X-Git-Url: http://shamusworld.gotdns.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=_manual%2F22_using-control-surfaces%2F05_Presonus_FaderPort.html;h=9acf3747576df763a6cbe27099bb45197b574830;hb=c0d9fe0729ef5845066a0456cdd99f28e3a74aae;hp=11338c64baadc69ba582aac5d55ade849ba10345;hpb=28cb768c463e651522e12a5e0f90d5e6e736f893;p=ardour-manual diff --git a/_manual/22_using-control-surfaces/05_Presonus_FaderPort.html b/_manual/22_using-control-surfaces/05_Presonus_FaderPort.html index 11338c6..9acf374 100644 --- a/_manual/22_using-control-surfaces/05_Presonus_FaderPort.html +++ b/_manual/22_using-control-surfaces/05_Presonus_FaderPort.html @@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ title: Using the Presonus Faderport menu_title: Presonus Faderport --- -A picture of a Presonus Faderport device

Since version 4.5, Ardour has had full support for the Presonus Faderport. This is a compact control surface featuring a single motorized fader, a single knob (encoder) and 24 buttons with fixed - labels. + labels. It is a relatively low-cost device that functions very well + to control a single (selected) track or bus, along with a variety of + other "global" settings and conditions.

Connecting the Faderport

@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ menu_title: Presonus Faderport 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 device to be in the correct mode. In native mode, the Faderport @@ -42,7 +43,10 @@ menu_title: Presonus Faderport two dropdown selectors that will allow you to identify the MIDI ports where your Faderport is connected.

-the Faderport configuration dialog +

+the Faderport configuration dialog +

Once you select the input and output port, Ardour will initialize the Faderport and it will be ready to use. You only need do this @@ -83,15 +87,30 @@ menu_title: Presonus Faderport The transport buttons all work as you would expect.

Rewind
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Starts the transport moving backwards. Successive presses +
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+ When pressed on its own, starts the transport moving backwards. Successive presses speed up the "rewind" behaviour. -
- If pressed while also holding the Stop button, the playhead will - return to the zero position on the timeline. +

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+ If pressed while also holding the Stop button, the playhead will + return to the zero position on the timeline. +

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+ If pressed while also holding the Shift button, the playhead will + move to the session start marker. +

Fast Forward
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Starts the transport moving faster than normal. Successive presses - speed up the "fast forward" behaviour. +
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+ When pressed on its own, starts the transport moving faster than normal. Successive presses + speed up the "fast forward" behaviour. +

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+ If pressed while also holding the Shift button, the playhead + will move to the session end marker. +

Stop
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Other Global Controls

- 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: + The Mix, Proj, Trns buttons do not obviously correspond any + particular functions or operations 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:

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Possible actions include:

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Possible actions include:

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Punch
- Toggles punch recording. If there is no punch range set for the - session, this will do nothing. +

+ When pressed on its own, toggles punch recording. If there is no + punch range set for the session, this will do nothing. +

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+ When pressed in conjunction with the Shift button, this moves + the playhead to the previous Marker +

User
- See above. Any and all GUI-initiated actions can be driven with - this button. +

+ See above. Any and all GUI-initiated actions can be driven with + by pressing this button on its own, or with a "long" press. +

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+ When pressed in conjunction with the Shift button, this will move + the playhead to the next marker. +

Loop
- 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. +

+ When pressed on its own, this 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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+ When pressed in conjunction with the Shift button, this will + create a new (unnamed) marker at the current playhead + position. +