Omnisphere 3 Hardware Guide

Setting Up Platform X+

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

  • Knob 1 (cc16) – Global Controls Cutoff
  • Knob 2 (cc17) – Global Controls Resonance
  • Knob 3 (cc18) – Global Controls Filter Envelope Amount
  • Knob 4 (cc19) – Global Controls Vibrato Depth
  • Knob 5 (cc20) – Global Controls Ambience Amount
  • Knob 6 (cc21) – Global Controls Ambience Length
  • Knob 7 (cc22) – Global Controls Unison
  • Knob 8 (cc23) – Global Controls Glide

Setup

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

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

PLATFORM X+ SETUP

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

  • If you haven’t customized or modified the functions of the knobs on Icon Platform X+ 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 press the DAW [Sel] button to make the selection.
  • If you have changed the MIDI CC#s assigned to the knobs on the Icon Platform X+, please use the Platform M+ and X+ editor application to reset the knobs to match the MIDI CC#s listed at the top of the page.

HOST CONNECTION

  • Open your host (DAW, Standalone, etc.) and make sure the Platform X+ 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 X+” to activate the Platform X+ hardware profile.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Not working? Here are some things to try:

  • Is your DAW receiving MIDI from the Platform X+?
  • Make sure your DAW is configured to correctly route the MIDI output of the Platform X+ 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 X+ matches the MIDI channel of the Omnisphere Part you want to control.

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