System information
12. From the Options menu, choose External Control to enable your controller.
You're ready to start using your controller.
n Turn each knob on your controller and notice that turning knob 1 adjusts the volume (trim)
of track 1, turning knob 2 adjusts the volume of track 2, and so on.
n Press the button that you assigned to scroll the channel bank down in step 7.
Turn each knob on your controller and notice that turning knob 1 now adjusts the volume
(trim) of track 9, turning knob 2 adjusts the volume of track 10, and so on.
n Press the button that you assigned to scroll the channel bank up in step 7 so you can control
tracks 1-8 again.
n Press the button that you assigned to toggle automation mode in step 10.
Select the Automation Settings button on each track to enable automation recording.
Start playback, and turn each knob on your controller, and notice that turning knob 1
records volume automation on track 1, turning knob 2 records automation on track 2, and
so on.
n Press the automation mode toggle button once more, and you can use the knobs to adjust
track trim levels again.
Using a Joystick for Panning, Adjusting Controls, and Color Cor-
rection
You can use a joystick to adjust faders, surround panning, and the color wheel controls in the color
corrector plug-ins.
If you're using a force-feedback joystick, force feedback adds a tactile element to your editing sessions.
The Joystick Profiles folder in the Vegas Pro program folder contains .ini files to provide button mapping
for several joysticks and instructions for creating or editing joystick mappings. These profiles are specific to
each model of joystick. If only trigger functions are working for your joystick, a default profile is being
used. Please check our download page for updated profiles:
http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/download.
Follow your manufacturer's instructions for calibrating your joystick before using it with Vegas Pro.
Using the Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback 2 joystick
Control Function
Trigger Enable joystick.
Stick Move the control that has focus.
Hat (POV)
switch
Move pan point to edges or corners of surround panner or Surround Panner window.
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