User Manual

Recording Volume Automation and Pan with Artist Series Controllers
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assignments by the number of available faders — for example, shifting assignments from tracks
1 – 8 to tracks 9 – 16. The Nudge button changes track assignments by one track — for example,
shifting assignments from tracks 1 – 8 to tracks 2 – 9.
Artist Mix provides buttons and indicator lights mapped to standard audio editing functions:
Once you record your gain or pan automation, you can use the Artist Mix or the Artist Control to
modify gain or pan values on any audio keyframe selected in the Timeline.
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You can disable the faders on your controller by pressing the Shift button and then pressing the
Solo button on the left of the control surface. You might find this useful when you do not need to
use the faders and you switch between the Source and Record monitors or the Source and Record
views in the Timeline. To enable the faders, press the Shift button and the Solo button again.
Recording Volume Automation and Pan with Artist
Series Controllers
If you record your automation in unlatched mode, releasing the fader returns the gain or pan
values to the original values of the audio in your sequence. For information on enabling latch
mode, see “Using the Latch Mode Feature on Artist Series Controllers” on page 909.
To record volume automation and pan information using an Artist Series controller:
1. Select Tools > Audio Mixer.
The Audio Mixer tool opens.
2. (Optional) Click the Audio Mixer mode button and cycle through the Audio Mixer mode
settings to the mode you want to select.
Button Function
SEL Controls and indicates pan recording.
SOLO Controls and indicates when a track is set to solo.
ON Controls and indicates when a track is unmuted or muted. The indicator is on
when the track is not muted.
REC N Controls and indicates volume automation recording. The track display
indicates the automation state by either an R (Read) or a W (Write).
Shift + REC/AUTO Controls and indicates automation mode. Latch mode (the default) is
indicated by an unlit LED button; touch mode is indicated by a lit LED.
SEL Y Controls and indicates if a track is selected or deselected.