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The following four simple steps are all that is required to automate Sigma channel volume:
1.
Open the Sigma Remote app
2. Instantiate a
δ
elta-Control plugin on a DAW track
3. Select the number of the Sigma channel to be automated from the plugin drop-down menu
4. Activate the relevant automation mode on the DAW track
At this point, Sigma volume automation can be written directly from the plugin GUI fader or by using the standard DAW
edit tools. If a compatible MCU surface has been assigned to Sigma
δ
elta, then the controller fader will automatically
activate writing automation instead of needing to use the mouse. Sigma
δ
elta, plus a control surface – such as Nucleus,
in conjunction with the
δ
elta-Control plugin, offers a hands-on automated mix experience formerly reserved for systems
costing many thousands of pounds more.
The Remote app must be open on your DAW PC/Mac for a control surface to communicate directly with Sigma
δ
elta.
How does Sigma work?
Sigma works using SSL Logictivity™ proprietary control protocols over a standard TCP/IP network. Sigma is connected via
the network to the computer hosting the DAW software and the Remote app. Both the app and the plugin communicate
with Sigma using UDP messages to ensure minimum latency. ipMIDI messages between a compatible MCU controller, the
DAW software and Sigma also share the network.
Setup Concepts
Sigma communicates with your computer a little differently to what you may be used to... it is worth reading the
following – all of which is covered in detail in the User Guide – before setting up.
• Sigma
δ
elta is an analogue summing unit which can be simultaneously controlled from a cross-platform Remote app,
a DAW via the
δ
elta-Control plugins, and an MCU-compatible control-surface using MIDI
• The Remote app and the
δ
elta-Control plugin use a standard Ethernet connection to communicate with Sigma
•
δ
elta-Control, the Remote app and ipMIDI require that a network connection exists (via Ethernet) between your
computer and Sigma. This is set up in a similar way to configuring a wireless hub and requires selection of appropriate
settings in your network control panel in your computer
• To use a tablet device (iPad, etc.) to control Sigma, you will need a wireless router or wireless access point (AP), to
which your computer and Sigma are already connected (using physical Ethernet cables). You simply connect to your
tablet via WI-FI from the wireless router or access point. This allows the Remote app to control Sigma. This is necessary
as Sigma does not have a wireless connection of its own.
See details of installation on Page 15; details of setup and use can be
found in the DAW Setup Guides (Section 6, Page 37)
• The network and MIDI control aspects of Sigma are entirely separate to the audio side of Sigma. All audio connections
are made between the Sigma unit and your computer audio interface/converters