User guide

Tracktion 4 Reference Manual
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The controller mapping screen can be accessed by clicking the automation button in the control sec-
tion (Fig. 7.3.15) and selecting the create MIDI controller mappings option, or using the keyboard
shortcut: CTRL + SHIFT + M (CMD + SHIFT + M for Mac users).
When this option is selected, a window will appear in which you can select MIDI controllers and as-
sign them to automatable parameters in your edit (Fig. 7.3.16).
The mapping editor is made up of two columns. The left-hand column shows mapped MIDI control-
lers, and the right-hand column shows the automation parameter currently mapped to the controller.
To create a new map, click the box labelled “click here to choose controller” in the controller column.
You will be prompted to move the controller you wish to map; simply adjust a controller on your MIDI
controller, and Tracktion will detect it. Once the control is chosen, Tracktion will create a new entry in
the list. Now you can click the parameter box and choose a parameter from the pop-up menu.
You can delete assignments by selecting the corresponding row and pressing the DELETE key. You
can also change the MIDI controller, or parameter for a given entry by clicking on the relevant table ele-
ment, and following the same steps as you did to create it..
Once you have updated your mappings you can close this window.
If your controller does not seem to be controlling the parameters you selected, select the MIDI input
device that the controller is connected to, and ensure that the allow MIDI controller remapping option
is enabled.
Note that you do not need to have automation write mode enabled to use controller mapping, only
to record your real-time performances.
Figure 7.3.16