User guide

User Guide 15Fast Track Ultra 8R
Effects Settings
This box controls the algorithm and parameters of the internal effects unit. Any channels routed to the internal DSP
section will be effected by selections made on this page.
➜ IMPORTANT: Only the Monitor tabs for channels 1/2 and 3/4 have “send” knobs.
Signals from tabs 5/6 or 7/8 cannot be sent to the internal DSP.
Effects Algorithm Presets
This drop-down menu lets you select from a range of reverb and delay algorithms. The presets are:
• Room1
• Room2
• Room3
• Hall1
• Hall2
• Plate
• Delay
• Echo
The three controls beneath the algorithm display offer the following controls for fine tuning the effect:
• Duration • Feedback** • Volume
**Feedback is only available for Delay and Echo effects
Metering and Knob Control Options:
Peak Meter Hold:
   ThemetersofFastTrackUltra8Rfeaturea“peakhold”functiondesigned
to assist in finding the loudest transients of a signal. This drop-down menu
determines how long the peak indicator will remain before resetting. Select
“Off”todisablethepeakholdfunction.Select“1Second”or“3Seconds”to
enableoneorthreesecondsofpeakholding,respectively.Select“Innite”to
indefinitely hold peak levels until the meters are cleared.
Knob Mouse Axis:
The knobs of the Fast Track Ultra 8R Control Panel can be adjusted by using up-down, left-right, or both
up-downandleft-rightmousemovements.Selecting“Vertical”allowsyoutoturnaknobclockwisebyclicking
anddraggingupward(theknobcanbeturnedcounter-clockwisebyclickinganddraggingdownward).
Similarly,selecting“Horizontal”allowsyoutoturnaknobclockwisebyclickinganddraggingtotheright.
Selecting“Both”allowsyoutoadjustaknobsettingbyclickinganddraggingoneitheraxis(e.g.,up-downor
left-right).
Saving and Recalling Settings
 The“SaveSettings”and“LoadSettings”optionsundertheFilemenuallowyoutosaveandloadallofthe
parametersoftheControlPanel.Thisisusefulifyou’dliketosavevariouscongurations(i.e.,amulti-trackingsetup,
asurroundmixingsetup,etc.)sothatyoudonothavetomanuallyrecongureyoursystemeachtimeyouworkona
different type of project.
 The“LoadRecentSettings”sub-menulistsuptoveofthemostrecentControlPanelcongurationsthatyou
haveloaded.The“ClearMenu”optionclearsthelistofrecentlyloadedles(thisoptiondoesnotaffecttheactual
congurationles—itsimplyremovestherecentlenamesfromthesub-menu).
 The“ReverttoFactorySettings”optionallowsyoutoresetalloftheFastTrackUltra8RControlPanelparameters
to their factory default settings.
TIP: Peak levels can
be cleared at any time
by clicking the meters
in the DSP mixer.