Omnisphere 3 Hardware Guide

Setting Up the PC3LE

When using the Kurzweil PC3LE to control Omnisphere, the sliders on the PC3LE will be assigned to the following Omnisphere parameters:

  • Knob 01 “Timbre” (CC#14) – Global Controls Cutoff
  • Knob 02 “Mod” (CC#15) – Global Controls Resonance
  • Knob 03 “Env” (CC#16) – Global Controls Filter Envelope Amount
  • Knob 04 “Effect” (CC#17) – Global Controls Glide
  • Knob 05 “Reverb” (CC#18) – Global Controls Ambience Amount

Setup

To control Omnisphere using the PC3LE, you’ll need to do the following:

  1. Connect the PC3LE to your computer via USB.
  2. Set up the PC3LE to control Omnisphere.
  3. Enable the PC3LE as a MIDI input device in the host software you’re using (DAW, Standalone, etc.).
  4. Activate the PC3LE Hardware Profile in Omnisphere 3 or later.

PC3LE 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 use the scroll wheel to step through the list of setups until you get to Setup 126 and press the [Enter] button on the numeric pad.
  • Next, configure the PC3LE to send MIDI via USB by pressing the [MIDI] button and then change the “Destination:” parameter to “USB_MIDI.”
  • Lastly, make sure the first bank of knobs is active on the PC3LE by pressing the [Shift] button to the left of the knobs until the LED indicator light next to the top row of knob labels is lit (next to “Timbre”).

HOST CONNECTION

  • Open your host (DAW, Standalone, etc.) and make sure the PC3LE 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 PC3LE” to activate the PC3LE hardware profile.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Not working? Here are some things to try:

  • Is your DAW receiving MIDI from the PC3LE?
  • Make sure your DAW is configured to correctly route the MIDI output of the PC3LE 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 PC3LE matches the MIDI channel of the Omnisphere Part you want to control.
  • Are the sliders on the PC3LE sending the correct MIDI CC messages used to control Omnisphere?

Here’s how to check:

  1. Go to the “MIDI XMIT” page by pressing the [MIDI] button and pressing the “XMIT” soft button.
  2. Highlight Control Setup”: “126 Internal Voices.”
  3. Press “EDIT” then select the “more” soft button.
  4. Select each slider one at a time and make sure they are assigned to the default MIDI CC#s listed at the top of the page.

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