<p>
The Faderport comes with a single USB socket on the back. Connect a
suitable USB cable from there to a USB port on your computer. As of
- the end of 2015, you should avoid USB3 ports - these cause erratic
+ the end of 2015, you should avoid USB3 ports—these cause erratic
behaviour with the device. This issue might get fixed by Presonus in
the future.
</p>
<p class="well">
Ardour uses the Faderport in what Presonus calls "native" mode. You
- do not need to do anything to enable this - Ardour will set the
+ do not need to do anything to enable this—Ardour will set the
device to be in the correct mode. In native mode, the Faderport
sends and receives ordinary MIDI messages to/from the host, and the
host understands the intended meaning of these messages. We note
this detail to avoid speculation about whether Ardour supports the
- device via the HUI protocol - it does not.
+ device via the HUI protocol—it does not.
<p>
The Faderport will be automatically recognized by your operating
system, and will appear in any of the lists of possible MIDI ports
The Faderport's controls can be divided into three groups:
<ol>
<li>Global controls such as the transport buttons</li>
-
+
<li>Controls which change the settings for particular track or
bus</li>
-
+
<li>Controls which alter which track or bus is modified by the
per-track/bus controls.</li>
</ol>
</p>
</dd>
<dt>Proj</dt>
- <dd>
+ <dd>
<p>
Possible actions include:
<ul>
<dd>
Undo Causes the last operation carried out in the editor to be
undone. When pressed in conjuction with the Shift button, it
- causes the most recent undone operation to be re-done.
+ causes the most recent undone operation to be re-done.
</dd>
<dt>Punch</dt>
<dd>
<dd>
<p>
See above. Any and all GUI-initiated actions can be driven with
- by pressing this button on its own, or with a "long" press.
+ by pressing this button on its own, or with a "long" press.
</p>
<p>
When pressed in conjunction with the Shift button, this will move
</dd>
</dl>
</p>
-
+
<h3>Per-track Controls</h3>
<p>
<dl>
The fader controls the gain applied to the currently controlled
track/bus. If the Faderport is powered, changing the gain in
Ardour's GUI or via another control surface, or via automation,
- will result in the fader moving under its own control.
+ will result in the fader moving under its own control.
</dd>
<dt>Knob/Dial/Encoder</dt>
<dd>
Pressing the Output button causes the Faderport to control
the fader, pan, mute and solo settings of the Master bus. If
your session does not contain a Master bus, it does nothing.
- This is a toggle button - pressing it again returns Faderport
+ This is a toggle button—pressing it again returns Faderport
to controlling whichever track/bus was selected before the
first press of the Output button.
</p>