<p>
Since version 5.8-290, Ardour supports for the
- <a href="https://www.presonus.com/products/FaderPort-8" rel="external">Presonus FaderPort™ 8</a>.
+ <a href="https://www.presonus.com/products/FaderPort-8" rel="external">Presonus
+ FaderPort™ 8</a>.
</p>
<p>
- The FaderPort™ 8 is a production control surface with 8 touch-sensitive, motorized faders,
- monochromatic digital scribble strips and more than 60 buttons with fixed labels.
+ The FaderPort™ 8 is a production control surface with 8 touch-sensitive,
+ motorized faders, monochromatic digital scribble strips and more than 60 buttons
+ with fixed labels.
</p>
<h2>Connecting the FaderPort 8</h2>
in both Ardour and other similar software.
</p>
-<p class="well">
- Ardour uses the FaderPort 8 in what PreSonus calls "Studio One" or
- "native" mode.
- (If you would like to change the mode at any point, power on the unit while
- holding down the first two Select buttons, see the FaderPort 8 manual
- for further details, also note that at least Firmware version 1.01 is
- required.)
+<p class="warning">
+ Ardour uses the FaderPort 8 in what PreSonus calls "Studio One" or "native"
+ mode. To use the FaderPort8 with Ardour's FP8 Control Surface, make sure that
+ the device is in "Studio One" mode. (If you would like to change the mode at
+ any point, power on the unit while holding down the two leftmost Select
+ buttons, see the FaderPort 8 manual for further details. Also note that at
+ least firmware version 1.01 is required. NB. "factory default" resets the
+ firmware, see the PreSonus FaderPort8 Owner's manual chapter 9.4.)
<br/>
- While the FaderPort provides a Mackie Control Universal (MCU) mode,
- MCU does not support various elements available on the FP8.
- e.g. colored buttons, and the custom mode scribble strips.
+ While the FaderPort provides a Mackie Control Universal (MCU) mode, which
+ works with Ardour's Mackie Control Surface, MCU does not support various
+ elements available on the FP8 (e.g. colored buttons, and the custom mode
+ scribble strips).
</p>
<p>
saved, the connections will be made automatically in this and other
future sessions.
<p>
+
<figure class="center">
- <img alt="FaderPort8 Control Surface Settings Dialog"
- src="/images/fp8_settings.png"/>
+ <img alt="FaderPort8 Control Surface Settings Dialog" src="/images/fp8_settings.png">
+ <figcaption>
+ FaderPort8 Control Surface Settings Dialog
+ </figcaption>
</figure>
<h2>Using the FaderPort 8</h2>
<p>
The FaderPort's controls can be divided into five groups:
</p>
+
<ul>
<li>Transport buttons</li>
<li>Session Navigation controls</li>
</p>
<p class="note">
- All buttons act on release (not press), exceptions are mentioned below.
+ Buttons generally act on release (not press), with exception
+ of transport-control (since 6.0pre) and individual exceptions mentioned below.
</p>
<h3>Transport Buttons</h3>
-<figure class="left olist">
- <img alt="FaderPort8 Transport Buttons"
- src="/images/fp8_transport.png"/>
+
+<figure class="left">
+ <img alt="FaderPort8 Transport Buttons" src="/images/fp8_transport.png">
+ <figcaption>
+ FaderPort8 Transport Buttons
+ </figcaption>
</figure>
+
<ol>
- <li><strong>Stop</strong> Stops the transport. Press twice to return
- to session start.</li>
- <li><strong>Loop</strong> Toggles loop playback. A loop-range needs to be
- defined in the session for looping to be engaged.</li>
- <li><strong>Play/Pause</strong> Roll/Stop the transport (note that Ardour
- has no "pause" mode: Pause is equivalent to stop). During vari-speed
+ <li><kbd class="def">Stop</kbd>: Stops the transport. Press twice to return to
+ session start.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Loop</kbd>: Toggles loop playback. A loop-range needs to
+ be defined in the session for looping to be engaged.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Play/Pause</kbd>: Roll/Stop the transport (note that
+ Ardour has no "pause" mode: Pause is equivalent to stop). During vari-speed
playback, pressing "play" resets to 100% forward speed.</li>
- <li><strong>Rewind</strong> Rewind, roll backwards. Successive presses or
- holding the button incrementally changes the speed.</li>
- <li><strong>Fast Forward</strong> Roll forward. Successive presses or
+ <li><kbd class="def">Rewind</kbd>: Rewind, roll backwards. Successive presses
+ or holding the button incrementally changes the speed.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Fast Forward</kbd>: Roll forward. Successive presses or
holding the button accumulate speed.
