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Bitwig Studio Integration Setup and Configuration (Windows) 3

Bitwig Studio Integration Setup and Configuration (MacOS) 4

Bitwig Studio Integration Setup and Configuration (Linux) 5

Bitwig Studio and Panorama T4/T6 Working Together 6

Bitwig Studio Mixer Control 7

Bitwig Studio Device Chain Control 8

Bitwig Studio Instrument (Device) Control 9

Creating Beats 12

Controlling Clips and Scenes 13

Nektarine Setup and First Steps 15

Nektarine Controlling Plug-ins and Parameter Learn 16

Nektarine Pads Profile 17

Nektarine Multi Mode and FXs Control 18

Nektarine Browser 19

Nektarine Browser Tags 20

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Bitwig Studio Setup
Integration and
Setup Configuration
and Configuration
Bitwig Studio Integration Setup and Configuration

The Panorama The T4/T6 BitwigBitwig

Integration has been verified to work with Bitwig Studio 2 and Bitwig 8-Track
The Panorama
Panorama T4/T6
T4/T6 Bitwig Integration
Integration has
has been
been verified
verified to
to work
work with
with Bitwig
Bitwig Studio
Studio 22 and
and Bitwig
Bitwig 8-Track
8-Track 2
2 or
or higher,
higher,
2 or higher, running
running on Windows
Windows Vista, 7, Vista,
8, 10 or 7, 8,
higher10
as or
well higher
as OS X as
and well
Linux. as
If MacOS
you plan to and
run Linux.
running on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 or higher as well as OS X and Linux. If you plan to run Linux please contact our
on Linux please contact our support
support
and we will tell you how to get up and running.
Here are the and
steps
we you need
will tell to go
you how through
to get to get Bitwig up and running with your Panorama T4/T6 in Windows:
up and running.
Here
Here are
are the
the steps
steps you
you need
need to
to go
go through
through to
to get
get Bitwig
Bitwig up
up and
and running
running with
with your
your Panorama
Panorama T4/T6:
T4/T6:

Panorama T4/T6 Firmware Update - Windows

Panorama
Panorama T4/T6
T4/T6 Firmware
Firmware Update
Update
1. Connect Panorama T4/T6 to your computer via USB.
1.
1. Connect
Connect Panorama
Panorama T4/T6
T4/T6 to
to your
your computer
computer via
via USB.
USB.
2. With Panorama
2. With
T4/T6 switched off,press
press and hold [fader button
With Panorama
Panorama T4/T6
T4/T6 switched
switched off,
off, press and
and hold
hold [fader
[fader button
button 9]+[Shift]
9]+[Shift] while
9]+[Shift]2.while switching
switching
switching the
the unit
unit on.
the
on. The
unit
The two
on.
two buttons
The
buttons are
two
are next
next to
buttons
to each
each other
other and
are
and the
next while
the display
tobe
display will
will be
each other and
white the display
when
white when the unit is will be white when the unit is on.
on.
the unit is on.

3. Locate the
3. downloaded
3. Locate
Locate the
the dmg filepackage
dmg file named that this in
named “T4-T6_Firmware”
“T4-T6_Firmware” guide
in the came with
the downloaded
downloaded and
package
package this
this guide
guide
came with, and double-click to open.
make sure it’s unzipped. Open the Firmware\NKupdate folder.
came with, and double-click to open.

4. Launch the ‘nkupdate’ application. Once launched, it should look like the image. If
If the
4. Launch the ‘nkupdateTP1’
4. Launch
“Load
the ‘nkupdate’ application. Once launched,
application. Once launched, it should
it should look like the image. the
“Load File”
File” button
button is
is grayed
grayed out,
out, close
close nkupdate
nkupdate and
and launch
launch it
it again.
again.
look like the image.
5.
5. Follow
Follow the
the nkupdate
nkupdate on-screen
on-screen instructions
instructions to
to load
load and
and update
update Panorama
Panorama T4/
T4/
5. Follow the nkupdate
T6’s firmware. on-screen
T6’s firmware. The
The firmware instructions
firmware location
location can
can be to after
be selected
selected loadclicking
after andthe
clicking update
the [Load
[Load
Panorama T4/T6’s
File]
File] button.
button.firmware. The firmware file should be
selectable
6. after
6. On
On the
clicking
the left
left side
side of
thefile[Load
of the
the file browser File]
browser window,
button.
window, select
select Location
Location ‘T4-T6_Firmware’.
‘T4-T6_Firmware’.
Next select the file for your device, and click ‘Open’.
Next select the file for your device, and click ‘Open’.
6. Once the update process is complete, switch Panorama T4/T6
off and on
7. again.
7. Click
Click [Program]
[Program] and
and finally
finally close
close the
the nkupdate
nkupdate app
app when
when complete.
complete.

8.
8. Once
Once the
the update
update process
process is
is complete,
complete, switch
switch Panorama
Panorama T4/T6
T4/T6 off
off and
and on
on again.
again.
Nektar Bitwig Integration Setup
1. Ensure Bitwig Studio is NOT running.
Nektar
Nektar Bitwig
Bitwig Integration
Integration Setup Setup
2. Locate the Panorama_T4_T6_Bitwig_support installer
included1.
with
1. thisBitwig
Ensure
Ensure package
Bitwig Studio and
Studio is
is NOTrun
NOT it.
running
running
2. Locate the Panorama_T4_T6_Bitwig_support installer
3. Make sure
2. your
LocatePanorama T4/T6 isrunplugged
the Panorama_T4_T6_Bitwig_support
included
in to your
installer
included with
with this
this package
package and
and run it
it
computer and switched on.
3. Make sure your Panorama T4/T6 is plugged in to your
3. Make sure your Panorama T4/T6 is plugged in to your
4. Launch Bitwig Studio.
computer
computer and Bitwig on.
and switched
switched Studio will automatically
on.
detect Panorama.
4. Launch YouStudio.
Bitwig
4. Launch Bitwig will see
Studio. Bitwig
Bitwiga message
Studio
Studio will pop up: Nektar /
will automatically
automatically
detect Panorama. You will see a
a message pop
message pop up:
Panorama T4/T6 - Found You
detect Panorama. Control
will seeSurface. up:
Nektar
Nektar // Panorama
Panorama T4/T6
T4/T6 -- Found
Found Control
Control Surface.
Surface.
5. Click ‘Add’.
5. That’s
5. Click
it!
Click ‘Add’.
‘Add’. That’s it!
That’s it!

