Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 496)

496 Chapter 21 Control Surface Support
Multiple Controls per Parameter
These parameters determine whether one, or multiple, encoders are used per
parameter when editing effect plug-ins or software instruments.
When multiple encoders are used per parameter, the encoders are subdivided into
groups (for example 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8). The first encoder of each sub-division controls
the parameter shown in the display. The remaining encoder(s) are inactive.
Using more than one encoder per parameter shows fewer parameters at any given
time, but you gain space on the LCD to cater for longer parameter names and values.
The more control surfaces you have within a Control Surface Group, the more you
benefit from this feature.
The Multiple controls per parameter pull-down menu defines the maximum number of
encoders which will be used for a single parameter.
• 1: parameters are always displayed using one encoder per parameter, with the least
space available for parameter name and value in the LCD.
• 2: on each unit, encoders 1 and 2 are used for the first parameter, encoders 3 and 4
for the second, and so on.
• 4: on each unit, encoders 1 to 4 are used for the first parameter, encoders 5 to 8 for
the second, and so on
• 8: on each unit, encoders 1 to 8 are used for the first parameter, and so on.
The default setting is “2”.
Only when all Parameters fit in one Page
When this option is checked, the defined number of encoders are only used when
there are sufficient encoders available to show all parameters without changing pages.
As an example:
• You have a Logic Control and two Logic Control XTs, providing you with 24 encoders.
• A plug-in with 13 parameters will be shown with one encoder per parameter. Eleven
encoders will remain unused.
• A plug-in with 11 parameters will be shown with two encoders per parameter. Two
encoders will remain unused (and of course the inactive encoders of the above
mentioned sub-divisions).
When the option is unchecked, multiple encoders are used for each parameter, which
may require scrolling. This would not be the case if only one encoder was used for each
parameter.
Show Value Units For:
Allows you to adjust whether parameter values will be appended by the measurement
“unit”, where applicable—“Hz” or “%”, for example. You can set this option separately for
Instrument/Plug-in parameters and Volume and other parameters. If you can do without
the value units, the display is less cluttered.