Setting Up the PC1X - Omnisphere 3 Hardware Guide

When using the Kurzweil PC1X to control Omnisphere, the sliders on the PC1X will be assigned to the following Omnisphere parameters:

Setup

To control Omnisphere using the PC1X, you’ll need to do the following:

Connect the PC1X to your computer’s MIDI interface.
Set up the PC1X to control Omnisphere.
Enable the PC1X as a MIDI input device in the host software you’re using (DAW, Standalone, etc.).
Activate the PC1X Hardware Profile in Omnisphere 3 or later.

PC1X SETUP

Omnisphere relies on the default settings of Control Setup #126 named “Internal Voices” for external control.

To load “Setup 126,” press the [SETUP] button, then scroll through the list using the Alpha Wheel to load Setup 126 in Bank 0.

HOST CONNECTION

Open your host (DAW, Standalone, etc.) and make sure the PC1X 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 “Kurzweil > Kurzweil PC1X” to activate the PC1X hardware profile.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Not working? Here are some things to try:

Is your DAW receiving MIDI from the PC1X?
Make sure your DAW is configured to correctly route the MIDI output of the PC1X 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 Zone 1 on the PC1X matches the MIDI channel of the Omnisphere Part you want to control.
Are the knobs on the PC1X sending the correct MIDI CC messages used to control Omnisphere? A quick way to check is to press the [MAIN] button, hold [GLOBAL] and move one knob at a time. The display will show what the “Ctrl Num” (a.k.a. MIDI CC#) is assigned to that knob. See the list at the top of the page for the correct MIDI CC#s.

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