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the knob’s current parameter to its default value. For example, if the Audio Editor is in
Monitor mode, holding the Control key while touching the knob controlling Fixed Level
resets the parameter to 0 dB.
 Fixed Keys: These keys are located along the top and right side of the Audio Editor.
Unlike the multi-functional soft menu buttons and picture keys, the fixed keys have
printed labels based on their designated purpose. Among the fixed keys you’ll find
the Macro quick keys, Monitoring Control keys, Numeric keypad keys, Jog and
Transport Control keys, along with Undo, Redo, Record, Zoom, and Enter. Fixed
keys are white with black labels, with the exception of the two red Mute keys in the
Monitoring controls.
 Soft Menu Buttons: Above and below the Editor screen are two rows of eight soft
menu buttons for a total of 16 buttons used to either toggle or show alternate pages
of controls in the Editor screen based on the current Editor mode. The upper row of
soft menu buttons are always toggles, such as the EQ In or EQ Bypass, when the EQ
parameters are active, or a Boom toggle that alternates between: Boom Post, Boom
Pre and Boom Only when the Pan parameters are active. The eighth button in the
upper row toggles between page 1 and page 2 of functionality assigned to the first
seven soft menu buttons. The lower soft menu buttons control parameters assigned
to the six knobs, with the middle six lower soft menu buttons controlling which primary
set of parameters are assigned to the knobs, like Track Level, Left/Right and Front/
Back controls when the Pan parameters are active in the Editor screen. The left and
right lower soft menu buttons reveal alternative controls assigned knobs, such as the
alternate Pan parameters, Rotate, Tilt and Up/Down, assigned to the right three knobs.
 Picture Keys: These self-labeling picture keys change their appearance and function
dynamically, based on whatever the user is doing at that time and offer control for
nearly every tool, panel, action, and task on the DaVinci Resolve Fairlight page.
Additionally, the picture keys default to a standard QWERTY keyboard whenever
user text input is needed (this setting is governed by the QWERTY: Auto/Off setting
in the Setup mode), or when the DaVinci Resolve software displays a page other
than Fairlight.
Audio Editing Modes
To accommodate the numerous audio post production toolsets and workflows, the Fairlight
Audio Editor includes six primary Editor modes that change the picture keyboard layout and
Editor functions based on the operational task at hand. These six “mega” Editor modes are
conveniently named after their toolsets as follows:
 Setup: This mode provides quick access to non-editing operational windows, view
options, and functions such as opening the Bus Format and Bus Assign windows,
toggling on and off audio track layers, and saving a project.
 Record: As you probably guessed, this mode presents the precision tools you’ll need to
perform manual, punch-in and ADR recording.
 Monitor: Use this mode to quickly change your fixed monitoring levels, isolate
speakers, buses or mains, switch to alternate speaker sets, toggle phase, and other
control room playback monitoring functions.
 Macros: This mode presents 30 programmable Macro keys where you can record
sequences of keystrokes for repetitive tasks to each Macro key.
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