Thus, you can make Focus maps for each of your favorite plug-ins and never worry about them again. Each Focus map is stored with the plug-in, making it usable in any Song. In this way, Focus mapping allows different control maps to be made for each plug-in, using the same hardware controls for each.
When another plug-in is brought into Focus, the hardware knob no longer affects the software knob in the EQ, and it is possible to link this hardware knob to a different control for the plug-in that is in Focus. For instance, a hardware knob might be linked to a software knob in an EQ plug-in that is in Focus. When a parameter has been mapped in Focus, the link icon used in the parameter window is different from the icon used when a parameter is mapped globally.Ĭontrol maps only apply to the plug-in window that is in Focus. Click on the Focus button to enable Focus in any open plug-in window. Only one plug-in window can be in Focus at any time. The Focus button displays the name of the related Keyboard.
By default, all virtual instruments and effects open in Focus mode, and the Focus button in the plug-in window’s toolbar is highlighted. To see this difference, open the interface for any virtual instrument or effect. The process of Focus mapping is identical to Global mapping, with one critical difference.
For instance, a single hardware knob could control the release of a Gate plug-in, or the Gain of a distortion plug-in, or any number of other parameters, depending on which plug-in is in Focus. While only one software control can be manipulated at a time by a single hardware control, a hardware control can be linked to any number of software controls, based on context, using Focus mapping. To map a plug-in control globally, be sure Focus is disengaged in the plug-in window by clicking on the Focus button for the Keyboard you are using, so that it is no longer highlighted. Some controls, such as Track fader, pan, and mute, can only be mapped globally.
With Global mapping, hardware and software controls maintain a one-to-one relationship, where a single hardware control is linked directly to a single software control. There are two modes for mapping hardware and software controls: Global and Focus mode.