Automap 3.5 with Sonar 8.5

Hello, I'm having problems making my Novation Remote Zero SL working with Sonar.

I installed Automap 3.5 and turned it for alll plugins, and nothing happens when I use the wrapped plugins inside Sonar. From my Cubase days, I remember that it should automatically map everything in the plugin to the controller, including names on the LCD and show me the mappings in the Automap server window. Nothing happens.

The transport buttons on the controller are not working as well (play, rewind, etc).
I set up the controller as explained on the "DAW setup guide" in Automap but no success.
I'm using windows 7 x64, with a 64bit version of Sonar.

Any help?

I need to set it as a control surface. This is listed in the setup instructions for automap. I did it, but it's not working as it should.

Plugins also should work out of the box. I have a feeling that when I fix the plugins problem, the transport buttons will work as well.

Mine works fine on v 8.3.1 of Sonar too (so no help I am afraid) I struggle to get my head round it properly though - do you know how to get it to control the EQ on multiple channels in Console view??? Is this even possible - I would like in a similar way to that of send etc...presume I have to use a normal non automap template - but how???
 

Hmmm - that sounds interesting - can you describe he experience of using the Alpha Track...
- how do you switch between tracks
- I presume you have use the buttons to jump between EQ / Pan etc - can you control more than 1 EQ per track (obviously one at a time)
- I only have the one controller - how does one go about switching between different ones in Sonar - is this fairly simple?
 
Cheers (looks like i may be spending more money!!)
 
Andy

I know sonar has ACT, but I want to use Automap since it's even faster and easier (well, should be). Otherwise I wouldn't have bought a Novation controller.
Besides, if it works for noonie above, then it should work here as well.
Anyway, I'm with Novation tech support on this. Until then - mouse intead of knobs.

manenbu


I know sonar has ACT, but I want to use Automap since it's even faster and easier (well, should be). Otherwise I wouldn't have bought a Novation controller.
Besides, if it works for noonie above, then it should work here as well.
Anyway, I'm with Novation tech support on this. Until then - mouse intead of knobs.

automap is great for VST fx / instruments. but well if your stuck in that mindset where you don't wanna use other modes to do what you wanna do.. then well thats that.. tell us if they told  to use MME or ACT

if your unit has control buttons for say play etc.. then they are probably just CC's.. and they will more than probably say just set them up as MME

I use a number of things beside sonar, and well have to use the virtual midi port instead of automap to have them working (if automap did EVERYTHING..  the virtual midi port wouldn't be needed , in my case with 2 of their products)

Manenbu..... glad you got it working. I find that fix works the same way for me in alot of things, hehehe


Jitter.......
1. There are previous/next track buttons on the AT, to scroll between track. Also, you can still use a mouseclick, and the AT will follow. One thing that really sucks though, the AT does not recognize hidden tracks as hidden, so when you scroll with the AT buttons, you scroll through all tracks, hidden or not. (I forget if this same behavior applies to archived tracks.

The EQ button on the AT alloew you to control Sonar's track EQ (which is the Sonitus EQ). Same as with the Sonar track/strip GUI, you can control 4 bands. This EQ actually has 6 bands though (if you double click on the graphical plot area of the strip, it will bring up the full Sonitus VST interface.) the AT will only control the 4 bands exposed by the Sonar GUI, one at a time.
For example, hit the EQ button once and the three rotaries give you access to freq, boost/cut, and Q, for on band. To switch to another band, you have to hit the EQ button again and it will bring up a a second page where the rotaries control Band#, Filter type, and (I think) band enable/disable. Hit the EQ button again and it brings you back to the first page for the correspnding band you just changed in page 2.
If you want to control a second EQ, it would be handled as a plug-in by the AT, which means it would need to have focus in order for the AT to conrtol it. Not sure how the controls would actually be displayed in that case, but the same general procedure would stand....hit the "plug-in" button and the AT will cycle thru pages of parameters for the 3 rotaries........hope that all made sense, heheheh

I'm pretty sure that Sonar will respond to multiple control surfaces at the same time, as long as they are setup in the control surface screen. I'm not positive on that offhand though, maybe someone can chime in.



Musikus.....
Yes, instrument tracks are an issue. Setting them up as seperate tracks (the old way) solves that problem.