Omnisphere 3 Hardware Guide

Setting Up Platform M+

When using the Icon Platform M+ to control Omnisphere, the knobs on the Platform M+ are assigned to the following Omnisphere parameters:

  • Knob 1 (CC#16) – Global Controls Cutoff
  • Knob 2 (CC#17) – Global Controls Resonance
  • Knob 3 (CC#18) – Global Controls Filter Envelope Amount
  • Knob 4 (CC#19) – Global Controls Vibrato Depth
  • Knob 5 (CC#20) – Global Controls Ambience Amount
  • Knob 6 (CC#21) – Global Controls Ambience Length
  • Knob 7 (CC#22) – Global Controls Unison
  • Knob 8 (CC#23) – Global Controls Glide

Setup

To control Omnisphere using the Platform M+, you’ll need to do the following:

  1. Connect the Platform M+ to your computer via USB.
  2. Set up the Platform M+ to control Omnisphere.
  3. Enable the Platform M+ as a MIDI input device in the host software you’re using (DAW, Standalone, etc.).
  4. Activate the Platform M+ Hardware Profile in Omnisphere 3 or later.

PLATFORM M+ SETUP

Omnisphere relies on the factory default settings of the User Define Mode for the Icon Platform M+ for external control.

  • If you haven’t customized or modified the functions of the knobs on Icon Platform M+ then you can activate the User Define Mode by pressing the Channel 7 [Sel] button until the LED indicator light for Channel 4 lights up and then pressing the DAW [Sel] button to make the selection.
  • If you have changed the MIDI CC#s assigned to the knobs on the Icon Platform M+, please use the Platform M+ and X+ editor application to reset the knobs to match the MIDI CC#s at the top of the page.

HOST CONNECTION

  • Open your host (DAW, Standalone, etc.) and make sure the Platform M+ is enabled as a MIDI input device.

OMNISPHERE SETUP

  • Open Omnisphere and from the header, select the HW menu button.
  • From the drop-down menu, select “Icon > Icon Platform M+” to activate the Platform M+ hardware profile.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Not working? Here are some things to try:

  • Is your DAW receiving MIDI from the Platform M+?
  • Make sure your DAW is configured to correctly route the MIDI output of the Platform M+ to the MIDI channel assigned to the desired part in Omnisphere.
  • If you are using the Omnisphere standalone host, make sure the MIDI output channel of the Platform M+ matches the MIDI channel of the Omnisphere Part you want to control.

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