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4.  Select the proper mode for your DAW at the “Control Mode” 

pull-down menu.

 

Note: 

In DAW mode (Mackie Control/HUI/LogicPro), you cannot change any 

MIDI message settings for any control on PlatformNano Air. 

 

Tip: 

You may also use the hardware to select DAW mode instead of using the 

iMap. Please refer to P. 13/14 for instructions. 

5. 

After you have finished all settings, click on "Send Data" 

button. 

6.  Close iMap. 

 

Diagram 11

Summary of Contents for ProAudio PlatformNano Air

Page 1: ...User manual Wireless MIDI Audio control surface with motorized fader for production ...

Page 2: ... or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong These are designated for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or otherwise damaged by items placed on or against them Particular attention should be give...

Page 3: ...tware for Windows 18 Assigning DAW mode Mackie Control HUI 20 or self define MIDI functions with iMapTM 20 Assigning DAW mode Mackie control HUI 21 with iMapTM 21 Assigning MIDI message with User Defined mode at iMapTM 23 Control element setup at User defined mode 25 Other Functions in iMap 27 Firmware upgrade 28 Charging the battery 32 Cubase 33 Nuendo 34 Logic Pro 35 Samplitude 37 Bitwig 38 Reas...

Page 4: ...link www iconproaudio com registration Please follow the step by step procedures Start by inputing the device s serial number as well as your personal information etc By registering your product online you will be entitled to service and after sales support at our Help Center by visiting our website at www iconproaudio com Also all the registered products under your account will be listed on your ...

Page 5: ...ntact our after sales service team 2 Log in to your personal account page for existing user or sign up for new user Existing user Please log into your personal user page by inputing your user name and password New user Please click Sign Up and fill in all the information 3 Download all useful materials All your registered devices under your account will show on the page Each product will be listed...

Page 6: ... display shows time code or location of your project in either SMPTE or Midi beat clock bars beats ticks formats Jog wheel shuttle for fast search scrub and control 8 LED color coded function buttons coordinate with 5 different color layers for switching a variety of function controls Illuminated buttons for channel control including Mute Solo and Record 6 illuminated transport buttons including P...

Page 7: ...1 4 inch inputs for connecting with footswitch pedals Platform D3 LCD display connector available Optional Class compliant with Mac OS X Windows 10 Windows 8 32 bit 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit 64 bit 3000mAh Li ion polymer rechargeable battery is included 5 6 hours continuous battery powered operation when using automation with PlatformD3 connected battery fully charged 4 color LED for battery level i...

Page 8: ...ensitive which allows you to override automation the moment you touch a fader Also because it is motorized the fader will automatically move to reflect the current level of the selected channels in your DAW application Any parameter adjustments made with the fader will be displayed directly above on the LCD display 3 Dual function encoders The dual functioned encoder acts as a push button and a ro...

Page 9: ...ter channel 5 Jog wheel section 5a Jog wheel The jog wheel is used for various purposes specific to the DAW application including shuttle and scrubbing functions 5b Zoom control buttons section Zoom UP DOWN button The Zoom UP Down button is used to navigate up or down through the Graphical User Interface GUI of the DAW application and is used in conjunction with the jog wheel to increase and decre...

Page 10: ...nction buttons This section of 8 control buttons are LED color coded for different functions on each layer Switch between the layers using the 5 round buttons located above They include red green blue purple and yellow Press any one of the round buttons to switch between the function layers Please place the correct PVC overlay which corresponds to your current DAW to show the function for each but...

Page 11: ... in Mackie control mode 3 USB port mini If your computer s USB port is not able to provide sufficient power to drive PlatformNano Air you may connect an external power adapter 5V DC such as your mobile phone charger to provide extra power for the device This port is also used for charging the built in rechargeable battery with external power pack when you are using the device while you are travell...

Page 12: ...Air device s wireless module is paired with the wireless dongle this LED will be lit otherwise it will keep blinking 2 MIDI In LED When there is a mid in signal present this LED will blink 3 MIDI Out LED Where there is midi out signal present this LED will blink 1 2 3 ...

Page 13: ...to a different value for a stable operation Recommended sensitivity values USB connection Around 15 Wireless Around 7 Procedures for adjusting the fader sensitivity a Press and hold the second encoder knob while switch on the power of the device to enter to the Sensitivity adjust mode b While touching the fader cap with your finger rotate the fifth encoder knob to adjust the sensitivity value unti...

