User Manual

i2M musicport

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configured for 5-string bass guitar, where flashing modes have chromatic mode enabled,

and non-flashing modes transmit pitch-bend messages.

Instrument

The instrument option allows the i2M musicport to be optimised for the note range, or

other characteristics, of a particular instrument. It is possible to configure each mode to

work with different instruments to allow you, for example, to easily switch between guitar

and bass guitar. Indeed, the default factory settings of the i2M musicport are set so that

green modes are configured for the Guitar instrument setting and the orange modes are

set for the 5-String Bass instrument setting.

The available instruments are shown in the table below.

MIDI Configuration

After the signal from your musical instrument has been analysed, it must be converted to

MIDI messages so it can be sent to your computer. The i2M musicport has various

features which can control exactly how this

MIDI information is created. We call this group

of settings a

MIDI Configuration.

Instrument Note Range Description

Guitar E1 – C7 General guitar (electric and acoustic). This works

well with most instruments, including 4-string bass

guitar, but is optimised for the note range of 6- and 7-

string electric guitars.

4-String Bass C#1 – A6 Similar to “Guitar”, but the note range is optimised

for 4-string bass guitar.

5-String Bass A0 – F6 Optimised to detect the lowest bass notes of a 5-

string bass guitar. If the lowest bass notes are not

required, the “4-string bass guitar” is preferred

because this can give faster note tracking.

Voice / Wind E1 – C7 Optimised for instruments that are naturally

monophonic (

i.e.,

where there is no possibility of

playing multiple notes simultaneously) such as the

human voice and wind instruments.

Mode 1

Mode 2

Mode 3 Mode 4

(short press)

(2s) (2s)

(short press)

Figure 4: How to select Operating Modes when using the button on the i2M musicport.