Setup
To control Omnisphere using the Hydrasynth, you’ll need to do the following:
- Using a USB cable, connect the Hydrasynth to your computer.
- Set up the front panel controls to send MIDI CCs.
- Enable “Hydrasynth” as a MIDI input device to Omnisphere in the host software you’re using (DAW, Standalone, etc.).
- Activate the ASM Hydrasynth Hardware Profile in Omnisphere 3 or later.
MIDI OUTPUT SETUP
This profile responds to the MIDI CC messages sent by the Hydrasynth’s Master Controls. To ensure these controls are sending the appropriate messages, follow these steps:
- On the Hydrsaynth, go to the System Setup menu,
- Navigate to Parameter Transmit, and set it to transmit CC messages.
HOST CONNECTION
Open your host (DAW, Standalone, etc.) and make sure the Hydrasynth is enabled as a MIDI input device.
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OMNISPHERE SETUP
Open Omnisphere and from the header, select the HW menu button:
From the drop-down menu, select “ASM>ASM Hydrasynth” to activate that Hardware Profile.
Profile Notes
To provide you with immediate control over Omnisphere, we assigned the Hydrasynth’s Master Controls to essential Global Controls parameters:
- Master Control 1 – Global Vibrato Depth
- Master Control 2 – Global Vibrato Rate
- Master Control 3 – Global Ambience Amount
- Master Control 4 – Global Ambience Length
- Master Control 5 – Glide
- Master Control 6 – Global Unison
- Master Control 7 – Global Amp/Filter Envelope Attack
- Master Control 8 – Global Amp/Filter Envelope Release
Troubleshooting
Not working? Here are some things to try:
- Is your DAW receiving MIDI from the Hydrasynth?
- If you are using the Omnisphere standalone host, make sure the MIDI output channel of the Hydrasynth matches the MIDI channel of the Omnisphere part you want to control.
- Make sure your DAW is configured to correctly route the MIDI output of the Hydrasynth to the MIDI channel assigned to the desired Part in Omnisphere.
SUPPORT
Still not working? More questions?
Feel free to contact us directly and we can work with you:
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