![]() It plugs into the back of the keyboard and serves the same function as a piano’s sustain pedal-it holds notes when the pedal is pressed and then cuts them off when you release the pedal. You can purchase a sustain pedal to go with the keyboard as well. These use plastic keys and a “semi-weighted action,” meaning that the keys don’t offer nearly as much resistance as a piano when you depress them. M-Audio can be had for about $100 and up. There’s no need to install drivers or do much in the way of configuration-GarageBand can automatically sense when such a keyboard is connected to your computer.Ī not-terribly-expensive MIDI keyboard can get you back to playing. To set things up, just string a USB cable between the keyboard and the Mac, switch on the keyboard (if it’s not powered by the USB connection), and you should be ready to go. Most of today’s keyboards have a USB connector. At one time these keyboards had a special five-pin MIDI connector and required that you used a MIDI interface between the keyboard and Mac to make the connection. To begin, we’ll concentrate on a real keyboard that you connect to your Mac.Ĭonnected musical keyboards use something called MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) to transmit the keys you’re playing on the music keyboard to your Mac. You have a few ways to play those instruments. Essentially, GarageBand turns your Mac into a music synthesizer-one capable of playing purely synthetic sounds as well as mimicking real instruments such as pianos, other keyboards, guitars, drums, basses, voices, and orchestral instruments. Embedded in the application are software instruments. But this isn’t the only sound it’s capable of producing. With Smart Scale controls right on the keys, you will have easy access to set and change Smart Scale parameters on the fly, keeping you focused on what is most important, creating music.In our last lesson I told you that GarageBand has a collection of prerecorded loops and a Drummer track. You can choose from over 15 different scale variations when assigning a scale to the keyboard. ![]() This allows you to play within a chosen scale without the risk of playing any wrong notes. With Smart Scale, you can set the keybed so that only notes in the selected scale are able to be played. The Oxygen series also features intelligent Smart Scale technology. The note of the key you press will serve as the root of the chord and all the parameters can be edited right on your Oxygen keyboard controller. For example, if you select Custom Mode, and play a 1-b3-5-b7 chord, every key will then be assigned to play this chord structure. Smart Chord also has a Custom Mode which lets you determine the chord structure that will be assigned to each key by manually playing it. The rest of the chord’s properties (Major, Minor, and Voicing) are determined by the settings you choose. The key you press will determine the root note in the chord. With Smart Chord activated, pressing a single key will play a full chord rather than just one note. With Smart Chord and Smart Scale technology, creating music and unleashing your unlimited creativity has never been easier. ![]() The Smart Chord feature helps bring out your inner musical genius by playing full chords with a single key press, and with the Smart Scale feature, the Oxygen 49 (MKV) keys transform into a perfect scale, playing the exact notes within a chosen scale. Smart Chord and Smart Scale technology are the bridges between your musically creative mind and your final productions. ![]()
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