Page 14: ...been powered on i e DAW mode selection is not necessary if the last DAW mode is being used 3 Setup your DAW Activate the ICON PlatformNano Air controller in your DAW or MIDI software using MIDI Setup or MIDI Devices For example For LogicTM CubaseTM and NuendoTM choose Mackie Control in the Device List Note Every application does this a little differently so refer to your software user manual for t...

Page 15: ...issue when using PlatformNano Air wirelessly the fader sensitivity has to be adjusted to a different value for a stable operation Recommended sensitivity values USB connection Around 15 Wireless Around 7 Procedures for adjusting the fader sensitivity a Press and hold the second encoder knob while switch on the power of the device to enter to the Sensitivity adjust mode b While touching the fader c...

Page 16: ...ode button to make the selection Tips PlatformNano Air will memorize your last selected DAW mode and enter the same mode a few seconds after the unit has been powered on i e DAW mode selection is not necessary if the last DAW mode is being used 3 Setup your DAW Activate the ICON PlatformNano Air controller in your DAW or MIDI software using MIDI Setup or MIDI Devices For example For LogicTM Cubase...

Page 17: ...o Mac OS X iMap PlatformNano Firmware iMap dmg PlatformNano Firmware iMap dmg QconProG2 QconExG2 Tip By dragging and dropping the PlatformNano Air iMap icon into the Applications folder you can create an iMap shortcut on your Mac s desktop PlatformNano Air 3D1W51 Platform Nano iMap Mac Setup V1 0 8 V1 0 8 Platform Nano iMap Windows Setup PlatformNano Manual Caech PlatformNano Manual English Downlo...

Page 18: ...ion 3 The Setup Wizard will appear Setup wizard appears please click Next 4 Choose Install Location Choose your preferred install location for iMapTM or use the default location and click Next 5 Select shortcut Select the start menu folder in which you would like to create the iMapTM shortcut Then click Next 6 Create a shortcut on your desktop Please uncheck the box if you do not want to place a s...

Page 19: ...MapTM begins installation The iMapTM installation has now started wait for it to finish Then click Finish 8 Installation finished Click Finish to complete the iMapTM software installation Diagram 6 Diagram 7 ...

Page 20: ...cture of your DAW this could be a real hassle to set up Actually we STRONGLY recommend you use the Mackie Control Logic or HUI control mode as they are programmed according to the most common user preferences and it will most likely suit your needs Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Prtsc sysrq pause Break Lns Del Home Pgup PgDN End 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 78 9 0 Q W E R T Y U I O P A S D F G H J K ...

Page 21: ...te If your PlatformNano Air is not connected to your Mac PC the message There are no MIDI input devices will appear Please connect PlatformNano Air to your Mac PC with the provided USB cable 3 Select PlatformNano at the pop up menu as your MIDI out device iMapTM PlatformNano Air software panel Platform M X M PlatformNano V1 00 Assigning DAW mode Mackie control HUI with iMapTM Diagram 9 Diagram 10 ...

Page 22: ...rol HUI LogicPro you cannot change any MIDI message settings for any control on PlatformNano Air Tip You may also use the hardware to select DAW mode instead of using the iMap Please refer to P 13 14 for instructions 5 After you have finished all settings click on Send Data button 6 Close iMap Diagram 11 ...

Page 23: ...are panel To begin the User defineds mode setup please follow the steps below 1 Connect PlatformNano Air to your Mac PC 2 Launch iMap and click the Connect Device button 3 Select PlatformNano at the pop up menu as your MIDI out device Platform M X M PlatformNano V1 00 Diagram 12 Diagram 13 ...

Page 24: ...24 4 Select User Defined Mode at the Control Mode pull down menu 5 After you have finished all settings click Send Data button 6 Close iMap Diagram 14 ...

Page 25: ...ntrols including faders knobs buttons and a jog wheel on PlatformNano Air for which you may set your own MIDI messages You may adjust different types of message include Pitch Note CC Channel and Message values for MCP and Value 1 Value 2 and Function for HUI depending on the control element Diagram 15 ...

Page 26: ... communication between your PlatformNano Air and the DAW Please refer to the table below for the suggested control protocols for different DAW s Control Protoool MCP HUI DAW Nuendo Cubase Logic Pro Digital Performer FL Studio Reaper Reasons SamplitudePro Studio One Bitwig Sonar Audition Ableton Live ProTools ...

