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1. Puts the focus on Live s Browser MIDI FUNCTIONS SSN ARNG Toggle between Session and Arrange Views CLIP TRACK Toggle between Clip and Track Views BRWSR I O Show hide the Browser TGL BRWSR PREYV Toggle to the next previous browser in Live 8 these buttons have no function in Live 9 This requires some additional setup as explained in User Assignments MCU UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT These are multi functional cursor Buttons When in Session View these will navigate When in Arrange View these with either navigate or zoom The behavior is dictated by the Clip Launch button PREV L NEXT L Jump to the Previous Next Locator CLIP LNCH When in Session View this will launch the currently selected Clip When in Arrange View this will toggle the behavior of the MCU cursor Buttons When off the cursor Buttons will navigate When on the cursor Buttons will zoom SCN LNCH In Session View this will launch the currently selected Scene TEMPO UP DOWN Increase decrease Tempo by 1 BPM USER ASSIGNMENTS WINDOWS In order to use Tgl Browser Prev and or User 1 8 you will need to download and install Live Menu Keys http beatwise proboards com index cgi board freesoft amp action display amp thread 1131 Live Menu Keys will automatically configure Tgl Browser Prev for you To configure User 1 8 double click the Live Menu Keys icon to open its configuration window and click the Add HotKey button Press o2. Preset apC CL1 v1 0 9 NOTE There are 2 versions of this Preset apC CL1 is the default version apC CL1 0db is identical except that all the Volume related controls max out at Odb SETTINGS MT PLAYER SETTINGS LIVE SETTINGS GENERAL OVERVIEW CLIP LAUNCH BUTTON MODES DEFAULT MODE MODE OVERVIEW NAVIGATION MODE MODE OVERVIEW GENERAL FUNCTIONS MIDI FUNCTIONS USER ASSIGNMENTS DRUM MODE MODE OVERVIEW DEFAULT SUB MODE 16 LEVELS SUB MODE NOTES USER MODE MODE OVERVIEW MT PLAYER MAIN WINDOW RIGHT CLICK MENU TROUBLESHOOTING SUPPORT SETTINGS If you have trouble completing any of the settings listed here please make sure to refer to the Troubleshooting section MT PLAYER SETTINGS The first time you use your APC40 in MT Player you may be prompted to setup the APC40 s ports For both prompts you should select your APC40 However if you bypass those prompts you can access the settings by right clicking on MT Player and selecting MIDI Settings From the Port Name menu select IN APC40 Input From the MIDI In port menu select your APC40 and click OK Go back into MIDI Settings From the Port Name menu select OUT APC40 Output From the MIDI Out port menu select your APC40 and click OK Click the Restart button You can learn more about MT Player in the MT Player section LIVE SETTINGS The following settings will be found in Preferences on the MIDI Sync tab IMPORTANT NOT
3. E When you first install MT Player Live will automatically turn on its Track switches Before completing the steps below turn off all the Track switches related to MT Player 1 Turn off all of the Track Sync Remote switches related to your APC40 and deselect it as a Control Surface 2 Deactivate the Track switches for From MT Player 2 and 3 3 Select APC40 as a Control Surface 4 Select From MT Player 1 as the Input and To MT Player 1 as the Output Select MackieControl as a Control Surface 6 Select From MT Player 2 as the Input and To MT Player 2 as the Output 7 Select APC40 DR as a Control Surface This will be listed at the bottom of the Control Surface drop down menu 8 Select From MT Player 1 as the Input 9 Activate the Track and Remote switches for From MT Player 1 10 Activate the Remote switch for APC40 Output To MT Player 1 Nn NOTE For the most part the order in which you set up the Control Surfaces doesn t matter However the APC40 entry needs to be above the APC40 DR entry Also it is recommended that you launch MT Player select a Preset and then launch Live If Live is already running when you select or Restart a Preset it is recommended that you enter then exit MIDI mapping mode after selecting the Preset to re initialize GENERAL OVERVIEW This Preset offers 4 Modes for the APC40 s Clip Launch Buttons These Modes can be switched between by holding down Shift and using the f
