Assigning Qwerty Keystrokes; Creating Soft Key Menus - Solid State Logic Matrix 2 Owner's Manual

Chapter 6 - DAW and CC Configuration

Assigning QWERTY Keystrokes

Soft keys can be assigned single keystroke commands, or more complex combinations such as modified commands. To assign a
keyboard stroke, select the relevant
yellow to indicate that it is being edited. From drop-down menu which appears, selecting
Shortcut Setup pop-up window which records your keystrokes in order to replicate them when the soft key is pressed.
Learn
Press the button to start recording your keystrokes. The button will
darken to indicate that it is recording. Now press the key, or combination of
keys, which you want that soft key to emulate. The
Setup window will display the depression and release of every key you press
in the sequence in which they happen. Key releases are distinguished from key
depressions by the presence of a caret symbol (^) immediately before it.
If you make an error, press
the sequence correctly, press
OK to close the Keyboard Shortcut Setup
be saved before they appear in the Matrix soft keys.
First Key Modifier
Selecting the First Key Modifier
pressed again. This allows key combinations which the computer will recognise and hijack to be programmed without the
associated control message actually being sent. For example, to program
switch between programs:
- Select the
- Press Learn;
- On the QWERTY keyboard, press and release
- On the QWERTY keyboard, press and release Tab;
- Deselect Learn.
You will notice that the
⌘
Follow Key State
Selecting the Follow Key State box before pressing Learn causes the Matrix to recognise an on and an off state to the assigned
button. This is useful when you need to assign a modifier key (e.g. Option/Ctrl/Alt/Shift) and it needs the ability to recognise when
you are holding it down with your finger. Under normal circumstances, if you assigned a keyboard modifier to a button and did
not select Follow Key State first, it would simply register a single message (equivalent to pressing and releasing the key straight
away).
The 'Cubase/Nuendo Standard' profile comes pre-assigned with Follow Key State modifier messages.
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Soft Key Set
Cancel and start again. Once you have completed
Learn again to stop the recording, followed by
box. Soft key assignments must
box before pressing
First Key Modifier box;
release does not appear in the pop-up until after the
DAW
in the tab and press the button you wish to assign. The button will go
Keyboard Shortcut
Learn causes any modifier release signals to be delayed until
⌘
.
⌘
Key assign
+Tab on a Mac, without causing the computer to
Learn button is deselected.
produces the Keyboard
Learn is