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Line 6 PODStudio & TonePort MIDI Setup Guide (Rev 2, Aug 2009)

1. ESN MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control Configuration 4 1 0 Controller Mapping Choose a preset or click the Settings button to configure individual c GearBox amp MIDI Default Driver Inputs amp Recording oller settings To follow is an example of the MIDI Control Settings dialog as displayed with a connected KB37 device Note that if you have a UX2 or UX8 you ll see only the Controllers offered by those devices Footswitch 1 amp 2 for UX2 and Footswitch 1 amp 2 and Expression Pedal for UX8 See the following descriptions for details on the fields within the MIDI Control Settings dialog The Switch Controller column populates with all re assignable controllers for your device KB37 shown here Device Name each fCoearoler Miga Whee Soucek Se ker Prev Soued Select Next Enoti 1 noo 2 Minok 1 rie lt Baran Bune 2 Button 3 H ta 4 Transport Aew Trinh D r E Fir Tira r p r S158 Trans poet Play Transport Rec Ez p ra Val r Fecal Feza ywitah I Focteh 2 Choose which GearBox Control function if any to assign to the KES Gearbox Control Pone Previous Tore Beet Tore D wa Pre 1 Hana j Pref Med Loic Bl Fre Tre bee HM Bl Pred orp Cnable Mad Enable Belay Enable Reverb Era bin Track Rewind Track Forward Trek St Tratk Alay Len Engle Wari fomip Enable Position Tuner respective Controller ne DE LE nn n n on E LE ne an au an
2. Expression Pedal Hone Footswitch 1 None L MIDI C e T 06f Sustain Pedal OnOfl Momentary Footswitch 2 None MIDI CC 23 All Notes Off Single e In Reason right click Windows or Ctrl click Mac on any knob or slider that you want to control with your Expression Pedal We ll choose the FREQ knob of one of Reason s synth devices GLOBAL CONTROLS Right click Ctrl click directly on the knob you want to control ees a Aukeakion FRE Clear Automation Then choose Edit Remote Override Mapping Edit ais Control kanine Clear Key bu q Control Ma rig jn mm D Tl m hal r r _lear Remote Override Mapping Edit Remote Oy aT TEETE aR e In the dialog just check the box for Learn From Control Service and Reason will wait to receive a MIDI CC message from your assigned MIDI Control Surface 5 Edit Remote Override Mapping ltem Rhodes Filter Freg Control Surface Ue Move your Expression Pedal and you Control CE 11 w should see the Control Surface Active indicator receive a MIDI signal Once it does the Control Surface and Control fields Leam From Control Surface Input above will fill in automatically with the learned MIDI device name and CC value Control Surface Activity Click OK once the step is complete e And that does it Now if you move your Expression Pedal you should see the selected k
3. Footswitch 1 Stomp toggle on off CC 64 Sustain UX2 UX2 Choosing a Controller Mapping Preset In addition to the default GearBox and MIDI Default preset described above there are also several presets for specific MIDI DAW software applications as well You can select one of these presets from the Controller Mapping menu within the Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices dialog e Windows Control Panel gt Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices gt MIDI tab e Mac System Preferences gt Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices gt MIDI tab Ss C Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices Driver Version 4 1 0 Line 6 Device KB37 mm ESN Driver Inputs amp Recording Controller Mapping Choose a preset or click the Settings button to configure individual controller settings GearBox amp MIDI Default HH Na Mapping Ableton Live Empty Preset GarageBand GearBox amp MIDI Default GearBox Default MIDI Default Reason 3 Reason Remote 4 Please see the following chapters for more information regarding the 3rd party application presets To see and edit the individual controller settings you can launch the MIDI Control Settings dialog as explained in the next section Customizing Controller Settings To customize of any of the individual POD Studio TonePort controller settings launch the MIDI Control Settings dialog from within the Line 6 Audio MIDI Settings dialog 22 mis Driver Version Line 6 Device KB3
4. POD Farm Line 6 Monkey GuitarPort Online and GearBox are trademarks of Line 6 Inc All other product names trademarks and artists names are the property of their respective owners which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6 Copyright 2009 Line 6 Inc LINEK MIDI Setup Guide Start Here START HERE Congratulations if you ve obtained a Line 6 POD Studio or TonePort UX2 UX8 or KB37 since you are now equipped not only with a high performance USB audio interface and tone machine but also built in power for remote hands free control of the Line 6 GearBox software as well as 3rd party MIDI DAW software This document will walk you through setting up and using your Line 6 POD Studio TonePort Footswitch Pedal amp controller features for use with GearBox and 3rd party software that responds to MIDI control To get the most out of your POD Studio or TonePort with GearBox or MIDI DAW software it is recommended you first read through the very helpful info in these products User Manuals If you cannot find these printed manuals then you can download them free from the Line 6 Support site at http line6 com support manuals Note that the both Line 6 POD Studio and TonePort branded UX2 UX8 and KB37 devices include these same MIDI control features The info in this MIDI Setup Guide applies to both POD Studio and TonePort models unless otherwise noted Updating amp Registering with Line 6 Monkey
5. Sustain Pedal On Ofl Momentary Footswitch 2 None MMC Record Punch va oe e e Your settings should now look like the above for KB37 If you are using UX2 you ll see only the Footswitch 1 amp 2 rows and for UX8 the Footswitch 1 amp 2 and Expression Pedal rows If you are using KB37 you do not need to edit any of the settings in the MIDI Control Settings dialog e Ifyou are using UX2 or UX8 you can optionally change one or both of your Footswitch controller settings in the MIDI Controller Settings dialog if you want your Footswitch controllers to control any different Cubase transport functions e To change Footswitch 1 select MMC in the To MIDI Out field and then choose your preferred transport function from the MIDI CC Action field e Note that Footswitch 2 is already set for MMC and to control the Record Punch transport button You can keep this or change the MIDI CC Action field to select a different transport function e Click Apply after making changes to commit them to your device Click OK to exit the dialog The above steps assign MIDI commands to all the device s MIDI Controllers for us so that we can then map them in Cubase The steps also configure all KB37 s transport button controllers to transmit the necessary MMC MIDI Machine Control commands to control Cubase s transport and MIDI CC messages to trigger other Cubase functions Cubase MIDI Port Setup Since you are using your
6. You should then see the MIDI input meters on the track respond when you hit note keys on your KB37 Set the Channel input and arm the MIDI track You ll see the MIDI meters flash when you hit a note key No Guiput e Hit the Live Record Play transport buttons and start recording your MIDI keyboard performance Please refer to Ableton Live s tutorials for details on inserting a software instrument and other MIDI track functions Now that you have the basics you should be able to map your UX2 UX8 KB37 controllers to a plethora of different MIDI amp DAW software mix functions transport buttons effect parameters Plug In parameters and even use your controllers for writing automation Please see the following chapter for MIDI Control setup of your Line 6 device with other popular DAW applications 3 9 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications MIDI CONTROL WITH 3RD PARTY APPLICATIONS In this chapter we ll cover how to setup several popular DAW applications to utilize your POD Studio TonePort UX2 UX8 KB37 as a MIDI controller device as well as a few handy tips for some of these applications If you have not already done so please read through Controlling Ableton Live Software on page 3 1 since it includes MIDI control aspects that are common to many DAW applications Check your MIDI DAW software s user manual for more information regarding its specific MIDI Control capabilit
7. click the New User button and you ll be walked right through the steps Ce RTS lt MIDI Setup Guide Start Here Register Your Line 6 Hardware Registration of your Line 6 gear may be required for some updates and product authorizations and is also important because it ensures that you re dialed in for warranty service and makes it possible for us to contact you if new software versions or other cool enhancements are offered cutting edge technology and such If you have not already done so you ll be prompted to Register your connected Line 6 device Just click that Register button when prompted and fill in the blanks on the web page This page will list all your registered Line 6 gear in one place Line 6 Monkey It appears you have not registered your KB37 with your user account If you are not username click the Remind Me Later button Press the Logout button at the top of the main application window and login with your use name and password Grab those Updates Once Line 6 Monkey launches it will automatically detect your connected device Within the Updates page in Line 6 Monkey if you see any items indicated with an exclamation symbol y then you should select the item in the list click on the Update Selection button and let the little Monkey fellow walk you through the installation steps Items in the Updates screen indicated with a green check are up to date and require no attention You ll definitely
8. control a Logic Transport function e With your UX2 UX8 connected to your USB port go to e Mac System Preferences gt Line 6 Audio MIDI Settings dialog e Windows Control Panel gt Line 6 Audio MIDI Settings dialog e Select the No Mapping preset then click on the Settings button to launch the MIDI Controller Settings dialog so that we can edit the settings 80m Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices Driver Version 4 1 0 ESN Driver Inputs amp Recording MIDI Controller Mapping _ Choose a preset or click the Settings button to configure individual controller settings 4 23 CTS s MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications e Set Footswitch 1 s To MIDI Out to MMC and the MIDI CC Action to Record Punch Pro Tools e Set Footswitch 2 s To MIDI Out to MMC andthe MIDI CC Action to Stop Or alternatively you can choose whatever other two transport functions you prefer for these Footswitches e At the top right of the MIDI Controller Settings dialog type in PT Transport and click the Save button to save these settings as a preset The dialog should appear like this Device Name UX2 Preset Togglel Dn Toggle Up Switch Controller GearBox Control To MIDI Out MIDI CC Action Switch Mode CC Val CC Val Footswitch 1 None MMC gt Record Punch ProTools gt Single Footswitch 2 None MMC gt Stop gt Single e Click Apply and
9. knob or Mod Wheel controllers following the above steps as well Mapping to an AU VST Effect Parameter As with most other DAW software with Ableton Live you are not just limited to mapping your controllers to Live s parameters Once a 3rd party AU or VST Plug In is loaded in the software it is also possible to map to the Plug In s parameters In this example we ll show you how to map the Expression Pedal controller to the Line 6 POD Farm Plug In s Wah Position parameter This allows you work the pedal and control the POD Farm Wah effect in real time These steps would be similar for the Line 6 POD GearBox Plug In or most any 3rd party AU or VST Plug In effect you might have available e Inthe Line 6 MIDI Control Settings dialog configure your Expression Pedal controller to send a MIDI CC we ll again use CC 5 Your settings should look like this and remember to click the Apply button when done Expression Pedal None MIDI CC gt 005 Portamento Time e In Ableton Live record or load an audio file in an audio track A recorded clean rhythm guitar s Arrangement View here would work nicely here We re working in Live e In Live s Plug In Devices Browser panel select your Plug In and drag it on top of your audio track e You ll see the effect module load into Live s lower panel If you click on the little arrow at the top of this effect module you ll see it expands to expose a Configure option This a