- Pressing (Rewind and Fast Forward) simultaneously stop playback and
- returns the playhead to zero.</li>
- <li><strong>Record</strong> Toggles the global record enable setting.</li>
+ Pressing (<kbd>Rewind</kbd> and <kbd>Fast Forward</kbd>) simultaneously
+ stops playback and returns the playhead to zero.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Record</kbd>: Toggles the global record enable
+ setting.</li>
</ol>
-<div class="clearer"></div>
-<h3>Session Navigation</h3>
+<h3 class="clear">Session Navigation</h3>
<p>
Session Navigation allows quick navigation and provides access to
session-wide controls. Each of the eight buttons alters the function
- of the push-button encoder and the "Prev", "Next" buttons.
- With exception of "Click" the seven modes are exclusive (radio buttons).
+ of the push-button encoder and the <kbd>Prev</kbd>, <kbd>Next</kbd> buttons.
+ With exception of <kbd>Click</kbd> the seven modes are exclusive (radio buttons).
</p>
-<figure class="left olist">
- <img alt="FaderPort8 Navigation Buttons"
- src="/images/fp8_navigation.png"/>
+
+<figure class="left">
+ <img alt="FaderPort8 Navigation Buttons" src="/images/fp8_navigation.png">
+ <figcaption>
+ FaderPort8 Navigation Buttons
+ </figcaption>
</figure>
+
<ol>
- <li><strong>Channel</strong> Prev/Next button select the previous or next track or bus (if no track is selected, next selects the first, prev the last). Pressing the encoder moves the most recently selected channel into view. The encoder scrolls the editor-canvas up/down.</li>
- <li><strong>Master</strong> The encoder controls the master-bus level. If a session includes a monitor-section, the encoder controls monitor-out by default. Hold the button to control the master-bus level. Press the encoder to reset the gain to 0dB. The Prev/Next navigation buttons bank the visible strips on the FP8 by 1 track left/right.</li>
- <li><strong>Zoom</strong> The encoder controls horizontal zoom of the editor. Press the encoder to zoom to fit the session. Prev/Next navigation buttons zoom selected tracks vertically (or all tracks if none are selected).</li>
- <li><strong>Click</strong> Toggle the metronome on/off. While holding the "Click" button, the encoder modifies the volume of the metronome click.</li>
- <li><strong>Scroll</strong> The encoder scrolls the timeline (hold shift for finer steps). Pressing the encoder zooms to fit the session. The Prev/Next navigation buttons bank the visible strips on the FP8 by 1 track left/right.</li>
- <li><strong>Section</strong> The Prev/Next navigation buttons nudge the selected region by the time configured in the nudge-clock. If no region is selected the playhead position is nudged. The encoder always nudges the playhead.</li>
- <li><strong>Bank</strong> Encoder and navigation buttons scroll through channels in banks of eight. Pressing the encoder scrolls the selected channel into view on the FP8.</li>
- <li><strong>Marker</strong> The encoder scrolls the timeline (hold shift for finer steps). The Prev/Next navigation buttons jump to prev/next markers. Press the encoder to drop a new marker.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Channel</kbd>: The <kbd>Prev</kbd> / <kbd>Next</kbd>
+ buttons select the previous/next mixer-strip. If no strip is selected,
+ <kbd>Next</kbd> selects the first, <kbd>Prev</kbd> the last mixer-strip in
+ the session. Pressing the encoder knob moves the most recently selected
+ mixer-strip into view on the FP8. The encoder scrolls the editor-canvas
+ up/down.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Master</kbd>: The encoder controls the master-bus level.
+ If a session includes a monitor-section, the encoder controls monitor-out by
+ default. Hold the button to control the master-bus level. Press the
+ encoder knob to reset the gain to 0dB. The <kbd>Prev</kbd> / <kbd>Next</kbd>
+ navigation buttons bank the visible strips on the FP8 by one track
+ left/right.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Zoom</kbd>: The encoder controls horizontal zoom of the
+ editor. Press the encoder to <em>zoom to fit</em> the session.
