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

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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 V3.0.12 itthe onlyAU supports up to 256version of omnisphere does not report the units of the automatable parameters maximumand (notit 512was asreported statedto inSpectrasonics theso it may be fixed soon. You can use any Omnisphere onlinetype manual). If you link more than 256 parameters it will behave erratically and you can reproduce this behavior loaded directly(VST2/3/AU) in your DAW without the MP Host.

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Using our premade template

Omnisphere has thousants of parameters and a limit to control only 256512 parameters per instance. Therefore, we adjusted our template accordingly. The template useshas 184mapped 415 parameters so you can link more as you go but do not exceed 256.512. You can use "Show Current Assignments" from the Omnisphere menu as shown above to see which and how many parameters are enabled for automation.

NoteTo thatuse theour template update to Omnisphere manual3.0.2. reports that there are 512 parameters available for automation in V3, however itAU does not workreport properlyautomatable afterparameters itas exceedsof 256.this Thisversion hasand beenthis was reported to Spectrasonics (Vto 3.0.1)fix andit. theyVST2/3 willreport issuethe a fix. units.

How to use our template:

You need to do this process once. Here is an overview video that shows the following process.

Download the template from here (same for Mac and Windows, all DAWs - it is an Omnisphere .midiLrn file).

Install our latest MP Host Beta version prior to using the template for best coloring/grouping of parameters

Extract the zip contents to your Omnisphere STEAM folder: /STEAM/Omnisphere/Settings Library/Presets/MIDI Learn/

For STEAM folder locations see the Omnisphere manual

Load the MP Host Instrument plugin (Single or Multi) in your DAW

Right click on the controller window and disable Automap:

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Then load Omnisphere from the Plugin List (anyone from AU,VST2/3)

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Clear all MIDI assignments and automation ids in Omnisphere.

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Then from the same menu choose Load Template

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The file dialog will open and you will see the Omnisphere template you copied from the zip.

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From the Menu, choose Save as Default Multi

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Now, right click again on the controller's empty area and from the right click menu, enable Automap again.

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Then again from the right click menu, Remove Plugin.

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Now load Omnisphere again from the Plugin List

You will see the parameters linked and ready to be controlled. There are 9 pages of parameters linked, grouped by color.

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Moving any parameter with the mouse will cause the linked encoder to blink. If the encoder is on another page, it will go automatically to the other page.

Optional: You can rename the pages by right clicking on the page title and save your preset

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Other Omnisphere V3 templates (OPTIONAL)

We have created additional templates for each part. These have more parameters linked per part. You need to load a different template to control a different part (1 - 8) of Omnisphere.

Download from here

For example, to control Part 2, load MP PART2.midiLrn in Omnisphere as shown above.

Note that when you load a different template any existing automation will be replaced by the parameter that matches in the loaded template. Therefore these templates are best to use for sound design and live performance.

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Pages 6, 7, 8 control global parameters.

You can save this as an MP Host preset and load it from Favorites or the Preset List.

This template now controls Part 1 of Omnisphere. You can edit the linked parameters (unlink, replace with other etc, link parameters from the FX section that we have not linked)

To control Part 2 - 8, load the corresponding template and the parameters will be automatically updated.

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Select Part 2 in Omnisphere and load the MP PART2 template.

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All parameters now begin with "2"

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