Doepfer MKE Universal Midi Keyboard Electronics Kit - Manual (Page 4)

MKE page 4 User's guide V2
Introduction
• MKE is an universal Midi keyboard electronics, that can be used in
combination with these devices:
• standard keyboard (manufacturer: Fatar/Italy) with 2, 3, 4 or 5 octaves
(connected to the female headers ST1 and/or ST2)
• pitch bend wheel (special spring-loaded rotary potentiometer), connected to
the pin header ST3
• modulation wheel (special rotary potentiometer), connected to the pin header
ST4
• rotary or fader potentiometer for volume (Midi controller #7), connected to the
pin header ST4
• after touch sensor or sustain, foot switch (factory setting: sustain = Midi
controller #64), connected to the pin header ST6
• with a small circuit modification even a second rotary or fader potentiometer
can be connected to ST6 to generate any Midi controller (free adjustable Midi
control change number)
• The MKE has this controls available
• 6 buttons for the functions
• Midi channel
• transpose
• program change
• function of ST6 (assignment of any Midi control change number or after
touch)
• up
• down
• 6 light emitting diodes (LEDs), assigned to the buttons
• 3 digit LED display
MKE is equipped with Midi In and Midi Out. The incoming Midi messages are
merged to the data generated by the MKE. In this way several MKE can be linked
together or combined with other OEM products (e.g. Pocket Electronics, Dial
Electronics, CTM64, MTC64) to built a user specific Midi controller. E.g. two MKE
and one CTM64 can be used to built an organ keyboard with 2 velocity sensitive
manuals (2 x MKE) and a non-dynamic bass pedal (CTM64).
MKE is available only as an assembled and tested pc board. The pc board
measures are about 68 x 85 x 45 mm. Four mounting holes with 3 mm diameter are
available for mounting the pc board to a suitable base e.g. with distance sleeves or
spacers and screws.