</p>
<p class="note">
- All buttons act on release (not press), exceptions are mentioned below.
+ Buttons generlaly act on release (not press), with exception
+ of transport-control (since 6.0pre) and individual exceptions mentioned below.
</p>
<h3>Transport Buttons</h3>
it stays in edit mode regardless of track selection). If there are more than
eight parameters, the Pan/Param encoder allows to scroll through available
control-parameters (hold <kbd>Shift</kbd> to bank by 8).<br/>
- Pressing the Pan/Param encoder switches to the <strong>plugin-preset
- display</strong>: Plugin preset names are displayed on the
- scribble-displays, the <kbd>Select</kbd> button below each loads the preset.
- The "Pan/Param" encoder can be used to scroll through presets if there are
- more than seven (right-most, 8th, slot is reserved to unload/clear a loaded
- preset, hold <kbd>Shift</kbd> to bank by 8). The <kbd>Select</kbd> button
- color is used to indicate the currently loaded preset (if any) and blinks if
- a parameter has been modified since loading the preset. Loading a preset or
- pressing the Pan/Param encoder again switches back to the Plugin Parameter
- Edit Mode.<br/>
- In Edit Mode, the "Open" (<kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Macro</kbd>) allows to
- toggle the Plugin GUI visibility.<br/>
+ If the plugin has any presets, pressing the Pan/Param encoder switches to
+ the <strong>plugin-preset display</strong>: Plugin preset names are
+ displayed on the scribble-displays, the <kbd>Select</kbd> button below each
+ loads the preset. The "Pan/Param" encoder can be used to scroll through
+ presets if there are more than seven (right-most, 8th, slot is reserved to
+ unload/clear a loaded preset, hold <kbd>Shift</kbd> to bank by 7). The
+ <kbd>Select</kbd> button color is used to indicate the currently loaded
+ preset (if any) and blinks if a parameter has been modified since loading
+ the preset. Loading a preset or pressing the Pan/Param encoder again
+ switches back to the Plugin Parameter Edit Mode.<br/>
+ In Parameter Edit Mode, the "Open" (<kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Macro</kbd>)
+ allows to toggle the Plugin GUI visibility.<br/>
Press the <kbd>Edit Plugins</kbd> button again to return to the Select
Plugin Mode.
</li>
the fader-mode (see above).</li>
<li><strong>Pan/Param</strong>: The encoder controls panning in Track and Pan
mode. In Plugin and Send fader-modes, the encoder banks parameters. See
- Fader modes above for details.</li>
+ Fader modes above for details. When "Link" is engaged, the encoder can
+ control any automatable parameter (see Miscellaneous below).</li>
<li><kbd class="def">Mute</kbd>: Toggle the mute-control of the corresponding
mixer-strip. Mute engages on press, and disengages on release. Press and
hold the button for at least 0.5sec for momentary.</li>
<li><strong>Any Not Selected Track</strong>: The select button is off
(dimly showing the track's color).</li>
<li><strong>Most Recently Selected Track</strong>: Only one track at a
- time. The select button is blinks width the track's color.</li>
+ time. The select button blinks with the track's color.</li>
</ul>
Operations such as <kbd>Edit Plugins</kbd> or <kbd>Sends</kbd> use the
most-recently-selected (focused) track. To modify the selection, the
</ol>
</li>
</ul>
+<p>
+ In Track-mode, pressing the <kbd>Select</kbd> button of the most recently
+ selected track (blinking <kbd>Select</kbd> button) will reset the fader-gain
+ to unity (0dB). (since Ardour 5.11-207, Mixbus 4.2-66)
+</p>
<p>
While holding the <kbd>ARM</kbd> button the <kbd>Select</kbd> button lights
change to red and the <kbd>Select</kbd> buttons controls the record-arm of
</figure>
<ul class="inside">
<li><kbd class="def">Solo Clear</kbd>: Reset all solo controls in the
- session.</li>
+ session. If the FP8 was used to clear solo-state, pressing the button again
+ will restore the previous state (unless solo state was modified manually
+ since).</li>
<li><kbd class="def">Mute Clear</kbd>: Unmute all mixer-strips in the
