User Manual

CUSTOM CONSOLES
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Moving or removing control items
After you have selected control items as described
in the previous section, you can drag them
anywhere in the console window. You can also
remove them from the console by hitting the delete
key, by choosing Erase from the Edit menu, or by
choosing Delete control in the console mini-menu.
Duplicating a control item
To du pl ic ate a cont rol it em :
1 Select the control item.
See “Selecting control items” on page 695.
2 Choose “Duplicate” from the Console
mini-menu.
Changing the parameters of a control item
To change the source, target, grouping, and other
parameters for a control item, open the Control
Assignment dialog as described in “Opening the
Control Assignment window” on page 691.
Moving or resizing a control item
To move or resize a control item, you need to be in
edit mode. To enter edit mode, click “Edit Console”
under the mini-menu so that it becomes checked.
When you are in edit mode, you can only edit
control items. You cannot use them, i.e. you cannot
slide a slider, turn a knob, press a button, etc. To
use the control items again, unhighlight the edit
mode button.
As a shortcut, you can enter edit mode temporarily
by holding down the Command/Ctrl key (instead
of enabling “Edit Console”) as you click the control
item. Doing so allows you to move it or resize it
without enabling “Edit Console” under the mini-
menu.
CONTROLLING KNOBS AND SLIDERS
The following sections explain how to control
sliders and knobs.
Controlling a slider or knob with the mouse
Try moving the slider with the following actions to
familiarize yourself with them.
To turn a knob, simply click on it and drag
horizontally or vertically.
Controlling a knob or slider with a mod or pitch
bend wheel
After you have made the source assignment as
described in “Making the source assignment” on
page 692, click the slider or knob name to highlight
it and move the mod wheel. You will see the slider
respond as you move the wheel.
☛ If the “Only follow source when selected”
option is unchecked (in the Control Assignment
window for the knob or slider), it is not necessary
to select the control item. See “Only follow source
when selected” on page 692.
When a slider or knob is being controlled
externally, data from the external source is
exclusive to the slider; that is, the data is used solely
to control the slider and will not be accidentally
recorded into another track.
Remapping data on the fly
External control is a very powerful feature because
it allows you to reassign continuous data in real
time as you move the controller. For example, a
Click the +/-
buttons to move
the slider by one.
Drag the handles to
change the slider’s value
smoothly.
Click anywhere on the
bar to snap the slider to
that position.
Press the +/-
buttons to move the
slider smoothly.
Click the slider value
and type a new value