4. d that was triggered DEFAULT SUB MODE DRUM RACK These 16 Buttons trigger the visible pads in Live s Drum Rack DRUM RACK VELOCITY LEVEL LAST PAD 1 This Button will trigger the Last Pad This makes it so you have at least 2 Buttons to use to play fast rolls and such This Button cannot be used while recording Cycle Sequences LOCK 1 This Button will lock Last Pad 1 This makes it so Last Pad 1 stays locked on the current pad LAST PAD 2 Same as Last Pad 1 LOCK 2 Same as Lock 1 CYCLE 1 This Button will play Cycle Sequence 1 On first press it will output the first note in the sequence On second press it will output the second note in the sequence and so on REC 1 This will enable Record mode for Cycle Sequence 1 You can record up to 8 steps using the 16 Drum Rack Buttons Press Cycle 1 to end recording While recording the Clip Stop Buttons show how many steps you ve recorded This is replace style recording so if you exceed 8 steps the previous 8 steps will be deleted CYCLE 2 Same as Cycle 1 REC 2 Same as Rec 1 VELOCITY LEVEL These 4 Buttons set the velocity level of the Drum Rack Last Pad 1 2 Cycle 1 2 Buttons The 4 available velocities from top to bottom are 127 107 87 and 67 16 LEVELS Switch to 16 Levels Sub Mode 16 LEVELS SUB MODE DRUM RACK 16 LEVELS DRUM RACK Same as in Default Sub Mode 16 LEVELS The Last Pad will be assigned to all 16 of these But
5. ettings The button will bring up the manual for the selected Preset The IN and OUT indicators will light up to indicate MIDI activity These are used for troubleshooting purposes RIGHT CLICK MENU MIDI Settings Rescan MIDI devices Toggle Stats Display MIDI Settings will bring up the MIDI Port Chooser window Rescan MIDI devices will rescan MIDI devices on your system This is useful in situations where your APC40 is not detected properly Toggle Stats Display will show hide event history This is used for troubleshooting purposes TROUBLESHOOTING 1 Why don t I see APC40 DR listed under Live s Control Surface drop down menu WINDOWS On Windows the APC40 DR script will have gotten installed during install of apC If it s not showing up please try reinstalling the apC installer No need to uninstall first OS X On OS X you are prompted to manually transfer the script during install If you skipped that step or need to retransfer the script for some other reason you can find it along with transfer instructions in your name Bome s Midi Translator Player 2 When I try to complete the MT Player Settings steps I get an error message when I select the APC40 s ports Please close Live MT Player and any other MIDI applications Then relaunch MT Player and you ll be able to complete the settings steps 3 In the demo video I saw from you you were using some functions that I don t have Where are the
6. irst 4 Clip Stop Buttons Also when Shift is depressed the first 4 Clip Stop Button LEDs will indicate the currently selected Mode NAV DRUM MODE MODE NOTE All of the APC40 s other controls perform their default function in every Mode with the following exceptions MUTE SOLO BUTTONS These Buttons provide dual functionality Press them relatively quickly and they will toggle Hold them down and they become momentary switches DEVICE ON OFF BUTTON This Button provides dual functionality like the Mute Buttons described above SHIFT NUDGE Session Increase decrease Global Quantization value Arrange Increase decrease Grid size SHIFT TAP Session Toggle Global Quantization on off Arrange Toggle Grid On Off SHIFT CUE LEVEL Session Scene select Arrange Scroll SHIFT PLAY Launch the currently selected Clip SHIFT STOP Undo SHIFT REC Clip record Use this to record perfectly cut Clips Audio or MIDI at the current Global Quantization value For example if Global Quantization is set to 2 bars this will record a perfect 2 bar clip This function is intended for the creation of new Clips and will not work if MIDI Overdub is turned on SHIFT STOP ALL This is User Assignable to Live menu functions Please see User Assignments FADERS The Faders perform their default function However pressing Shift will Mute the Faders so that they can be repositioned This is sort of a manual Takeover m
7. ne of the User Buttons or Shift one of the User Buttons to assign the HotKey After the HotKey you ll list the menu item the HotKey should trigger OS X You can configure Tgl Browser Prev and User Buttons 1 8 by using a utility built into the OS To configure User Buttons 1 8 go to System Preferences Keyboard amp Mouse and click on the Keyboard Shortcuts tab Scroll down to Application Keyboard Shortcuts and click the Plus button to add a new shortcut The Application for all the shortcuts should be Live Type the Menu Title exactly as it appears in Live s menu Assign the Keyboard Shortcut by pressing one of the User Buttons or Shift one the User Buttons To configure Tgl Browser Prev you will need to set up 6 additional shortcuts The Keyboard Shortcut and Menu Titles are as follows Ctrl Alt F1 Live Devices Ctrl Alt F2 Plug In Devices Ctrl Alt F3 Files 1 Ctrl Alt F4 Files 2 Ctrl Alt F5 Files 3 Ctrl Alt F6 Hot Swap NOTE The names above are shown in English If you are using a different language in Live the names will be different You can see these names by going to View Browser NOTE For OS X users once you ve made all your assignments you Il need to close and restart Live for them to take effect DRUM MODE MODE OVERVIEW This Mode provides control over Live s Drum Rack via 2 Sub Modes Default and 16 Levels It also utilizes the concept of Last Pad which is the last pa
