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1. evolution co uk EVOLUTION Evolution UC 33e Getting Started Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Evolution UC 33 You can use it to control software on PCs and Macs and to control external MIDI hardware like synthesizers sound modules drum machines and samplers The UC 33 can control many different parameters It sends MIDI Continuous Controller data or CCs RPN NRPN data MIDI Bank change LSB and MSB and Program Changes on 16 different MIDI channels so you can easily control your studio using only the UC 33 If you are using Sequencing Software and or Virtual Instruments you may find one of the UC 33 s preset memories ready to work straight out of the box with your program Controllers will be already assigned to the software you are using or you can assign your own then store your setup in any of the 33 memories Here is a snapshot of the powerful features implemented in the UC 33 Features List Ports MIDI Data from buttons e MIDI OUT e Note on MIDI IN Note on off Toggle USB MIDI OUT IN MIDI on off Toggle Program Bank LSB Bank MSB Power presets Machine Control functions DC IN for external PSU if not using e GM GM2 XG SysEx Messages USB Useful Features Controls All controls fully programmable to 24 programmable rotary dials MIDI controller number 9 full size programmable faders All controls fully programmable to 14 pr2. and then OMS Setup If you get a message to switch Appletalk on or off choose either options This will make no difference to the OMS Setup In the next window click OK Click Search Click OK Then OK again Click Save If it asks you click Replace y OAD You should now have a final window showing your current Studio Setup If Quicktime Music is crossed out you should double click on it then click in the on circle to enable it Then click OK You re ready to go Now just make sure your UC 33 is selected as the MIDI input in your music software Using An External Power Supply You can also use a mains adapter not included with the following specification 9V DC output 250 300mA centre positive Make sure you are not powering the UC 33 already via USB then simply plug in the power supply to the socket labelled DC 9V 16 and switch the power on 15 Note Do not leave the adapter plugged in for long periods of time if the unit is not in use UC 33 Overview Evolution UC 33e Getting Started Assuming the installation process was completed successfully it is now time to have a closer look at the UC 33 Put simply the UC 33 is a USB controller surface with 9 ALPS faders 1 numbered F1 to F9 24 rotary controls numbered C10 to C33 2 and 14 buttons 3 4 numbered B34 to B47 In total 47 MIDI controls each assignable to control functions in you
3. Native Instruments FM 7 To operate the FM 7 preset you will need to load a setup file in to the FM 7 Launch your FM 7 instrument Go to the Master section of the FM 7 Click on load in the FM 7 controller define window Locate the UC 33 Application Files folder on the Evolution Installer CD ROM Select the file UC33 f7c Press the function button 7 Recall on the UC 33 Type 19 on the numerical keypad Getting More Out Of Your Sound Blaster One of the most common sound cards is the SoundBlaster from Creative Labs You may have one installed in your PC already without knowing what power is behind its sound engine It is not easy to access all the parameters available but again we have done the hard work for you This is how you get the UC 33 to work instantly with your SoundBlaster anp 1 Press the function button 7 Recall 2 Type 30 on the numerical keypad 4 This selects the SoundBlaster setup on the UC 33 3 Launch your MIDI sequencer and select a MIDI track 4 Make sure to set the output of your MIDI track to SB Live Synth or SB Audigy Synth 5 Play your keyboard while moving any faders or controls on the UC 33 1 4 The UC 33 remote controls filter and sound parameters on the SoundBlaster card using some of the extended programming options in the UC 33 Cubase VST SL SX amp Nuendo Cubase and Nuendo have very comprehensive controlling option
