From 450e6cc57afd30ead3342e484f00123d341f99d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Davis Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 14:37:59 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] flesh out faderport page --- .../05_Presonus_FaderPort.html | 95 ++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 93 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_manual/22_using-control-surfaces/05_Presonus_FaderPort.html b/_manual/22_using-control-surfaces/05_Presonus_FaderPort.html index e1daeae..bd4f70d 100644 --- a/_manual/22_using-control-surfaces/05_Presonus_FaderPort.html +++ b/_manual/22_using-control-surfaces/05_Presonus_FaderPort.html @@ -20,12 +20,44 @@ menu_title: Presonus Faderport behaviour with the device. This issue might get fixed by Presonus in the future.

+

+ Ardour uses the Faderport in what Presonus calls "native" mode. You + do not need to do anything to enable this - Ardour will set the + device to be in the correct mode. In native mode, the Faderport + sends and receives ordinary MIDI messages to/from the host, and the + host understands the intended meaning of these messages. We note + this detail to avoid speculation about whether Ardour supports the + device via the HUI protocol - it does not.

The Faderport 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.

- +

+ To connect the Faderport to Ardour, open the Preferences dialog, and + then click on "Control Surfaces". Click on the "Enable" button + in the line that says "Faderport" in order to activate Ardour's + Faderport support. Then double click on the line that says + "Faderport". A new dialog will open, containing (among other things) + two dropdown selectors that will allow you to identify the MIDI + ports where your Faderport is connected. +

+the Faderport configuration dialog +

+ Once you select the input and output port, Ardour will initialize + the Faderport and it will be ready to use. You only need do this + once: once these ports are connected and your session has been + saved, the connections will be made automatically in this and other + future sessions. +

+ You do not need to use the power supply that comes with the + Faderport but without it, the fader will not be motorized. This + makes the overall experience of using the Faderport much less + satisfactory, since the fader will not move when Ardour tells it + to, leading to very out-of-sync conditions between the physical + fader position and the "fader position" inside the program. +

+

Using the Faderport

The Faderport's controls can be divided into three groups: @@ -39,6 +71,12 @@ menu_title: Presonus Faderport per-track/bus controls.

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+ Because the Faderport has only a single set of per-track controls, + by default those controls operate on the first selected track or + bus. If there is no selected track or bus, the controls will do + nothing. +

Transport Buttons

@@ -78,7 +116,60 @@ menu_title: Presonus Faderport

Mix
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Proj
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Trns
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Undo/Redo
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Punch
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User
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Loop
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Per-track Controls

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Mute
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Solo
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Rec
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Fader
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Knob/Dial/Encoder
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Read
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Write
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Touch
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Off
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Track Selection Controls

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Left (arrow)
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Right (arrow)
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Output
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Bank
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+ The "Bank" button is currently not used by Ardour +
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