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CONTROLLER EDITOR ‘10 Operation Manual EFTA_R1_0017 102' EFTA01810123  Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not repre- sent a commitment on the part of Native Instruments GmbH. The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced or otherwise transmitted or record- ed, for any purpose, without prior written permission by Native Instruments GmbH, herein- after referred to as Native Instruments. All product and company names are TM or ® trade- marks of their respective owners. Document authored by: Nicolas Sidi Product Version: 1.2.5 Special thanks to the Beta Test Team, who were invaluable not just in tracking down bugs, but in making this a better product. Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 2 EFTA_R1_00171022 EFTA01810124  Contact Germany Native Instruments GmbH Schlesische Str. 28 D-10997 Berlin Germany v,..timative-ins:rurnents.du USA Native Instruments North America, Inc. 5631 Hollywood Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90028 USA www.native-instruments.com NATIVE INSTRUMENTS © Native Instruments GmbH, 2010. All rights reserved. Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 3 EFTA_R1_00171023 EFTA01810125  Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Welcome to the Controller Editor! 9 2 Installation 10 2.1 MASCHINE Owners: Installing from the MASCHINE Installation DVD 10 2.2 KORE Owners: Installing from the KORE 2.1 Update Installer 10 2.3 GUITAR RIG Owners: Installing from the GUITAR RIG 4 Installation DVD 11 2.4 TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 Owners 11 2.5 AUDIO KONTROL 1 Owners 11 2.6 Downloading the Controller Editor from the Native Instruments Website 12 3 Quick Start 13 3.1 Preparations 13 3.2 Connecting your NI Controller to the Controller Editor Software 13 3.3 Loading assignments 18 3.3.1 Selecting a Template 18 3.3.2 Selecting Knob Pages and Pad Pages on the MASCHINE Controller 19 3.3.3 Selecting Knob Pages on the KORE Controller 21 3.3.4 Selecting Knob Pages on the TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 21 3.3.5 Selecting Knob Pages on the AUDIO KONTROL 1 22 3.3.6 Ready to go? 23 3.4 Modifying an Assignment 23 3.5 Organizing Your Assignments 24 3.6 Saving and Loading Templates 26 4 Basic Concepts 28 Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 4 EFTA_R1_00171024 EFTA01810126  Table of Contents 4.1 How the Controller Editor Works 28 4.2 Overview of the User Interface 28 4.2.1 Application Menu Bar 30 4.2.2 Application Control Bar 30 4.2.3 Hardware Area 31 4.2.4 Inspector 32 4.3 The Mapping System 38 4.3.1 Assignments 38 4.3.2 Knob Pages (MASCHINE Controller. KORE Controllers, TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 38 and AUDIO KONTROL 1) 4.3.3 Pad Pages (MASCHINE Controller only) 39 4.3.4 Templates 39 4.3.5 Configuration 40 4.4 To sum up... 40 5 Using your MASCHINE Controller 42 5.1 Assignable Control Elements 42 5.2 Special Control Elements 45 5.2.1 Switching Between Knob Pages or Templates 45 5.2.2 Switching Between Pad Pages 45 5.2.3 Switching Between MIDI Mode and MASCHINE Mode 45 5.2.4 Other Features of the SHIFT Button 45 5.3 The Status LEDs 46 5.3.1 Buttons 46 5.3.2 Knobs 46 5.3.3 Pads 47 5.4 The Displays 47 Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 5 EFTA_R1_00171025 EFTA01810127  Table of Contents 5.4.1 Switching Between Display Modes 47 5.4.2 Knobs Display Mode 48 5.4.3 Pad Pages Display Mode 49 5.4.4 Knob Pages Display Mode 50 5.4.5 Template Display Mode 51 5.4.6 Monitor Display Mode 51 5.4.7 Settings Display Mode 52 6 Using your KORE Controller 54 6.1 Assignable Control Elements 54 6.1.1 KORE 2 Controller 54 6.1.2 KORE 1 Controller 56 6.2 Special Control Elements 56 6.2.1 Switching Between Templates or Knob Pages 57 6.2.2 Switching Between MIDI Mode and KORE Mode 57 6.2.3 Other Features 57 6.3 The Status LEDs 57 6.3.1 Buttons 57 6.3.2 Knobs 58 6.3.3 Scrol lwheel 58 6.3.4 Pedal Inputs and Footswitch Ports 58 6.4 The Display 59 6.4.1 Switching between Display Modes 59 6.4.2 Control Display Mode 60 6.4.3 Knob Pages Display Mode 62 6.4.4 Setup Display Mode 63 Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 6 EFTA_R1_00171026 EFTA01810128  Table of Contents 6.4.5 Options Display Mode 64 6.4.6 Templates Display Mode 64 7 Using your TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 66 7.1 Assignable Control Elements 66 7.2 Special Control Elements 68 7.2.1 Switching Between Knob Pages 68 7.2.2 Switching Between MIDI Mode and TRAKTOR Mode 69 7.3 The Status LEDs 69 8 Using your RIG KONTROL 3 70 8.1 Assignable Control Elements 70 8.2 Special Control Elements 71 8.3 The Status LEDs 72 8.3.1 Foot Switches 72 8.3.2 Expression Pedal 72 8.3.3 