User Manual

CUSTOM CONSOLES
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To do so, drag a slider (or knob) from the Edit
palette to the Control Item area. The Control
Assignment dialog appears. Select the desired
settings and click OK.
3 Now drag an Increment button from the Edit
palette to the Control Item area (or hold option
while dragging to create a Decrement button).
Drag it directly on top of the slider.
Don’t worry about the exact placement of the
arrow yet. You can take care of that after you have
inserted it. Control the size of the arrow with the
size of the box that you drag out. Below, an
increment arrow is being inserted by dragging to
the right. Notice that the cross-hair was initially
clicked on top of the slider.
4 Adjust the size and placement of the button as
needed.
Use the Align command in the mini-menu to
automatically align the button with the slider.
5 To use the button, disable Edit mode and click
the increment (or decrement) button.
Adding a value box to a slider, knob, or button
A value box displays the current value of the slider,
knob, or button, and it will update continuously as
you move the slider or knob.
If you want, you can add a value box to a button.
However, buttons can only send up to two values,
so a value box might not be useful since it will only
display two different values. (On the other hand,
you might have a situation in which it would be
useful, so that’s why we mentioned it.)
To add a value box:
1 (Optional) Select “Snap to Grid” from the
Console window mini-menu to check it.
Doing so causes the value box to be lined up with
the slider or knob. Otherwise, you may need to
manually adjust the position of the value box to
line it up with the slider. The value box doesn’t have
to be lined up, however; it will be connected to the
slider no matter where you place it.
2 Drag a slider, knob, or button from the Edit
palette to the Control Item area. The Control
Assignment dialog appears. Select the desired
settings and click OK.
3 Drag a value box from the Edit palette to the
Control Item area, on top of the item to which you
wish to add the value box. If grid snapping is
enabled, click in the corner to line up the value box
with the knob or slider.
4 After the value box has been inserted, you can
adjust its size and placement.
Using value boxes
You can enter a value into a value box just like any
text boxes in Digital Performer, including just
dragging up or down on the value box.
Labelling a slider, knob, or button
Often you will want to label the sliders, knobs, and
buttons that you create. If you didn’t set the name
when you first created the control item, set it as
follows:
1 Click the border of the control item to select it.
After a button has been
inserted, you can adjust the size
and placement by dragging the
button and its size handle. Use
the Align command in the mini-
menu to quickly line things up.