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Studio One FaderPort™ Support
Multichannel Production Controllers
Table of Contents
1 Overview — 1
1.1 Introduction — 1
1.2 Getting Started — 1
1.3 Studio One Setup — 2
2 Basic Controls — 3
2.1 Channel Strip — 3
2.1.1 Select Button Modiers — 3
2.1.2 Solo and Mute Clear — 3
2.2 Transport Controls — 4
2.3 Mix Management — 4
3 The Session Navigator — 5
3.1 Session Navigator Functions — 5
4 Automation Controls — 7
4.1 User Functions — 7
5 Fader Modes — 8
5.1 Edit Plug-ins — 8
5.2 Sends Mode — 9
5.3 Cue Mix Sends Mode — 10
5.4 Input Gain Mode — 10
6 Advanced Studio One
Controls — 11
6.1 Link Mode — 11
6.2 Control Link — 11
6.3 Macro Controls (Channel Editor) — 11
3.2 F1-F8 Functions — 6
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1 Overview
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1.1 Introduction
1 Overview
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Getting Started
FaderPort™ Multichannel Production Controllers
Studio One Support
Studio One oers native support for FaderPort 8 and FaderPort 16. This document
is an overview of all remote-control functions currently supported, as well as
step-by-step instructions for the hardware setup. Additional information about
the FaderPort Multichannel Production Controllers can be found in the Owner’s
Manual, available at www.PreSonus.com and in your My PreSonus account.
By default, your FaderPort is congured for Studio
One. No further device setup is required.
If you have changed the FaderPort’s Operating Mode and would like to return to
using it with Studio One, press the rst two Select buttons while powering on your
unit.
Press the Select button below Studio One.
Note: In addition to Studio One, this operation mode should be used with other DAWs
that provide native FaderPort support. A complete list of native-support DAW
applications is available at www.presonus.com.
Once you have selected your mode, press the Select button below the “Exit” screen
to reboot your FaderPort. This mode will be selected automatically every time you
boot your FaderPort.
The FaderPort is a class-compliant device in both macOS® and
Windows®. Simply connect your FaderPort to a free USB port
on your computer. No further installation is necessary.
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1.3 Studio One Setup
1.3 Studio One Setup
FaderPort™ Multichannel Production Controllers
Studio One Support
The Fadeport will automatically be added as a hardware device when
Studio One is launched. Should your FaderPort not be detected
for any reason, you can manually congure it as follows:
1. From the Start page, click on the Congure External Devices link.
2. Click the Add button.
3. From the manufacturers list at the left, click on PreSonus
and then select the correct FaderPort model.
4. Set the Send To and Receive From elds to “PreSonus FP16
Port 1” or “PreSonus FP8” (depending on model).
Your FaderPort is now ready for use.
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2 Basic Controls
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2.1 Channel Strip
2.1.1 Select Button Modiers
Arm. Pressing the Arm button will allow you to arm track for recording by pressing
the corresponding track’s Select button.
FaderPort™ Multichannel Production Controllers
Studio One Support
1. Channel Name. Displays the Channel name.
2. Metering. Displays the channel metering. This can be turned on or o by
pressing SHIFT plus the push button encoder in the Session Navigator.
3. Value. Displays the Channel’s current pan position value. While the
fader is being adjusted, this value will display the current fader level.
4. Pan Display. Displays the Channel’s current pan position.
5. Pan/Param. Controls panning for the currently selected
channel. Push to set the pan position back to center.
6. Select Button. This button selects the corresponding channel in Studio
One and changes color to match the channel color codes you have
chosen in your session. Holding the Shift button allows you to select
multiple channels. See Section 2.1.1 for alternate functions and modes.
7. Solo. Isolates the corresponding channel’s output signal
in the mix. Press and hold to solo momentarily.
8. Mute. Mutes the corresponding channel’s output
signal. Press and hold to mute momentarily.
9. Touch-Sensitive Fader. This 100 mm motorized fader can be
used to control volume levels, aux send levels, panning, or plug-in
parameters, depending on mode. See Section 5 for more information.
Power User Tip: While in Track mode, holding the Shift button while touching
and releasing a fader will reset the volume level to 0 dB.
2.1.2 Solo and Mute Clear
Arm All. Press Shift + Arm to arm all tracks for recording.
Solo and Mute Clear. These buttons will clear all solos or mutes.
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1. Stop. Stops playback. Press twice to return playback-cursor to zero.
2. Loop. Engages / disengages Looping.
3. Play / Pause. Starts playback at the current playback-
cursor position. Press again to pause playback.
4. Rewind. Press once to regress playback by bar, second, frame, or base sample
rate depending on mode. Press and hold for continuous rewind. Press the
Rewind and Fast Forward buttons simultaneously to Return to Zero.
