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1. 5 3 Filter Mode Filter Mode provides control over the filter section of Auto Filter Analog Operator Sampler Simpler or Tension instances on the 8 Tracks being controlled The last instance of one of these Devices on a Track will be controlled This supports one level of nesting meaning that instances of these Devices contained within a Rack will be taken into account However parameters of these Devices cannot be controlled if they are mapped to the Macros of a Rack FILTER MODE 1 3 4 5 6 7 amp Resonance Upper Knobs Control Filter Frequency Lower Knobs Control Filter Resonance Pads Selects the corresponding Track or toggles the Arm state of the Track if the Track is already selected Holding down a Pad will fold unfold the corresponding Track if it is a group Track Up Down No function in this Mode Left Right Shift the group of Tracks to control left or right by 1 Track if not linked Link User Manual 7 5 4 User Device Mode User Device Mode provides control over instances of a user specified Device on the 8 Tracks being controlled The last instance of the Device on a Track will be controlled This supports one level of nesting meaning that instances of the Device contained within a Rack will be taken into account However parameters of the Device cannot be controlled if they are mapped to the Macros of a Rack By default this will control instances of Beat Repeat but this can be easily chan2. nativeKONTROL Link User Manual Version 1 0 5 1 CHANGES IN THIS VERSION 2 GENERAL OVERVIEW 3 SETUP 3 1 Installing Link 3 2 Live Settings 3 3 UserPreferences 4 FUNCTIONALITY OVERVIEW 5 LINK MODES 5 1 Mix Mode 5 2 EQ Mode 5 3 Filter Mode 5 4 User Device Mode 5 5 Clip Mode 5 6 Device Mode 5 7 Chain Mix Mode 5 8 Returns Mode 6 MIDI MAPPING 6 1 General Notes 6 2 Notes on Conflicts 7 TROUBLESHOOTING 7 1 Windows Troubleshooting 7 2 OS X Troubleshooting 8 SUPPORT Link User Manual 1 CHANGES IN THIS VERSION Fixed issue where linking to control surfaces other than Push wouldn t work correctly Added Live 9 5 1 compatible installers NOTE If you ve modified your UserPreferences txt file and don t want to lose your changes back up the file BEFORE installing the new version of Link After installing copy the text you don t want to lose from the UserPreferences txt file you backed up into the allotted space in the new UserPreferences txt file that the installer will install Link User Manual 2 2 GENERAL OVERVIEW Link is a MIDI Remote Script for the Novation Launch Control and Live 9 that provides a wealth of functionality as well as the ability to be linked to other Control Surfaces such as the Launchpad which turns Link and the Control Surface it s linked to into a single powerful Control Surface for Live In addition to this manual a Live Lesson is also provided After installi
3. Link User Manual 5 5 2 EQ Mode EQ Mode provides control over EQ Three or EQ Eight instances on the 8 Tracks being controlled The last instance of EQ Three or EQ Eight on a Track will be controlled This supports one level of nesting meaning that instances of EQ Three or EQ Eight contained within a Rack will be taken into account However parameters of EQ Three or EQ Eight cannot be controlled if they are mapped to the Macros of a Rack O V B High Band or Mid Low Low Band 4 5 6 7 amp Mid Band or Low Band EQ8 Upper Knobs Control either High Band Band 4 in EQ Eight GainHi in EQ Three or Mid Low Low Band Band 2 in EQ Eight GainLow in EQ Three You can cycle between these assignments with the Up and Down buttons Lower Knobs Control either Mid Band Band 3 in EQ Eight GainMid in EQ Three or Low Band Band 1 in EQ Eight You can cycle between these assignments with the Up and Down buttons Pads Selects the corresponding Track or toggles the Arm state of the Track if the Track is already selected Holding down a Pad will fold unfold the corresponding Track if it is a group Track Up Assigns the Knobs to Mid Low Low Band and Low Band The status bar in Live will display these assignments Down Assigns the Knobs to High Band and Mid Band The status bar in Live will display these assignments Left Right Shift the group of Tracks to control left or right by 1 Track if not linked Link User Manual 6
4. Live Settings The following settings will be found in Live s Preferences on the MIDI Sync tab All of the settings listed here are required for proper functionality of Link Onkol Sustecs innit Output Link Launch Control Launch Control 1 Under MIDI Ports turn off all of the Track Sync Remote None None None switches related to the Launch Control None None None None None None 2 Select Link as a Control Surface None None None None None None 3 For the Input and Output select Launch Control Takeover Mode Value Scaling 4 For Takeover Mode it is recommended that you select either Value Scaling or Pickup This prevents jumps in value when switching parameters that the Knobs control MIDI Ports Track Input Link Input Launch Control Off Output Link Output Launch Control Off NOTE f you d like to use the Launch Control for MIDI mapping please refer to the MIDI Mapping section 3 3 UserPreferences Link includes a UserPreferences txt file that allows you to change some of its default behaviors and includes instructions on how to edit it You can typically find this file in the following location On Windows ProgramData Ableton Live 9 Resources MIDI Remote Scripts Link On OS X go to Applications find Ableton Live 9 app right click and select Show Package Contents and then navigate to Contents App Resources MIDI Remote Scripts Link Link User Manual 3 4 FUNCTIONALITY OVERVIEW Link can either f
