nativeKONTROL blockLive User Manual
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1. Preset blockLive v1 0 6 SETTINGS BLOCK SETTINGS MT PLAYER SETTINGS LIVE SETTINGS SETTINGS NOTES GLOBAL CONTROLS LEFT SIDE BUTTONS PRESET MODES ADDITIONAL GLOBAL CONTROLS LAUNCH MODE TRACK MODE CLIP MODE CLIP MODE CHOP 16 CLIP MODE CHOP 32 CLIP MODE CHROMATIC DRUM MODE DRUM MODE DEFAULT DRUM MODE 16 LEVELS SUB MODE CHROMATIC MODE LEARN MODE LEARN MODE LEARNING METHODS USER MODE 1 2 MT PLAYER MAIN WINDOW RIGHT CLICK MENU TROUBLESHOOTING SUPPORT SETTINGS If you have trouble completing any of the settings listed here please make sure to refer to the Troubleshooting section BLOCK SETTINGS Every time you open the blockLive Preset your Block will be restored to its factory settings If you have a customized preset that you don t want to lose please make sure to back it up BEFORE opening the blockLive Preset MT PLAYER SETTINGS The first time you use the Block in MT Player you may be prompted to setup the Block s ports For both prompts you should select block or block Controls Livid Instruments Inc However if you bypass those prompts you can access the settings by right clicking on MT Player and selecting MIDI Settings From the Port Name menu select IN block From the MIDI In port menu select your Block and click OK Go back into MIDI Settings From the Port Name menu select OUT block From the MIDI Out port menu select your Blo2. Hide Show the Browser View SSN ARNG Switch between Session and Arrangement Views CLIP TRACK Switch between Clip and Track Views DETAIL H S Hide Show the Detail View GRID BUTTON MODES LAUNCH Launch Clips Scenes TRACK Select Launch Stop Mute Solo Arm Tracks CLIP Chop Clips or play them Chromatically DRUM Drum Rack control CHROM Instrument control LEARN Learn Chords from Clips or a 2 controller USER 1 2 User assignable Buttons and Button Faders ADDITIONAL GLOBAL CONTROLS All of Grid Button Modes except for Launch and Track share an additional set of Global Controls The Controls occupy the top two rows of buttons REG GLOBAL CLIP ONTZ ONT RECORD METRO Metronome on off RECORD Arrangement Record on off OVER In Live 8 toggle MIDI Overdub on off In Live 9 toggle Session Record on off ARM Arm Disarm the selected Track REC QNTZ Record Quantization on off When this button is held down Trk Lt Rt can be used for decreasine increasing the Record Quantization value When changing the value the Status Bar in Live left lower corner will indicate the new value GLOBAL QNTZ Global Quantization on off When this button is held down Trk Lt Rt can be used for decreasing increasing the Global Quantization value CLIP RECORD Launch the selected Clip If the selected Track is armed the selected Clip Slot has no Clip and Global Quantization is set to a value other
3. LRN2 E RNa HE LRN4 PLANS LANG CHR1 M CHR2 H CHR3 H CHR4 H CHRS HW CHR e GRID BUTTONS VELOCITY Same as Default Drum Mode CHR 1 This will play the Chord assigned to Chord 1 CHR 1 NOTES 1 5 These Buttons will play the notes of the Chord assigned to Chord 1 LRN 1 This will activate Learning for Chord 1 While Learning the Chr 1 Button will be lit and the Chord 1 Notes 1 5 Buttons will light up to indicate each received notes If more then 5 notes are received the previous 5 notes will be erased When finished Learning press the Chr 1 button to store Chord 1 CHR 2 6 and LRN 2 6 work in exactly the same way as Chord 1 SUSTAIN Sustain the currently held note s or chord s SEMI UP DOWN Transpose your learned chords notes in one semi tone increments Press both of these to reset This cannot be changed while any notes chords are being played OCT UP DOWN Transpose your learned chords notes in one octave increments Press both of these to reset This cannot be changed while any notes chords are being played LEARN MODE LEARNING METHODS To learn chords by playing them from a 2 controller 1 Insert a MIDI Track and set it to send MIDI To To MT Player 1 on Ch 1 2 Either Arm the Track or set its Monitor to In 3 Activate learning for one of the chords and play the chord from your 2 controller You can play all the notes simultaneously or each one individually To learn c
