How to use MIDI CC to control TH-U Slate Edition parameters

This guide will show you step by step how to send MIDI to TH-U Slate when inserted in a DAW. In particular we will focus on 7 DAWs:

• Reaper

• Sonar

• Pro Tools

• Cubase

• Ableton Live

• Logic Pro X

• Studio One

Other DAWs send MIDI to virtual instruments only and not audio plugins.

You'll be creating an Audio track in which we open the Audio plugin we want to control with MIDI and creating both an Audio and MIDI track to route the MIDI messages from the MIDI input of the plugin.

Once this is set up as explained individually for each DAW below, open TH-U Slate Edition and right click the parameter you'd like to control via your MIDI controller and select "Learn global MIDI"

NOTE: If you get this message after following the steps specific to your DAW below, your MIDI controller is not set up correctly in your DAW

REAPER

Right click and select “insert new track”

 

Load the plugin on the first track.

Create another track with input control on MIDI and select your MIDI interface.

On the Audio track click on the “Route” button, a new window will be opened.
In that window click on the “Receives” panel and select the second track.

Enable “Record monitoring” on both the tracks.

Arm the record on the second track as showed in the following image.

Open TH-U Slate Edition and right click the parameter you'd like to control via your MIDI controller and select "Learn global MIDI"

You should now be able to control TH-U Slate Edition's parameters with your MIDI Controllers

 

Cakewalk

Insert an audio track
Right click and select “Insert Audio Track”.

Insert a MIDI track.

Instantiate TH-U Slate onto the Audio Track

 

On the top of the plugin window you'll can see "VST3" Click on that button and select on “enable MIDI input”.

Check the input/output settings of the tracks: the MIDI track should have as input your MIDI interface and as output TH-U Slate Edition.

Open TH-U Slate Edition and right click the parameter you'd like to control via your MIDI controller and select "Learn global MIDI"

You should now be able to control TH-U Slate Edition's parameters with your MIDI Controllers

PRO TOOLS

Create an Audio track and a MIDI track in Pro Tools using the New Track Dialogue: 

Load TH-U Slate Edition on the Audio Track
The MIDI track should have as the input as your MIDI interface and the output as TH-U Slate Edition

Open TH-U Slate Edition and right click the parameter you'd like to control via your MIDI controller and select "Learn global MIDI"

You should now be able to control TH-U Slate Edition's parameters with your MIDI Controllers

 

CUBASE

Create an Audio track

 

Create a MIDI track

 

Insert TH-U Slate Edition on your Audio Track

Set the MIDI input of your MIDI track to your MIDI controller and the output to the desired TH-U Slate Edition insert.

 

Activate the Monitor setting on both the MIDI and the Audio tracks.

Open TH-U Slate Edition and right click the parameter you'd like to control via your MIDI controller and select "Learn global MIDI"

You should now be able to control TH-U Slate Edition's parameters with your MIDI Controllers

 

 

ABLETON LIVE

Create an Audio track and a MIDI track

Insert TH-U on the Audio Track

 

Set the MIDI input of your MIDI track to your MIDI controller and the output to the Audio Track that TH-U Slate Edition is inserted on, then arm your MIDI track for recording

Open TH-U Slate Edition and right click the parameter you'd like to control via your MIDI controller and select "Learn global MIDI"

You should now be able to control TH-U Slate Edition's parameters with your MIDI Controllers

Logic Pro X

Add a blank Software Instrument track and an Audio Track

 

Click on the Instrument button and select TH-U Slate Edition

 

In the Side Chain menu of the plugin window select the Input to which you have connected the instrument that you want to precess in real time.

Open TH-U Slate Edition and right click the parameter you'd like to control via your MIDI controller and select "Learn global MIDI"

You should now be able to control TH-U Slate Edition's parameters with your MIDI Controllers

Studio One

Create an Audio track and an Instrument track

Add TH-U Slate Edition to the Audio track and record enable the Instrument track

Add TH-U Slate as the Instrument Output on the Instrument Track

Make sure your MIDI controller is selected in the top right corner of the TH-U Slate Edition Studio One plugin window:

Open TH-U Slate Edition and right click the parameter you'd like to control via your MIDI controller and select "Learn global MIDI"

You should now be able to control TH-U Slate Edition's parameters with your MIDI Controllers