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FaderPort

™

8-channel Production Controller

Owner’s Manual

www.presonus.com

English

Summary of Contents for FaderPort 8

Page 1: ...FaderPort 8 8 channel Production Controller Owner s Manual www presonus com English...

Page 2: ...s 15 3 3 Transport Controls 15 3 4 The Session Navigator 16 3 5 Automation Controls 16 3 6 Fader Modes 17 3 6 1 Edit Plug ins 17 3 6 2 Sends Mode 18 3 6 3 Pan Mode 18 3 6 4 Timecode 18 3 7 Mix Managem...

Page 3: ...unction Buttons 40 7 5 Automation Controls 40 7 6 Fader Modes 41 7 6 1 Sends Mode 41 7 6 2 Pan Mode 41 7 6 3 Timecode 41 7 7 Mix Management 41 8 Studio One Artist Quick Start 42 8 1 Installation and A...

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Page 5: ...real experts our valued customers We appreciate the support you have shown us through the purchase of this product and are confident that you will enjoy your FaderPort 8 1 2 About this manual We sugg...

Page 6: ...les in your user account Studio One Artist provides all the tools and features you need for modern recording and production While the FaderPort 8 works as both an MCU and a HUI device in most major DA...

Page 7: ...FaderPort 8 Quick Start Guide 6 1 8m USB cable External Power Supply Studio One Key Commands Guide Power User Tip Studio One Artist and a more in depth Owner s Manual are available for download from...

Page 8: ...this commitment we offer periodic firmware updates that add features improve functionality and resolve issues that are discovered in the field Because of this it is highly recommended that you downloa...

Page 9: ...re button will begin the update process This process will take approximately five minutes At the end of the firmware update you will be prompted to reboot your FaderPort 8 Once rebooted your FaderPort...

Page 10: ...cted your mode press the Select button below the Exit screen to reboot your FaderPort 8 This mode will be selected automatically every time you boot your FaderPort 8 If you would like to change the mo...

Page 11: ...Owner s Manual 2 Click the Add button 3 From the manufacturers list at the left click on PreSonus and then select the FaderPort 8 4 Set the Send To and Receive From fields to FaderPort 8 on your Fade...

Page 12: ...ve chosen in your session 6 Solo Isolates the corresponding channel s output signal in the mix Press and hold to solo momentarily 7 Mute Mutes the corresponding channel s output signal Press and hold...

Page 13: ...th any of these buttons to access the F1 F8 Functions The functions are user definable See Section 2 6 2 for more information 2 1 4 3 6 5 8 7 1 Channel Encoder and navigation buttons control individua...

Page 14: ...ve your session 2 Trim Redo At this time Trim Automation is not available in Studio One Press the SHIFT and Trim buttons simultaneously to redo the last action 3 Off Undo Turns Automation off on curre...

Page 15: ...scribble strips controls the panning for the currently selected channel Press the Pan button again to view metering on the scribble strip displays 2 6 1 Edit Plug ins To control plug ins in Studio On...

Page 16: ...o view all Input channels 2 VI Press to view Instrument tracks only 3 Bus Outputs Press to view buses only Press Shift Bus to view Output channels 4 VCA FX Press to view VCAs Press Shift VCA to view a...

Page 17: ...ct button below the Exit screen to reboot your FaderPort 8 Once selected your FaderPort 8 will automatically boot into HUI mode every time it is powered on If you would like to change the mode at any...

Page 18: ...ncoder in the Session Navigator 3 Pan Position Displays the Channel s current pan position 4 Pan Param This push button encoder controls pan for the currently selected channel while in Track mode For...

Page 19: ...Inserts When Edit Plug ins mode is active the inserted plug ins for the Selected channel will be displayed See Section 3 6 1 for more information Sends Sends When Sends mode is active the aux sends fo...

Page 20: ...er Encoder and navigation buttons scroll through markers Press Encoder to drop a marker Press Shift and Marker to toggle between Smart Tools 3 5 Automation Controls 3 4 2 5 1 6 1 Latch Save Engages La...

