Recording Volume changes on Audio Tracks

[Gargamel314]

I have a Kronos and I have a Nautilus. I recorded 4 vocal tracks on the Nautilus pretty easily. I put the SNG file on my Kronos and was able to record volume changes incredibly easily in those audio tracks because of the assignable volume sliders.

Today, I tried to do the same thing on the Nautilus, and spent like an HOUR trying to figure out how to assign those stupid knobs to audio track volume. I could assign them to MIDI channels but not audio channels. It wouldn't record volume changes at all if I changed them one track at a time with the data wheel. The ONLY thing I could do was to change volumes using the screen, but the increments were like 15 steps at a time and I could only change one track at a time because you can only touch one volume level at a time.

What am I missing? How do you reassign knobs to audio channel volume on the Nautilus? For what it's worth, when I loaded up the Kronos SNG in the Nautilus with all the volume changes, they didn't do anything in the Nautilus... it's like they weren't even there.

[Mike Conway]

It can be done. First, go to GLOBAL - MIDI page and Set MIDI Out Setup - Parameter Edit to Sysex, instead of Control Change.

On the front panel, I set the Knobs mode to USER (the blue light).

In the Sequencer mode go to the Controllers page. Assign Knob 1 to Mixer (top row), then Volume (3rd row). Now go down screen to Knob Track. You will see 16 boxes (mixer tracks). Check as many boxes as you want Knob 1 to control. This is pretty awesome, because you can group all the percussion tracks to Knob 1, for example.

Next, go to Knob 2 and repeat the process.

[Gargamel314]

In the Sequencer mode go to the Controllers page. Assign Knob 1 to Mixer (top row), then Volume (3rd row). Now go down screen to Knob Track. You will see 16 boxes (mixer tracks). Check as many boxes as you want Knob 1 to control. This is pretty awesome, because you can group all the percussion tracks to Knob 1, for example.

I'll give this a try on Monday when i'm in front of my Nautilus, but I'm skeptical because these tracks appear to be only for MIDI tracks. Am I mistaken? Is settting MIDI Out/Parameter Edit from CC to Sysex going to make those boxes select audio tracks instead?

Thank you for getting back to me.

[zengomi]

Very kind of you, Mike Conway!

While reading your explanation, it occurred to me that someday it might be possible to program complex synths with voice commands.

[Dan Stesco]

You could edit the volume in the Track Edit page.
Select an audio Track, go to Track Edit page, open Menu from a upper corner and will find Audio Automation Edit. Check Volume, A new Pop up will be display with the level of volume of each bit or measure. Also have the Volume Ramp for Fade in/out.