Faderfox micromodul LX1 User Manual - Working With Live
micromodul LX1
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Assigning the controller in LIVE
Learning to use the controller in LIVE is actually quite simple. First, activate the learn mode in LIVE
by pressing the mini switch on the upper right. The actual learning process consists of selecting the
control element or slot/scenes and then by pressing the desired key or key combination (key +
the assignment was successful. The next chapter will explain how the various functions of the
individual controllers and keys can be accessed.
As soon as all the keys have been assigned, exit the learn mode by pressing the midi switch in the
program.
Working with LIVE
The
LX1’s layout is optimised for working with Live.
The colour scheme of the buttons is the same as on the
LV1 (blue for Start/Stop; green for
Mute/Solo; grey for Input/Rec; white for A-B/Free). The two upper, black buttons can also change
the function of these 64 coloured buttons.
Group
The
Group button is used to select the desired track group. 8 tracks can be controlled at one time with
the
LX1. Which 8 tracks are assigned to which group is displayed by the two LED’s (1-8, 9-16) about
the
Group button.
Mode
The black button to the right (
Mode) is used to select the operational mode for the button groups. The
next mode is selected each time this button is pressed.
The entire keyboard is switched to track control functions when the mode is set to
track. The
following functions can be immediately accessed for eight tracks:
start, stop, mute, solo, input, rec,
and
A-B. The last row of buttons (white) does not currently have functions assigned. You could
possibly use these buttons to switch a track EQ on and off.
When the mode is set to
slot, the entire keyboard is used primarily to start a total of 64 clips in the
corresponding slots. These start functions are not assigned by default. You would have to set the
control assignments, but then you can use your own "architecture" or layout. We would, however, like
to give you a little tip: it is normally best to use the same colour for the clips as used for the assigned
buttons. This makes the layout a lot clearer.
Of course, the
slot mode also allows each button to be used for other switching functions within each
track. Why shouldn't you use these functions to turn insert effects on and off or control other effect
parameters? It is so easy. Simply assign the functions to the buttons, and you can control the entire
effects process.
The
mix mode is a mixture of track and slot mode. You already learned about the programming for
this mode in the
settings and system mode chapter.
The mix mode is designed to aid in controlling both
track and slot functions at the same time. If you
only need the
start, stop, mute and solo functions, you could assign the slot functions to the rest of
the buttons.
If you need to use a mixture of functions and use the
mix mode to control these functions, all original
track functions are kept. This is an important feature when using the
LX1 together with the LV1.
When using the
mix mode, the same buttons always have the same function they had in track and slot
mode.