HyperControl for Logic Pro User Guide
HyperControl for Logic Pro | User Guide What is HyperControl? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 HyperControl Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Logic Pro 8 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HyperControl for Logic Pro | User Guide | 1 What is HyperControl? HyperControl is a powerful new technology that automatically maps your Axiom Pro controls (i.e., knobs, buttons, sliders 1, etc.) to the on-screen controls of Logic Pro and all of its plug-ins and virtual instruments. This helps you make music more quickly since you no longer have to perform the tedious and time-consuming task of assigning MIDI controls.
HyperControl for Logic Pro | User Guide | 2 HyperControl Requirements Logic Pro 8 Software: Please note that HyperControl requires Logic Pro version 8.02 or later. Earlier versions of Logic Pro are not supported for use with HyperControl. Axiom Pro Hardware: HyperControl requires the presence of an Axiom Pro controller on your computer and this document assumes your Axiom Pro keyboard has already been installed and connected to your system.
HyperControl for Logic Pro | User Guide | HyperControl Installation ✓ NOTE: If Logic Pro is running, close the application before beginning the HyperControl installation procedure. The instructions below will indicate when Logic Pro should be launched. 1. HyperControl technology requires an Axiom Pro “personality” file to be added to your system. Run the Axiom Pro Logic HyperControl installer and follow the on-screen instructions. 2. Once the installation is complete, launch Logic Pro. 3.
HyperControl for Logic Pro | | User Guide Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) users: hen using Axiom Pro in Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger), the Axiom Pro MIDI ports will be displayed as shown in the right W column of the table below. Please use this table to identify how the Axiom Pro MIDI ports map in your operating system. Axiom Pro Class-Compliant Port Names Axiom Pro MIDI Input Ports Mac OS X 10.
HyperControl for Logic Pro | | User Guide 5 HyperControl with Axiom Pro Hardware 9 6 8 10 11 2 1 3 4 5 7 1. Slider Buttons 4 – These buttons let you select, mute, solo, or record-enable tracks within Logic Pro. By default, these buttons select channels, however, pressing the Flip button 4 lets you step through the three other functions: mute, solo, or record-enable. 2. Sliders 4 – These sliders control their corresponding bank of eight faders in the Logic Pro mixer.
HyperControl for Logic Pro 3. | User Guide | 6 Master Slider 5 – This slider automatically maps to the Master Fader track of your Logic Pro project. 4. Flip Button 5 – Axiom Pro can operate in two different modes when using HyperControl: Mixer Mode and Instrument Mode. The functionality of the Flip button varies depending on the mode that you are in (the “F1” F-Key selects the mode; see the “F-Keys” section below for more information).
HyperControl for Logic Pro 7. | User Guide | Transport Controls – These buttons map to the Logic Pro Transport and perform the following functions: Axiom Pro Control Functionality within Logic Pro Engage Loop. This button engages and disengages looping between the Left Locator and Right Locator positions as specified in the Logic Pro transport. The button is illuminated when looping is engaged. Rewind. Tapping this button will skip to the beginning of the previous bar.
HyperControl for Logic Pro | User Guide | 8 8. F-Keys – These buttons let you navigate through Logic Pro and accomplish several tasks without using the mouse or computer keyboard. ✓ Axiom Pro 25 Users: Due to space limitations, Axiom Pro 25 does not feature dedicated F-Keys. Instead, the Soft-Keys on the bottom row can be converted to F-Keys by pressing the “F1-4” Function button on the top row.
HyperControl for Logic Pro | User Guide | 9 9. Load Button – This button brings up a prompt allowing you to load stored Axiom Pro patches. Loading of patches is covered in the “Function Buttons and Soft Keys” section of the Axiom Pro User Guide. Save Button – This button brings up a prompt allowing you to save the current settings of your Axiom Pro. Saving of patches is covered in the “Function Buttons and Soft Keys” section of the Axiom Pro User Guide.
HyperControl for Logic Pro | User Guide | 10 Why do I need patches? Doesn’t HyperControl assign controls automatically? HyperControl technology automatically handles the assignment of most Axiom Pro controls and—in many cases—you will not need to load or save any Axiom Pro patches. However, there are some cases in which you may need to use customized patches: 1. Using external MIDI hardware. If you are using Logic Pro to control hardware MIDI devices (synthesizers, samplers, etc.
