Primus a25 Manual v.1.1
Primus a25 Manual v.1.1
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2
PRIMUS a25 Features...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2
Minimum system requirement.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
What’s in the box...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
DETAIL OPERATION.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
Top Panel ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
Rear Panel..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
CONNECTIONS.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
GETTING STARTED GUIDE .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
Install the driver..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
Install the bundled DEMO software......................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
OPERATION ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
Control Panel ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
Function Charts...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................14
END USER WARRANTY ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................16
APPENDIX A – MIDI Controller Information ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................18
APPENDIX B – Preset Tables...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................20
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V.1.1 October 22, 2007.
* All specifications are subject to change without prior notice
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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchasing of the JamMate PRIMUS a25. The JamMate PRIMUS a25 is a most powerful gear for MIDI and audio recording process.
As combination of MIDI controller and audio interface, all you need to produce music is just the PRIMUS a25 and your computer.
Conveniently, PRIMUS a25 is equipped with MIC preamp, instrument preamp, line in/out, headphone preamp and MIDI controllers. And PRIMUS a25 is
USB bus-powered, so it is no additional power required. PRIMUS a25 gives you total control over MIDI and audio parameters.
You can experience ultimate USB technology of JamMate with this product.
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Minimum system requirement
<PC> <Mac>
Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent and compatible CPU Macintosh with G4 or better processor
256MB of RAM 256MB of RAM
One available USB port One available USB port
Microsoft Windows® XP or later Mac OS 10.3 or later
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DETAIL OPERATION
Top Panel
Rear Panel
1 Æ Power Switch
2 Æ 9V Power Input
3 Æ USB 2.0 Bus Powered
4 Æ MIDI Input and Output
5 Æ Sustain Pedal
6 Æ Microphone Input (1/4” TRS)
7 Æ Hi-Z Input (1/4” TS)
8 Æ 2 Line Inputs (1/4” TS
9 Æ 2 Line Outputs (1/4” TS)
10 Æ Headphone Output
11 Æ Headphone Level Knob
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CONNECTIONS
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Install the bundled DEMO software
Install bundled software in installation CD and configure the PRIMUS a25 in your application software.
OPERATION
Control Panel
1 Æ Digital Input gain: This control allows you to adjust input gain up to +24dB.
2 Æ Input selector: You can select the input type among ‘MIC’, ‘Line’ and ‘Hi-z’.
3 Æ Input direct monitor: You can monitor the sound from input source with zero latency.
4 Æ Input mute: You can select mute button to mute input channels.
5 Æ The PRIMUS a25 logo to indicate the status of the USB connection.
6 Æ Output mute: You can select mute button to mute output channels.
7 Æ Master level: You can adjust wave output in here. You can adjust input / output by clicking and
dragging the Master fader.
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Function Charts
<Function Keypad>
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1) Channel: The [Channel] button allows you to select the transmitting channel for your keyboard.
-Global Mode
2) Velocity Curve: The [Velocity curve] button allows you to selects the velocity curve of your keyboard. (Type: 1~3)
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3) Transpose: The [Transpose] button allows you to sets the transposition of your keyboard.
4) Controller Assign: The [Controller Assign] button allows you to define function of target knobs and wheel controller.
5) Velocity Range: The [Velocity Range] button allows you to limit velocity range. (Velocity Low Level ~ High Level)
7) Factory Reset: This button returns all data to their default setting.
8) Program. Change: This button lets you transmit a program change message.
-Default Mode
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-Expansion Mode: The combination of the two values, MSB and LSB, lets you specify a total of 16,384 different banks.
-Load Mode
-Save Mode
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10) ESC: When you press [ESC] key, all setting goes back to previous setting.
11) Group 1/2: The preset bank selector. (Group 1: 1~8, Group 2: 9~16)
12) Octave Selectors: The [Octave Selectors] allows you to set octave of your keyboard.
-[Oct/-]
-[Oct/+]
- [Octave selectors reset]: Press the [Oct/-] and [Oct/+] key at the same time.
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13) DEC/-, INC/+, Data Wheel
14) HOLD (Pressing [ENTER] and [ESC] at the same time): This is where you can stop sending MIDI messages from all knobs and encoders to your computer.
Each knobs and encoders are so sensitive that they respond to little vibration such as pressing keys.
