Vintrolux Manual
Setup instructions, control maps, and how to use your VINTROLUX.
In LUNA, the VINTROLUX has three modes, navigated with the EDIT button.
Track Mode
The default mode. Built for moving fast while staying in the flow during tracking with transport, track, and UI controls. Toggle click, pre-roll, and MIDI merge. Perform track level automations.
Edit Mode
Press the EDIT button to enter. Deeper editing: shaping, trimming, fading, and rearranging clips on the timeline.
Mix Mode
Long-press the EDIT button to enter Mix Mode.
Press the ARM button to enter. Ride Send levels and perform Send automations.
Press the SOLO button to enter. Control Plug-In parameters.
Press the MUTE button to enter. Ride Cue / headphone levels.
Auto DAW Sensing
The VINTROLUX features intelligent DAW detection that automatically recognizes which digital audio workstation is currently active. When switching between LUNA, Pro Tools, Ableton, Studio One, or Logic Pro, simply close one application and open the other. No manual reconfiguration is required. The controller seamlessly adapts its control mappings to match the active DAW, ensuring optimal workflow continuity across your production environment.
Keep DAW in Focus
Most communication between the VINTROLUX and the DAW is handled via MIDI, meaning the controls continue to work even when your DAW is running in the background. However, some features rely on keyboard emulation, which imitates keyboard shortcuts, and will only work if the DAW is the active window. To avoid unintended key presses in other applications, it's recommended to keep your DAW as the active window while using the VINTROLUX.
Tips & Tricks
CANCEL / ESC
Double-press the EDIT button to send CANCEL / Escape, which is great for exiting text fields and putting the focus back on the playhead. For example, if the cursor is in the plug-in search box, or new track name box, double-pressing the EDIT button gets you out of those things and back on track. Double-pressing also quickly deselects a selection on the timeline. And whatever mode you've put the VINTROLUX into, a double-press is always the way back out to normal mode.
TOUCH Button
Single button track automation mode selector. First press sets mode to TOUCH. Press a second time for LATCH. Press and hold once to get back to READ and a second time for OFF. In Edit mode, a press puts the track into Trim mode.
ZOOM Reset
Hold down the Zoom knob and it will reset the Zoom / Grid sync. Sometimes they fall out of sync. If you notice the zoom isn't going as far as you'd expect, a Zoom Reset will get you back on track!
Volume Control
Hold the Playhead knob to adjust the Apollo's output volume; press to mute. Hold again to exit. Requires the one-time Volume Control Setup.
Tap Tempo
Press and hold the CLICK button to enter Tap Tempo. The EDIT button will start blinking. Tap the CLICK button to tap in a new tempo. Press and hold CLICK again to print the tempo as text.
New Tracks & Versions
The Track Scroll knob does more than scroll. Press it to start a new track version or playlist, and press and hold to create a new track. In Edit mode the same knob duplicates instead: a press duplicates the current version or playlist, and a hold duplicates the track.
Scrub
Press the CLICK and PRE-ROLL buttons together to enter Scrub. The EDIT button flashes quickly to let you know you're in Scrub mode. Turn the Playhead knob to scrub through the audio and hear what you're moving across. Pro Tools and Logic only.
System Requirements
Mac with USB-C. Use the included cable. Many USB-C cables don't carry enough power.
One-Time Setup
Follow the instructions below the first time you connect. Afterwards, the DAW will automatically detect the VINTROLUX.
NOTE: The first time you connect VINTROLUX, MacOS Keyboard Setup Assistant may appear. Simply close it to continue with the setup process.
NOTE: The first time you update firmware, macOS may ask “Allow accessory to connect?” and show the device as “NXP SemiConductors Inc SP Blank RT Family.” That's just the VINTROLUX in update mode. Click Allow and you won't be asked again.
Volume Control Setup
Enable Function Keys
Enable this MacOS setting to allow the Volume knob to control UAD Console volume.
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Go to System Settings → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts → Function Keys
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Enable "Use F1, F2, etc keys as standard function keys"
LUNA Setup
Controller Configuration
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Power on VINTROLUX
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In LUNA, go to Settings → Controllers
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Under MIDI Control Surfaces, select VINTROLUX for Input and Output Devices, and check the 'On' box.
MIDI Merge Button Setup
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Go to top menu, LUNA → Keyboard Shortcuts → Customize
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Search for "midi merge"
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Set keyboard shortcut to F8
Configure
Make it your own
Everything you see in this manual is how the VINTROLUX is set up out of the box. If you'd like to change what a button or knob does, the Configurator is a page on our website where you can assign any keyboard shortcut or MIDI CC/Note to each control.
The VINTROLUX holds up to six custom profiles onboard, and you don't need an account or an internet connection to switch between them. Compatible DAWs are recognized automatically when you open them.
Open the Configurator