Members diocide Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 So I'm thinking about trying out a control surface. I really like the way the Korg nanokontrol looks and it's functionality, but I don't get how non motorized faders and knobs will work. If I load a new project, and the knobs and faders don't move into place, then what happens? Will they levels and whatnot remain where the are until you touch something, and then the DAW will reflect the new place the knob and or fader is? Are the knobs and faders at zero whenever a new project is loaded? How does that work? Stupid question I know, but I'm genuinely clueless right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aZnrockstar Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 I think with most controls like this, the knob or fader position memory is retained until you move the physical knob/fader past the memory position. That way, your mix isn't buggered every time you switch channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mister natural Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 Not sure what you use for your host but LIVE "remembers" parameter movements during the course of the recording as automation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diocide Posted September 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 Not sure what you use for your host but LIVE "remembers" parameter movements during the course of the recording as automation Doesn't really apply. I'm using GarageBand and possibly making the jump to Logic eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I think with most controls like this, the knob or fader position memory is retained until you move the physical knob/fader past the memory position. That way, your mix isn't buggered every time you switch channels. This is actually the way most non-motorized faders and controllers work. In the software, you also have arrow indicators that let you know if the physical fader is below or above the actual software value. Here's a screen shot of some software channels / faders in Pro Tools 9. Notice the two small triangles that are just above the numbers of the individual channels ("1 Audio 1, 2 Audio 2, etc.). Those will illuminate to let you know the position of the physical fader relative to the software fader. If the ^ illuminates, you have to raise the hardware fader to get it to match the software, and if the v illuminates, you need to lower it. When they are both "off", the hardware and software values are matched. When placed in Automation Write mode, most software DAW applications won't start writing controller data until it matches up or "passes" the location indicated by the software. IOW, if the physical fader is "beneath" the software value, it won't start writing data until it matches the software value - after that, if you go up or down, it will "track" it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diocide Posted September 13, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 13, 2012 Nice answer Phil! Makes lots of sense now. Does anyone here know specifically how this looks in with GarageBand or Logic? I've been scouring google to no avail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nice keetee Posted September 14, 2012 Members Share Posted September 14, 2012 Nice answer Phil! Makes lots of sense now. Does anyone here know specifically how this looks in with GarageBand or Logic? I've been scouring google to no avail. take a non-critical project and experiment with automation etc. run the motor, so to speak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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