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EXPAND FADERS]
Let's take a deeper dive into one of the single most powerful and creative functions on the S4 & S6: Expand Faders.
First, access the global options via
Settings >
System >
Auto-Load From Titles And Sessions. Make sure that you have
Expand Faders ticked so that when you work on a session or template and re-open it, the Expand Fader maps are restored. If you also tick
Merge Recalled Expand Faders With Current Faders, the existing maps are preserved and the system will only additionally load the newer maps from the Pro Tools session file.
To perform a map, hold the
Attention (triangle) switch from a strip then press the
Exp switch - either from a Process Module on S6 or from the middle function section of the S4 Channelstrip Module. This should be done while you are actively viewing the function you want to map on the channel strip: Insert Parameters, EQ, Dyn, Pan, Sends, etc. The
Exp switch should start to flash blue and the adjacent
Clear switch will light up red. Touch an encoder from the Knob Module then touch a fader on the Fader Module to map a single parameter. Repeat for all 8 faders. Optionally, press
User 2 to jump to page 2 - then map 8 more parameters. Return to page 1 via
User 1. When finished, press
Exp a final time to complete the mapping process. While in edit mode, press
Clear to remove the existing map.
Enable
Auto Expand Faders from
Settings >
User >
Strips to have the console instantly bring up Expand Faders in addition to the Expand Knobs, if a map exists when
Exp is pressed.
Expand Faders
Jeff