+ <kbd>Prev</kbd> / <kbd>Next</kbd> navigation buttons zoom selected track(s)
+ vertically (or all tracks if none are selected).</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Click</kbd>: Toggle the metronome on/off. While holding
+ the <kbd>Click</kbd> button, the encoder modifies the volume of the
+ metronome click (press the encoder while holding <kbd>Click</kbd> to reset
+ the metronome level to 0dBFS).</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Scroll</kbd>: The encoder scrolls the timeline (hold
+ <kbd>Shift</kbd> for finer steps). Pressing the encoder <em>zooms to
+ fit</em> the session. The <kbd>Prev</kbd> / <kbd>Next</kbd> navigation
+ buttons bank the visible strips on the FP8 by one track left/right.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Section</kbd>: The <kbd>Prev</kbd> / <kbd>Next</kbd>
+ navigation buttons nudge the selected region by the time configured in the
+ nudge-clock. If no region is selected the playhead position is nudged. The
+ encoder always nudges the playhead position.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Bank</kbd>: Encoder and navigation buttons scroll through
+ mixer-strips in banks of eight. Pressing the encoder moves the most recently
+ selected mixer-strip into view on the FP8.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Marker</kbd>: The encoder scrolls the timeline (hold
+ <kbd>Shift</kbd> for finer steps). The <kbd>Prev</kbd> / <kbd>Next</kbd>
+ navigation buttons jump to prev/next markers. Press the encoder to drop a
+ new marker.</li>
</ol>
<p>
- When combined with "Shift", the eight buttons will access custom functions,
- which can be configured in the Preference Dialog.
- The buttons will light up if an action has been assigned to a button.
+ When combined with <kbd>Shift</kbd>, the eight buttons will access custom
+ functions, which can be configured in the Preference Dialog. The buttons will
+ light up if an action has been assigned to a button.
</p>
-<div class="clearer"></div>
+<p>
+ The following tables shows a condensed overview of the session-navigation modes:
+</p>
+<table>
+ <tr><th></th><th><kbd>Prev</kbd> / <kbd>Next</kbd></th><th>Encoder knob</th><th>Encoder Press</th></tr>
+ <tr><th>Channel</th><td>Select prev/next mixer-strip</td><td>Scroll Editor up/down</td><td>Bank to show selected strip on FP8</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Master</th><td>Bank visible strips on FP8 by 1</td><td>Adjust master/monitor level</td><td>Reset master/monitor to 0dB</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Zoom</th><td>Vertical zoom (editor track-height)</td><td>Horizontal timeline zoom (time)</td><td>Horizontal zoom to session</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Scroll</th><td>Bank visible strips on FP8 by 1</td><td>Scroll the timeline (move playhead)</td><td>Horizontal zoom to session</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Section</th><td>Nudge the selected region</td><td>Nudge the playhead</td><td> - </td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Bank</th><td>Bank visible strips on FP8 by 8</td><td>Bank visible strips on FP8 by 1</td><td>Bank to show selected strip on FP8</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Marker</th><td>Move to prev/next marker</td><td>Scroll the timeline (move playhead)</td><td>Drop a new marker</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>Press and hold <kbd>Click</kbd></th><td> (mode dependent) </td><td>Adjust metronome Level </td><td>Reset metronome level to 0dBFS</td></tr>
+</table>
-<h3>Shift Button</h3>
-<figure class="left olist">
- <img alt="the FaderPort8 Shift Button"
- src="/images/fp8_shift_large.png"/>
+<h3 class="clear">Shift Button</h3>
+<figure class="left">
+ <img alt="The FaderPort8 Shift Button" src="/images/fp8_shift_large.png">
+ <figcaption>
+ The FaderPort8 Shift Button
+ </figcaption>
</figure>
<p>
- The two shift buttons are identical, they're copied to provide convenient
- access to the modifiers. Pressing and holding the shift button updates the
- lights (and colors on RGB buttons) to indicate the modified control.
+ The two <kbd>Shift</kbd> buttons are identical, they're copied to provide
+ convenient access to the modifiers. Pressing and holding the <kbd>Shift</kbd>
+ button updates the lights (and colors on RGB buttons) to indicate the modified
+ control.