Panorama’s keys will play the sound of the selected instrument in Bitwig Studio. If this is the first time you have used Bitwig
Panorama’s Panorama’s
keys will keys
Studio
playwill
theplaysound ofofthe
the sound selected
the selected instrument
instrument in Bitwig in Bitwig
Studio. Studio.
If this If this
is the first is the
time you havefirst time you
used Bitwig
Studio you’ll
you’ll need
need to
to add
add an
an instrument
instrument to
to hear
hear sound.
sound.
have used Bitwig Studio you’ll need to add an instrument to hear sound.
Here is how Here
youis
Here how
how you
isadd theadd
you the
the Polysynth
Polysynth
add Polysynth instrument
instrument to
instrument get
to to started:
getget started:
started:
•
• Click on the ‘+’ symbol in Bitwig. This opens
• Click on the ‘+’ symbol in Bitwig. This opens the browser.
Click on the ‘+’ symbol in Bitwig. This opens the
the browser
browser
•• In
• In the browserIn the
the browser
search search
browser field field
field type
search type “polysynth”.
“polysynth”.
type “polysynth”.
•• Select
Select the
the Polysynth from the
the right panel
panel of the browser and
and click ‘Ok’.
• Select the Polysynth from the
Polysynth fromright panel
right ofthe
of the browser
browser and
click click ‘Ok’.
‘Ok’.

Troubleshooting Tips
Troubleshooting Tips
Troubleshooting Tips
Click on the BITWIG logo at the top of Bitwig Studio.
Click on the BITWIG logo at the top of Bitwig Studio. This
This opens
opens the
the dashboard.
dashboard.
Click on the• BITWIG logo at the top of Bitwig Studio. This opens outputthe dashboard.
• Settings/Audio:
Settings/Audio: In
In case
case of
of no
no sound
sound check
check you
you have
have a
a suitable
suitable audio
audio output device
device selected.
selected.
Settings/Audio: In case of noCheck
• Settings/Controllers: sound that check youT4/T6
have a suitable audio
‘Detectoutput device selected.
• the Panorama is active. If not click Available Controllers’.
Settings/Controllers: Check that the Panorama T4/T6 is active. If not click ‘Detect Available Controllers’.

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Bitwig Studio Integration Setup and Configuration
Bitwig Studio Integration Setup and Configuration

Here are the The

steps you need
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Panorama T4/T6
to goIntegration
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Bitwig Integration
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Bitwig
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andwith
to work
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Bitwig Studio
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and Bitwig
Bitwig 8-Track
8-Track 2
T4/T6
2 or
in MacOS:
or higher,
higher,
running
running on
on Windows
Windows Vista,
Vista, 7,
7, 8,
8, 10
10 or
or higher
higher as
as well
well as
as OS
OS X
X and
and Linux.
Linux. If
If you
you plan
plan to
to run
run Linux
Linux please
please contact
contact our
our support
support
Panorama
and T4/T6
and we
we will tell Firmware
will tell you
you how
how to
to get
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Here are the steps you need to go through to get Bitwig up and running with your Panorama T4/T6:
1. Connect Here are the steps you need to go through to get Bitwig up and running with your Panorama T4/T6:
Panorama T4/T6 to your computer via USB.
2. With Panorama T4/T6T4/T6
Panorama
Panorama switched
T4/T6 off, press Update
Firmware
Firmware and hold [fader button 9]+[Shift] while switching the unit on.
Update
The two buttons are next to each other and the display will be white when the unit is on.
1.
1. Connect
Connect Panorama
Panorama T4/T6
T4/T6 to
to your
your computer
computer via
via USB.
USB.
3. Locate the file named “T4-T6_Firmware” in the downloaded package
2. With
With Panorama T4/T6 switched
switched off,
off, press
press and hold
hold [fader
[fader button
button 9]+[Shift]
9]+[Shift] while
this guide
2. came with,
Panorama
switching and
T4/T6 double-click
the unit on. The two buttons areto
andopen. while
next to each other and the display will be
switching the unit on. The two buttons are next to each other and the display will be
white when the unit is on.
4. Launch the white
‘nkupdate’ application.
when the unit is on. Once launched, it should
look like 3.theLocate
3. image.
Locate the If the
dmg
the dmg file “Load
named
file named File” button
“T4-T6_Firmware”
“T4-T6_Firmware” in isdownloaded
in the
the grayed out,
downloaded close
package
package this
this guide
guide
came with, and double-click to open.
nkupdate and launch it again.
came with, and double-click to open.

4. Launch the ‘nkupdate’ application. Once launched, it should look like the image. If
4. Launch the ‘nkupdate’ application. Once launched, it should look like the image. If the
the
5. Follow the nkupdate
“Load on-screen instructions to loaditand update
“Load File”
File” button
button is
is grayed
grayed out,
out, close
close nkupdate
nkupdate and
and launch
launch it again.
again.
Panorama T4/T6’s firmware. The firmware location can be
5. Follow the
the nkupdate on-screen instructions to
to load
load and
and update
update Panorama
Panorama T4/
selected 5.after
T6’sclicking
Follow
firmware. The the
nkupdate [Load
on-screen
firmware File] button.
instructions
location can
T4/
be selected after clicking the [Load
T6’s firmware. The firmware location can be selected after clicking the [Load
File] button.
6. On the left side of the file browser window, select Location
File] button.