4. Mac OS X If you are using Windows XP or Mac OS X you can now simply switch the power position to on Because the UC 33 is class compliant it will work with out any further installation Evolution UC 33e Getting Started Installing Drivers For Windows 98 ME Power up your PC Insert the Evolution Installer CD ROM The installer should open automatically If not select run from the start menu and type d autorun where d is your CD ROM drive then press ENTER Click on install drivers Follow instructions on screen When finished exit setup Switch on the UC 33 N naa Windows will proceed with the installation of a USB driver and a MIDI driver Once com pleted you are ready to go Windows may ask you to restart your computer if you have previously installed an Evolution device Installing Drivers For Windows 2000 1 Power up your PC 2 Insert the Evolution Installer CD ROM The installer should open automatically If not select run from the start menu and type d autorun where is your CD ROM drive then press ENTER 3 Click on Driver Installer 4 Follow instructions on screen 5 When finished exit setup 6 Switch on the UC 33 Windows will automatically recognise the UC 33 and ask for the Evolution Installer CD ROM 7 Select the CD ROM drive and click OK Windows will then ask you to select the CD ROM drive again for the MIDI driver 8 If Windows reports the drivers have not been di
5. e Utilizing extra parameters on a MIDI keyboard via the U Control e Controlling a Sound Module Please note The UC 33 does not function as a MIDI Merge unit If you want to control for example a sound module whilst simultaneously playing it from a MIDI keyboard then it will be necessary to buy a separate MIDI Merge unit This will allow you to connect both UC 33 and keyboard to your sound module at the same time Example Uses a a UC 33 with a Controller Keyboard 2 Sound Modules and a Lighting Rig 00000000 00000000 C B MIDI OUT MIG IN jj jn ooooooo00 ooooon00eno D0000000 MIDI THRU MIDI IN oooooooonoo O0000000 MIDI OUT MIDI THRU MIDI IN Lighting Rig In this example you have a UC 33 connected to a MIDI Merge box along with a MIDI Controller keyboard The output from the merge box feeds Sound Module a The THRU connection from a is attached to Sound Module b The THRU connection from b is connected to a MIDI lighting rig Set the sound modules to receive on MIDI channels a 1 7 b 8 14 Set the lighting rig to receive on channels 15 and 16 16 Evolution UC 33e Getting Started There are many ways to then interact with the setup from the MIDI Controller Keyboard and the UC 33 You could program the first four faders to send data on MIDI channels 1 4 the second four
6. corner of the window to switch from the Keyboard View to the Control View 6 Press Snap Shot 10 You will see the B4 s parameters set to the UC 33 s current settings You can now disregard the screen and focus on the UC 33 the parameter settings you see are exactly what you hear Reason Subtractor We have also provided Reason as a demo on the Evolution Installer CD ROM in case you haven t got it already Assuming Reason is installed correctly please follow the following instructions 1 Launch Reason 2 Select a sequencer track in the demo song playing the Subtractor synthesizer 3 Make sure there is a little MIDI icon in the in column If not click once with your mouse 4 Move any conirols on the UC 33 to check that Reason is receiving MIDI 1 4 If not please check the MIDI settings in Reason by selecting Preferences in the Edit menu and change the window to MIDI In the Port pop up menu select the first UC 33 driver Press the function button 7 Recall Type 06 on the numerical keypad This selects the Subtractor setup on the UC 33 sa You may also want an overlay for the Subtractor just like the B4 example We have included a blank overlay for exactly that purpose so go ahead and write the parameter names on the overlay If you want to get more blanks you can purchase them from our website www evolution co uk or contact your distributor Evolution UC 33e Getting Started
7. is not recognised in any software Win2000 and XP have a limitation to how many MIDI device drivers you can have installed at any one time There is no indication that you are using the maximum number of drivers the drivers will install as if there is not a problem To fix this problem Go to http www evolution co uk support faq index html and locate the above question You will find a link to an exe file that will solve this problem for you have plugged in a sustain pedal to my Evolution keyboard but it works the wrong way round The polarity of the sustain pedal is calculated by the keyboard when it is powered up On power the sustain pedal is assumed to be in the OFF position So if you want the sustain pedal to be off when it is unpressed make sure the pedal is unpressed when you power up When press a key there is a delay before hear any sound This delay is known as latency Latency with MIDI signals is due to the soft synth you are using MIDI data is simply control data The MIDI is read by the soft synth The soft synth then completes a large number of complex calculations in order to produce the sound you hear All this takes time We recommend getting a proper soundcard You can get a decent one these days for under 30 If you already have an adequate sound card try re installing the latest drivers for the sound card or try reducing the buffer sizes of the audio drivers You can do this in the Sound Studio