<br/>
- Pressing and holding the "Shift" button for one second without pressing any
- other button enters shift-lock mode. Press "Shift" again to reset.
+ Pressing and holding the <kbd>Shift</kbd> button for one second without
+ pressing any other button enters shift-lock mode. Press <kbd>Shift</kbd> again
+ to reset.
- The "Shift" button engages directly on press. Activating an action while
- the button is held will void the shift-lock mode.
+ The <kbd>Shift</kbd> button engages directly on press. Activating an action
+ while the button is held will void the shift-lock mode.
</p>
-<div class="clearer"></div>
-<h3>Fader Modes</h3>
+<h3 class="clear">Fader Modes</h3>
<p>
The eight faders on the FP8 can be assigned to various automatable
controls present in the current session. The four fader-mode buttons
- change the behavior of the channel-strip and scribble strip displays.
+ change the behavior of the mixer-strip and scribble strip displays.
(Note: with the 1.01 firmware these buttons always act on press.)
</p>
-<figure class="left olist">
- <img alt="FaderPort8 Fader Mode Buttons"
- src="/images/fp8_fadermode.png"/>
+
+<figure class="left">
+ <img alt="FaderPort8 Fader Mode Buttons" src="/images/fp8_fadermode.png">
+ <figcaption>
+ FaderPort8 Fader Mode Buttons
+ </figcaption>
</figure>
+
<ol>
- <li><strong>Track</strong> In Track-mode, the motorized faders display and control the channel signal level. The Pan/Param encoder modifies the azimuth of the panner (hold shift to control the width, if the track's panner supports it). Mute and Solo affect the respective channel-strip.</li>
- <li><strong>Edit Plugins</strong> When Edit Plug-ins mode is active, the motorized faders will control the parameter settings. Press the "Edit Plugins" button to view all available plugin-inserts on a channel. If no plugins are available, "Edit Plugins" will not engage and the FP8 automatically switches back to Track-mode. Use the "Select" buttons under the scribble strip to pick a plugin to edit. The faders and Select buttons will respectively control the parameters and toggles of the selected plugin. Press the "Edit Plugins" button again to return to the insert select view. (Once a plugin has been selected, it stays in edit mode regardless of channel-selection). If there are more than eight, he Pan/Param encoder allows to scroll through available control-parameters.</li>
- <li><strong>Sends</strong> in Sends mode, each of the faders is mapped to the send-level of aux-sends of the selected track. If there are more than eight sends on a given track, the Pan/Param encoder can scroll through them. Send-mode follow the selection. If there are no sends on a given track, the FP8 automatically switches back to Track-mode.</li>
- <li><strong>Pan</strong> When Pan mode is active, the motorized faders will display and control the panner's azimuth. The Pan/Param controls the pan-width of the selected channel.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Track</kbd>: In Track-mode, the motorized faders display
+ and control a mixer-strip's signal level. The Pan/Param encoder modifies the
+ azimuth of the panner (hold <kbd>Shift</kbd> to control the width, if the
+ track's panner supports it). <kbd>Mute</kbd> and <kbd>Solo</kbd> affect the
+ respective mixer-strip.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Edit Plugins</kbd>: When Edit Plug-ins mode is active, the
+ motorized faders will control the parameter settings of a given
+ plugin-insert.<br/>
+ Press the <kbd>Edit Plugins</kbd> button to view all available
+ plugin-inserts on a strip. If no plugins are available, <kbd>Edit
+ Plugins</kbd> will not engage and the FP8 automatically switches back to
+ Track-mode.<br/>
+ <strong>Select Plugin Mode</strong>:
+ Use the <kbd>Select</kbd> buttons under the scribble strip to pick a plugin
+ to edit.<br/>
+ The <kbd>Select</kbd> button color indicates the bypass/enable state of
+ the plugin (red: bypassed, green: enabled). Use <kbd>Shift</kbd> +
+ <kbd>Select</kbd> to toggle the bypass state.<br/>
+ Selecting a plugin enters <strong>Parameter Edit Mode</strong>: The faders
+ and the <kbd>Select</kbd> buttons will respectively control the parameters
+ and toggle controls of the selected plugin (once a plugin has been selected,
+ 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/>
+ 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>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Sends</kbd>: In Sends mode, each of the faders is mapped
+ to the send-level of aux-sends of the selected track. If there are more than
+ eight sends on a given track, the Pan/Param encoder can scroll through them.
