Eventide H8000FW, Operating Manual

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The
group size
is the number of controllers in the group. For example, in the
screen at the right, the group is from 70 to 77. This is a useful location for the
group, as these controllers are unassigned by the MIDI specification and not
generally used.
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The
active con
displays the number from 1 to
group size
of any member in
the group that changes. This is useful as a way of checking that the group is set
up correctly and is acting on received MIDI signals. It will display
0
as shown
above if no group member has changed since power-up.
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If
operation
is
normal
, the external controller will directly control the
parameters on the current screen. This sounds right, but can cause problems
when moving from screen to screen. For example, suppose you are using a fader-
based controller like the Peavey 1600, and you push the fader all the way up to
control, say, a vibrato depth. Then you switch to another screen where the same
fader controls the master output level. The minute you touch the fader, the level
will go way up, and the floor will be covered with bits of loudspeaker. This can
be prevented by setting
operation
to
sticky
.
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If
operation
is
sticky
, each member in the group can only be changed by
moving the controller through its
current position. The value will then
stick and respond to further movements
of the controller. Looking at the top
right of the screen, you will see a small horizontal thermometer. The arrow
shows the direction to move the controller to pass through the current value,
while the vertical bar is the position of the current value. Once the current value
has been reached the thermometer will disappear and you will have full control.