MiDiPLUS TINY Series Mini Keyboard Controller User Manual
- June 11, 2024
- Midiplus
Table of Contents
TINY Series Mini Keyboard Controller
User Manual
series
User Manual
Introduction
Thank you for purchsing the MIDIPLUS TINY series MIDI keyboard, They are
available in two model:Basic and Controller Editions.The 32 keys MIDI Keyboard
features velocity sensitive, joystick and transport control, and can be
customized via the MIDIPLUS Control Center, which can be downloaded from the
MIDIPLUS website. Please read this manual before you start using, to help you
quickly understand the basic operations and features of TINY series MIDI
keyboard.
Package included:
- TINY series MIDI keyboard
- USB cable
- Cubase LE Registration paper
- MIDIPLUS Pasters
Important Notes:
- Please use dry and soft rag to wipe the TINY series MIDI keyboard when cleaning. Do not use paint thinners, organic solvents, detergents or other wipes soaked in aggressive chemicals so as not to discolor the panel or keyboard.
- Please unplug the usb cable and turn off the TINY series MIDI keyboard when the keyboard will not be used for long period of time or during a thunderstorm.
- Avoid using TINY series MIDI keyboard near water or wet places, such as bathtub, pool, or similar places.
- Please do not place the TINY series MIDI keyboard in an unstable place to avoid acciedental falling.
- Please do not place heavy objects on the TINY series MIDI keyboard.
- Please avoid placing TINY series MIDI keyboard with poor air circulation.
- Please do not open inside of TINY series MIDI keyboard, avoid any metal falling may causing fire or electric shock 8. Avoid spilling any liquid on the TINY series MIDI keyboard.
- Avoid using TINY series MIDI keyboard in case of thunder or lightning
- Please do not expose TINY series MIDI keyboard to scorchingsun
- Please do not use TINY series MIDI keyboard when there is gas leakage nearby.
Overview
1.1 The Top Panel 
Basic Edition:
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Pitch and Modulation joystick: Control the pitch bend and modulation parameters of your sound.
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SHIFT: Activate semitone control or Controller.
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Transport: Offers MMC modes, controls your DAW’s transport.
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Transpose and Octave: Activate keyboard’s semitone control and octave control.
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CHORD: Activate keyboard’s Chord mode.
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SUSTAIN: Activate keyboard’s SUSTAIN.
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Keyboard: Trigger notes on/off.
Controller Edition: -
Knobs: Control DAW and software instrument parameters.
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Pads: Trigger channel 10 instrument note.
1.2 The Rear Panel
- SUSTAIN: Connect to a SUSTAIN pedal.
- USB: Connect to your computer, this port provides both power and MIDI data.
- MIDI Out: Sends MIDI data to external MIDI device.
Guide
2.1 Ready to use
Use with computer: Connect TINY
series MIDI keyboard to your computer using the included USB cable. TINY
series MIDI keyboard is a class-compliant USB device, so its drivers are
automatically installed when connecting to a computer. 
Use with MIDIPLUS miniEngine series sound engine: Connect TINY
series MIDI keyboard to the USB Host of miniEngine using the included USB
cable, hold down the Power button to turn on the power. connect your speaker
or headphone to miniEngine and turn on the miniEngine. 
Use with external MIDI device: Connect to a USB 5V power adapter
using the included USB cable, connect the MIDI OUT of TINY series MIDI
keyboard to MIDI IN of external MIDI device with a 5 pin MIDI cable.
2.2 Pitch and Modulation joystick
The joystick of TINY series
MIDI Keyboard allows for real-time Pitch bend and Modulation control.
Sliding left or right on the joystick will raise or lower the pitch of the
selected tone. The range of this effect is set within the hardware or software
instrument being controlled.
Sliding up or down on the joystick increases the amount of modulation on the
selected tone. The response depends on the settings of the instrument being
controlled. Certain instruments or presets will not use the modulation
parameter.
In the MIDIPLUS Control Center, the pitch bend can be defined by you as CC
number (range CC0-CC128) and MIDI channel (range 0-16).the Modulation Control
can be defined by you as CC number (range CC0-CC127) and MIDI channel (range
0-16).
2.3 SHIFT Hold down SHIFT button to access the transpose function and
switch the Pad Banks.
2.4 Octave and Transpose
Octave: Pressing the < or > button to SHIFT the octave range of keyboard,
when activated, the selected octave button will blink,The blink frequency
changes with the Octave.
