User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Nucleus2 Overview
- 2. Nucleus2 Configurations
- 3. Software Installation
- 4. Connection and Software Configuration
- 5. Nucleus2 Remote
- Establishing the Remote Connection
- Remote Tabs
- Remote Layer Selection
- Layer Profile Configuration
- Timeline Functions
- Soft Key Configuration
- Default Soft Keys
- User 1, User 2 Soft Keys
- Transport / Utility Soft Keys
- Assigning Soft Key Functions
- DAW Protocol Commands
- DAW Keyboard Shortcuts
- Soft Key Menus
- Renaming Softkey Assignments
- Assigning Modified Functions to Soft Keys
- Removing and Replacing Soft Key Assignments
- Configuring Continuous Controller Layers
- 6. DAW Operations
- 7. Analogue Operations
- Appendix
- Index
Nucleus
2
User Guide Page 15
Direct Network Connection Configuration (Mac)
Connect your Nucleus
2
directly to the DAW computer using a standard network cable, and check that the IP address is set
to Fixed in the Nucleus
2
Remote (see previous page).
OS X does not currently allow two ports to be used for IP traffic – your main network connection will become
unavailable when using Nucleus
2
.
• On the Mac, open the Network control panel in System
Preferences, and use the LOCATION: drop-down to
create a new location. Next select the Mac Ethernet port
to which you have connected Nucleus
2
and configure it
as shown below.
On OSX version 10.11 ‘El Capitan’, a router address will
be required for two-way data communications – please
ensure this is entered as shown in the Network
Preferences panel.
• Launch the Nucleus
2
Remote application and check it
connects to your Nucleus
2
, as described on Page 21.
Wider Network Connection Configuration (Mac)
For connecting Nucleus
2
to a managed switched / wider
network (a multi-studio facility for example), you will need
to set the Mac Network setting ‘Configure IPV4’ to Using DHCP. The same must be done in the Nucleus Remote ‘Network’
Tab.
Both the Nucleus
2
and your computer will then be assigned IP addresses automatically.
If using more than one ipMIDI controller/console, a pre-configured switch is available from the SSL web store which
will prevent the two consoles from communicating across the network.
Direct Network Connection Configuration (Windows)
• Connect your Nucleus
2
directly to the DAW computer using a standard
network cable, and then check that the IP address is set to Fixed in the
Nucleus
2
Remote (see Page 14)
• On the PC, open the control panel, click on ‘view network status and
tasks’, the ‘local area connection’ for your Nucleus
2
, ‘Properties’, then
double-click ‘Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPV4). Make sure that the
port is set to ‘Use the following IP address’, and set the IP as shown
below.
• Launch the Nucleus
2
Remote application and check it connects to your
Nucleus
2
as described on Page 21.
Wider Network Connection Configuration (Windows)
For connecting Nucleus
2
to a managed switched / wider network (a multi-
studio facility for example), you will need to configure your computer to
Obtain an IP address automatically in the Properties window.
Both the Nucleus
2
and your computer will then be assigned IP addresses
automatically.