manual/xml/frontier_design_tranzport.xml

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   7 <section id="sn-frontier-design-tranzport">
   8         <title>Using a Frontier Design Tranzport</title>
   9         <section id="tranzport-configuration">
  10                 <title>Enabling a Tranzport</title>
  11                 <para>
  12                         Ardour 2.0 can currently use a single Tranzport controller. Ensure that the
  13                         device is plugged into a functional USB port. On Linux you will need to
  14                         <link linkend="sn-configuring-usb-device-access">take steps</link>
  15                         to ensure that non-administrative users can access the device. Note that
  16                         this feature is <emphasis>not</emphasis> available in Ardour 0.99.x.
  17                 </para>
  18
  19                 <para>
  20                         In the Options menu, navigate into the Control Surfaces submenu. Click on
  21                         the "Tranzport" option to enable use of the control surface within Ardour.
  22                         To disable it, click on this item a second time.
  23                 </para>
  24         </section>
  25
  26         <section id="tranzport-buttons-and-wheel-functions">
  27                 <title>Tranzport Buttons and Datawheel functions</title>
  28                 <table id="tbl-tranzport-functions">
  29                         <title>Tranzport Functions</title>
  30                         <tgroup cols = "3">
  31                                 <colspec colnum="1" colname = "Key Binding" colwidth = "1"/>
  32                                 <colspec colnum="2" colname="Action" colwidth= "2"/>
  33                                 <thead>
  34                                         <row>
  35                                                 <entry>
  36                                                         Key
  37                                                 </entry>
  38                                                 <entry>
  39                                                         Normal Click
  40                                                 </entry>
  41                                                 <entry>
  42                                                         Shift Click
  43                                                 </entry>
  44                                         </row>
  45                                 </thead>
  46                                 <tbody>
  47                                         <row>
  48                                                 <entry>
  49                                                         <para>
  50                                                                 REW
  51                                                         </para>
  52                                                 </entry>
  53                                                 <entry>
  54                                                         <para>
  55                                                                 Rewind
  56                                                         </para>
  57                                                 </entry>
  58                                                 <entry>
  59                                                         <para>
  60                                                                 Go to start
  61                                                         </para>
  62                                                 </entry>
  63                                         </row>
  64                                         <row>
  65                                                 <entry>
  66                                                         <para>
  67                                                                 FFWD
  68                                                         </para>
  69                                                 </entry>
  70                                                 <entry>
  71                                                         <para>
  72                                                                 Fast forward
  73                                                         </para>
  74                                                 </entry>
  75                                                 <entry>
  76                                                         <para>
  77                                                                 Go to end
  78                                                         </para>
  79                                                 </entry>
  80                                         </row>
  81                                         <row>
  82                                                 <entry>
  83                                                         <para>
  84                                                                 STOP
  85                                                         </para>
  86                                                 </entry>
  87                                                 <entry>
  88                                                         <para>
  89                                                                 Stop
  90                                                         </para>
  91                                                 </entry>
  92                                                 <entry>
  93                                                         <para>
  94                                                                 Enter *
  95                                                         </para>
  96                                                 </entry>
  97                                         </row>
  98                                         <row>
  99                                                 <entry>
 100                                                         <para>
 101                                                                 PLAY
 102                                                         </para>
 103                                                 </entry>
 104                                                 <entry>
 105                                                         <para>
 106                                                                 Play
 107                                                         </para>
 108                                                 </entry>
 109                                                 <entry>
 110                                                         <para>
 111                                                                 Save
 112                                                         </para>
 113                                                 </entry>
 114                                         </row>
 115                                         <row>
 116                                                 <entry>
 117                                                         <para>
 118                                                                 RECORD
 119                                                         </para>
 120                                                 </entry>
 121                                                 <entry>
 122                                                         <para>
 123                                                                 Record
 124                                                         </para>
 125                                                 </entry>
 126                                                 <entry>
 127                                                         <para></para>
 128                                                 </entry>
 129                                         </row>
 130                                         <row>
 131                                                 <entry></entry>
 132                                                 <entry></entry>
 133                                                 <entry></entry>
 134                                         </row>
 135                                         <row>
 136                                                 <entry>
 137                                                         <para>
 138                                                                 PREV
 139                                                         </para>
 140                                                 </entry>
 141                                                 <entry>
 142                                                         <para>
 143                                                                 Go to previous marker
 144                                                         </para>
 145                                                 </entry>
 146                                                 <entry>
 147                                                         <para>
 148                                                                 Zoom full
 149                                                         </para>
 150                                                 </entry>
 151                                         </row>
 152                                         <row>
 153                                                 <entry>
 154                                                         <para>
 155                                                                 ADD
 156                                                         </para>
 157                                                 </entry>
 158                                                 <entry>
 159                                                         <para>
 160                                                                 Add marker at current location
 161                                                         </para>
 162                                                 </entry>
 163                                                 <entry>
