Novation X-Station User Manual

Also see for X-Station: Supplementary guide Specifications

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The screen will display a new MIDI instrument Icon. Click the text at thetop of the selection and enter ‘ X-Station’. An X-Station Icon appears.Close the environment window. The X-Station may now be selectedfrom the arrange page. Now that the X-Station has been setup forAudio and MIDI turn to page 9 for more information on using the Audiofeatures. Refer to ‘Controlling a VST insturment’ on this page for moreinformation on using the MIDI control features.Selecting the X-Station as the Audio device in REASONFrom the Main Reason screen, open ‘Preferences’ window from the pulldown menu under ‘Edit’In the ‘Preferences’ window, click on the ‘Audio Card Driver’drop down selection box and select ‘X-Station’ ASIO driver.If precise Audio settings such as latency need to be adjusted, the X-Station control panel may be selected and edited in a similar way to theexample shown for Cubase by clicking on the ’ASIO control Panel’ but-ton. Click the ‘X’ in the top right hand corner of the window to close theselection. The X-Station will now be selected as the default Audiodevice.Selecting the X-Station as the MIDI device in ReasonIn order to receive MIDI information from the X-Station into Reason,the X-Station must be selected as a MIDI device. Open the‘Preferences’ window as shown previously. In the ‘Page’ drop downselection click on the down arrow and select ‘MIDI’Click the ‘X’ in the top right hand corner of the window to close theselection. The X-Station will now be selected as the default MIDIdevice.Controlling a VST Plug-In Instrument or a Reason InstrumentThe X-Station control panel is arranged in the format of a typical ana-logue subtractive synth design and Templates in the form of electronicmemories that contain the specific control information for each instru-ment are preset in the X-Station.Numerous software or hardware synthesizers may be played directlyfrom the X-Station without the need for fitting a physical templateoverlay. For clarity, a few software synthesizers or real instrumentemulations will benefit by placing one of the supplied labels over thefront panel synthesizer area.Factory Supplied TemplatesManufacturer Insturment Template NamePropellerheads Reason - Malstrom MalstromPropellerheads Reason - ReDRUM DrumPropellerheads Reason - Mixer MixerNative Instruments FM7 FM7Native Instruments B4 B4• 7 •Selecting the X-Station in LOGIC and ReasonQUICK START GUIDE