+ Send-mode follow the selection. If there are no sends on a given track, the
+ FP8 automatically switches back to Track-mode.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Pan</kbd>: When Pan mode is active, the motorized faders
+ will display and control the panner's azimuth. The Pan/Param controls the
+ pan-width of the selected mixer-strip.</li>
</ol>
+
<p>
- "Shift" + "Track" toggle timecode display on/off (middle row of the scribble-strip)
+ <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Track</kbd> toggles timecode display on/off (middle
+ row of the scribble-strip). The timecode format can be configured in the
+ Control Surface Preference Dialog (Timecode, musical-time: bar/beat/tick).
</p>
-<div class="clearer"></div>
-<h3>Channel Strip</h3>
-<figure class="left olist">
- <img alt="The FaderPort8 Channel Strip"
- src="/images/fp8_strip.png"/>
+
+<h3 class="clear">Channel Strip</h3>
+
+<figure class="left">
+ <img alt="The FaderPort8 Channel Strip" src="/images/fp8_strip.png">
+ <figcaption>
+ The FaderPort8 Channel Strip
+ </figcaption>
</figure>
+
<ul>
- <li><strong>Touch-Sensitive Fader</strong> The fader can be used to control
- volume levels, aux send levels, panning, or plugin parameters, depending
- on the fader-mode (see above).</li>
- <li><strong>Mute</strong> toggles 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>Solo</strong> toggles the solo or listen (AFL,PFL) control of the corresponding mixer-strip. Solo engages on press, and disengages on release. Press and hold the button for at least 500ms for momentary.</li>
- <li><strong>Select</strong> In Track and Sends and Pan mode the "Select" button select/de-select a given mixer-strip. Since selection is not limited to a single mixer-strip, the button acts in tri-state. A mixer-strip light indicates selection:
+ <li><strong>Touch-Sensitive Fader</strong>: The fader can be used to control
+ volume levels, aux send levels, panning, or plugin parameters, depending on
+ 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. 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><kbd class="def">Solo</kbd>: Toggle the solo or listen (AFL,PFL) control
+ of the corresponding mixer-strip. Solo engages on press, and disengages on
+ release. Press and hold the button for at least 500ms for momentary.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Select</kbd>: In Track and Sends and Pan mode the Select
+ button select/de-select a given mixer-strip.
+ <br/>
+ Since selection is not limited to a single mixer-strip, the button acts in
+ tri-state. A mixer-strip light indicates selection:
<ul>
- <li><strong>Any Selected Track</strong> The select button is lit with the track's color.</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>
+ <li><strong>Any Selected Track</strong>: The select button is lit with the
+ track's color.</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 blinks with the track's color.</li>
</ul>
- Operations such as "Edit Plugins" or "Sends" use the most-recently-selected track. To modify the selection, the button's action depends on the current selection:
+ Operations such as <kbd>Edit Plugins</kbd> or <kbd>Sends</kbd> use the
+ most-recently-selected (focused) track. To modify the selection, the
+ button's action depends on the current selection:
<ol>
- <li><strong>"Select" any unselected track</strong> The track is added to the selection and becomes the most-recently selected.</li>
- <li><strong>"Select" the most-recently-selected (blinking)</strong> Removes the track from selection (most-recent falls back).</li>
- <li><strong>"Select" any other selected track</strong> Make it most-recently-selected track.</li>
- <li><strong>"Shift" + "Select" any selected track</strong> Deselect the track.</li>
- <li><strong>"Shift" + "Select" any unselected track</strong> Exclusively select the given track (and make it most-recently selected).</li>
+ <li><strong><kbd>Select</kbd></strong>: The track is exclusively selected
+ and also becomes the most-recently selected.</li>
+ <li><strong><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Select</kbd> any selected
+ track</strong>: Deselect the track.</li>
+ <li><strong><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Select</kbd> any unselected
+ track</strong>: Adds the given track to the selection and make it
+ most-recently selected).</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ul>
<p>
- While holding the "ARM" button the Select button light changes to
- red and the "Select" buttons controls the record-arm of the given track.
- Mixer-strips that cannot be record-armed have a dim white light.
- "Shift" + "ARM" record-arms all tracks in the session.
+ 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
+ the given track. Mixer-strips that cannot be record-armed have a dim white
+ light.
