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Most Popular Articles Novation Product User Manuals Misplaced your user guide? Or simply curious as to the detailed functionality of a specific unit? Download the user guide for the product of your choice from the Novation website: Visit website If... 2005-11-22    Views: 10961    Windows Error Code 10 Windows error code 10 indicates a hardware error or failed driver installation. This error may appear if a device has insufficient power to operate correctly (e.g. plugged into a bus powered hub... 2005-08-22    Views: 7707    Are there any more templates to download? More templates for the ReMOTE are available for download on our website. If you would also like additional or replacement template labels, these can be ordered direct from novation by... 2005-10-10    Views: 7118    A-Station, K-Station, V-Station, X-Station, Xio and KS Series patch compatibility Single programs from these Novation synths are compatible with each other as shown in the table below: 2005-11-22    Views: 6900    How to setup software control in Ableton Live 4, 5 and 6 with the X Station The template that comes with the X Station for Live 2 can be used with all versions of Live. For controlling Live load up the Live template on the X Station and make sure it is selected as the... 2005-08-22    Views: 5836    How to set the X-Station up to work with Reason. Follow these steps to set the X-Station up to work with Reason (version 3 or later): 1. Connect the X-Station to your computer, turn it on and launch Reason. 2. In Reason go to the 'Control... 2005-08-22    Views: 5817    Using the ReMOTE with Ableton Live The template that comes with the ReMOTE for Live 2 can be used with all versions of Live. For controlling Live load up the Live template on the ReMOTE and make sure it is selected as the MIDI... 2005-11-22    Views: 5706    MIDI data from the X-Station is getting recorded with latency in Cubase. If MIDI notes are being recorded with latency try checking the 'Use system timestamp' box in the MIDI Port Setup page in Cubase 4 Device Setup (it is on the 'DirectMusic' page in Cubase SX2/3 -... 2005-08-22    Views: 5245    How do I update the operating system (OS) on my ReMOTE LE? 1.36 is the latest version of the ReMOTE LE operating system (OS). You can see the OS version on your unit on the display when you turn it on. If the version number displayed is less than 1.36... 2007-01-31    Views: 4353    MIDI control of the X Station synth The KS synth in the X Station can be remotely controled from the USB input (from a computer) or from its MIDI input. To select the synths MIDI source, put the unit in synth mode using the play... 2005-10-25    Views: 4259    The Cubase Automap template has disappeared? Originally there was a dedicated template for Cubase Automap. The latest ReMOTE SL installer (available from the ReMOTE SL downloads page) replaces this with the 'Automap Universal' template,... 2006-08-09    Views: 4211    How many/which Templates are included with the ReMOTE SL? There are 32 factory preset Templates for soft synths, the list of which is shown in the ReMOTE SL specifications. These include many of the most popular plug-ins. Additional Templates will be... 2006-02-03    Views: 4208    The ReMOTE SL installer does not recognise Reason installed on my computer. The following message may appear when running the ReMOTE SL installer: 'Unable to find a usable version of Reason. Automap will not be available. Do you wish to continue?' If you do have... 2006-12-08    Views: 4128    Do I need to install drivers to use the ReMOTE SL? The ReMOTE SL is a class-compliant MIDI device so it does not require its own drivers. It can use the MIDI drivers built in to Mac OSX (10.2.4 or higher) and Windows XP, XP X64, Vista and Vista... 2006-02-03    Views: 4057    Where can I get spare parts for Novation products? For all spares enquiries you should contact your local Novation distributor. Click here to find your local distributor. 2006-02-15    Views: 3933    Which templates come factory loaded The X-Station is loaded with templates for the following software and hardware:Novation A-Station/K-Station/V-Station, Bass Station, Supernova/NovaPropellerheads Reason Subtractor, Maelstrom,... 2005-08-22    Views: 3843

