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<section id="sn-frontier-design-tranzport">
<title>Using a Frontier Design Tranzport</title>
<section id="tranzport-configuration">
<title>Enabling a Tranzport</title>
<para>
Ardour 2.0 can currently use a single Tranzport controller. Ensure
that the device is plugged into a functional USB port. On Linux you
will need to <link linkend="sn-configuring-usb-device-access">take
steps</link> to ensure that non-administrative users can access the
device. Note that this feature is <emphasis>not</emphasis> available
in Ardour 0.99.x.
</para>
<para>
In the Options menu, navigate into the Control Surfaces submenu. Click
on the "Tranzport" option to enable use of the control surface within
Ardour. To disable it, click on this item a second time.
</para>
</section>
<section id="tranzport-buttons-and-wheel-functions">
<title>Tranzport Buttons and Datawheel functions</title>
<table id="tbl-tranzport-functions">
<title>Tranzport Functions</title>
<tgroup cols = "3">
<colspec colnum="1" colname = "Key Binding" colwidth = "1"/>
<colspec colnum="2" colname="Action" colwidth= "2"/>
<thead>
<row>
<entry>
Key
</entry>
<entry>
Normal Click
</entry>
<entry>
Shift Click
</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>
<para>
REW
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Rewind
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Go to start
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<para>
FFWD
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Fast forward
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Go to end
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<para>
STOP
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Stop
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Enter *
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<para>
PLAY
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Play
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Save
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<para>
RECORD
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Record
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para></para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry></entry>
<entry></entry>
<entry></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<para>
PREV
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Go to previous marker
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Zoom full
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<para>
ADD
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Add marker at current location
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para></para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<para>
NEXT
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Go to next marker
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Select normal, scrub or shuttle mode
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry></entry>
<entry></entry>
<entry></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<para>
IN
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para></para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Zoom In
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<para>
OUT
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para></para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Zoom Out
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<para>
PUNCH
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para></para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para></para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<para>
LOOP
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para></para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Select gain/pan/master level mode
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry></entry>
<entry></entry>
<entry></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<para>
&lt; TRACK
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Previous track
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para></para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<para>
TRACK &gt;
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Next track
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para></para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<para>
REC
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Toggle track's record enable on/off
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Clear all track record arming
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<para>
MUTE
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Toggle track's mute status on/off
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Clear all mutes
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<para>
SOLO
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Toggle track's solo status on/off
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Clear all solos
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<para>
UNDO
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Undo
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
Redo
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry></entry>
<entry></entry>
<entry></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<para>
DATA WHEEL
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
scroll timeline, scrub or shuttle
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>
adjust track gain, track pan or master gain
</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry></entry>
<entry></entry>
<entry></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<para>
FOOTSWITCH
</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para></para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para></para>
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</section>
<section id="tranzport-normal-scrub-shuttle-modes">
<title>Normal, Scrub and Shuttle Modes</title>
<para>
In Ardour, the Tranzport in has 3 different modes of operation termed
"timeline", "scrub" and "shuttle".
</para>
<variablelist>
<title>Tranzport Modes of Operation</title>
<varlistentry>
<term>Timeline</term>
<listitem>
<para>
the data wheel scrolls the timeline in the editor window back
and forth.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Scrub</term>
<listitem>
<para>
the data wheel is used to scrub audio data back and forth.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Shuttle</term>
<listitem>
<para>
the data wheel is used to control varispeed playback. Turning
the data wheel clockwise increases the playback speed in a
forward direction. Counter-clockwise decreases the speed and
will reverse playback. Shuttle mode as several important
features:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
While in Shuttle mode the actual playback speed will be
displayed in the top right corner of the LCD as a
percentage of real-time, ie. +100% is normal playback
speed.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Press STOP to automatically set the Shuttle speed to 0%.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Press PLAY to automatically set the Shuttle speed to
+100%.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Press and hold SHIFT to momentarily toggle the TranzPort
into Scrub mode. Releasing the SHIFT button will return to
Shuttle mode at 0% speed. This combination of functions is
very useful for quickly moving through an audio track and
accurately locating points hit points.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Pressing ADD will drop a marker at the current location
and exit Shuttle mode
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</section>
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