I can't figure it out right now either. Question: Right clicking on the user/page 5/not assigned on the screen gives an option to "assign" a command. Errr, which command is that?

Does this help?

Thank you for the answers.
No this does not really help because I knew I could assign commands on these buttons.
What I am after is the ability to assign instrument features/buttons/toggles to these user buttons.
I am surprised we can only use knobs. Surely we can assign things that can act as switches, right?

Hang tight dude, I may be on to something.

QUESTION: Is that just getting "button" from like the user group for a parameter? If so, I'm getting something.

I am not sure I understand how you phrased it.
But basically my problem is that so far I can only assign KNOBS to certain parameters of VST instruments.
Some instruments (in fact many instruments) have buttons, or switches. Basically things you activate or deactivate by a simple click. Like an ON/OFF type of thing.
I want to assign Atom SQ buttons to these,
I thought I could do it with user buttons but it seems I cannot.
But i must have missed something.
Thank you

No, you are right. As it seems that if you do not create an additional "mixer control" for the SQ, I cannot change the knobs to buttons.

Here is what I just did, sorry if this doesn't make sense, but it's working here:

-Open options/external devices/"add" new mixer control. Assign the "receive from" to the SQ, name it something like "My basic SQ control" or whatever. Don't worry about the warning, just click ok/yes, whatever it is.
-Then, in the control link of Studio One, get the window open for that new mixer control (double click? Sometimes I feel it's fiddly)
-Go to one of the "user" options under user on the SQ controller. They'll say "not assigned" It's 5-8 on my unit as far as the option you have with the pages.
-On that "user" page you are on, there will be nothing on that S1 display. Click "midi learn" and select the button on the SQ you want to assign.
-You'll see a knob, BUT, you can change that. Where it now says "CC" and a number, click on that with the mouse and you have more options Select the button "press/release", unclick "midi learn" and then you can do what you normally do with assigning a controller.......WHEW! What a mess!

EDIT! I guess you need "press/release" for it to toggle on and off. I'm not sure what "on/off" is for.......MUCH research needed.

My my, I'm trying my best, not sure if anyone can follow

Wow thank you, it does indeed work in some way.
I did what you suggested.
I now have an additional device called "trigger buttons". I only used the page number 5 and created 6 on/off buttons with midi Learn.
I then assigned them to certain buttons on Serato Sample (3rd party vst) and it worked, even after I shifted the control back to ATOM SQ !
So the buttons definitely work now, the way I wanted!

However, for some reason, S1 does not remember the assignments, the next time I open a song and the same VST. My 6 buttons are in the device, but I need to assign them again (with the little left arrow) to the right paramater.

It is not perfect but a hell of a progress!
Thank you!

(I still do not understand why there is not a better way to assign those buttons)

One thing I do remember is that "track presets" will not work with that, however, saving a project seems to.

I'll fiddle some more. I'm really curious to get this working the correct way.

Good work reggie

guillaumerivalle wroteHowever, for some reason, S1 does not remember the assignments, the next time I open a song and the same VST. My 6 buttons are in the device, but I need to assign them again (with the little left arrow) to the right paramater.

After making the assignments try saving a preset in/for the plugin itself. Perhaps the preset will store the assignments way AmpliTube does.