Remote zero SL
Remote zero SL
I have had one for a while and admit I don't love it. This is prob due to a couple of reasons... I have not really figured out the best way to use it with ableton, any tips on this? Also not a fan of automapping, have not yet found the love.
Anyone using this and loving it? Please share the love!
Thank you!
Ps - do they make an editor for this thing?
Anyone using this and loving it? Please share the love!
Thank you!
Ps - do they make an editor for this thing?
dude if interested I can send you an FX rack for each channel tomorrow just to get you using automap. You'll realise how sweet it is. It's 2 am and I'm about to go to bed in a minute. Once you understand how it works you'll realise hpw great it is.
I'll send it tomorrow afternoon
Thanks
I'll send it tomorrow afternoon
Thanks
iMac & Logic Studio
-
- Posts: 19
- Joined: Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:30 pm
- Location: San Juan, PR
Automap
There is no "problem" specifically with the automap feature -- mainly I haven't really figured out how to use it! So in essence the remote is not reaching its full potential.
i did recently update the OS so that's made a big difference in how it is responding to ableton. i can see why people think it's a cool controller. wondering if it is better suited for studio / composition work instead of playing live - could see how if the controller is jumping around to various VSTs, etc., that one could get lost. But again, this is not advice from anyone who actually knows anything about making this controller work with ableton...
i did recently update the OS so that's made a big difference in how it is responding to ableton. i can see why people think it's a cool controller. wondering if it is better suited for studio / composition work instead of playing live - could see how if the controller is jumping around to various VSTs, etc., that one could get lost. But again, this is not advice from anyone who actually knows anything about making this controller work with ableton...
MacBook Pro 2.14 GHz, Core 2 Duo, 4G RAM | Live 8 | Apogee Duet | Access Virus TI Polar | Access Virus TI Snow | Novation Remote Zero SL | Novation Nocturn | Novation Supernova | Atmosphere
http://www.loopscious.com
http://www.loopscious.com
-
- Posts: 63
- Joined: Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:06 am
- Location: Leeds, UK
- Contact:
call novation
hi,
i have a zero sl. I use it a lot live and in the studio. it is pretty good i reckon.
i didn't have my automap set up properly for a while either for the same reasons. i gave novation a call (+44 1494 462246) and i got straight through to a real person who told me what to do. it's actually not that straight forward.
for DJing it's really essential.
for studio i haven't really found it to be essential, but i'm starting to use it more now. i find it helps to keep things fun, which is obviously important in keeping motivation levels up. if you get a loop going with a synth, then play with some of the nobs on the synth until you find some you like, then map these (or use automap) to the zero sl. Then just play around. if you hit on something cool, just record yourself for a bit.
i think it allows you to stumble upon cool things quicker.
hope this helps
tom
i have a zero sl. I use it a lot live and in the studio. it is pretty good i reckon.
i didn't have my automap set up properly for a while either for the same reasons. i gave novation a call (+44 1494 462246) and i got straight through to a real person who told me what to do. it's actually not that straight forward.
for DJing it's really essential.
for studio i haven't really found it to be essential, but i'm starting to use it more now. i find it helps to keep things fun, which is obviously important in keeping motivation levels up. if you get a loop going with a synth, then play with some of the nobs on the synth until you find some you like, then map these (or use automap) to the zero sl. Then just play around. if you hit on something cool, just record yourself for a bit.
i think it allows you to stumble upon cool things quicker.
hope this helps
tom
new version (2.0) of automap universal in beta at focusrite
what seems to be a big upgrade is in the works at novation/focusrite.
http://mail.focusrite.com/beta/index.php
the new Browser function should be great at keeping track of "jumping around to various vst's"...
check out the pdf file as a guide to read about it...
http://mail.focusrite.com/beta/index.php
the new Browser function should be great at keeping track of "jumping around to various vst's"...
check out the pdf file as a guide to read about it...
OS X 10.10.2, Live9 Suite, More Waves plugs than I can use,
Push, RME Babyface, APC-40, Akai LPK,
Novation X Stat 49 and Zero ReMote SL,
iMac 27" quad, MacBook Air,
Old guitars ('63 Strat, '68 ES-335),
Custom acoustics.
long live the small fish
Push, RME Babyface, APC-40, Akai LPK,
Novation X Stat 49 and Zero ReMote SL,
iMac 27" quad, MacBook Air,
Old guitars ('63 Strat, '68 ES-335),
Custom acoustics.
long live the small fish
-
- Posts: 19
- Joined: Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:30 pm
- Location: San Juan, PR
Zero for studio- yes, NOT for live performance
I Disagree. I have been on the hunt for the right controller for the last month.
