<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.
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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
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.
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