Novatrion Nocturn User Manual
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As there is no sequencer in the communication chain, it is possible to use the Nocturn to control a hardware MIDI devicewithout any music software running on your computer. All you need to ensure is that the Automap Server is running, thenyou can control any hardware MIDI device connected to your system as follows:Set the MIDI input and output ports in the Automap settings menu to the physical ports that the hardware MIDIdevice is connected to.Activate a MIDI channel from the Automap settings menu. The MIDI channel you choose must be the same channelthat the hardware MIDI device is set to send and receive MIDI data on. You may need to check the MIDI channelsettings on the hardware device.Select the newly added MIDI control map from the Browser View of the Automap Universal window andstart controlling!To start reassigning the controls into a more useful layout you will need to know which CC numbers control whichparameters on the hardware device. This information can usually be found towards the end of the user guide for anyhardware MIDI device. If you want to control a particular parameter first look up which MIDI CC number it is assigned to.Next select a control on the Nocturn in the Control Map View of the Automap Universal window and set it to send thatsame CC number. Continue to assign controls in this way to create a MIDI control map for that hardware MIDI device,which you can save using the ‘Save As…’ option.Remember that it is also possible to use learn mode when using the Automap MIDI Client (see section 5.4). You can simplypress the ‘learn’ button on the Nocturn, operate a control on the hardware MIDI device and then operate the control onthe Nocturn to which you want to assign that parameter. Provided that the data sent by the hardware MIDI device wasMIDI CC or pitch bend data, the control will be assigned.5.9 usInG the automaP mIdI clIent to control a hardWare mIdIdevIce throuGh a sequencerIt is most likely that you will be using a sequencer running on your computer, in which you will have MIDI tracks set up tocontrol and record from your hardware MIDI devices. If this is the case then it is best to set up the Automap MIDI Clientto control your hardware MIDI devices through the sequencer rather than directly. To do this, follow these steps:Set the MIDI output port for the Automap MIDI Client to ‘Automap MIDI’ and the MIDI input port to ‘All MIDI Inputs’ inthe Automap settings menu.Activate a MIDI channel from the Automap settings menu. The MIDI channel you choose must be the same channelthat the hardware MIDI device is set to send and receive MIDI data on.In your sequencer, make sure that the MIDI track for the hardware MIDI device is set to receive data from both thevirtual Automap MIDI port and the physical MIDI port that the device is connected to. There may be an ‘All MIDI Inputs’option or it may be set to accept MIDI data from all inputs by default – either of these will work fine. The track’s MIDIoutput should be set to the physical port that the device is connected to and the MIDI channel set to the same oneenabled in step 2.Record enable the MIDI track, or turn monitor on, and select the newly added MIDI control map from the BrowserView of the Automap Universal window, then start controlling!You can now reassign and learn controls exactly as described in section 5.8. If you have more than one hardware MIDIdevice you wish to control from the Nocturn, follow steps 2-4 for each device. When you want to switch from controllingone device to another you will need to record enable the correct track in your sequencer and then select the correctMIDI control map from the Browser View of the Automap Universal window.1.2.3.1.2.3.4. |
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