Novation X-Station User Manual

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panel and these are listed in the tableopposite.JP 8000 / JP8080 - RolandNo Template label is required sincethe panel layout suits the JP8000 for-mat. A few controls listed in the tableshown on the right have different func-tions to the front panel legends. Usethe Oscillator Semitone and Detunecontrols to access Control 1 & Control2 for each Oscillator. Pitch envelopeAttack and Decay is available onEnvelope 3.Kontakt - Native InstrumentsNo template label is required since thepanel layout suits the format forKontakt. Kontakt is a very powerfulsample plug-in. Like many otherNative Instrument Instruments Kontaktdoes not have a default MIDI imple-mentation. Instead, controls need tobe assigned or 'learnt' to Kontakt. Thecontrols used in the Kontakt templatecover the most useful controls that willbe needed to control a sampler. Eachhas a unique MIDI continuous controlnumber within the Kontakt template tohelp. The controls are shown in thetable opposite.LIVE - AbletonUse the ‘Sequencer / Mixer’ Templatelabel with LIVE. Ableton refers to it'spreferences file as 'template set'.There is an Ableton Live template setfile called "template.als" within the X-Station Ableton folder included on theX-Station Drivers/Resources CD.This needs to be copied to theAbleton Live preferences programfolder directory but this will replacethe existing template file. Because ofthis it is suggested that the existingtemplate.als file within Ableton isrenamed as templatebak.als so that itcan be restored if necessary. Theusual path to this folder will beC:\Program Files\Ableton\Live2.0.3\Preferences.The Send controls 1 to 6 are not pre-assigned in this template on purpose.This allows these six controls to be'learnt' to Live as and when needed toa specific track or tracks send con-trols. The Live learn feature is activat-ed by pressing the button towards thetop right of the Live screen. This willthen turn all MIDI assignable controlsblue. Click on the control to beassigned and then turn the appropriate control on the X-Station. Once thecontrol(s) have been learnt, the MIDI button should be clicked to disable thelearn mode. If needed a new template.als file can then be made by clickingOptions-Preferences-Defaults and then clicking the save button within theSet - Save Template section of the pop up box.Logic5 and Logic 6 - EmagicUse the Template overlay titled‘Sequencer/ Mixer’. Preferences willneed to be imported into Logic that areincluded in the Logic folder on the X-Station Driver/Resource CD.Preference files are included for bothLogic Platinum 5 and Logic Platinum 6.Only Logic Platinum can assign MIDIcommands to key commands henceonly Logic Platinum can utilize thetransport functions programmed into the Logic template. To load the prefer-ences into Logic 5, click on the Options tab at the top of the Logic menu barand select 'key commands' from the drop down menu. Click on the Optionstab at the top of the Logic menu bar and select 'Import Key Commands' fromthe drop down menu. To import preferences into Logic 6, click on the prefer-ences tab under the Logic 6 menu bar and select key commands from thedrop down menu. Click on the options menu within the Key Commands win-dow and choose import key commands.Please note that the existing key commands will be replaced for the versionof Logic Platinum used.For the sliders, pots and encoders to work with the audio mixer it will benecessary use the default Logic arrangement.lso. This has MIDI channelsplitters that are linked to the audio sliders within the environment. This songcan be loaded into Logic Audio, Logic Gold and Logic Platinum versions 5and above and can be saved as the autoload song. See the more detailed.pdf file included on the ReMOTE Audio Driver/Resource CD for full details.Malstrom - Propellerhead REASONUse the supplied template label ‘Malstrom’. A few controls are set to ‘NoControl’. These may be customised as required. There are blank areasbeneath these controls to write specific control names as applicable.Mixer 1 - 2 - Propellerhead REASONUse the supplied template label ‘Sequencer/Mixer’ since the panel layoutdoes not