Novation ReMOTE SL User Manual

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186 AUTOMAP UNIVERSAL6.1 AUTOMAP UNIVERSAL TERMINOLOGYBefore you start to use Automap Universal we recommend getting to know the terminology associated with it:Clients“Client” is the term used for anything you can control using Automap Universal. This could be one of the following:Automap-wrapped plug-in (VST, AU or Pro Tools format)Sequencer mixerAutomap MIDI ClientClients connect to the Automap Server and tell it what parameters they have available to control. The Server assignsthese parameters to controls on the ReMOTE SL. A maximum number of 253 clients can be connected to the Server atone time.At present only Cubase, Nuendo, Sonar and Tracktion support Automap Universal mixer control. For other sequencers,mixer control may be possible using Sequencer Automap. Automap Universal mixer control for other sequencers will beincluded in future updates so keep an eye out on www.novationmusic.com for update news.The Automap MIDI client can be used to control software or hardware that responds to MIDI control change (CC)messages. More information on the Automap MIDI client can be found in section 9.Control Maps“Control Map” is the term used for the arrangement of parameters across the ReMOTE SL’s controls. It is possible toassign the parameters of whatever you are controlling to the physical controls on the ReMOTE SL however you like. Forexample, if you are controlling a software synthesizer you may wish to assign filter cutoff to encoder 1, filter resonance toencoder 2, filter envelope decay to encoder 3 etc. Once you have assigned parameters in the way you want, you can savethe arrangement of parameters as a control map that can be recalled when you next control that software or device sothat the ReMOTE SL’s controls still control those same parameters.PagesAlthough there is a finite number of assignable controls on the ReMOTE SL, you are not limited to assigning only thatsame number of parameters. A control map can have more than one “page” of controls. You can create a new page andassign all the controls to different parameters, then switch between the new and original pages to access double thenumber of parameters. It is possible to create as many pages as you like, or remove them if you have too many. The LEFT-HAND SCROLL buttons can be used to navigate through pages within a control map. It is possible to assign more thanone control on the ReMOTE SL to the same parameter, meaning the same physical control can be assigned to the sameparameter on different pages of a control map.Control Map GroupsEach control map will belong to one of four groups, according to the type of client it controls. The four groups are User,FX, Instrument and Mixer. A control map will be automatically assigned to a group, however you can change the group thatit belongs to from the Automap Universal window (see section 7.3).The group system allows quicker selection of control maps. If you want to control a certain effect plug-in then you know itwill be in the FX group and you will only have to look through the FX control maps to find it, not all control maps. We havegiven the groups useful names, however, since you can assign a control map to any group you like, there is nothing to stopyou from using them differently to the way they are labelled. For example, you may wish to control the plug-ins on only fourof the tracks in your session, in which case you could assign the control maps such that they are separated between thefour groups on a track-by-track basis rather than according to the type of client.