Transpose: Press and hold the SHIFT button, then pressing the < or >
button to transpose, when activated, the SHIFT button will light up.
2.5 Chord mode To activate Chord mode, just hold down the CHORD button,
and play your preferred Chord (maximum of 10 notes) on the keyboard after it
flashes. Once you release the CHORD button, this Chord can be played by
pressing just one note. The lowest note of the Chord selected is considered to
be the bottom note, and is automatically transposed to any new note you play.
Press the CHORD button again to deactivate Chord mode.
2.6 SUSTAIN Activate the SUSTAIN button will add SUSTAIN effects to the
keyboard, it has 2 working mode:
- Press SUSTAIN once to activate SUSTAIN, press again to deactivate.
- Hold down SUSTAIN to activate SUSTAIN, release to deactivate.
2.7 Transport
The three transport buttons of the TINY series
MIDI keyboard are in MMC mode, which represent Play, Stop, and Record.
In the MIDIPLUS Control Center, the Transport button contains the MMC mode and
the CC mode.
In MMC mode, you can customize the mode of the Transport button: Stop, Play,
Fast forward, Rewind and Record;
In CC mode, you can customize the CC number (range CC0-CC127), MIDI channel
(range 0-16) and mode (Gate/Toggle).
2.8 Knobs (TINY+)
TINY seires MIDI keyboard features 4 knobs, the
default MIDI CC# of knobs as below:
| Knobs | MIDI CC# (Default) |
|---|---|
| K1 | CC#93 |
| K2 | CC#91 |
| K3 | CC#71 |
| K4 | CC#74 |
In the MIDIPLUS Control Center, you can customize the CC number (range
CC0-CC127) and MIDI channel (range 0-16) of K1-K4 respectively.
2.9 Pads (TINY+) 
TINY+ features 4 velocity sensitive pads
represents different Pad Banks, 4 Pad Banks can be switched by pressing the
SHIFT and Pads, and they can send different note.The note of 4 Pad Banks as
below:
| BANK A | BANK B | BANK C | BANK D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pad 1=36 | Pad 1=40 | Pad 1=44 | Pad 1=48 |
| Pad 2=37 | Pad 2=41 | Pad 2=45 | Pad 2=49 |
| Pad 3=38 | Pad 3=42 | Pad 3=46 | Pad 3=50 |
| Pad 4=39 | Pad 4=43 | Pad 4=47 | Pad 4=51 |
In the MIDIPLUS Control Center, the PAD contains NOTE mode and CC mode.
In NOTE mode, you can customize Note (range 0-127) and MIDI channel (range
0-16) for the Pad.
In CC mode, you can customize the CC number (range 0-127), MIDI channel (range
0-16), and strike pad mode (Gate/Toggle).
DAW Settings
3.1 Steinberg Cubase/Nuendo Pro(MMC)
- Go to menu: Transport > Project Synchronization Setup…
- Select the Machine Control and enable MMC Slave Active, set the MIDI Input and MIDI Output as TINY series MIDI keyboard, then set the MMC Device ID as 116
- Click on OK to finish setup
Note: Cubase LE/AI/Elements does not support MMC.
3.2 FL Studio(MMC)
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Go to menu: Options > MIDI settings (keyboard shortcut: F10)
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In the Input tab, find and Enable TINY series MIDI keyboard, then close the window to finish setup
3.3 Studio One (MMC)
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Go to menu: Studio One > Options…(keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+, )
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Select the External Devices
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Then click on Add…
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Select New Keyboard
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Set both Receive From and Send To as TINY series MIDI keyboard
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Click on OK to finish this part * Step 7 and 8 applies to Studio One 3 and earlier version
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Click on Add…
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Find the PreSonus folder in the list and select MMC, set both Receive From and Send To TINY series MIDI keyboard, then click on OK to finish setup.
* Step 9 and 10 applies to Studio One 4
and later version -
Go to menu: Studio One > Options…(keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+, )
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Select the Advanced and select the Synchronization, enable the Sync to External Devices, set MIDI Machine Control is TINY series MIDI keyboard, then click on OK to finish setup.
3.4 Pro Tools (MMC)
- Go to menu: Setup > Peripherals…
- In the pop-up window, click on the Machine Control tab, find the MIDI Machine Control Remote (Slave) and click it, set the ID as 116, then close the window to finish setup.
