Setting Up the Trigger-Finger

When using the M-Audio Trigger Finger to control Omnisphere, the knobs on the Trigger Finger are assigned to the following Omnisphere parameters:

• Knob 1 (CC#106) – Global Controls Cutoff
• Knob 2 (CC#107) – Global Controls Resonance
• Knob 3 (CC#108) – Global Controls Filter Envelope Amount
• Knob 4 (CC#109) – Global Controls Vibrato Depth
• Knob 5 (CC#110) – Global Controls Ambience Amount
• Knob 6 (CC#111) – Global Controls Ambience Length
• Knob 7 (CC#112) – Global Controls Glide
• Knob 8 (CC#113) – Global Controls Unison

• Slider 1 (CC#102) – Global Controls Amp and Filter Envelope Attack
• Slider 2 (CC#103) – Global Controls Amp and Filter Envelope Decay
• Slider 3 (CC#104) – Global Controls Amp and Filter Envelope Sustain
• Slider 4 (CC#105) – Global Controls Amp and Filter Envelope Release

Setup

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

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

TRIGGER FINGER SETUP

Omnisphere relies on the factory default settings of Preset 16 on the Trigger Finger for external control.

• You can quickly activate Preset 16 by pressing the [Memory Recall] button on the Trigger Finger and then press Pad 16.

HOST CONNECTION

• Open your host (DAW, Standalone, etc.) and make sure the Trigger Finger 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 “M-Audio > M-Audio Trigger Finger” to activate the Trigger Finger hardware profile.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Not working? Here are some things to try:

• Is your DAW receiving MIDI from the Trigger Finger?
• Is your host not seeing the Trigger Finger as a MIDI input device? You may need to try connecting your Trigger Finger to your MIDI interface instead of using USB.
• Make sure your DAW is configured to correctly route the MIDI output of the Trigger Finger 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 the Trigger Finger matches the MIDI channel of the Omnisphere Part you want to control.
• Are the knobs on the Trigger Finger sending the correct MIDI CC messages?

*A simple way to check this is by recording knob movement in your DAW. If your knobs are sending different MIDI CC#s, then you’ll need to use M-Audio’s Enigma editor application to either restore Preset 16 or manually recofigure the preset to match the MIDI CC#s listed at the top of the page.

NOTE: M-Audio’s Enigma editor application is no longer supported on current operating systems. You’ll need to use an older computer in order to use the editor app.
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