‘T4-T6_Firmware’.
6. Next
6. On the left
On the left side ofselect
side of the
the file the file
file browser
browser for select
window,
window, yourLocation
select device,
Location and click
‘T4-T6_Firmware’.
‘T4-T6_Firmware’.
Next select the file for your device, and click ‘Open’.
‘Open’. Next select the file for your device, and click ‘Open’.

7. Click [Program] and finally close the nkupdate app when complete.
7. Click [Program] and finally
7. Click [Program] close
and finally closethe nkupdate
the nkupdate app
app when when complete.
complete.

8. Once the update process is complete, switch Panorama T4/T6 off and on again.
8. Once the8.update
Once the update process is complete, switch Panorama T4/T6 off and on again.
process is complete, switch Panorama T4/T6 off and on again.

Nektar Bitwig Integration Setup

Nektar Bitwig Integration Setup
Nektar Bitwig Integration Setup
1. Ensure Bitwig Studio is NOT running.
1.
1. Ensure
Ensure Bitwig
Bitwig Studio
Studio is
is NOT
NOT running
running
2. Locate the
2. Panorama_T4_T6_Bitwig_support installer
2. Locate
Locate the
the Panorama_T4_T6_Bitwig_support
Panorama_T4_T6_Bitwig_support installer
installer
included with this
included package
with this and
package run
and it.
run it
included with this package and run it
3. Make
Make sure your
your Panorama T4/T6
3. Make sure
3. your Panorama
sure T4/T6
Panorama is is
T4/T6 plugged
plugged in
plugged
is to
inin your
to to your
your
computer and switched on.
computer and switched on.
computer and switched on.
4.
4. Launch
Launch Bitwig
Bitwig Studio.
Studio. Bitwig
Bitwig Studio
Studio will
will automatically
automatically
4. Launch Bitwig Studio.
detect
detect Bitwig
Panorama.
Panorama. You Studio
You will
will see
see a will automatically
a message
message pop
pop up:
up:
detect Panorama.
Nektar / You willT4/T6
Panorama
Nektar / Panorama see -aFound
T4/T6 - message
Found Control pop
Control up:
Surface.
Surface.
Nektar / 5.
Panorama
5. Click ‘Add’. T4/T6
Click ‘Add’. That’s
- Found Control Surface.
That’s it!
it!

5. Click ‘Add’. That’s it!

Panorama’s keys will play the sound of the selected instrument in Bitwig Studio.
Panorama’s keys will play the sound of the selected instrument in Bitwig Studio. If
If this
this is
is the
the first
first time
time you
you have
have used
used Bitwig
Bitwig
Panorama’s Studio
keys you’ll
Studio need
need to
will play
you’ll add
tothe an
an instrument
add sound to
to hear
of the
instrument sound.
selected
hear sound. instrument in Bitwig Studio. If this is the first time you

have used Bitwig Studio you’ll need to add an instrument to hear sound.
Here
Here is
is how
how you
you add
add the
the Polysynth
Polysynth instrument
instrument to
to get
get started:
started:
Here is how •youClick
add the Polysynth instrument to get started:
• Click on on the
the ‘+’
‘+’ symbol
symbol in
in Bitwig.
Bitwig. This
This opens
opens the
the browser
browser
• Click on the
•• In‘+’the
In the
symbol
browser in Bitwig.
browser search
search field
This
field type
opens the browser.
type “polysynth”.
“polysynth”.
• In the browser search
•• Select
Select the
fieldfrom
the Polysynth
type
Polysynth from
“polysynth”.
the
the right
right panel
panel of
of the
the browser
browser and
and click
click ‘Ok’.
‘Ok’.
• Select the Polysynth from the right panel of the browser and click ‘Ok’.
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Tips
Tips

Troubleshooting Tips
Click
Click on
on the
the BITWIG
BITWIG logo
logo at
at the
the top
top of
of Bitwig
Bitwig Studio.
Studio. This
This opens
opens the
the dashboard.
dashboard.
•
Click on the• BITWIG
Settings/Audio: In case of no sound check you have a suitable audio output device selected.
logo at the
Settings/Audio:
top of Bitwig Studio. This opens the dashboard.
In case of no sound check you have a suitable audio output device selected.
•• Settings/Controllers:
Settings/Controllers: Check
Check that
that the
the Panorama
Panorama T4/T6 is
is active.
active. If
If not
not click
click ‘Detect
‘Detect Available
Available Controllers’.
Settings/Audio: In case of no sound check youT4/T6
have a suitable audio output device selected.
Controllers’.

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Panorama P-series Firmware Update - Linux

Firmware update can only be done on a Windows or Mac system. Please follow the firmware instructions
on earlier pages of this guide.

Nektar Bitwig Integration Setup - Linux

• First make sure Bitwig Studio is installed and launched at least once.
• In the zip file you downloaded with this guide, locate the “Nektar” folder and move the ‘Nektar’ folder
from the .zip file to the following directory: //home/Bitwig Studio/Controller Scripts/
• With installation complete, make sure your Panorama is connected to your computer and switched on.
• Launch Bitwig and click on the Bitwig logo top center.
• Select the menu Settings/Controllers.
• Confirm that the Panorama appears as shown in the image below. If not, add it manually as described.

If Panorama is not identified and configured automatically, you can configure it manually.
• Click the ‘Add controller’ button
• Select ‘Nektar’ for manufacturer
• Select ‘Panorama T*’

Configure the ports as follows

• Input1: Panorama T* Mixer
• Input2: Panorama T* Internal
• Output: Panorama T* Mixer
Note: * represents 4 or 6 depending on the model you are using.

