User guide

938 Chapter 38 Working in the Environment
Faders
Faders are used to send MIDI events by clicking or click-dragging on them. Faders
come in different forms (knobs, sliders, numerical, and buttons). Fader objects respond
to incoming MIDI events.
To create a new fader:
m Choose New > Fader.
A sub-menu appears, where you may select the style of fader you want. There’s also a
sub-menu at the bottom named Special, used to select various special fader types
(cable switcher, meta-fader, and so on).
The style of a fader determines its onscreen appearance (slider, knob, menu, numerical),
and how it responds to the mouse (click and drag, double-click and type a number,
click, and select from a menu).
The auto style fader—the default style if you create a fader with a key command—
changes styles as you alter its shape and size.
The type of fader determines what events the fader sends out and responds to. In two
cases, however, the fader doesn’t send out events at all:
 The cable switcher routes events to its different outputs. Clicking on a cable switcher
object makes it step sequentially through the outputs.
 The alias assigner changes the references (to an original, or parent object) of fader
aliases.
In general, a fader’s style is completely independent of its type. A cable switcher can
look like a button, a knob can send out MIDI or meta or SysEx events, and so on. The
one exception is the vector style fader—these behave in a special way, by sending out
two (or four, in special cases) messages at a time, depending on the mouse location
within their 2-dimensional, vector window.
Don’t worry about selecting the wrong fader style or type from the New menu—you
have complete control of a fader’s style and type via the Object Parameter box.
Horizontal fader
Knob
ButtonVertical fader