10. Knob 2 None MIDI CC 14 bit gt 017 049 General Ctrl 2 Knob 3 None MIDI CC 14 bit 018 050 General Ctrl 3 Knob 4 None gt MIDI CC 14 bit gt 019 051 General Ctrl 4 Button 1 None MIDI CC O80 General Control 5 gt Toggle Button 2 None gt MIDI CC gt O81 General Control 6 gt Toggle Button 3 None gt MIDI CC gt O82 General Control 7 Toggle Button 4 None gt MIDI CC gt 083 General Control amp gt Toggle Transport Rew None gt MIDI CC O27 CC 27 Toggle Transport Fwd None gt MIDI CC 059 CC 59 gt Toggle Transport Stop None MIDI CC 003 CC 3 gt Single Transport Play None gt MIDI CC gt OO Breath Control gt Single Transport Rec None gt MIDI CC 006 Data Entry Single Expression Pedal None None Footswitch 1 None MIDI CC Custom Toggle 261278 381276 Footswitch 2 None gt MIDI CC gt O06 Data Entry gt Momentary Apply OK Cancel Note that this preset has all the GearBox Control fields set to None which means your device will not transmit any commands to the GearBox application It is possible to do so to control GearBox and Ableton Live or another DAW software simultaneously if you like please see MIDI Control Configuration on page 2 for details If you are using the Live Lite Line 6 Edition version the following settings of this preset are pre mapped already for you in the software If you are using
11. Line 6 KE37 mm Ea Driver Inputs amp Recording MIDI Controller Mapping Choose a Preset or click the Settings button to configure individual controller settings MIDI Default Settings e Make the following changes in the MIDI Controller Settings dialog e Change the Sound Select Prev and Sound Select Next controllers each to MIDI CC for the To MIDI Out fields and then to CC 014 and CC 015 respectively for the MIDI CC Action fields Set the Switch Mode settings for each to Momentary e In the Preset field at the top right of the dialog type in SONAR and then click the Save button so that you have a SONAR controller preset stored on your PC for your Line 6 device 4 12 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications MIDI Device Line 6 KB37 we Bonar lJ x Toggle 1 Down Togglez Up Mod Wheel None MIDI CC Modulation Wheel Sound Select Prey None E MIDI CC r O14 CC 14 Momentary M Sound Select Next None MIDI CC CC 15 Momentary Ra None MIDI CC O73 Snd Ctrl 4 Attack None lt MIDI CC 075 5nd Ctrl 6 Mone MIDI CC 072 Snd Ctrl 3 Release None MIDI EC 091 Efx 1 Reverb gt Mere MIDI EC D65 Portamento On OlF None j MIDI CC 127 Pol Mode On Mone MIDI CC 126 Mono Mode On None MIDI CC 123 All Hotes Off None oy MMC Rewind Transport Fwd Hone MMC Fast Forward
12. Line 6 device as a MIDI controller device you ll want to exclude it from Cubase s All Inputs MIDI Port settings This way if you choose the All Input option for one of your MIDI tracks the track will not receive input from your Line 6 device and record it into the track To configure this setting go to Cubase s Devices gt Device Setup dialog 4 27 CTS KA MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications Uncheck the All Inputs box for your Select MIDI Port Setup KB37 UX2 UX8 MIDI In Port Device Setup 1 MIDI Port Setup Devices Device LO Port System Name Show As Visible State All Inputs J MIDI Directhd usic In Fireface 800 Midi Fireface 800 Midi x Active fx j Fireface 800 Midi Fireface 800 Midi x Active a n Femmes DEES Windows MIDI Line 6 KB3 Line 6 KB3 El Active eer eee Windows MIDI Line 6 KB37 Line 6 KB37 x Inactive be i Quick Controls Windows MILI Microsoft GS Wavetabl Microsoft GS Wave X Inactive CC HK Transport Note that you ll still be able to choose your Line 6 device within your Cubase MIDI tracks MIDI Input selector such as your KB37 to use it as your keyboard controller The above setting just disallows MIDI track input if you select All Inputs as the track s MIDI Input Cubase Parameter Control Cubase offers support for many 3rd party MIDI Control Surface devices large hardware units designed t
13. Port to None then click OK Your settings should now look like this Controllers Surfaces fx Connected Controllers Surfaces Controller Surtace Out Port ACT wi WAS color Hep ACT MIDI Controller 1 Line 6 KES bd a gt it eantral Staae Viib Import ACT Data WAI Display Control Strips isible in Track View Console View Track View O Console view All Strips MIDI Devices e Close the Controllers Surfaces dialog when done e Next go to Views gt Toolbars and ensure the Controllers Surfaces box is selected then close the window You ll see this adds some handy ACT options to your SONAR Toolbar 4 14 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications Toolbars _ 1 Standard C 2 Loop uta Shuttle 3 Markers 4 Metronome 5 Position 6 Record 7 Playback State Controllers Surtaces C 4S elect eee ee e Inthe ACT Controllers toolbar options click the Controllers Surfaces Properties button that is at the right end of the Control Surfaces toolbar ACT MIDI Controller 1 Trka 1 8 Sel 1 ACT On 111 mee Controller Surface Properties For UX2 and UXS8 you can skip ahead to the following SONAR ACT and MIDI Learn on page 4 16 section since you ll need to use the MIDI Learn function to map your Footswitch Pedal controllers but reading the rest of the points in this section is likely helpful to see a bit about
14. Transport Stop Hone MMC Stop Transport Play Mone MMC Play Traneport Rec Mone MMC Record Punch Expression Pedal Hone MIDI CC 011 Expression Footswitch 1 None MIL CE 064 Sustain Pedal On Ofl Momentary Footswitch 2 None 7 MME Record Punch cocel e Your SONAR preset settings should now look like the above for KB37 If you are using UX2 you ll see only the Footswitch 1 amp 2 rows and for UX8 the Footswitch 1 amp 2 and Expression Pedal rows e Click Apply after making changes to commit them to your device Click OK to exit the dialog The above steps assign MIDI commands to all the device s MIDI Controllers for us so that we can then map them in SONAR The steps also configure all KB37 s transport button controllers to transmit the necessary MMC MIDI Machine Control commands to control SONAR s transport and MIDI CCs and Program Change messages to trigger other SONAR functions Note that if you have a UX2 or UX8 you can alternatively set your Footswitch controllers to send MMC messages to have them each control a SONAR Transport function Configure SONAR s MIDI Device Settings To set SONAR so t
15. Val CC Val Mod Wheel None gt MIDI CC gt 001 Modulation Wheel z Sound Select Prev None Program Change Decrement Single Sound Select Next None gt Program Change Increment Single Knob 1 None MIDI CE 073 Snd Ctrl 4 Attack 7 Knob 2 None gt MIDI CC O75 Snd Ctrl 6 Knob 3 None gt MIDI CC gt 072 5nd Ctrl 3 Release z Knob 4 None MIDI CC gt O91 Efx 1 Reverb Button 1 None gt MIDI CC gt 065 Portamento On Off Toggle Button 2 None gt MIDI CC L2 Poly Mode On gt Single Button 3 None MIDI CC 126 Mono Mode On gt Single Button 4 None gt MIDI CC 123 All Notes Off gt Single Transport Rew None gt MMC gt Rewind gt Toggle Transport Fwd None gt MMC gt Fast Forward gt Toggle Transport Stop None gt MMC Stop z Single Transport Play None gt MMC gt Play Single Transport Rec None gt MMC gt Record Punch Toggle Expression Pedal None gt MIDI CC gt O11 Expression Footswitch 1 None gt MIDI CC gt 064 Sustain Pedal On Off gt Momentary Footswitch 2 None gt MMC gt Record Punch Toggle C Apply C OK Cancel The settings in this preset configure all KB37 s transport button controllers to transmit the necessary MMC MIDI Machine Control commands to control the Pro Tools transport Click OK to exit the dialog UX2 and UX8 For a UX2 or UX8 you can set your Footswitch controllers to send MMC messages to have them each
16. amp KB37 ship with a default set of MIDI Control Messages assigned to their controllers as shown in the handy table below Your device will send these MIDI commands right out of the box without any further configuration needed Note that by default your Line 6 device sends out two different sets of MIDI Control messages one set is transmitted directly to the Line 6 GearBox application if launched and the other transmitted to the POD Studio TonePort USB MIDI Out port There are a number of preset Control Mappings available for you to select from within the Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices dialog The GearBox amp MIDI Default preset is the one initially loaded for your device This preset consists of the following controller settings GearBox amp MIDI Default Preset Assignments JO DESIT Heji Controller Name GearBox Parameter MIDI Control Message TonePort Model KB37 Modulation wheel No Assignment CC 001 Mod Wheel fe aaa er ee ee ee eee eae ee ee ee ane KB37 Sound Select Previous Program Change 1 KB37 Sound Select Next Program Change 1 SSS E SSS SSS SS SS Delay toggle on off CC 126 Mono On Reverb toggle on off DEN SSS SSS top top Rewind Rewind KB37 Forward MMC Fast Forward a a a a E a KB37 UX8 Expression Pedal Wah CC 11 Expression 2 MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control Configuration YO DESIT ito Controller Name GearBox Parameter MIDI Control Message TonePort Model KB37 UX8
17. how ACT works e In the Properties dialog select the Line 6 KB37 preset from the menu You ll see that this loads a number of pre mapped settings for your device Note that these mappings are designed to work with the MIDI commands that we configured in the earlier step when we created the Line 6 MIDI Controller Settings SONAR preset for your device e Click on the Rotaries Mode Multi Channel and Control Group Track options to select them then click your mouse within Sonar s main track area so that your focus is placed on this main area of SONAR your ACT MIDI Controller dialog appears like the following screenshot E ACT MIDI Controller 1 Presets Line 6 KB3 N Ex Controllers Options CES BEZ EE HEZE EEE HEZ EEE a E EEE T1 val T2 val T3 Vol T4 vol T5 val T vol T7 vol Ts vol 8 6d6 0 5dB 22 9dB F dl 2 dE 2 dE 3 0dB OB Rewind E E Next Tracks ee Go Beginning Go End Transport Stop Transport Play Transport Record Next Track Bank Previous TrackBnk None Active Controller Technology Rotaries Mode Control Group Shift Modifier Enable Strip Parameters LC Lack Multi Channel C Channel Strip Track CO Bus Main Shift Learn Press F1 for Help Note that the preset s Controller assignments within the ACT MIDI Controller dialog will change if you click and place focus on different SONAR windows such as if you click
18. in the Rotary 1 controller slot The Default preset is selected E ACT MIDI Controller 1 Presets Ix Controllers Options Bank Rotary na a we Wah YolPedalPositian The GearBox Plug In s Wah Position man TT parameter appears in the Rotary 1 slot KEFTE ___ Slider 2__ 2 A rar r r r j In the Controllers tab select Bank 4 in the top row of cells e Click on the lower cell of the Rotary 1 controller slot and this places it in MIDI Learn mode where it then waits to receive a MIDI command from the assigned MIDI surface control device your KB37 UX2 UX8 4 17 CTS KA MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications Controllers Options MIDI Learn i Ick BN e Now move your Expression Pedal and you should immediately see the Rotary 1 cells switch out of MIDI Learn mode meaning your Pedal s MIDI command was learned thus mapping your Pedal controller to the parameter Note that we had previously configured your Expression pedal to transmit MIDI CC 11 see the MIDI Controller Settings Dialog on page 4 7 if you need to check your pedal assignment e Now just move your pedal and you should see the big Wah position knob move in response in the GearBox Plug In window Play your track and you ll hear the Wah do its thing e Repeat the above steps to use MIDI Learn to map any other controllers from your Line 6 device to other
19. in the properties window of a loaded Plug In More on this later 4 15 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications If you are using KB37 you can go ahead and try the knobs sound select button amp transport button controllers on your KB37 device and they should control the following SONAR functions e Knobs These knobs map to different SONAR functions depending on what Bank you have selected in the Act MIDI Controller dialog To change the knob functions between the following four modes choose Bank 1 4 for the top row Bank selector in the dialog s Controllers tab e Bank 1 Volume tracks 1 n e Bank 2 Pan tracks 1 n e Bank 3 Send 1 Level tracks 1 n e Bank 3 Send 1 Level tracks 1 n e Note that you can also change the Rotaries Mode and Control Group options at the bottom of the ACT MIDI Controller dialog to have the knobs control different pre mapped functions e Sound Select buttons You can use these buttons to toggle through SONAR s next or previous set of 8 tracks so that your KB37 knobs access this bank of tracks e Up arrow button Next Track Bank e Down arrow button Previous Track Bank e Transport buttons e Rewind Go to beginning e FF Go to end e Stop Stop e Play Play e Record Record As mentioned in the note above if you keep the ACT window open but then click on a software instrument or effect plug in window you ll see the control assign
