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You can add as many Parameter Banks as you like and switch between them, similar to how 'Modes' work. To switch between Banks you will need a ā€˜Parameter Bankingā€™ Mapping. Add one inside the Device....
All mappable Device Controls in Live are referred to as 'Device Parameters' in Control Surface Studio. You add Device Parameters in groups, by creating ā€˜Parameter Bankā€™ Mappings....
What are Devices (in Ableton terms) We refer to all Plugins, Audio Effects and MIDI Effects that appear in the bottom section of Live as ā€˜Devicesā€™....
In Script Manager, click the Import Button in the top right corner. This opens the Import Page over the MIDI Controller Area....
Click the Mode's 'Add Mapping' Button (+) and select the 'Highlight Navigationā€™ Mapping. For ā€˜Navigateā€™ you can choose to Control Track or Scene Highlight Navigation, select Track. For the next Select List, select ā€˜Scrollā€™....
Itā€™s a fact that generated Scripts may at times contain errors which prevent them from working. Control Surface Studio is extremely customisable while at the same time preventing you from creating broken scripts. However from time to time this can happen, so it's important that you understand why your script has stopped working and the steps you can take to fix it. Signs of a broken Script 1 The Script does not show as an option in Live's Control Surface Menu...
From Version 2.5 onwards, the Copy and Paste functionality which was previously accessed by right clicking on a Mapping has now been replaced with a single ā€˜Duplicateā€™ Button. The Button is found on the right side of every Script, Mapping, Controller and Controller Input. Clicking the Duplicate Button is instantly create a copy of the Item below with the word ā€˜copyā€™ added to the end....
In your Volume Mapping, change ā€˜Controlā€™ from Default to Custom. This displays a number of extra options below which are used to override the default Control Type for the assigned 'Controller Inputā€™. ā€˜Invertā€™ reverses the direction that the Volume in Live moves, when you turn the knob. ā€˜Takeover Modeā€™ works very similar to Liveā€™s own Takeover mode, the biggest difference being that you can set it on a per Mapping basis rather than only the entire Session....
When you update a Script, in order for the changes to become available, Live needs to reload. There are 2 ways you can do this. Reboot This involves closing Live completely and launching it again. Itā€™s quite slow, especially if youā€™re continuously checking tweaks to your script. This way is only really necessary when certain Errors have been introduced in your script and even then, for most errors you donā€™t need to completely reboot Live....
About Tracks (Track Selectors) Track Mapping Types are not Mappings in the same way that the Undo mapping is for example. They are settings where you select the Track which all child mappings will use. Mapping Types such as Volume, Panning & Devices are all child Mappings of Tracks, which means they use the settings you configure in your Track Mapping. Adding a Selected Track Mapping Click the Mode's 'Add' button and select the ā€˜Trackā€™ Mapping....

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