8. presets you may want to save and reorganize the order to suit your setup It s a good idea to identify the 4 presets you are likely to use frequently and save them to locations 01 to 04 so you can use the 4 quick preset selector buttons 10 Before we start please note that the factory presets are stored in ROM within the UC 33 and can therefore be restored at any time Lets move preset 28 GS XG GM2 Synth control to location 03 by carrying out the following procedure Press the function button 7 Recall Type 28 on the numerical keypad 4 Press the function button 9 Store Type 03 on the numerical keypad 4 B0 N This will save or store the current setup to preset location 03 If you want to reset the UC 33 back to the factory defaults just hold down the buttons on the numerical keypad while switching the UC 33 on Note Restoring the Factory presets will erase all UC 33 setups stored to memory You can also organise your presets using the Evolution Librarian Software PC only please check www evolution co uk for Mac version included with your UC 33 Insert the Evolution CD ROM in to your computer s CD ROM drive and run the installer Avoiding Dramatic Parameter Jumps Using the SnapShot function to synchronise the sound source with the UC 33 s settings is great when you are starting from scratch However you may need to pickup a parameter position without dramatic jumps You can d
9. I devices Example Uses b b Controlling a MIDI Synthesizer and a Hard Disk Recorder 00000000 AUDIO IN 00000000 O o0o000000 o C ggg In this example connect your UC 33 to your synth and connect the THRU from your synth to your hard disk recorder It would then be possible to utilize the faders and rotary controls with the synthesizer to control any of its parameters in real time A very simple example of this is to setup a multi timbral sound with faders on the UC 33 controlling the individual timbres of the sound You can then change the character of the sound as you are playing it Perhaps set up some of the rotary controls to affect the envelope of a synth sound Program the transport buttons on the UC 33 to send MIDI Machine Control messages for Stop Play Rewind and Fast Forward Program the Zero key on the numeric keypad to be Record You can then use the UC 33 s transport controls to control your HD recorder Start recording and when you ve finished use the Master Volume fader to fade out 17 Evolution UC 33e Getting Started Trouble Shooting My Evolution hardware suddenly stopped working after having performed fine since installation Switch off the unit and leave for 10 seconds Then restart your computer and try again If the problem persist you may have to re install drivers for the unit My drivers are listed in the Device Manager and are said to be working OK but the keyboard
10. Il and Sound Studio Pro Il programs by going to Audio system settings where you can reduce the buffer sizes of the MME or ASIO drives can t get any sound from my Evolution Software In your software go to Options Devices Here you will see a list of MIDI Inputs and MIDI outputs If you have MIDI inputs available if no driver names appear in the Output column you need to re install your soundcard or update the soundcard drivers The output column allows you to choose which output driver you want for generating the MIDI sounds Most soundcards will have an option such as FM synth or SBLive Synth Click on these driver names to use the sounds of your soundcard for playback of MIDI data If you just have a sound chip the software synth to select may be like Microsoft SW synth Click on the driver name of your choice Rule of Thumb If you have numerous output drivers enabled highlighted in blue and cannot hear any output de select all but one of them and try again Repeat this process until you hear some sounds 18 Evolution UC 33e Getting Started Contact Evolution If you are looking for more supporting material setup files for your Evolution product or simply have problems getting your system up and running the best place to look is http www evolution co uk Our distributor in your country should be able to answer any additional questions You will also find a link to our distributor list on th
