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12 STANDARD TeMP L AT eS
The majority of templates on the ReMOTE ZeRO SL (1-33, 35 and 36) are ‘standard’ templates. They are so-called because
when they are selected the ReMOTE ZeRO SL functions as a standard MIDI controller.
A standard MIDI controller allows you to set what MIDI message each of its controls sends when operated. If you want to
control software or hardware that responds to MIDI messages then you need to know what messages it responds to. This
information can usually be found in the manual for the software or hardware. Once you know this, you can set the controls
on the MIDI controller to send those messages. Communication is only one-way from the controller to the software or
hardware.
This is unlike Automap where two-way communication between the software and the ReMOTE ZeRO SL allows the MIDI
messages sent from the ReMOTE ZeRO SL to be automatically remapped to different software parameters, depending
on what you select on-screen, and then for the information displayed on the ReMOTE ZeRO SL to be updated to reflect
the new mapping. With standard templates the controls are assigned and named accordingly by the user. Because there
is no feedback from the software or hardware you are controlling, the ReMOTE ZeRO SL has no way of knowing when
a parameter is changed from the software or hardware itself. For example, if you are controlling a soft-synth using a
standard template and you change a parameter with the mouse, the parameter value displayed on the ReMOTE ZeRO SL
will not update to reflect that change.
We have pre-programmed the standard templates on the ReMOTE ZeRO SL to work with popular software instruments.
These templates can be used where it is not possible or desirable to use Automap Universal for controlling software
instruments. Note that some of the factory programmed standard templates require some form of set up within the
software instrument before they will work. See the ‘Standard Template Guide’ at the end of this user guide for further
information and instructions for each individual template.
Standard templates can be created and edited using the ReMOTE ZeRO SL Template Editor software that is free to
download from www.novationmusic.com. If you want to control a hardware MIDI device then you will need to create one or
more standard templates for it.
All information in this user guide from this point on applies to using the ReMOTE ZeRO SL as a standard MIDI controller
and describes how to use and edit standard templates.