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NocturN software (automap uNiversal)
The Nocturn software is the communication hub that talks directly to whatever is being 
controlled. It shows up on your computer as a semi-transparent window that displays the 
currently assigned names and values of each Nocturn control. The software has two main 
modes:

Mapping mode
Displays and allows editing of the currently active mapping:

Assignable 
encoders and 
buttons (8 of 
each)

speed Dial – takes instant control of 
anything the mouse cursor rests on,  
or changes presets on a synthesizer

Assignable crossfader 

learn button – 
turns the two 
Learn modes 
(once and latch) 
on and off

view button – makes the 
Nocturn software window 
appear and disappear

page +/- buttons – scroll through 
pages of parameter assignments 
within a mapping, or scroll through 
mappings in browser mode

Group buttons (user/ 
fX/inst/mixer) – 
activate browser mode 
in the Nocturn (Automap 
Universal) software, allowing 
all active mappings to be 
viewed and selected (see 
next section for details) 

usB port – 
used to connect 
Nocturn to a 
computer