API Audio 1608 Automation - Manual (Page 109)

14.2 DAW Enable
A project does not need to be open to enable DAW control. DAW control can be enabled on up to
four (4) control modules at a time in any combination:
 The DAW button illuminates in blue when engaged
When the DAW control is enabled, faders will move to match the position of the faders in the
DAW. The DAW enabled 1608 faders and DAW faders will track with each other as long as DAW
control is enabled. Control of the DAW Mute, Solo, Record Ready, and Select functions will also be
enabled from the 1608 faders using the controls labeled with blue letters.
When the DAW control is disabled, the faders will move to restore their previous positions. Faders
in MANUAL or WRITE mode will return to their last position before the DAW button was pressed.
Faders in READ or UPDATE mode will return to their position as determined by the current mix.
The fader automation controls (labeled with
white letters) will resume their normal functions.
14.3 DAW Controls
Console controls are mapped to the DAW as follows:
1608 = DAW
Fader = Fader
MUTE WRITE* = Mute
READ = Solo
UPDATE = Select (DAW channel select)
WRITE = Record Ready
1608 faders are mapped directly to the associated DAW faders, but “mute, solo, record ready,
and select” functions must be “borrowed” from alternate console controls. The four automation
mode buttons are dual function buttons and perform different operations depending if the DAW
control is enabled or not.
In normal operation the MUTE WRITE, READ, UPDATE, and WRITE buttons change the automation
mode of the fader. When DAW control is enabled, these buttons change function and become
MUTE, SOLO, SELECT, and RECORD controls respectively for the assigned DAW tracks. The
automation controls are labeled in white and the DAW controls are labeled in blue .
*NOTE: When Bypass is set to “No” in the DAW Config dialog, the MUTE control that is part of
the 548B module will also be mapped to the DAW Mute control. The SOLO button on the 548B
input module is never part of the automation system or the DAW control system.
Once the DAW configuration has been completed, channels must be enabled for DAW
control. Each 8-channel Fader Control Module (FCM) has a DAW button in its upper
left-hand corner. The Automation Controller also has a DAW button that enables
DAW control for the Control Group Masters (G1 & G2) and the Program Master
(PGM). This DAW button is located above the Program Master Fader.