User guide
Tracktion 4 Reference Manual
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At this point, your device is ready to go. All that remains to do is to decide whether you want to en-
able the colour selection mode for this controller. When enabled, the colour selection mode causes
the tracks, or lters that the controller is currently focussed on to be highlighted. The highlight colour is
specied by the selected entry in the palette to the right of the colour selection button. Colour selection
is extremely useful in that it allows you to see at a glance where your controller’s focus currently lays.
If, however, you seldom need to move the focus of your controller(s), then you may nd that colour se-
lection unnecessary.
Figure 7.4.3 shows an example of the edit page when an eight track mixing surface such as the
Mackie Control Universal is used with colour selection enabled. In this image, tracks nine through 16
are under control by the Mackie Control Universal.
Creating A Custom Control Surface
Tracktion can map MIDI CC information to various mix parameters, options, and navigation controls.
To create a new custom control surface:
• Ensure the device is physically connected to Tracktion with suitable MIDI cables, or USB leads.
Be aware that many devices require a MIDI input and output all to themselves, so only use MIDI
pass-thru if you are sure your controller supports it:
• Turn the device on.
• Open Tracktion.
• Switch to the settings page.
• Select the control surfaces group.
• Click the
add custom control surface... button.
• You will be prompted for a name for the custom surface. You can create a number of different
surfaces for different purposes, so be descriptive.
• Select the MIDI input device(s) to which your controller is attached (Fig. 7.4.4).
Figure 7.4.3
Figure 7.4.4