Marc, thanks for the reply and it makes sense. I hope this helps, and be it but on some moral support side! So in short: From your description, it would seem to me as if your setup is working exactly as it is supposed to be and it is just the one-time-setup that you have to endure. My further assumption is that if you do not use one of those conversion configurations but some "obvious" input device, you may not get your Automap features at all, since - this, again, is my assumption as I do not know your specific hardware - the Automap tool would simply be bypassed. It's not a big thing and will give a good hands-on training in Studio One. I have to do the same with my hardware console.
You *may* then have to adjust the mapping manually in Studio One - once - to get the optimum out of your setup. My bet would be on "Automap MIDI" or "Automap HUI". What you want to use as a starting point therefor would be a "conversion" (MIDI mapping) that can be understood well enough by Studio One. For example, "Automap Logic Mixer" might simply be a preconfigured conversion from your keyboard's actual data stream (which might not be MIDI at all, internally) to an "optimized" set of MIDI commands to control Logic's mixing.
In the latter case, a software driver will convert the USB data stream internally to some MIDI data stream.īased on this, what you see in your input dropdown list simply is a choice of "converter configurations", where the vendor of your keyboard has set up various "mappings" for different tools. However, in general, your setup will look like this: Your keyboard is connected to your computer by some kind of MIDI connection, be it through a MIDI controller or USB. So what I have to say may or may not be completely off road. Preface: I have now about 4 hours of experience in Studio One, yesterday having been my first time around the software.
I have searched on Videos and gong through manuals on both products, Studio One and Novation Automap, and nothing is helping me through this.
I am tempted to do some research and find a new DAW and keyboard controller that are simpler and proven to work together. and when I open addictive keys trial I can get my keyboard controller to work right away. I can get sound from Studio One internal instruments like Mai Tai when I use the virtual keyboard and my mouse to clink on the notes, but nothing when I hit my Novation Impulse keyboard controller. but when I go to add a "keyboard" in StudioOne, it shows a bunch of weird options in the "receive from" pull down menu, ranging from stuff I have typed in before, to things I have no idea where they came from, these are my choices in that pull down menu: I get the Novation AutoMap to connect the hardware controller functions of my Novation Impulse Keyboard as the instructions say to use Mackie HUI, that seems to work and shows to be connected after configuring in StudioOne 3.52. xmp files with batch files to place them where they need to be to get devices to work with the various DAWs.Has anyone got these things to work together? I am an experienced computer/software guy and I find these interfaces and configuration guidance on both to be nothing but frustrating.
It seems to me that there should be a website dedicated to patches and drivers for all the third party devices that we all could share downloads which would end the frustration manufacturers leave us with between their updates and upgrades. So, i am going to try it on my Mac with logic and wait for a better release of Automap.Īutomap 4.5 most defiantly has issues and as dumb, Digitally speaking, as I am it’s Mac & Impulse 25 till Novation has better windows support for Cubase 6.5. I have tried everything to get the Impulse 25 to work and after much research I found that Automap is not as friendly to Cubase 6.5 as one would like. If you have more than 1 computer you can use the AI-6 as a secondary mixing station and you don’t need the hardware key so it’s great if you want to record live on your notebook. The price for the CMC has dropped to $99.00 and each one comes with CUBASE AI 6.
You can add up to 4 CMC-FD mods to your system which gives you 16 touch sensitive faders.
When mixing the CMC gives you the feel of a Pro studio board and the mouse just can’t match the ease and control when mixing tracks. I have the Steinberg CNC-FD fader controller and it is great.