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12. ction and overall Master Volume The setup will control your currently selected mixer channel so you can jump quickly between channels 13 Select preset 10 for channels 9 16 25 32 and 41 48 and change to the appro priate window in the Generic Remote Creating your own Generic Remote setups After working with the preset setups you may want to customize or create your own to suit your working method The Steinberg documentation explains in detail how to do this Note If you have already created your own Generic Remote setup make sure to export it before importing the U Control setups Emagic Logic We have created a Logic environment to allow you to access the mixing facilities within Logic from the UC 33 Here is how you set it up 1 On the Evolution Installer CD ROM locate the following path application files Logic Load the Logic song file named UC 33 setup in to your Logic program From the Logic Windows menu select Global Mixer On the UC 33 Recall preset number 011 Place the Channel Strip overlay over the UC 33 OPN You should now be able to control volume pan solo mute sends and even the 4 bands of EQ for the currently selected track We have chosen the Parametric EQ algorithm for our setup though you can use any of the other options with the setup You will need to make sure to switch on each band individually using the EQ on off buttons on the UC 33 channel strip 12 Evolution UC 33e Getting Start
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14. ed Evolution Sound Studio Pro Il 1 Select preset 12 7 2 Install the Sound Studio Pro Il demo from the demos folder of your Evolution Installer CD ROM Run the Sound Studio Pro Il demo Go to the Options MIDI Devices menu Ensure the UC 33 is selected as a MIDI IN device Select your Soundcard output as the MIDI OUT device Ensure it is the ONLY highlighted device 5 Select Multitrack record from the track window 6 Call up the MIDI Mixer by clicking on the Mixer icon on the tool bar gt Controls 1 8 have been set to control the Volume of channels 1 8 respectively 9 16 control the Pan of each channel 17 24 control the reverb and 25 32 control the chorus dials The Master Fader controls the drum channel volume as long as your drum track is assigned to channel 10 Move the controls of the UC 33 and observe the MIDI mixer control move Click on the MIDI plug button on the transport bar This will enable remote control of the transport bar functions These have been assigned to the buttons in such a way that the PLAY STOP FAST FORWARD and REWIND buttons on the UC 33 will do just this The number buttons have been assigned to further transport controls Notably 0 has been as signed to enable RECORD mode Try it for yourself and see Preset 13 is used to control channels 9 16 Evolution UC 33e Getting Started Saving And Organizing UC 33 Presets Once you have familiarized yourself with the UC 33
15. faders to send on channels 8 12 To control volumes you would set each of the faders to send MIDI controller 7 You could set up the rotary controls using the same MIDI channels to control filter resonance cut off and pan If Sound Module a is XG compatible you would set the top rotary control to send MIDI controller 74 for cut off and the next one down to 71 for resonance The pan control should be set to send MIDI controller 10 If Sound Module b is GS compatible you would configure the rotary controls above the second four faders to send NRPN data to affect filter resonance and cut off Even though Sound Module a and b receive cut off and resonance controls in different ways it is easy to program the UC 33 to take account of this Next you could program the keypad buttons 1 9 to send MIDI note data to trigger lights on the lighting rig It is possible to set the buttons to either latch on off or to send note off on release Using these two settings you could set some of the buttons to flash the lights and some of the buttons to act more like switches you tap a button to switch a light on or off Some lighting controllers use velocity to set the intensity or brightness of each light Each of the buttons therefore could be set to trigger a light at a different intensity Once set up and stored in a memory the UC 33 would function as a fully able easy to use control surface despite the relatively complex configuration of the other MID
