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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).
@@ -101,57 +103,69 @@
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.
- With exception of "Click" the seven modes are exclusive (radio buttons).
+ of the push-button encoder and the Prev, Next buttons.
+ With exception of Click the seven modes are exclusive (radio buttons).
-
-
-
Channel: The Prev/Next
+
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.
+ 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.
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.
+ 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.
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).
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).
+ metronome click (press the encoder while holding Click to reset
+ the metronome level to 0dBFS).
Scroll: The encoder scrolls the timeline (hold
- Shift for finer steps). Pressing the encoderzooms
- 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.
-
Section: The Prev/Next
+
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.
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.
+ mixer-strips in banks of eight. Pressing the encoder moves the most recently
+ selected mixer-strip into view on the FP8.
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.
+ 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
functions, which can be configured in the Preference Dialog. The buttons will
light up if an action has been assigned to a button.
+
+ The following tables shows a condensed overview of the session-navigation modes:
+
+
+
Prev / Next
Encoder knob
Encoder Press
+
Channel
Select prev/next mixer-strip
Scroll Editor up/down
Bank to show selected strip on FP8
+
Master
Bank visible strips on FP8 by 1
Adjust master/monitor level
Reset master/monitor to 0dB
+
Zoom
Vertical zoom (editor track-height)
Horizontal timeline zoom (time)
Horizontal zoom to session
+
Scroll
Bank visible strips on FP8 by 1
Scroll the timeline (move playhead)
Horizontal zoom to session
+
Section
Nudge the selected region
Nudge the playhead
-
+
Bank
Bank visible strips on FP8 by 8
Bank visible strips on FP8 by 1
Bank to show selected strip on FP8
+
Marker
Move to prev/next marker
Scroll the timeline (move playhead)
Drop a new marker
+
Press and hold Click
(mode dependent)
Adjust metronome Level
Reset metronome level to 0dBFS
+
Shift Button
@@ -226,6 +240,9 @@ 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.
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.
@@ -233,9 +250,10 @@ 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:
Any Selected Track: The select button is lit with the
track's color.
@@ -245,28 +263,26 @@ up/down.
time. The select button is blinks width 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:
-
Select any unselected track: The track is
- added to the selection and becomes the most-recently selected.
-
Select the most-recently-selected
- (blinking): Removes the track from selection (most-recent
- falls back).
-
Select any other selected track: Make it
- most-recently-selected track.
+
Select: The track is exclusively selected
+ and also becomes the most-recently selected.
Shift + Select any selected
track: Deselect the track.
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.
+ 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.
@@ -283,6 +299,7 @@ up/down.
Audio: View Audio Tracks only.
VI: Show tracks with virtual instrument
+ plugins.