Pedal Inputs 73 8.4 The Display 73 9 Using your AUDIO KONTROL 1 74 9.1 Assignable Control Elements 74 9.2 Special Control Elements 75 9.3 The Status LEDs 76 9.3.1 Left Button 76 9.3.2 Controller Knob 76 9.3.3 Middle and Right Buttons 76 10 Reference 78 Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 7 EFTA_R1_00171027 EFTA01810129  Table of Contents 10.1 The Application Menu Bar 78 10.1.1 File Menu 78 10.1.2 View Menu 84 10.1.3 Help Menu 85 10.2 The Application Control Bar 85 10.2.1 Device Menu 86 10.2.2 Connect Button 87 10.2.3 Template Select Menu 88 10.2.4 Minimize/Expand View Button 89 10.2.5 MIDI Activity Indicator 91 10.2.6 NI Logo 91 10.3 The Hardware Area 92 10.3.1 Label Fields 92 10.3.2 Selection Frame 93 10.3.3 Knob Page Area and Knob Page Menu (MASCHINE and KORE Controllers, TRAK- 94 TOR KONTROL Xl, AUDIO KONTROL 1 only) 10.3.4 The Page Buttons (MASCHINE and KORE Controllers) 95 10.3.5 The Pad Pages (MASCHINE Controller only) 96 10.4 The Inspector 99 10.4.1 The Templates Tab 100 10.4.2 The Pages Tab (MASCHINE Controller, KORE Controllers, TRAKTOR KONTROL 104 Xl and AUDIO KONTROL 1 only) 10.4.3 The Assign Tab 110 Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 8 EFTA_R1_00171028 EFTA01810130  Welcome to the Controller Editor! 1 Welcome to the Controller Editor! Welcome to the Controller Editor! This powerful tool turns your Native Instruments hard- ware controller device into a versatile and efficient MIDI remote control for your studio and/or live setup. With the Controller Editor, you can precisely define which MIDI message has to be sent upon any action you do on your NI Controller. This way, you can put all you music setup right at your fingertips and remote control every MIDI-capable software or hardware from your NI Controller. After having prepared your MIDI assignments with the Controller Editor, you can focus on what it's all about: making music! Yours sincerely, The team at Native Instruments About This Manual This manual is divided into three parts: • First, we will introduce you to the Controller Editor: after a short description of the installation procedure (chapter 12. Installation), we will start with a brief tutorial (chapter ' 3 Quick Start). • The second part illustrates the software's user interface, the Controller Editor's map- ping scheme and the various ways to interact with the software (chapter ' 4, Basic Concepts); it also shows you how to use your particular NI Controller (chapter ' 5, Us- ing your MASCHINE Controller, chapter 6. Using your KORE Controller, chapter t 7, Using your TRAKTOR KONTROL X1, chapter ' 8, Using your RIG KONTROL 3, and chapter 19, Using your AUDIO KONTROL 1). This will familiarize you with Con- troller Editor's workflow. • The third part is a detailed reference, describing the software interface and its opera- tion. Read chapter ' 10. Reference for information on every knob, button or field present on the Controller Editor's interface. M asThis"NImanual generally refers to all Native Instruments hardware controller devices simply Controller." If any information applies to a specific device only, e.g. the MA- SCHINE Controller, this will be mentioned explicitly. Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 9 EFTA_R1_00171029 EFTA01810131  Installation 2 Installation 2.1 MASCHINE Owners: Installing from the MASCHINE Installation DVD The Controller Editor is included in the MASCHINE software package and should have been installed during the MASCHINE installation process. Thus, normally it does not need any specific installation. If for any reason the Controller Editor is not installed on your computer, please insert the MASCHINE DVD into your optical drive and launch the instal- lation process (for a detailed description of the MASCHINE installation process, please re- fer to the MASCHINE Reference Manual / Getting Started). During this process, when you get to the step asking you to choose which piece of software you wish to install, check only the Controller Editor checkbox, and click on the "Next" button. You can leave all other op- tions (installation directory, etc.) to their default value or choose different settings accord- ing to your needs. 