Apple Logic Pro 7.2 User Manual

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Chapter 1

Control Surface Setup

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Global—displays all Objects of certain type(s)—MIDI or Bus channels, for example—
independent of their usage by tracks. They merely need to be defined as
Environment Objects to be visible. The Object types to be displayed are defined by
another parameter which is not shown in the parameter list. If a control surface
supports switching to Global View, it will also allow you to define which Objects to
display. The Track Mixer window contents automatically follow the state of the Global
View buttons. It also sets Object filters in accordance with the Object classes
activated in Global View.

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ArrangeArrange View is similar to Mixer View, with one exception: Namely, if
multiple tracks play back via the same Environment Object, all of these tracks will be
displayed on separate channel strips. This is helpful when used in conjunction with
the nudge commands, for example. The Hide button status is taken into account,
with tracks hidden in the Arrange window also being hidden on the control surface.

These modes are mutually exclusive, so if you’re in one View mode, you cannot be in
the other.

It is important to note that the Mixer vs. Global View modes is a property of the Control
Surface Group
, not a global setting. So one group can display busses, while the other
shows tracks, for example.

Mixer View Fader Bank
This parameter affects the Track View mode by shifting channels by the defined
amount. Imagine that your control surface has eight channel strips, and you were
looking at audio tracks 1 to 8 in the Arrange window. These would appear as channels
1 to 8 on the control surface. Using the Mixer View Fader Bank parameter, you could
offset this view by a defined number of channels, to see audio tracks 3 to 11, for
example.

Global View Fader Bank
The Global View Fader Bank parameter performs much like the Mixer View Fader Bank,
but only applies if multiple Object types are enabled. When single Object types are
enabled, there are separate fader bank parameters (these aren’t displayed in the
parameter list).

Track/Channel Parameters

The track or channel parameters define the behavior of a control surface’s channel/
track controls.

Track Parameter
Defines the current track assignment behavior for the encoders. Options are:
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Volume—encoders adjust channel volume.

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Pan—encoders adjust channel panorama position.

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Mode—encoders adjust/select channel mode (mono/stereo).

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