Control surface preferences, General – Apple Logic Pro 7.2 User Manual

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Chapter 1

Control Surface Setup

Control Surface Preferences

The Control Surface preferences window is accessible via the Logic > Preferences >
Control Surfaces > Preferences menu.

Note: You can also use the global Control Surfaces Preferences key command.

General

The following section outlines the General control surface preferences.

Resolution of Relative Controls
This defines the default resolution of controls that change values in a relative manner.
The default is 128 steps.

As an example: adjusting the Sample Delay (value range 0 to 4000 ms) in/decreases
the value by 40 ms with every encoder rotation “tick,” if resolution is set to 100.

Maximum MIDI Band Width
This slider determines the maximum amount of MIDI bandwidth that can be used by
your control surface. By default, this is set to 50%, which should be suitable for most
situations. You can adjust the value if you find that your MIDI or automation playback is
being affected.

Touching fader selects track
Activation of this parameter will automatically select the track that corresponds to the
selected fader. You require a device that features touch-sensitive faders for this
functionality to work.

Jog resolution depends on horizontal zoom
If your control surface features a jog/shuttle wheel (or similar), the precision of any
scrubbing is affected by the horizontal zoom level of Logic. To retain a consistent
resolution, regardless of Logic window zoom levels, disable this checkbox.

Pickup Mode
If your control surface does not feature motorized faders and knobs, parameter
changes—caused by playing back existing automation—are not reflected on its
surface.

Such control surfaces usually offer a Pickup mode. In Pickup mode, the current value
must be reached (“picked up”) by the control surface before a value change can occur.
This prevents sudden “jumps” of parameter values after parameter changes caused by
playing back automation. A display (usually a pair of LED’s) will indicate the direction/
distance you need to move the controller to match (also known as “NULL”) the settings
shown in Logic. Once you have matched the onscreen values, deactivate Pickup mode,
and start automating.

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