3.5 Logic Pro X (MMC)
- Go to menu: Preferences > MIDI…
- Select the Sync window, find the MIDI sync Project Settings… and click on it
- Enable the Listen to MIDI Machine Control (MMC) Input , then close the window to finish setup.
3.6 Reaper (MMC)
- Go to menu: Options > Preferences… (keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + P)
- In the Preferences window, click on the MIDI Devices tab, find and right click on the the TINY series MIDI keyboard from the Device list, select Enable input and Enable input for control messages, then close the window to finish setup.
Appendix
4.1 Specifications
| Model | TINY Series |
|---|---|
| Keyboard | 32 notes keyboard with velocity sensitive |
| Maximum Polyphony | 64 |
| Buttons | 1 SHIFT, 3 Transport, 2 Octave, 1 SUSTAIN, 1 CHORD |
| Knobs (TINY+) | 4 Knobs |
| Pads (TINY+) | 4 velocity pads with backlit |
| Connectors | 1 USB Type C, 1 MIDI out, 1 SUSTAIN |
| Dimensions | TINY: 390 x 133 x 40(mm) TINY+:390 x 133 x 46 (mm) |
| Net Weight | TINY: 0.56kg TINY+:0.65kg |
4.2 MIDI CC List
| CC Number | Purpose | CC Number | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Bank Select MSB | 66 | Sostenuto On/Off |
| 1 | Modulation | 67 | Soft Pedal On/Off |
| 2 | Breath Controller | 68 | Legato Footswitch |
| 3 | Undefined | 69 | Hold 2 |
| 4 | Foot Controller | 70 | Sound Variation |
| 5 | Portamento Time | 71 | Timbre / Harmonic Quality |
| 6 | Data Entry MSB | 72 | Release Time |
| 7 | Main Volume | 73 | Attack Time |
| 8 | Balance | 74 | Brightness |
| 9 | Undefined | 75 ~ 79 | Sound Controller 6 ~ 10 |
| 10 | Pan | 80 ~ 83 | General Purpose Controller 5 ~ 8 |
| 11 | Expression Controller | 84 | Portamento Control |
| 12 ~ 13 | Effect Controller 1 ~ 2 | 85 ~ 90 | Undefined |
| 14 ~ 15 | Undefined | 91 | Reverb Send Level |
| 16 ~ 19 | General Purpose Controller 1 ~ 4 | 92 | Effects 2 Depth |
| 20 ~ 31 | Undefined | 93 | Chorus Send Level |
| 32 | Bank Select LSB | 94 | Effects 4 Depth |
| 33 | Modulation LSB | 95 | Effects 5 Depth |
| 34 | Breath Controller LSB | 96 | Data Increment |
| 35 | Undefined | 97 | Data Decrement |
| 36 | Foot Controller LSB | 98 | NRPN LSB |
| 37 | Portamento LSB | 99 | NRPN MSB |
| 38 | Data Entry LSB | 100 | RPN LSB |
| 39 | Main Volume LSB | 101 | RPN MSB |
| 40 | Balance LSB | 102 ~ 119 | Undefined |
| 41 | Undefined | 120 | All Sound Off |
| 42 | Pan LSB | 121 | Reset All Controllers |
| 43 | Expression Controller LSB | 122 | Local Control On/Off |
| 44 ~ 45 | Effect Controller LSB 1 ~ 2 | 123 | All Notes Off |
| 46 ~ 47 | Undefined | 124 | Omni Mode Off |
| 48 ~ 51 | General Purpose Controller LSB 1 ~ 4 | 125 | Omni Mode On |
| 52 ~ 63 | Undefined | 126 | Mono Mode On |
| 64 | Sustain | 127 | Poly Mode On |
| 65 | Portamento On/Off |
4.3 MIDI DIN to 3.5mm TRS Adapter
TINY seires MIDI keyboard features a 3.5mm mini jack MIDI OUT, if you want to
connect to the standard 5 pin MIDI IN, you need to use a 3.5mm TRS to MIDI DIN
adapter, please note that there are 3 most common type adapter, make sure you
are using the Type A, the MIDI-pin arrangement as below:
MIDI 4 (Source) > TRS Ring
MIDI 2 (Shield) > TRS Sleeve
MIDI 5 (Sink) > TRS Tip