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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).
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@
The FaderPort's controls can be divided into five groups:
-
+
Transport buttons
Session Navigation controls
Fader modes
@@ -74,25 +76,26 @@
Transport Buttons
-
+
-
-
Stop Stops the transport. Press twice to return
- to session start.
-
Loop Toggles loop playback. A loop-range needs to be
- defined in the session for looping to be engaged.
-
Play/Pause Roll/Stop the transport (note that Ardour
- has no "pause" mode: Pause is equivalent to stop). During vari-speed
+
+
Stop: Stops the transport. Press twice to return to
+ session start.
+
Loop: Toggles loop playback. A loop-range needs to
+ be defined in the session for looping to be engaged.
+
Play/Pause: Roll/Stop the transport (note that
+ Ardour has no "pause" mode: Pause is equivalent to stop). During vari-speed
playback, pressing "play" resets to 100% forward speed.
-
Rewind Rewind, roll backwards. Successive presses or
- holding the button incrementally changes the speed.
-
Fast Forward Roll forward. Successive presses or
+
Rewind: Rewind, roll backwards. Successive presses
+ or holding the button incrementally changes the speed.
+
Fast Forward: Roll forward. Successive presses or
holding the button accumulate speed.
- Pressing (Rewind and Fast Forward) simultaneously stop playback and
- returns the playhead to zero.
-
Record Toggles the global record enable setting.
+ Pressing (Rewind and Fast Forward) simultaneously
+ stops playback and returns the playhead to zero.
+
Record: Toggles the global record enable
+ setting.
@@ -100,45 +103,88 @@
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 Prev/Next button select the previous or next track or bus (if no track is selected, next selects the first, prev the last). Pressing the encoder moves the most recently selected channel into view. 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 1 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 tracks 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.
-
Scroll The encoder scrolls the timeline (hold 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 1 track left/right.
-
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.
-
Bank Encoder and navigation buttons scroll through channels in banks of eight. Pressing the encoder scrolls the selected channel 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.
+
+
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 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 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)
+ 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).
+
Scroll: The encoder scrolls the timeline (hold
+ 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
+ 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.
+
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.
- 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.
+ 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: