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transport control, it can speak directly to the DAW (some programs like Ableton Live support Automap-driven surfaces directly) or use the ubiquitous Mackie HUI protocol. For plug-in parameter tweaks, Automap can “wrap” the plug-in in a control layer that lets Automap get its fingers into the plugin’s inner workings and decide which Final thoughts controls go where. You select which plug-ins you As I said in my last want to wrap using the review, I strongly recPlug-in Manager, which ommend that if you get spawns copies of each into Automap that you plug-in in a wrapped not try to feed it everyform that appear as septhing in your computer arate software choices at once. Get the mixer inside your DAW. Native working first, then add support for plug-ins is plug-ins a few at a time also starting to appear; I and map them out to tested Automap with your taste. It can be a Apple Logic Pro 9, and long process, but once found that it talked to all it’s in place, the visual of the program’s effects Novation’s Nocturn—Automap For Everybody feedback and neat I also had an opportunity to work with the Nocturn ($199, $99 street), organization add a nice and instruments seamlessly (although mixer a small and very affordable Novation control surface that brings Automap sense of confidence control in Logic still to a wide variety of studio situations that might not want or need every- and speed to your DAW requires HUI emulation thing in the SL MkII line. The Nocturn is a tabletop bus-powered USB inter- workflow. The new sysand is a bit of a hassle to face with eight touch-sensitive LED-ringed encoders, a Speed Dial, a cross- tem’s HUD and touchfader, and eight buttons, all of which are assignable in Automap exactly sensitive controls are set up). You also have the the same way as one does with the SL MkII keyboards. not a small upgrade; As shown in the screenshot, the programming interface on the Automap they made a huge difoption at all times of simply mapping each con- HUD for the Nocturn is quite a bit simpler than for the SL MkII; page but- ference in how the trol to a MIDI message tons let you quickly scroll through sets of parameter assignments, but you’ll whole Automap system and doing all your find the Nocturn most useful for simpler plug-ins (do you really want to works, and prevent hicassignments within the page through dozens of pages to see every parameter?). cups and annoying It was easy and fast to get set up and working (noting my caveat about delays while you’re tryDAW, and of manually declaring what each con- adding plug-ins slowly and mapping them with care), and the Nocturn fit ing to get things done. trol does (see the red into my existing DAW rig very nicely. My only complaint is that the Speed It takes a bit of getting subwindow in the figure Dial is a push-click encoder rather than touch-sensitive as on the SL MkII, used to, having Automap in the sidebar). Also note though it was nice to have the crossfader the SL MkII keyboard lacked. I leap to the foreground that the SL MkII can run can see a fair number of musicians finding the Nocturn a nice adjunct to whenever you’re trying in Advanced Mode, an existing control surface, bringing quick and intuitive plug-in control to work, and cleaning up which removes Automap close to hand.—MM its initial guesses at functions entirely and parameter assignment lets it operate as a standalone MIDI select anything—it auto-selects and can be frustrating sometimes, but if controller keyboard. This is abetted by updates the LCD information the your ideal DAW setup involves a seama Quick View button that calls up com- moment you touch it, a huge bonus. less connection between what your mon functions like MIDI program Automap features a Learn mode so hands do and what happens on the changes, tempo settings, etc. you can quickly reassign parameters screen, you may well find Automap to The big benefit to version 3 is its visu- to the controls of your choice. For very be worth the time investment. al feedback—Automap now appears as complex plug-ins this is vital, as the Certainly the SK MkII hardware cona floating window above your DAW software’s initial guess as to where tinues Novation’s excellent tradition of called the HUD (Heads Up Display) eveything should go may be compre- clean design and solid build; combined that can be set to be opaque, slightly hensive but not organized the way with Automap it makes a compelling transparent, or highly transparent. you’d like. statement for integrated DAW and From an icon-based home page you can Automap Pro adds the ability to use plug-in control. check which devices are hooked to your more than one control surface at a computer, launch PDFs to explain how time, to program controls to send Prices: 25SL MkII, $399; 49SL MkII, to activate Automap for one DAW or QWERTY keyboard messages and $499; 61SL MkII, $599; ZeRO SL another, look for upgrades, and so forth. mimic typed DAW commands, to MkII, $299; Automap Pro upgrade, This is also where you select the Plug-in automatically show and hide the $29.99. Manager (see below).You can make the HUD when a touch-sensitive control HUD appear and disappear with the is touched, to drag and drop control More from: Novation, View button on the controller. assignments from control to control www.novationmusic.com.
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When you work with a particular control device, you’re presented with a graphic representation of the device and what parameters are assigned to each control, as shown in the screenshots. For devices like faders and pots where the current setting of the keyboard may not match the value in software, a control shows up in red until it’s moved past the current value in software, whereupon it turns white and goes live. Because of the touchsensitive controls, you never have to

in the HUD (a huge bonus), and to fully automap the XY controller and pedals. I consider it a necessary upgrade; the stuff it gives you is just too handy to do without. Between my finishing this review and taking it to press, Novation announced Automap 3.5, which includes VST3 plug-in support, 64-bit Logic support, and native support for the Nocturn and the new Nocturn Keyboard line in Ableton Live 8.1.3 and later.