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Bitwig Studio and Panorama T4/T6 Working Together
The following pages focus on how Bitwig Studio 2.0 and Panorama T4/T6 work together. If you have been using
Bitwig Studio for a while, you may not need any additional information, but it’s always a good idea to revisit the
extensive Bitwig Studio documentation to remind yourself about how Bitwig Studio’s functions work.

Track Changes
To navigate Bitwig Studio’s tracks from Panorama T4/T6, press [Track-] to go to the previous track and [Track+]
to go to the next track. This is the same as using the arrow up/down keys on your computer keyboard.

Transport
The transport buttons give access to activate or deactivate the following transport functions: Cycle (loop), Rewind
Play Start Position (in 1 bar decrements), Forward Play Start Position (in 1 bar increments), Stop, Play, Record.

In addition the buttons double up with functionality that’s accessed by holding down the [Shift] button.
The chart below tells you what each button and button combination does and how they behave.
[Shift]+[Shift]+[Shift]+
Key Combination Description
[Loop] Switch the loop/cycle between the Loop Start and Loop End on/off.
[Rewind] Moves the Play Start Position backwards by 1 bar for each press.
[Forward] Moves the Play Start Position forward by 1 bar for each press.
[Stop] Stop playback and resume from Play Start Position. Press Stop again.
[Play] Activate play from the Play Start Position. Press again to pause.
[Record] Activate record. Press again to deactivate record but continue play.
[Shift] + [Cycle] Go to Loop Start.
[Shift] + [Rewind] Set Loop Start to the current song position.
[Shift] + [Forward] Set Loop End to the current song position.
[Shift] + [Stop] Undo last changes.
[Shift] + [Play] Switch the Click/metronome on/off.
[Shift] + [Record] (Mode) Toggle Overdub on/off.

Soft Take-Over
As you control different parts of Bitwig with the same controls you would normally experience parameter
jumping. This is what happens when a control’s physical position, is not the same as the position of the
parameter you are controlling.

To avoid parameter jumping your Panorama T4/T6 is equipped with Soft Take-Over. This means that if a
control is not in sync with a parameter, moving the control will not cause a change, until it’s position matches
the value of the parameter.

Soft-Take-Over can be switched on or off by pressing [Shift]+[fader button 9] or you can temporarily
override it by holding [Shift] when moving a fader. For this to work, the ‘Takeover’ setting in Bitwig’s
Controller Settings needs to be set to ‘Immediate’.

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Bitwig Studio Mixer Control
To control the Bitwig mixer, press the [Mixer] button to select Mixer mode. The button’s LED is
illuminated while the Mixer mode is active and the Bitwig Studio mixer is being controlled.

Open/Close the Bitwig Studio Mixer Window

If the Bitwig Studio mixer is not in view when you press [Mixer], the action will bring it in to view. Press
[Mixer] again to close it. While Mixer mode is selected, your Panorama T4/T6 continues to control the
Bitwig Studio mixer, even if the mixer window is closed.

Channel Volume & Pan

With mixer mode active, moving faders 1-8 will control the first 8 mixer channels in the Bitwig mixer. For
each of the 8 channels, the track name is listed in the display and volume changes are displayed as you
move a fader.
• Fader 9 controls the channel corresponding to the currently selected track so as you change tracks,
you can quickly change volume while you are working.
• The 8 encoders control pan for each of the corresponding channels. Press the display button labeled
[Pan] to view current status for each of the 8 channels. Press the [Mixer] button to go back to the
track listing.

Mute & Solo

Fader buttons 1-8 control mute for each of the tracks the faders are assigned to control. If a track is
muted, the corresponding LED is illuminated. Press the button to un-mute.
To solo tracks, press and hold fader button 9 while pressing fader buttons 1-8. LED buttons are
illuminated when a track is soloed, while fader button 9 is held.
Deactivate solo by pressing the corresponding LED button while holding fader button 9.

Bank Over (1-8), (9-16) etc

If your song contains more than 8 mixer channels you can bank over so the faders 1-8 control the next
group of 8 channels.
To do this, press [Shift]+[Bank>] (the second fader button). The faders, encoders and fader buttons are
now assigned to control channels 9-16. Push the same key combination again to control 17-24 etc.
To go back you press [Shift]+[<Bank].

Zoom
Press [Shift]+[Zoom>] (the button also labeled View) to horizontally zoom in on Bitwig’s arrangement page,
edit page and other pages that can be zoomed. Press [Shift]+[<Zoom] to horizontally zoom back out.

Master Volume
You can control the Master Volume fader of the Bitwig Studio mixer by pressing [Fader button 9] and then
move fader 9 while the button is pressed.
Upon release of the button, fader 9 will revert to control the current channel volume.

Channel Sends
Pressing the display button labeled [Sends] assigns the encoders 1-8 to control up to 8 active sends for the
currently selected channel. The send name label is displayed for each active encoder. If there are no sends
to control, you’ll need to set them up first in Bitwig.

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Open/Close the Current Track Device Chain

The [View] button toggles the current track device Chain’s view in Bitwig.

Toggling Devices on/off

With [Mixer] active, press [Shift]+[Device] to toggle the selected device on/off.

The Device Menu

Pressing the display button labeled [Device] opens the device control page. Here you can not only control
but also add devices to the start and end of the device chain.

Display Button Label Function

[<] Select previous device in chain
[>] Select next device in chain
[ Devices ] Toggle Panorama T4/T6’s Devices and Mixer control pages
[ Pages ] Open Pages menu*

*With the [Pages] menu open use E1/Data encoder to select a page and press the [Enter] button to
confirm. Alternatively press [Esc] to exit without change.

