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:

https://support.uvi.net/hc/en-us/articles/360002133277-Automation-in-UVI-Workstation

NEW! We have create preset templates to control each of the 8 parts of Omnisphere and global parameters. You have the option to link your own presets by linking the parameters you want, or use our own template as is or edit it and save it as an MP Host preset.

1. Manual link method:

To enable Host Automation right click on the parameter you want to link and choose Enable Host Automation.

Click on LINK button on the MP Host. Click on the encoder you want to link and click on the parameter again to link it.

To avoid getting conflicting MIDI CC incoming messages, it is a good practice at first to clear all MIDI assignments in Omnisphere (note that this clears automated parameters assignments as well, save as template if you want to keep your assignments).
Additionally, note that as of Omnisphere V3.0.1 it only supports up to 256 of automatable parameters maximum (not 512 as stated in the Omnisphere online manual). If you link more than 256 parameters it will behave erratically and you can reproduce this behavior loaded directly in your DAW without the MP Host.