4. a Clip Quantization of None Chromatic will work only with Audio Clips CLIP MODE CHOP 16 CHOP GRID BUTTONS CHOP 16 and CHOP 32 and CHROMATIC Switch between Chop 16 Chop 32 and Chromatic Sub Modes CLIP LOOP CLIP LOOP Toggle the selected Clip s loop on off CHOP 16 PADS The Pads will be assigned to 16 evenly distributed start points based on the length of the selected Clip for the selected Clip NOTE In both Chop 16 and Chop 32 if the selected Clip is playing the Chop 16 32 Pads will show where the playhead is in relation to the Clip s length However they will not provide this feedback until a Clip is selected and you ve either launched it with the Chop 16 32 Pads or switched between Sub Modes 8 CLIP MODE CHOP 32 CLIP CHOP 32 PADS GRID BUTTONS CHOP 16 and CHOP 32 and CHROMATIC and CLIP LOOP Same as in Chop 16 CHOP 32 PADS The Pads will be assigned to 32 evenly distributed start points based on the length of the selected Clip for the selected Clip CLIP MODE CHROMATIC CLIP LOOP 0 CHROMATIC PADS GRID BUTTONS CHOP 16 and CHOP 32 and CHROMATIC and CLIP LOOP Same as in Chop 16 CHROMATIC PADS The Pads will transpose the selected Audio Clip DRUM MODE MODE OVERVIEW This Mode provides Drum Rack control via 2 sub modes Default and 16 Levels This Mode utilizes the Additional Global Controls DRUM MODE DEFAULT
5. than None this will trigger Clip Record Clip Record will create a new Clip with a length that is equal to the Global Quantization value TRK LT RT Navigate Tracks BPM DN UP Decrease increase Tempo in 1 BPM increments LAUNCH MODE m L O a LU LL O CLIP LAUNCH CLIP STOP 1 8 GRID BUTTONS CLIP LAUNCH Launch the Clips outlined by the Grid Selector LED Off No clip loaded LED On Clip loaded not playing LED Slow Flash Clip playing LED Fast Flash Clip waiting to play SCENE LAUNCH 1 7 Launch the Scenes outlined by the Grid Selector CLIP STOP 1 8 Stop Clips on the Tracks outlined by the Grid Selector STOP ALL Stop All Clips TRACK MODE SELECT 1 8 SELECT LAUNCH 1 8 LAUNCH STOP 1 8 aL MUTE 1 8 SOLO 1 8 ARM 1 8 GRID BUTTONS SELECT LAUNCH STOP MUTE SOLO ARM 1 8 Select Launch Stop Mute Solo Arm the Tracks outlined by the Grid Selector MASTER SELECT Select the Master Track SCENE LAUNCH Launch the selected Scene STOP ALL Stop All Clips UNMUTE UNSOLO UNARM ALL Turn off Mute Solo Arm for all Tracks in the current set CLIP MODE MODE OVERVIEW This Mode provides Clip control via 3 sub modes Chop 16 Chop 32 and Chromatic This Mode utilizes the Additional Global Controls NOTE Chop 16 32 will work with any type of Clip except for Audio Clips that aren t warped Also Chop 16 32 will not work properly when using
6. will restart a Preset and restore all of its default settings The button will bring up the manual for the selected Preset The IN and OUT indicators will light up to indicate MIDI activity These are used for troubleshooting purposes RIGHT CLICK MENU MIDI Settings Rescan MIDI devices Toggle Stats Display MIDI Settings will bring up the MIDI Port Chooser window Rescan MIDI devices will rescan MIDI devices on your system This is useful in situations where your Block is not detected properly Toggle Stats Display will show hide event history This is used for troubleshooting purposes TROUBLESHOOTING 1 Why don t I see blockLive listed under Live s Control Surface drop down menu You are asked to manually transfer the blockLive script during install instructions included in the Install Info pdf file If you skipped that step or need to retransfer the script for some other reason you can find it along with transfer Instructions in Windows My Documents Bome s Midi Translator Player OS X your name Bome s Midi Translator Player 2 When I try to complete the MT Player Settings steps I get an error message when I select the Block s ports Please close Live MT Player and any other MIDI applications Then relaunch MT Player and you ll be able to complete the settings 3 Ihave multiple copies of MT Player ports listed which should I use You should try to use the listings that start with