Latest Articles What is Automap MIDI in Automap Universal 2? Do I need to use it? The Automap MIDI client was introduced into Automap Universal 2 to accommodate the Nocturn, as the Nocturn has no other way to send traditional MIDI messages. The Automap MIDI Client is designed... 2008-04-21    Views: 356    What is the Remote SL/Zero SL/SL Compact Editor use for? There are a total of 40 template slots on the SL. Slots 1-33 are manual (non automap) templates, these templates are for controlling hardware/software devices using the traditional method, midi... 2008-04-16    Views: 276    With Automap Universal 2, the installer keep asking me to connect the my Remote SL/Remote Zero SL in Windows? Attached are the sysex file require to manually update the SL. If you are having difficulty with the .zip file, please try the .rar version and vice versa. If you are using the keyboard... 2008-04-15    Views: 541    How to create zones on the Remote SL? There are 2 ways to create zones with the SL. The first is to create zone globally, this means the zones applies to all the templates. First you'll need to press 'template' twice, then set Zones to... 2008-04-11    Views: 157    Can I use the SL Compact to control Fruity Loops? To set the ReMOTE SL Compact up to work with FL Studio 7, follow these steps: 1. Load the 'Image-Line - FL Studio.syx' template (attached to this article) into the ReMOTE SL by following the... 2008-03-27    Views: 300    How to re-initialize the Bass Station Keyboard? Download the attached .mid file. The ALL.mid will load everything. The BS1-7.mid load the 7 program individually and BSALL will load all 7 programs together. To load these files onto the Bass... 2008-03-20    Views: 249    I cannot find the Bass Station or V-station application after the installation. The Bass Station and V-station do not run as a standalone software. You'll need to run it as VST/AU plug-in with a host, such as Ableton Live, Logic, Cubase etc. (Reason is not a host as it cannot... 2008-02-25    Views: 485    The ReMOTE SL says 'Reason is OFFLINE' If you have Reason 3.0.4 or later installed but when you select the Reason Automap Template (template 37) the ReMOTE SL displays 'Reason is OFFLINE" the following steps should resolve this issue;... 2008-02-11    Views: 844    The ReMOTE SL says 'Automap is OFFLINE' and the Automap Universal software says 'No hardware found'. This may be because the Mac can not see the third MIDI input port from the ReMOTE SL (earlier versions of the ReMOTE SL OS only had 2 MIDI input ports Via USB). The following steps should resolve... 2008-02-08    Views: 1414    Can I control the tempo in Sonar using Automap? Unfortunately Sonar does not allow control of the tempo in Sonar from a ReWire client, such as the Automap Server. This means you cannot change the tempo in Sonar from a ReMOTE SL or SL Compact. 2008-01-30    Views: 498    My ReMOTE SL or ReMOTE SL Compact is not displaying Logic's parameter names To display parameter names on the ReMOTE SL screen, go to Logic Preferences > Control Surfaces > Setup, highlight the ReMOTE SL to display it's settings on the left, then set Display Mode to 'Name'. 2008-01-21    Views: 1091    Manual Installation of Cubase Automap Files Here are the files needed to manually install automap for Cubase 4, Cubase Studio 4, Cubase LE4, Cubase SX3, SL3, SE3 . This download includes various versions of the Automap file depending... 2008-01-11    Views: 1690    Understanding and overcoming distortion with the Supernova and Supernova II series synthesisers. A pdf explaining the important gain stages in the signal path of the Supernova synthesisers can be downloaded from the attachment link on the right. 2008-01-11    Views: 537    I want to use 2 SLs with Cubase, or I want control of Cubase mixer EQ The 4.1 installer has a new combined automap template for both Cubase mixer and VST plug-ins. This will improve work flow but does not currently support the use of mulitple units for automap, nor... 2008-01-05    Views: 837    Using the X Station as a control surface in ProTools. Although the X Station itself is not a supported control surface in ProTools, it can control ProTools by emulating one of the supported control surfaces as explained in this article courtesy of... 2007-12-18    Views: 806    Can I use the SL to control Fruity Loops? ReMOTE SL - FL Studio 7 Template To set the ReMOTE SL up to work with FL Studio 7, follow these steps: 1. Load the 'Image-Line - FL Studio.syx' template (attached to this article) into the... 2007-12-15    Views: 1156