Novation Zero SL MKII intelligent controller

ZeRO SL Mk II has been designed to give you complete control over your music making software. We have worked with each of the main DAW manufacturers to make sure each of the 56 knobs, faders and buttons control the things in your software that you need them to control. However, the really clever bit is that SL MkII can directly control your plug-in instruments and FX. The control surface is almost identical to the SL MkII keyboards, but it has longer throw faders (60mm) and a central crossfader. Lightweight and bus powered, it is already a firm favourite with performers.

ZeRO SL MkII comes with Automap Control Software

What is Automap?
Automap is a piece of software that comes with all Novation controllers. It has been designed to make the job of assigning your hardware controls to various software parameters quick and easy. In Control
Automap enables knobs, faders and buttons to instantly control plug-in instruments/FX, as well as your sequencer's mixer, transport controls and more…

Click, touch Its assigned!
Open a plug-in instrument/FX, and you have instant access to all the plug-in parameters. This allows you to assign knobs, faders and buttons, by simply clicking on the software parameter, and touching the control!

Ableton Users
Ableton worked with Novation to update the SL Mk II, making it the only comprehensive Live controller with a keyboard. All Ableton's major controls are instantly assigned to SL Mk II's 56 knobs, faders and buttons. The changes mean that controlling session view, mixer and devices is quick and easy, because you'll never lose track of what you're controlling:

• Live's devices are already assigned to controls as you load them up. Open 'Auto Filter' and instantly see 'cutoff', 'res' etc, on the LCD screen above each knob, along with their current values (as well LED rings around each encoder).

• Comprehensive mixer control: Touch a fader to see the channel name and volume level on the large LCD screen, and the two buttons underneath will be lit up if the track is activated or record enabled.

• Launch scenes with the SL's buttons. You can also set up a row of 8 backlit buttons to launch clips (which light up if the clip is playing).

Logic 9 Users
SL MkII is now fully integrated into Logic 9!

• Full mixer and transport control; control volume and send levels, as well as mute and track arm channels from the SL MkII

• Logic's own plug-in instruments and FX can be controlled instantly with SL MkII's knobs, buttons and faders. When you load up Logic's (which one?) plug-in compressor for example; threshold, ratio, attack and release times are already assigned to knobs. If you want to move them, you can reassign them with one click, or drag and drop them in Automap's software edit page!

Pro Tools Users
• Full mixer and transport control; control volume and send levels, as well as mute and track arm channels from the SL MkII

• All Pro Tools' plug-in instruments and FX (RTAS and TDM) can be controlled instantly with SL MkII's knobs, buttons and faders. When you load up a plug-in - Channelstrip for example - EQ freqency, gain & compression threshold, ratio etc. are already assigned to knobs. If you want to move them, you can reassign them with one click, or drag and drop them in Automap's software edit page!

Reason/Record Users
As well as full transport control, SL MkII controls Reason/Record in three different ways:

• Mixer Mode: You can lock the SL MkII to this mode which gives you access to all the mixer channels and allows you to control volume, mute, pan, and solo. You also get detailed control over the master channel.

• Channel Strip Mode: This gives detailed control over a single channel at a time, including compressor, gate, EQ, filters and inserts, as well as FX sends and levels.

• Rack Control: SL MkII will give you detailed control of all devices and combinators, one at a time (including the 14:2 & 6:2 mixers in Reason).

Cubase/Nuendo Users
• Full mixer and transport control; control volume and send levels, as well as mute and track arm and solo channels from the SL MkII

• VST plug-in instruments and FX can be controlled instantly with SL MkII's knobs, buttons and faders (VST 3 support is currently being developed). When you load up a plug-in - VST Dynamics for example - threshold, ratio, attack and release times are already assigned to knobs. If you want to move them, you can reassign them with one click, or drag and drop them in Automap's software edit page!

Sonar
• Full mixer and transport control; control volume and send levels, as well as mute and track arm and solo channels from the SL MkII

• VST plug-in instruments and FX can be controlled instantly with SL MkII's knobs, buttons and faders (VST 3 support is currently being developed). When you load up a plug-in - Vocal Strip for example - all the EQ, compander, de-esser, and doubler controls are already assigned to knobs. If you want to move them, you can reassign them with one click, or drag and drop them in Automap's software edit page!

Illuminated controls provide instant visual feedback
Brightly lit LED rings around the eight smooth encoders, and backlit buttons provide instant visual feedback

Key Features:

Giant 144-character LCD screen
Long LCD screen is large enough to show the name and value of entire rows of knobs, faders or buttons, instantly displaying what each control is assigned to

Huge array of touch-sensitive controls
Touch any knob or fader and all information (name and value of whatever it is controlling) will appear on the LCD screen above it

Automap 3 PRO Control Software
SL Mk II comes with Automap software which enables you to instantly map software parameters to faders, buttons, knobs (encoders and pots) and other controllers. Find out more about Automap here

MIDI control interface.
Built in MIDI I/O Interface and comprehensive MIDI implementation provide complete control over all external hardware synths and other external MIDI devices.

Novation’s unique ‘speed dial’
A touch-sensitive rotary encoder that instantly takes control of whatever your mouse is focused on, providing real time access for composers and performers alike.

Programmable ‘soft-feel’ triggerpads
The ideal platform for sketching out beats or triggering samples

Dedicated, yet fully-assignable transport buttons.
Control your sequencer’s start/stop/loop/record/forward/rewind actions, or switch them out to allow use of more assignable buttons

USB buss powering
SL MkII is totally portable as it does not require an external power supply

Includes the Xcite+ bundle
Featuring a host of royalty-free loops and samples, a full-fledged soft-synth and Ableton Live 7 Lite, providing an affordable upgrade path to Ableton Live.

Specifications

Physical controls

Assignable controls:
• 8 Encoders (Infinite Rotation) with touch-sensitivity and 11 segment Led rings
• 8 Pots (270 Rotation) with touch-sensitivity
• 8 60mm Sliders with touch-sensitivity
• 32 Buttons with integrated LEDs (37 in MIDI mode]
• 8 soft feel Trigger pads
• Touch sensitive Speed Dial (as on Nocturn)
• Crossfader

System buttons:
• General Automap Operation Buttons (Learn, View, Browser Groups etc.)
• Octave up/down buttons with LED indicator

The central system buttons from the SL have been simplified; there is now:
• 1 Automap button with LED to toggle Automap mode on and off (this replaces the PLAY button) – this way, manual MIDI mode is separate from Automap mode and can be avoided completely if preferred
• Template and Edit modes have been combined into one edit mode, for editing both individual controls and overall settings within one Template

Connectivity

Rear Panel connections are as follows:
• Data Port: 1 x USB (Win XP/Vista and Mac OSX – Not Class Compliant
• MIDI: MIDI ONE: IN, OUT and Thru, MIDI TWO: OUT
• Sustain Pedal: 1 x 1/4 Jack Input
• Expression pedal: 1 x 1/4 Jack Input
• Power switch: Ext DC/USB

Minimum Operational Requirements:
Mac OSX 10.4.0 or greater (Leopard and Snow Leopard (32-bit kernel only) also supported) or Windows XP with
Service Pack 2 or greater (Vista 32/64 and Windows 7 32/64 also supported)

Minimum Computer spec: Mac - G4/1GHz, both with 256MB RAM or PC -
Pentium 3/1GHz/256MB RAM (machines running Vista will require a higher spec)

Dimensions

Size: Approx W=445mm, H=68mm, D=200mm