Surge XT with KnobShift on the iPad

Checked by the KnobShift team: the KnobShift Bridge reads all 775 parameters of Surge XT v1.3.4 and sorts them for the iPad.

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How to control Surge XT from the iPad

Logic Pro

  1. In Logic Pro, load “KnobShift Bridge” as the instrument of a software instrument track.
  2. Choose Surge XT in the bridge window.
  3. The controls of Surge XT appear on the iPad, sorted into sections.

Ableton Live

  1. In Ableton Live, drag “KnobShift Bridge” (VST3) onto a MIDI track and choose Surge XT in it.
  2. The controls of Surge XT appear on the iPad, sorted into sections.

Step-by-step setup guide

What KnobShift shows for Surge XT

From a scan of Surge XT v1.3.4 (775 parameters) with the same rules the iPad app uses.

Performance page (eight large faders)
B Scene LFO 4 AttackB Scene LFO 6 AttackB Scene LFO 1 ReleaseB LFO 1 ReleaseB LFO 4 AttackB Scene LFO 3 AttackB Scene LFO 2 ReleaseB Scene LFO 5 Attack
Oscillators72 controls
  • B Oscillators
  • A Oscillators
Filter24 controls
  • A Filters · filter curve
  • B Filters · filter curve
Envelopes32 controls
  • B Envelopes · envelope curve
  • A Envelopes · envelope curve
Modulation8 controls
  • Macros
Effects220 controls
  • Global & FX
Global419 controls
  • B LFOs · envelope curve
  • A LFOs · envelope curve
  • A Common
  • B Common
  • B Mixer
  • A Mixer
  • Root

Dashboards for Surge XT

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