M-Audio Hammer 88 Pro

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Initial Setup – PC Selection
Your Hammer 88 Pro has the ability to control all of your DAW's faders, buttons, knobs, pads,
and favorite DAW shortcuts, as well as all of your virtual instrument controls. In order to have
these controls set properly, we'll first need to get your Hammer 88 Pro to set to the correct PC
Operating System.
1. Ensure your Hammer 88 Pro is set to the correct PC Operating System by doing the
following. This will ensure all of the DAW Shortcuts work correctly.
2. Press and hold the SHIFT button and press the MODE/GLOBAL button entering into the
GLOBAL EDIT mode.
3. In the GLOBAL EDIT menu use the ENCODER to scroll to PC. Once you have PC
highlighted, press the ENCODER to enter into PC selection. Then use the ENCODER to
select your PC’s Operating System Windows “WIN” or macOS “MAC”.
4. Once you have selected your PC setting, press the BACK button to exit out of the
GLOBAL EDIT menu.
Initial Setup - DAW Setup
Now that you've selected the correct Operating System. we'll set your Hammer 88 Pro to work
with your DAW.
1. Press and hold the DAW Button to open the DAW Select menu on the Display.
2. Turn the Select/Scroll Encoder to cycle through the available DAWs on the Display. As
you turn the Encoder, the currently selected DAW will update on the Display. The User
option enables you to map custom DAW controls to the keyboard, as described in the
Operation section.
3. When the DAW you want is shown on the Display, press the Select/Scroll Encoder to
confirm your selection.
Note: To exit out of DAW Selection Mode without changing the currently selected DAW,
press the Back Button.
Most DAWs will automatically recognize the Hammer 88 Pro series keyboard, and
automatically configure your Hammer 88 Pro’s controls as a control surface in DAW mode,
and virtual instrument controller in Preset mode.
If your DAW does not automatically configure your Hammer 88 Pro series keyboard, please
follow the setup steps listed in the Hammer 88 Pro DAW Setup Guides.