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
  13       that the device is plugged into a functional USB port. On Linux you
  14       will need to <link linkend="sn-configuring-usb-device-access">take
  15       steps</link> to ensure that non-administrative users can access the
  16       device. Note that this feature is <emphasis>not</emphasis> available
  17       in Ardour 0.99.x.
  18     </para>
  19
  20     <para>
  21       In the Options menu, navigate into the Control Surfaces submenu. Click
  22       on the "Tranzport" option to enable use of the control surface within
  23       Ardour. To disable it, click on this item a second time.
  24     </para>
  25   </section>
  26
  27   <section id="tranzport-buttons-and-wheel-functions">
  28     <title>Tranzport Buttons and Datawheel functions</title>
  29     <table id="tbl-tranzport-functions">
  30       <title>Tranzport Functions</title>
  31       <tgroup cols = "3">
  32         <colspec colnum="1" colname = "Key Binding" colwidth = "1"/>
  33         <colspec colnum="2" colname="Action" colwidth= "2"/>
  34         <thead>
  35           <row>
  36             <entry>
  37               Key
  38             </entry>
  39
  40             <entry>
  41               Normal Click
  42             </entry>
  43
  44             <entry>
  45               Shift Click
  46             </entry>
  47           </row>
  48         </thead>
  49         <tbody>
  50           <row>
  51             <entry>
  52               <para>
  53                 REW
  54               </para>
  55             </entry>
  56
  57             <entry>
  58               <para>
  59                 Rewind
  60               </para>
  61             </entry>
  62
  63             <entry>
  64               <para>
  65                 Go to start
  66               </para>
  67             </entry>
  68           </row>
  69
  70           <row>
  71             <entry>
  72               <para>
  73                 FFWD
  74               </para>
  75             </entry>
  76
  77             <entry>
  78               <para>
  79                 Fast forward
  80               </para>
  81             </entry>
  82
  83             <entry>
  84               <para>
  85                 Go to end
  86               </para>
  87             </entry>
  88           </row>
  89
  90           <row>
  91             <entry>
  92               <para>
  93                 STOP
  94               </para>
  95             </entry>
  96
  97             <entry>
  98               <para>
  99                 Stop
 100               </para>
 101             </entry>
 102
 103             <entry>
 104               <para>
 105                 Enter *
 106               </para>
 107             </entry>
 108           </row>
 109
 110           <row>
 111             <entry>
 112               <para>
 113                 PLAY
 114               </para>
 115             </entry>
 116
 117             <entry>
 118               <para>
 119                 Play
 120               </para>
 121             </entry>
 122
 123             <entry>
 124               <para>
 125                 Save
 126               </para>
 127             </entry>
 128           </row>
 129
 130           <row>
 131             <entry>
 132               <para>
 133                 RECORD
 134               </para>
 135             </entry>
 136
 137             <entry>
 138               <para>
 139                 Record
 140               </para>
 141             </entry>
 142
 143             <entry>
 144               <para></para>
 145             </entry>
 146           </row>
 147
 148           <row>
 149             <entry></entry>
 150
 151             <entry></entry>
 152
 153             <entry></entry>
 154           </row>
 155
 156           <row>
 157             <entry>
 158               <para>
 159                 PREV
 160               </para>
 161             </entry>
 162
 163             <entry>
 164               <para>
 165                 Go to previous marker
 166               </para>
 167             </entry>
 168
 169             <entry>
 170               <para>
 171                 Zoom full
 172               </para>
 173             </entry>
 174           </row>
 175
 176           <row>
 177             <entry>
 178               <para>
 179                 ADD
 180               </para>
 181             </entry>
 182
 183             <entry>
 184               <para>
 185                 Add marker at current location
 186               </para>
 187             </entry>
 188
 189             <entry>
 190               <para></para>
 191             </entry>
 192           </row>
 193
 194           <row>
 195             <entry>
 196               <para>
 197                 NEXT
 198               </para>
 199             </entry>
 200
 201             <entry>
 202               <para>
 203                 Go to next marker
 204               </para>
 205             </entry>
 206
 207             <entry>
 208               <para>
 209                 Select normal, scrub or shuttle mode
 210               </para>
 211             </entry>
 212           </row>
 213
 214           <row>
 215             <entry></entry>
 216
 217             <entry></entry>
 218
 219             <entry></entry>
 220           </row>
 221
 222           <row>
 223             <entry>
 224               <para>
 225                 IN
 226               </para>
 227             </entry>
 228
 229             <entry>
 230               <para></para>
 231             </entry>
 232
 233             <entry>
 234               <para>
 235                 Zoom In
 236               </para>
 237             </entry>
 238           </row>
 239
 240           <row>
 241             <entry>
 242               <para>
 243                 OUT
 244               </para>
 245             </entry>
 246
 247             <entry>
 248               <para></para>
 249             </entry>
 250
 251             <entry>
 252               <para>
 253                 Zoom Out
 254               </para>
 255             </entry>
 256           </row>
 257
 258           <row>
 259             <entry>
 260               <para>
 261                 PUNCH
 262               </para>
 263             </entry>
 264
 265             <entry>
 266               <para></para>
 267             </entry>
 268
 269             <entry>
 270               <para></para>
 271             </entry>
 272           </row>
 273
 274           <row>
 275             <entry>
 276               <para>
 277                 LOOP
 278               </para>
 279             </entry>
 280
 281             <entry>
 282               <para></para>
 283             </entry>
 284
 285             <entry>
 286               <para>
 287                 Select gain/pan/master level mode
 288               </para>
 289             </entry>
 290           </row>
 291
 292           <row>
 293             <entry></entry>
 294
 295             <entry></entry>
 296
 297             <entry></entry>
 298           </row>
 299
 300           <row>
