Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 891)

104 Part I Media and Project Management
About Fader Banks With Multiple Control Surfaces
If you have multiple control surfaces configured, the fader bank button increases the
control surface track numbering by the total number of physical faders. For example, if
you have two control surfaces, each with eight faders, the first fader bank controls
tracks 1–16, the second fader bank controls tracks 17–32, and so on.
Using a Control Surface With the Audio Mixer
A control surface allows you to remotely control the faders, panning sliders, and
buttons in the Audio Mixer, providing you control over multiple tracks simultaneously,
as well as more fluid, tactile control over your audio mix. Before you can use a control
surface, you need to configure it properly. For more information, see “
Connecting a
Control Surface ” on page 99.
Preparing to Use a Control Surface
A control surface can perform exactly the same actions that the Final Cut Pro Audio
Mixer is capable of. In Final Cut Pro, audio level and pan information is stored in clips,
not in tracks. When a track does not contain a clip, the corresponding audio fader level
is set to –∞ dB.
Important: The Audio Mixer must be open or the control surface has no effect. To open
the Audio Mixer, choose Tools > Audio Mixer (or press Option-6).
The Audio Mixer can control audio settings in the Canvas (and Timeline) as well as in the
Viewer. You can choose which window the Audio Mixer affects by choosing an option in
the Source pop-up menu in the upper-right corner of the Audio Mixer. If you choose
Auto, the Audio Mixer controls the most recently active window (Canvas or Viewer).