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Pro Tools Setup and Troubleshooting: Impact LX+

Pro Tools Setup for Impact LX+

First you will need to set the Impact

LX+ keyboard to USB Port Setup

Mode 3

1. Hold 'Shift/Mute' and press the

'Patch>' button (Setup). The

display will say 'S.E.t.'

2. Press key A2 (13th white key

from the left on LX25/49/61+,

22nd white key on LX88+). The

display will say '0.0.0.' or

'0.0.2.'

3. If you are using an LX25+,

press key C3 (labeled 'Enter).

Skip this setp if you are using a

different LX+ controller.

4. Press key C3 on LX+ (labeled

with a '-') (C1 on the LX25+)

until the display says '0.0.3.'

5. Hold 'Shift/Mute' and press the

'Patch>' button (Setup) to exit

Setup Mode

Now it's time to launch Pro Tools.

With Pro Tools open go to the 'Setup'

menu and select 'Peripherals', as shown

in Image 1.

In the Peripherals menu, go to the

'MIDI Controllers' tab, then configure

following settings:

 Type = 'M-Audio Keyboard'

 Receive From = 'Impact LX+

MIDI 2' in OSX, 'MIDIIN2

(IMPACT LX+) [Emulated]' in

Windows

 Send To = 'Impact LX+ MIDI

1' in OSX, 'IMPACT LX+

Image 1: Setup Menu in Pro Tools

Image 2: Impact LX+ MIDI ports should be configured

as per the above in Windows

Image 3: Impact MIDI ports should be configured

as per the above in OS X

Summary of content (5 pages)

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Pro Tools Setup and Troubleshooting: Impact LX+ Pro Tools Setup for Impact LX+ First you will need to set the Impact LX+ keyboard to USB Port Setup Mode 3 1. Hold 'Shift/Mute' and press the 'Patch>' button (Setup). The display will say 'S.E.t.' 2. Press key A2 (13th white key from the left on LX25/49/61+, 22nd white key on LX88+). The display will say '0.0.0.' or '0.0.2.' 3. If you are using an LX25+, press key C3 (labeled 'Enter). Skip this setp if you are using a different LX+ controller. 4.
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[Emulated]' in Windows then click 'OK'. If everything is configured correctly, you should see the Impact LX+'s MIDI ports configured as shown in Image 2 for Windows and Image 3 for OSX. Now your Impact LX+ is configured in Pro Tools.
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   Buttons 1-8 = Mute, Solo or Record Arm Button 9 = Select function for buttons 1-8 Pots 1-8 = Assignable Controlling Instrument Parameters It's possible to assign the Impact LX+'s control pots to instrument parameters in Pro Tools. Many of the AIR instruments and third-part plug-ins have a 'Learn' function. For example, if you right-click on a parameter in the 'XPand 2' plug-in you will see menu with assignment options, as shown in Image 4.
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Troubleshooting issues with Impact LX+/GX First, make sure that you have registered the correct product. In many cases, customers accidentally select a product which is different from what they have and as a result, the wrong software is presented in the My Downloads section. You can check what you have registered, by going to the 'My Account' page and clicking the 'Product List' link. If you only see a number and a date, click on the number to see the registration details.
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- Try a different USB cable (start with the included cable if you are not already using it) - Connect the LX+ using a powered USB hub. Do not use a passive USB hub (a hub which does not have it's own power supply) or a hub which is built into a display. - Start the LX+ in low power mode. You can either, hold the 'Loop' and 'Record' buttons while turning the unit on (this is temporary, low power mode will be deactivated the next time you turn the LX+ off and on again) or by following these steps: 1.