PSP L'otary2 FAQ: How to set up MIDI Learn in L'otary with your DAW?

General advice:

In most DAWs (apart from Logic Pro X and MainStage 3 where a bit of additional configuration may be required) the following should work right away, assuming that the MIDI input is set correctly in your DAW:

1. Click the MIDI Learn icon (displayed below, it will turn bright white upon clicking).

2. Move the parameter that you would like to map (for example, click and drag the speed lever).
3. Move the desired controller on your MIDI keyboard or controller (for example, move the mod wheel).

The mod wheel should now be linked to the lever (in other words, the lever should react to the movement of the controller). The MIDI Learn icon's color should change back to gray. If that's not the case, please see below:

DAW-specific FAQ:

• PSP L'otary2 FAQ: Apple MainStage 3
• PSP L'otary2 FAQ: Apple Logic Pro X
• PSP L'otary2 FAQ: Steinberg Cubase 8.5

PSP L'otary2 FAQ: Apple MainStage 3

In MainStage, L'otary2 needs to be placed as an "AU MIDI-controlled effect" in the Instrument slot on an Instrument type track, in order for you to be able to control it via MIDI.

Otherwise, if it's placed in a regular FX slot, no MIDI messages from the host will come through to L'otary (it will work as a regular non-MIDI controllable plug-in).

Here's a short guide on how to control both a virtual instrument and L'otary2 via MIDI in MainStage 3:

1. Open an example layout called 'Tonewheel Organ' from 'Keyboards' (that's just an example used in this guide).
2. Create a new Instrument track (by clicking the plus sign next to 'Channel Strips', selecting 'Instrument' and clicking 'Create').
3. Select the recently created track and, in its Instrument slot, load a new instance of L'otary2 (from the category AU MIDI-controlled Effects->PSPaudioware).
4. Now, re-route the output of your virtual instrument track (in this example, 'Tonewheel Organ') to a new bus (by click-holding the output slot and selecting an unused bus).
5. Open the L'otary window by double-clicking the name of the plug-in on the second instrument track. From a drop-down list labeled "Side Chain" (at the top of the window), select the name of your chosen audio bus (in this example: Bus 7)


You should now be able to use the MIDI Learn function available in L'otary as described in the General advice section

PSP L'otary2 FAQ: Apple Logic Pro X

In Logic Pro X, L'otary2 needs to be placed as an "AU MIDI-controlled effect" in the Instrument slot on an Instrument type track, in order for it to be able to receive MIDI messages.

Otherwise, if it's placed in a regular FX slot, no MIDI messages from the host will come through to L'otary (it will work as a regular non-MIDI controllable plug-in).

Here's a short guide on how to control both a virtual instrument and L'otary2 via MIDI in Logic Pro X:

1. Create two new Software Instrument tracks (Track -> New Software Instrument Track).
2. Select the first one (Inst 1) and - in the Instrument slot - load a new instance of your selected software instrument (in this example "Vintage Clav").
3. Select the second instrument track (Inst 2) and load a new instance of L'otary in the Instrument slot (from the category AU MIDI-controlled Effects).
4. Now, re-route the output of your virtual instrument track from the Master Bus to a free bus (in my example Bus 3), as shown below:

5. Open the L'otary window by double-clicking the name of the plug-in on the second instrument track. From a drop-down list labeled "Side Chain" (at the top of the window), select the name of your chosen audio bus (in this example: Bus 3).


6. Please make sure to enable "Record" for both tracks before recording MIDI data.


You should now be able to use the MIDI Learn function available in L'otary as described in the General advice section while controlling the virtual instrument with a single MIDI controller (for example: a master keyboard).

PSP L'otary2 FAQ: Steinberg Cubase 8.5

1. Open a new empty Cubase Project (More->Empty).
2. Add a new Audio Track (and name it "L'otary").


3. Add a new MIDI track (in this example named "MIDI")


4. Select the "L'otary" track and add a new instance of PSP L'otary2 in one of the insert effect slots.

5. Select the MIDI track and route its MIDI output to L'otary. Please make sure that the correct MIDI controller (for example, your master keyboard) is selected in the MIDI input slot (in this example, KeyStudio)

6. Please make sure that the Record button is active on the MIDI track.

Additional steps:

Please make sure that the controller that you'd like to use to control L'otary is not used for Quick Controls.

1. Click 'Devices -> Device Setup'. The 'Device Setup' dialog should appear.
2. Select 'VST Quick Controls' and make sure that the controller that the controller that you’d like to use with L'otary is not selected in the VST Quick Controls MIDI Input slot (for example. select Not Connected).
3. Click 'Apply' if you've changed anything and click 'OK' to close the window.


You should now be able to use the MIDI Learn function available in L'otary as described in the General advice section.