Omnisphere 3 Hardware Guide

Setting Up the Vortex Wireless 2

When using the Alesis Vortex Wireless 2 to control Omnisphere, the Faders on the Vortex Wireless 2 are assigned to the following Omnisphere parameters:

  • Fader 1 (CC#36) – Global Controls Cutoff
  • Fader 2 (CC#37) – Global Controls Resonance
  • Fader 3 (CC#38) – Global Controls Filter Envelope
  • Fader 4 (CC#39) – Global Controls Vibrato Depth
  • Fader 5 (CC#40) – Global Controls Ambience Amount
  • Fader 6 (CC#41) – Global Controls Ambience Length
  • Fader 7 (CC#42) – Global Controls Unison
  • Fader 8 (CC#43) – Global Controls Glide

Setup

To control Omnisphere using the Vortex Wireless 2 mk2, you’ll need to do the following:

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

ALESIS VORTEX WIRELESS 2 SETUP

Omnisphere relies on the factory default settings of a Preset on the Alesis Vortex Wireless 2 for external control.

  • If you haven’t customized any Presets on the Vortex Wireless 2, then you can move on to the next steps under “HOST CONNECTION.”
  • If you have customized any of the 25 available Presets on the Vortex Wireless 2, you can simply load a new / unused Preset that has not been customized using the Preset UP/DOWN ± buttons.
  • If you have customized all available Presets on the Vortex Wireless 2 then you’ll need to use the Alesis Vortex Wireless 2 Preset Editor to make a Preset that match each fader to the MIDI CC#s at the top of the page.

HOST CONNECTION

  • Open your host (DAW, Standalone, etc.) and make sure the Vortex Wireless 2 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 “Alesis > Alesis Vortex Wireless 2 mk2” to activate the Vortex Wireless 2 Hardware Profile.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Not working? Here are some things to try:

  • Is your DAW receiving MIDI from the Vortex Wireless 2 mk2?
  • Make sure your DAW is configured to correctly route the MIDI output of the Vortex Wireless 2 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 Vortex Wireless 2 matches the MIDI channel of the Omnisphere Part you want to control.

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