7. AA 16 LVLs 8 L Oe 8 T 00200 e L AALL CeCe Bt GRID BUTTONS DEFAULT and 16 LVLs Switch between Default and 16 Levels Sub Modes GRID SELECT Select the 4 x 4 grid for the Drum Pads to control The note ranges of the grids are as follows Grid Select 1 E 2 G 1 Grid Select 2 G 1 BO Grid Select 3 default grid C1 D 2 Grid Select 4 E2 G3 Grid Select 5 G 3 B4 Grid Select 6 C5 D 6 DRUM PADS Send out the notes of the selected Grid These Drum Pads can optionally provide feedback from Live To set that up 1 Right click on your Drum Rack or drum plugin and select Group to create an Instrument Rack 2 Add an External Instrument Rack to the Instrument Rack 3 Set the External Instrument Rack to send MIDI To To MT Player 1 on Ch 10 LAST PAD 1 The last Drum Pad that was triggered will be assigned to this button so that you always have at least 2 buttons to use for playing fast passages LOCK 1 Lock Last Pad 1 so that it stays locked on the Drum Pad that it s current playing LAST PAD 2 4 Same as Last Pad 1 LOCK 2 4 Same as Lock 1 VELOCITY Set the Velocity of the Drum Pads Last Pads The 4 available levels from top to bottom are 127 107 87 and 67 DRUM MODE 16 LEVELS SUB MODE GRID BUTTONS DEFAULT and 16 LVLs and GRID SELECT and DRUM PADS Same as Default Drum Mode 16 LEVELS The last Drum Pad tri
8. From or To For example you shouldn t use 3 From MT Player 1 you should use From MT Player 1 In some cases you will not have listings that start with From or To SUPPORT Email support nativekontrol com Forum Beatwise Network Videos Stray s YouTube Channel Copyright 2013 2014 nativeKONTROL All rights reserved This document as well as the software described in it is provided under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of this license The content of this document is furnished for informational use only is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by nativeKONTROL Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is accurate nativeKONTROL assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this document All product and company names mentioned in this document as well as the software it describes are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners This software is solely endorsed and supported by nativeKONTROL 18
9. ck and click OK Click the Restart button S A gt Q tO You can learn more about MT Player in the MT Player section LIVE SETTINGS The following settings will be found in Preferences on the MIDI Sync tab IMPORTANT NOTE When you first install MT Player Live will automatically turn on its Track switches Before completing the steps below turn off all the Track switches related to MT Player 1 Turn off all of the Block s Track Remote Sync switches 2 Select blockLive as a Control Surface 3 Select From MT Player 1 as the Input and To MT Player 1 as the Output 4 Turn on the Track and Remote switches for blockLive Input From MT Player 1 5 Turn on the Track and Remote switches for blockLive Output To MT Player 1 SETTINGS NOTES The Block s Knobs and Faders are compatible with Live s Takeover Mode setting You can use whichever setting is comfortable for you If you ll be using other controllers for MIDI mapping while using blockLive you will need to make sure that the MIDI messages your controller is using do not conflict with the MIDI messages used by blockLive The primary MIDI messages you need to avoid using are Any MIDI Message on Channel 16 CC 113 122 on Channels 11 GLOBAL CONTROLS LEFT SIDE BUTTONS SHIFT Modifies the functions of other controls Shifted functions are shown in Red in this manual SHIFT Shir C DEV I O Toggle the selected Device on off Unlike ot