Adding a device to the start or end of a chain

To add a device at the start or end of the chain, press the [ < ] or [ > ] buttons to navigate to the start/end
and press one more time until the display symbol updates to show [ + ].
Note: If a track has no devices, press [ > ] to obtain the [ + ] symbol.
Press [ + ] to open the Bitwig Studio Browser. With the browser open, the display button labels update:

Display Button Label Function

[ Bitwig ] Toggle filtering of non-Bitwig devices.
[ Prev ] Select the previous device in the right column of the Browser.
[ Next ] Select the next device in the right column of the Browser.
[ Enter ] Confirm device selection and close the Browser.

As you select devices in the Browser you can audition the device and even control the main parameters
from Panorama’s 8 encoders. Press [Browse] at any time to exit the Browser without change.

Browsing Patches
• When a device is selected, Press [Browse]to open the Bitwig Studio Browser and audition available patches.
• Press [Browse] at any time to exit the Browser without change.

Write
The 4th display button is labeled [Write] and toggles recording of parameter automation on/off for the arranger.

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Bitwig Studio Instrument (Device) Control
Pressing [Instrument] on Panorama focuses the controls on the main ‘instrument’ of the current track -
even if the instrument is not the selected device in the device chain. Selecting a device or adding a new
device using the mouse temporarily focuses the controls on the selected device. Pressing [Instrument]
will always return control focus to the instrument device.

Tip: [Device] stays active when switching between [Mixer] and [Instrument] so you can quickly switch
between controlling the main Instrument and a selected FX device simply by pressing [Mixer] (FX) or
[Instrument] (Instrument).

Open/Close the Main VST Instrument Window

If the main instrument on the current track is a VST instrument you can open/close the plugin window by
pressing and holding down the [ View ] button.

Assigning Instrument Controls

Nektar default parameter mapping more often than not covers the most important parameters on a
device. Bitwig native devices and VSTs follow a standard mapping format that places Envelope parameters
on the faders, Master Volume on Fader 9 and important Osc, Mod and Filter parameters on the 8
encoders.
Note that while our mapping covers a large selection of devices, there may be VST instrument plugins that
don’t conform.
And, of course, there will always be a time when you want to control a parameter not currently mapped.
Panorama’s ‘quick grab’ feature makes light work of this.

Quick Grab
Quick Grab is available when [Instrument] is active.
• First ensure the Device chain is open by pressing [ View ]. If the Instrument is a VST plugin, press and
hold [ View ] to open the plugin’s window.
• Press and hold [Shift] on Panorama while using the mouse to move each of the parameters you want
to grab in turn.
• Release [Shift] and move the controls on Panorama in the same order to map them.
Note: Bitwig Modulator parameters cannot be controlled via quick grab at this time.
Grabbed parameter mappings replace defaults on Panorama’s encoders and faders. On shutting down
Bitwig, default mappings are restored. Alternatively press [Shift] twice in quick succession (like a double-
click of the mouse) to restore defaults immediately.

Customizing Default Mappings

You can allocate your own default mappings for an Instrument device by naming any remote page “HOME”
(Upper case is important!).
• First press [Instrument] on Panorama.
• Right-click (Ctrl-click for MacOS) on the device in Bitwig Studio and select “Show Remote Controls”.
• Click on the spanner icon in the Page list. This opens the remote controls editor.
• Add a new page in the ‘Device Pages’ section.
• Name the page “HOME”. Now you can start adding parameters to the default home page.
To restore Nektar default mappings at any time either rename or delete the HOME page.

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Bitwig Studio Instrument (Device) Control

Perform Page
Some (but not all) presets present a ‘Perform’ page which maps the key controls in the preset to
Panorama’s encoders. With [Instrument] active Panorama will not see the perform page - this ensures
consistent defaults for the device. If you want Panorama to read the Perform page engage the [Perform]
button in the extended menu:
• Press the [SETUP/MENU] button
• Press the [Perform] button in the display
With [Perform] active, perform pages override default mappings on Panorama’s encoders. If the selected
preset does not have a perform page, mappings revert to default.

Remote page Navigation

We have already seen that the [ PAGE ] button provides access to all remote pages for the selected device
when [Mixer] and [DEVICES] is active. With [Instrument] active, the fader buttons access tagged remote
pages directly - offering extra speedy workflow!
To tag remote pages:
• Right-click (Ctrl-click for OS X) on the device in Bitwig Studio and select “Show Remote Controls”.
• Click on the spanner icon in the Page list. This opens the remote controls editor
• Tags are added at the bottom of each page.
You can use the same tag on multiple pages. The Fader buttons will step through the tagged pages with
each press. Here are the tags to use for each button:

Fader Button Page Tag

Osc1 osc1
Osc2 osc2
Filter filter
Env env
LFO1 lfo1
LFO2 lfo2
FX 1 fx1
FX 2 fx2

Note: the case and lack of a space character is important!

Of course just because a tag must be ‘lfo1’ for the LFO 1 button to select it, this doesn’t mean it is limited
to LFO pages - you can tag any page you like.

Quick Grab
Quick grab can be used to override parameters on tagged pages temporarily. The grabbed parameters
are cleared on page change.

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Bitwig Studio Instrument (Device) Control

Creating a New Instrument

With the [Instrument] button active, pressing [Shift] + [Instrument] opens the Bitwig Studio Browser with
a list of available instruments. When you confirm instrument selection with [Enter] Bitwig Studio creates a
new track and populates it with your selected Instrument.
Press [Browse]at any time to exit the Browser without change.

Layering Instruments
Multi-instrument layers can be created in Bitwig Studio’s Instrument Layer device.
When an Instrument Layer device is selected, the pads are used to target layers 1-8 with Panorama’s
controls. Panorama can access the first 8 layers only.

Display Button Label Function

[ Mixer ]** Faders control Instrument Layer volumes 1-8. Press again to return to
instrument mappings.

[ Remote ] Encoders follow the selected remote page for the Instrument layer device.