HyperControl for Logic Pro | User Guide | 11 10. Edit Button – This button lets you enter and exit Edit Mode. When using HyperControl, many of the Axiom Pro controls (i.e., buttons, knobs, transport controls, etc.) are automatically assigned to the on-screen controls of your software. These automatic assignments cannot be edited. However, you can customize the numerical keypad and performance controls (the drum pads, keyboard zones, sustain/expression pedals, etc.
HyperControl for Logic Pro | User Guide | 12 12. Numerical Keypad 8 – The numerical keypad buttons can be programmed to send MIDI commands as well as ASCII keystrokes (just like a computer keyboard). These ASCII keystrokes can correspond to your audio application’s “keyboard shortcuts” allowing you to access various features of your software straight from Axiom Pro (i.e., without having to touch your computer’s keyboard).
HyperControl for Logic Pro | User Guide | 13 Using Logic Pro with HyperControl General Overview HyperControl is designed to let you intuitively control Logic Pro, its plug-ins, and its virtual instruments with little or no use of your computer’s mouse or keyboard. The Transport Controls give you instant access to the Logic Pro transport and let you start, stop, record, loop, as well as perform various other tasks straight from the Axiom Pro keyboard.
HyperControl for Logic Pro | | User Guide 14 HyperControl Display and Sof t-Keys HyperControl can control Logic Pro from any window within the DAW regardless of whether the “Arrange,” “Mixer,” or plug-in/virtual instrument window is currently selected. However, Axiom Pro is ideally suited to control Logic Pro when in a sequencing situation (i.e.
HyperControl for Logic Pro | User Guide | 15 Mixer Mode The HyperControl menus are as follows: 1. “Home” Page This is the default “Home” page of HyperControl. On the Home page, the Encoder knobs of Axiom Pro are assigned to control the pan position of your selected Logic Pro mixer channels.
HyperControl for Logic Pro | User Guide | 16 Switching plug-ins on or off. If you have selected an insert slot that contains a plug-in, you can use Encoder Knob E2 to switch the plug-in on and off (bypass). Turn the encoder clockwise to switch off the plug-in; turn the encoder counter-clockwise to switch the plug-in back on. ✓ NOTE: If the selected insert slot does not contain a plug-in, turning Encoder Knob E2 will have no effect.
HyperControl for Logic Pro | User Guide | 17 3. “Sends” Page The Sends page lets you use the Encoder knobs to set effect send levels for your Logic Pro mixer tracks. You can step through the eight effect send slots by repeatedly pressing Soft-Key 3 (Sends). The current effect send slot is listed on the top-right of the screen (i.e., Send1, Send2, etc.). Note that the Encoder knobs control the same Send slot across the selected bank of Logic Pro channels.
Channel EQ Band User Guide Axiom Pro Encoder Knob | HyperControl Parameter HyperControl Page 4 HyperControl Page 3 HyperControl Page 2 HyperControl Page 1 Channel EQ HyperControl for Logic Pro Description: Freq 1 E1 3 Sets the center-frequency of the third Channel EQ band Gain 1 E2 3 Sets the gain level of the third EQ band Q1 E3 3 Sets the width or “Q” of the third EQ band PK1On/Of E4 3 Enables and disables the third EQ band Freq 2 E5 4 Sets the center-frequency of the fourth
HyperControl for Logic Pro | | User Guide 19 Instrument Mode Axiom Pro can operate in two different modes when using HyperControl: Mixer Mode and Instrument Mode. The previous sections of this User Guide have covered Mixer Mode. This section covers Instrument mode and describes how HyperControl and Axiom Pro can be used to give you “hands-on” control over your virtual instrument plug-ins. To use Instrument Mode, you must first: 1. Create an Instrument Track within Logic Pro. 2.
HyperControl for Logic Pro | User Guide | 20 Using Instrument Mode: The parameters of your virtual instrument are listed on screen and are automatically mapped to the eight Encoder knobs of Axiom Pro. The parameters in the left column are mapped to Encoder knobs of the top row whereas the right column parameters are mapped to Encoder knobs on the bottom row.
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