- session.</li>
+ session. If the FP8 was used to clear mute-state, pressing the button again
+ will restore the previous mute state (unless mute-state was changed manually
+ since).</li>
<li><kbd class="def">Bypass</kbd>: The behavior depends on the edit-mode:
<ul class="inside">
<li><strong>Track + Pan Mode</strong>: A/B bypass toggle any plugins on
<li><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd class="def">Bypass</kbd> <strong>Bypass
All</strong>: A/B bypass toggle any plugins on all selected mixer-strips.</li>
</ul>
-<p>
- The labels of the following buttons have no direct corresponding action in
- Ardour and are currently mapped to convenient functions:
-</p>
<ul class="inside">
- <li><kbd class="def">Macro</kbd>: Toggle Editor and Mixer Tabs.</li>
- <li><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd class="def">Macro</kbd> <strong>Open</strong>:
- Show the Import Audio Dialog or toggle the currently edited Plugin GUI.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Macro</kbd>: Toggle Editor and Mixer Windows/Tabs.</li>
+ <li><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd class="def">Macro</kbd> <strong>Open</strong>: The
+ behavior depends on the edit-mode:
+ <ul class="inside">
+ <li><strong>Edit Plugin Parameter</strong>: Toggle Plugin GUI visibility
+ (if it has a GUI) of the plugin that is currently being edited.</li>
+ <li><strong>all other modes</strong>: Show the Import Audio Dialog.</li>
+ </ul>
<li><kbd class="def">Link</kbd>: Activate Control-Link Mode (only available in
- Track and Pan Fader modes).<br/>
+ Track and Pan modes).<br/>
The Pan/Param encoder controls the element over which the mouse-cursor
hovers in the GUI. One can access any parameter which can be automated.<br/>
Pressing the Pan/Param encoder resets the control-parameter to the default
The buttons color is used to indicate the link-state:
<ul class="inside">
<li><strong>orange</strong>: Link is enabled, but the mouse-cursor is not
- over an element which can be controlled</li>
+ over an element which can be controlled.</li>
<li><strong>yellow</strong>: Link is enabled, and the cursor is hovering
- over a controllable element</li>
+ over a controllable element.</li>
<li><strong>green</strong>: Link is locked to a given element (see
- below)</li>
+ below).</li>
<li><strong>turquoise</strong>: Link lock is possible (when pressing
- <kbd>Shift</kbd> while link-mode is enabled)</li>
+ <kbd>Shift</kbd> while link-mode is enabled).</li>
<li><strong>red</strong>: Link-lock is not possible (only when pressing
<kbd>Shift</kbd> while link-mode is enabled without a valid element to
- control</li>
+ control.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd class="def">Link</kbd> <strong>Lock</strong>:
to prevent accidental changes.</li>
</ul>
<p>
-Link and Link-Lock mode will automatically terminate when entering
+Link and Link-Lock mode will automatically disengage when entering
<kbd>Sends</kbd> or <kbd>Edit Plugins</kbd> mode.
</p>
<div class="clearer"></div>
+
+<h3>Harrison Mixbus</h3>
+<p>
+The above also applies to Ardour-derivatives Harrison-Mixbus and Mixbus 32C with a few subtle differences:
+</p>
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ Mix Management <strong>Bus</strong> shows Mixbusses only, while <strong>FX</strong> spills Aux-busses.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ The Mixbus built-in EQ and Compressor are present on every track and bus and always available. They are displayed as special plugins on right-side in <strong>Select Plugin Mode</strong>.
+ When editing those processors, the parameters follows track selection (for other plugins this is not possible since they may not be present).
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Fader mode <strong>Sends</strong> shows mixbus-assigns first (before any optional aux-sends). The master-bus-assign is available on the "S"olo button of the right-most strip.
+ </li>
+</ul>
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