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Motion Controller for OneShot2 Setup

How to set up your iPhone for MIDI-connection to your Mac and host DAW

Guides

Cable (Recommended. Minimal latency).

  1. Connect iPhone to a Mac computer via suitable cable.
  2. Open the “Audio MIDI Setup” application on your Mac and click “Enable” next to the iPhone icon. The center area text in the Motion Controller app should now change to “Hold to Play”.
  3. Load a preset containing motion slots in OneShot2 and you’re ready to start shaking! [Note: in some hosts you need to enable the new MIDI Device]

All OneShot2 motion presets and the Motion Controller app are set to note A1 by default. If you wish to play different trigger notes you can change note in Motion Controller and make sure the corresponding note in OneShot2 has a motion trigger set to External sync (Mod wheel).

To optimize MIDI recording, you might want to do some specific adjustments in your DAW, like disable “MIDI data reduction” or similar. This is different from host to host, but the majority operates on a fixed PPQ or temporal resolution for control change messages and cannot or need not be adjusted. We have currently been able to test these hosts. Check the manual of your preferred DAW for further details.


Bluetooth (More complicated setup, with more latency and stability issues than the recommended cable option).
  1. Locate and open the “Audio MIDI Setup” application.
  2. Under “Window” in the macOS menu bar (on top of your screen), select “Show MIDI Studio”.
  3. Click on the Bluetooth-icon (or double arrow and then “Configure devices” in the top right corner if window is minimized). This opens the configuration window.
  4. Click “Advertise” in the Configuration window.
  5. Press the Bluetooth button in the settings section of the Motion Controller app. This opens an iOS-page.
  6. Press Not Connected in the iOS-page. This should set the iPhone to Connected. You can now tap the screen and the Motion Controller app center area should have switched to Hold to Play.
  7. OneShot2 motion presets and the Motion Controller app are set to note A1 by default.

Optimizing temporal resolution for control change messages when recording MIDI in different DAW:s

Logic Pro

Go to File > Project Settings > Recording and disable “MIDI data reduction”.

ProTools

No action needed.

Ableton

No action needed. (Does not have a specific feature to enhance temporal resolution for control change messages when recording MIDI).

Cubase

No action needed.

FL Studio

No action needed in most cases. The default PPQ value in FL Studio is set to 96, and this will impact the recorded MIDI on low tempos (below 80). Increase the PPQ value if you want to be on the safe side. Options > Project > “Time Settings”

Bitwig

No action needed. (Does not have a specific feature to enhance temporal resolution for control change messages when recording MIDI).

Reason

Go to Reason > Preferences > General > Set “Automation Cleanup” to Minimum

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