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 Alt Source: Use this key to toggle between the Main system bus and the most recently
selected Alternative source. The standard monitoring source is the Main system
bus. However, you can choose many other sources, including other system buses or
external sources, such as a CD player. The system remembers the last non-standard
source that you chose as the Alternative source.
 Mono Comp: If your current speaker set is not mono, you can press this button to
monitor playback in mono.
 Stereo Comp: If the current speaker format is not stereo, you can press this key to
monitor the playback in stereo.
Macros Mode Toolset
Macros are programmable keys where you can record sequences of keystrokes. The Macro
mode toolset includes 30 programmable Macro keys, as well as Delete, Rename, and Record
keys for recording and managing your macros. The first 14 Macro keys are also assigned to the
Macro quick-keys at the top of the Audio Editor’s display (Pad). Macros can record any
keystroke on the Fairlight Audio Editor, including a momentary press to enter a different mode
and keypresses in that mode during the momentary press. For example, it is common, when
recording a macro, that you start in the mode with the first key you want to record, then
momentary-press the Macro mode key to enter Macro mode just long enough to start recording
the macro. Upon releasing the Macro mode key, the first key you press on the original mode will
be the first one recorded.
The most important thing to remember when recording macros is that they are reliable once
created, but have no context except what you program. It’s a good idea to think of the starting
and ending context for your macro prior to recording. For example, if the macro requires moving
clips from one track to an empty track, make sure you create the new track before executing
the macro. If the macro uses jump keys, make sure you have them set up ahead of time and so
on. It is up to the user to remember a starting point and ending point, if relevant. Once a macro
has been recorded, the associated quick key at the top of the Editor lights up to show that it is
available as a macro.
Macro mode keys
NOTE: To prevent accidentally recording, renaming or deleting a Macro key, the Macro
action keys require a momentary press plus a numbered Macro key.
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