X-Git-Url: http://shamusworld.gotdns.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=include%2Fusing-the-presonus-faderport.html;h=62d9089fab8d49d73f1d61c9bdf990c27e238481;hb=dfec6899ef2a121ccf2ff1d47008e7ac4844cf70;hp=2f8eb2e26e2fd549572997091263ee96b24af903;hpb=e6123839d20de4f903ed74820cc087fc8401f625;p=ardour-manual diff --git a/include/using-the-presonus-faderport.html b/include/using-the-presonus-faderport.html index 2f8eb2e..62d9089 100644 --- a/include/using-the-presonus-faderport.html +++ b/include/using-the-presonus-faderport.html @@ -12,18 +12,18 @@

The Faderport comes with a single USB socket on the back. Connect a suitable USB cable from there to a USB port on your computer. As of - the end of 2015, you should avoid USB3 ports - these cause erratic + the end of 2015, you should avoid USB3 ports—these cause erratic behaviour with the device. This issue might get fixed by Presonus in the future.

Ardour uses the Faderport in what Presonus calls "native" mode. You - do not need to do anything to enable this - Ardour will set the + 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 sends and receives ordinary MIDI messages to/from the host, and the host understands the intended meaning of these messages. We note this detail to avoid speculation about whether Ardour supports the - device via the HUI protocol - it does not. + device via the HUI protocol—it does not.

The Faderport will be automatically recognized by your operating system, and will appear in any of the lists of possible MIDI ports @@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ 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 + 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.