User Manual

Volume Automation and Pan on Artist Series Controllers
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• The track selection buttons on your Artist Series controller allow you to select and deselect
tracks in the Timeline. Selecting tracks in the Timeline or in the Audio Mixer tool updates
the track selection display in your Artist Series controller.
• You can solo and mute tracks on your Artist Series controller to isolate tracks as you monitor
the audio playback. Using the solo and mute buttons on your Artist Series controller
automatically updates the display in the Track Control panel and the Audio Mixer tool in
your Avid editing application. You can use these buttons during playback.
Some commands only apply to specific windows in your Avid editing application. You might
need to click the appropriate window — for example, the Timeline — before you can perform a
specific function. For more information on moving through footage, see the documentation that
came with your Artist Series controller.
Volume Automation and Pan on Artist Series
Controllers
Some Artist Series controllers provide fader strips, each with a touch-sensitive fader, that control
audio tracks for recording gain. Faders control assigned tracks and reflect changes made in the
audio track properties, such as volume automation. Some Artist Series controllers also provide
pan soft knobs that control audio tracks for recording pan automation. Pan soft knobs control
assigned tracks and reflect changes made in the audio track pan values.
You can use the features available in the Audio Mixer tool to group faders on the Artist Series
controller. When the faders for two or more tracks are grouped, the fader sends identical volume
or pan messages for the tracks when you move one fader. This can be useful when you want to
adjust audio on multiple tracks.
For information on grouping faders, see “Adjusting Clip Volume and Pan for Audio Tracks” on
page 798.
Some Artist Series controllers include an On key, which indicates that a specified track is
unmuted. Deselecting the On key mutes the track and changes the Mute button in your Avid
editing application to orange for the specified track.
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A second On button is located next to the faders on Artist Mix controllers. This button currently
is not used.
You can also use the Bank and Nudge keys available on some Artist Series controllers to change
the track assignments of the faders on the controller if the number of tracks you want to automate
gain or pan on exceeds the number of faders on the controller. The Bank button changes track