[ Mute ]* Engage MUTE status. Panorama’s pads will mute corresponding layer.
Press again to disengage MUTE.

[ Solo ]* Engage SOLO status. Panorama’s pads will solo corresponding layer.
Press again to disengage SOLO.

*Hold [Mute] or [Solo] down and tap a pad to modify the layer state without engaging the MUTE or SOLO
status.
**With the [Mixer] display button active press Fader 9 to view the Layered channel names. Press again to
return the display to the encoders.

Grey No instrument layer available - pad does nothing

Yellow Pad will select instrument layer
Red Muted layer - pad does nothing
Green Soloed layer

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Creating Beats
Bitwig’s Drum Machine and Panorama work together to create an immersive Beat creation experience.
When the Drum Machine is on a track, Panorama’s pads trigger the drum machine rack.
Panorama Pad Colors when controlling Drum Machine:

Grey No sample available - pad does nothing

Yellow Pad will trigger sound
Red Muted pad - pad does nothing
Green* Soloed pad

*If a pad is soloed (green) the pad triggers yellow when struck. Otherwise a pad triggers green when struck.

Banking - access to pads 9-16 and other samples

Press [ PAD BANK ] to access drum pads 9-16 in the Drum Machine rack. Press again to return to drum
pads 1-8.
Press and hold [ PAD BANK ] and use pads 8 and 4 (the right-most pads on Panorama) to navigate up and
down Bitwig’s drum machine rack.

Controlling the Drum Mix

Press [Instrument] to view the Drum Machine display button labels:

Display Button Label Function

[ Mixer ] Faders control Drum channel volumes 1-8 or 9-16
(according to [ PAD BANK ] state).

[ Remote ] Encoders follow the selected remote page for the

Drum Machine.

[ Mute ]* Engage MUTE status.

Panorama’s pads will mute corresponding drum pad.

[ Solo ]* Engage SOLO status.

Panorama’s pads will solo corresponding drum pad.

*Hold [Mute] or [Solo] down and tap a pad to modify the drum pad state without engaging the MUTE or
SOLO function.
With the [Mixer] display button active press Fader 9 to view the Drum names. Press again to return the
display to the encoders.

Editing Drum Sounds

The encoders and faders map to the first device in the drum slot. A short timeout is required (1.5 seconds)
after striking a pad to prevent unwanted control focus changes during pad performance. You will see the
drum name appear in the display when the control focus changes.

REMOTE
When Remote is active, Panorama’s encoders control the remote page of the Drum Machine.

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Controlling Clips and Scenes
Press the [ MENU / SETUP ] button to access the extended menu:
Display Button Label Function
[Scenes] Set pads to trigger scenes. Press again to return pads to the instrument.

[Clips] Set pads to trigger clips. Press again to return pads to the instrument.

[Tempo] Tap tempo. Hold [Tempo] down and use encoder E1/ DATA to set the
tempo directly.

[Perform] Override default mappings with Perform (Preset) page when

[Instrument] is active

Viewing the Clip Launcher

Press and hold [Shift] and press [Scenes] in the display to hide/show the launcher.
Press the [ MENU / SETUP ] button at any time to hide the extended menu. If [Scenes] or [Clips] is active, the
Pads will continue to trigger scenes/clips.
[Clips] Active
Clips mode is a way to try ideas and variations without committing to a fixed arrangement. Each pad represents
a ‘slot’ for recording a performance on the current track. Hit the pad again to play back the performance.
Pad colors
Grey Empty Clip slot
Yellow Slot will trigger a clip
Green Green Clip is playing or ready to play
Red Red Clip is playing or ready to play and will record input

Press OVERDUB” in the display to toggle Clip launcher overdub. Press WRITE in the display to toggle Clip
launcher Automation, which indicates if Panorama’s control movement will be recorded to the clip. If
OVERDUB is ON, a triggered pad is red. Otherwise a triggered pad is green.
Press and hold [Shift] when tapping a pad to add/delete clips, and to stop a playing clip:
[Shift] + grey pad = Create empty clip
• Press and hold [Shift] on Panorama and then strike an empty pad. This adds an empty clip with 1 bar length.
• With [Shift] still held, tap the pad again several times to increase the length 2, 4 or 8 bars. Each time you tap
the pad the new clip length is shown in the display. 8 is the maximum length, the next tap clears the clip.
[Shift] + red or green pad = Stopping Clip playback
If a clip is playing hold [Shift ] and strike the green/red pad to stop clip playback without stopping playback
all together.
[Shift] + yellow pad = Delete Clip
Press and hold [Shift] and then strike any pad that is NOT playing with content to empty the clip slot.
Clip Banks
Panorama T4/T6 can control up to 64 Clips per track. To change bank, press and hold [ Pad Bank ] and
press a pad from 1-8 to select your bank.
Note: If triggering a pad appears to have no effect, it’s likely the clip slot does not exist. Additional clip slots are
added by creating new scenes.
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Controlling Clips and Scenes

[Scenes] active
Hitting a pad with [Scenes] active triggers all the clips on that pad across all tracks in a project.
You may want to use Scenes to audition arrangements - perhaps pad 1 is allocated ‘intro’ and pad 2 is
allocated ‘verse’ for example.
The active Scenes pad will blink while playing. Press STOP to stop playback.
With [Scenes] active in the extended menu, the menu updates:

Display Button Label Function

[Scenes] Set pads to trigger scenes. Press again to return pads to the instruments.
[Clips] Set pads to trigger clips. Press again to return pads to the instruments.
[View] Updates Panorama’s display to view the Scene names each pad will trigger
[Link>T] Links the selected track to the current scene Press again to unlink the scene from a track.
• If there is no content to play in a scene the corresponding pad is off.
• If there is content, by default the corresponding pad is yellow.
You can customize the color for each scene. Press [Shift] and hit a pad repeatedly to select the color you
want. Color selection is stored when you save your project.

