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@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@
- All buttons act on release (not press), exceptions are mentioned below.
+ Buttons generlaly act on release (not press), with exception
+ of transport-control (since 6.0pre) and individual exceptions mentioned below.
Transport Buttons
@@ -224,18 +225,18 @@
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 Shift to bank by 8).
- Pressing the Pan/Param encoder switches to the plugin-preset
- display: Plugin preset names are displayed on the
- scribble-displays, the Select 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 Shift to bank by 8). The Select 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.
- In Edit Mode, the "Open" (Shift + Macro) allows to
- toggle the Plugin GUI visibility.
+ If the plugin has any presets, pressing the Pan/Param encoder switches to
+ the plugin-preset display: Plugin preset names are
+ displayed on the scribble-displays, the Select 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 Shift to bank by 7). The
+ Select 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.
+ In Parameter Edit Mode, the "Open" (Shift + Macro)
+ allows to toggle the Plugin GUI visibility.
Press the Edit Plugins button again to return to the Select
Plugin Mode.
@@ -266,7 +267,8 @@
the fader-mode (see above).
Pan/Param: 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.
+ Fader modes above for details. When "Link" is engaged, the encoder can
+ control any automatable parameter (see Miscellaneous below).
Mute: 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.
@@ -284,7 +286,7 @@
Any Not Selected Track: The select button is off
(dimly showing the track's color).
Most Recently Selected Track: Only one track at a
- time. The select button is blinks width the track's color.
+ time. The select button blinks with the track's color.
Operations such as Edit Plugins or Sends use the
most-recently-selected (focused) track. To modify the selection, the
@@ -300,6 +302,11 @@
+
+ In Track-mode, pressing the Select button of the most recently
+ selected track (blinking Select button) will reset the fader-gain
+ to unity (0dB). (since Ardour 5.11-207, Mixbus 4.2-66)
+
While holding the ARM button the Select button lights
change to red and the Select buttons controls the record-arm of
@@ -398,9 +405,13 @@
Shift + Link Lock:
@@ -449,7 +461,24 @@
to prevent accidental changes.
-Link and Link-Lock mode will automatically terminate when entering
+Link and Link-Lock mode will automatically disengage when entering
Sends or Edit Plugins mode.
+
+Harrison Mixbus
+
+The above also applies to Ardour-derivatives Harrison-Mixbus and Mixbus 32C with a few subtle differences:
+
+
+ -
+ Mix Management Bus shows Mixbusses only, while FX spills Aux-busses.
+
+ -
+ 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 Select Plugin Mode.
+ When editing those processors, the parameters follows track selection (for other plugins this is not possible since they may not be present).
+
+ -
+ Fader mode Sends 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.
+
+