5. doesn t resolve the problem then it s likely that you ve installed Live in a protected location such as Program Files In this case you will need to elevate the permissions on your Live installation directory so that you can write to it Once this is done re run the Setup executable 7 2 OS X Troubleshooting I ve ran the provided Setup package but don t find Link listed under Control Surfaces If Live was running at the time you ran the Setup package you will need to restart Live When trying to run the Setup package I receive a message stating Setup can t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer Control click or right click on the Setup package and select Open from the menu that appears Link User Manual 14 8 SUPPORT Email support nativekontrol com Forum Beatwise Network Copyright 2013 2015 nativeXKONTROL All rights reserved This document as well as the software described in it is provided under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of this license The content of this document is furnished for informational use only is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by nativeKONTROL Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is accurate nativeXONTROL assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this document All product and company nam
6. Knobs can control either Return Pan and Return Volume or successive sets of Return Sends For example if Return have 4 Sends A B C and D pressing the Down button once will assign the Knobs to Send A and B Pressing it again will assign the Knobs to Send C and D Pressing the Up button once will assign the Knobs back to Send A and B Pressing it again will assign the Knobs back to Pan and Volume Upon cycling between Knob assignments the status bar in Live will display the current assignments Link User Manual 12 6 MIDI MAPPING When using the default Live settings for Link it is not possible for other controllers MIDI devices to conflict with Link as Link has a direct line of communication with Live However the default settings also prevent you from using the Launch Control for MIDI mapping It is possible to use the Launch Control for MIDI mapping while using Link but this adds a bit of complexity and the potential for problems due to the way Live s MIDI mapping and Takeover functionality work In some cases though MIDI mapping is essential and so dealing with the problems it raises are worth it To allow for MIDI mapping you will need to turn on the Remote switches for Link Input and Output 6 1 General Notes You should only use Launch Control User Templates 1 7 for MIDI mapping To access these Template select User Template 8 which will disable Link this information will be shown in the status bar in Live and selec
7. es mentioned in this document as well as the software it describes are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners This software is solely endorsed and supported by nativeKONTROL The Ableton Live MIDI Remote Scripts that are supplied with the software are released under the GNU Lesser General Public License The source code for these scripts is available upon request Link User Manual 15
8. ged in your UserPreferences USER DEVICE MODE 1 3 4 5 6 7 amp User Parameters Upper Knobs Control user specified parameters of the user specified Device If more than one parameter has been specified you can cycle between these parameter assignments with the Up and Down buttons Lower Knobs Control user specified parameters of the user specified Device If more than one parameter has been specified you can cycle between these parameter assignments with the Up and Down buttons Pads Selects the corresponding Track or toggles the Arm state of the Track if the Track is already selected Holding down a Pad will fold unfold the corresponding Track if it is a group Track Up Down Cycle to the previous next set of Knob assignments if applicable The button LEDs will be lit if there is a previous next set of assignments to cycle to Left Right Shift the group of Tracks to control left or right by 1 Track if not linked Link User Manual 8 5 5 Clip Mode Clip Mode provides control over basic mixer settings and selected Scene Clip launching for the group of 8 Tracks being controlled When this Mode is selected a highlight will be shown around the selected Scene and group of 8 Tracks being controlled regardless of whether or not Link is linked to another Control Surface Oe LO D l 5 4 5 6 7 amp Track Volume Upper Knobs Control Track Pan Lower Knobs Control Track Volume Pads Launch Clip