10. ggered will be assigned to these Pads PITCH Toggles 16 Levels of pitch When on the 16 Levels buttons will control the pitch of ALL the Pads in your Drum Rack VELO Toggles 16 Levels of velocity When on the 16 Levels Pads will control the velocity of the last pad CHROMATIC MODE MODE OVERVIEW This Mode provides instrument control This Mode utilizes the Additional Global Controls GRID BUTTONS GRID SELECT and VELOCITY Same as Default Drum Mode CHROM PADS Send out the notes of the selected Grid These Pads can optionally provide feedback from Live To set that up 1 Right click on your instrument and select Group to create an Instrument Rack 2 Add an External Instrument Rack to the Instrument Rack 3 Set the External Instrument Rack to send MIDI To To MT Player 1 on Ch 11 ADD NOTE LOW Adds an additional note one octave below the note you re playing This cannot be turned on off while any Note Pads are held down ADD NOTE HIGH Adds an additional note one octave above the note you re playing This cannot be turned on off while any Note Pads are held down BEND UP DOWN Quickly decrease increase pitch bend when pressed and return it to default off when released SUSTAIN Sustain the currently held note s LEARN MODE MODE OVERVIEW This Mode allows you to learn Chords up to 5 notes each to the Grid Buttons This Mode utilizes the Additional Global Controls LLLLLEE LRN1 NW
11. her Shifted functions to access this function you need GRID GRID to press Mode Shift RIGHT MODE When this button is pressed the Grid Buttons will select Knob Fader Grid Button Modes display the selected Modes and control views UNDO Undo DOWN GRID LEFT RIGHT Move the Grid Selector left right m STOP DEV LEFT RIGHT Move left right between Devices on the selected Track UP DOWN If Launch Mode is selected these will move the Grid Selector up down Otherwise these will navigate Scenes in Session or zoom vertically in Arrangement DEV BANK UP DOWN If the selected Device has more than 8 parameters these will move between Banks of parameters PLAY STOP Toggle playback PRESET MODES When the Mode button is pressed the Grid Buttons select the Knob Fader and Grid Button Modes The selected Modes will be indicated by a flashing LED Also when switching between Modes the Status Bar in Live lower left hand corner will display the name of the selected Mode MST PAN TEMPO XFADE FINE LAUNCH EE TRACK CLIP DRUM CHROM LEARN USER 1 USER 2 KNOB AND FADER MODES VOLUME and PAN and DEVICE and SEND A H These select the Knob Mode MST VOL CUE and MST PAN XFADER and TEMPO FINE These select the Fader Mode Master Volume Cue Master Pan Crossfader Tempo Coarse Tempo Fine NOTE Any of the Knob or Fader Modes can be remapped without affecting the other Modes VIEW CONTROLS BRWSR H S
12. hords contained in a MIDI Clip 1 Insert a MIDI Track and set it to send MIDI To To MT Player 1 on Ch 1 2 Add the MIDI Clip containing the chords to this Track 3 Activate learning for one of the chords and launch the Clip USER MODE 1 2 MODE OVERVIEW USER MODE 1 2 are functionally the same Each provides 5 Faders and 6 Buttons that can be assigned to parameters in Live via MIDI mapping mode Both Modes utilize the Additional Global Controls alalalale J J J J J GRID BUTTONS USER FADER 1 5 Each Fader can be assigned to a parameter in Live If the assigned parameter sends feedback the associated Fader will display the value of the parameter Otherwise the Fader will display the last value it sent USET BTNS 1 6 Each button can be assigned to a parameter in Live If the assigned parameter sends feedback the associated button will display the value either on or off Otherwise the button will display the last value it sent USER BTN T M This changes the function of User Btns 1 6 making them either toggle the default or momentary switches MT PLAYER P MT Player v1 7 0 nativeKONTROL Stray MT Player P LiveSetA powered by Bome s Midi Translator MAIN WINDOW The drop down menu in the center of the window is used for selecting Presets if multiple Presets are available The last selected Preset will be selected the next time you launch Player The Restart button
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