2.2 KORE Owners: Installing from the KORE 2.1 Update Installer The Controller Editor is included in the KORE 2 software package starting from version 2.1. If you purchased KORE 2 after this date, the Controller Editor should have been in- stalled during the KORE 2 installation process. Thus, it does not need any specific instal- lation. If for any reason the Controller Editor is not installed on your computer, please in- sert the KORE 2 DVD into your optical drive and launch the installation process again (for a detailed description of the KORE 2 installation process, please refer to the KORE 2 Op- eration Manual / Setup Guide). During this process, when you get to the step asking you to choose which piece of software you wish to install, check only the Controller Editor check- box, and click on the "Next" button. You can leave all other options (installation directory, etc.) to their default value or choose different settings according to your needs. If you purchased KORE 2 prior to this date, launch the NI Service Center and download and install the last KORE 2 update—it will include the Controller Editor. During the instal- lation process, follow the instructions on the screen. By default, the Controller Editor will be installed in the directory "Programs/Native Instruments/Controller Editor" (on Windows systems) or "Applications/Native Instruments/Controller Editor" (on Mac OS® X systems). Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 10 EFTA_R1_00171030 EFTA01810132  Installation GUITAR RIG Owners: Installing from the GUITAR RIG 4 Installation DVD 2.3 GUITAR RIG Owners: Installing from the GUITAR RIG 4 Installation DVD The Controller Editor is included in the GUITAR RIG 4 software package and should have been installed during the GUITAR RIG 4 installation process. Thus, normally it does not need any specific installation. If for any reason the Controller Editor is not installed on your computer, please insert the GUITAR RIG 4 DVD into your optical drive and launch the installation process (for a detailed description of the GUITAR RIG 4 installation process, please refer to the GUITAR RIG 4 Application Reference / Getting Started). During this process, when you get to the step asking you to choose which piece of software you wish to install, check only the Controller Editor checkbox, and click on the "Next" button. You can leave all other options (installation directory, etc.) to their default value or choose different settings according to your needs. 2.4 TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 Owners The Controller Editor is included in the TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 software package and should have been installed during the TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 installation process. Thus, normally it does not need any specific installation. If for any reason the Controller Editor is not installed on your computer, please insert the TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 DVD into your optical drive and launch the installation process (for a detailed description of the TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 installation process, please refer to the TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 manual / Getting Started). 2.5 AUDIO KONTROL 1 Owners The Controller Editor is included in the AUDIO KONTROL 1 software package starting from version April 2010. If you purchased the AUDIO KONTROL 1 after this date, the Controller Editor should have been installed during the AUDIO KONTROL 1 installation process. Thus, it does not need any specific installation. If for any reason the Controller Editor is not installed on your computer, please insert the AUDIO KONTROL 1 DVD into your optical drive and launch the installation process again (for a detailed description of the AUDIO KONTROL 1 installation process, please refer to the AUDIO KONTROL 1 Man- Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 11 EFTA_R1_00171031 EFTA01810133  Installation Downloading the Controller Editor from the Native Instruments Website ual/Setup Guide). During this process, when you get to the step asking you to choose which piece of software you wish to install, check only the Controller Editor checkbox, and click on the "Next" button. You can leave all other options (installation directory, etc.) to their default value or choose different settings according to your needs. If you purchased AUDIO KONTROL 1 prior to this date, launch the NI Service Center and download and install the last AUDIO KONTROL 1 update—it will include the Controller Editor. During the installation process, follow the instructions on the screen. By default, the Controller Editor will be installed in the directory "Programs/Native Instruments/Con- troller Editor" (on Windows systems) or "Applications/Native Instruments/Controller Edi- tor" (on Mac OS® X systems). 