I picked the Zero Sl because of automap, and the visual feedback above each channell- essential i thought in a busy live situation.
however, I believe the zero SL is not for a live situation. It is devoid of control, and the automap only works if you select the feature you want to control- how else could you do it?
in a sudio, where you can have a mouse in one hand and a control in another, this maybe fine, but in a live situation you need direct control of your parameters.
I swapped the Zero for A bitstream 3x, and although i have only used it once- Iam well impressed and wont look back.
I picked the Zero Sl because of automap, and the visual feedback above each channell- essential i thought in a busy live situation.
however, I believe the zero SL is not for a live situation. It is devoid of control, and the automap only works if you select the feature you want to control- how else could you do it?
in a sudio, where you can have a mouse in one hand and a control in another, this maybe fine, but in a live situation you need direct control of your parameters.
I swapped the Zero for A bitstream 3x, and although i have only used it once- Iam well impressed and wont look back.
-
- Posts: 19
- Joined: Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:30 pm
- Location: San Juan, PR
-
- Posts: 542
- Joined: Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:08 pm
- Location: San Francisco, CA
I don't think anyone added it, but there is indeed an editor. Makes life MUCH easier when setting your template up:
http://www.novationmusic.com/support/so ... remote_sl/
Keep in mind with the SL Zero that you can have both an automap template as well as a custom user created template. You can flip back and forth easily.
Now if I could just get automap working. I've got it setup in preferences correctly I think, but I think I'm missing some key ingredient. Can anyone post as screen shot of their preferences?
http://www.novationmusic.com/support/so ... remote_sl/
Keep in mind with the SL Zero that you can have both an automap template as well as a custom user created template. You can flip back and forth easily.
Now if I could just get automap working. I've got it setup in preferences correctly I think, but I think I'm missing some key ingredient. Can anyone post as screen shot of their preferences?
-
- Posts: 63
- Joined: Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:06 am
- Location: Leeds, UK
- Contact:
Screen shot
Hi,
yeh, I use my Zero SL for live gigs and rehearsals all the time. You have to set up your own template, and more imporantly turn off the Auto map function. That's really just for studio or free (unplanned) jams.
I think it's a wicked controller, especially with the 36 available templates, and the editor - which allows you to save archived templates so you can free up room for new templates without worry about destroying old ones.
I make new templates all the time, so without the screen I think it would be pretty bad really. You don't really want to be starting the wrong song in a live situation.
Tom
The image has appeared really small for some reason (i'm clearly doing something wrong). Anyway, just click on it and it'll pop up big in another window. To turn off automap, just change the Control Surface to None.
yeh, I use my Zero SL for live gigs and rehearsals all the time. You have to set up your own template, and more imporantly turn off the Auto map function. That's really just for studio or free (unplanned) jams.
I think it's a wicked controller, especially with the 36 available templates, and the editor - which allows you to save archived templates so you can free up room for new templates without worry about destroying old ones.
I make new templates all the time, so without the screen I think it would be pretty bad really. You don't really want to be starting the wrong song in a live situation.
Tom
The image has appeared really small for some reason (i'm clearly doing something wrong). Anyway, just click on it and it'll pop up big in another window. To turn off automap, just change the Control Surface to None.
-
- Posts: 1965
- Joined: Fri Oct 26, 2007 3:58 pm
- Location: Nottingham, UK
The great thing about automap is.. when working in the studio or a home computer.... I mean well it automaps..logic_user99 wrote:What's the point of 'automap'? Surely you'd want to manually select the parameters that the SL is controlling, based on the effects/functions you have set in Live.
I am, however, using only a KP3 and my laptop keyboard to control Live - need to get a bigger controller!
You click on the device... and boom it is automapped to the controlller.. you can then tweak the knobs.. and come up with sounds very fast... and very very easy.. .
I mean I use this device as my main controller... when comes to all the channel fades and that such...
It prob isn't the best for live control... but I am sure if you set up the templates yourself it would be..
I would never go back to anything else... I mean it is amazing.. it saves soo much time.. and in conjunction with other controllers it works very well...
I really like to set up racks within the tracks.. and then map those racks to whatever parameters I want to control.. then once done mapping.. just click on the device rack.. and boom those are all automapped..
Amazing.. I am soo glad I got this product... I use it for every single aspect of production in my set up.
Ableton Live Suite 8, Launchpad, Apc40, Touch-able, Griid, Minimoog, Sylenth1, Nexxus2, Maschine Mikro, all Ableton Audio Plugins, Recyle, Waves Mastering Plug Ins. http://www.soundcloud.com/micahjames