X-Git-Url: http://shamusworld.gotdns.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=include%2Fusing-the-presonus-faderport8.html;h=a4ea5ed9172b2c1d65e9f395d84fd61a3d3f5cbc;hb=1f90d2dac9c47951e3740899649fe4aa47a7a5a6;hp=8a04af201f336f5fd77280a4fad1127794a8150b;hpb=91e0d9a49b2cd5af1b02f3a17fe50333349ac03b;p=ardour-manual diff --git a/include/using-the-presonus-faderport8.html b/include/using-the-presonus-faderport8.html index 8a04af2..a4ea5ed 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).

@@ -47,8 +49,10 @@ future sessions.

- FaderPort8 Control Surface Settings Dialog + FaderPort8 Control Surface Settings Dialog +
+ FaderPort8 Control Surface Settings Dialog +

Using the FaderPort 8

@@ -70,13 +74,16 @@

- 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

- FaderPort8 Transport Buttons + FaderPort8 Transport Buttons +
+ FaderPort8 Transport Buttons +
  1. Stop: Stops the transport. Press twice to return to @@ -105,8 +112,10 @@ With exception of Click the seven modes are exclusive (radio buttons).

    - FaderPort8 Navigation Buttons + FaderPort8 Navigation Buttons +
    + FaderPort8 Navigation Buttons +
    1. Channel: The Prev / Next @@ -168,8 +177,10 @@

      Shift Button

      - the FaderPort8 Shift Button + The FaderPort8 Shift Button +
      + The FaderPort8 Shift Button +

      The two Shift buttons are identical, they're copied to provide @@ -194,8 +205,10 @@ (Note: with the 1.01 firmware these buttons always act on press.)

      - FaderPort8 Fader Mode Buttons + FaderPort8 Fader Mode Buttons +
      + FaderPort8 Fader Mode Buttons +
      1. Track: In Track-mode, the motorized faders display @@ -204,16 +217,39 @@ track's panner supports it). Mute and Solo affect the respective mixer-strip.
      2. 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.
        3. + 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. +
      3. 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. @@ -225,14 +261,17 @@

      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).

      Channel Strip

      - The FaderPort8 Channel Strip + The FaderPort8 Channel Strip +
      + The FaderPort8 Channel Strip +
      • Touch-Sensitive Fader: The fader can be used to control @@ -240,7 +279,8 @@ 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.
        • @@ -248,39 +288,40 @@ 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:
        • Any Selected Track: The select button is lit with the track's color.
        • 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 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 + 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.

      @@ -295,8 +336,10 @@ channel-strips.

      - FaderPort8 Mix Management Buttons + FaderPort8 Mix Management Buttons +
      + FaderPort8 Mix Management Buttons +
      1. Audio: View Audio Tracks only.
        2. @@ -335,8 +378,10 @@ and pan automation modes respectively.

        - FaderPort8 Automation Buttons + FaderPort8 Automation Buttons +
        + FaderPort8 Automation Buttons +
        1. Latch: Currently not available in Ardour.
          2. @@ -371,29 +416,87 @@

          Miscellaneous

          - FaderPort8 Misc Buttons + FaderPort8 Misc Buttons +
          + FaderPort8 Misc Buttons +
          • Solo Clear: Reset all solo controls in the - session.
            • + session. If the FP8 was used to clear solo-state, pressing the button again + will restore the previous state (unless solo state was modified manually + since).
          • Mute Clear: Unmute all mixer-strips in the - session.
            • -
          • Bypass: A/B bypass toggle any plugins on all - selected mixer-strips.
            • + session. If the FP8 was used to clear mute-state, pressing the button again + will restore the previous mute state (unless mute-state was changed manually + since). +
          • Bypass: The behavior depends on the edit-mode: +
              +
            • Track + Pan Mode: A/B bypass toggle any plugins on + all selected mixer-strips.
              • +
            • Edit Plugin Parameter: Toggle bypass of of the plugin + that is currently being edited. Bypass state is indicated by color: red + for bypassed, green for enabled (not bypassed).
              • +
            +
          • Shift + Bypass Bypass - All: currently the same as "Bypass".
            • + All: A/B bypass toggle any plugins on all selected mixer-strips.
          -

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

            -
          • Macro: Show the Editor Window.
            • -
          • Shift + Macro Open: - Show the Import Audio Dialog.
            • -
          • Link: Switch to the Mixer Window.
            • +
          • Macro: Toggle Editor and Mixer Windows/Tabs.
            • +
          • Shift + Macro Open: The + behavior depends on the edit-mode: +
              +
            • Edit Plugin Parameter: Toggle Plugin GUI visibility + (if it has a GUI) of the plugin that is currently being edited.
              • +
            • all other modes: Show the Import Audio Dialog.
              • +
            +
          • Link: Activate Control-Link Mode (only available in + Track and Pan modes).
            + The Pan/Param encoder controls the element over which the mouse-cursor + hovers in the GUI. One can access any parameter which can be automated.
            + Pressing the Pan/Param encoder resets the control-parameter to the default + value.
            + The buttons color is used to indicate the link-state: +
              +
            • orange: Link is enabled, but the mouse-cursor is not + over an element which can be controlled.
              • +
            • yellow: Link is enabled, and the cursor is hovering + over a controllable element.
              • +
            • green: Link is locked to a given element (see + below).
              • +
            • turquoise: Link lock is possible (when pressing + Shift while link-mode is enabled).
              • +
            • red: Link-lock is not possible (only when pressing + Shift while link-mode is enabled without a valid element to + control.
              • +
            +
          • Shift + Link Lock: - Lock the GUI (alike Session > Lock) to prevent accidental changes.
            • + When in Link-mode (see above), this allows to lock the current control to + the Pan/Param encoder. Link will no longer follow the GUI mouse-cursor.
            + If Link-mode is not enabled, Lock, locks the GUI (alike Session > Lock) + to prevent accidental changes.
          +

          +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. +
            • +