2.6 Downloading the Controller Editor from the Native Instruments Website You can also download the Controller Editor installer directly from the Native Instruments website. To do this, open your favorite internet browser and go to the following URL: http://www.native-instruments.com/updates Follow the instructions on the website, download the file "Hardware Controller Support Setup.exe" (Windows) or "Hardware Controller Support Installer" (Mac OS® X) and save it on your hard disk. This downloaded file contains the full installation package, including the background serv- ice needed to establish the connection between your NI Controller and your computer, and the Controller Editor software described in this manual. Once you have downloaded and saved the file, navigate to the directory where you saved the file and double-click it. This launches the installer. The installation process is straight- forward: follow the instructions on the screen (you can leave the few options at their de- fault values), and you're done. Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 12 EFTA_R1_00171032 EFTA01810134  Quick Start 3 Quick Start This chapter provides a hands-on introduction to the Controller Editor. In chapter ' 10. Reference you will find all details about every element of the software. The use of the Controller Editor is straightforward. Most actions can be done either from your NI Controller or via the Controller Editor interface, and this in various ways—you can choose the one that best fits your needs. In the sections below, we will quickly mention different ways-of-doing for each step—but you will find all possible actions described later in this manual. 3.1 Preparations At this point, we assume that: • Your computer is up and running. • You have already installed the Controller Editor along with all its background compo- nents (see chapter ' 2, Installation for more info on this). • Your NI Controller is physically connected to your computer. 3.2 Connecting your NI Controller to the Controller Editor Software First of all, except for the RIG KONTROL 3, it is not necessary to start the Controller Edi- tor software in order to use your NI Controller as a MIDI remote control! Pressing Shift + Control on the MASCHINE Controller, Fl then Control on the KORE 2 Controller or Shift + Hotcue on the TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 switches your NI Controller to MIDI Mode even without the Controller Editor software running. For the AUDIO KONTROL 1, it is even sim- pler: it is always in MIDI Mode. In order to modify the assignments of your NI Controller as a MIDI remote control, on the other hand, you need to connect it to the Controller Editor software first. Launch the Controller Editor: • On Windows XP, select Start > All Programs > Native Instruments > Controller Editor > Controller Editor. • On Mac OS® X, open the Finder and double-click Applications > Native Instruments > Controller Editor. Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 13 EFTA_R1_00171033 EFTA01810135  Quick Start Connecting your NI Controller to the Controller Editor Software This will automatically switch any connected Controller to the MIDI Mode. You can check this by looking at the Connect button in the Application Control Bar, in the top part of the Controller Editor window: Fig. 3.1. The Connect button. If the Connect button is lit, your Controller is in MIDI Mode (and thus is connected to the Controller Editor). If, for any reason, this is not the case (for example, if you have started the MASCHINE, KORE, GUITAR RIG or TRAKTOR software after the Controller Editor), use either way to establish the connection manually: • On your MASCHINE Controller, press the buttons SHIFT + CONTROL (MIDI) to acti- vate the MIDI Mode: • On your KORE 2 Controller, press the buttons Fl then Control to activate the MIDI Mode: • On your KORE 1 Controller, press the buttons View then Control to activate the MIDI Mode. Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 14 EFTA_R1_00171034 EFTA01810136  Quick Start Connecting your NI Controller to the Controller Editor Software • On your TRAKTOR KONTROL Xl, press the buttons SHIFT + HOTCUE (MIDI) to acti- vate the MIDI Mode: • In the Controller Editor, click the Connect button to (re)connect your NI Controller to the Controller Editor. M RIG KONTROL 3: There is no way for switching to MIDI Mode from your RIG KONTROL 3. To do this, please use the Connect button in the Controller Editor. M AUDIO KONTROL 1: The MIDI Mode is the only available mode, and thus it is always ac- tive. Hence, there is no need for any kind of switching. Now, your Controller acts as a MIDI remote control and you can use the Controller Editor to create and edit MIDI assignments. M Controller If the Connect button is grayed out and inactive, check the connection between your NI and your computer. Re-connecting the MASCHINE Controller to the MASCHINE Software If you want the MASCHINE Controller to control the MASCHINE software again, you need to re-connect it. To establish a connection between the MASCHINE Controller and the MA- SCHINE software