Update Faderport8 manual (new features)

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track's panner supports it). <kbd>Mute</kbd> and <kbd>Solo</kbd> affect the
respective mixer-strip.</li>
<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
Plugins</kbd> button to view all available plugin-inserts on a strip. If
no plugins are available, <kbd>Edit Plugins</kbd> will not engage and the
FP8 automatically switches back to Track-mode. Use the <kbd>Select</kbd>
buttons under the scribble strip to pick a plugin to edit. The faders and
<kbd>Select</kbd> buttons will respectively control the parameters and toggles
of the selected plugin. Press the <kbd>Edit Plugins</kbd> 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.</li>
motorized faders will control the parameter settings of a given
plugin-insert.<br/>
Press the <kbd>Edit Plugins</kbd> button to view all available
plugin-inserts on a strip. If no plugins are available, <kbd>Edit
Plugins</kbd> will not engage and the FP8 automatically switches back to
Track-mode.<br/>
<strong>Select Plugin Mode</strong>:
Use the <kbd>Select</kbd> buttons under the scribble strip to pick a plugin
to edit.<br/>
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
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.
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</ol>
<p>
<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>
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session.</li>
<li><kbd class="def">Mute Clear</kbd>: Unmute all mixer-strips in the
session.</li>
<li><kbd class="def">Bypass</kbd>: A/B bypass toggle any plugins on all
selected mixer-strips.</li>
<li><kbd class="def">Bypass</kbd>: The behavior depends on the edit-mode:
<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
All</strong>: currently the same as "Bypass".</li>
All</strong>: A/B bypass toggle any plugins on all selected mixer-strips.</li>
</ul>
<p>
The labels of the following buttons have no direct corresponding action in
Ardour and are currently mapped to convenient functions:
</p>
<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>:
Show the Import Audio Dialog.</li>
<li><kbd class="def">Link</kbd>: Switch to the Mixer Window.</li>
Show the Import Audio Dialog or toggle the currently edited Plugin GUI.</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>:
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>
<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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