User guide

Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide
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Mac OS X: Connecting the KeyStudio Keyboard
No additional drivers or hardware
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need to be installed to use the KeyStudio USB
keyboard on your Macintosh computer. Simply:
1. Close any open applications on your computer.
2. Connect the provided USB cable between the KeyStudio keyboard and your
Mac OS X computer.
3. Switch the keyboard on.
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M-Audio Micro circumvents potential high-latency monitoring issues on Windows
PCs. The built-in audio hardware on Apple computers enables low latency
monitoring without the need for additional hardware. If you are using a Mac, you
should simply use your computer’s built-in audio inputs and outputs.
Using KeyStudio with GarageBand
The M-Audio Session software was created for use with Windows. However,
the KeyStudio hardware can be used with Macintosh OS X computers as well.
KeyStudio integrates seamlessly with the GarageBand music production software
which comes pre-installed on many late-model Apple computers.
To use KeyStudio with GarageBand:
1. Be sure KeyStudio is connected to your Mac OS X computer via the provided
USB cable.
2. Launch GarageBand.
3. Create a Software Instrument track by clicking Track > New Track > Software
Instrument > Create, or select a pre-existing Software Instrument track. The
default instrument GarageBand selects is a Grand Piano.
When a Software Instrument is selected, clicking the
button in the lower right
corner of the GarageBand window will open the Track Info screen. From this area,
you can select which instrument you would like to play.
Provided your computer’s speakers are not muted or turned down, you will now hear
sounds corresponding to notes you play on KeyStudio.
Mac OS X