again, use either one of the following methods: • On your MASCHINE Controller, press the buttons Shift + Control (MIDI) to switch it to MASCHINE Mode: • Click the Connect button in the MASCHINE software's Header to switch the MA- SCHINE Controller to MASCHINE Mode: Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 15 EFTA_R1_00171035 EFTA01810137  Quick Start Connecting your NI Controller to the Controller Editor Software More information on switching the MASCHINE Controller's modes is available in the MA- SCHINE manual and in section ' 9 2 2. Connect Button in this manual. Re-connecting the KORE Controller to the KORE 2 Software If you want the KORE Controller to control the KORE 2 software again, you need to re-con- nect it. To establish a connection between the KORE Controller and the KORE 2 software again, use either one of the following methods: • On your KORE Controller, press the button Fl, then Control (or View, then Control on the KORE 1 Controller): • Click the Connect button in the KORE 2 software's Header to switch the KORE Con- troller to KORE Mode: More information on switching the KORE Controller's modes is in section ' 9.2.2. Connect Button in this manual. Re-connecting the RIG KONTROL 3 to the GUITAR RIG 4 Software If you want the RIG KONTROL 3 to control the GUITAR RIG 4 software again (or one of its instances), you need to re-connect it. To do this: Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 16 EFTA_R1_00171036 EFTA01810138  Quick Start Connecting your NI Controller to the Controller Editor Software 1. Show the Virtual Rig Kontrol in GUITAR RIG 4's interface by activating its button in the Toolbar, at the top of the Rack: 2. In the Virtual Rig Kontrol that appears at the Rack's bottom, click on the Active LED in the top left corner: More information on switching the RIG KONTROL's modes is in section 9.2.2, Connect Button in this manual. Re-connecting the TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 to the TRAKTOR Software If you want the TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 to control the TRAKTOR software again, you need to re-connect it. To establish a connection between the TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 and the TRAKTOR software again, do the following: • On your TRAKTOR KONTROL Xl, press the buttons Shift + Hotcue (MIDI): O When TRAKTOR is running, the MIDI functionality of your TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 can be disabled with a Preferences option on the KX1 preferences page called Switch to MIDI via Shift+Hoteue (enabled by default). The purpose of this option is to avoid erroneous switching into MIDI mode during heavy usage of Shift and Hotcue Buttons. Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 17 EFTA_R1_00171037 EFTA01810139  Quick Start Loading assignments 3.3 Loading assignments 3.3.1 Selecting a Template You first have to select a Template—a full set of assignments for all assignable control ele- ments on your NI Controller. You can do this either from your NI Controller or from the Controller Editor software. O A Template is a whole set of MIDI assignments for your NI Controller. More info on this in section ' 4.3. The Mapping System! Hardware • On your MASCHINE Controller, while holding the Shift button depressed, use the Page Buttons (the two arrow buttons in the top left part) to scroll through all available Templates. • On your KORE 2 Controller, press the Fl button and use the Up/Down Arrow Buttons to scroll through all available Templates. M If you have the KORE 1 Controller, use the View button instead of the Fl button. Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 18 EFTA_R1_00171038 EFTA01810140  Quick Start Loading assignments a On the RIG KONTROL 3, TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 and AUDIO KONTROL 1, there is no possibility to select the Templates. To do this, you have to use the Controller Editor inter- face (see below). Software • In the Controller Editor, select a Template from the Template Select menu in the Ap- plication Control Bar, in the top part of the Controller Editor window (after having checked that the Device menu on the far left displays the Controller that you are cur- rently using): Fig. 3.2. The Template Select menu also allows you to load the desired Template. Either way, the Template will automatically be loaded upon selection and its assignments will be displayed. You can now control the software from your NI Controller. Each assignment is recalled at the last state of use: the software remembers the last value for each of the control elements assigned in this Template. If it's the first time that you load a Template, all assignments are at their default value. 