 164                                                         <para></para>
 165                                                 </entry>
 166                                         </row>
 167                                         <row>
 168                                                 <entry>
 169                                                         <para>
 170                                                                 NEXT
 171                                                         </para>
 172                                                 </entry>
 173                                                 <entry>
 174                                                         <para>
 175                                                                 Go to next marker
 176                                                         </para>
 177                                                 </entry>
 178                                                 <entry>
 179                                                         <para>
 180                                                                 Select normal, scrub or shuttle mode
 181                                                         </para>
 182                                                 </entry>
 183                                         </row>
 184                                         <row>
 185                                                 <entry></entry>
 186                                                 <entry></entry>
 187                                                 <entry></entry>
 188                                         </row>
 189                                         <row>
 190                                                 <entry>
 191                                                         <para>
 192                                                                 IN
 193                                                         </para>
 194                                                 </entry>
 195                                                 <entry>
 196                                                         <para></para>
 197                                                 </entry>
 198                                                 <entry>
 199                                                         <para>
 200                                                                 Zoom In
 201                                                         </para>
 202                                                 </entry>
 203                                         </row>
 204                                         <row>
 205                                                 <entry>
 206                                                         <para>
 207                                                                 OUT
 208                                                         </para>
 209                                                 </entry>
 210                                                 <entry>
 211                                                         <para></para>
 212                                                 </entry>
 213                                                 <entry>
 214                                                         <para>
 215                                                                 Zoom Out
 216                                                         </para>
 217                                                 </entry>
 218                                         </row>
 219                                         <row>
 220                                                 <entry>
 221                                                         <para>
 222                                                                 PUNCH
 223                                                         </para>
 224                                                 </entry>
 225                                                 <entry>
 226                                                         <para></para>
 227                                                 </entry>
 228                                                 <entry>
 229                                                         <para></para>
 230                                                 </entry>
 231                                         </row>
 232                                         <row>
 233                                                 <entry>
 234                                                         <para>
 235                                                                 LOOP
 236                                                         </para>
 237                                                 </entry>
 238                                                 <entry>
 239                                                         <para></para>
 240                                                 </entry>
 241                                                 <entry>
 242                                                         <para>
 243                                                                 Select gain/pan/master level mode
 244                                                         </para>
 245                                                 </entry>
 246                                         </row>
 247                                         <row>
 248                                                 <entry></entry>
 249                                                 <entry></entry>
 250                                                 <entry></entry>
 251                                         </row>
 252                                         <row>
 253                                                 <entry>
 254                                                         <para>
 255                                                                 &lt; TRACK
 256                                                         </para>
 257                                                 </entry>
 258                                                 <entry>
 259                                                         <para>
 260                                                                 Previous track
 261                                                         </para>
 262                                                 </entry>
 263                                                 <entry>
 264                                                         <para></para>
 265                                                 </entry>
 266                                         </row>
 267                                         <row>
 268                                                 <entry>
 269                                                         <para>
 270                                                                 TRACK &gt;
 271                                                         </para>
 272                                                 </entry>
 273                                                 <entry>
 274                                                         <para>
 275                                                                 Next track
 276                                                         </para>
 277                                                 </entry>
 278                                                 <entry>
 279                                                         <para></para>
 280                                                 </entry>
 281                                         </row>
 282                                         <row>
 283                                                 <entry>
 284                                                         <para>
 285                                                                 REC
 286                                                         </para>
 287                                                 </entry>
 288                                                 <entry>
 289                                                         <para>
 290                                                                 Toggle track's record enable on/off
 291                                                         </para>
 292                                                 </entry>
 293                                                 <entry>
 294                                                         <para>
 295                                                                 Clear all track record arming
 296                                                         </para>
 297                                                 </entry>
 298                                         </row>
 299                                         <row>
 300                                                 <entry>
 301                                                         <para>
 302                                                                 MUTE
 303                                                         </para>
 304                                                 </entry>
 305                                                 <entry>
 306                                                         <para>
 307                                                                 Toggle track's mute status on/off
 308                                                         </para>
 309                                                 </entry>
 310                                                 <entry>
 311                                                         <para>
 312                                                                 Clear all mutes
 313                                                         </para>
 314                                                 </entry>
 315                                         </row>
 316                                         <row>
 317                                                 <entry>
 318                                                         <para>
 319                                                                 SOLO
 320                                                         </para>