8. ode so when using it Takeover mode in Live should be set to None CLIP LAUNCH BUTTON MODES DEFAULT MODE MODE OVERVIEW In this Mode the Clip Launch Buttons perform their default function NAVIGATION MODE MODE OVERVIEW This Mode provides a variety of controls for navigating Live sets launching recording Clips Scenes as well as general purpose editing This Mode uses both MIDI functions outlined in white and keystrokes general functions GENERAL FUNCTIONS COPY PASTE DUPE DEL UNDO REDO Standard editing shortcuts USER 1 8 These Buttons are User Assignable to Live menu functions Each Button can be assigned a Default function and a Shifted function Please see User Assignments PLUS PG UP Plus page up keystrokes MINUS PG DN Minus page down keystrokes KEY UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT Arrow keystrokes ENTER ESCAPE Enter escape keystrokes LOAD CLIP Load selected Clip s from browser onto selected Clip Slot s SHIFT CTRL WIN CMD ALT Modifier keystrokes These can be used to modify the function of the Arrow keystrokes as well as mouse movements clicks FOCUS CONTROLS These 3 controls move Live s focus to different areas so that you can navigate control them with the keystrokes explained above MAIN FOCUS Puts the focus on Live s main window FIX Puts the focus back on the main element in Live s main window DETAIL FOCUS Puts the focus on Clip View or Track View BRWSR FOCUS
9. tons LOCK This will lock the 16 Levels Buttons so that they stay locked on the current pad VELO Toggles 16 Levels of velocity When on the 16 Level Buttons will control the velocity of the Last Pad PITCH Toggles 16 Levels of pitch When on the 16 Level Buttons will control the pitch of the ALL Pads DEF MODE Switch to Default Sub Mode NOTES The velocity functions described on the previous page will have no effect if the velocity sensitivity Vel is turned off set to 0 0 in the Simplers within your Drum Rack Here s an example of a compatible velocity setting Vel You can adjust the velocity setting for each Simpler in your Drum Rack or create a default preset that includes the velocity setting of your choosing USER MODE MODE OVERVIEW In this Mode the Clip Launch Buttons are user assignable in Live via MIDI mapping mode NOTE In order to avoid conflicts with the APC s default functions it is recommended that you set up any other controllers you might be using to operate on MIDI channels 9 16 MT PLAYER P MT Player v1 7 0 nativeKONTROL Stray E MT Player LiveSetA powered by Bome s Midi Translator MAIN WINDOW The drop down menu in the center of the window is used for selecting Presets if multiple Presets are available The last selected Preset will be selected the next time you launch Player The Restart button will restart a Preset and restore all of its default s
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11. y Presets evolve over time in regard to refinements and new functionality In some cases it s necessary to reposition existing controls to make way for new functions We try to keep rearrangements to a minimum and any rearrangements will always be covered in the Preset s manual 4 I have multiple copies of MT Player ports listed which should I use You should try to use the listings that start with From or To For example you shouldn t use 3 From MT Player 1 you should use From MT Player 1 In some cases you will not have listings that start with From or To SUPPORT Email support nativekontrol com Forum Beatwise Network Videos Stray s YouTube Channel Copyright 2013 nativeKONTROL All rights reserved This document as well as the software described in it is provided under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of this license The content of this document is furnished for informational use only is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by nativeXKONTROL Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is accurate nativeKONTROL assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this document All product and company names mentioned in this document as well as the software it describes are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective o
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