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| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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| 0009751 | ardour | bugs | public | 2024-07-24 01:07 | 2024-07-29 01:50 |
| Reporter | Reezlaw | Assigned To | |||
| Priority | normal | Severity | minor | Reproducibility | always |
| Status | new | Resolution | open | ||
| Platform | Arch | OS | Linux | OS Version | (any) |
| Product Version | 8.6 | ||||
| Summary | 0009751: PreSonus Faderport V2 (2018) fader is inaccurate | ||||
| Description | The scale of the hardware fader does not match with the software. -50 on the hardware maps to -60 on the software, +5 hw to +3.5 sw. When I switch tracks, the fader moves but it's slightly off, making the actual level jump as soon as I touch it. I have searched around but found no way to calibrate it | ||||
| Steps To Reproduce | I set a track to 0 and another to -30 with the mouse. The first track will move the physical fader to just below 0, the second to slightly above -30. When switching back to the first track the fader will move up to the same position, but as soon as I touch it the level jumps to -0.9. Going back to the second track, barely touching the fader will make the level jump to -27.6 Repeating the process back and forth will accumulate these offsets. | ||||
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That is expected. Ardour's fader range maxes out at +6dB. The faderport's range is goes up to +10. Then again for pretty much all ctrl surfaces the faceplace is more or less just a hint and not accurate. |
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I could live with the faceplate not matching if it was consistent, the real problem is the misalignment and unreliability. If selecting a track will only move the fader to the general area where it should be and as soon as I touch it the level jumps several db I'd be better off with a passive fader and soft takeover. I'm surprised there's no way to calibrate the fader... But then again, if this is how it works for everyone I'll just suck it up I guess |
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I don't have this experience here with the Faderport8 when banking. |
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PS. Faderport8 has a calibration mode. |
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This is a Faderport V2, which is the single fader device. I just tested it on a different machine (same distro, Manjaro) and it does the same, when switching to a different track and then coming back it never moves to the level that was set before, and so as soon as you touch the fader it jumps. Perhaps this is a defective unit, or the driver is messed up, either way the device is unusable. I'll return it to the guy who (thankfully) has let me try it before I buy it from him. Thank you anyway! |
