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Chapter 3 Controller assignments 50
Note: The appropriate format for a device is usually specied in its documentation.
If unavailable, check the control surface manufacturer’s website or contact them for
more information.
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Multiply eld: Enter a scaling value for incoming values. This is useful for button presses that
have a value of 1. For example:
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To set the automation mode to Write: Set Multiply to 4.00, and Mode to Direct.
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To decrement a parameter by 1 with a button press: Set Multiply to –1.00, and Mode to Relative.
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Mode pop-up menu: Choose the mode used by incoming values to modify the current
parameter value. The choices are:
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Direct: The incoming value is used as the parameter value.
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Toggle: If the parameter’s current value is 0, it is set to the incoming value. All other values
set the parameter value to 0. This option is useful for buttons that toggle a value, such as
Mute or Solo.
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Scaled: The incoming value is scaled from its value range to the destination parameter’s
value range. This is useful for faders and rotary encoders.
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Relative: The incoming value is added to the parameter’s current value. This is commonly
used for encoders but is also useful for buttons that increment or decrement by a certain
amount—specied by the Multiply parameter.
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Rotate: The incoming value is added to the parameter’s current value, cycling between
maximum and minimum values. This is useful for button presses that cycle between modes,
such as automation mode.
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X-OR: The value denes a bit mask (a lter), which is applied to the parameter’s current
value with the “exclusive or” Boolean operation. This is useful for enabling or disabling single
channel strip types in All view.
Note: For On/O parameters, Mode is set to Toggle by default. It is set to Scaled for absolute
controls (faders and knobs, for example) or to Relative for encoders.
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Feedback pop-up menu: Choose the display format for the parameter’s current value on the
control surface display. The choices are:
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None: No feedback is sent.
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Single Dot/Line: LED rings: only one LED; LCDs: a single vertical line.
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Left to Right Bar: A bar from the minimum to the current value.
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Bar from Center: A bar from the center position to the current value.
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Right to Left Bar: A bar from the current value to the maximum.
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Q/Spread: Two equal bars from the center to the current value.
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Ascending Bar: A bar from the bottom to the current value.
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Descending Bar: A bar from the top to the current value.
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Text Only: LED rings: no feedback; LCDs: no feedback as a graphics element.
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Automatic: Depending on the currently assigned parameter, the most suitable feedback
mode is used: Plug-in and Instrument parameters carry this information, Pan displays a
single dot or line (Single Dot/Line), and all other parameters display a bar that runs from left
to right (Left to Right Bar).
Note: Feedback only works for supported control surfaces, and not all settings are available for
all controls.