good stuff thanks On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 1:59:26 PM UTC-6, Kevin Reeves wrote: > > Hey folks. I saw the release info for the fader port 8 come through via > Pro Tools expert and I wanted to pass on some important information to the > list. > What sets this controller apart from others is the extensive HUI > integration. > If you look at the Behringer forums for their x touch, you’ll see a bunch > of Pro Tools users complaining that certain features don’t work as > advertised. In response, Behringer passes the buck saying that it’s the > limitations of HUI. > We all know that HUI is quite limited in scope compared to the command 8 > and eucon protocols. > With that said, judging by the information I’m pasting below, when > manufacturers choose to take the time to fully integrate HUI, the results > can be staggering. > Because of this, I’m definitely choosing this as my control surface and > will be grabbing one soon. > > Here come the details. > > > The HUI implementation is quite comprehensive for Pro Tools users, in fact > Dominic at PreSonus helpfully created this information for me: > > *Faderport 8 and ProTools (HUI) Workflows Fader Assignment modes:* > > - Track - Faders control Volume automation: Select will select a > channel > - Edit Plugins - Enter “Edit Plugins” mode: *See section at the bottom* > - Sends - Enter “Send” control mode: *See section at the bottom* > - Pan - Pan control flipped to faders: By default will control left > pan of any dual pan channels: Press Shift and Pan will be assigned to > right > Pan in ProTools (Dual Panning) > > *Modifiers* > > Shift - The only modifier which is local to the FP8 itself. This will not > function as a DAW modifier. > > *Modes* > > - Channel - Scroll by channel > - Zoom - Horizontal Zoom with big encoder or "Prev" and "Next" buttons > - Scroll - 1st Press = Audio Scrub, 2nd Press = Faster Audio Scrub > - Bank - Bank by 8 channels > - Master - Assign Master Fader to big encoder knob (not working) > - Click – Turns click on and off (on our test model Pro Tools must be > the app in focus for this to work) > - Section - No Function > - Marker - Engage Marker mode; Press big encoder knob to drop a > marker. Marker Menu opens, press again to dismiss. "Prev" and "Next" > buttons > > *Automation Modes (All work as labelled)* > > Latch Trim Off Touch Write Read > > *Edit and User Modes* > > - Save - Save > - Redo - Redo (but currently does Undo as a bug) > - Undo - Undo > - User 1 - Arrangement > - User 2 - Mixer > - User 3 - Transport > > *Function Buttons* > > - F1 - Clears Clip and Peak Holds > - F2 - NA > - F3 - NA > - F4 - NA > - F5 - NA > - F6 - NA > - F7 - NA > - F8 - Toggle between Smart Tools > > *Transport Controls (Work as labeled)* > > - Play/Pause - Toggle Play/Stop of Transport > - Stop - Stop Transport > - Record - Record Ready; Press along with Play to engage Record mode > - Rew - Single press advance by Bar, Second, Frame, Base Samplerate > (e.g. 44100) > - Press and Hold to advance by finer increments > - Fwd - Same as Rewind > - Return to Zero ( REW +FWD) - Return to Zero > > *Channel Controls* > > - Solo - Solo > - Mute - Mute > - Solo Clear - Solo clear (8 currently focused channels) > - Mute Clear - Mute clear (8 currently focused channels) > - Record Arm - Enable Record arm mode; Press channel select buttons to > engage record arm per track > - Record Arm All - Record Arm all tracks in session > - Bypass - Bypass a plugin in Edit Plugins mode > - Macro - Compare plugin settings in Edit Plugins mode > - Link - Used in Edit Plugins mode to enter "Assign Plugins" mode; can > select plugins to instantiate on channel slot using the fader and "Select" > button to commit. > - All - (Shift Bypass) NA > - Open - NA > - Lock - NA > > *Sends* > > - Press "Sends" button to enter Sends mode > - Sends slots A - E will be listed in the Scribble strips (This is > the most HUI supports) > - Press the "Select" button of the lettered Send slot you want > to adjust > - Use Fader to adjust the Send level per channel > - Pan/Param knob will adjust Send Slot for the currently > selected channel > - Pressing Track will exit from this mode > - Pressing "Select" button assigned to "ESC" will exit from > Sends mode. > > *Edit Plugins* > > - F5 switches between "Velocity Sensitive" and "Fixed" modes > - "Velocity Sensitive" means parameter selection is based on how > fast you move the fader in Plugin Edit mode > - "Fixed" mode means you can scroll through the entire range of a > parameter. > - Press "Edit Plugins" button > - Faders 1 - 4 are now assigned to control parameters of focused > plugin > - Select buttons 1 - 4 are assigned to button switches in focused > plugin > - Pan/Param knob switches paging of 4 fader assignments to all > parameters of a plugin. > - Scribble strip shows the parameter assigned to fader and above > that to the "Select" button if applicable. > - "Link" button is the "Assign Plugins" button > - Inserts 1 - 4 are shown for the currently selected channel > - Pan/Param knob pages to Inserts 5 - 8 > - If plugin is not focused user will see "Press Insert Select of > channel" message > - Press "Shift" and all "Select" buttons turn yellow. > - Press the yellow "Select" buttons to enable "Insert Switch" of > a channel. You will see the name of the channel after pressing the > yellow > "Select" button. You can also bank/scroll channels to any channel in > mix. > - Press "Shift" again to exit "Insert Switch" selection and > return to the Insert view of the channel that was selected in > "Insert > Switch" mode > - If a plugin is assigned to an insert slot, press the Teal > coloured "Select" button of the insert you want to edit. > - If a plugin slot is empty, move the fader for that insert slot to > scroll through the list of available plugins to assign. > - Press the "Select" button when selection of plugin is chosen to > commit and assign the plugin to that insert slot > - Red "Bypass" button "bypasses" focused plugin > - Red "Macro" button "compares" plugin changes > > [image: Faderport-8-Review 2] > Summary > > The Faderport 8 works as expected (even this pre-release version) > performed well. The HUI integration is comprehensive and should meet the > needs of most users. The Faderport 8 can be used both in tracking, with > options to arm tracks, set the click etc. as well as in mixing with all the > features needed including all automation options such as Write, Latch, > Touch etc. > > The faders are as quiet as any I've heard on other units and in fact a > seem a lot less noisy than the rattle of some I recall on units like my old > Digi 002 and Command 8. > > You can move between fader channels by channel or bank them in sets of 8 > if you wish. Some have asked about the inclusion of a Master Fader and for > those using it with DAWs other than Studio One, the Master fader is > allocated just like any other channel. > >
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