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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Recording - November 2010

Recording - November 2010
Contents
Fade In
Talkback
Fast Forward
A Studio Journey With Larry Carlton
Akai MPK Series USB/MIDI Keyboard Controllers
The Keys To The Studio
Telefunken Elektroakustik AR-51 Tube Microphone
Novation SL MkII USB Controllers
ADAM Audio A3X Active Monitors
DAW Details
Waves Tony Maserati Artist Signature Collection
Solid State Logic XLOGIC Superanalogue X-Rack and X-Desk
Roland GAIA SH-01 Synthesizer
Recording’s Keyboard Column
It’s Your Music—Know Your Rights. Chapter 8: Digital Distribution
Korg microSTATION
Readers’ Tapes
Recording’s Showcase of Sounds
Advertiser Index
Fade Out
Recording - November 2010 - Recording - November 2010
Recording - November 2010 - Cover2
Recording - November 2010 - 1
Recording - November 2010 - Fade In
Recording - November 2010 - 3
Recording - November 2010 - Contents
Recording - November 2010 - 5
Recording - November 2010 - Talkback
Recording - November 2010 - 7
Recording - November 2010 - Fast Forward
Recording - November 2010 - 9
Recording - November 2010 - 10
Recording - November 2010 - 11
Recording - November 2010 - A Studio Journey With Larry Carlton
Recording - November 2010 - 13
Recording - November 2010 - 14
Recording - November 2010 - 15
Recording - November 2010 - 16
Recording - November 2010 - 17
Recording - November 2010 - Akai MPK Series USB/MIDI Keyboard Controllers
Recording - November 2010 - 19
Recording - November 2010 - The Keys To The Studio
Recording - November 2010 - 21
Recording - November 2010 - 22
Recording - November 2010 - 23
Recording - November 2010 - 24
Recording - November 2010 - 25
Recording - November 2010 - Telefunken Elektroakustik AR-51 Tube Microphone
Recording - November 2010 - 27
Recording - November 2010 - 28
Recording - November 2010 - 29
Recording - November 2010 - Novation SL MkII USB Controllers
Recording - November 2010 - 31
Recording - November 2010 - 32
Recording - November 2010 - 33
Recording - November 2010 - ADAM Audio A3X Active Monitors
Recording - November 2010 - 35
Recording - November 2010 - DAW Details
Recording - November 2010 - 37
Recording - November 2010 - Waves Tony Maserati Artist Signature Collection
Recording - November 2010 - 39
Recording - November 2010 - Solid State Logic XLOGIC Superanalogue X-Rack and X-Desk
Recording - November 2010 - 41
Recording - November 2010 - 42
Recording - November 2010 - 43
Recording - November 2010 - Roland GAIA SH-01 Synthesizer
Recording - November 2010 - 45
Recording - November 2010 - 46
Recording - November 2010 - 47
Recording - November 2010 - Recording’s Keyboard Column
Recording - November 2010 - 49
Recording - November 2010 - 50
Recording - November 2010 - 51
Recording - November 2010 - 52
Recording - November 2010 - 53
Recording - November 2010 - 54
Recording - November 2010 - 55
Recording - November 2010 - It’s Your Music—Know Your Rights. Chapter 8: Digital Distribution
Recording - November 2010 - 57
Recording - November 2010 - Korg microSTATION
Recording - November 2010 - 59
Recording - November 2010 - Readers’ Tapes
Recording - November 2010 - 61
Recording - November 2010 - Recording’s Showcase of Sounds
Recording - November 2010 - 63
Recording - November 2010 - 64
Recording - November 2010 - Advertiser Index
Recording - November 2010 - 66
Recording - November 2010 - 67
Recording - November 2010 - 68
Recording - November 2010 - 69
Recording - November 2010 - 70
Recording - November 2010 - 71
Recording - November 2010 - Fade Out
Recording - November 2010 - Cover3
Recording - November 2010 - Cover4
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