This function may useful to prevent unexpected messages by cutting data flow.
If [HOLD] function is working, you can find the dot in the corner of the last segment.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
<Analog Audio>
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3) Peak level +0dBV @ 0dBFS
<Digital Audio>
<Interface>
Trademarks
Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
In the event that SIMS Corp. receives, from an original purchaser and within the warranty coverage period, written notice of defects in materials or
workmanship, SIMS Corp. will either replace the product, repair the product, or refund the purchase at its option. To obtain warranty service, the original
purchaser or his authorized dealer must fill the support contact form at www.jammate.net. In the event repair is required, shipment to and from SIMS Corp.
and possible handling charges shall be borne by the purchaser. SIMS Corp. will not accept returns without prepaid shipments. In the event that repair is
required, a Return Authorization Number must be obtained from SIMS Corp. After this number is obtained, the unit should be shipped back to SIMS Corp. in a
protective package with a description of the problem and the Return Authorization Number clearly written on the package. All such returns must be shipped
to SIMS Corp. headquarters in Seoul, Korea.
In the event that SIMS Corp. determines that the product requires repair because of user misuse or regular wear, it will assess a fair repair or replacement fee.
The customer will have the option to pay this fee and have the unit repaired and returned, or not pay this fee and have the unit returned and un-repaired.
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The remedy for breach of this warranty shall not include any other damages. SIMS Corp. will not be liable for consequential, special, indirect, or similar
damages or claims including loss of profit or any other commercial damage, even if its agents have been advised of the possibility of such damages, and in no
event will SIMS Corp.’ liability for any damages to the purchaser or any other person exceed the price paid for the product., regardless of any form of the
claim. SIMS Corp. specifically disclaims all other warranties, expressed or implied. Specifically, SIMS Corp. makes no warranty that the product is fit for any
particular purpose.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be
required to correct the interference at his own expense. If necessary, consult an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions.
Correspondence
For technical support inquiries, contact your nearest dealer, local SIMS Corp. distributor or SIMS Corp. directly at:
SIMS Corp.
RAON Bldg. 9F, 92-8, Wonhyoro 2-ga, Yongsan-gu,
Seoul, KOREA, 140-847
www.jammate.net
www.simsaudio.com
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APPENDIX A – MIDI Controller Information
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STANDARD CONTROLLER NUMBERS
64 Sustain Pedal 86 Controller 86 108 Controller 108
65 Portamento 87 Controller 87 109 Controller 109
66 Sostenuto 88 Controller 88 110 Controller 110
67 Soft Pedal 89 Controller 89 111 Controller 111
68 Legato Pedal 90 Controller 90 112 Controller 112
69 Hold 2 91 Reverb Depth 113 Controller 113
70 Sound Variation 92 Tremolo Depth 114 Controller 114
71 Resonance 93 Chorus Depth 115 Controller 115
72 Release Time 94 Celeste (De-tune) 116 Controller 116
73 Attack Time 95 Phaser Depth 117 Controller 117
74 Cutoff Frequency 96 Data Increment 118 Controller 118
75 Controller 75 97 Data Decrement 119 Controller 119
76 Controller 76 98 Non-Reg Param LSB 120 All Sound off
77 Controller 77 99 Non-Reg Param MSB 121 Reset all Controllers
78 Controller 78 100 Reg Param LSB 122 Local Control
79 Controller 79 101 Reg Param MSB 123 All Notes Off
80 Gen Purpose 5 102 Controller 102 124 Omni Off
81 Gen Purpose 6 103 Controller 103 125 Omni On
82 Gen Purpose 7 104 Controller 104 126 Mono On (Poly Off)
83 Gen Purpose 8 105 Controller 105 127 Poly On (Mono Off)
84 Portamento Control 106 Controller 106
85 Controller 85 107 Controller 107
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APPENDIX B – Preset Tables
* 4 presets optimized for bundled demo software and 1 useful preset (0~4)
* 5 fully-editable internal user banks (5~9)
* When you use the preset2 and preset3, you must load automation file for NI FM8 and NI Battery 3 in Bundled CD.