3.3.2 Selecting Knob Pages and Pad Pages on the MASCHINE Controller Some of the control elements of your MASCHINE Controller can have multiple assign- ments which are organized in pages: • The eight buttons and eight knobs sitting around the two Displays. The so-called "Knob Pages" are subgroups of assignments for these control elements. • The sixteen Pads. The so-called "Pad Pages" are subgroups of assignments for these control elements. The Pad Page feature may be activated or not in the selected Tem- plate. Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 19 EFTA_R1_00171039 EFTA01810141  Quick Start Loading assignments O More info on Knob Pages and Pad Pages in section t4.3, The Mapping System! Thus, you may need to select a particular Knob Page and/or Pad Page of assignments for loading. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Select the Knob Page that you want to use. Again, you can do this from your MA- SCHINE Controller, for example by using the Page Buttons (the same two arrow but- tons as above, but without holding Shift depressed—see picture below), or in the Controller Editor, for example by using the Knob Page menu (the orange menu above the orange frame). 2. Provided that the Pad Pages are activated in the current Template (see section '4.3. The Mapping System), select the Pad Page that you want to use. This can be done both from your MASCHINE Controller by pressing one of the Group Buttons labeled A to H in the Groups area (see picture below), and in the Controller Editor, for example by using the Pad Page menu (the blue menu above the blue frame around the Pads). Fig. 3.4. The MASCHINE Controller Group Buttons. The Group Buttons on your MASCHINE Controller allow you to select the desired Pad Page (a set of assignments for the Pads). Section 1 5.4, The Displays will show you another way to select and load Templates and Knob Pages from your MASCHINE Controller, via its two Displays. Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 20 EFTA_R1_00171040 EFTA01810142  Quick Start Loading assignments 3.3.3 Selecting Knob Pages on the KORE Controller Some of the control elements of your KORE Controller can have multiple assignments which are organized in pages: • The eight Controller Knobs and eight Controller Buttons. The so-called "Knob Pages" are subgroups of assignments for these control elements. Thus, you may need to select a particular Knob Page of assignments for loading. To do this, use one of the following methods: • From your KORE Controller, use the Up and Down Arrow Buttons to switch to the pre- vious or next Knob Page (provided that you are not in the Settings nor Options Display Mode—see section P 6.4, The Display): You can select the previous/next Knob Page via the Up/Down Arrows Buttons on your KORE Controller. • In the Controller Editor, use the Knob Page menu (the orange menu above the orange frame) to select the desired Knob Page. Section ' 6 4 The Display will show you another way to select and load Templates and Knob Pages from your KORE Controller, via its Main Display. 3.3.4 Selecting Knob Pages on the TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 Within each Template, all control elements on your TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 (with the ex- ception of the Shift and Hotcue Buttons) can have two assignments organized in two so- called "Knob Pages": the Basic page (default name) holds one set of assignments for the whole controller, and the Shift page (default name) holds another set of assignments. Thus, you need to select a particular Knob Page of assignments for loading. To do this, use one of the following methods: • From your TRAKTOR KONTROL Xl, use the SHIFT Button to switch between the two available Knob Pages: Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 21 EFTA_R1_00171041 EFTA01810143  Quick Start Loading assignments Fig. 3.5. The SHIFT Button on the TRAKTOR KONTROL X 1. M This Shift Button can have two operating modes: it activates the new page whether for the time it is hold depressed (Gate mode), or until the next time you press it again (Toggle mode). Please refer to section t 7.2.1, Switching Between Knob Pages for more info on this. • In the Controller Editor, use the Knob Page menu (the orange menu above the orange frame) to select the desired Knob Page. 3.3.5 Selecting Knob Pages on the AUDIO KONTROL 1 Within each Template, all control elements on your AUDIO KONTROL 1 (with the excep- tion of the Left Button) can have two assignments organized in two so-called "Knob Pa- ges": the Basic page (default name) holds one set of assignments, and the Shift page (de- fault name) holds another set of assignments. Thus, you need to select a particular Knob Page of assignments for loading. To do this, use one of the following methods: • From your AUDIO KONTROL 1, use the Left Button to switch between the two availa- ble Knob Pages: Fig. 3.6. The Left Button on the AUDIO KONTROL 1 M This Left Button can have two operating modes: it activates the new page whether for the time it is hold depressed (Gate mode), or until the next time you press it again (Toggle mode). Please refer to section 19.2 Special Control Elements for more info on this. Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 22 EFTA_R1_00171042 EFTA01810144  Quick Start Modifying an Assignment • In the Controller Editor, use the Knob Page menu (the orange menu above the orange frame) to select the desired Knob Page. 3.3.6 Ready to go? If you only plan to use this Template (and Knob Page/Pad Page) as it is, i.e. without modi- fying any of its MIDI assignments, you're done! As you may have noticed, you can do all this from within your MASCHINE Controller, KORE Controller or TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 —this being of course the preferred way for any live situation. If you used the Controller Editor, you can close the application now—the corresponding NI background service will take care of everything—and you can start using your NI Controller as a MIDI remote con- trol right away! 3.4 Modifying an Assignment Now, if you want to modify some of the assignments stored in the selected Template (and possibly one of its Knob Pages and/or Pad Pages), continue with these few more steps: 1. Select the control element for which you want to edit the assignment. You can do this either in the Controller Editor by clicking on the control element within the hardware representation (see picture below), or from your NI Controller by touching the control element (for this, the Touch Select option needs to be activated in the General tab of the Preferences window—this is the default setting). A double-click on the control el- ement—instead of a single click—at this point brings the Inspector's Assign tab auto- matically to the front, for faster editing! The control element selected for editing is then surrounded by the red Selection Frame in the Controller Editor: 2. Go to the Inspector (the right part of the Controller Editor's interface) and click on the Assign tab: Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 23 EFTA_R1_00171043 EFTA01810145  Quick Start Organizing Your Assignments 3. In this tab, all assignment's properties for that control element are displayed. Modify them according to your needs: at the top, you can edit the name of the assignment, and below, all MIDI properties like the type of MIDI message to be sent, the MIDI channel to use, and so on. The assignment's details differ depending on the type of MIDI message you choose. Fig. 3.7. You will find a detailed explanation of all possible tweaks on the MIDI assignment in chapter 10. That's it! Now, the corresponding control element on your NI Controller triggers the MIDI message that you just defined. 3.5 Organizing Your Assignments Thanks to its powerful mapping system, the Controller Editor lets you organize your assign- ments as you like. You can define various Knob Pages, Pad Pages and Templates to ad- dress various situations: For example, you could define different Knob Pages to control dif- ferent instruments in your setup. Furthermore, you could prepare different Templates for different songs of your live performance, with all necessary Pad Pages and Knob Pages in- side. Controller Editor - Operation Manual - 24 EFTA_R1_00171044 EFTA01810146  Quick Start Organizing Your Assignments To manage (create, delete, duplicate, etc.) your Templates, Knob Pages or Pad Pages, use the two other tabs of the Inspector, namely Templates and Pages. The Templates tab and Pages tab allow you to organize your assignments. On the Templates tab, you find a list of all available Templates (both factory and user-de- fined), along with an Edit menu holding all managing commands (e.g. New, Duplicate, De- lete, etc.). Below, one or two additional menus allow you to choose a Pad sensitivity (MA- SCHINE Controller only) and the MIDI port to use (either internal or external) with the se- lected Template. On the Pages tab, an equivalent list is available for the Knob Pages (at the top) and, only for the MASCHINE Controller, for the Pad Pages (at the bottom), along with their corre- sponding Edit menus. The pages functionality is not available on the RIG KONTROL 3. Let's say you have just defined a Knob Page that controls one of your software synthesiz- ers. You might want to rename it so that you easily remember its purpose: 1. In the Knob Page List, double-click on the Knob Page that you just defined (let's say