16. gitally signed click on Continue Installation 9 Select the drive once more 10 Click OK and you are ready to go Installing Drivers For Apple Mac OS 9 x If you do not have OMS installed please run the OMS installer first Otherwise jump to Installing the UC 33 OMS Driver on page 8 To install OMS Make sure that all programs are shut down before you begin the installer Also make sure you have removed any dongles you may be using Insert the Evolution Installer CD ROM Double click on the Evolution Installer CD icon on your desktop Double click on the OS 9 folder Double click on Install OMS 2 3 8 Follow the on screen instructions OMS will now take a few moments to install OMS When it has finished it will ask you to restart the computer click Restart Evolution UC 33e Getting Started Installing The UC 33 OMS Driver 1 Click and drag the USB Drivers Installer from the OS 9 window it is currently in to the desktop 2 Double click on the icon If a window appears click Open 3 Double click on the newly created USB Drivers Installer on your desktop 4 Click Install The installer automatically places the drivers in the correct system folders 6 Once the installer has finished installing the drivers click Restart 7 Switch on the UC 33 You now have to run the OMS Setup program 1 Open the Hard Drive then the Opcode folder the OMS Applications folder
17. ng And Organizing UC 33 14 Avoiding Dramatic Parameter JUMPS annen 14 Basic Programming 15 Using The UC 33 Away From A 16 Trouble Shooting ner seid area ende inven aantreden 18 Contact Evolutiofd eenen Beat deden draaide 19 Evolution UC 33e Getting Started This page intentionally left blank Evolution UC 33e Getting Started Graphic Illustration 2 hee c33 PRESETS 1 2 3 4 ly De c25 A eS mute Loev ip Lwem zegi SELECT ASSIGN CHANNEL RECALL MASTER C17 L mini our LeLosaidl L prawear del CHAN FROM USB I N ON OOC BANK LSB BANK MSB STORE L snarsnor gt 44 gt gt ASSIGNABLE BUTTONS 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Evolution UC 33e Getting Started POWER DC 9 12V USB eS MIDI IN MIDI OUT ON OFF Nine 70mm faders labelled F1 F9 all of which are fully MIDI assignable Twenty four rotary c
18. o this by using the Controller Mute function 1 Press the two function keys 8 labelled CTR MUTE 2 Move the UC 33 controller to the position that matches the setting on your receiving device 3 Press the two function keys 8 labelled Controller Mute to exit mute mode 14 Evolution UC 33e Getting Started Basic Programming Operations Now that you have learnt how to use the factory presets its time to look at how to program and modify your own basic setups We will use Reason again for the purpose of this exercise 1 Launch Reason 2 Select any track in the Reason sequencer and make sure MIDI data is received 3 Change the device assigned to the track to Reverb You do this by clicking and holding down the arrow button for the track out 4 On the UC 33 press the function button 7 Recall 5 Type 33 on the numerical keypad 4 This preset is relatively simple and therefore a great starting point for any new programming 6 Move fader 1 1 While moving the fader the display shows the positional value When you stop moving the fader after a short delay the display shows the value 01 in small digits and 03 in large digits This tells you that Fader 01 currently is assigned to controller number 03 7 Press the function button 7 ASSIGN 8 Type 012 on the numerical keypad 4 If you now move the fader you should see the display show 01 in the left hand corner and 12 the controller n
19. ogrammable buttons MIDI channel 4 one press quick preset recall Drawbar mode for faders buttons Controller Mute mutes controller output to avoid parameter jumps MIDI Data from controllers Memory Dump via Sys MIDI control number Dedicated Sys Ex Librarian for RPN NRPN storing and organizing setups Program Bank LSB Bank 5 33 presets 33 memory locations Pitch Bend GM GM2 XG SysEx Messages Caution Electro Static Discharge Electrical Fast Transient and Conducted RF interference may cause the unit malfunctioning In such unplug the unit and plug in again to restore normal operation Evolution UC 33e Getting Started Contents Getting Started With UC 33 tenen innen entend arden kenden 1 Features BISL 1 Contents UC 33 Getting Started 2 Contents UC 33 Advanced User 2 Graphic OVEVICW dan nieten dienen 4 Installation Whiatis In The Pack ge Pinnen deld 6 About The Manual 6 Before You Plug In The UC 33 nnen ennnenenneensneneneeenenenenernnneneneeneneeensennn 6 Power amp Connecting Via USB nanne enen enne en enevennerreneneneen eenen 6 Windows XP amp Mac OS Xanne a e a a eiA 6