Encoder 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Controller 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Function Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume
GM Mixer 9-16(Group 2)
Knob 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Channel 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Controller 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Function Pan Pan Pan Pan Pan Pan Pan Pan
Encoder 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Channel 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Controller 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Function Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume
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Preset 1 – NI Pro53 (Group 1)
Knob 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller 88 40 50 51 20 21 26 34
Oscillator PolyMod Wheel
Oscillator B Oscillator B PolyMod LFO
Function Master Tune A Source Filt Mod LFO-
Frequency Freq Fine Source Osc B Frequency
Frequency Env Noise Mix
Encoder 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller 7 45 46 47 80 81 82 83
Master Mixer Mixer Amplifier Amplifier Amplifier Amplifier
Function Mixer Noise
Volume Oscillator A Oscillator B Attack Decay Sustain Release
NI Pro53 (Group 2)
Knob 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller 116 105 106 107 108 110 111 112
Delay Effect Delay Effect Delay Effect Delay Effect Delay Effect Delay Effect Delay Effect
Function Effect Wet
Time Spread Depth Rate Feedback Low Cut High Cut
Encoder 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller 70 71 72 73 75 76 77 78
Filter Filter
Filter
Function Filter Cutoff Envelope Keyboard Filter Attack Filter Decay Filter Sustain Filter Release
Resonance
Amount Follow
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Preset 2 – NI FM8 (Group 1)
Knob 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller 10 90 102 103 104 105 106 107
Output Effects
Arp.. Arp. Arp. Arp. Arp. Arp.
Function Stereo Amount
BPM Tempo Note Length Shuffle Velocity Accent
Width TR
Encoder 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller 7 8 14 15 3 9 110 111
Master Output Output LFO Pitch
Function Master Tune Morph X Morph Y
Volume Volume Velocity Rate Transpose
NI FM8 (Group 2)
Knob 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
LFO Timbre Timbre Timbre Timbre Env. Timbre
Function LFO Vibrato LFO Tremolo
Timbre Harmonic Detune Brightness Amount Velocity Sens
Encoder 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Timbre Timbre Timbre Timbre Volume Volume Volume Volume
Function Envelope Envelope Envelope Envelope Envelope Envelope Envelope Envelope
Attack Decay Sustain Release Attack Decay Sustain Release
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Preset 3 – NI Battery 3 (Group 1)
Knob 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Cell 1 Cell 2 Cell 3 Cell 4 Cell 5 Cell 6 Cell 7 Cell 8
Function
Pan Position Pan Position Pan Position Pan Position Pan Position Pan Position Pan Position Pan Position
Encoder 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59
Cell 1 Cell 2 Cell 3 Cell 4 Cell 5 Cell 6 Cell 7 Cell 8
Function
Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume
NI Battery 3 (Group 2)
Knob 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller 102 104 106 108 110 112 114 116
Cell 9 Cell 10 Cell 11 Cell 12 Cell 13 Cell 14 Cell 15 Cell 16
Function
Pan Position Pan Position Pan Position Pan Position Pan Position Pan Position Pan Position Pan Position
Encoder 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller 103 105 107 109 111 113 115 117
Cell 9 Cell 10 Cell 11 Cell 12 Cell 13 Cell 14 Cell 15 Cell 16
Function
Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume
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Preset 4 – NI B4II (Group 1)
Knob 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller 7 10 78 79 73 74 75 77
Vibrato
Function Volume Pan Bass Treble Vibrato Mix Key Click Leakage
Depth
Encoder 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Lower Lower Lower Lower Lower Lower Lower Lower
Function Drawbar Drawbar 5- Drawbar Drawbar Drawbar 2- Drawbar Drawbar 1- Drawbar 1-
16 1/3 8 4 2/3 2 3/5 1/3
NI B4II (Group 2)
Knob 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller 33 34 35 36 37 38 84 76
Pedal Pedal Pedal Pedal Pedal Pedal
Function Drawbar Drawbar 5- Drawbar Drawbar Drawbar 2- Drawbar Reverb Wet Drive
16 1/3 8 4 2/3 2
Encoder 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Controller 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Upper Upper Upper Upper Upper Upper Upper Upper
Function Drawbar Drawbar 5- Drawbar Drawbar Drawbar 2- Drawbar Drawbar 1- Drawbar 1-
16 1/3 8 4 2/3 2 3/5 1/3
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