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<p>
Since version 4.5, Ardour has had full support for the Presonus
Faderport. This is a compact control surface featuring a single
Ardour has full support for the Presonus Faderport controller.
This is a compact control surface featuring a single
motorized fader, a single knob (encoder) and 24 buttons with fixed
labels. It is a relatively low-cost device that functions very well
to control a single (selected) track or bus, along with a variety of
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</p>
<h2>Using the Faderport</h2>
<p>
The Faderport's controls can be divided into three groups:
<ol>
<li>Global controls such as the transport buttons</li>
<li>Controls which change the settings for particular track or
bus</li>
<li>Controls which alter which track or bus is modified by the
per-track/bus controls.</li>
</ol>
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</p>
<h3>Transport Buttons</h3>
<p>
The transport buttons all work as you would expect.
</p>
<table class="dl">
<tr><th>Rewind</th>
<td>
<p>
When pressed on its own, starts the transport moving backwards. Successive presses
speed up the "rewind" behaviour.
When pressed on its own, starts the transport moving backwards.
Successive presses speed up the "rewind" behaviour.
</p>
<p>
If pressed while also holding the Stop button, the playhead will
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<tr><th>Fast Forward</th>
<td>
<p>
When pressed on its own, starts the transport moving faster than normal. Successive presses
speed up the "fast forward" behaviour.
When pressed on its own, starts the transport moving faster than normal.
Successive presses speed up the "fast forward" behaviour.
</p>
<p>
If pressed while also holding the Shift button, the playhead
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<td>Toggles the global record enable setting
</td></tr>
</table>
</p>
<h3>Other Global Controls</h3>
<p>
The Mix, Proj, Trns buttons do not obviously correspond any
The <kbd class="button">Mix</kbd>, <kbd class="button">Proj</kbd>,
<kbd class="button">Trns</kbd> buttons do not obviously correspond to any
particular functions or operations in Ardour. We have therefore
allowed users to choose from a carefully curated set of possible
actions that seem related to the button labels in some clear
way. This can be done via the Faderport configuration dialog
accessed via <code>Preferences &gt; Control Surfaces</code>. Each
accessed via <code>Preferences&nbsp;&gt; Control Surfaces</code>. Each
button has 3 possible actions associated with it:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Plain Press: action to be taken when the button is pressed on
its own.</li>
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<li>Long Press: action to be taken when the button is pressed on
its own and held down for more than 0.5 seconds.</li>
</ul>
<p>
Click on the relevant drop-down selector to pick an action as you
prefer.
</p>
<p>
The User button also has no obvious mapping to specific Ardour
functionality, so we allow users to choose from <em>any</em>
possible GUI action. The menu for selecting the action is somewhat
confusing and it can be hard to find what you're looking
for. However, all possible actions are there, so keep looking!
<p>
</p>
<table class="dl">
<tr><th>Mix</th>
<td>
<p>
Possible actions include:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Toggle Editor &amp; Mixer visibility</li>
<li>Show/Hide the Editor mixer strip</li>
</ul>
</p>
</td></tr>
<tr><th>Proj</th>
<td>
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</p>
</td></tr>
</table>
</p>
<h3>Per-track Controls</h3>
<p>
<table class="dl">
<tr><th>Mute</th>
<tr>
<th>Mute</th>
<td>
This toggles the mute setting of the currently controlled
track/bus. The button will be lit if the track/bus is muted.
</td></tr>
<tr><th>Solo</th>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Solo</th>
<td>
This toggles the solo (or listen) setting of the currently
controlled track/bus. The button will be lit if the track/bus is
soloed (or set to listen mode).
</td></tr>
<tr><th>Rec</th>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Rec</th>
<td>
This toggles the record-enabled setting of the currently
controlled track/bus. The button will be lit if the track is
record-enabled. This button will do nothing if the Faderport is
controlling a bus.
</td></tr>
<tr><th>Fader</th>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Fader</th>
<td>
The fader controls the gain applied to the currently controlled
track/bus. If the Faderport is powered, changing the gain in
Ardour's GUI or via another control surface, or via automation,
will result in the fader moving under its own control.
</td></tr>
<tr><th>Knob/Dial/Encoder</th>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Knob/Dial/Encoder</th>
<td>
<p>
The knob controls 1 or 2 pan settings for the current
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in order to modify the input gain for the currently controlled
track.
</p>
</td></tr>
<tr><th>Read</th>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Read</th>
<td>
Enables playback/use of fader automation data by the controlled track/bus.
</td></tr>
<tr><th>Write</th>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Write</th>
<td>
Puts the fader for the controlled track/bus into automation
write mode. While the transport is rolling, all fader changes
will be recorded to the fader automation lane for the relevant track/bus.
</td></tr>
<tr><th>Touch</th>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Touch</th>
<td>
Puts the fader for the controlled track/bus into automation
touch mode. While the transport is rolling, touching the fader
will initiate recording all fader changes until the fader is
released. When the fader is not being touched, existing
automation data will be played/used to control the gain level.
</td></tr>
<tr><th>Off</th>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Off</th>
<td>
This disables all automation modes for the currently controlled
track/bus. Existing automation data will be left unmodified by
any fader changes, and will not be used for controlling gain.
</td></tr>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</p>
<h3>Track Selection Controls</h3>
<p>
You can manually change the track/bus controlled by the Faderport by
changing the selected track in Ardour's editor window. If you select
more than 1 track, the Faderport will control the first selected
track and <em>only</em> that track/bus.
</p>
<p>
<table class="dl">
<tr><th>Left (arrow)</th>
<tr>
<th>Left (arrow)</th>
<td>
This causes the Ardour GUI to select the previous track/bus
(using the current visual order in the editor window), which
will in turn cause the Faderport to control that track. If there
is no previous track/bus, the selected track/bus is left
unchanged, and the Faderport continues to control it.
