Manual

24 | WORKING WITH CONSOLE1
About CPU handling: Since Console1 runs entirely on
your computer’s CPU, a few things should be noted on
the CPU usage. Most importantly, Console1’s software
part is unusually CPU ecient, and you should be able to
run most sessions on today’s computers. It should also be
noted that when you initiate the Console1 plug-in on a
DAW track, the default state of the Console1 channel strip
is to have all eects sections bypassed. In this state, the
CPU usage is barely measurable. But of course, you still
have access to functions like Solo, Mute, Volume, Phase
Invert etc. Therefore, it is a good idea to create a DAW
template with Console1 active on all tracks and buses,
even if you don’t plan to use any of the system’s eects.
You get control over all tracks, at virtually no expense.
On-Screen Display
You can toggle on and o Console1’s On-Screen
Display with the Display On button on the Con-
sole1 hardware. Turning the On-Screen Display
o will reveal whatever is behind it on your com-
puter screen—in most cases, this will be your DAW
windows.
ere is also an automatic mode that you activate
by pressing the Auto button next to Display On.
With this active, the On-Screen Display appears
automatically every time you adjust a setting on the
Console1 hardware, and then disappears auto-
matically after a few seconds, revealing whatever is
behind the On-Screen Display.
If you have an extra computer screen, you can drag
the On-Screen Display window there, just as any
window. e On-Screen Display window can also
be resized to your liking, by grabbing a corner of the
window and dragging it as you wish.
Many people nd that modern DAWs and plug-ins provide
them with too much graphical information. Indeed,
trusting your eyes over your ears is a well-known pitfall
when mixing. Therefore, Console1 works just as well with
Track Selection
e DAW tracks where you have initiated the
Console1 plug-in will be routed to the correspond-
ing Console1 track, as set in the Console1 plug-in
(See “Track Name and Number” on page 10).
Pressing a Track Selector button on the hardware
selects the corresponding track, and all knobs and
buttons now control that track. e LEDs above the
track selector buttons will light up
if a DAW channel is routed to that
track, and the LED of the currently
selected track will light up brightly.
LEDs next to each button and
around each knob show the respec-
tive parameter’s current setting.
In the meter bridge of the On-
Screen Display, you will see the track
numbers and names. When music is played back,
the respective track levels will be displayed here.
e selected track will be highlighted in the meter
bridge, and the settings of that track are reected
graphically and numerically in the On-Screen Dis-
play’s eect sections.
If you have more than 20 tracks
in your mix, use the Page Up and
Page Down buttons to access
higher numbered tracks, in banks
of 20 tracks each. e total number
of available tracks is only limited by
your computer’s CPU resources.
If there are tracks on another page
than the one you are currently on, the LEDs above
the Page Up and Page Down buttons will show
if these tracks are below and/or above the current
page. If the currently selected track is on another
page, the LED guiding to that page will be bright.
Parameter with
LED showing the
setting.
Page Up and
Page Down
buttons