5. Fast Forward. Press once to advance playback by bar, second, frame, or base
sample rate depending on mode. Press and hold for continuous fast forward.
6. Record. Press to start recording at the current playback-
cursor position for record-enabled tracks.
2.3 Mix Management
The Mix Management buttons allow you to lter what channel types
you can view and control from your FaderPort as follows:
1. Audio / Inputs. Press to view Audio tracks only. Press Shift + Audio to view all
Input channels.
2. VI / MIDI. Press to view Instrument tracks only. Note: this
view displays both MIDI and Virtual Instrument tracks.
3. Bus / Outputs. Press to view buses only. Press
Shift + Bus to view Output channels.
4. VCA / FX. Press to view VCAs. Press Shift + VCA to view all Eects channels.
5. All / User. Press to view all Studio One channels (mixer and outputs).
Press Shift + All to view the User Remote Bank.
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3.1 Session Navigator Functions
3 The Session Navigator
The Session Navigator provides quick navigation and session
controls. Each button alters the functions of the push-button
encoder and the Next and Prev buttons on either side.
Power User Tip: Press Shift with any of these buttons to access the F1-F8 Functions. These
functions are user denable. See Section 6.2 for more information.
3.1 Session Navigator Functions
FaderPort™ Multichannel Production Controllers
Studio One Support
1. Channel. Encoder controls individual channel scrolling. Navigation
buttons adjust the currently visible fader bank on the FaderPort by
one bank of eight or sixteen channels (model dependent).
2. Master. Encoder controls the Master level. Push the Encoder to reset the Master
level to 0 dB. While in this mode, the navigation buttons will control banking.
3. Zoom. Encoder controls horizontal zooming. Navigation buttons control
vertical zooming. Press the encoder to undo zooming in both directions.
4. Click. Turns the metronome on/o. The metronome can be
engaged or disengaged while any mode is active.
5. Scroll. Encoder controls timeline scrolling. Push the encoder to t the timeline
to the window size. Use the navigation buttons to scroll through the track list.
6. Section. Encoder nudges the selected event. Use the navigation
buttons to navigate through the events on the Arranger track.
Power User Tip: Enable Snap to Grid for coarse nudging. Disable it for ne tuning. By
default, this button is controlled by the User 2 function on the FaderPort. See Section
4.1 for details.
7. Bank. Encoder scrolls through the track list. Navigation buttons scroll
through channels in banks of sixteen or eight (model dependent). Push
the encoder to scroll the selected channel into view on the FaderPort.
8. Marker. Encoder moves the playback cursor in the Timeline. Use the navigation
buttons to scroll through markers. Press Encoder to drop a marker.
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3 The Session Navigator
3.2 F1-F8 Functions
3.2 F1-F8 Functions
Using Shift plus any Session Navigator button will access alternate
functions for your FaderPort. By default, these are assigned as follows:
• F1. Open Inspector
• F2. Open Editor
• F3. Open Mixer
• F4. Open Browser
• F5. Open Scratch Pad (Studio One Pro)
• F6. Open Tempo Track
• F7. Open Arranger Track (Studio One Pro)
• F8. Open Marker Track
Power User Tip: The default assignments for the Function buttons can be customized
using the FaderPort device editor. See Section 6.2 for more information.
FaderPort™ Multichannel Production Controllers
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1. Latch / Save. Engages Latch Automation on currently selected track or plug-in.
Press the SHIFT and Latch buttons simultaneously to save your session.
2. Trim / Redo. At the time of publication, Trim Automation
is not available in Studio One. Press the SHIFT and Trim
buttons simultaneously to redo the last action.
3. O / Undo. Turns Automation o on currently selected track or plug-in.
Press the SHIFT and O buttons simultaneously to undo the last action.
4. Read / User 3. Engages Read Automation on currently selected
track or plug-in. Press the SHIFT and Read buttons simultaneously to
engage the User 3 function. See Section 4.1 for more information.
5. Write / User 2. Engages Write Automation on currently selected
track or plug-in. Press the SHIFT and Write buttons simultaneously to
engage the User 2 function. See Section 4.1 for more information.
6. Touch / User 1. Engages Touch Automation on currently selected
track or plug-in. Press the SHIFT and Touch buttons simultaneously to
engage the User 1 function. See Section 4.1 for more information.
FaderPort™ Multichannel Production Controllers
Studio One Support
4.1 User Functions
By default, the three User functions are set as follows:
• User 1. Show/Hide Automation
• User 2. Snap to Grid
• User 3. Autoscroll On/O
User buttons can be reassigned from the FaderPort
Control Link window. See Section 6.2.
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Studio One Support
The faders on the FaderPort can be used to set levels, control plugin parameters, set send levels, and panning for every track.