 301             <entry>
 302               <para>
 303                 &lt; TRACK
 304               </para>
 305             </entry>
 306
 307             <entry>
 308               <para>
 309                 Previous track
 310               </para>
 311             </entry>
 312
 313             <entry>
 314               <para></para>
 315             </entry>
 316           </row>
 317
 318           <row>
 319             <entry>
 320               <para>
 321                 TRACK &gt;
 322               </para>
 323             </entry>
 324
 325             <entry>
 326               <para>
 327                 Next track
 328               </para>
 329             </entry>
 330
 331             <entry>
 332               <para></para>
 333             </entry>
 334           </row>
 335
 336           <row>
 337             <entry>
 338               <para>
 339                 REC
 340               </para>
 341             </entry>
 342
 343             <entry>
 344               <para>
 345                 Toggle track's record enable on/off
 346               </para>
 347             </entry>
 348
 349             <entry>
 350               <para>
 351                 Clear all track record arming
 352               </para>
 353             </entry>
 354           </row>
 355
 356           <row>
 357             <entry>
 358               <para>
 359                 MUTE
 360               </para>
 361             </entry>
 362
 363             <entry>
 364               <para>
 365                 Toggle track's mute status on/off
 366               </para>
 367             </entry>
 368
 369             <entry>
 370               <para>
 371                 Clear all mutes
 372               </para>
 373             </entry>
 374           </row>
 375
 376           <row>
 377             <entry>
 378               <para>
 379                 SOLO
 380               </para>
 381             </entry>
 382
 383             <entry>
 384               <para>
 385                 Toggle track's solo status on/off
 386               </para>
 387             </entry>
 388
 389             <entry>
 390               <para>
 391                 Clear all solos
 392               </para>
 393             </entry>
 394           </row>
 395
 396           <row>
 397             <entry>
 398               <para>
 399                 UNDO
 400               </para>
 401             </entry>
 402
 403             <entry>
 404               <para>
 405                 Undo
 406               </para>
 407             </entry>
 408
 409             <entry>
 410               <para>
 411                 Redo
 412               </para>
 413             </entry>
 414           </row>
 415
 416           <row>
 417             <entry></entry>
 418
 419             <entry></entry>
 420
 421             <entry></entry>
 422           </row>
 423
 424           <row>
 425             <entry>
 426               <para>
 427                 DATA WHEEL
 428               </para>
 429             </entry>
 430
 431             <entry>
 432               <para>
 433                 scroll timeline, scrub or shuttle
 434               </para>
 435             </entry>
 436
 437             <entry>
 438               <para>
 439                 adjust track gain, track pan or master gain
 440               </para>
 441             </entry>
 442           </row>
 443
 444           <row>
 445             <entry></entry>
 446
 447             <entry></entry>
 448
 449             <entry></entry>
 450           </row>
 451
 452           <row>
 453             <entry>
 454               <para>
 455                 FOOTSWITCH
 456               </para>
 457             </entry>
 458
 459             <entry>
 460               <para></para>
 461             </entry>
 462
 463             <entry>
 464               <para></para>
 465             </entry>
 466           </row>
 467         </tbody>
 468       </tgroup>
 469     </table>
 470   </section>
 471
 472   <section id="tranzport-normal-scrub-shuttle-modes">
 473     <title>Normal, Scrub and Shuttle Modes</title>
 474     <para>
 475       In Ardour, the Tranzport in has 3 different modes of operation termed
 476       "timeline", "scrub" and "shuttle".
 477     </para>
 478
 479     <variablelist>
 480       <title>Tranzport Modes of Operation</title>
 481       <varlistentry>
 482         <term>Timeline</term>
 483         <listitem>
 484           <para>
 485             the data wheel scrolls the timeline in the editor window back
 486             and forth.
 487           </para>
 488         </listitem>
 489       </varlistentry>
 490
 491       <varlistentry>
 492         <term>Scrub</term>
 493         <listitem>
 494           <para>
 495             the data wheel is used to scrub audio data back and forth.
 496           </para>
 497         </listitem>
 498       </varlistentry>
 499
 500       <varlistentry>
 501         <term>Shuttle</term>
 502         <listitem>
 503           <para>
 504             the data wheel is used to control varispeed playback. Turning
 505             the data wheel clockwise increases the playback speed in a
 506             forward direction. Counter-clockwise decreases the speed and
 507             will reverse playback. Shuttle mode as several important
 508             features:
 509             <itemizedlist>
 510               <listitem>
 511                 <para>
 512                   While in Shuttle mode the actual playback speed will be
 513                   displayed in the top right corner of the LCD as a
 514                   percentage of real-time, ie. +100% is normal playback
 515                   speed.
 516                 </para>
 517               </listitem>
 518
 519               <listitem>
 520                 <para>
 521                   Press STOP to automatically set the Shuttle speed to 0%.
 522                 </para>
 523               </listitem>
 524
 525               <listitem>
 526                 <para>
 527                   Press PLAY to automatically set the Shuttle speed to
 528                   +100%.
 529                 </para>
 530               </listitem>
 531
 532               <listitem>
 533                 <para>
 534                   Press and hold SHIFT to momentarily toggle the TranzPort
 535                   into Scrub mode. Releasing the SHIFT button will return to
 536                   Shuttle mode at 0% speed. This combination of functions is
 537                   very useful for quickly moving through an audio track and
 538                   accurately locating points hit points.
 539                 </para>
 540               </listitem>
 541
 542               <listitem>
 543                 <para>
 544                   Pressing ADD will drop a marker at the current location
 545                   and exit Shuttle mode
 546                 </para>
 547               </listitem>
 548             </itemizedlist>
 549           </para>
 550         </listitem>
 551       </varlistentry>
 552     </variablelist>
 553   </section>
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