Omnisphere 3 Hardware Guide

Setting Up the TR

When using the Korg TR to control Omnisphere, the following knobs on the TR are assigned to the following Omnisphere parameters:

Bank A:

  • Knob 1 (CC#74) – Global Controls Cutoff
  • Knob 2 (CC#71) – Global Controls Resonance
  • Knob 3 (CC#79) – Global Controls Filter Envelope Amount
  • Knob 4 (CC#72) – Global Controls Amp and Filter Envelope Release

Setup

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

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

TR SETUP

Omnisphere relies on the default settings of the TR Realtime Controls while in Play Mode for external control.
Please go through the following steps to configure the knobs on the TR and enable Play Mode:

  • Enter “Play Mode” on the TR by pressing the [MENU] button and then press the [F1] key to enter Play Mode.
  • Next, press the [GLOBAL] button, navigate to the “MIDI” Page, and make sure the box next to “Ctrl Change” is checked in the MIDI Filter section. This ensures that the Realtime Control knobs are able to transmit MIDI Contorl Change messages out of the TR to Omnisphere.
  • Lastly, make sure the “Realtime Controls” are set to Bank-A by pressing the [Select] button on the left side of the TR keyboard.

HOST CONNECTION

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

TROUBLESHOOTING

Not working? Here are some things to try:

  • Is your DAW receiving MIDI from the TR?
  • Make sure your DAW is configured to correctly route the MIDI output of the TR 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 on the TR matches the MIDI channel of the Omnisphere Part you want to control.

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