1. Track. When Track mode is active, the motorized faders will display and control
channel levels. Pressing the Track mode button toggles metering on the scribble
strip displays on and o. Press Shift and Track simultaneously to display
Timecode on the scribble strips. While Timecode is active, the faders still control
level.
2. Edit Plug-ins. When Edit Plug-ins mode is active, the motorized faders will
control the parameter settings. The scribble strip will display the parameter
each fader controls. See Section 5.1 and 6.2 for more information.
3. Sends. When Sends mode is active, the motorized faders will control the send
levels for the selected channel. See Sections 5.2 and 5.3 for more information.
4. Pan. When Pan mode is active, the motorized faders will display and control
channel pan. When not active, the Pan/Param knob to the left of the scribble
strips controls the panning for the currently selected channel. Pressing the Pan
button also toggles metering on and o in the scribble strip displays. Pressing
Shift with Pan will enable Input Gain Model. See Section 5.4 for more information.
5.1 Edit Plug-ins
To control plug-ins in Studio One:
1. Press the Edit Plug-ins button to view the inserts for the selected channel.
2. Press the Select button under the scribble strip displaying the name of the plugin you’d like to edit.
3. The faders and Select buttons will control the
parameters displayed in the scribble strips.
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Autoll Mode
Bypass Options
FaderPort™ Multichannel Production Controllers
Studio One Support
Your FaderPort oers an alternate mode for spilling plug-in parameters across
the FaderPort faders and Select buttons. Autoll mode assigns every available
parameter for the currently selected plug-in to a FaderPort control assignment
across multiple fader banks, if required. To engage Autoll mode, press Shift +
Edit Plugins on your FaderPort. This can also be toggled from the Control Link
window in Studio One (see Section 6.2).
1. Use the Next and Prev buttons in the Session Navigator
to page to additional parameters.
2. Press the Edit Plug-ins button again to return to the insert select view.
Press the bypass button to bypass every plug-in on the selected channel.
Press SHIFT + Bypass to disable every plug-in in the Session.
5.2 Sends Mode
Your FaderPort provides two ways to view and control your bus and FX sends:
individually and globally.
Press the Sends button once to control the send levels for all the sends on the
currently selected channel.
Press the Sends button again to control the rst insert
bus send levels for all focused channels.
As you continue to press the Sends button, you can cycle through all
available send slots until the last active slot has been reached. Once
all the available sends have been cycled through, you will be returned
to view the sends for the currently selected channel once more.
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5.3 Cue Mix Sends Mode
Your FaderPort provides two ways to view and control your Cue Mix sends:
individually and globally. Press the Shift and Sends buttons once simultaneously to
control the send levels for all the sends on the currently selected channel.
Press the Shift and Sends buttons again to control the rst
Cue Mix send levels for all focused channels.
As you continue to press the Shift and Sends buttons, you can cycle through
all available Cue Mix send slots until the last active slot has been reached. Once
all the available Cue Mix sends have been cycled through, you will be returned
to view the Cue Mix sends for the currently selected channel once more.
5.4 Input Gain Mode
FaderPort™ Multichannel Production Controllers
Studio One Support
Pressing the Shift and Pan buttons simultaneously will lauch Input Gain Mode. From
here, you can use the faders on your FaderPort to control Input Gain for each channel
in your Studio One mix console.
As you touch each fader, the current dB level will be displayed.
Note: To view the Input Gain controls in your Studio One console,
you must enable Input Controls from the Utility menu.
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6 Advanced Studio One Controls
6.1 Link Mode
6 Advanced Studio One Controls
6.1 Link Mode
Link. When Link is enabled, the Pan / Param encoder will control any parameter
beneath your mouse. To lock a parameter to this encoder, press SHIFT + Link.
6.2 Control Link
FaderPort™ Multichannel Production Controllers
Studio One Support
Studio One provides a custom device editor for your FaderPort. The Control
Link Editor allows you to create and edit custom parameter mappings.
To edit the default parameter map, click on the pull-down menu in
the Control Link display to launch the FaderPort editor window.
Right-click on any FaderPort control and select “Assign
Command” to customize your FaderPort.
In Control Link mode, you can customize the parameters shown in the plug-in
mode for each plug-in. This can also be done by dragging parameters to the
FaderPort device editor from the top left of the toolbar or the plug-in editor.
More information about using Control Link can be found in the
Studio One Reference Manual (Chapter 11: Control Link).
6.3 Macro Controls (Channel Editor)
Macro. Press to display the Channel Editor macro controls for the Selected channel
on your FaderPort (Studio One Pro only).
Power User Tip: The Channel Editor is a powerful feature in Studio One Pro that allows
you to map multiple parameters to the same control, with independent range/polarity/
curve controls. Additional XY vector pads can be assigned with individual parameters;
and much more.
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