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Faderport/HUI track selection/track follow from within Pro Tools
I just bought a single fader Presonus Faderport Version 2 (2018) and I have it up and running. It uses the HUI protocol, so I am hoping others who might not have this particular unit may still have some insights to offer.
My question has to do with how to select a track with the mouse or keyboard from within Pro Tools for focus for purposes of writing automation, etc. with the hardware. (The hardware has buttons for incrementing/decrementing the focused track, but I am interested in changing which track is focused using Pro Tools and not the controller.) It appears that the HUI protocol grabs 8 tracks, and, if I select any one of those 8 tracks with the mouse within Pro Tools, the Faderport hardware's focus follows. But if I select a track outside of those 8, the hardware will not follow. I have figured out that, if I right click on a track that is not one of these 8 and select Scroll Into View, 8 new tracks are grabbed (with the track I right clicked now being the first) and the hardware focus is on that track. Is that it, or is there a more efficient way to go about this?
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Re: Faderport/HUI track selection/track follow from within Pro Tools
AFAIK, you need to navigate with the left/right arrows or jog wheel on the faderport itself(the jog wheel is on the new faderport, not the original version))
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Re: Faderport/HUI track selection/track follow from within Pro Tools
It was never intended with the HUI protocol that you would use a mouse to select a track. You would bank and select tracks using the controller. So the only way is to use the "Scroll into View" selection.
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Re: Faderport/HUI track selection/track follow from within Pro Tools
Auto-Scroll into View in the suggestion box.
or Controller folows selection. -------- Although right click "Scroll into View" is nice it's awkward.
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Re: Faderport/HUI track selection/track follow from within Pro Tools
I have the new FaderPort and when I click and highlight a track (with PAN button on controller on) the controller does not focus in on it. What is the suggested method for focusing in on specific tracks and not groups?
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Re: Faderport/HUI track selection/track follow from within Pro Tools
You would think something so logical would have been added to the Faderport. Controller follows Selection is a MUST HAVE for this unit.
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Re: Faderport/HUI track selection/track follow from within Pro Tools
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There's nothing that can be done about it. Avid needs to sell PT Dock.
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Re: Faderport/HUI track selection/track follow from within Pro Tools
Try holding Shift+Control while clicking on the first track of the 8 you want to select.
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Re: Faderport/HUI track selection/track follow from within Pro Tools
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