This relies on an included Automap Server application running in tandem with your sequencer software of choice, but the list of application support is pretty good, including all the main contenders (Cubase/Nuendo, Live, Logic, Pro Tools, Reason/Record, Sonar), as well as less established names such as FL Studio, Reaper and Tracktion. Most users are, in reality, probably going to want to use the Automap functionality. Some may find it tedious to have CC11 (Expression) available only from an optional expression pedal, and the drum pads' non‑consecutive GM‑standard note assignments might also feel odd. Generic MIDI mode is somewhat limited in comparison, but fortunately the preset MIDI control assignments are pretty sensible: the most important and frequently used MIDI Continuous Controllers, 7, 10, 71‑74, and 91‑92 are on the rotaries, and 51‑58 on the buttons. Speed Dial also allows you to control any on-screen parameter, without having it assigned - whatever your mouse cursor is pointing at, Speed Dial will affect until you release the control. Bank Select and Program Change messages are both dealt with from the Speed Dial data entry knob, by virtue of its internal push‑switch. In generic MIDI mode (not using Automap), all the hardware controls have fixed preset MIDI‑message assignments, so you can only change MIDI channel and transpose the keyboard into different registers. Bi-directional communication via the USB link then keeps the screen and controller in sync, so parameters adjusted at either end are always correctly displayed. Automap is able to automatically extract all the controllable parameters in a plug-in and map them to an appropriate hardware control, saving the user the tedious process of having to individually assign them. NocturnalĪs with other Novation controllers, the Nocturn will operate both as a generic MIDI device and in conjunction with the company's nifty Automap software control system. The hardware is powered via USB connection with a computer, and can't operate stand‑alone as it has no MIDI sockets of its own - the only other sockets are for optional volume and expression pedals. A 49‑note keyboard version is also available. The illuminated buttons and touch‑sensitive knobs were first seen on Novation's original Nocturn controller (reviewed back in the August 2008 issue of SOS) and facilitate easy hands-on control of software parameters. Conventional pitch and mod wheels, and eight velocity‑sensitive rubber pads for programming drums or triggering samples, complete the facilities line-up. The Nocturn 25 is a new MIDI controller combining a velocity‑ and aftertouch‑sensitive 25‑note Fatar keyboard with a set of buttons and knobs for controlling soft synths and plug-ins. After an extensive programme of selective breeding Novation have created the Nocturn 25 - an affordable and touch‑sensitive controller keyboard.
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