Surface Getting Started Guide
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Left widget area
– Can be configured for different functions, for example
as a scrollable Scenes list. Hold down Setup and touch this area to configure.
On the S3000 this area is dedicated to the channel processing.
Bottom widget area
– Can be configured for different functions, for
example as a scrollable meter-bridge. Hold down Setup and touch this area to
configure. Press View to toggle between the configured views.
Rotary control
– Adjusts the value of the parameter highlighted in yellow
on the main screen area.
Help
– Press to display a brief contextual help for the active screen.
Soft Rotaries
– 2 blocks of 3 assignable rotaries over 3 layers, per screen.
Each block has its own In switch and peak indicator.
A dedicated area of the screen displays the parameters for the assigned controls and
thumbnail indicators where available. Hold down Setup and touch this area to
configure. Press the keys on top of the rotaries, or swipe within the widget area to
toggle between the 3 layers.
Note that the Soft Rotaries can be configured to follow channel selection, active
Mix or to be locked to a specific channel.
Screen modes
– Press to select the menus for the main screen area.
Meters – Access to Input meters, FX meters, Mix meters, RTA, spectrogram, and 4
customisable meter views.
FX – View, load and set up the 16 RackFX units. The Back Panel view lets you patch
each unit as inserted or send/return.
I/O – Patch system inputs and outputs by tapping on crosspoints.
Scenes – Access to Scene Manager, Cue Lists and Scene Safes.
Ganging – Create up to 16 gang groups to link selected parameters across multiple
channels.
MixRack Setup – Access to mixer bus configuration, Input stereo configuration,
Network settings, User Profiles, Talkback assignments, Signal Generator, Audio Sync
and I/O Ports options.
Surface Setup – Assignments of fader strip layout, SoftKeys and custom rotary
functions. Control of Surface illumination and USB Audio playback / recording. Access
to PAFL options and Network settings.
Press and hold the Surface Setup key to quickly access the Dimmer settings.
Whilst holding the Surface Setup key, use the Rotary Control to change the
Touchscreen brightness.
Util/Shows – Access to Show Manager, Library Manager, system diagnostics, screen
and fader calibration, firmware update and MIDI MMC.
Routing – Access to routing and assignments for the selected channel.
Processing (S3000) – Channel processing screen for the selected channel.
When no screen mode is selected, a System Status dashboard is displayed. Touch
Power Down in this screen to safely power down the Surface before switching off.
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