User Manual

WORKING WITH THE RACK
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About this chapter
This chapter describes the procedures and techniques for managing devices and Device Groups in the rack.
Rack device procedures
The rack is where you create and configure your devices, and make parameter settings. This section describes all the
procedures for managing the rack, that is, procedures and techniques common to all devices.
Navigating in the rack
The rack, here with three rack columns.
The rack houses all the devices you use in your song. To make it easier to overview the devices, the rack can contain
several rack columns next to each other. To navigate in the rack, use one of the following methods:
D Click and drag the blue frame in the Rack Navigator to scroll continuously in the rack, both vertically and hori-
zontally.
Just clicking in the Rack Navigator will directly scroll to the corresponding position in the rack.
D If you’re using a mouse equipped with a scroll wheel, you can use it to scroll up or down in the rack.
Hold down [Shift] and use the scroll wheel to scroll horizontally in the rack.
D Press the [Page Up] and [Page Down] buttons on the computer keyboard to move the view one “full screen” up
or down in the rack column currently in view.
Note that the rack area must have Edit Focus, i.e. there must be a frame surrounding the rack area. Set Edit Focus
by clicking anywhere in the rack area.
D Press the [Home] and [End] buttons on the computer keyboard to scroll the top or bottom of the rack column
currently in view.
Note that the rack area must have Edit Focus.
q When you select a track in the sequencer, or click the “Rack” button below a channel strip in the Main Mixer,
the rack will automatically scroll to bring the associated device into view.
Rack
Navigator
Rack Column 3
Rack Column 2
Rack Column 1