+</p>
+<p>
+ <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>ARM</kbd> record-arms all tracks in the session.
</p>
-<div class="clearer"></div>
-<h3>Mix Management</h3>
+<h3 class="clear">Mix Management</h3>
<p>
- These buttons allows to select which tracks are spilled on the FP8
- channel-strips. In combination with the "Shift" modifier ten total
- filters are available:
+ These buttons allows to select which mixer-strips are spilled on the FP8
+ channel-strips.
</p>
-<figure class="left olist">
- <img alt="FaderPort8 Mix Management Buttons"
- src="/images/fp8_mixmanage.png"/>
+
+<figure class="left">
+ <img alt="FaderPort8 Mix Management Buttons" src="/images/fp8_mixmanage.png">
+ <figcaption>
+ FaderPort8 Mix Management Buttons
+ </figcaption>
</figure>
+
<ol>
- <li><strong>Audio/Inputs</strong> View Audio Tracks only; "Inputs" shows all record-armed tracks (Audio and MIDI).</li>
- <li><strong>VI/MIDI</strong> Show tracks with virtual instrument plugins; "MIDI views all MIDI tracks.</li>
- <li><strong>Bus/Outputs</strong> Display only Busses; "Outputs" shows the Master and Monitor Bus.</li>
- <li><strong>VCA/FX</strong> Show VCAs. "FX" shows Aux-Busess.</li>
- <li><strong>All/User</strong> Display all Tracks, Busses (incl master-bus) and VCAs; "User" displays all currently selected Tracks or Busses only.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Audio</kbd>: View Audio Tracks only.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">VI</kbd>: Show tracks with virtual instrument
+ plugins.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Bus</kbd>: Display only Busses.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">VCA</kbd>: Show VCAs.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">All</kbd>: Display all Tracks, Busses (incl master-bus)
+ and VCAs.</li>
</ol>
-<div class="clearer"></div>
+<p>
+ In combination with the <kbd>Shift</kbd> modifier ten total
+ filters are available:
+</p>
+<ul>
+ <li><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd class="def">Audio</kbd> <strong>Inputs</strong>:
+ shows all record-armed tracks (Audio and MIDI).</li>
+ <li><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd class="def">VI</kbd> <strong>MIDI</strong>: View
+ all MIDI tracks.</li>
+ <li><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd class="def">Bus</kbd> <strong>Outputs</strong>:
+ Show the Master and Monitor Bus.</li>
+ <li><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd class="def">VCA</kbd> <strong>FX</strong>: Shows
+ Aux-Busess.</li>
+ <li><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd class="def">All</kbd> <strong>User</strong>:
+ Display all currently selected mixer-strips only.</li>
+</ul>
+
-<h3>Automation Controls</h3>
+<h3 class="clear">Automation Controls</h3>
<p>
- The Automation Controls provide access to the currently selected
- channels.
- The light indicates the mode of the most recently selected track
- (blinking selection button). The action affects all selected tracks.
- The automation controls are currently only available in "Track" and
- "Pan" fader modes where they affect the fader and pan automation
- modes respectively.
+ The Automation Controls provide access to the currently selected mixer-strips.
+ The automation enable lights indicates the mode of the most recently selected
+ mixer-strip (blinking selection button). The action affects all selected
+ mixer-strips. The automation controls are currently only available in
+ <kbd>Track</kbd> and <kbd>Pan</kbd> fader modes where they affect the fader
+ and pan automation modes respectively.
</p>
-<figure class="left olist">
- <img alt="FaderPort8 Automation Buttons"
- src="/images/fp8_automation.png"/>
+
+<figure class="left">
+ <img alt="FaderPort8 Automation Buttons" src="/images/fp8_automation.png">
+ <figcaption>
+ FaderPort8 Automation Buttons
+ </figcaption>
</figure>
+
<ol>
- <li><strong>Latch</strong> Currently not available in Ardour.</li>
- <li><strong>Trim</strong> Currently not available in Ardour.</li>
- <li><strong>Off</strong> Select "Manual" automation mode.</li>
- <li><strong>Read</strong> Select "Play" automation mode.</li>
- <li><strong>Write</strong> Select "Write" automation mode (note at the end of a write pass, Ardour automatically puts the track into "touch".</li>
- <li><strong>Touch</strong> Select "Touch" automation mode.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Latch</kbd>: Currently not available in Ardour.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Trim</kbd>: Currently not available in Ardour.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Off</kbd>: Select "Manual" automation mode.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Read</kbd>: Select "Play" automation mode.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Write</kbd>: Select "Write" automation mode (note at the
+ end of a write pass, Ardour automatically puts the track into "Touch"
+ mode.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Touch</kbd> Select "Touch" automation mode.</li>
</ol>
-<div class="clearer"></div>
+
<p>
The Automation Controls also double as session state controls
- when combined with "Shift".
