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2018/03/31 14:19:18 (permalink)

A little help with Presonus Faderport 8 please!

First off, apologies if this question has been asked before, but the "search forum" facility doesn't seem to be working.
 
I've just got a Presonus Faderport 8 to go with Sonar X3, and I must say I'm pretty pleased with it. Of course not all the functionality works (to encourage you to switch to Studio One Professional, I guess) but it does everything I want it to. Except...
 
It's got a footswitch option, so I plugged in a footswitch that I had lying around (non-latching). It works, in that I press it once, it starts playback, I press it again and it stops. But of course, what I expected it to do is let me start/stop recording, not playback. I can't find anything in the Faderport documentation, and a Google search has been fruitless so far.
 
Anyone out there cracked this problem?
 
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    CJaysMusic
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    Re: A little help with Presonus Faderport 8 please! 2018/03/31 16:10:35 (permalink)
    Try using the MIDI learn function to try and make it initiate recording instead of playback
     
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    Re: A little help with Presonus Faderport 8 please! 2018/04/01 21:49:22 (permalink)
    maybe this?
    https://youtu.be/0ht9llB9WT0
     
    Vid of Joe Gilder punching in with the FaderPort

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    Re: A little help with Presonus Faderport 8 please! 2018/04/02 01:35:54 (permalink)
    It only starts and stops. Try pre-roll  setup and then use the pedal.
     
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    Re: A little help with Presonus Faderport 8 please! 2018/04/02 06:59:35 (permalink)
    The product definition says "Footswitch input for hands-free start / stop" so I think that is it's limit.

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    Re: A little help with Presonus Faderport 8 please! 2018/04/02 07:30:17 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby Joe Elephant 2018/04/02 13:53:19
    Assuming you are using MackieControl in Sonar (as in Presonus docs for using Faderport 8 in Sonar):
    From Sonar menu open Utilities / Mackie Control
    In the "Foot Switches" section, change "Play/Stop" to "Record"
     

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    Re: A little help with Presonus Faderport 8 please! 2018/04/02 14:00:07 (permalink)
    Hello all, and thanks for your responses. Finally cracked it yesterday - it's as azslow3 states in his response above, though I got there via the teeny weeny Controller/Surface Properties icon in the Act module of the toolbar. But you wouldn't believe the time and effort I spent to find that out! Googled every possible combination of keywords I could think of.
     
    So all good and up and running now. Haven't read many positive comments on the Faderport 8 within the Sonar Forums, but I for one and pretty pleased with it so far.
     
    (Just realised I originally posted this question under my old Gazzamundo profile - confused? You betcha!)
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