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Chapter 7 Work in Layout mode 103
Screen control types
Panel controls
Panel controls appear on a two-dimensional plane (or panel) in the workspace. You can move
a panel control to any position in the workspace, except onto the shelf of a shelf control. Panel
controls include:
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MIDI Activity light (displays MIDI note activity, and can be used as a substitute “keyboard”)
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Round and directional knobs
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Vertical and horizontal faders
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Button
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Drum pad
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Vertical and horizontal level meters (used to visually display volume level or another
parameter)
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VU meter (used to visually display volume level or another parameter)
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Parameter text (used to dynamically display parameter names and values)
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Organ drawbar
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Progress indicator (used with the Playback plug-in)
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Waveform (used with the Playback plug-in)
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Selector (used to select patches while you are performing or to select markers for use with the
Playback plug-in)
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Text (used to display song lyrics, performance notes, and other static information)
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Background (used to group a series of controls)
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Smart Controls (used with patches that have a Smart Controls layout)
Shelf controls
When you add a shelf control, it appears on a three-dimensional shelf. You can move the
shelf, adjust the angle of the shelf, and place multiple shelf controls on the same shelf. For
example, if you have a keyboard screen control in your layout, you can add pitch bend wheel
and modulation wheel screen controls to the same shelf as the keyboard screen control. Shelf
controls include:
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Keyboard
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Modulation or pitch bend wheel
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Sustain pedal
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Foot pedal
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Foot switch