Novation X-Station User Manual

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SONAR - CakewalkUse the ‘Sequencer / Mixer tem-plate overlay for Sonar. AsSonar does not have a fixedMIDI implementation the tem-plate controls will need to belearnt into Sonar in two places.The first of these is via the keybindings menu and the secondis from the Generic Surface con-trol section of Sonar.The key bindings are used tocontrol the following: set punchto selector, select punch region,record metronome on/off, MIDIsync on/off, loop on/off. The key-bindings accept either a qwertykeyboard key command and / ora MIDI function which can onlybe a note message. The tem-plate can of course be usedwithout the keybinding functionsif this is desired. The MIDI shift button (oscillator sync) has been pro-grammed as MIDI CC 117 to toggle the keybinding buttons between activeand inactive.To create the key bindings in Sonar choose Options-Keybindings from thedrop down list. Click the radio button MIDI in the type of keys list. To ensurethat the keybindings are active, tick the enabled box. Assign the MIDI shiftbutton (the button Sync from the oscillator section of the X-Station), by click-ing the controller radio button and entering 117 into the field to the right ofthis button as the MIDI Controller used for this MIDI shift button is 117.It will be necessary to find the following Fields from the list of functions:Metronome during record MIDI syncSelect Punch Region Set Punch to RegionSet Loop to SelectionOnce a function has been found the corresponding button on the X-Stationcan be pressed - eg if Metronome during record has been found and high-lighted, press the Arp Latch button on the X-Station. Click the bind button tomake this active. Then repeat for the remaining four functions.To assign the remaining parameter in the Sonar template click on theOptions-Control Surfaces tab from the top menu. Click the "add new sur-face" button. Select "Cakewalk generic surface" from the Control Surface listand click ok. Set the MIDI input port to the X-Station. Set the MIDI outputport to None. Click Ok.From the Tools-Cakewalk Generic Surface menu, click to open to viewassignments. To assign controls, highlight a particular control by clicking it'sradio button, move the corresponding control on the X-Station and then clickthe learn button in Sonar. For the transport functions stop, play and recordand for the functions move bank left and move bank right it is also neces-sary to set the Trigger Value to 127.Set the Number of Track Strips to 8. Set Parameter 1 to Volume, Parameter2 to Pan, Parameter 3 to Solo and Parameter 4 to Mute and Parameters 5to 10 to send level 1 to send level 6 (depending on the number of active auxbusses).Assign the Remote volume 1, pan 1, mute 1, solo1 and send level 1 to sendlevel 6 to Configure Strip Number 1. Then assign volume 2, pan 2, mute 2,solo 2 to Configure Strip Number 2, volume 3, pan 3, mute 3, solo 3 toConfigure Strip Number 3 etc until all 8 strips have been assigned. Thisassignment can then be saved and recalled when ever Sonar is opened.For more detailed information regarding Sonar and Generic control surfacessee the in depth guide contained in the Sonar help. The controls are shownin the table above.Stylus - SpectrasonicsNo template label is requiredsince the panel layout suitsthe format for both instru-ments. There are only ADSRcontrols for the Amplifier. Thefilter Env time is controlled bythe OVERDRIVE knob.Subtractor - PropellerheadREASONNo template label is requiredsince the panel layout suitsthe REASON Subtractor. Afew controls listed in the tableshown have different func-tions to the front panel leg-ends.Supernova / Nova - NovationThis template is suitable for use withany model in the Supernova / Novarange. No Template label is requiredsince the panel layout suits theSupernova format. A few controls listedin the table shown different functions tothe front panel legends. It is only possi-ble in this Template to set ALL threeenvelopes to single triggering or ALLthree envelopes to multi triggering.Virus A B C - AccessNo Template label is required since thepanel layout suits the Virus format. Afew controls listed in the table shownon the right have different functions tothe front panel legends.V Station - NovationNo template label is required since the panel layout suits the V-Station. TheV-Station MIDI controller list is the same as the Novation K-Station. A K-Station may also be controlled with this template. The A Station will alsorespond well with this template. Certain parameters of the V Station are‘packed’ into one controller and are currently not possible to control by theX-Station. These are: Osc Waveform, Lfo Waveforms, the Arp select con-trols and the Osc 1 - 2 sync buttons. These controls are set to ‘No Control.Reverb send level is sent by the LEVEL knob in the effects section andDelay Level sent by the CONTROL knob.* Please check the web site www.novationmusic.com for future updatesthat may include these new control features.• 61 •Cakewalk - SonarPanel 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 NOT APPLICABLEVolume SectionVOLUME 1.. VOLUME 8 VOLUME 1..VOLUME 8MASTER VOLUME NOT APPLICABLESolo / Mute SectionSOLO 1..SOLO 8 SOLO 1..SOLO 8MUTE 1..MUTE 8 MUTE 1..MUTE 8Oscillator SectionOCTAVE MOVE BANK UPUNISON MOVE BANK DOWNSYNC MIDI SHIFT on/offEnvelopes SectionENV TRIGGER SET PUNCH TO SELECTION (G#5)ENV REPEAT SELECT PUNCH REGION (A5)Arp SectionARP TEMPO MIDI SYNC (G5)ARP LATCH ARP LATCH (F#6)Effects SectionEFFECTS SELECT LOOP ON/OFF (G6)Spectrasonics - StylusPanel Legend Actual Control FunctionOscillator SectionLFO DEPTH ENV TIMEPWM PANFilter SectionFilter 1 / Filter 2 Select Master Filter / Filter SelectOVERDRIVE FILTER ENV TIMEEnvelopes sectionMod / Env3 Select Filter / Env3 SelectAmp / Mod / Env3 Select Amp / Filter / Env3 SelectF1 FILTER ENV INVERTEffects SectionCONTROL PAN MODULATIONReason - SubtractorPanel Legend Actual Control FunctionOscillator SectionLEVEL OSC 1 - 2 MIXPWM OSC1 - 2 PHASEUNISON OSCS RING MODOSCS LFO DEPTH OSC FMOSC SYNC OSCS 1 - 2 PHASE MODEFilter SectionSLOPE LINK ONHPF ON FILTER 2 ONLFO DEPTH NO CONTROLOVERDRIVE NO CONTROLEnvelopes sectionMod / Env3 Switch Mod Env / Filter Env SwitchF1 MOD ENV / FILTER ENV INVERTEffects SectionCONTROL MASTER VOLNovation - SupernovaPanel Legend Actual Control FunctionEnvelopes sectionF1 ALL ENVS SINGLEF2 ALL ENVS MULTIEffects SectionLEVEL REVERB LEVELCTRL2 CHORUS LEVELACCESS - Virus A B CPanel Legend Actual Control FunctionOscillator SectionPWM KEYFOLLOWLEVEL OSC BALANCEFilter SectionOVERDRIVE SATURATIONSLOPE ROUTINGLFO SectionDELAY SYMMETRYWAVEFORM SHAPEDESTINATION ENV MODEPreset Template ListingAPPENDIX