User guide

Chapter 4: Surface Controls 23

Knobs

Each fader strip has one touch-sensitive knob along with two knob switches (SEL and ON).

1 Knob Each fader strip has one touch-sensitive, continuously rotating knob that adjusts parameters such as pan and aux send lev-

els. Each knob can also be pressed from the top. This is called the Knob Top key and is typically used to access sub-menus but

also to turn parameters on and off.

2 The SEL key changes the knob function or toggles a secondary function’s value, such as an aux send pre/post fader.

3 The ON key toggles two-state parameters, such as EQ Band 1 on/off.

Basic Knob Use

When the Artist Mix is first powered on, the knobs are in normal mode (see Knob Modes on page 34). Each knob controls pan for

its track on the strip.

The knob selector keys can quickly access common parameters in normal mode:

• Press AUX to assign each track’s first aux send to each knob. Press PAGE> to assign the next aux send to the knob. Pressing

<PAGE returns to the previous aux send.

• Press

PAN to assign the track’s pan control to each knob.

It is also possible to edit plug-ins, EQ, dynamics, and other functions on the knobs.

Knob Modes

The eight knobs can be in normal or channel modes.

Normal Mode

Each knob controls the same parameter for every track on the strips.

Channel Mode

Channel mode is useful for editing EQs and plug-ins that have many parameters. The eight knobs control up to eight different pa-

rameters on a single focussed track. Press a fader

SEL key to focus that track. Channel mode is denoted in the display by a grid of

small yellow dots around each parameter name and knob position indicator. The focussed track is further distinguished by these

dots around its entire area including the track name.

Knob controls

Normal mode

Channel mode

SEL

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