Sel Key Modes - Solid State Logic Matrix Owner's Manual

S S E E L L K K e e y y M M o o d d e e s s
The Matrix offers additional DAW control functionality via the
the Matrix centre section, located above the Utility keys. Each of the
buttons lights to indicate when it is active. There are four
In Default mode, active when no other mode is selected, the
channel DAW
channel meters light to indicate which track (or tracks) have been selected.
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Rec Arm Mode
In REC ARM mode, each
symbols at the top of the channel meters flash to indicate which tracks are record-armed.
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Plug-in Mode (Pro Tools Only)
PLUG-IN 2 mode allows you to control the parameters of your Pro Tools track's plug-ins from the Matrix front panel. In this
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mode, the V-Pots, V-Sels and the digital scribble strip no longer control DAW track function, but emulate the dedicated HUI plug-
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in controller. This consists of four encoders with integral switches, a two-line 40-character parameter display, plus additional
5 switches to assign and control the plug-ins within a Pro Tools channel strip. 5
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Note that the alignment of some of the labels in the digital scribble strip is approximate.
Full details of HUI plug in control can be found in the Pro Tools MIDI Control Surfaces guide. The following description
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provides a brief overview of the functionality.
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With PLUG-IN mode enabled, the channel DAW
in editor.
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Note that due to changes in recent Pro Tools software (V7.0 and above) selecting a channel via the
for tracks assigned to faders 1 to 8. It is often easier to select the plug-in by clicking on send slot in the mixer page. This
will automatically assign the plug in to the Editor and open the plug-in window on screen.
The track selected to the
Edit symbol in the top right hand corner of the channel's meter area (shown above left) also lights to indicate that one of its sends
is being edited.
V-Sel 16 switches between I I n n s s e e r r t t and P P a a r r a a m m mode, and the red LED below the V-pot lights to indicate P P a a r r a a m m mode.
I I n n s s e e r r t t mode is used to select which insert ( 1- 5) is being configured, and P P a a r r a a m m allows the parameters of the selected
plug-in to be controlled.
I I n n s s e e r r t t M M o o d d e e
V-Pot 16 scrolls between the I I n n s s e e r r t t s s 1 1 - - 4 4 page and the I I n n s s e e r r t t 5 5 page. The current page is indicated in the top row
of the scribble strip. In the I I n n s s e e r r t t s s 1 1 - - 4 4 page, Inserts 1-4 can be accessed by pressing V-Sels 9, 11, 12 and 14. In the
I I n n s s e e r r t t 5 5 page, Insert 5 is accessed via V-Sel 9. The selected insert label will flash to indicate that it has been selected.
Channel 15's V-Sel button switches A A s s s s i i g g n n mode on and off, and the red LED below the pot flashes when A A s s s s i i g g n n mode
is on. In A A s s s s i i g g n n mode, the V-Pot for each insert scrolls through a full list of available plug-ins, with the LEDs around the V-
Pot indicating how far through the list you have scrolled. Once the desired plug-in has been located, it can be assigned to the track
insert by pressing the associated V-Sel button.
Bass
SEL buttons select the corresponding track within the DAW. The
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SEL button arms and disarms the corresponding DAW track's record ready function. The
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PLUG-IN controller is displayed in the top half of the digital scribble strip above channels 9-16. The
SEL KEY area of
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SEL KEY
modes:
MASTER/FOCUS
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SEL keys can select and indicate the channel currently selected to the plug-
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Chapter 5 - DAW Control
SEL symbols at the top of the
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SEL keys only works
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