Solid State Logic Nucleus2 User Manual

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User Guide
DAW Keyboard Shortcuts
Soft keys can be set up to issue DAW keyboard key presses; either single keys or more complex combinations
such as <Shift>OZ<Alt>G . To assign key presses, first select the relevant Soft Key Set in the DAW tab and click
the on-screen button that you wish to assign key presses to. The button will go yellow to indicate that it is
being edited. From drop-down menu which appears, selecting Key Assign produces the Keyboard Shortcut
Setup pop-up which will record your key presses in order to replicate them when the soft key switch is pressed.
Click the Learn button to start recording your key presses. The button will
darken to indicate that it is recording. Now press the key, or combination of
keys, which you want the selected soft key to emulate. The Keyboard Shortcut
Setup window will display the depression and release of every key you press
in the sequence in which they happen. Key releases are distinguished from
key depressions by the presence of a caret symbol (^) immediately before it.
If you make an error, press Cancel and start again. Once you have completed
the sequence correctly, press Learn again to stop the recording, followed by
OK to close the Keyboard Shortcut Setup box.
Soft key assignments must be saved before they become active on Nucleus
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. If there are any unsaved changes when you
try to exit the current Soft Key Set, a pop-up will appear inviting you to save changes before exiting. Press No to exit
without saving your changes, or Yes to save changes.
First Key Modifiers
Selecting First Key Modifier in the Keyboard Shortcut Setup box before pressing Learn causes any modifier key release
signals to be delayed until Learn is pressed again. This allows key combinations which the DAW computer would ordinarily
recognise and hijack, to be programmed without the associated control message actually being sent. For example, to
program ⌘ <Tab> on a Mac ( <Ctrl><Tab> on Windows), without causing the computer to switch between programs:
- Select the First Key Modifier box
- Press Learn
- On the DAW computer keyboard, press and release the ⌘ key (or <Ctrl> key on Windows)
- On the DAW computer keyboard, press and release the <Tab> key
- Deselect Learn
You will notice that the ⌘ (or <Ctrl> ) release does not appear in the pop-up until after the Learn button is deselected
Follow Key State
Selecting the Follow Key State box before pressing Learn causes the Nucleus
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to recognise an on and an off state to the
assigned button. This is useful when you need to assign a modifier key (e.g. Option/Ctrl/Alt/Shift) and it needs the ability
to recognise when you are holding it down with your finger. Under normal circumstances, if you assigned a keyboard
modifier to a button and did not select Follow Key State first, it would simply register a single message (equivalent to
pressing and releasing the key straight away).
The ‘Cubase/Nuendo Standard’ profile comes pre-assigned with Follow Key State modifier messages.

Solid State Logic Nucleus2 Specifications

General

Brand	Solid State Logic
Model	Nucleus2
Category	Controller
Language	English