9. han 8 parameters When a Rack is selected only the first 4 Knobs are used Device Banks Pads 1 4 Ifthe Device has more than 2 Banks of 8 parameters these Pads will switch between groups of 2 Banks Upon switching between Banks the name of the 2 Banks being assigned to the Knobs will be shown in the status bar in Live Device Lock Pad 6 Locks the controls to unlocks the controls from the currently selected Device Device On Off Pad 8 Toggles the On Off state of the Device Holding down this Pad will momentarily toggle the On Off state of the Device Up Down Navigate between Devices on the selected Track Left Right Navigate between Tracks Link User Manual 10 5 7 Chain Mix Mode Chain Mix Mode provides control over the mixer section of the Chains of the first Audio Effect Rack Drum Rack or Instrument Track on the selected Track Unlike other Link Modes this Mode does not support nesting meaning that instances of these Devices contained within another Rack will not be taken into account Also the mixer parameters of the Chains of these Devices cannot be controlled if they are mapped to the Macros of the Rack CHAIN MIX MODE 2 5 4 5 6 amp Chain Pan Chain Volume Chain Mute Upper Knobs Control Chain Pan Lower Knobs Control Chain Volume Pads Toggles the Mute state of the corresponding Chain Holding down a Pad will momentarily toggle the Mute state of the corresponding Chain Up D
10. kly Upon entering the Mode Select Page the status bar in Live will indicate the Modes that are available You can then use the Pads to select the desired Mode Upon selecting a Mode the status bar in Live will display the Mode s details Pads Select Link LO B Sats i Oa i eG Modes Up Triggers Redo Down Triggers Undo Left In Session View toggles Session Record Overdub In Arrangement View toggles Arrangement Record Right Toggles playback NOTES The Knobs should not be used in the Mode Select Page as this could cause Takeover functionality in Live to become out of sync Also depending on the Launch Control Template that was selected prior to launching Live or loading a set pressing the User button quickly may not select the Mode Select Page In these cases holding down the User button for about I second and then releasing it will select the Mode Select Page Link User Manual 4 5 1 Mix Mode Mix Mode provides control over basic mixer settings of the group of 8 Tracks being controlled WP 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 T 8 Track Volume or Sends S Track Mute Solo or Select Arm 2 3 4 5 6 Upper Knobs Control either Track Pan or Sends You can cycle between these assignments with the Up and Down buttons Lower Knobs Control either Track Volume or Sends You can cycle between these assignments with the Up and Down buttons Pads By default toggles the Mute state of the c
11. ng Link you can access the Live Lesson by using the following steps Show Help View by selecting Help View from Live s Help menu Click the home button rightmost button at the top of Help View to return to the front page of Help View Scroll down to the bottom of Help View and click the Show all built in lessons link to show the Table of Contents Scroll down to the bottom of the Table of Contents where you ll find the Link Lesson section 3 SETUP This section covers the initial installation steps you will need to complete in order to use Link Please take your time when completing these steps If you should run into trouble when performing any of these steps please refer to the Troubleshooting section 3 1 Installing Link To install Link first close Live and then run the provided Setup executable Windows or package OS X For OS X users you may receive a message stating Setup can t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer If so Control click or right click on the Setup package and select Open from the menu that appears ee eS In most cases you will only need to install Link once It will remain installed even after updating to a newer version of Live However if you re install Live or install Live to a new location you will need to install Link again It s recommended that you keep the Link Setup files on hand for such cases Once installation is complete please launch Live to complete setup 3 2
12. orresponding Track Holding down a Pad will momentarily toggle the Mute state of the corresponding Track When the Up button is held down toggles the Solo state of the corresponding Track Holding down a Pad will momentarily toggle the Solo state of the corresponding Track When the Down button is held down selects the corresponding Track or toggles the Arm state of the Track if the Track is already selected Holding down a Pad will fold unfold the corresponding Track if it is a group Track The Pads use different LED colors for each sort of assignment to make it easier to identify their function Up Down When pressed quickly these cycle to the previous next set of Knob assignments The button LEDs will be lit if there is a previous next set of assignments to cycle to When held down these modify the function of the Pads Left Right Shift the group of Tracks to control left or right by 1 Track if not linked 5 la_ Knob Assignments The Knobs can control either Track Pan and Track Volume or successive sets of Track Sends For example if Tracks have 4 Sends A B C and D pressing the Down button once will assign the Knobs to Send A and B Pressing it again will assign the Knobs to Send C and D Pressing the Up button once will assign the Knobs back to Send A and B Pressing it again will assign the Knobs back to Pan and Volume Upon cycling between Knob assignments the status bar in Live will display the current assignments