20. ontrollers numbered C10 C33 all of which are fully MIDI assignable Four assignable MIDI buttons numbered C34 C37 Ten assignable MIDI buttons numbered C38 C47 doubles up as a numeric keypad 0 9 in Edit mode Buttons Dual press function sends out Snap Shot command Dual press function button commands for Drawbar Mode Global MIDI Channel and MIDI Out From USB Single press function button commands for Preset Recall Individual MIDI Channel Assign Controller Assign and Controller Select Dual press function button commands for Memory Dump Device ID and Controller Mute Single press function button commands for Preset Store DATA MSB DATA LSB and Program for sending out program change messages Four preset buttons recall presets 01 02 03 and 04 respectively Backlit LCD display USB MIDI In Out connects to the USB port of your computer via the in cluded USB cable MIDI In plug used to connect other MIDI hardware to the UC 33 via a standard MIDI 5 Pin DIN type plug not included MIDI Out plug used to connect the UC 33 to other MIDI hardware via a standard MIDI 5 Pin DIN type plug not included Power on off switch DC In plug for connection of 9v DC power supply not included Evolution UC 33e Getting Started What s In The Package Your Evolution UC 33 package should contain the following items e UC 33 controller surface e Getting Started manual e Evolution Installer CD ROM e USB cable e 4 overlay
21. r music studio There are also 8 function buttons 6 7 8 9 for various programming and operational functions a blue backlit LCD 11 which gives you feedback and information regarding current operations and finally 4 quick Preset buttons 10 which give you one button access to the UC 33 s first 4 presets Testing The UC 33 With Your Software At this stage it s a good idea to check that your software application is communicating with the UC 33 Most software applications have a MIDI in indicator Check that data is received while moving any of the UC 33 s controllers If no data is received please check whether the UC 33 USB driver has been selected as an input for your software application This will differ from one program to another so please refer to the documen tation provided with your software Recalling UC 33 Presets Once you have verified that your software is receiving data from the UC 33 its time to try some of the 33 factory programmed presets 1 Press the function key labelled Recall 7 2 Type in the number of the preset you want using the numerical keypad 4 The first 4 presets can be selected using the 4 quick Preset selector buttons 10 so it makes sense to store the most frequently used presets on these locations The following is a list of all the presets contained in the UC 33 Factory Preset 01 Cubase Multi channel Mixing 1 8 Channel Strip 02 Native Instruments B4 03 Native Inst
22. ruments Pro 53 04 Reason Mixer 05 Reason Malstrom 06 Reason Subtractor 07 Reason NN 19 08 Reason Dr Rex 09 Reason ReDrum 10 Cubase Multi channel Mixing 9 16 11 Logic Channel Strip 12 Sound Studio Pro II 1 8 mixer 13 Sound Studio Pro II 9 16 mixer 14 Sonar Preset Sonar 2 preset patch needed 15 Steinberg Model E 16 Steinberg Halion 17 Waldorf Attack 18 Waldorf PPG Wave2V 19 Native Instruments FM7 uc33 f7c file needed 20 Rebirth Master Controls and Synths 21 Rebirth Drum Modules 22 AAS Lounge Lizard 23 CM DS 404 24 CM SR 202 25 CM 101 26 TC Works Mercury 1 27 Big Tick Audio Rainbow Synth 28 GS XG GM2 Synth Control 29 GS XG Drum Mixer 30 SoundBlaster Cards Synth Control 31 User Preset1 Channel Mixer 1 8 32 User Preset2 Channel Mixer 9 16 33 User Preset3 Undefined Controllers To Global Channel Evolution UC 33e Getting Started Native Instruments B4 Lets try the UC 33 with the Native Instruments B4 If you haven t got this wonderful instrument installed on your system you may want to try the demo which we have provided on the Evolution Installer CD ROM 1 Press the quick Preset button 2 10 This selects the Native Instruments B4 preset as current 2 Launch the B4 3 Make sure the B4 is receiving data from the UC 33 4 Place the B4 overlay over the UC 33 You will see all controllers labelled according to what they have been programmed for 5 Click on the B4 logo at the top right
