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25. Controlling UVI Workstation, Omnisphere by enabling Host Automation

The way the MP Controller works is by controlling automatable parameters of a third party plugin.
These are the parameters that can be automated in the DAW.
Typically, all parameters of a plugin are automatable (or at least the most)
This is a bidirectional communication method and instant. Much better than just sending CC Messages.

UVI Workstation and Omnisphere plugins require that you enable host automation in the plugin in order to automate parameters in the DAW, hence control parameters with the MP Controller.
See this guide:

To use Omnisphere VST3 in the MP Host on the Mac,
open the plugin list, search for Omnisphere,
right click on the VST3 row and choose scan.
Quit the DAW and reopen it.
Open the MP Host and load Omnisphere VST3.
You should be able to use it normally onwards.

Please note, on the Mac, the Omnisphere AU reports 2 parameters at the same time when linking. 

This means that when you try to link a parameter, ie the Cutoff it will report the Cutoff and the Part Level parameter. 

To overcome this problem, use the LINK MULTIPLE method and when the Part Level parameter is added to the list, just double click to remove it from the list.

Alternatively use the LINK GROUPS method and select the parameters you want to link. (Given that you have enabled the Host Automation on the Omnisphere parameter)

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