13. own Shift the group of Chains to control up or down by 1 Chain Left Right Navigate between Tracks Link User Manual 11 5 8 Returns Mode Returns Mode provides control over basic mixer settings of the first 8 Returns This Mode is functionality identical to Mix Mode except that it controls Returns instead of regular Tracks RETURNS MODE 1 3 4 5 6 ri amp Return Volume or Sends Upper Knobs Control either Return Pan or Sends You can cycle between these assignments with the Up and Down buttons Lower Knobs Control either Return Volume or Sends You can cycle between these assignments with the Up and Down buttons Pads By default toggles the Mute state of the corresponding Return Holding down a Pad will momentarily toggle the Mute state of the corresponding Return When the Up button is held down toggles the Solo state of the corresponding Return Holding down a Pad will momentarily toggle the Solo state of the corresponding Return When the Down button is held down selects the corresponding Return The Pads use different LED colors for each sort of assignment to make it easier to identify their function Up Down When pressed quickly these cycle to the previous next set of Knob assignments The button LEDs will be lit if there is a previous next set of assignments to cycle to When held down these modify the function of the Pads Left Right Navigate between Tracks 5 8a__Knob Assignments The
14. s Clip Slots on the selected Scene The LED feedback for the Pads work as follows LED COLOR STATE INDICATES Unlit Clip Slot doesn t contain a Clip Amber Clip Slot contains a Clip Green Clip Slot contains a Clip that is playing Red Clip Slot contains a Clip that is recording Blinking Green Clip Slot has been triggered to play Blinking Red Clip Slot has been triggered to record Dim Red Clip Slot can be recorded in to Track is armed Up Down Navigate between Scenes Left Right Shift the group of Tracks to control left or right by 1 Track if not linked Link User Manual 9 5 6 Device Mode Device Mode provides control over the selected Device The default layout of the Knobs in Device Mode This layout allows you to control 16 Device parameters at a time DEVICE MODE Default e 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A Vv Device Parameters B ee T lt gt Device Banks E pee ia 1 2 3 4 5 3 7 8 The layout of the Knobs in Device Mode when a Rack is selected This layout matches the layout of Rack Macros D 01 m 0 D E EETAS 1 2 3 4 Macro 5 8 okos eae ES E Upper Knobs By default control the even numbered Banks of parameters of the Device for Devices that have more than 8 parameters or the first 8 parameters of the Device When a Rack is selected only the first 4 Knobs are used Lower Knobs By default control the odd numbered Banks of parameters of the Device for Devices that have more t
15. t User Template 1 To re enable Link press the Factory button User Templates 1 7 should not use the same MIDI messages that are used by Link These are CCs 21 28 41 48 and 114 117 as well as Notes 9 12 and 25 28 on MIDI Channels 9 and 10 Switching between User Templates as well as enabling re enabling Link can cause Live s Takeover function to become out of sync This can result in jumps in value when controlling parameters with the Knobs 6 2 Notes on Conflicts Once you ve turned on the Remote switches for Link Input and Output this will open up the potential for conflicts with other controllers MIDI devices whose Remote switches are turned on Review the following notes for help with avoiding these conflicts Other controllers MIDI devices should not use the same MIDI messages that are used by Link as described in the previous section Other controllers MIDI devices should not use the same MIDI messages that you ve selected in User Templates 1 7 Link User Manual 13 7 TROUBLESHOOTING This section provides resolutions to common problems that you may run into when installing or using Link If you do not find a resolution to your problem here please contact Support 7 1 Windows Troubleshooting I ve ran the provided Setup executable but don t find Link listed under Control Surfaces If Live was running at the time you ran the Setup executable you will need to restart Live If this
16. unction as an independent Control Surface or can be linked to another Control Surface By default Link is setup to be linked to the Launchpad but this can be easily changed in UserPreferences When Link is linked to another Control Surface In every Link Mode the Left and Right buttons navigate between Tracks In Link Modes that control groups of 8 Tracks the Control Surface that Link is linked to will select the group of Tracks to control Link will not provide a highlight around the groups of 8 Tracks and 1 Scene it controls except in Clip Mode When Link is not linked to another Control Surface The Left and Right buttons either navigate between Tracks or move between the group of Tracks to control depending on the Link Mode Link will provide a highlight around the group of 8 Tracks and 1 Scene it controls When using Link you will not switch between Launch Control Templates like you normally would unless you re also using the Launch Control for MIDI mapping Instead Link will manage Launch Control Template switching for you and for the most part not allow you to switch between Launch Control Templates manually The reason for this is to provide proper Takeover functionality in Live which eliminates jumps in value when switching parameters that the Knobs control 5 LINK MODES Link provides 8 Modes that you can switch between from the Mode Select Page You can select the Mode Select Page by pressing the User button quic
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