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General| Touch Strip | 1 touch strip |
|---|---|
| Power | USB bus-powered |
| USB | USB 2.0 |
| Software | Studio One Artist, Ableton Live Lite |
| Transport Controls | Yes |
| Pads | RGB LED |
| Encoders | 8 endless rotary encoders |
| Display | No |
| Connectivity | USB |
| OS Requirements - Mac | macOS 10.13 or later |
| OS Requirements - PC | Windows 10 or later |
| Software Compatibility | Ableton Live, Studio One |
| Type | Hybrid MIDI Keyboard/Pad Controller |
Introduces the ATOM SQ as a versatile MIDI controller for music production and performance.
Explains the benefits and process of registering the ATOM SQ via the MyPreSonus account.
Lists the contents of the ATOM SQ package, including the controller and essential accessories.
Details software and content available for download after registering the ATOM SQ.
Highlights PreSonus products and their seamless integration with the ATOM SQ for a cohesive system.
Explains the importance of firmware updates and how to perform them using Universal Control software.
Describes how to access and use Setup mode for device configuration and settings.
Explains the basic functionality, velocity sensitivity, and pressure sensitivity of the ATOM SQ's pads.
Describes the touch strip and its use for adding expressive musical functions.
Explains the functionality of the A-H buttons for bank/octave changes and sustain.
Details how the 8 main knobs control software parameters with a built-in velocity multiplier.
Explains the functions of the navigation buttons in different controller modes.
Details the dedicated transport buttons (Stop, Play, Record, Metronome) and their Shift functions.
Introduces the ATOM SQ's screen controls and paging system for accessing various commands.
Explains how Instrument Mode configures the screen for virtual instruments and the arpeggiator.
Details pad layout options like Key, Blocks, and Continuous in Instrument Mode.
Describes the ATOM SQ's built-in arpeggiator and its various modes and settings.
Explains Song Mode for project control, including transport, console, and arranger track functions.
Introduces Editor Modes for customizing controller messages and assignments within Studio One.
Details User Mode for assigning custom commands and functions to buttons and knobs.
Overview of the ATOM SQ's physical controls and their integration with Studio One.
Describes the velocity-sensitive pads and their dynamic color changes in Studio One.
Explains the touch strip's expressive control capabilities within Studio One.
Details how A-H buttons switch drum banks, octaves, and perform sustain functions.
Covers the 8 encoders for controlling plug-in parameters and their default mappings.
Explains the functions of navigation buttons for track, browser, and event selection in Studio One.
Details the dedicated transport buttons and their secondary Shift commands in Studio One.
Describes how the Shift button activates global controls for A-H buttons and encoders.
Explains how A-H buttons illuminate orange for global functions when Shift is held.
Details how the Shift button changes knob assignments to fixed global control functions.
Introduces the ATOM SQ's screen controls and how they dynamically follow Studio One's focus.
Explains the Screen Encoder's global function for changing presets and its interaction with the Shift button.
Describes the Touch Strip's function for controlling track volume with the Shift button.
Details how Instrument Mode configures the ATOM SQ screen for browsing and loading instruments.
Explains the Instruments Browser interface and navigation within Studio One.
Covers controls for adding Chorder FX, Arp FX, merging events, and pattern/part creation.
Details how to adjust controls for performance needs, including touch strip and +/- button assignments.
Describes pad layout options like Keyboard, Continuous, and Scale Only in Studio One.
Explains Arpeggiator modes, swing, rate, and octave settings for note sequences.
Describes Song Mode for controlling tempo, loop selection, zoom, markers, and IQ in Studio One.
Details transport controls in Song Mode: Tempo, Loop Selection, Zoom Loop, Marker, IQ.
Explains controls for showing/hiding Studio One's Console and Inspector.
Details controls for the Arranger Track, including toggling, duplicating, and zooming.
Explains controls for the Effects Browser, Channel Editor, and Device selection in Studio One.
Introduces Editor Modes for controlling Studio One's Audio, Pattern, and Part editors.
Details controls for the Pattern Editor, including navigation, accents, and ties.
Explains controls for creating and managing pattern variations, steps, resolution, and swing.
Covers layout, 'Set Every 4th', and shift functions for drum patterns.
Details controls for the Part Editor, including quantize, snap, grid, transpose, nudge, and velocity.
Explains Part Alt controls like Humanize, Restore Timing, Split at Grid, Extend/Repeat to Part End.
Covers Audio Editor functions like Send to Impact, Play from Selected, Goto Event, Crossfades, and Split.
Details Audio 2 editor functions: Send to SampleOne, Reverse, Volume, Remove Crossfades, Merge Events, Split at Grid.
Explains User Mode for custom command assignments via Studio One's External Devices Editor.
Overview of ATOM SQ's control functions within Ableton Live.
Describes how pad colors reflect layout modes and clip colors in Ableton Live.
Explains pad velocity and pressure sensitivity for triggering notes and clips in Ableton Live.
Details Plus and Minus pad functions for Pitch Bend, Octave, Scene launch, and Clip stop in Ableton Live.
Explains touch strip usage for musical functions and Live's crossfader.
Describes A-H button functions for drum banks, octaves, sustain, and view toggling in Ableton Live.
Explains how knobs control devices, instruments, and channel parameters in Ableton Live.
Details navigation button functions for clips, scenes, tracks, and arranger view in Ableton Live.
Explains transport buttons (Stop, Play, Record, Metronome) and their secondary commands in Ableton Live.
Explains how ATOM SQ screen commands change based on the selected mode in Ableton Live.
Describes how Instrument Mode configures the screen for virtual instruments in Ableton Live.
Details pad layout options like Keys, Blocks, and Continuous in Ableton Live's Instrument Mode.
Describes the Arpeggiator modes, swing, rate, and octave settings in Ableton Live.
Explains Song Mode for Session control in Ableton Live, including Solo, Mute, Arm, Clip, Scene, and Stop.
Details Editor Mode for controlling Devices, including Lock, Device, On/Off, and Bank functions.
Explains User Mode for user-assignable knobs and banks in Ableton Live.
Guides users through installing and authorizing Studio One Artist software.
Covers initial setup of Studio One Artist, including device configuration.
Details the process of configuring audio interface drivers and buffer settings in Studio One.
Explains how to set up MIDI keyboard controllers and sound modules in Studio One.
Provides steps for configuring external MIDI keyboard controllers within Studio One.
Guides users on setting up external MIDI sound modules as instruments in Studio One.
Walks through the process of creating a new song, naming it, and selecting templates in Studio One.
Explains how to set up audio input and output routing within Studio One.
Details how to create and configure audio and instrument tracks in Studio One.
Guides users on setting up and recording audio tracks, including input levels and gain.
Explains how to add virtual instruments and effects using drag-and-drop in Studio One.
Details the process of dragging and dropping virtual instruments from the browser into Studio One.
Explains how to drag and drop plug-in effects onto tracks in Studio One.
Guides on importing audio and MIDI files by dragging them into the Arrange view.
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