X-Git-Url: http://shamusworld.gotdns.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=include%2Fusing-the-presonus-faderport8.html;h=3f86c5be300f6600ea77f1f510cd357458212753;hb=230fe9c322d59304dd7e2a38b833887e4971bbfa;hp=fc86d2ac10fd1f0dd5e17d86aacfd52f2cfb4d41;hpb=ea46e05c03ba4624b4005422bf08927eed01d676;p=ardour-manual diff --git a/include/using-the-presonus-faderport8.html b/include/using-the-presonus-faderport8.html index fc86d2a..3f86c5b 100644 --- a/include/using-the-presonus-faderport8.html +++ b/include/using-the-presonus-faderport8.html @@ -19,17 +19,19 @@ in both Ardour and other similar software.

-

- 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.) +

+ 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.)
- 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).

@@ -70,7 +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

@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@

Session Navigation allows quick navigation and provides access to session-wide controls. Each of the eight buttons alters the function - of the push-button encoder and the "Prev", "Next" buttons. + of the push-button encoder and the Prev, Next buttons. With exception of Click the seven modes are exclusive (radio buttons).

@@ -109,41 +112,41 @@ src="/images/fp8_navigation.png"/>
    -
  1. Channel: The Prev/Next +
  2. Channel: The Prev / Next buttons select the previous/next mixer-strip. If no strip is selected, Next selects the first, Prev the last mixer-strip in - the session. Pressing the encoder moves the most recently selected - mixer-strip into view on the FP8. The encoder scrolls the editor-canvas -up/down.
    3. + the session. Pressing the encoder knob moves the most recently selected + mixer-strip into view on the FP8. The encoder scrolls the editor-canvas + up/down.
  3. Master: The encoder controls the master-bus level. If a session includes a monitor-section, the encoder controls monitor-out by default. Hold the button to control the master-bus level. Press the - encoder to reset the gain to 0dB. The - Prev/Next navigation buttons bank the visible strips on - the FP8 by one track left/right.
    4. + encoder knob to reset the gain to 0dB. The Prev / Next + navigation buttons bank the visible strips on the FP8 by one track + left/right.
  4. Zoom: The encoder controls horizontal zoom of the - editor. Press the encoder to zoom to fit the session. - Prev/Next navigation buttons zoom selected track(s) + editor. Press the encoder to zoom to fit the session. + Prev / Next navigation buttons zoom selected track(s) vertically (or all tracks if none are selected).
  5. Click: Toggle the metronome on/off. While holding the Click button, the encoder modifies the volume of the - metronome click (press the encoder while holding Click - to reset the metronome level to 0dBFS).
    6. + metronome click (press the encoder while holding Click to reset + the metronome level to 0dBFS).
  6. Scroll: The encoder scrolls the timeline (hold - Shift for finer steps). Pressing the encoder zooms - to fit the session. The Prev/Next navigation + Shift for finer steps). Pressing the encoder zooms to + fit the session. The Prev / Next navigation buttons bank the visible strips on the FP8 by one track left/right.
    7. -
  7. Section: The Prev/Next +
  8. Section: The Prev / Next navigation buttons nudge the selected region by the time configured in the nudge-clock. If no region is selected the playhead position is nudged. The encoder always nudges the playhead position.
  9. Bank: Encoder and navigation buttons scroll through - mixer-strips in banks of eight. Pressing the encoder moves the - most recently selected mixer-strip into view on the FP8.
    10. + mixer-strips in banks of eight. Pressing the encoder moves the most recently + selected mixer-strip into view on the FP8.
  10. Marker: The encoder scrolls the timeline (hold - Shift for finer steps). The Prev/Next - navigation buttons jump to prev/next markers. Press the encoder - to drop a new marker.
    11. + Shift for finer steps). The Prev / Next + navigation buttons jump to prev/next markers. Press the encoder to drop a + new marker.

