Omnisphere 3 Hardware Guide

Setting Up the BeatStep

When using the Arturia BeatStep to control Omnisphere, the knobs on the BeatStep are assigned to the following Omnisphere parameters:

  • Knob 01 (CC#10) – Global Controls Cutoff
  • Knob 02 (CC#74) – Global Controls Resonance
  • Knob 03 (CC#71) – Global Controls Filter Envelope Amount
  • Knob 04 (CC#76) – Global Controls Vibrato Depth
  • Knob 05 (CC#77) – Global Controls Ambience Amount
  • Knob 06 (CC#93) – Global Controls Ambience Length
  • Knob 07 (CC#73) – Global Controls Unison
  • Knob 08 (CC#75) – Global Controls Glide
  • Knob 09 (CC#114) – Global Controls Amp Envelope Attack
  • Knob 10 (CC#018) – Global Controls Amp Envelope Decay
  • Knob 11 (CC#019) – Global Controls Amp Envelope Sustain
  • Knob 12 (CC#016) – Global Controls Amp Envelope Release
  • Knob 13 (CC#017) – Global Controls Filter Envelope Attack
  • Knob 14 (CC#091) – Global Controls Filter Envelope Decay
  • Knob 15 (CC#079) – Global Controls Filter Envelope Sustain
  • Knob 16 (CC#072) – Global Controls Filter Envelope Release

Setup

To control Omnisphere using the BeatStep, you’ll need to do the following:

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

BEATSTEP SETUP

Omnisphere relies on the default settings of “Control Mode” on the BeatStep for external control.

  • You can enable “Control Mode” by pressing the [CNTRL / SEQ] button until it turns Red.

NOTE: Use the [CNTRL/ SEQ] button to toggle between Control Mode and Sequence Mode.

HOST CONNECTION

  • Open your host (DAW, Standalone, etc.) and make sure the BeatStep 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 “Arturia > Arturia BeatStep” to activate the BeatStep hardware profile.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Not working? Here are some things to try:

  • Is your DAW receiving MIDI from the BeatStep?
  • Make sure your DAW is configured to correctly route the MIDI output of the BeatStep 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 BeatStep matches the MIDI channel of the Omnisphere Part you want to control.
  • Are the knobs on the BeatStep sending the correct MIDI CC messages? A simple way to check this is by using MIDI Monitor by Snoize or recording knob movement in your DAW and check to see if the MIDI CC number for each knob matches the MIDI CC#s listed above.

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