Page 21: ...engaging Edit Plug ins will allow Faders and Select buttons 1 4 to control the parameters and switches of the focused plug in The scribble strip above each fader will display the parameter that the fa...

Page 22: ...e the faders to adjust the send level of each channel Power User Tip While Sends mode is active you can use the Pan Param knob to the left of the scribble strips to adjust the send for the currently s...

Page 23: ...button below the Exit screen to reboot your FaderPort Once you have set the operation mode your FaderPort 8 will retain this information If you would like to change the mode at any point power on the...

Page 24: ...ressing SHIFT plus the push button encoder in the Session Navigator 3 Pan Position Displays the Channel s current pan position 4 Pan Param This push button encoder controls the pan of the currently se...

Page 25: ...nnel will be displayed See Section 4 6 1 for more information Sends Sends When Sends mode is active the aux sends for the Selected channel will be displayed See Section 4 6 3 for more information 4 3...

Page 26: ...ronome 5 Scroll Encoder and navigation buttons control timeline scrolling By default Scroll mode is set to Coarse tune scrolling press the Scroll button a second time to engage Fine tune scrolling 6 S...

Page 27: ...te nearest marker 4 5 Automation Controls 3 4 2 5 1 6 1 Latch Save Engages Latch Automation on currently selected track Press the SHIFT and Latch buttons simultaneously to save your session 2 Trim Red...

Page 28: ...Edit Plug ins once This will display the first Insert Slot for every channel in your Logic session 2 Press the Select button below the plug in you d like to edit This display the plug in parameters on...

Page 29: ...the Fader to switch between pre and post fader send positions Fader 3 sets this position for Insert Slot 1 Fader 7 sets this position for Insert Slot 2 Send Active Mute Use Faders 4 and 8 to enable di...

Page 30: ...ou have selected your mode press the Select button below the Exit screen to reboot your FaderPort Once you have set the operation mode your FaderPort 8 will retain this information If you would like t...

Page 31: ...button encoder in the Session Navigator 3 Pan Position Displays the Channel s current pan position 4 Pan Param This push button encoder controls the pan of the currently selected channel while in Trac...

Page 32: ...utton Edit Plug ins Inserts When Edit Plug ins mode is active the inserted plug ins for the Selected channel will be displayed See Section 5 6 1 for more information Sends Sends When Sends mode is act...

Page 33: ...o 1 1 1 5 Scroll Encoder scrolls insert marker 6 Section This function is not available in Live 7 Bank Encoder scrolls through channels in banks of eight 8 Marker Sets play marker to 1 1 1 5 5 Automat...

Page 34: ...not active the Pan Param knob to the left of the scribble strips controls the panning for the currently selected channel 5 6 1 Edit Plug ins Because of the way Mackie Control Universal is implemented...

Page 35: ...hift Audio to access an assignable MIDI message D 3 2 VI MIDI VI view is not available in Live Press Shift VI to access an assignable MIDI message D3 3 Bus Outputs Bus view is not available in Live Pr...

Page 36: ...nce you have selected your mode press the Select button below the Exit screen to reboot your FaderPort Once you have set the operation mode your FaderPort 8 will retain this information If you would l...

Page 37: ...6 2 Channel Strip 1 Channel Name and Level Displays the Channel name and current fader level 2 Metering Displays the channel metering This can be turned on or off by pressing SHIFT plus the push butto...

Page 38: ...e pan position for that track Edit Plug ins Inserts When Edit Plug ins mode is active the inserted plug ins for the Selected channel will be displayed See Section 6 6 1 for more information Sends Send...

Page 39: ...trol with the encoder and navigation buttons 6 Section The Encoder will control Timeline scrolling Navigation buttons control rewind and fast forward 7 Bank Encoder and navigation buttons scroll throu...

