Omnisphere 3 Hardware Guide

Setting Up the EL4P

When using the Engineering Lab EL4P to control Omnisphere, the knobs on the EL4P are assigned to the following Omnisphere parameters:

Knob 1 (CC#16) – Global Controls Cutoff
Knob 2 (CC#17) – Global Controls Ambience Amount
Knob 3 (CC#18) – Global Controls Vibrato Depth
Knob 4 (CC#19) – Global Controls Glide

Setup

To control Omnisphere using the EL4P, you’ll need to do the following:

  1. Connect the EL4P to your computer via USB.
  2. Setup the EL4P to control Omnisphere.
  3. Enable the EL4P as a MIDI input device in the host software you’re using (DAW, Standalone, etc.).
  4. Activate the EL4P Hardware Profile in Omnisphere 3 or later.

EL4P SETUP

Omnisphere relies on factory default settings of the EL4P for external control.

  • If you have not customized the MIDI CC#s of the knobs on the EL4P then you can move on to the next steps under “HOST CONNECTION.”

NOTE: If you need to change the MIDI CC assignments, please use Engineering Lab’s web-based editor to correct the MIDI CC assignments for the knobs on your EL4P.

HOST CONNECTION

  • Open your host (DAW, Standalone, etc.) and make sure the EL4P 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 “Engineering Lab > Engineering Lab EL4P” to activate the EL4P Hardware Profile.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Not working? Here are some things to try:

  • Is your DAW receiving MIDI from the EL4P?
  • Make sure your DAW is configured to correctly route the MIDI output of the EL4P to the MIDI channel assigned to the desired part in Omnisphere.
  • f you are using the Omnisphere standalone host, make sure the MIDI output channel of the EL4P matches the MIDI channel of the Omnisphere Part you want to control.
  • Are the knobs on the EL4P sending the correct MIDI CC#s used to control Omnisphere? A simple way to check this is by using MIDI Monitor by Snoize or recording knob movement in your DAW. See the list at the top of the page for the correct MIDI CC#s.

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