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21. ne n on To MIDI Gea KUDI CE Program Change Program Change MID Cc HIDI ot MIDI OL MIDI OC MIDI OC MIDI oc MIDI CE MIDI DE ERA BML IMAC MMC MIDI L MIDI Oc hei Choose the type of Control which CC Action it will perform and the Switch Mode for each respective controller Preset MID OC Action OO kod ulatian herl Decrement n Fremont OF3 r 075 O91 65 Seg Crrl 4 Amak Sed Diri 6 Seed Ctrl 3 Release ffx 1 Reverb Partaments Cin Crt Ore Le Pob Meee On 123 kiang Masse On AN Bootes ONT 126 Rewind Fast Forward Shop Flay ol fn a gt Ob Record Puch O11 Eeqpres shon Record Pech pastan Pedal Cn Name and save your custom mapping as a preset Gearfox amp MIDI Default bel Taggtlifa Teggle2 Up Faimh Mode cc Wal cc Wal Teeggle z gt Toggle i Teggle F gt Momertary 5 k Cancel Click Apply to commit the displayed settings to your device then OK to exit the dialog Switch Controller Lists the physical wheel button knob or pedal controllers available on your POD Studio TonePort device GearBox Control Allows you to select from a menu what action is performed in the GearBox software when the Controller is accessed Note that you can choose None to disable any controller 2 3 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control Configuration To MIDI Out Allows you to select from
22. pedals into these Footswitch 1 amp 2 jacks r Wo WE o er eN _ L RIGHT err 2 LINE INPUTS FOOTSWITCHES UX2 Footswitch connections l 3 MIDI Setup Guide Start Here Connect up to two footswitch pedals FOOTSWITCHES i AYTEN into these Footswitch 1 amp 2 jacks e e Connect an expression pedal to the EXPRESSION USB 2 0 Expression jack n DESIGNED IN U S A Made in CHINA UX8 Footswitch and Expression Pedal connections Connect an expression pedal to the Expression jack Connect up to two footswitch pedals into these Footswitch 1 amp 2 jacks KB37 Footswitch amp Expression Pedal connections KB37 Wheel Knob amp Button Controllers In addition to the Footswitch and Expression controllers POD Studio TonePort KB37 offers a whole set of knobs wheel switches and even transport buttons that can be used to control GearBox or parameters in your MIDI DAW software These controllers all transmit MIDI Control messages out the unit s USB MIDI Out port allowing remote control of parameters in real time These KB37 controls are named as follows 12 13 14 15 I 4 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide Start Here 6 Sound Select Next ____ 16 Buttont ___________ 8 Knob2 18 Buton3 ___________ 9 Knob3 ________ o Button ________ 10 Knob4 __ __ __ _ MI WXI o For information on how to map these MIDI Controllers to GearBox and MIDI DAW software parameters please see M
23. such as the playback of a sample e Toggle Sends two different MIDI CC LSB values 0 and 127 typically interpreted as off and on alternating between the two on each successive press of the switch Some software parameters respond to these toggled MIDI commands to do things such as toggle a parameter on and off 294 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control Configuration e Momentary Sends a single MIDI message and value 127 typically interpreted as on only while switch is held down only and then sends a single MIDI message and value 0 typically interpreted as off when switch is released A common use for this type of switch behavior is for a piano synth Sustain pedal footswitch Note The Mackie Control protocol uses MIDI note events to activate specific functions When using the KB37 as a Mackie Control input device MIDI note messages may trigger Mackie Control related functions within a given host application In Ableton Live for example D5 MIDI note 74 toggles between the Arrangement and Session views Togglel Up Toggle2 Dn CC Val Columns These columns become selectable when the MIDI Command is set to MIDI CC and Value is set to Custom MSB LSB values can be then be entered here to specify the Toggle 1 Up and Toggle 2 Down switch behaviors This allows these two different MIDI CC values to be sent alternating on each successive press of the switch controller Dual Tone Ge
24. the following examples with the latest Ableton Live full version you can download a free Demo version at http www ableton com downloads Ableton Live MIDI Input Device Configuration First we need to configure the Ableton Live software to receive MIDI from your Line 6 device In Ableton Live as well as in many other DAW applications there are separate options for choosing a MIDI keyboard such as for playing a software instrument amp recording MIDI notes into a MIDI track and for choosing a MIDI Controller or Control Surface device for remote control of software parameters The following examples will show us configuring KB37 since it can perform both these types of MIDI functions but we ll note where any settings might differ for UX2 and UX8 With your UX2 UX8 KB37 device connected to your USB port launch the Ableton Live software and go to e Mac Ableton Live gt Preferences gt MIDI Sync page e Windows Options gt Preferences gt MIDI Sync page Here you will see that Live automatically detects your Line 6 device s MIDI ports You might see additional devices MIDI Ports appear here as well depending what other MIDI hardware software you have installed on your computer Select your Line 6 device here so See sn aga TT Output huk L wandi li 1 RES None v Gap ine aven W 2 None None None B ma receive MIDI 3 Control data 4 f 5 MAEN Binoe ello vloe D _ the Track ic
25. used for transport parameters and mechanical functions Play Stop Record etc for MIDI software that supports the popular Mackie Control format MIDI CC Action Sets the Value for the MIDI command type in use The options differ depending on the current setting in the To MIDI Out field e For MIDI CC Choose the CC value from 0 to 127 You may also choose Custom to then allow the Toggle 1 Up and Toggle 2 Down options to become selectable so that the each successive Toggle action can be defined with its own separate MIDI CC value e For Program Change Choose Increment to switch to the next higher program number or decrement to choose the next lower Program number Sends a Program Change value of 1 for either option e For MMC Choose the MMC command type by name Play Stop Play Stop toggle Pause Record Punch Record Punch Pro Tools Rew FF e For Mackie Control Choose the command type by name Play Stop Play Stop toggle Pause Record Punch Rew FF Switch Mode Sets the switch behavior These options are available for some MIDI CC MMC and Mackie commands The three types of switch behaviors are as follows you may need to check your MIDI DAW software s documentation to see how its parameters are programmed to respond to these different MIDI switch commands e Single Sends a single MIDI message and value on each press This option is best when triggering a software function the same each time
26. with a Value of 127 01 00 01 21 26 1 4 3 199 This indicator can be very helpful to confirm Logic is receiving MIDI from your device and specifically it s MIDI command amp values without always having to go back to the Line 6 MIDI Controller Settings dialog For this example we ll map the Expression Pedal of our KB37 to the GearBox Wah Position parameter If you do not happen to have the GearBox Plug In you can insert any Logic or Audio Units effects Plug In and perform the same steps e Create an Audio track in your Logic session and record or insert an audio file so you ll have something to hear your Plug In effect applied to A nice clean guitar recording wold work nicely here e Click on an Effects Insert slot for this Logic Audio track and insert the GearBox Plug In e In the GearBox Plug In window load a Tone preset and click on the Wah pedal effect to make sure it is on and to show the Wah effect s edit settings in the edit panel The GearBox Plug In Edit Panel Wah effect e Now click directly on the GearBox Wah Position knob in the edit panel with your mouse and move it a bit this allows the Wah Position parameter to be selected e Next before you click on anything else go to the Logic gt Preferences gt Control Surfaces menu and you want to select Learn Assignment for Wah Position BE JE aS Dr rDrmeWBeC a ee ee ee G Control Surfaces Learn Assignment for Wah Po
27. you have a parameter mapped to your Expression Pedal or KB37 knob or Mod Wheel controller in many cases the DAW software will also allow you to record your controller s moves in real time as an automation envelope on your track The perfect example for this is for us to use the POD Farm Plug In Wah mapping we just created in Ableton Live and record our Expression Pedal moves to add some snarky wah action on our guitar track Other DAW applications differ in the exact way they offer track and effects automation so be sure to check your DAW software s documentation But this example should give you the basic idea With the Expression Pedal controller successfully mapped to the POD Farm Plug In Wah or the Plug In parameter of your choice try the following steps e In Live s Arrangement View you ll want to make sure your audio track is not armed for recording since we only want to record automation on this track not audio You should also see the POD Farm Wah Position parameter shown here on the track Note that right now when you move your Expression Pedal an existing flat envelope line across the track moves up and down in response Keep this track Record Arm button off for these steps Gultart uate PERET kK u Raa kaka kaka ak tls A kabak HHH HI HB ba NNN OU N He NNN AW em TT TT TT EI F TET PEMIY TIR YIN iil Nh ET TE maa Once we mapped the POD Farm Wah Position parameter in the previous steps our Li
28. 81127 the button s momentary down state while still holding the button down press your computer keyboard s Enter Return key to capture the command You should see the MIDI CC now assigned in the MIDI Event field like this Com stop MAME MAC KEY 1 MAC KEY 2 MIDI EVENT SOURCE r Transport Commands Play Stop Toggle SPC Play FE 2118 1127 any E Record e Repeat the same procedure for the remaining transport buttons Footswitches the Learn function should ensure that the proper MIDI CCs are captured Note that the lt enter gt while depressed part is crucial since releasing the KB37 button before accepting the captured message can cause it to learn for a value of O from the assigned CC rather than the value of 127 e For all KB37 transport buttons mapped to the transport functions the Command dialog would look like this 4 20 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications EES Col gup TT TTTTTT TT TT TT TTTT ttttt tt oo_ j MAME MAC KEY 1 MAC KEY 2 MID EVENT SOURCE Transport Commands Play Stop Toggle SPC Play he 1 i127 any Record E d81 i127 any Stop AS11127 any Rewind ti z1 i127 any Pause On Off tz Slow Forward Fast Forward E z1 i127 any Slow Reverse 5 e Alternatively you can map to the other available transport functions such as Slow Forward rather than Fast Forward if you prefer to trigger one of those with your button Footswitch e Importa
29. B port go to System Preferences gt Line 6 Audio MIDI Settings dialog e Select the No Mapping preset then click on the Settings button to launch the MIDI Controller Settings dialog so that we can edit the settings Driver Inputs amp Recording _MIDI Controller Mapping Choose a preset or click the Settings button to configure individual controller settings e For KB37 you ll likely want to configure your on board transport buttons to control the Digital Performer transport functions Therefore in the MIDI Controller Settings dialog you ll want to set all the Transport controllers settings to send MIDI CC commands as shown here Transport Rew None gt MIDI CC gt 115 C 115 Momentary Transport Fwd None gt MIDI CC gt 116 CC 116 gt Momentary Transport Stop None gt MIDI CC 117 CC117 Momentary Transport Play None gt MIDI CC gt 118 C 118 gt Momentary Transport Rec None gt MIDI CC gt l19 cC 119 Momentary e For UX2 or UX8 you can configure your Footswitch 1 and Footswitch 2 controllers to each control a transport function Look at the above MIDI Controller Settings for KB37 s Transport keys and choose the functions you want then copy these settings to your Footswitch 1 and 2 rows e When all the above settings are complete in the Preset field at the top right of the dialog type in a title e g Digital Performer Transport and click the button to save this as a preset e Click Appl
30. DI Devices settings 406 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications Apple Logic POD Studio TonePort KB37 can be used as a keyboard controller with Apple Logic Pro or Express to record notes and play software instruments in Logic s Instrument tracks Additionally the MIDI controllers buttons knobs wheels footswitches expression pedal on KB37 as well as UX2 amp UX8 can be configured to trigger Logic s Transport functions mixer faders software instrument amp plug in parameters and more To follow are the instructions for configuring KB37 UX2 UX8 to function with Logic Pro 8 the steps should be similar for other versions of Logic as well Note that Line 6 POD Studio amp TonePort KB37 UX2 amp UX8 are also capable of acting as your Core Audio device for Logic as well you can choose within Logic s Preferences gt Audio settings if you want to use set it to utilize your connected Line 6 device or a different audio interface as your Core Audio device Either way your connected KB37 UX2 UX8 will perform the MIDI functions described in this chapter Simply connecting your KB37 UX2 UX8 to your Mac s USB port and then launching the Logic software should allow it to be detected by Logic and allow Logic to receive MIDI from your device MIDI Controller Settings Dialog First with your Line 6 device connected to your USB port go to Mac System Preferences gt Line 6 Audio MIDI Settin