suit the format of the Mixer. Two electronic templates ‘Mixer 1’ and‘Mixer 2’ are used to control the Mixer. Use the DATA/VALUE encoder toquickly switch between the two. Level and pan controls for Channels 1-8 areavailable from ‘Mixer 1’ and 9-14 from ‘Mixer 2’. Undefined controls may beprogrammed to suit individual taste.Model E - SteinbergNo Template label is required since thepanel layout suits the Model E format.A few controls listed in the table shownon the right have different functions tothe front panel legends. The Model Ealways uses specific controller num-bers, so there is no need to import asetup file. There are also no prefer-ences to set up.MS2000 - KorgNo Template label is required since thepanel layout suits the MS2000 format.A few controls listed in the table shownon the right have different functions tothe front panel legends.Unlike most of the others templates,this template uses SYSEX messagesto control the various functions of the MS2000 rack or keyboard.NN19 - NN-XT - Dr:Rex Sampler - Propellerhead REASONNo template label is required since the panel layout suits the REASONSamplers format. This electronic template is suitable for control of the threesampler instruments in the Reason Rack; The NN-19, Dr:Rex and the NN-XT. Controls listed in the tableshown on the right have differ-ent functions to the front panellegends. Controls displaying‘No Control’ have no MIDIexternal control for that instru-ment. If additional controls arerequired, assign an unusedcontroller number to a controland use the ‘Learn’ featurewithin Reason.• 59 •Preset Template ListingG Media - impOSCarPanel Legend Actual Control FunctionOscillator SectionUNISON PORTA TYPEOSC1 LEVEL NOISE - OSC BALANCEEFFECTS SECTIONCONTROL VOLUMERoland - JP800 - 8080Panel Legend Actual Control FunctionOscillator SectionSEMITONE OSC CONTROL 1DETUNE OSC CONTROL 2OSC 1 LEVEL OSC 1 / 2 BALANCEOSC 2 LEVEL OSC 2 RANGEOSC 2 PWM OSC 2 FINE WIDENative Instruments - KontaktPanel Legend Actual Control FunctionOscillator SectionOSC 1 WAVEFORM OCTAVEOSC 1 SEMITONE COURSEOSC 1 DETUNE CENTSOSC 1 LEVEL SAMPLE VOLUMEPORTAMENTO GLIDEFilter SectionFILTER FREQUENCY CUT-OFFRESONANCE RESONANCEFILTER ENV DEPTH ENVELOPE AMOUNTSLOPE SLOPEEffects SectionEFFECTS CONTROL PANEnvelopes SectionAMP ENV ATTACK ENV 1 ATTACKAMP ENV DECAY ENV 1 DECAYAMP ENV SUSTAIN ENV 1 SUSTAINAMP ENV RELEASE ENV 1 RELEASEMOD ENV ATTACK ENV 2 ATTACKMOD ENV DECAY ENV 2 DECAYMOD ENV SUSTAIN ENV 2 SUSTAINMOD ENV RELEASE ENV 2 RELEASEENV 3 ATTACK ENV 3 ATTACKENV 3 DECAY ENV 3 DECAYENV 3 SUSTAIN ENV 3 SUSTAINENV 3 RELEASE ENV 3 RELEASEAMP VELOCITY ENV 1 VELOCITYMOD VELOCITY ENV 2 VELOCITYENV 3 VELOCITY ENV 3 VELOCITYAbleton - LIVEPanel Legend Actual Control FunctionTransport Section To Be LearntRewind RewindFORWARD FORWARDStop StopPlay PlayRECORD RECORDPan SectionPAN 1.. PAN 8 PAN 1.. PAN 8Send SectionSEND 1 ..SEND 6 SEND 1 ..SEND 6Volume SectionVOLUME 1.. VOLUME 8 VOLUME 1.. VOLUME 8MASTER VOLUME MASTER VOLUMESolo / Mute SectionSOLO 1..SOLO 8 SOLO 1..SOLO 8MUTE 1..MUTE 8 MUTE 1..MUTE 8Envelope SectionENV TRIGGER PUNCH IN ON/OFFENV REPEAT PUNCH OUT ON/OFFArp SectionARP LATCH METRONOME ON/OFFEffect SectionEFFECTS SELECT LOOP ON/OFFEFFECTS LEVEL MASTER PANEFFECTS CONTROL HEADPHONE OUTPUTPerformance ControlTOUCH PAD CROSS FADERLOGICPanel Legend Actual Control FunctionEnvelope SectionENV TRIGGER AUTODROP ON/OFFENV REPEAT REPLACE ON/OFFArp SectionARP TEMPO SYNC ON/OFFARP LATCH CLICK ON/OFFEffect SectionEFFECTS SELECT CYCLE ON/OFFSteinberg - Model EPanel Legend Actual Control FunctionOscillator SectionOSC 3 LFO MOD OSC 3 NOISE MODFilter SectionRESONANCE EMPHASISLFO DEPTH FILTER MODTYPE LOWER KEYTRACKHPF UPPER KEYTRACKEffects SectionLEVEL SPREADCTRL 2 PANKorg - MS2000 Template 36Panel Legend Actual Control FunctionOscillator SectionOSC 1 SEMITONE OSC 1 WAVE CTRL 1OSC 1 DETUNE OSC 1 WAVE CTRL 2LFO DEPTH VIBRATO DEPTHReason Sampler - NN19 - Dr:Rex - NN-XTPanel Legend Actual Control FunctionOscillator SectionPWM SAMPLE STARTSYNC OSC KEY TRACKUNISON SAMPLE SOLOFilter SectionHPF ON FILTER ONEnvelopes sectionMod / Env3 Switch Mod Env / Filter Env SwitchF1 FILTER ENV INVERTEffects SectionCONTROL SPREAD AMOUNTSELECT SPREAD MODEAPPENDIX