Page 27: ...mNano Air The file is an imap file 2 Load file button Click this button to load a previously saved imap setting file for your PlatformNano Air 3 Firmware Upgrade button Click this button to enter into the firmware upgrade window for PlatformNano Air Please refer to P 26 for the firmware upgrade procedure Diagram 16 ...

Page 28: ...6 5 Platform M Platform M Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Prtsc sysrq pause Break Lns Del Home Pgup PgDN End 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 78 9 0 Q W E R T Y U I O P A S D F G H J K L Z X C V B N M Tab CapsLook Shift Ctrl Alt AltGr Ctrl Backspace Enter Shift Mac PC ON 1 2 4 7 11 15 Warning The firmware upload process MUST be completed and not interrupted during the file upload otherwise the firmware ma...

Page 29: ...ion Press the Connect button at the top to select your connected PlatformNano Air as the MIDI In and Out device in the pull down menu Step1 Note If your connected name PlatformNano Air does not appear on the pull down menu select USB Audio as the MIDI In and Out device Diagram 19 Diagram 20 Diagram 21 ...

Page 30: ... 4 Press the Activate button at the top to select PlatformNano Air as the MIDI In and Out device at the pull down menu Click the Select Version button to browse the new firmware file Diagram 22 Diagram 23 Diagram 24 ...

Page 31: ...31 Click the Upgrade button to upload the firmware Step 5 PlatformNano V1 00 Diagram 25 Diagram 26 Diagram 27 ...

Page 32: ...y level less than 25 1 2 You may charge the battery by connecting 1 The USB 3 0 connector While you are using the device by connecting it with USB3 0 cable to your Mac PC the battery is charging simultaneously 2 The mini USB connector When you are using the device wirelessly you may charge the battery by connecting a power supply such as mobile phone power adapter or power pack to this port ...

Page 33: ...33 Cubase iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 ...

Page 34: ...1 2 3 4 5 6 7 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 Nuendo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 ...

Page 35: ...35 Logic Pro 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 36: ...36 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 12 13 14 15 ...

Page 37: ...no Air V1 00 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth 1 2 4 3 5 6 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 7 9 10 11 12 8 Samplitude iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth 1 2 4 3 5 6 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00...

Page 38: ...38 Bitwig iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 ...

Page 39: ...39 Reason Reason 2 3 4 6 5 iCON iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 PlatformNano Air V1 00 PlatformNano Air V1 00 iCON 1 ...

Page 40: ...40 Reaper 1 2 4 3 Reaper Mackie Control Universal iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 41: ...41 Studio One 3 4 1 2 Studio One iCON Platform Nano V1 00 iCON Platform Nano V1 00 7 8 9 6 5 ...

Page 42: ...PlatformNano Air Mackie Control Platform Nano Air Input MackieControl Input iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 Output MackieControl Output iCON PlatformNano Air V1 Output Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth Automap Propellerhead Automap MIDI ...

Page 43: ... HUI Automap MIDI Automap Propellerhead 7 8 4 5 6 3 11 12 10 9 Pro Tools Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth Microsoft MIDI Mapper iCON Platform iCON Platform iCON Platform iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 ...

Page 44: ...44 11 12 14 Automap HUI Automap MIDI Automap Propellerhead 13 iCON PlatformNano Air V1 00 ...

Page 45: ... steps 1 Connect PlatformNano Air with the provided USB cable and launch iMap software 2 Click the Connect button and select PlatformNano Air as the MIDI input and output device Note If PlatformNano Air does not appear on the pull down menu select USB audio as the MIDI I O device 3 Click Send Data to upload the setting to your PlatformNano Air 4 Close iMap and then turn the PlatformNano Air power ...

Page 46: ...46 Hardware Connections Mac PC MAC Platform D2 D3 SPD 01 ...

Page 47: ...fications Connector USB 3 0 connector standard type Mini USB connector mini type Power supply 5V 2A DC Current consumption 2Aor less Weight 0 75kg 1 65lb Dimensions 215 L x 198 W x 40 H mm 8 5 L x 7 8 W x0 2 H ...

Page 48: ...ual We don t need it to repair the unit 3 Pack the unit in its original packaging including end card and box This is very important If you have lost the packaging please make sure you have packed the unit properly ICON is not responsible for any damage that occurs due to non factory packing 4 Ship to the ICON tech support center or the local return authorization See our service centers and distrib...

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