NEKTAR Panorama P4 [14/28] Quick tips motorized fader

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QUICK TIPS: MOTORIZED FADER

About the Motorized Fader

The motorized fader section is designed to work with our dedicated communication protocols, where it

gives immediate access to channel strip functions for the current sequencer track. The fader motor itself

does not function in Internal mode; however, while Panorama is in Internal mode the fader may still be

used manually as an assignable MIDI controller. The SOLO and MUTE buttons are also MIDI-assignable as

described below.

Motor Requirements

To take full advantage of Panorama’s motorized fader you need two things:

 Parameter feedback provided by our dedicated communication protocols.

 Enough power to drive the fader’s motor as described on page 8 in Power & Setup

Without both of these criteria satisfied, the motorized fader will act as a traditional manual fader, which

is still very useful.

Fader Menu

Press the FADER button (E3) to enter the Fader menu. Used in Internal mode, this menu works like a

General MIDI Level 2 (GM2) channel strip.

By default, the fader controls the volume (MIDI CC #7). And while on this page you can use the Data

encoder (O) to select GM2 parameters such as Pan, Send 1 (Reverb CC#91) and Send 2 (Chorus

CC#93). Use the display menu buttons (M1-2) to select which parameter is being controlled by the Data

encoder.

The MIDI channel on which the fader and the GM2 controls transmit may be selected by pressing one of

the Channel up/down buttons (M3-4). MUTE and SOLO are not part of the GM2 specifications so you may

have to assign them according to the requirements of the software you use.

To change the MIDI CC# assignments for these controls, as with any other, access the Control Edit page

from the Internal mode Setup menu. Then move the fader or press one of the buttons to call up the

page you want.