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track's panner supports it). <kbd>Mute</kbd> and <kbd>Solo</kbd> affect the track's panner supports it). <kbd>Mute</kbd> and <kbd>Solo</kbd> affect the
respective mixer-strip.</li> respective mixer-strip.</li>
<li><kbd class="def">Edit Plugins</kbd>: When Edit Plug-ins mode is active, the <li><kbd class="def">Edit Plugins</kbd>: When Edit Plug-ins mode is active, the
motorized faders will control the parameter settings. Press the <kbd>Edit motorized faders will control the parameter settings of a given
Plugins</kbd> button to view all available plugin-inserts on a strip. If plugin-insert.<br/>
no plugins are available, <kbd>Edit Plugins</kbd> will not engage and the Press the <kbd>Edit Plugins</kbd> button to view all available
FP8 automatically switches back to Track-mode. Use the <kbd>Select</kbd> plugin-inserts on a strip. If no plugins are available, <kbd>Edit
buttons under the scribble strip to pick a plugin to edit. The faders and Plugins</kbd> will not engage and the FP8 automatically switches back to
<kbd>Select</kbd> buttons will respectively control the parameters and toggles Track-mode.<br/>
of the selected plugin. Press the <kbd>Edit Plugins</kbd> button again to return <strong>Select Plugin Mode</strong>:
to the insert select view. (Once a plugin has been selected, it stays in edit Use the <kbd>Select</kbd> buttons under the scribble strip to pick a plugin
mode regardless of selection). If there are more than eight, the Pan/Param to edit.<br/>
encoder allows to scroll through available control-parameters.</li> The <kbd>Select</kbd> button color indicates the bypass/enable state of
the plugin (red: bypassed, green: enabled). Use <kbd>Shift</kbd> +
<kbd>Select</kbd> to toggle the bypass state.<br/>
Selecting a plugin enters <strong>Parameter Edit Mode</strong>: The faders
and the <kbd>Select</kbd> 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 <kbd>Shift</kbd> to bank by 8).<br/>
Pressing the Pan/Param encoder switches to the <strong>plugin-preset
display</strong>: Plugin preset names are displayed on the
scribble-displays, the <kbd>Select</kbd> 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 <kbd>Shift</kbd> to bank by 8). The <kbd>Select</kbd> 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.<br/>
In Edit Mode, the "Open" (<kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Macro</kbd>) allows to
toggle the Plugin GUI visibility.<br/>
Press the <kbd>Edit Plugins</kbd> button again to return to the Select
Plugin Mode.
</li>
<li><kbd class="def">Sends</kbd>: In Sends mode, each of the faders is mapped <li><kbd class="def">Sends</kbd>: 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 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. eight sends on a given track, the Pan/Param encoder can scroll through them.
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</ol> </ol>
<p> <p>
<kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Track</kbd> toggles timecode display on/off (middle <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Track</kbd> 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).
</p> </p>
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session.</li> session.</li>
<li><kbd class="def">Mute Clear</kbd>: Unmute all mixer-strips in the <li><kbd class="def">Mute Clear</kbd>: Unmute all mixer-strips in the
session.</li> session.</li>
<li><kbd class="def">Bypass</kbd>: A/B bypass toggle any plugins on all <li><kbd class="def">Bypass</kbd>: The behavior depends on the edit-mode:
selected mixer-strips.</li> <ul class="inside">
<li><strong>Track + Pan Mode</strong>: A/B bypass toggle any plugins on
all selected mixer-strips.</li>
<li><strong>Edit Plugin Parameter</strong>: 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).</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd class="def">Bypass</kbd> <strong>Bypass <li><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd class="def">Bypass</kbd> <strong>Bypass
All</strong>: currently the same as "Bypass".</li> All</strong>: A/B bypass toggle any plugins on all selected mixer-strips.</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p> <p>
The labels of the following buttons have no direct corresponding action in The labels of the following buttons have no direct corresponding action in
Ardour and are currently mapped to convenient functions: Ardour and are currently mapped to convenient functions:
</p> </p>
<ul class="inside"> <ul class="inside">
<li><kbd class="def">Macro</kbd>: Show the Editor Window.</li> <li><kbd class="def">Macro</kbd>: Toggle Editor and Mixer Tabs.</li>
<li><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd class="def">Macro</kbd> <strong>Open</strong>: <li><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd class="def">Macro</kbd> <strong>Open</strong>:
Show the Import Audio Dialog.</li> Show the Import Audio Dialog or toggle the currently edited Plugin GUI.</li>
<li><kbd class="def">Link</kbd>: Switch to the Mixer Window.</li> <li><kbd class="def">Link</kbd>: Activate Control-Link Mode (only available in
Track and Pan Fader modes).<br/>
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.<br/>
Pressing the Pan/Param encoder resets the control-parameter to the default
value.<br/>
The buttons color is used to indicate the link-state:
<ul class="inside">
<li><strong>orange</strong>: Link is enabled, but the mouse-cursor is not
over an element which can be controlled</li>
<li><strong>yellow</strong>: Link is enabled, and the cursor is hovering
over a controllable element</li>
<li><strong>green</strong>: Link is locked to a given element (see
below)</li>
<li><strong>turquoise</strong>: Link lock is possible (when pressing
<kbd>Shift</kbd> while link-mode is enabled)</li>
<li><strong>red</strong>: Link-lock is not possible (only when pressing
<kbd>Shift</kbd> while link-mode is enabled without a valid element to
control</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd class="def">Link</kbd> <strong>Lock</strong>: <li><kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd class="def">Link</kbd> <strong>Lock</strong>:
Lock the GUI (alike Session &gt; Lock) to prevent accidental changes.</li> 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.<br/>
If Link-mode is not enabled, Lock, locks the GUI (alike Session &gt; Lock)
to prevent accidental changes.</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>
Link and Link-Lock mode will automatically terminate when entering
<kbd>Sends</kbd> or <kbd>Edit Plugins</kbd> mode.
</p>
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