3.4.3.2. Making Macros
Click the
Learn
button in the Macro tab and you will see that the process works much like
MIDI Controller assignments — available destinations turn purple and ones already assigned
turn red. Click on a purple control onscreen and its name will appear on the list.
To remove a parameter from the Macro, right-click (or on a Mac, CTL-click) its name in the
list, then click
Delete
in the window that pops up. Parameters under Macro control have
Min and Max values and may be scaled by dragging up or down directly on the number,
similarly to MIDI assignments. To reverse the polarity of a parameter (i.e. have it go down
when you turn the Macro knob up and vice- versa), set the minimum value higher than the
maximum.
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There are no rules for which parameter(s) to put in a given Macro. In theory you could name a
Macro after a favorite pet and group a handful of unrelated parameters there. In practice it’s probably
better to keep things more descriptive.
3.4.3.3. Macro Curves
Beyond simple scaling, you can customize a curve that determines how each parameter
under the Macro’s control proceeds from its minimum to maximum value and back when
you turn the Macro knob. Click the
>
icon next to the parameter name to open the curve
window.
Click on the curve to add a breakpoint, represented by a small circle. You can then drag the
point and the curve segments between it and its nearest neighbors will change accordingly.
Right-click (or control-click on a Mac) on a point to remove it. The first and last breakpoints
cannot be removed.
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A simple diagonal line would produce a linear curve, but the potential fun here is to make things
non-linear.
3.4.4. Tutorials
In this tab (which can also be opened by selecting Tutorials from the
), you can click on titles for the individual chapters, which in turn will take you through
different areas of Farfisa V in steps. The parts of the panel to focus on are highlighted as
you go.
! If you’re editing a Preset, make sure to save it before opening the Tutorials because doing so will
load a new Preset and overwrite your changes. The Tutorials also take over the Side Panel space when
in use.
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