31. IDI Control Configuration on page 2 1 KB37 Note Keys amp Pitch Wheel KB37 note keys and pitch wheel automatically transmit MIDI note and pitch controller messages to the KB37 USB MIDI Out port these do not send any data to GearBox There is typically no configuration required for these once your MIDI DAW software is configured to receive MIDI from the KB37 MIDI Out port it should automatically receive the note and pitch bend messages allowing you to record into a MIDI track and trigger software instrument plug ins The Octave Select switches allow you to change the note range up down that the device s 37 note keys transmit as indicated by the Octave Select LEDs For some helpful examples on how to configure your MIDI DAW software for KB37 please see Controllers and 3rd Party Applications on page 4 1 With the above steps complete you should now be ready to dive into the following chapters with your Line 6 POD Studio or TonePort gear LINEK MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control Configuration MIDI CoNnTROL CONFIGURATION In this chapter we ll show you how to configure specifically what MIDI Control messages your POD Studio TonePort s controllers transmit when you access them This is all accomplished using the Line 6 MIDI Control Settings dialog where you can view and edit these settings as well as create and save your own customized preset control mappings to load any time Default MIDI Control Settings UX2 UX8
32. MIDI tab e Select the MIDI Default preset then click on the Settings button to launch the MIDI Controller Settings dialog so that we can edit a few settings g Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices Driver Version 3 4 3 6 Line 6 Device Line 6 KBS frit aon Driver Inputs amp Recording MIDI C ontraller Mapping Choose a Preset or click the Settings button to configure individual controller settings MIDI Default Settings e Inthe Preset field at the top right of the MIDI Controller Settings dialog type in Cubase and then click the Save button so that you have a Cubase controller preset stored on your PC for your Line 6 device 4 26 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications MIDI Device Line 6 KEGS7 SEEE he Ea Toggle1 Down Togglez Up Mod Wheel None MIDI CC 001 Modulation Wheel Sound Select Prey None Program Change Decrement Sound Select Hest None Program Change Increment None MIDI CC OF3 Snd Ctrl 4 Attack None MILI CC 075 Snd Ctrl 6 Hone MIDI CC 072 Sid Ctrl 3 Release Nore MIDI CC 091 Efe 1 Reverb None MIDI CC 065 Portamento On Off None MIDI CC 127 Poly Mode On None MIDI CC 126 Mono Mode On None MIDI CC 123 All Notes Off None MMC Rewind Transport Fwd Hone MMC Fast Forward Transport Stop Hone MMC Stop Transport Play Hone MMC Play Transport Rec Hone MMC Record Punch Expression Pedal Hone MIDI CC 011 Expression Footswitch 1 Hone MIDI CC 064
33. N Driver Inputs amp Recording _ No Mapping j Ableton Live infigure individual controller settings Empty Freset _ GarageBand Settings GearBox amp MIDI Default GearBox Default MIDI Default j Reason 3 nd To immediately reset all MIDI note transmission click here d Panic b Unfortunately GarageBand uses its own proprietary protocol for controlling most of its other parameters therefore the UX2 UX8 KB37 s MIDI controllers cannot access other GarageBand functions directly However there are 3rd party software utilities you can install on your Mac that will allow you to use the KB37 Transport buttons to control GarageBand s transport functions In order to control the Transport functions in GarageBand with the KB37 you will need to have version 2 0 1 of Garageband or later The Garageband software cannot do this natively and so you will need to download add on software that permits MIDI messages to control the play and stop buttons in Garageband GarageRemote is one such 3rd party software and is available here http www muratnkonar com otherstuff garageremote Once GarageRemote is installed and set up start GarageRemote s Listener it is off by default so that it can relay MIDI notifications to GarageBand GarageBand responds to MIDI CC s 007 and 010 for current track volume and pan and these parameters can be assigned to the existing GarageBand MIDI preset of the Line 6 Audio MI
34. OK so maybe you already read about doing this updating amp registration stuff for your POD Studio TonePort but in case you were too excited with your new gear to get to that yet now is the time to do it It s a simple process really just run Line 6 Monkey on your computer with an Internet connection Line 6 Monkey is the intelligent updater software utility that is typically installed with other Line 6 software titles If you don t already have it installed you can get free from the Line 6 site at www line6 com monkey Once you ve installed the Line 6 Monkey software connect your POD Studio TonePort to your computer s USB port Be sure to exit the GearBox application as well as any MIDI DAW applications that might be running With your computer s Internet connection active follow these steps to launch Line 6 Monkey e On Mac go to Applications gt Line 6 gt Line 6 Monkey e On Windows go to the Start button menu gt Programs gt Line 6 gt Tools gt Line 6 Monkey Login Account You ll need to Login so that Line 6 Monkey can communicate with the online Line 6 Server to provide the specific product updates for your gear It s just a few clicks and it s free User Name Password Login New User 7 W Remember Me amp There are no new updates available e If you have a Line 6 account type in your User Name and Password at the top of the Monkey dialog e If you have not yet created an account
35. POD Studio amp TonePort MIDI Setup Guide Configuring KB37 UX2 amp UX8 MIDI Functionality with Line 6 and 3rd Party Software Mac OS X Windows Vista amp Windows XP TABLE OF CONTENTS Start a D jr Updating amp Registering with Line 6 Monkey i iihh eee eee keke ee ek ke kekek keke Le Gontnectine ae olny aires ce nni a S N c eevee ene Senne kelek Teetnt h G l teen mm WA e AW WAR WAA 1e3 MIDI Control Configuration y ku yk kak ann kn k k k wan ka W d da kad ra SE w k AN nA A BSS ENB EG a rel S Sa HU SAHN AA E N 2 1 Choong a Controller Mapping FE c use nenit aelek iabelel k dank d e 4 kaa keh W e ka 2 2 Uustomilrimo Contolera k ra d rad Peer An k l da ener rst eye b k r k n u da 202 vv aerate emesis onesie 205 Controlling GearBox Functions via MIDI SysEx eee eke e eee e e ke ka 205 Controlling Ableton Live Software ssssscsssscsecsseossecssecssecssessseesses 3 Ableton Live Controller Mapping FreSet a E444 2 y454454544kadila kak baz k l k kila al n k a 444a b ka kdab 302 Using Ableton Live s MIDI Map Mode s nsessssesssssessssesssssesssrosssssosssresssrresssresssssesssreesss 303 Mapping the Expression Pedal Controller u reee keke ee e eee e keke keke 304 a cage eed rd et ees 306 Con
36. R POD Studio TonePort KB37 can be used as a keyboard controller in Cakewalk SONAR to record notes and play software instruments in MIDI amp Instrument tracks Additionally the MIDI controllers buttons knobs wheels footswitches expression pedal on KB37 as well as UX2 amp UX8 can be configured to trigger SONAR s transport functions mixer faders software instrument amp plug in parameters and more To follow are the instructions for configuring KB37 UX2 UX8 to function with Cakewalk SONAR Producer 8 the steps should be similar for other versions of Cakewalk s SONAR and Home Studio versions as well Note that Line 6 POD Studio amp TonePort KB37 UX2 amp UX8 are also capable of acting as your ASIO audio device for SONAR as well you can choose within SONAR s Options gt Audio settings if you want to set it to utilize your connected Line 6 device or a different audio interface as your ASIO device Either way your connected KB37 UX2 UX8 will perform the MIDI functions described in this chapter MIDI Controller Settings Dialog First before launching SONAR connect your Line 6 device to your USB port and go to the Windows Control Panel gt Line 6 Audio MIDI Settings dialog gt MIDI tab e Select the MIDI Default preset then click on the Settings button to launch the MIDI Controller Settings dialog so that we can edit a few settings 1 Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices Driver Version 3 4 3 6 Line 6 Device
37. SONAR plug in or instrument parameters When done type a new title in the Preset field at the top of the ACT dialog and click the Save button to save all these new mapped settings asa SONAR ACT preset SONAR s ACT feature offers a great deal more functionality for MIDI control please be sure to read the SONAR Help documentation for details 4 18 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications MOTU Digital Performer Transport Control Here we ve provided a step by step tutorial here for how to configure a Line 6 POD Studio TonePort KB37 UX2 or UX8 device to remotely control the Transport of the Mark of the Unicorn s Digital Performer 5 software The steps are similar for other Digital Performer versions as well It can be very helpful to have remote or foot control over your Transport functions for recording and punch ins MIDI Control Assignment Configuration The first step before even launching Digital Performer is that we ll need to configure a set of MIDI assignments for the footswitches and pedals of our KB37 UX2 UX8 device Digital Performer utilizes MIDI CC commands to access its Transport functions remotely We can assign these MIDI CC commands to our Line 6 device using the Line 6 MIDI Controller Settings dialog For a UX2 or UX8 you can set your Footswitch controllers to send MIDI CC messages to have them each control a Logic Transport function e With your UX2 UX8 connected to your US
38. Software Instrument track in Logic You should then see the Software Instrument track s meters detect the MIDI note input when you hit your KB37 note keys Press record and your performance should record in the track You can of course insert any Logic or 3rd party Software Instruments on this track and your KB37 will trigger them allowing you to take full advantage of all the sounds they provide Your KB37 Pitch Bend and Mod Wheel controllers may control different parameters depending on how the particular Software Instrument is designed to utilize them Likewise if you connect a momentary switch pedal to your KB37 Footswitch 1 jack it should behave as a sustain pedal with some Software Instruments if they are designed to utilize this note that the MIDI Default preset we selected in the previous step assigned MIDI CC 064 to your Footswitch 1 pedal which many software piano amp synth instruments utilize by default for a sustain pedal Check out Logic s Help documentation for more on how to configure your Software Instrument tracks and utilize Software Instruments and Plug ins with your keyboard controller 4 8 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications O KB37 Transport Buttons To set your KB37 s onboard transport buttons to control Logic s transport controls you need to set Logic to listen for the MMC commands that these KB37 buttons are now configured to transmit e With KB37 connected to you
39. a full Ableton Live version we ll show you how to map these controllers yourself in the next sections Footswitch Controller Behaviors With this Ableton Live preset loaded the Footswitches provide the following behaviors for hands free control e Footswitch 1 Toggles the Live transport between Play Stop functions e Footswitch 2 Toggles the Live transport Punch Record function LINEK MIDI Setup Guide Controlling Ableton Live Transport buttons KB37 The transport buttons are all mapped to provide the following behaviors Metronome On Off Play Loop On Off atop Global Record KB37 s transport buttons Ableton Live Lite Line 6 Edition re ma ed functions Using Ableton Live s MIDI Map Mode All versions of Ableton Live include this MIDI Map Mode feature which makes it simple to map any switch knob wheel or pedal controller to a specific parameter in the software Note that many other DAW applications also offer a similar functionality sometimes referred to as MIDI Learn and your Line 6 MIDI controllers will work similarly in those applications as well The first step is always to configure your device s controllers to transmit a MIDI command such as we already did by simply selecting the Ableton Live preset in the previous steps Live utilizes MIDI CC commands for most of its mappings other DAW software commonly does as well but might alternatively utilize MMC or Mackie commands for some
