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>
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. Since selection is not limited
- to a single mixer-strip, the button acts in tri-state. A mixer-strip light
- indicates selection:
+ 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 class="inside">
<li><strong>Any Selected Track</strong>: The select button is lit with the
track's color.</li>
time. The select button is blinks width the track's color.</li>
</ul>
Operations such as <kbd>Edit Plugins</kbd> or <kbd>Sends</kbd> use the
- most-recently-selected track. To modify the selection, the button's action
- depends on the current selection:
+ most-recently-selected (focused) track. To modify the selection, the
+ button's action depends on the current selection:
<ol class="inside">
- <li><strong><kbd>Select</kbd> any unselected track</strong>: The track is
- added to the selection and becomes the most-recently selected.</li>
- <li><strong><kbd>Select</kbd> the most-recently-selected
- (blinking)</strong>: Removes the track from selection (most-recent
- falls back).</li>
- <li><strong><kbd>Select</kbd> any other selected track</strong>: Make it
- most-recently-selected track.</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>: Exclusively select the given track (and make it
+ track</strong>: Adds the given track to the selection and make it
most-recently selected).</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ul>
<p>
- While holding the <kbd>ARM</kbd> button the <kbd>Select</kbd> button light
- changes to red and the <kbd>Select</kbd> buttons controls the record-arm of
+ 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>