7.2.1

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FunctionButtonZone
Therearethreeareasinthiszone—Modifiers,Automation,andUtilities.
ModifierButtons
Thefourbuttonsinthisareaaresimilartothosefoundonyourcomputerkeyboard
(butareindependentfromthekeyboardmodifiers).ManyLogicfunctionsbehave
differentlywhenoneormore“modifier”key(s)ispressed,inconjunctionwithanother
keyormouseclick.ThisalsoappliestotheLogicControl.All“modified”LogicControl
commandsarecoveredineachfunction’sdescription.
Agenericdescriptionofeachbuttonfollows:
 SHIFT—analternatefunction/meaningforabutton.
 OPTION—thefunctionappliestoallobjects.Forrelativevaluechanges:thevalueis
settotheminimum,default,ormaximumvalue,dependingonwhetheryou
increase/decreaseit.
 CONTROL—whilehelddown,theGroupClutchisengaged—TrackGroupsare
temporarilydisabled.
Âx/ALT—finetuning/variationofthefunction.
AutomationButtons
Thefivebuttonsinthisareaactivate/deactivatethevariousautomationmodesof
Logic.TheseworkinconjunctionwiththechannelSELECTbuttons.Simplychoosethe
channelyouwishtoautomate,selecttheAutomationmodeviaoneofthesesix
buttons,andmovethecorrespondingfader.Themodesareoutlinedbelow:
 READ/OFF—PressingthisbuttonrepeatedlyswitchesbetweentheReadandOff
automationmodes.