40. a menu the type of MIDI Control message transmitted to the device s USB MIDI Out port to control your MIDI DAW software from each controller The options are as follows note that the Mod Wheel Knobs and Expression Pedal controllers are limited to MIDI CC or MIDI CC 14 bit options only None Sends no MIDI data Basically this is to disable the controller If you don t plan on using some footswitches or pedals within the preset you are creating it is best to set these to None to avoid unexpectedly triggering functions in your targeted software Bank Change A numerical value typically used to switch through Patch or Preset Banks Program Change A numerical value typically used to switch through Presets within a selected Bank MIDI CC MIDI Continuous Control A set of Value and Range numbers commonly used by MIDI software and hardware to provide access to parameters MIDI CC 14 bit Wheel Knob amp Exp Pedal controllers only A higher resolution MIDI CC option it is best to select this option when controlling a parameter in your software that requires greater precision so that you can adjust the control more smoothly without hearing zippering or large jumps in incremental settings MMC MIDI Machine Control Specific commands for commonly used for controlling transport buttons and mechanical functions Play Stop Record etc Mackie Control Specific commands in the Mackie Universal Controller format commonly
41. accordingly 4 25 CaS KA MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications Steinberg Cubase POD Studio TonePort KB37 can be used as a keyboard controller in Steinberg Cubase to record notes and play software instruments in MIDI amp Instrument tracks Additionally the MIDI controllers buttons knobs wheels footswitches expression pedal on KB37 as well as UX2 amp UX8 can be configured to trigger Cubase s transport functions mixer faders software instrument amp plug in parameters and more To follow are the instructions for configuring KB37 UX2 UX8 to function with Steinberg Cubase 4 on Windows however the steps should be similar for other recent Cubase and Nuendo versions on both Windows and Mac as well Note that Line 6 POD Studio amp TonePort KB37 UX2 amp UX8 are also capable of acting as your ASIO audio device for Cubase as well you can choose within Cubase s Device Setup gt VST Audio System settings if you want to use set it to utilize your connected Line 6 device or a different audio interface as your ASIO device Either way your connected KB37 UX2 UX8 will perform the MIDI functions described in this chapter MIDI Controller Settings Dialog e First before launching Cubase connect your Line 6 device to your USB port and go to e Mac System Preferences gt Line 6 Audio MIDI Settings dialog gt MIDI tab e Windows Control Panel gt Line 6 Audio MIDI Settings dialog gt
42. an Los 108 Reinstall Latest ESN 12345678 Flash Memory 1 03 1 03 Change Device hi Applications POD Farm 1 11 1 11 Line 6 Monkey 1 29 0h 1 27 RiffWorks 2 Line 6 Edition No 2 22 GearBox 3 70 3 70 Help and Info This item is up to date Support This driver is required for POD Farm 1 10 The included version of the Line 6 device control panel addresses the following gt issues a Mivar farnnte nan enttinne far linbad fadare AIVO Nnh CIVEN vi Quit j Connecting Footswitches and Pedals The UX2 UX8 and KB37 devices include two 1 4 inch Footswitch jacks for connecting optional footswitches Yov ll want the non latching momentary type footswitch for these connections such as those commonly sold as sustain pedals for keyboard controllers You can connect to either or both of these jacks to utilize the independent Footswitch 1 and Footswitch 2 controllers The UX8 and KB37 devices include one 1 4 inch Expression jack for connecting an expression pedal The Line 6 EX 1 Expression Pedal is designed to work with the POD Studio amp TonePort devices for just this purpose It utilizes a 10k Ohm pot and connects to Line 6 devices with a 1 4 inch TS plug See the next section about calibrating an Expression Pedal The EX 1 can be purchased directly on the Line 6 Online Store or from most Line 6 dealers Most other 3rd party expression pedal products will work as well Connect up to two footswitch
43. arBox Settings When using your Line 6 device to control the Line 6 GearBox software Note that if you have selected one of the Dual Tone settings in the GearBox Source Select menu then the controllers will affect the parameters for Tone only of your GearBox tone preset The Dual Tone settings are the ones with the amp in their names Mic 2 Mic 1 amp 2 Dual Tone settings are the ones with the amp in their names For example if you are currently using Inst amp Mic 1 as your Source then UX2 KB37 will only trigger the assigned functions for the Instrument tone which is the Tone 1 of this Source Controlling GearBox Functions via MIDI SysEx Worth mention here is the fact that some GearBox functions are actually controlled via MIDI System Exclusive messages or SysEx as the hip MIDI folks like to call it These GearBox functions include Monitor and Send levels Next Previous Tone GPO Track levels etc These can be controlled externally if you have a MIDI device or software utility capable of sending MIDI SysEx For more information about MIDI SysEx and external control of GearBox please see the MIDI Continuous Controller Reference document downloadable from the POD Studio or TonePort Manuals download page 2 5 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control Configuration Guitar Port Online Player Transport Control In addition the following MIDI events are recognized for the Guitar Port Onlin
44. ary switch pedal to your KB37 Footswitch 1 jack it should behave as a sustain pedal with some Software Instruments if they are designed to utilize this note that the MIDI Default preset we selected in the previous step assigned MIDI CC 064 to your Footswitch 1 pedal which many software piano amp synth instruments utilize by default for a sustain pedal Check out SONAR s Help documentation for more on how to configure your MIDI tracks and utilize Software Instruments and Plug ins with your keyboard controller Use KB37 UX2 UX8 as a Surface Controller SONAR includes its own ACT MIDI Controller Plug In feature which allows you to easily create customize and save mappings for any MIDI surface controller SONAR s ACT feature is very powerful and it is recommended that you read SONAR s documentation For the latest versions of SONAR Cakewalk has included a handy Line 6 KB37 ACT preset which offers pre mapped functions for KB37 s knobs and other controllers for UX2 amp UX8 we ll show you how to create your own mappings for the Footswitch or Pedal controllers Open or create a new project in SONAR and then follow these steps e Go to SONAR s Options gt Controllers Surfaces e In the Controllers Surfaces dialog click the Add new Controller Surface button For Controllers Surfaces choose ACT MIDI Controller and for Input Port choose your Line 6 KB37 or UX2 or UX8 if that is what you are using You can set Output
45. e GPO Player transport control within the GearBox software These 3 byte MIDI short messages not SysEx are based on the Mackie control specification GPO Transport Function MIDI Message Track Play 90 5E 7F 90 5D 7E 2 6 CTS lt MIDI Setup Guide Controlling Ableton Live CONTROLLING ABLETON Live SOFTWARE This chapter includes instructions for using your Line 6 UX2 UX8 KB37 with the Ableton Live software including the Ableton Live Lite Line 6 Edition which comes included with some Line 6 devices The special Line 6 Edition of this software offers some pre defined MIDI controller functions with your Line 6 hardware We ve provided examples here as well for customizing your Line 6 POD Studio TonePort controller mappings using any Live version s MIDI Map Mode controlling effects Plug In parameters and more These functions are also available in other popular DAW applications and often the procedure is similar for configuring the behavior therefore the following tips should be a useful guide for using your POD Studio or TonePort to control other applications as well Also see the following chapter for more specific instructions on configuring other popular MIDI DAW software for use with your Line 6 device If you received the Ableton Live Lite Line 6 Edition with your Line 6 product you can upgrade to the latest Live Lite Line 6 Edition version free at http www ableton com free line6 upgrade If you want to try
46. ec e In the Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices dialog select the Reason 3 preset and click OK Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices Driver Version 3 3 3 6 Line 6 Device Line 6 TonePort KB37 v P Driver Inputs amp Recording MIDI Controller Mapping Choose a Preset or click the Settings button to configure individual controller settings Settings Ableton Live No Mapping Ableton Live Empty Preset GarageBand GearBox amp MIDI Default GearBox Default MIDI Default o immediately pppn N Keyboard Panic 4e CaS KA MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications e In Reason open the Control Surfaces and Keyboards page in Reason s Preferences dialog click Add then select Line 6 from the Manufacturer list Control Surface Manufacturer Hot selected Ww Model Control Surface Manufacturer Line 6 KES Note The TonePort RBS must be set to the Heason preset in order to work properly with Reagan s Remote codec you can select this preset in the Line 6 Audio MID Devices console s MIDI Settings og N Line 6 E bd A Lidic Novation Peave Name ine amp KB Voila You should see the KB37 In Part Line 6 TonePort KB 37 picture appear in the Model box Select KB37 for the In Port CoN e Select your KB37 device for the In Port click OK to exit the Control Surface dialog then exit the Preferences These Preferences set
47. ee Cubase s transport respond 4 29 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications With the 3rd party application examples covered in this chapter you should now be pretty well informed on how to get your POD Studio TonePort device s MIDI controllers up and running and triggering all kinds of functions Most other DAW applications that offer remote MIDI control can be configured similarly Please see the following chapter for more helpful Line 6 online resources as well 4 30 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide Additional Online Resources ADDITIONAL ONLINE RESOURCES Hungry for more info We ve got plenty of helpful resources just a click away e Several additional Help documents covering MIDI CC references computer recording product Release Notes and more are available here GearBox Online Help e For technical support choose from the many options listed on the Line 6 Support page Line 6 Support e Official Line 6 hardware Product Manuals for POD Studio TonePort and all other Line 6 devices can be downloaded here Lie 6 Product Manuals e Can t get enough of that Line 6 Gear or want to check out the latest Add Ons and accessories Head on over to the Line 6 Store Line 6 Online Store e Join the Community Line 6 users are welcome the Line 6 Online Community the place to get Free downloable Tones for POD Farm Free iTunes and MP3 Jam Tracks Free loops for GarageBand Acid Reason and
48. ending this type of MIDI command see MIDI Controller Settings Dialog on page 4 7 for how to change these The lower right panel also allows you to map to more channel strip parameters beyond track 1 16 It is also possible to customize these Generic Remote parameter lists using the other options in this dialog Please see the Cubase Help documentation for details Cubase Transport Control Cubase allows control of its transport by way of a simple MIDI Machine Control Slave option meaning it will listen for MMC commands from a selected device and respond accordingly Since we assigned MMC commands to the KB37 transport buttons and or optionally to your device s Footswitch controllers all we need to do is set Cubase to listen to your Line 6 device for the MMC commands Go to Cubase s Transport menu and select Project Synchronization Setup Project Synchronization Setup Ed an Timecode Source Oo Intemal Timecode MIDI Timecode Source Sree rs 2510 Audio Device VST System Link Application Master Machine Control Device WMC Master Active d Check the box for MMC Slave Active MiDLhisetirE Control Slave MMC Slave Acti i i Ej ave Active Choose your Line 6 device for the MIDI j err MMIC Input Input Mot Connected meden Click OK to exit the dialog Now try your KB37 transport buttons or any other controllers that you assigned to transmit MMC commands and you should s
