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Other Global Controls

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+ The Mix, Proj, Trns buttons have no "obvious" functionality + that they correspond to in Ardour. We have therefore allowed users + to choose from a carefully curated set of possible actions that seem + related to the button labels in some clear way. This can be done via + the Faderport configuration dialog accessed via Preferences + > Control Surfaces. Each button has 3 possible actions + associated with it: +

+ Click on the relevant drop-down selector to pick an action as you + prefer. +

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+ The User button also has no obvious mapping to specific Ardour + functionality, so we allow users to choose from any + possible GUI action. The menu for selecting the action is somewhat + confusing and it can be hard to find what you're looking + for. However, all possible actions are there, so keep looking!

Mix
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+ Possible actions include: +

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Proj
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+ Possible actions include: +

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Trns
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+ Possible actions include: +

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Undo/Redo
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+ 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. +
Punch
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+ Toggles punch recording. If there is no punch range set for the + session, this will do nothing. +
User
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+ See above. Any and all GUI-initiated actions can be driven with + this button. +
Loop
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+ Toggles loop playback. If the Ardour preference "Loop-is-mode" is + enabled, this does nothing to the current transport state. If + that preference is disabled, then engaging loop playback will + also start the transport. +

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Mute
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+ This toggles the mute setting of the currently controlled + track/bus. The button will be lit if the track/bus is muted. +
Solo
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+ This toggles the solo (or listen) setting of the currently + controlled track/bus. The button will be lit if the track/bus is + soloed (or set to listen mode). +
Rec
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+ This toggles the record-enabled setting of the currently + controlled track/bus. The button will be lit if the track is + record-enabled. This button will do nothing if the Faderport is + controlling a bus. +
Fader
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+ 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. +
Knob/Dial/Encoder
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+ The knob controls 1 or 2 pan settings for the current + controlled track/bus. When used alone, turning the knob controls + the "azimuth" or "direction" (between left and right) for the + panner in the track/bus (if any). This is all you need when + controlling tracks/busses with 1 input and 2 outputs. +

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+ If controlling a 2 input/2 output track/bus, Ardour's panner + has two controls: azimuth (direction) and width. The width + must be reduced to less than 100% before the azimuth can be + changed. Pressing the "Shift" button while turning the knob + will alter the width setting. +

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+ The knob can also be turned while the "User" button is held, + in order to modify the input gain for the currently controlled + track. +

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Read
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+ Enables playback/use of fader automation data by the controlled track/bus. +
Write
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+ Puts the fader for the controlled track/bus into automation + write mode. While the transport is rolling, all fader changes + will be recorded to the fader automation lane for the relevant track/bus. +
Touch
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+ Puts the fader for the controlled track/bus into automation + touch mode. While the transport is rolling, touching the fader + will initiate recording all fader changes until the fader is + released. When the fader is not being touched, existing + automation data will be played/used to control the gain level. +
Off
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+ This disables all automation modes for the currently controlled + track/bus. Existing automation data will be left unmodified by + any fader changes, and will not be used for controlling gain. +

Track Selection Controls

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+ You can manually change the track/bus controlled by the Faderport by + changing the selected track in Ardour's editor window. If you select + more than 1 track, the Faderport will control the first selected + track and only that track/bus. +

Left (arrow)
+ This causes the Ardour GUI to select the previous track/bus + (using the current visual order in the editor window), which + will in turn cause the Faderport to control that track. If there + is no previous track/bus, the selected track/bus is left + unchanged, and the Faderport continues to control it.
Right (arrow)
+ This causes the Ardour GUI to select the next track/bus + (using the current visual order in the editor window), which + will in turn cause the Faderport to control that track. If there + is no next track/bus, the selected track/bus is left + unchanged, and the Faderport continues to control it.
Output
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+ 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 + to controlling whichever track/bus was selected before the + first press of the Output button. +

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+ If your session uses Ardour's monitor section, you can use + Shift-Output to assign it to the Faderport in the same way + that Output assigns the Master bus. This is also a toggle + setting, so the second Shift-Output will return the Faderport + to controlling whichever track/bus was selected before. +

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+ If you press Shift-Output after a single press to Output + (i.e. control the Monitor Section while currently controlling + the Master bus) or vice versa (i.e. control the Master bus + while currently controlling the Monitor Section), the press + will be ignored. This avoids getting into a tricky situation + where it is no longer apparent what is being controlled and + what will happen if you try to change it. +

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