User Manual
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INS AND
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February
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2010
Xynergi Media Production Centre
Page 277
The settings are saved in C:\Program Files\Fairlight\FMC\Data\FlexiMaps, in a file called
pluginname.FSM. You may edit these files, but that is beyond the scope of this document. If you
edit a file wrongly, the Layout Editor may refuse to load the parameters from the plug-in. Your
only recourse is to delete the FSM file and try loading the plug-in again.
Plug-ins in the Pad
When the Plug-in button is pressed, the Pad rotary controls are focused on the current Plug-in.
Each rotary control has two functions, one “normal” function, and one “ALT” function, which is
executed by holding down the ALT button and operating the rotary control.
The graphical control for the plug-in can be placed in the Pad area by pressing the Plug-in button
a second time. Specific parts can be enlarged by making a “marquee” with the mouse (hold down
Zoom and click-and-drag a rectangle over the graphic display in the Edit Window). See Graphical
Display below for details.
Control Types
Both normal and ALT controls have three types:
Linear
Turning the pot increases the value of the parameter being controlled.
Normal controls display a line which gives an idea of the parameter value. ALT controls do
not display this line.
To see the current value of the parameter, look at the graphic display of the plug-in.
Toggle
A Toggle is a switch with two positions.
Normal toggle controls are rotated to switch between the two positions. The gearing is set
high so that only a small rotation is required.
ALT toggle controls can be switched by simply touching them (with the ALT button held
down). Turning the control also works.
Toggles can be labelled to show the two values of the parameters they affect e.g. On/Off,
In/Out, Pre/Post etc. (With many plug-ins, these values have been preset at the factory.
To change these or set your own values, see Plug-in Editor
below
.)
Multi-Switch
Many parameters have multiple specific values. For example, the release for a compressor
may be given as fast/medium/slow instead of having a value in milliseconds. In this case
the appropriate control is a 3-switch.
A Multi-Switch is defined as having a number of positions, from a 3-switch to a 10-switch.
With normal Multi-Switch controls, turning the pot advances the parameter through the
possible switch values, showing a corresponding number in the Pad. These numbers can
be changed to text values by editing (see below).
With ALT Multi-Switch controls, switch positions can be advanced just by touching the
control (with the ALT button held down). Turning the control also works.
