Control Types - AMS Neve Libra Live II Series User Manual

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Control Types

Faders
The faders fitted are motorised, are touch sensitive and may optionally be fitted with a PFL-on-
overpress facility.
Whenever a fader is touched, its value is displayed in the alphanumeric display above.
The faders have two scales. The white scale shows the gain setting. The blue scale is used for
fader trim in dynamic automation.
Logicators
The rotary controls, or Logicators, are unique to AMS Neve products. They
incorporate a ring of illuminated segments in the top of the control to indicate
the position of the control. This makes the position indicator highly visible at
all times; it is not hidden by other controls or by the knob itself.
The second unique feature is that the control is touch sensitive. Whenever a
Logicator is touched, a numerical value is displayed either in the alpha next
to the control, or on the AFU's central alpha. The touch sensitivity is also
used to simplify the selection of controls on the AFU when assigning them to
the fader Logicators, or when setting the scope of the copy, snapshots and
other automation functions.
Switches
A variety of switch types are used on the control surface. Many of the switches have tri-colour
LEDs. Where possible we have avoided the use of orange (red and green mixed) and have
provided a user preference for the relative brightness of red and green to assist colour blind
operators. In general, a green light will signify that a switch is available to use and a red light will
indicate that it is active (on).
Some switches have two levels of operation that are dependent on how hard the switch is
pushed. Examples are the fader strip ON and AFL switches. These two switches have to be
pressed fully in order to operate (a safety feature). The use for the dual layers is in dynamic
automation: pressing the switch to the first level tells the automation system to start writing
automation data for the switch. Pressing the switch to the second level actuates the function.
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