+ when combined with <kbd>Shift</kbd>.
</p>
<ol>
- <li><strong>Save</strong> Save the session. The button lights up red if the session is modified.</li>
- <li><strong>Redo</strong> Redo a previously undone operation. The button lights up green if redo is possible.</li>
- <li><strong>Undo</strong> Undo the most recent operation. The button lights up green if undo is possible.</li>
+ <li><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd class="def">Latch</kbd> <strong>Save</strong>:
+ Save the session. The button lights up red if the session is modified.</li>
+ <li><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd class="def">Trim</kbd> <strong>Redo</strong>: Redo
+ a previously undone operation. The button lights up green if redo is
+ possible.</li>
+ <li><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd class="def">Off</kbd> <strong>Undo</strong>: Undo
+ the most recent operation. The button lights up green if undo is
+ possible.</li>
</ol>
<p>
- The bottom row allows to bind three custom user actions.
+ With <kbd>Shift</kbd>, the bottom row allows to bind three custom user
+ actions.
</p>
-<div class="clearer"/>
-<h3>Miscellaneous</h3>
-<figure class="left olist">
- <img alt="FaderPort8 Misc Buttons"
- src="/images/fp8_misc.png"/>
+<h3 class="clear">Miscellaneous</h3>
+
+<figure class="left">
+ <img alt="FaderPort8 Misc Buttons" src="/images/fp8_misc.png">
+ <figcaption>
+ FaderPort8 Misc Buttons
+ </figcaption>
</figure>
+
<ul>
- <li><strong>Solo Clear</strong> Reset all solo controls in the session.</li>
- <li><strong>Mute Clear</strong> Unmute all mixer-strips in the session.</li>
- <li><strong>Bypass</strong> A/B bypass toggle any plugins on all selected mixer-strips.</li>
- <li><strong>Bypass All (Shift + Bypass)</strong> currently the same as "Bypass".</li>
- <li><strong>Macro</strong> Shows the Editor Window.</li>
- <li><strong>Open (Shift + Macro)</strong> Shows the Import Audio Dialog.</li>
- <li><strong>Link</strong> Switch to the Mixer Window.</li>
- <li><strong>Lock (Shift + Link)</strong> Locks the GUI (alike Session > Lock) to prevent accidental changes.</li>
+ <li><kbd class="def">Solo Clear</kbd>: Reset all solo controls in the
+ 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. 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>
+ <li><strong>Track + Pan Mode</strong>: A/B bypass toggle any plugins on
+ all selected mixer-strips.</li>
+ <li><strong>Edit Plugin Parameter</strong>: Toggle bypass of of the plugin
+ that is currently being edited. Bypass state is indicated by color: red
+ for bypassed, green for enabled (not bypassed).</li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <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>
+<ul>
+ <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>
+ <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 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
+ value.<br/>
+ The buttons color is used to indicate the link-state:
+ <ul>
+ <li><strong>orange</strong>: Link is enabled, but the mouse-cursor is not
+ 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>
+ <li><strong>green</strong>: Link is locked to a given element (see
+ below).</li>
+ <li><strong>turquoise</strong>: Link lock is possible (when pressing
+ <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>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd class="def">Link</kbd> <strong>Lock</strong>:
+ When in Link-mode (see above), this allows to lock the current control to
+ the Pan/Param encoder. Link will no longer follow the GUI mouse-cursor.<br/>
+ If Link-mode is not enabled, Lock, locks the GUI (alike Session > Lock)
+ to prevent accidental changes.</li>
+</ul>
+<p>
+Link and Link-Lock mode will automatically disengage when entering
+<kbd>Sends</kbd> or <kbd>Edit Plugins</kbd> mode.
+</p>
+
+<h3 class="clear">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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