User manual FOCUSRITE LIQUID CONTROL 1.0

[. . . ] The software communicates with The Liquid ChannelTM via USB, and allows up to eight units to be controlled. Installation (Windows) Download the Windows installer from www. focusrite. com. Double-click to launch the installer, and follow the on-screen instructions. Power up the Liquid ChannelTM unit and set up its USB ID (see Setup Menu in page 9 of hardware manual). In this example we are installing a Liquid ChannelTM with ID = 8) Connect a USB cable between your computer and The Liquid ChannelTM. [. . . ] The `Show Value' button in the EQ section is not present on the LiquidControlTM interface as EQ changes are automatically visible on the interface LCD when editing. Buttons Click on a button to toggle on and off. Popup menus Clicking on FF logo, the `Program Name' text, the `Pre-amp Sel. ' text or the `Compressor Sel. ' text on the application interface will launch pop-up menus containing the same items as the main LiquidChannel, Program, Pre-amp and Compressor menus respectively (see below for details of the individual menus). To use the popup menus simply click and then select the appropriate function/setting. The Input, Session Saver, Clock Select and Ext sections are also controlled via pop-up menus. Click to bring up the menu, and select the appropriate setting: Editing a parameter in LiquidControlTM causes the Liquid ChannelTM hardware display to update to reflect the change, and vice versa. N. B. If `Show Value' is activated on the Liquid ChannelTM hardware (in order to view the EQ parameter settings on the hardware display), it must be de-activated in order to view any changes to compression settings made using the LiquidControlTM application. Use the LiquidControlTM application interface to edit the Liquid ChannelTM parameters as follows: O/L and Clip indicators The O/L and Clip indicators work in a similar way to the overload indicators in Digidesign Pro ToolsTM, i. e. Simply click them, or hit the space bar, to turn them off again. Encoders Click and drag up/down or right/left on an encoder to increase/decrease the value of the associated parameter. 4 LiquidChannel Menu This menu is used to select which Liquid ChannelTM unit is to be controlled by the software application. Liquid ChannelTM Setup. . . This menu option allows the functionality of the currently selected Liquid ChannelTM unit's Setup menu to be accessed. For a description of each parameter please refer to the Liquid ChannelTM hardware user guide, pages 9-10. N. B. This menu is also accessible from the LiquidControlTM interface as a pop-up menu; simply click on the FF logo. N. B. If using the Setup menu on the hardware unit, you must exit the Setup menus (by cycling through all pages) before you can use the Liquid ChannelTM Setup options in the LiquidControlTM application. Offline With Offline selected, the LiquidControlTM application is disconnected from any Liquid ChannelTM hardware. Device 1 ­ Device 8 If a Liquid ChannelTM unit is connected to the computer via USB and has been assigned a unique USB ID in its Setup menu (refer to Liquid ChannelTM hardware user guide page 9 for details), simply select the device with the corresponding ID from the LiquidChannel menu to select that unit for editing. If LiquidControlTM has difficulty finding the Liquid ChannelTM hardware, see the Troubleshooting section on page 9 for help. Create Backup. . . This option allows you to create a global backup of all replicas and program memories stored in the currently selected Liquid ChannelTM unit. Backups are stored with the file extension . lqb Firmware version. . . This menu option allows you to check the firmware version of the currently selected Liquid ChannelTM unit. It is strongly recommended that you back up ALL factory settings to your PC or Mac when you first receive your Liquid Channel hardware, in case of unwise creative decisions being made later! Restore Backup. . . This option allows you to restore a previously-saved backup to the currently selected Liquid ChannelTM unit. N. B. Do not use your computer or The Liquid ChannelTM hardware until the firmware update is complete. N. B. Restoring a backup will overwrite all programs and replicas stored on the currently selected Liquid ChannelTM unit. 5 Pre-amp Menu This menu is used to select, load, save and archive the Liquid ChannelTM's pre-amp replicas. Remove Replica(s). . . This option brings up a dialog box allowing you to select a pre-amp replica (or replicas, by holding shift and selecting additional types) to remove from the currently active Liquid ChannelTM unit. It is recommended that you save replicas to disk (see below) before you remove them in case they are required later. N. B. This menu is also accessible from the LiquidControlTM interface as a pop-up menu, by clicking on the `Pre-amp Sel. ' button. N. B. If you delete or update (remove a replica using software) a replica being used by the currently program, the Liquid ChannelTM will to use the current replica until program is selected. then add which is selected continue another Save Replica to disk. . . This option brings up a dialog box allowing you to save individual pre-amp replicas currently stored on your Liquid ChannelTM unit to your computer's hard drive. Saved pre-amp replicas are stored with the file extension . lqm Backup All Replicas. . . Pre-amp replicas can be loaded on the hardware by simply clicking on them in this pop-up menu. This option allows all the pre-amp and compressor replicas stored on the currently selected Liquid ChannelTM unit to be saved to disk. Backups are stored with the file extension . lqb Add Replica. . . This option brings up a dialog box allowing you to upload a new individual pre-amp replica (or replicas) from your hard drive to the currently active Liquid ChannelTM unit. Pre-amp replicas have the file extension . lqm The maximum number of mic-pre replicas that may be stored in The Liquid ChannelTM hardware at any time is 40. Hence it may be necessary to remove some mic-pre replicas to make room for the next ones. [. . . ] Simply select one from the list to make it active in the current program. 8 Help Menu This menu provides further information, help and support for the Liquid ChannelTM hardware and LiquidControlTM application. Focusrite home page. . . If your computer has an active connection to the internet, this menu item will launch a web browser and take you to www. focusrite. com Liquid ChannelTM home page. . . If your computer has an active connection to the internet, this menu item will launch a web browser and take you to www. focusrite. com Troubleshooting a) If the software fails to connect (and you've chosen the correct USB ID corresponding to that in the Setup Menu of the hardware), try changing the USB ID in the Setup Menu of the hardware. If this still doesn't work, turn the hardware off and on again, but be sure that the volume control for monitors is turned down. b) Note that on the Mac, if Classic is running in the background, you may have to try two or three times before connecting successfully. d) We recommend you do not unplug the USB connection while LiquidControlTM is connected to the Liquid Channel. [. . . ]