49. eters Configuring Line 6 MIDI Controllers with Remote Override Reason also offers its Remote Override feature which is an easy way to allow Reason to learn the MIDI message coming from your MIDI control device and instantly map it to a Reason parameter You can use the Remote Override options whether you have the KB37 Reason Remote configuration or for your UX2 UX8 when configured as a generic MIDI Control device If you are using a KB37 you can keep it configured with the steps outlined in the first sections of this chapter If you are using a Line 6 UX2 or UX8 device follow the steps in the previous section to configure your device as a MIDI Control Surface Then launch the Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices dialog and go to MIDI tab Driver Inputs amp Recording MIDI Controller Mapping Choose a Preset or click the Settings button to configure individual controller settings Ableton Live Here you can select the Reason 3 preset then click the Settings button to launch the MIDI Control Settings dialog Keyboard GearBox amp MIDI Default faul MIDI Default gee immediately pays ae l Panic 4 4 CTS KA MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications e Here you can see the UX8 s Expression Pedal is already set to transmit MIDI CC 11 We ll next show how to map the Expression Pedal to a Reason parameter MIDI Device Line 6 TonePort Usg Preset
50. functions please check your DAW software s documentation details As an example we ll show you how to set up the Start Stop and Punch In Out functions for the TonePort UX2 UX8 KB37 footswitches manually In the Line 6 MIDI Control Settings dialog configure the MIDI settings shown below for the Footswitch 1 amp 2 controllers Be sure to click the Apply button after making the settings or they will not be established on your device Footswitch 1 None MIDI CC B Custer Toggle E 2 B B 3 i 2 Footswitch 2 Hone MIDI CC O06 Data Entry ha Toggle ha In Ableton Live follow these steps In the upper right corner of the main window click on the MIDI button It should light up blue indicating you have entered MIDI Map Mode Then go over to the Transport and click once on the Play button 3 3 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide Controlling Ableton Live Press Footswitch 1 The numbers 1 2 appear inside the Play Button This is telling you that the button is mapped to respond to MIDI Channel 1 MIDI CEZ Click on the Stop button then press Footswitch 1 again Since we configured EF NE the Footswitch to toggle between transmitting CC 2 amp CC 3 this button now receives the CC 3 value Now click on the Record button then press Footswitch 2 This now maps MIDI CC 6 to toggle Record on off Click on the MIDI button when done to exit MIDI Map Mode You re done Give the foots
51. gs dialog e Select the MIDI Default preset then click on the Settings button to launch the MIDI Controller Settings dialog so that we can view the settings e xO Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices La gt show alt CD Driver Version 4 1 0 Line 6 Device KB37 HH i MANMANM e Driver Inputs amp Recording MIDI Controller Mapping Choose a preset or click the Settings button to configure individual controller settings moor B 407 rne Device Name KE37 MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications Preset Togglel Dn Toggle2 Up Switch Controller To MIDI Out MIDI CE Action Switch Mode CE Val CC Val Mod Wheel None gt MIDI CC 001 Modulation Wheel Sound Select Prev None gt Program Change Decrement gt Single Sound Select Next None gt Program Change Increment Single Knob 1 None gt MIDI CC O73 5nd Ctrl 4 Attack Knob 2 None gt MIDI CC O75 Snd Ctrl 6 Knob 3 None gt MIDI CC OF2 5nd Ctrl 3 Release Knob 4 None MIDI CC gt O91 Efx 1 Reverb Button 1 None gt MIDI CC gt 065 Portamento On Off Toggle Button 2 None gt MIDI CC L2 Poly Mode On Single Button 3 None MIDI CC 126 Mono Mode On gt Single Button 4 None gt MIDI CC 123 All Notes Off gt Single Transport Rew None gt MMC gt Rewind gt Toggle Transport Fwd None gt MMC gt Fast Forward gt Toggle Transport Stop None gt MMC Stop gt Single Transp
52. hat it can receive keyboard and surface controller MIDI data from your KB37 UX2 UX8 you ll need to select your device in SONAR s MIDI Device Settings dialog Be sure to always have your Line 6 device connected to your USB port before launching SONAR Launch SONAR and go to SONAR s Options MIDI Devices and check the KB37 as the MIDI Input device and choose OK MIDI Devices Check uncheck to telectdeselect MIDI inputs and outputs Click on a friendly name to edit il inputs ee H Friendly Hame Device Hame Line 6 KB37 Line 6 KB 4 13 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications KB37 as a Keyboard Controller Once you ve selected KB37 as a MIDI Input device in the previous step all you need to do to utilize KB37 as a MIDI keyboard is to activate the Record Arm button on a SONAR MIDI track and set the track s Input option KB37 from MIDI Channel 1 or Omni You should then see the MIDI track s meters detect the MIDI note input when you hit your KB37 note keys Press record and your performance should record in the track You can of course insert any Cakewalk or 3rd party Software Instruments and your KB37 will trigger them from your MIDI track allowing you to take full advantage of all the sounds they provide Your KB37 Pitch Bend and Mod Wheel controllers may control different parameters depending on how the particular Software Instrument is designed to utilize them Likewise if you connect a moment
53. ies as well Propellerhead Reason The Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices dialog includes a Controller Mapping preset that configures POD Studio TonePort KB37 for use with Reason Due to Reason s dynamic MIDI environment the KB37 works with Reason s Remote interface via a Remote codec for KB37 which is installed with GearBox 3 x IMPORTANT Reason version 3 04 or later is required for the Remote codec so be sure to install the latest available Reason update see http www propellerheads se Reason must also be installed before installing GearBox in order for the Remote KB37 codec to appear Running the GearBox installer again after installing Reason or after running a Reason update installation can fix this problem What is the Reason Remote Codec The Remote codec performs the task of mapping KB37 MIDI controller messages to Reason specific functions For example the codec automatically maps the KB37 s transport buttons to Reason s transport functions But there are hundreds of knobs and buttons in Reason and fewer controllers on the KB37 To manage all those Reason parameters the Remote codec maps the knobs and buttons to various Reason device parameters by Reason devices here we re referring to Reason s software instruments relative to the currently selected track Therefore a default map for the KB37 s buttons and knobs exists for each Reason device To use the KB37 with Reason s Remote cod
54. k the Trac Takeover Mode and Remote buttons both Se E to On for your ai Line 6 device s Output KE37 MIDI Input 3 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide Controlling Ableton Live For UX2 amp UX8 it is not necessary to turn the Track button On since this enables MIDI input into Lives MIDI tracks which you typically need only for a MID keyboard controller to allow you to record notes We re purposely not assigning anything to output MIDI back to your Line 6 device MIDI port since we re only concerned with transmitting MIDI data from your device Close the Preferences dialog this completes the MIDI input device configuration steps Ableton Live Controller Mapping Preset The easiest way to get started using your UX 2UX8 KB37 as a controller device with Ableton Live software is to select the Ableton Live preset in the Line 6 Controller Mapping dialog This preset loads the following MIDI controller settings UX2 will display only Footswitch controllers and UX8 only Footswitch and Expression Pedal controllers Device Name KB37 Preset mE Toggle1 Dn Toggle2 Up Switch Controller GearBox Control To MIBI Out MIDI CC Action Switch Mode cc Val ce Val Mod Wheel None gt MIDI CC 14 bit gt 001 033 Mod Wheel Sound Select Prev None gt MIDI CC 097 Data Decrement gt Single Sound Select Next None gt MIDI CC gt 096 Data Increment Single Knob 1 None MIDI CC 14 bit z 016 048 General Ctrl 1
55. llows you to add parameters from the Plug In s edit window so that it is accessible within the effect module display LINEK MIDI Setup Guide Controlling Ableton Live Click the arrow here to expand the Click the Configure button to add a effect module POD Farm Plug In parameter to this T J module To add parameters to this panel click on them in the plug in s window Now in the POD Farm Plug In window click directly on the Wah edit panel s Position knob to select this parameter Once you ve selected the Plug In parameter you ll see a slider appear in the Line effects module for that parameter e Now just follow the same steps as in the previous examples to enter Live s MIDI Map Mode click on the parameter in the effect module and then move your Expression Pedal to map it For our example we now have successfully mapped Channel 1 MIDI CC 5 from our Pedal to the Wah Position parameter Exit MIDI Map Mode Go ahead and hit Play in Live and work your Expression Pedal and you ll hear the mapped effect parameter do its thing You might also see the control for the selected parameter within the effect s own window move in response as well In our case the POD Farm Plug In Wah Position knob moves in response But wait it gets better Read on for more fun with mapped parameters 3e7 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide Controlling Ableton Live Control Automation Recording with your Expression Pedal Once
56. mation on how to customize your KB37 controller mappings Configuring UX2 UX8 as a Generic MIDI Control Surface The Line 6 UX2 or UX8 devices of course do not include the note keys and knobs amp switches like a KB37 to allow you to play Reason s instrument devices record MIDI performances etc However UX2 amp UX8 both do offer the Footswitch controllers and UX8 the Expression Pedal controller which can be used to trigger and control parameters in Reason To configure UX2 or UX8 for this functionality you ll need to set them up in Reason as a generic MIDI Control Surface Just follow these steps these steps are the same in Windows or Mac OS X e In Reason s Preferences dialog select Keyboards and Control Surfaces and click the Add button then select None in the list of devices Control Surface d Preferences Page Keyboards and Control Surfaces ka 7 Manufacturer Use this page to add and set up Control Surfaces including MID Made keyboards One of pour MID keyboards will automatically be made the Master Keyboard this is the keyboard you use for playing devices in Reason Attached Surtaces Aubo detect Surlaces Add dit elete e Make the following settings in the Control Surface dialog Control Surface anufacturer einer Select MIDI Control Surface as the Model MIDI Control Surface Use this genenc control surface model if you hawe a MID controller without keyboard that isnt lis
57. ments in the ACT window change to show you that the KB37 knobs now offer control over many of the plug in s parameters If you click on the Bank menus at the left of the ACT window s Controllers tab to select the Banks 1 4 you may see additional plug in parameters as well depending on the number of parameters the plug in offers These parameters should all be mapped automatically to KB37 s knobs transport and sound select buttons for you To customize your mappings you can use ACT s MIDI Learn capability read on SONAR ACT and MIDI Learn It is also possible to individually map any of your KB37 UX2 UX8 MIDI controllers to SONAR functions within the ACT MIDI Controller dialog The easiest way to try this is to follow the previous steps up until the step to choose the Line 6 KB37 preset within the ACT MIDI Controller window Instead chose the Default preset from the SONAR ACT MIDI Controller s Presets menu When this preset is loaded you ll see that the cells in the dialog allow access to numerous SONAR parameters Also when you click on a Plug In or Software Instrument edit window to shift the focus to it the parameters for that plug in instrument become available in the ACT dialog cells However your KB37 UX2 UX8 Controllers are not yet mapped to control any of these parameters with the Default preset To configure a mapping you can use the MIDI Learn function 4 16 E2 MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Pa
