From 073e0b38c55d7349d55c15960887d9ae2a36d67e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robin Gareus Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2017 01:44:09 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update Faderport8 manual (new features) --- include/using-the-presonus-faderport8.html | 94 +++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 76 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/using-the-presonus-faderport8.html b/include/using-the-presonus-faderport8.html index d84df766..cf0a04d6 100644 --- a/include/using-the-presonus-faderport8.html +++ b/include/using-the-presonus-faderport8.html @@ -206,16 +206,39 @@ 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).
    + 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 8). 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 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. @@ -227,7 +250,8 @@

    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).

    @@ -377,21 +401,55 @@ session.
  • Mute Clear: Unmute all mixer-strips in the session.
    • -
  • Bypass: A/B bypass toggle any plugins on all - selected mixer-strips.
    • +
  • Bypass: The behavior depends on the edit-mode: + +
  • 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:

    +

    +Link and Link-Lock mode will automatically terminate when entering +Sends or Edit Plugins mode. +