Scene Banks
Panorama can control up to 64 Scenes. To change bank, press and hold [ Pad Bank ] and press a pad
from 1-8 to select your bank.

Linking Tracks to Scenes

Track link is a useful for project navigation as well as live performance. Hitting a pad to trigger a scene will
also select the linked track.
Example: Track 15 is a piano and Track 2 is an organ. For this example we want to link track 15 to scene 1
(intro) and Track 2 to scene 2 (verse).
First ensure the pads are triggering Scenes by pressing [ MENU / SETUP ] and engaging [Scenes]
• Select track 15 (piano)
• Hit Pad 1 to trigger Scene 1
• Press [Link>T]
• Select track 2 (organ)
• Hit Pad 2 to trigger Scene 2
• Press [Link>T]
Hit Pad 1 again, and Track 15 is automatically selected. Hit pad 2 and Track 2 is selected.
When a track is linked to a scene the [Link>T] button is highlighted while the scene is active. Press
[Link>T] again to unlink the track.

Note: Scene track link relies on Track IDs. Adding tracks anywhere other than the end of the of the track stack
in the project may invalidate existing Track IDs ahead of the new track.

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Nektarine Setup and First Steps
Nektarine is a Nektar plugin that allows extensive control of VST, VST3 and AU instrument plugins from
Panorama T4/T6 and can be hosted in any DAW as a AAX, VST, VST3 or AU plugin. A standalone version in
additional allow you to play plugins from your T4/T6 without a DAW.
Nektarine includes the following features:
• Load up to 16 instrument plugins with individual key ranges for split and layering adjustable for each plugin.
• Load up to 4 insert effect plugins in each of the 16 instrument channel.
• Switching between keyboard and pad profiles allow a Nektarine instance to be used for either
keyboard or pad playing.
• When the pad profile is selected, the 8 T4/T6 pads are programmed from Nektarine in two banks for
access to 16 pads.
• All settings including pad setups are stored either as part of a DAW song/project or a Nektarine Multipatch.
• DP-1 drum player instrument and over 500 drum sounds are included with over 40 preset kits.
Nektarine also features a browser so you can find sounds from your Panorama T4/T6 including audio
drum samples, without using the mouse. It works great alongside the MCU DAW control and can be used
in many VST/AU hosts which means you get the same control and browsing experience of your instrument
plugins regardless of which DAW you use.

Getting Up and Running

The Nektarine installation instructions can be found in the online Nektarine manual: 1.3 Installation and setup.
Once installation is complete, learn how Nektarine can be operated from Panorama T4/T6 in this guide.

First Steps with Panorama T4/T6 & Nektarine

Nektarine runs as a plugin extension of your DAW. You’ll be able to control plugins using the [Instrument]
and [Multi] buttons as well as program the pads and play DP-1 factory drum sounds with the pads profile.
For a smooth experience, here are the main points to be aware of:
• Launch the Nektarine Stand-alone application or create an instrument track hosting Nektarine in your
DAW will enable advanced control of any instrument plugin you load in Nektarine.
• With Nektar DAW integration running alongside Nektarine, the DAW integration is automatically
detecting when Nektarine is present and activating control for it.
• You can also activate any instance in the Nektarine GUI by clicking on the colored (usually yellow)
instance indicator in the top right corner of Nektarine. For more info, see 1.5 Instance Status Indicator
in the online Nektarine manual.

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Nektarine Controlling Plugins & Parameter Learn

Control & Page Navigation

The control page displayed when [Instrument] is first pressed, is the Instrument Home page. You can
get back to it any time by pressing [Instrument]. The home page contains assignments for the most
commonly used parameters.
• The faders are for the most part assigned to control envelopes. Press the 9th fader button to toggle
the encoder/faders display view.
• If the LED buttons are illuminated, it means that a control page can be selected when an illuminated
button is pressed. As the buttons are pressed the display updates to show page names and
assignments.
• You can also navigate all pages by pressing the [Menu/Setup] button. Move the [E1/Data] encoder
to scroll through the list of pages that appeared on the display, and press the display button labeled
[Enter] to select.
• If you navigate to another mode, such as [Mixer], when you press [Instrument] again, the last selected
control page is displayed. Press [Instrument] again to select the Home page.
• In many cases subpages are used to provide more pages within a section. A synth’s oscillator may
have more parameters than 8 in which case 2 subpages would be used. A single display button can
then be set up to toggle between them or dedicated display buttons can be assigned to select each of
the two pages. Read more in the online Nektarine manual chapter 6. Control Mapping

Parameter Learn
An easy way to quickly change Nektarine control assignments, is to use it’s ‘Learn’ function. At a minimum
you may for example want to customize the Home page for a plugin so the parameters you need are
always right there. Or you may want to assign LED buttons to select a control page.
1. Activate Nektarine “Learn’ by pressing [Shift]+[Setup/Menu] at the same time. In the right display
label, ‘Learn’ should now flash to show it’s active.
2. In Nektarine, make sure the hosted instrument plugin GUI is visible and move the parameter you’d
like to control.
3. Move the control you want the parameter assigned to on Panorama T4/T6. That’s it, the assignment is
complete.

Keep repeating steps 2 and 3 to assign parameters to more controls and change pages as needed.

Press the [Setup/Menu] button while ‘Learn’ is active to expose more options:

Clear One: Select and press the display button labeled [Enter]. Then move the control you
want to clear an assignment for.
Clear All: Select and press the display button labeled [Enter] to clear all assignments in
the current page.
Direct Page Access: Select and press the display button labeled [Enter]. Then press the LED button
that should be assigned to select the currently selected control page.
Save: Save the map file with all your changes. You can also save from Nektarine’s Edit page.

Saved user map files can be found in Documents\Nektar\Nektarine\Mapping Files\Instruments. Deleting

a user map file will restore the default factory mapping

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Nektarine Pads Profile
The Pads profile handles MIDI differently from the Keys profile which is why the pads view is not visible
when the Keys profile is selected.

To toggle between the Keys and Pads profile, press [Shift]+[Instrument] on Panorama T4/T6.

When the pads profile is selected, the pads on Panorama T4/T6 are red as a visual cue. If the
‘DP-1_Factory_Soundbank’ has been imported in Nektarine, it’s now possible to load the Multipatch kits
either from the Nektarine software or from the Browser menu on Panorama T4/T6.

Pad Setup
The pads on Panorama T4/T6 can be programmed and configured in the Nektarine Pads View, as
described in the online Nektarine manual section 4. Pads.

The only parameter that’s not applicable to Panorama T4/T6 is the pressure parameter. All pad settings
are stored with your DAW song/project or can be stored in a Multipatch.

Pad Bank 1-8, 9-16

The pads profile’s pads 16 pads can all be played from Panorama T4/T6 but of course only 1 bank at a time.
Activate the [Pad Bank] button to play pads 9-16 and deactivate [Pad Bank] to play pads 1-8.

Controlling Plugin/DP-1 Parameters

Control of instrument plugin parameters works the same way as when the Keyboard profile is active but
the workflow has been optimized for pads.

Press [Instrument] to activate control. If you have loaded one of the ‘DP-1_Factory_Soundbank’ multipatch
kits, every pad will play a DP-1 with a unique sound. DP-1 parameters can immediately be controlled
using the 8 encoders on Panorama T4/T6 and update as new pads are played.

Many drum machine plugins have been mapped for the same experience so striking a pad will select the
correct control page with the parameters that correspond to the sound played.

To lock a pad’s control page, disable the ’Select pad via MIDI’ button in Nektarine’s Pads View, as
described in 4.14 Pad Lock and Omni Off buttons.

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effect, press [Sends]by default. If you prefer to select/control a send
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5. If an effect plugin is not inserted, the insert slot is now selected. Press [Browse] and load a plugin as described in the
6. When a plugin has been loaded, press [Browse] or [Multi] to control it.
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6. When a plugin has been loaded, press [Browse] or [Multi] to control it.
7. To insert an effect in another slot, press [Multi] to exit the control page and repeat steps 3-6.
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 Nektarine Browser
Nektarine Browser
The Nektarine browser can be operated from Panorama T4/T6, enabling the selection and loading of audio
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files, patchesbrowser can be operated
and multipatches. from
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section 5. Nektarine Browser. will be available in the browser. Read more in the online Nektarine manual
section 5. Nektarine Browser.

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you access
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browser fromPanorama
from PanoramaT4/T6:
T4/T6:

1. Select an instance of Nektarine for control.

1. Select an instance of Nektarine for control.
2. On Panorama T4/T6, press the [Browse] button. The display
2.now
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to T4/T6,
show a press
list ofthe [Browse]
patches (see button.
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right)*.
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3. Press one of the display buttons to select Audio or Multipatch
right)*.
browser content instead.
3. Press one of the display buttons to select Audio or
4. Move [E1/Data] to scroll through the list. The select indicator
Multipatch browser content instead.
on the left of the display will move through the list.
4. Move [E1/Data] to scroll through the list. The select indicator on the left of the display will move
5. Press the display button labeled [Load] to load the selected patch. The Loaded patch appears in the list
through the list.
with a dark background.
5. Press the display button labelled [Load] to load the selected patch. The Loaded patch appears in the
list withimage
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background.
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updated

[Audio]: Audio sample browsing is mainly used when the pads profile is active.
Four display buttons + [Setup/Menu] give access to:
See 5.5 Adding Audio Files in the online Nektarine manual.
[Patch]: Selects Patch browsing. This is the default selection and described above.
[Audio]: Audio sample browsing is mainly used when the pads profile is active.
[Multi]: SelectsSee
Multipatch browsing.
5.5 Adding A MultiPatch
Audio Files contains
in the online all settings
Nektarine manual.including all plugins and
Nektarine parameters.
[Patch]: Selects Patch browsing. This is the default selection and described above.
[Load]: Press to load the current selection.
[Multi]: Selects Multipatch browsing. A MultiPatch contains all settings including all plugins
[Setup/Menu]: Selectand
up to 7 Tags from
Nektarine Panorama T4/T6 to narrow options. See the next page.
parameters.
[Load]: Press to load the current selection.
To exit browse, press the [Browse] button again or press one of the mode buttons.

[Setup/Menu]: Select up to 7 Tags from Panorama T4/T6 to narrow options. See the next page.

To exit browse, press the [Browse] button again or press one of the mode buttons.

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Nektarine Browser Tags
As the library of patches expands in the Nektarine browser it quickly becomes essential to be able to
narrow options. Tags can be selected in Nektarine’s GUI for this purpose, but also from Panorama T4/T6.

1. Press the button labeled [Setup/Menu0 to view the tags page on Panorama T4/T6. The display now
shows a page with active tags, if any are selected.
2. E1 is by default assigned to select ‘Plugin’. Rotate E1 to select a plugin. To confirm the selection, press
the display button labeled [Select].
3. Tags can be set by using the 8 encoders. Press and hold the display button labeled [Type] and move
an encoder (E2 for example).
4. Select ‘Category’ and release the button.
5. Move the same encoder again. This time it will scroll through available Categories.
6. With a ‘Category’ displayed, press the display button labeled [Select].
7. Press the [Patch] button to go back to the patch list. It has now updated to only show patches for the
plugin and category you selected in the tags page.

You can select up to 7 tags directly from Panorama T4/T6 using encoders 1-7. The 8th encoder is
permanently assigned to Group Tags which is like a preset of tags that you can create for instant access.

To exit browse, press the [Browse] button again or press one of the mode buttons.

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