When combined with Shift, the eight buttons will access custom @@ -154,7 +157,7 @@ up/down. The following tables shows a condensed overview of the session-navigation modes:

- + @@ -204,16 +207,39 @@ up/down. track's panner supports it). Mute and Solo affect the respective mixer-strip.
  • Edit Plugins: When Edit Plug-ins mode is active, the - motorized faders will control the parameter settings. Press the Edit - Plugins button to view all available plugin-inserts on a strip. If - no plugins are available, Edit Plugins will not engage and the - FP8 automatically switches back to Track-mode. Use the Select - buttons under the scribble strip to pick a plugin to edit. The faders and - Select buttons will respectively control the parameters and toggles - of the selected plugin. Press the Edit Plugins button again to return - to the insert select view. (Once a plugin has been selected, it stays in edit - mode regardless of selection). If there are more than eight, the Pan/Param - encoder allows to scroll through available control-parameters.
    • + motorized faders will control the parameter settings of a given + plugin-insert.
    + Press the Edit Plugins button to view all available + plugin-inserts on a strip. If no plugins are available, Edit + Plugins will not engage and the FP8 automatically switches back to + Track-mode.
    + Select Plugin Mode: + Use the Select buttons under the scribble strip to pick a plugin + to edit.
    + The Select button color indicates the bypass/enable state of + the plugin (red: bypassed, green: enabled). Use Shift + + Select to toggle the bypass state.
    + Selecting a plugin enters Parameter Edit Mode: The faders + and the Select buttons will respectively control the parameters + and toggle controls of the selected plugin (once a plugin has been selected, + 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).
    + 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. +
  • Sends: In Sends mode, each of the faders is mapped to the send-level of aux-sends of the selected track. If there are more than eight sends on a given track, the Pan/Param encoder can scroll through them. @@ -225,7 +251,8 @@ up/down.

    • Shift + Track toggles timecode display on/off (middle - row of the scribble-strip). + row of the scribble-strip). The timecode format can be configured in the + Control Surface Preference Dialog (Timecode, musical-time: bar/beat/tick).

    @@ -238,6 +265,10 @@ up/down.
  • Touch-Sensitive Fader: The fader can be used to control volume levels, aux send levels, panning, or plugin parameters, depending on 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. 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.
    • @@ -245,40 +276,44 @@ up/down. of the corresponding mixer-strip. Solo engages on press, and disengages on release. Press and hold the button for at least 500ms for momentary.
  • Select: 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. +
    + Since selection is not limited to a single mixer-strip, the button acts in + tri-state. A mixer-strip light indicates selection: Operations such as Edit Plugins or Sends 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:
      -
    1. Select any unselected track: The track is - added to the selection and becomes the most-recently selected.
      2. -
    2. Select the most-recently-selected - (blinking): Removes the track from selection (most-recent - falls back).
      3. -
    3. Select any other selected track: Make it - most-recently-selected track.
      4. +
    4. Select: The track is exclusively selected + and also becomes the most-recently selected.
    5. Shift + Select any selected track: Deselect the track.
    6. Shift + Select any unselected - track: Exclusively select the given track (and make it + track: Adds the given track to the selection and make it most-recently selected).

    • - While holding the ARM button the Select button light changes to red - and the Select buttons controls the record-arm of the given track. - Mixer-strips that cannot be record-armed have a dim white light. + 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 + the given track. Mixer-strips that cannot be record-armed have a dim white + light. +

    +

    Shift + ARM record-arms all tracks in the session.

    @@ -370,24 +405,80 @@ up/down. -

    - The labels of the following buttons have no direct corresponding action in - Ardour and are currently mapped to convenient functions: -

    +

    +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: +

    +
    Prev / NextEncoder knobEncoder Press
    Prev / NextEncoder knobEncoder Press
    ChannelSelect prev/next mixer-stripScroll Editor up/downBank to show selected strip on FP8
    MasterBank visible strips on FP8 by 1Adjust master/monitor levelReset master/monitor to 0dB
    ZoomVertical zoom (editor track-height)Horizontal timeline zoom (time)Horizontal zoom to session