 321                                                 </entry>
 322                                                 <entry>
 323                                                         <para>
 324                                                                 Toggle track's solo status on/off
 325                                                         </para>
 326                                                 </entry>
 327                                                 <entry>
 328                                                         <para>
 329                                                                 Clear all solos
 330                                                         </para>
 331                                                 </entry>
 332                                         </row>
 333                                         <row>
 334                                                 <entry>
 335                                                         <para>
 336                                                                 UNDO
 337                                                         </para>
 338                                                 </entry>
 339                                                 <entry>
 340                                                         <para>
 341                                                                 Undo
 342                                                         </para>
 343                                                 </entry>
 344                                                 <entry>
 345                                                         <para>
 346                                                                 Redo
 347                                                         </para>
 348                                                 </entry>
 349                                         </row>
 350                                         <row>
 351                                                 <entry></entry>
 352                                                 <entry></entry>
 353                                                 <entry></entry>
 354                                         </row>
 355                                         <row>
 356                                                 <entry>
 357                                                         <para>
 358                                                                 DATA WHEEL
 359                                                         </para>
 360                                                 </entry>
 361                                                 <entry>
 362                                                         <para>
 363                                                                 scroll timeline, scrub or shuttle
 364                                                         </para>
 365                                                 </entry>
 366                                                 <entry>
 367                                                         <para>
 368                                                                 adjust track gain, track pan or master gain
 369                                                         </para>
 370                                                 </entry>
 371                                         </row>
 372                                         <row>
 373                                                 <entry></entry>
 374                                                 <entry></entry>
 375                                                 <entry></entry>
 376                                         </row>
 377                                         <row>
 378                                                 <entry>
 379                                                         <para>
 380                                                                 FOOTSWITCH
 381                                                         </para>
 382                                                 </entry>
 383                                                 <entry>
 384                                                         <para></para>
 385                                                 </entry>
 386                                                 <entry>
 387                                                         <para></para>
 388                                                 </entry>
 389                                         </row>
 390                                 </tbody>
 391                         </tgroup>
 392                 </table>
 393         </section>
 394
 395         <section id="tranzport-normal-scrub-shuttle-modes">
 396                 <title>Normal, Scrub and Shuttle Modes</title>
 397                 <para>
 398                         In Ardour, the Tranzport in has 3 different modes of operation termed
 399                         "timeline", "scrub" and "shuttle".
 400                 </para>
 401
 402                 <variablelist>
 403                         <title>Tranzport Modes of Operation</title>
 404                         <varlistentry>
 405                                 <term>Timeline</term>
 406                                 <listitem>
 407                                         <para>
 408                                                 the data wheel scrolls the timeline in the editor window back and forth.
 409                                         </para>
 410                                 </listitem>
 411                         </varlistentry>
 412
 413                         <varlistentry>
 414                                 <term>Scrub</term>
 415                                 <listitem>
 416                                         <para>
 417                                                 the data wheel is used to scrub audio data back and forth.
 418                                         </para>
 419                                 </listitem>
 420                         </varlistentry>
 421
 422                         <varlistentry>
 423                                 <term>Shuttle</term>
 424                                 <listitem>
 425                                         <para>
 426                                                 the data wheel is used to control varispeed playback. Turning the data
 427                                                 wheel clockwise increases the playback speed in a forward direction.
 428                                                 Counter-clockwise decreases the speed and will reverse playback. Shuttle
 429                                                 mode as several important features:
 430                                                 <itemizedlist>
 431                                                         <listitem>
 432                                                                 <para>
 433                                                                         While in Shuttle mode the actual playback speed will be displayed in
 434                                                                         the top right corner of the LCD as a percentage of real-time, ie.
 435                                                                         +100% is normal playback speed.
 436                                                                 </para>
 437                                                         </listitem>
 438                                                         <listitem>
 439                                                                 <para>
 440                                                                         Press STOP to automatically set the Shuttle speed to 0%.
 441                                                                 </para>
 442                                                         </listitem>
 443                                                         <listitem>
 444                                                                 <para>
 445                                                                         Press PLAY to automatically set the Shuttle speed to +100%.
 446                                                                 </para>
 447                                                         </listitem>
 448                                                         <listitem>
 449                                                                 <para>
 450                                                                         Press and hold SHIFT to momentarily toggle the TranzPort into Scrub
 451                                                                         mode. Releasing the SHIFT button will return to Shuttle mode at 0%
 452                                                                         speed. This combination of functions is very useful for quickly
 453                                                                         moving through an audio track and accurately locating points hit
 454                                                                         points.
 455                                                                 </para>
 456                                                         </listitem>
 457                                                         <listitem>
 458                                                                 <para>
 459                                                                         Pressing ADD will drop a marker at the current location and exit
 460                                                                         Shuttle mode
 461                                                                 </para>
 462                                                         </listitem>
 463                                                 </itemizedlist>
 464                                         </para>
 465                                 </listitem>
 466                         </varlistentry>
 467                 </variablelist>
 468         </section>
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 473 </section>