Misa Digital KITARA User Manual

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General information Introduction Specifications What’s in the Box Kitara Description Setup Configuration Screen Basic Operation Advanced Configuration Screen Configuration Menu Presets Synth / MIDI Effects Overview Compression &a...

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WARNING CAUTION 3 Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, ...

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4 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the Kitara community! Congratulations on the purchase of your very own KITARA. Please take a few minutes to read the user manual and familiarize yourself with the functionality and use of Kitara. Note all safety precautions...

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SPECIFICATIONS 5 144 keys Tuneable individual strings Fret markers (3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 12th, 15th , 17th, 19th, 21st and 24th frets) 30 voices (5 per string) 40+ 1GB (Flash) Maximum Polyphony Presets User Memory available Five points multi-touch cap...

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WHAT’S IN THE BOX 6 The Misa Digital Instruments Kitara package contains several items. Please make sure that all items are included in your box. If any are missing, contact the dealer that sold you the Kitara. Kitara Digital Guitar MIDI Cab...

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KITARA DESCRIPTION 7 Touchscreen – Indicates the current playing mode and various configuration settings of Kitara. Neck – Each of the 144 note buttons designates a musical tone. The default tuning is the same as a regular guitar. Strap h...

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SETUP 8 Attach the Kitara strap to both strap buttons. How to connect to Kitara Left-Handed Mode Kitara’s default orientation is for right-handed players. To switch Kitara to a left-handed orientation: -Unscrew the strap buttons from their curre...

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CONFIGURATION SCREEN 9 The configuration menu is divided into the following sections: Volume Slider – Controls the master output volume Preset Window – Load Kitara presets. You can slide your finger across this window to see more presets. Bal...

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BASIC OPERATION 10 When first switching on Kitara, the instrument will default to Touchpad Mode. The screen will be blue. Pressing on the touchpad will play the highest note pressed on each of the six strings. Pressing on a string w...

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ADVANCED CONFIGURATION SCREEN 11 To start the advanced configuration screen: Press the two rear corners of the touch panel and select Advanced. The configuration menu is divided into the following sections: Presets – Press this button to show...

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CONFIGURATION MENU - PRESETS SCREEN 12 All the control and synthesizer settings on Kitara are saved in Presets. This includes: 1. Synthesizer voices 2. Effects parameters 3. On-board synthesizer control assignments 4. MIDI string configuration 5. M...

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CONFIGURATION MENU - SYNTH / MIDI SCREEN 13 To c hange the string tuning: Press the forward and backward arrows to adjust the starting tone of the string. Each tone is assigned a note (from A to G#) and a number indicating the octave. Each ...

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CONFIGURATION MENU - SYNTH / MIDI SCREEN 14 1. Wave type – any wave defined in the soundbank 2. Amplitude envelope controls 3. Filter frequency cut-off 4. Filter resonance 5. Detune course 6. Detune fine 7. Fi lte r envelo pe controls 8. Vibrate...

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CONFIGURATION MENU - EFFECTS OVERVIEW 15 The Kitara onboard synthesizer contains two effects blocks (FX1 and FX2). Each effects block includes Compression, Distortion, Modulation, Delay, Reverb and EQ effects. Each string on the Kitara can be rou...

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CONFIGURATION MENU - COMPRESSION & DISTORTION 16 Compression Parameters: 1. Attack 2. Release 3. Threshold 4. Ratio 5. Boost 6. Knee (hard or soft) The Kitara onboard synthesizer contains a compressor effect. A compressor is used to reduce the ...

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CONFIGURATION MENU - MODULATION & DELAY 17 Modulation Parameters: 1. Type (11 x chorus algorithms, 4 x flanger; 4 x phaser, 4 x tremolo and 1 x rotary) 2. Level 3. Chorus delay time 4. Chorus feedback 5. Chorus hpf 6. Delay feedback filter 7. ...

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CONFIGURATION MENU - REVERB 18 Reverb Parameters: 1. Type (room1, room2, room3, hall1, hall2, plate, delay, pan delay) 2. Pre-low pass filter amount 3. Level 4. Time 5. Delay feedback 6. Pre-d elay time The Kitara onboard synthesizer contains a rev...

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CONFIGURATION MENU - MIXER / EQ 19 Mixer Parameters: 1. Low cut filter frequency 2. High cut filter frequency 3. Input gain 4. Output level 5. Reverb send amount The Kitara onboard synthesizer contains two mixers, one for each FX block. The mixer ...

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CONFIGURATION MENU - ASSIGNING CONTROLS TO SYNTH OR MIDI PARAMETERS 20 In Play Mode the user has access to several controls via the touch panel. These are: Synth Parameter Assignment All voice and effect parameters accessible in the configuration m...

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ADVANCED MIDI CONFIGURATION 21 The Kitara controls its internal synthesizer in a complex and very unique way. By default, the Kitara will not be able to control your external MIDI synthesizers in the same way – without some configuration first. ...

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ADVANCED MIDI CONFIGURATION 22 You must set your external MIDI synthesizer to have voices open on 6 MIDI channels (corresponding to the channels assigned above). If you have set up your device correctly, you should be able to press the Kitara’s ne...

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SUPER ADVANCED MIDI CONFIGURATION 23 The Kitara has the option to control the envelopes of the sound in a special way so as to be more realistic and allow for slides etc. We do this by introducing a control called “stop_sound”. By default, the M...

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MIDI TROUBLESHOOTING 24 1. Some synthesizers such as the Yamaha Motif make it possible to play the same note more than once on a single channel. This is incorrrect behaviour when used in conjunction with the Kitara. To solve this problem, you must e...

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25 TROUBLESHOOTING This section covers some of the issues that can occur with Kitara, and the troubleshooting steps you can take to resolve some of the occurances yourself. Use of force, objects or any heavy-handed items on the product is not necess...

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26 MISA DIGITAL INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY What is the Misa Digital Warranty? Important: To qualify for warranty service and to activate this Limited Warranty you must register your Product by connecting your purchased Kitara to a PC/MAC computer via US...

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27 You should not open the Hardware Product. The Hardware Product contains no user-serviceable parts and opening the Product may invalidate this warranty. Misa Digital does not warrant that the operation of the Product will be uninterrupted or error-...

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28 HOW TO OBTAIN SUPPORT Before seeking warranty service it is recommended that you utilise the online support information located at www.misadigital.com. If the Product is still not functioning after making use of these resources then please contact...

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 29 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION STATEMENT NOTICE Model Name : Type of Equipment : Responsible Party : Address : Telephone : KITARA Synthesizer Guitar Misa D...

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31 DISCLAIMER •The reprint, transmission, or storage of any part of this guide without permission from Misa Digital is prohibited. •Misa Digital reserves the right to change/ update the contents of this guide at any time without prior notice. •...

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