</td></tr>
<tr><th>Right (arrow)</th>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Right (arrow)</th>
<td>
This causes the Ardour GUI to select the next track/bus
(using the current visual order in the editor window), which
will in turn cause the Faderport to control that track. If there
is no next track/bus, the selected track/bus is left
unchanged, and the Faderport continues to control it.
</td></tr>
<tr><th>Output</th>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Output</th>
<td>
<p>
Pressing the Output button causes the Faderport to control
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where it is no longer apparent what is being controlled and
what will happen if you try to change it.
</p>
</td></tr>
<tr><th>Bank</th>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Bank</th>
<td>
The "Bank" button is currently not used by Ardour
</td></tr>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</p>

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<p>
Since version 5.8-290, Ardour supports for the
<a href="https://www.presonus.com/products/FaderPort-8" rel="external">Presonus
FaderPort&trade; 8</a>.
</p>
<p>
The FaderPort&trade; 8 is a production control surface with 8 touch-sensitive,
motorized faders, monochromatic digital scribble strips and more than 60 buttons
with fixed labels.
Ardour supports a variety of controllers in the <a
href="https://www.presonus.com/products/Controllers" rel="external">Presonus
FaderPort</a> product line. The documentation below is written with
FaderPort&trade;&nbsp;8 in mind. However, it equally applies to
FaderPort&nbsp;2 and FaderPort&nbsp;16 as the main difference between these
units is the amount of motorized faders. For the documentation on using 1st
generation FaderPort devices please refer to
<a href="@@using-the-presonus-faderport">this chapter</a> instead.
</p>
<h2>Connecting the FaderPort 8</h2>
<p>
The FaderPort 8 (FP8) comes with a USB socket on the back. Connect a
suitable USB cable from there to a USB port on your computer.
The FP8 will be automatically recognized by your operating
system, and will appear in any of the lists of possible MIDI ports
in both Ardour and other similar software.
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The following tables shows a condensed overview of the session-navigation modes:
</p>
<table>
<tr><th></th><th><kbd>Prev</kbd> / <kbd>Next</kbd></th><th>Encoder knob</th><th>Encoder Press</th></tr>
<tr><th>Channel</th><td>Select prev/next mixer-strip</td><td>Scroll Editor up/down</td><td>Bank to show selected strip on FP8</td></tr>
<tr><th>Master</th><td>Bank visible strips on FP8 by 1</td><td>Adjust master/monitor level</td><td>Reset master/monitor to 0dB</td></tr>
<tr><th>Zoom</th><td>Vertical zoom (editor track-height)</td><td>Horizontal timeline zoom (time)</td><td>Horizontal zoom to session</td></tr>
<tr><th>Scroll</th><td>Bank visible strips on FP8 by 1</td><td>Scroll the timeline (move playhead)</td><td>Horizontal zoom to session</td></tr>
<tr><th>Section</th><td>Nudge the selected region</td><td>Nudge the playhead</td><td> - </td></tr>
<tr><th>Bank</th><td>Bank visible strips on FP8 by 8</td><td>Bank visible strips on FP8 by 1</td><td>Bank to show selected strip on FP8</td></tr>
<tr><th>Marker</th><td>Move to prev/next marker</td><td>Scroll the timeline (move playhead)</td><td>Drop a new marker</td></tr>
<tr><th>Press and hold <kbd>Click</kbd></th><td> (mode dependent) </td><td>Adjust metronome Level </td><td>Reset metronome level to 0dBFS</td></tr>
<tr>
<th></th>
<th><kbd>Prev</kbd> / <kbd>Next</kbd></th>
<th>Encoder knob</th>
<th>Encoder Press</th></tr>
<tr>
<th>Channel</th>
<td>Select prev/next mixer-strip</td>
<td>Scroll Editor up/down</td>
<td>Bank to show selected strip on FP8</td></tr>
<tr>
<th>Master</th>
<td>Bank visible strips on FP8 by 1</td>
<td>Adjust master/monitor level</td>
<td>Reset master/monitor to 0dB</td></tr>
<tr>
<th>Zoom</th>
<td>Vertical zoom (editor track-height)</td>
<td>Horizontal timeline zoom (time)</td>
<td>Horizontal zoom to session</td></tr>
<tr>
<th>Scroll</th>
<td>Bank visible strips on FP8 by 1</td>
<td>Scroll the timeline (move playhead)</td>
<td>Horizontal zoom to session</td></tr>
<tr>
<th>Section</th>
<td>Nudge the selected region</td>
<td>Nudge the playhead</td>
<td> - </td></tr>
<tr>
<th>Bank</th>
<td>Bank visible strips on FP8 by 8</td>
<td>Bank visible strips on FP8 by 1</td>
<td>Bank to show selected strip on FP8</td></tr>
<tr>
<th>Marker</th>
<td>Move to prev/next marker</td>
<td>Scroll the timeline (move playhead)</td>
<td>Drop a new marker</td></tr>
<tr>
<th>Press and hold <kbd>Click</kbd></th>
<td> (mode dependent) </td>
<td>Adjust metronome Level </td>
<td>Reset metronome level to 0dBFS</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3 class="clear">Shift Button</h3>

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---
title: Using the PreSonus FaderPort 8
menu_title: PreSonus FaderPort 8
title: Using the PreSonus FaderPort 2/8/16
menu_title: PreSonus FaderPort 2/8/16
include: using-the-presonus-faderport8.html
link: using-the-presonus-faderport8
uri: using-control-surfaces/PreSonus_FaderPort8