58. nd then drag this Chorus effect on top of your audio track to insert it 3 4 MIDI Setup Guide Controlling Ableton Live Drag the Chorus effect to your Audio track to insert it e You ll then see the Chorus effect module appear in Live s lower effects panel Now place Live into MIDI Map Mode see the instructions in the previous section Once in Map Mode you will see the Chorus effect s map able parameters highlighted e We re going to map to the Chorus Dry Wet knob Just click on the knob and Live will then wait to receive a MIDI Control command Move your Pedal until you see the text at the bottom of Live s screen indicate that the Dry Wet parameter was successfully mapped Click on the Dry Wet knob The text at the bottom field of Live indicates it is waiting for you to press a Controller on your MIDI device to map it The newly mapped MIDI Channel 1 CC 5 is now displayed The text shows mapping details e Since we configured the Pedal controller to send MIDI CC 5 you should see that Live s Chorus Mix knob is mapped to Channel 1 CC 5 3 5 CT lt MIDI Setup Guide Controlling Ableton Live Exit Live s MIDI Map Mode and give it a try You should see the Chorus Dry Wet knob respond to your Expression Pedal s movement You can repeat the above steps and map the pedal to any other Live effects knobs or even the Live Mixer faders amp knobs Or if you have a KB37 you can map KB37 s
59. nob move in response You can follow these same steps to map any UX8 UX2 KB37 controller directly to any assignable Reason knob slider switch etc The Reason Remote Override feature offers several other features it is recommended you check Reason s Help documentation covering all that this powerful feature offers for your Line 6 MIDI Controllers 4 5 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications Apple GarageBand POD Studio TonePort KB37 works automatically with GarageBand to record MIDI notes and trigger the Software Instruments within a GarageBand Instrument track all that is needed for this is to connect the KB37 to your Mac s USB port and then launch GarageBand When a Software Instrument track is selected playing on the KB37 keyboard will trigger its assigned instrument and the Pitch and Mod wheel will often each control a performance parameter depending on how the Software Instrument is written to utilize them Additionally the Line 6 Audio MIDI driver includes a MIDI Mapping preset that configures KB37 s Knob 1 and Knob 2 to control the current GarageBand track s Volume and Pan respectively To load the GarageBand preset launch GearBox and open the Preferences dialog from the GearBox menu then select the MIDI Control tab In the MIDI Mapping menu select the GarageBand preset 6 6 ka Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices a Showall al N mm Driver Version 3 8 3 Line 6 Device KB37 HH ES
60. nt Scroll to the top of the Commands list and click the square box to the left of Master Master under the heading MIDI Masters so it s in a grey active state MAME MIDI Masters Master Master m Genera Mactor Now give your assigned device buttons footswitches a try and Digital Performer s transport should respond accordingly Note that since we re using the Momentary switch type assignments some functions such as Fast Forward will trigger only as the button is held down You are not limited to mapping only to Digital Performer s transport functions You can configure MIDI CC assignments for your KB37 or UX8 additional controllers using the Line 6 MIDI Controllers Setup dialog and then follow similar steps as above in the Digital Performer Commands dialog to map to other functions too Please refer to the Digital Performer Help documentation for details 4 2 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications Pro Tools LE Transport Control Here we ve provided a step by step tutorial for how to configure a Line 6 POD Studio TonePort KB37 UX2 or UX8 device to remotely control the Transport of the Digidesign Pro Tools LE 8 software The steps are similar for other Pro Tools versions as well Configuring a MIDI Controller device for this task is Pro Tools is not too obvious but pretty simple once you know the steps and it can be very helpful to have remote or foot control over y
61. o emulate analog mixing consoles with dozens of hardware faders knobs and buttons Your Line 6 device is not one of these supported Control Surface devices however it is still possible to map any of your KB37 UX2 UX8 MIDI controllers to Cubase s many parameters This is accomplished by configuring your Line 6 device as a Generic Remote device To accomplish this go to Cubase s Devices gt Device Setup dialog once again e If you do not already see the Generic Remote under the Remote Devices in the left panel click on the button at the top left of the dialog and choose Generic Remote from the menu to add it Select Generic Remote Select your Line 6 device as the MIDI Input Device Setup N Generic Remote Devices fy MIDI Input FON D MIDI Mot Connected gt MICI Qhutput er MIDYPort Setup ES Remote Devices MIDI Status MIDI Channel e Generic Remote Fader 1 Controller 1 E 12 R es oe Quick Controls Fader 2 k Controller 2 127 Fia e sO Transport ader 3 Controller 3 127 F i E Time Display Fader 4 Controller 4 127 Add a G Video Fader 5 Controller 5 127 i ta Video Player ader 6 Controller Delete ote VST Audio System ader 7 Controller i ASIO Fireface ader 6 en WET System Link 127 127 12 127 12 n T m Learn 4 Controller n co 20 0 FO D T TI mn oo ader J Controller ader 10 Controller ader 11 Controller 12 ader 12 C
62. ontroller 12 man T TI a TI 7 i f we we we we we we we E TI e Inthe top right panel you will now see a list of Cubase parameters that you can map your device s controllers to The easiest way to do this mapping is to use the Learn function For example to map the Fader 1 parameter at the top of the list to Knob 1 on KB37 follow these steps e Click directly on the Fader 1 Control Name in the top right panel e Rotate the Knob 1 on KB37 e Press the Learn button at the right of the dialog 4 28 CTS s MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications e You should see the MIDI Channel and other settings in the Fader 1 row change indicating it has Learned the MIDI CC message the KB37 knob 1 is transmitting Note that KB37 UX2 UX8 always transmits these MIDI commands on MIDI Channel 1 e Now look at the Cubase Mixer window and watch the channel strip for track 1 you should see its fader respond to the KB37 knob moves e Repeat the above steps to map other controllers from your device to other Cubase parameters in the list e Note that you ll need to use knobs or pedal controllers to map to Cubase s fader knob and slider type parameters and buttons to map to Cubase s switch type parameters e Also these Cubase parameters typically need to receive MIDI CC type commands so you ll want to make sure that the controller on your Line 6 device is s
63. ort Play None gt MMC gt Play Single Transport Rec None gt MMC gt Record Punch Toggle Expression Pedal None gt MIDI CC gt O11 Expression Footswitch 1 None MIDI CC O64 Sustain Pedal On Off gt Momentary Footswitch 2 None gt MMC gt Record Punch Toggle Apply fr oK J Cancel e Above shows the MIDI Default preset settings for a KB37 For UX2 you ll see only the Footswitch 1 amp 2 rows and for UX8 the Footswitch 1 amp 2 and Expression Pedal rows We don t need to make any changes but should you want to change any MIDI commands sent by your device s controllers this is where to do it Remember to always click Apply after making changes to commit them to your device Click OK to exit the dialog The above steps assigns MIDI commands to all the device s MIDI Controllers for us so that we can then map them in Logic The steps also configure all KB37 s transport button controllers to transmit the necessary MMC MIDI Machine Control commands to control Logic s transport Note that if you have a UX2 or UX8 you can alternatively set your Footswitch controllers to send MMC messages to have them each control a Logic Transport function If you choose to do this see the additional settings needed in the following KB37 Transport Buttons section KB37 as a Logic Keyboard Controller All you should need to do is connect KB37 to your USB port before launching Logic and then activate the Record Arm button on a
64. our Transport functions for recording and punch ins MIDI Control Assignment Configuration The first step before even launching Pro Tools is that we ll need to configure a set of MIDI assignments for the footswitches and pedals of our KB37 UX2 UX8 device Pro Tools utilizes MIDI Machine Control MMC commands to access its Transport functions remotely We can assign these MMC commands to our Line 6 device using the Line 6 MIDI Controller Settings dialog follow the steps for your specific device KB37 Since KB37 has onboard transport buttons we ll configure these buttons to control the Pro Tools transport e With your KB37 connected to your USB port go to e Mac System Preferences gt Line 6 Audio MIDI Settings dialog e Windows Control Panel gt Line 6 Audio MIDI Settings dialog e Select the MIDI Default preset then click on the Settings button to launch the MIDI Controller Settings dialog so that we can view the settings e O Line 6 Audio MIDI Devices sie E Driver Version 4 1 0 Line 6 Device KB37 HH i ESN Driver Inputs amp Recording MIDI i Controller Mapping Choose a preset or click the Settings button to configure individual controller settings moo A 4 22 minds Device Name KB37 MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications Preset Togglel Dn Toggle2 Up Switch Controller GearBox Control To MIDI Out MIDI CC Action Switch Mode CC
65. r computer s USB port launch Logic and go to Preferences gt MIDI Select the Sync tab e Click the MIDI Sync Project Settings button at the bottom right of the Sync tab this launches the Song Settings dialog e Inthe section labeled MIDI Machine Control MMC check the Listen to MMC Input option hi mi E he B Gi Global Audio MIDI Display Score Video Automation Control Surfaces Sharing Synchronization Metronome Recording Tuning Audio MIDI Score Video Assets All MIDI Output eee 7 ER E Delay 0 0 ms U aoe MIDI Clock MIDI Clock a Transmit MIDI Clock iv Destination 1 g Allow to send Song Position Pointer while playing f off 2 MIDI Time Code MTC Destination 2 MTC Pickup Delay 0 frames fi Delay MTC transmission by 0 ms i Delay transmission by y 0 ms MIDI Machine Control MMC MIDI Time Code MTC MMC Uses MMC standard messages i n f Bn 4 r Transmit MTC Output ID Transport Y A 127 input ID Transport Via 127 MIDI Machine Control MMC Transmit Locate Commands When M Pressing Stop twice z V Dragging regions or events Gelan mi Listen to MMC Input g Transmit Record enable commands for audio tracks MIDI Sync Project Settings f MIDI Sync Preferences Note that this is a per Song option in Logic To make this option global you must modify your Logic template file with this MMC
66. rty Applications Here is an example of how to map the Expression Pedal controller to the Wah Position parameter of the GearBox Plug In allowing you to remotely control the GearBox Wah in real time as you hear the input monitor recording signal or playback of your audio track These mapping steps are the same to map any knob button footswitch controller to any other available parameter in the ACT MIDI Controller dialog as well e Open the SONAR ACT MIDI Controller dialog and if you have not already done so select the Default preset Leave this dialog open and where you can see it e Create an audio track in your SONAR project and record or insert an audio file so you ll have something to hear your Plug In effect applied to A nice clean guitar recording wold work nicely here e Click on an FX Bin Insert slot for this audio track and insert the GearBox Plug In e In the GearBox Plug In window load a Tone preset and click on the Wah pedal effect to make sure it is on and to show the Wah effect s edit settings in the edit panel WAH Vetta Wah The GearBox Plug In Edit Panel Wah effect e With your focus still on the GearBox Plug In window you should now see the many GearBox Plug In parameters shown in the cells of the ACT dialog We specifically want to access the Wah Position parameter To see this you ll need to select Bank 4 of the top row of Rotary cells and the Wah Position parameter should appear
67. setting Mapping Controllers with Logic s MIDI Learn Function Logic Pro includes support for several MIDI Control Surface devices which are typically large hardware units including faders knobs and other controls to emulate a large analog mixing console The Line 6 KB37 UX2 UX8 are not included as Logic supported Control Surface devices however you can still easily map any of your Line 6 MIDI controllers to Logic or Plug In parameters by using Logic s MIDI Learn feature To follow we ll show you how to map your Expression Pedal to control the Wah Position parameter of an inserted GearBox Plug In These same steps can be followed to map any other button knob or footswitch on your Line 6 device to any Logic parameter as well It is recommended that you read through Logic s Control Surface Support documentation as well to learn more about Logic s MIDI Learn and controller capabilities First here s a handy tip in Logic The Logic Pro transport always shows you when MIDI data is being received and specifically the MIDI Channel command type and value For example watch the 4 9 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications transport indicator and move a knob pedal or footswitch on your KB37 UX2 UX8 and you ll see this MIDI In information displayed In this screenshot we just moved our Expression Pedal all the way forward so we see the MIDI In show us that Logic last received on MIDI Channel 1 CC 11
