Changing Zones
The four Zones of the Keystation Pro 88 can be used to split the keyboard into sections.
For example, call up Preset 2 (the GM mixer):
1. Press the RECALL button
2. Press “2” on the numerical keypad, or use the +/- buttons to enter “2.”
On this preset, Zone 1 controls a piano sound; Zone 2 controls a string sound, Zone 3
controls a bass sound and Zone 4 controls an organ sound.
You can change the selected Zone by pressing the corresponding zone button. The
LEDs above the Zone buttons indicate which Zones are active. To activate a Zone,
press that Zone’s button and the LED above the button will light. To de-activate a Zone,
press that Zone’s button again and the LED above the button will turn off.
On the preset example from above, the Zones are layered across the entire keyboard.
This means that all the Zones are active and you will be able to play four instruments at
the same time.
It is possible to limit the section of a keyboard denoted by each Zone, or split the
keyboard into various Zones. This will allow you to assign a separate section of the
keyboard to each instrument. You can even change the octave, transpose the
keyboard, or select a different instrument for each Zone individually.
For more information on programming and Zone features, please see the “Programming
and Editing” section of this manual.
4 Programming and Editing the Keystation Pro 88
Introduction to Programming Options
Each of the 60 controllers on the Keystation Pro 88 can send MIDI CC, RPN/NRPN, GM
1 and 2 or SysEx messages. The controllers can also be assigned to individual MIDI
channels. MIDI CC (continuous controller) numbers are part of the standard MIDI
specification and typically used to control the real-time changes of parameters in MIDI
musical equipment.
For a complete list of standard MIDI controller numbers from 0 to 131, please see Appendix E.
Any of the 60 real-time controllers on the Keystation Pro 88 can be assigned to a MIDI
CC number. However, the assigning options for the 22 assignable buttons differ from
those of the 9 faders and the 24 rotary controllers.
The following two charts show the MIDI transmit messages you can program for each of the
assignable faders, rotary controllers and MIDI buttons. Please review this chart so you can
follow the principles of controller programming in the upcoming instructions and examples.
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