User Manual

The default color for all display buttons is yellow, except for the Control button, which is always
blue. When the Control button is pressed, inactive display buttons with secondary functions
turn blue or purple. Active display buttons remain in their active state color until another display
button is selected. For example, if a secondary function is selected, that display button remains
purple as long as it is active, while the other display buttons return to yellow when the Control
button is released.
Left side of panel, Channel display buttons from top to bottom:
 CTL: This display button is the same as the Control modifier key on the computer
keyboard and can be used to switch to the secondary functions for the dual-function
display buttons below. The handy blue color makes it easy to locate and use as
needed, to switch inactive display buttons to their secondary functions. Additionally,
holding the Control button while touching one of the knobs or faders will reset any of
the touch-sensitive controls to their default values. For example, holding the Control
button while touching a fader or Aux send knob resets the value to 0 dB and is the
Fairlight Console Control equivalent to double-clicking the mouse on a fader or knob in
the Fairlight page GUI. There are a total of three conveniently located Control buttons
on a Channel Control bay; two on the Channel Control panel, and one on the Channel
Fader panel.
 MSTR/U1: This button is used to set the channel controls to Master mode which
displays all the system bus controls for the Main output bus on the LCD monitor, while
all the adjacent channel control buttons and knobs are dedicated to controlling the
busing parameters as displayed. The secondary U1 function is not implemented in this
version of the software.
 PLUG/U2: Use this button to show active plug-ins on the LCD monitor and allocate
controls for the plug-in parameters to the corresponding channel controls. The Plug
function as well as the secondary U2 function are not implemented in this version of
the software.
 CHAN/U3: To change the channel controls display mode to Channel mode, use
this button. Once in Channel mode the channel control buttons and knobs control
the parameters for a single channel. Use Control + CHAN to get to the channel’s
Aux Sends. If multiple channels are selected, you’ll see parameters for the last track
selected or called. In this version of the software, the secondary U3 function is not
implemented.
 ENAB/COPY: To quickly enable parameters for automation, you can hold this button
and touch any channel control button, knob, or fader. The alternative function, COPY,
is used to copy parameters between channels by simply touching the control knob or
fader where you’d like to copy the specific parameter values. At the time of this writing,
these functions are not yet implemented.
 CURVE: When you want to display a parameter’s automation curves on the active track
in the Timeline, hold this button and touch any channel control or the fader, mute, or
pan pot on the Channel Fader panel.
 SPLL: SPLL is not used in this version of the software.
 ALT: To access additional display button options or alternate parameter controls on any
channel control, use this modifier button.
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