68. should see the Controller Assignment dialog receive and Learn the MIDI Control message which is configured to transmit MIDI CC 11 with a Value range of 0 127 as part of the MIDI Default preset we previously selected in the Line 6 Audio MIDI Settings Assignment learned To learn another assignment simply click the desired parameter and operate another control To finish learning assignments click button Learn Mode Panimeter a earl kake You ll see the Learned MIDI Bene uk Control command listed here Input message Control Change Ch 1 11 Lo Delete e Exit the Controller Assignments dialog and give the Expression Pedal a try You should see the Position knob within the GearBox Plug In window move in response Press Play in Logic to hear your audio track play and when you move the pedal you should hear the GearBox Wah effect do its thing on your track e Note that you can also set your Logic Audio track to record automation for this GearBox Plug In Wah Position parameter and you can use the pedal to record a Wah performance too You should be able to repeat the above steps to access any mappable parameter in Logic with any of your KB37 UX2 UX8 MIDI Controllers Mixer faders Pan knobs solo switch Software Instrument knobs other Plug In parameters etc So free up your hands and start playing 4 1 CaS KA MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications Cakewalk SONA
69. sition L Controller Assignments aK Key Commands XK Setup Preferences Pekuild Dafa lt 4 10 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications e As you can see by the name of the Learn Assignment menu command Logic automatically detected the GearBox Plug In Wah Position parameter since it was the last item you selected with your mouse in the previous step TIP Alternatively you can use the Command L key shortcut instead of going to the Logic Preferences menu e When you now select this Learn Assignment menu command it launches the Logic Controller Assignments dialog and a message informs you that it is waiting for you to access g g g y g y your MIDI Controller so that it can Learn the MIDI command from it aaa Waiting for incoming messages Slowly move a slider turn a knob or press a button To cancel learning assignments click button Learn Mode Controller Assignments Parameter Gearbox Wah Position Channel Strip Selected Track Input message Delete Note that the Controller Assignment dialog also offers an Expert View this offers many more options and allows you to further manually map MIDI controllers Please see the Logic documentation for this dialog if you want to explore this further The Easy View works great for instantly mapping a controller e Now move your Expression Pedal and you
70. ted on the Model menu To control parameters on devices in the program you need to set up your control surface to send MIDI CC messages according to the MIDI Implementation Charts document in the Documentation folder IF your control surfaces has templates for different E devices e g for devices in older versions of Reason Type in a name for your device this 1S how 1t will these will work as well ese will work as we appear in Reason s MIDI Controller menus Name Usg an EIGER Choose your UX8 UX2 here to allow Reason to a EREN eese MIDI Gomis USB MIDI port Find Click OK when done TS lt MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications e You should now see your UX8 UX2 device configured accordingly Exit the Preferences if all settings appear as shown here Preferences Page Keyboards and Control Surfaces F Use thi page to add and set up Control Surfaces including MIDI keyboards One of your WIDI keyboards will automatically be made the Master Keyboard this is the keyboard you use for playing devices in Reason Attached Surfaces Auto detect Surfaces Model lt Other gt MIDI Control Surkace Use with Reason Waster Keyboard Master Keyboard Input 3 Standard Master Keyboard Input to selected track Separated Independent selection and Master Keyboard Input Please see the next section for how to map your UX8 UX2 controllers to Reason param
71. then OK to exit Configure Pro Tools LE for Your Line 6 device The next step is to make a few settings within Pro Tools to allow it to receive the MMC commands from your KB37 UX2 UX8 device Launch Pro Tools and open or create a new session Then make the following settings e Go to the Setup menu and select Peripherals e In the Peripherals dialog choose the Machine Control screen and make the following settings niini j Synchronization pntro MIDI Controllers Ethernet Controllers Satellites MIDI Machine Control Master ID W Enable KE37 125 Preroll 90 frames MIDI Machine Control Remote Slave ID W Enable 127 e For MIDI Machine Control Master check the Enable box choose your KB37 UX2 UX8 device and set the ID to 125 Keep the Preroll set to 90 frames e For MIDI Machine Control Slave check the Enable box and keep the ID set to 126 e Exit the Peripherals dialog Next we need to access the small Pro Tools menu on the Transport In the Pro Tools Transport sub menu select Pro Tools so that it is checked Transport Pro Tools Online MMC 4 24 Transport Online MMC MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications Now in the Pro Tools Online sub menu select MMC so that it is checked And that is it Now just try pressing your assigned buttons footswitches and you should see them control the Pro Tools transport
72. tings configure KB37 to be the Master Keyboard controller device for Reason also allowing you to record MIDI into Reason s sequencer and trigger the many software instrument devices in Reason Please refer to your Reason documentation for accessing these MIDI functions with your assigned Master Keyboard KB37 Mapping Variations Because most Reason devices have more parameters than the KB37 has physical controls we have provided mapping variations to allow you to switch the function of your KB37 controllers between Reason s many options When selecting a mapping variation a new set of parameters will be configured for KB37 with a selected Reason device For example the KB37 s Sound Select buttons are mapped to move up and down d_ 66 across tracks Variation 2 maps the buttons to the target device s patch up patch down parameters To switch between mapping variations in Reason you need to use the following keystrokes Mac Command Option numerical keys 1 to 10 1 selects the default standard mapping Windows Ctrl Alt numerical keys 1 to 10 1 selects the default standard mapping 4 2 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications Tip You can get an overview of which Reason parameters are assigned to a given mapping variation by selecting Remote Override Edit Mode from Reason s Options menu Also see the Remote Override section page 4 4 for infor
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74. ve audio track shows this parameter in its automation selector and shows an unedited envelope across the track If you move your pedal you ll see this envelope line respond e Rewind to the start of the track click Live s main Transport Record and then Play button Once Live starts rolling just start working the Expression Pedal as desired to add the Wah effect to your track You ll see envelope edit points added recording your pedal moves as you go ee eve oo emt HEEE ati late EE BEEN tiaia ilah Foren aire e a CAT el errr ule 5 saree e Stop Live and then play the track back and you ll hear that your Wah pedal performance was captured in real time Not happy with that take Just undo or zoom in and use your mouse to manually adjust the edit points to fine tune the wah performance KB37 Keyboard Functions With the previous Ableton Live Preferences settings complete you should immediately be able to utilize KB37 as a music keyboard to record MIDI notes into Live s MIDI tracks and to trigger Live s software instruments All you should need to do is to configure Live s MIDI track input settings to receive MIDI input from your KB37 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide Controlling Ableton Live e Inthe Live MIDI Track I O settings header set the Input to receive from either Channel 1 or All Channels since KB37 is always transmitting on MIDI Channel 1 Then click the Record Arm button to arm the track
75. want to grab the latest GearBox software since we ll be covering how to use POD Studio TonePort s controller features with it and it s free anyway so help yourself more about GearBox in the following chapters Note If you have a POD Studio device you ll also see the Line 6 POD Farm 1 x software as an available download You can install and use POD Farm POD Farm Plug In as desired even if you also have GearBox GearBox Plug In installed However POD Farm 1 x does not offer MIDI control via POD Studio TonePort or 3rd party controller devices The columns on the right of the Updates list tell you the version numbers for all currently installed items and available updates Click on any item in the Updates list and refer to its description in the Help and Info pane below Also at the left you ll see your connected Line 6 device shown along with its unique ESN Electronic Serial Number should you ever need to reference this ID number for registration or warranty service Running Line 6 Monkey is the easiest way to stay current on the latest Line 6 software and hardware updates LINEK MIDI Setup Guide Start Here Welcome Logout My Account N lt x e eee SE Se 5 Please register your device now to enjoy Technical Support Warranty Service News and Updates Updates Compatibility Optional Add Ons m n Item Installed Newest KB37 v Driver lt Drivers Y Device Firmware Connection USB G tim
76. witches a try and you should see Live s transport trigger accordingly Using the same procedure you can now map any of your POD Studio TonePort controllers to other Ableton Live functions Read on for more examples Mapping the Expression Pedal Controller Next we ll map the Expression Pedal controller to one of Live s software parameters so that we can control it hands free The Expression Pedal transmits a stream of MIDI CC values so you can map to any available Live parameter that has a range such as an effect knob or slider We ll first map the pedal to Live s Chorus effect Dry Wet parameter This will allow us to change the Dry Wet mix of Live s Chorus effect in real time Note that this also makes it possible to write parameter automation in real time using the Expression Pedal more on that later e Connect an Expression Pedal into the Expression jack on your UX2 UX8 KB37 and launch the Line 6 MIDI Control Settings and configure the Expression Pedal controller to send a MIDI CC we ll use CC 5 Your settings should look like this and remember to click the Apply button when done Expression Pedal None MIDI CC O05 Portamento Time e In Ableton Live first record or load an audio file in an audio track so that you have something to play and hear your effect in action e Load the Chorus as an insert effect on this audio track You can do this by selecting Effects gt Chorus gt Chorus in the Live Devices panel a
77. y then OK to exit the dialog Digital Performer Configuration With your Line 6 device connected to your computer s USB port launch the Digital Performer application and open or create a new project The first step is to locate each transport function you wish to map to and allow it to learn the command from your controller button or footswitch 4 19 LINEK MIDI Setup Guide MIDI Control with 3rd Party Applications e Type lt Shift L gt or select the Setup menu Commands item e Clear any existing MIDI note mappings found within the MIDI Event column of the dialog to avoid unexpectedly triggering other functions e Type stop into the search string at the top of the dialog window and click Search the dialog will scroll to the appropriate section of the list to show the transport functions r TBL Commands TEEN Commands Play Stop Toggle Play Record Stop Rewind Pause On OR Slow Forward Fast Forward Slow Reverse JAPANEG Fast Reverse e Under Transport Commands click the cell in the Play row MIDI EVENT column to select it Commands MAME MAC KEY 1 MAC KEY 2 MIDI EVENT SOURCE Transport Commands Play Stop Toggle 5PC Pay r Record E e Press and hold down the Play button on the KB37 or press and hold whatever UX2 UX8 Footswitch you want to map to the Play function until you see the selected field display the MIDI CC command for our example you should see 11

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