23. s If any of the above listed items are missing please contact the retailer you purchased the product from About The Manual This is the UC 33 Getting Started manual which covers the basic operation of the Evolu tion UC 33 You will find a graphic illustration of the UC 33 on page 4 We have numbered the important sections of this illustration and used the numbering throughout the manual In depth programming and advanced features are covered in the UC 33 Advanced User Guide which is provided as electronic documentation on the Evolution Installer CD ROM The format of the documentation is Adobe Acrobat so you will need to install Acrobat Reader to either print or view the documentation We have provided this program on the CD ROM as well in case you don t have it already Before You Connect The UC 33 You are probably eager to plug in the UC 33 and get started but it s sensible to check the installation documentation first You can power the UC 33 either via USB or an optional external power supply Use only one method at a time Power amp Connection Via USB 1 Check that the on off button 15 on the back of the unit is set to Off 2 Plug in the USB cable provided with the UC 33 to a free USB port on your computer 3 Plug in the other end of the USB cable to the USB socket on the UC 33 The single USB cable not only powers the U Control but also sends MIDI data to and from your computer system Windows XP amp
24. s so with the UC 33 you will be able to control almost any aspect of your favourite Steinberg program However the easiest way to get started is of course by using our pre programmed setups Multi track and Channel Strip Mixing with Steinberg Software 1 Launch your Steinberg application Go to the Devices menu in Cubase VST its Options and select Device Setup Select Generic Remote In the right hand side of the window appearing click on Import Make sure you insert your Evolution CD Rom Locate the file called UC 33 SX Multichannel and channel strip xml in the following path UC 33 Application Files Cubase and click Open Select the MIDI IN in the Generic Remote window Select the UC 33 driver OON 11 Evolution UC 33e Getting Started 9 Close the Device Setup by clicking 10 the small Generic Remote window by going to Devices Generic Remote You can now easily switch between the 1 48 multichannel settings and the channel strip setting by selecting them from this window 11 the UC 33 select preset 01 10 This preset controls Channels 1 8 17 24 and 33 40 depending on what setting has been selected in the software Generic Remote window 12 Change the Generic Remote window to Channel strip The Channel Strip setup gives you full control of Send levels the 4 band EQ Insert FX selection Volume Panning L R and Front Rear Output sele
25. umber you have just programmed Moving the fader should now control the size parameter in the Reason Reverb Move Fader 2 and notice how the numbers in the display change telling you that you have selected Fader 02 and controller number 21 is assigned to it 1 Press the function button 7 Assign 2 Type 14 on the numerical keypad 4 Notice the display now shows 02 in the left hand corner and 14 the controller number you have just programmed Moving the fader should now control the decay parameter in the Reason Reverb You can keep going in order to create your own setups but make sure you store to a preset location before recalling any other setups if you want to keep it For more in depth information about programming the UC 33 please refer to the advanced manual You may be wondering where we got the information from regarding controller numbers for the Reason Reverb You will find information like that in the documentation for the products you want to control If you are struggling you can also seek advice on the Evolution user group via our website www evolution co uk Evolution UC 33e Getting Started Using The UC 33 Away From A Computer It is possible to use the UC 33 without connecting it to a computer You will need an optional external power supply as described on page 8 and MIDI lead s to connect your UC 33 to another MIDI device Possible applications include e Controlling a MIDI Lighting System
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