Plug-In Parameter Layout; Default And Instance Control Maps; Editing A Control Map - Novation ReMOTE SL COMPACT User Manual

7.5 PLUG-IN PARAMeTeR LAYOUT

When you open an Automap-wrapped plug-in for the first time, or when you use the 'Rebuild Control Map' feature, the plug-
in parameters will be mapped to the SL Compact in the order in which they are presented by the plug-in. It is unlikely that
this order will be intuitive and you will probably want to clear some or all controls and re-assign them in a more organised
way. You can then use the 'Save As Default' feature so that your mapping is recalled whenever you subsequently open an
Automap-wrapped instance of that plug-in.
We have already created default mappings for some popular plug-ins that are installed on your system by the ReMOTE SL
range installer. If you open an Automap-wrapped instance of a plug-in for which we have created a default mapping, the
parameters will be mapped to the SL Compact in the order in which we programmed them rather than the order in which
they are presented by the plug-in.

7.6 DeFAULT AND INSTANCe CONTROL MAPS

When you use the 'Set As Default' option, the Automap Server saves the current control map as an *.automap file, named
according to the plug-in it was created with, in the following location:
Win XP: C:\Documents and Settings\[your user name]\Local Settings\Application Data\Novation\Automap Universal\
Mappings\ReMOTE SL Compact
Win Vista: C:\Users\[your user name]\Local\AppData\Novation\Automap Universal\Mappings\ReMOTE SL Compact
Mac OSX: ~/Library/Application Support/Novation/Automap Universal/Mappings/ReMOTE SL Compact
That control map will then be recalled every time you load an instance of the corresponding plug-in into a sequencer
session. This is a 'default' control map.
When you load an Automap-wrapped plug-in into a session, the Automap system will automatically store a control map for
that instance of the plug-in without you having to use the 'Save As...' or 'Set As Default' options. This is an 'instance' control
map and it will only be recalled for that instance of the plug-in in that particular session. Any changes you make to the
control map for that plug-in instance will be automatically saved to the instance control map when you save your sequencer
session and automatically recalled when you next load the session.
The default and instance control maps make up the content of the *.mappings file which is created when you use the
'Export Control Maps' option. If you transfer a session which uses Automap-wrapped plug-ins from one computer to
another then, after importing the *.mappings file, both the default and the instance control maps will be recalled.

7.7 eDITING A CONTROL MAP

Clearing Controls
To clear a parameter from one of the SL Compact's controls simply open up the Automap Universal window in Control Map
View, use the mouse to select the control you want to clear and press Backspace or Delete.
Clearing parameters can be useful where a parameter has a long name that does not fit in the 8-character space on the
display above it. If you want to see the full parameter name on the SL Compact display (rather than an abbreviation of it)
then clear the control to the right of it. The SL Compact will automatically use the extra blank display space to show the full
parameter name.
If you want to completely change how the parameters of a plug-in are mapped to the SL Compact then use the 'Clear All
Controls' option so that you can start creating a control map from scratch.