI device, use the included MIDI cable adapter and a standard MIDI cable (not included) to connect the MIDI OUT port of the iRig Keys 2 to the MIDI IN port of the external device. MIDI OUT 7. Connect your headphones or powered speakers to the Headphone Output jack on iRig Keys 2 and set its level via the dedicated volume control.
English 1.2 Mac or Windows based computers 1. Connect the included USB cable to the micro-USB port on iRig Keys 2. 2. Connect the USB plug to a free USB socket on your computer. 1 2 3. If needed, connect a footswitch/expression pedal to the TRS connector on iRig Keys 2. 4. To play MIDI compatible apps from an external controller, use the included MIDI cable adapter and a standard MIDI cable (not included) to connect your controller’s MIDI OUT port to iRig Keys 2’s MIDI IN port. 5.
English 2 Playing with iRig Keys 2 You can start playing as soon as you connect iRig Keys 2 to your iOS device or computer and launch a virtual instrument app or plug-in. Pressing the keys on the iRig Keys 2 keyboard sends MIDI note messages. iRig Keys 2 has a 37-note keyboard that is approximately centered in the middle of a full 88-note piano keyboard. 2.1 Octave shift buttons By default, iRig Keys 2 plays notes between C2 and C5.
English 2.3 5-8 button The 5-8 button activates the knobs from 5 to 8. 2.4 Knobs The DATA knob act as browsing control when used in specific software or can be used to send a generic CC number programmable by the user. Refer to the dedicated section on this manual for complete editing instructions.
English 2.7 Pedal iRig Keys 2 supports both Sustain Pedals and Expression Pedals. Connect a NORMALLY OPEN sustain pedal to the jack BEFORE connecting iRig Keys 2 to the iOS device or to the computer. When the pedal is depressed, you will sustain all keyed notes until the pedal is released. iRig Keys 2 sends MIDI CC#64 with a value of 127 when the pedal is depressed and a value of 0 when released.
English 3 Factory default settings By default each SET has the following factory settings: Program Change: 0 Keyboard MIDI CH: 1 Keyboard Velocity: 4 (Normal) Keyboard Transpose: C Octave shift: from C2 to C5 5-8: OFF DATA knob: CC#22 Relative mode DATA push: CC#23 Knob 1: CC#12 Knob 2: CC#13 Knob 3: CC#14 Knob 4: CC#15 Knob 5: CC#16 (with 5-8 button ON) Knob 6: CC#17 (with 5-8 button ON) Knob 7: CC#18 (with 5-8 button ON) Knob 8: CC#19 (with 5-8 button ON) Expression Pedal: Expression CC#11 (val=0:12
English To enter in EDIT mode, press both OCT buttons. Both OCT buttons will light up to indicate EDIT mode. You can exit EDIT mode at any time by pressing the key marked “CANCEL/NO”. 4.1 Set the MIDI transmit channel MIDI instruments can respond to 16 different MIDI channels. For iRig Keys 2 to play an instrument, you need the iRig Keys 2 MIDI Transmit Channel to match the receiving channel of your instrument. To set the MIDI Transmit Channel: • Enter EDIT mode (see beginning of Chapter 4).
English To set the velocity response: • Enter EDIT mode (see beginning of Chapter 4). • Press the key (VEL), both OCT buttons will flash. • Enter your velocity response selection by using the keys marked from 0 to 5. • Press the key (ENTER/YES) to confirm your input. Both PROG buttons will flash to show the setting has been accepted, and iRig Keys 2 will automatically exit EDIT mode. 4.
English • Enter the MIDI CC number you need using the keys marked from 0 to 9. Valid numbers are from 0 to 119, so you can enter up to three digits consecutively when needed. Invalid input will be shown by an alternating flashing of both OCT and PROG buttons. • Press the key (ENTER/YES) to confirm your input. Both PROG buttons will flash to show the setting has been accepted and iRig Keys 2 will automatically exit EDIT mode. 4.
English To send a specific Program Change number: • Enter EDIT mode (see beginning of Chapter 4). • Press the key (PROG), both OCT buttons will start flashing. • Enter the Program Change number using the keys marked from 0 to 9. Valid numbers are from 1 to 128, so you can enter up to three digits consecutively when needed. • Press the key (ENTER/YES) to confirm your input. Both PROG buttons will flash to show the setting has been accepted, and iRig Keys 2 will automatically exit EDIT mode. 4.
English Example If you need to play a song that has been recorded in key of D#, but you would like to play it on the keyboard as if it was in C, do the following: • Enter in EDIT mode. • Press the key (TRANSP). • Press any D# key on the keyboard. From this moment on when you press a C key on the keyboard, iRig Keys 2 will actually send a D# MIDI note. All other notes are transposed by the same amount. 4.9 Reset iRig Keys 2 iRig Keys 2 can be reset to its original factory state.
English 5.2 How to program a SET To program a specific SET, always select it before, then set up iRig Keys 2 as you prefer (see the Chapters “Playing with iRig Keys 2” and “Edit mode”). Until the SET is not saved, the corresponding SET’s LED will flash periodically. 5.3 How to save a SET To store a SET so that it will permanently save all settings that you have made, HOLD the SET button for two seconds. The current SET LED will flash to confirm that the SET has been saved.
English Troubleshooting I have connected iRig Keys 2 to my iOS device, but the keyboard doesn’t turn on. In this case, make sure an app that uses Core MIDI (like iGrand Piano or SampleTank from IK Multimedia) is open and running on your iOS device. In order to save the iOS device battery, iRig Keys 2 only turns on when there is an app running that can use it. iRig Keys 2 doesn’t play my instrument even if though it is turned ON.
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