Page 40: ...y selected channel 4 Pan When Pan mode is active the motorized faders will display and control channel pan When not active the Pan Param knob to the left of the scribble strips controls the panning fo...

Page 41: ...lected your mode press the Select button below the Exit screen to reboot your FaderPort Once you have set the operation mode your FaderPort 8 will retain this information If you would like to change t...

Page 42: ...r provides several useful preferences from the ACT panel in the tool bar From here you can enable options like Fader Touch selects channels and Select highlights track Both are recommended for the bes...

Page 43: ...1 Stop Stops playback 2 Loop This button is unavailable in Sonar Looping is controlled by the Click button in the Session Navigator See Section 7 4 3 Play Pause Starts playback at the current playback...

Page 44: ...trols individual channel scrolling Use the navigation buttons to navigate through the Help module 6 Section Encoder and navigation buttons control rewind and fast forward 7 Bank Encoder and navigation...

Page 45: ...tion 7 6 2 for more information 7 6 1 Sends Mode Pressing the Sends button will allow you to adjust the first assigned sends for every track in the session Press the Sends button twice to control all...

Page 46: ...nstallation and Authorization Once you have installed the drivers for your audio interface and connected it to your computer you can use the included PreSonus Studio One Artist music production softwa...

Page 47: ...ish to add and click Install The content will automatically begin to download and install from your My PreSonus user account Power User Tip You may be prompted to enter your My PreSonus user account i...

Page 48: ...e pull down menu From this page you can also adjust your device buffer block size Click OK when you are finished 8 2 2 Configuring MIDI Devices From the External Devices window in Studio One Artist yo...

Page 49: ...erPort 8 from the Setup area in the Start page Before you begin make sure your FaderPort 8 is connected to one of your computer s USB ports is powered on and set to Studio One mode 1 Click on the Conf...

Page 50: ...t views the controller and tone generation functions as two different devices a MIDI keyboard controller and a sound module The MIDI controls keyboard knobs faders etc will be set up as a Keyboard The...

Page 51: ...r any or all of these messages 6 In the Receive From drop down menu select the MIDI interface input from which Studio One Artist will receive MIDI data that is the MIDI port to which your keyboard is...

Page 52: ...rated into a MIDI instrument such as a keyboard synthesizer Studio One Artist refers to all tone generators as Instruments Once you have set up your MIDI keyboard controller take a moment to configure...

Page 53: ...DI devices let s create a new Song We ll start by setting up your default audio I O 1 From the Start page select Create a New Song 2 In the New Song window name your Song and choose the directory in w...

Page 54: ...rate and resolution and configure your audio I O 2 Click on the Audio I O Setup tab 3 From the Inputs tab you can enable any or all of the inputs on your audio interface that you d like to have availa...

Page 55: ...Studio One click the Make Default button 8 3 2 Creating Audio and InstrumentTracks 1 In the upper left corner of the Arrange window you will notice several buttons The button furthest to the right is...

Page 56: ...Source list for Instrument tracks lists available external MIDI devices as well as any virtual instruments that have been added to the Song 8 3 3 Recording an AudioTrack 1 To begin recording create an...

Page 57: ...d closes the Mixer window Browse The Browse button opens the browser which displays all of the available virtual instruments plug in effects audio files and MIDI files as well as the pool of audio fil...

Page 58: ...an be quickly located auditioned and imported into your Song by dragging them from the file browser into the Arrange view If you drag the file to an empty space a new track will be created with that f...

Page 59: ...to 5 Slower speeds will provide smoother fader movements Faster speeds will provide snappier fader recall When you are done press the Select button beneath the Back screen This will return you to the...

Page 60: ...e strip display Test LEDs This mode allows you to confirm the functionality of all the LEDs on your FaderPort 8 You can turn every LED on off as well as blink them Test RGBs Your FaderPort 8 is equipp...

Page 61: ...you are in the correct mode for your DAW application and that the FaderPort is configured as the correct device type in your DAW Studio One Native ProTools HUI All others MCU Track Names Not Updating...

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