By default, your FaderPort is configured for REAPER. No further device setup is required.

If you have changed the FaderPort’s Operating Mode and would like to return to using it with REAPER, press the first two Select buttons while powering on your unit.

Press the Select button below Studio One.

Once you have selected your mode, press the Select button below the “Exit” screen to reboot your FaderPort. This mode will be selected automatically every time you boot your FaderPort.

Power User Tip: From the boot menu, you can also adjust the fader sensitivity and speed to fine tune your FaderPort to work the way you want it. Please check the original documentation for more information on the customized setup modes.

Select your Faderport from the lists and click Install ReaSonus.

You're done. This is all. You can now (re-)start REAPER and your FaderPort is working with REAPER.

1. Track name: Displays the Track name.
2. Track number: Displays the Track number.
3. Track Pan: Displays the Track current pan position value.
4. Value Bar: Displays the Tracks current pan position.
5. Pan/Param: Controls panning for the currently selected track. Push to set the pan position back to center.
6. Select Button:
   • Default: Unique-select the Track. Other Tracks will be de-selected
   • Left Shift: Select the Track. All previous selected Tracks will also stay selected
   • Right Shift: Selects the range of Tracks between the previous selected Track and the current selected Track
7. Solo: Isolates the corresponding Tracks output signal in the mix. Press and hold to solo for a couple of seconds.
8. Mute: Mutes the corresponding Tracks output signal. Press and hold to mute for a couple of seconds.
9. Touch-Sensitive Fader: This 100 mm motorized fader can be used to control volume levels, aux send levels, panning, or plug-in parameters, depending on mode. Holding [Left Shift] with the fader will control the panning of this Track.

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While holding the [Left Shift] button, the display changes it's layout. The next info is displayed:

• Track name: Displays the Track name.
• Track Volume: Displays the Track volume in dB.
• Automation Mode: Displays the Tracks Automation Mode.
• Track Pan: Displays the Track current pan position value.
• Value Bar: Displays the Tracks current volume.

[Left Shift] + Arm: Arm all Tracks for recording.

[Right Shift] + Arm Unarm all Tracks from recording.

Track Navigator

• Encoder: Controls individual Track scrolling
• [Left Shift] + Encoder: Adds the tracks to the selection
• Navigation buttons: Adjust the currently visible fader bank on the FaderPort by one bank of 8 or 16 Tracks (model dependent)

Using [Left Shift] plus any Session Navigator button will access alternate functions for your FaderPort. By default, these are assigned as follows:

Power User Tip: With the ReaSonus FaderPort Control you can edit the actions of the Function buttons. Press the Macro button to open it. More info about ReaSonus FaderPort Control

• F1: Open or close the Mixer
• F2: Open or close the Media Explorer
• F3: Open or close the Routing Matrix
• F4: Open or close the Effects Browser
• F5: Open or close the Regions and Markers window
• F6: Open or close the Project Media browser
• F7: Open or close the Big Clock
• F8: Open or close the track Manager

Reaper has the wonderful feature of creating screensets. Screesets are presets for the windows inside REAPER. Different tasks require different windows and tools in view and by saving screensets you can instantly jump to the ideal layout instantly as you change tasks.

Using [Right Shift] plus any Session Navigator button will set the corresponding Screenset windows.

The REAPER Blog created a nice video about Screensets

Latch / Save:

• Engages Latch Automation on currently selected track.
• Press the [Left Shift] and Latch buttons simultaneously to save your session.
• Press the [Right Shift] and Latch buttons simultaneously to engages Latch Automation globally.

Trim / Redo:

• Engages Trim Automation on currently selected track.
• Press the [Left Shift] and Trim buttons simultaneously to redo the last action.
• Press the [Right Shift] and Trim buttons simultaneously to engages Trim Automation globally.

Off / Undo:

• The Off button has no default action.
• Press the [Left Shift] and Off buttons simultaneously to undo the last action.
• Press the [Right Shift] and Off buttons simultaneously to engages Latch Preview Automation globally.
• Holding down the button for a couple of seconds will turn of global automation

Touch / User 1

• Engages Touch Automation on currently selected track.
• Press the [Left Shift] and Read has no functionality assigned yet.
• Press the [Right Shift] and Touch engages Touch Automation globally.

Write / User 2

• Engages Write Automation on currently selected track.
• Press the [Left Shift] and Read has no functionality assigned yet.
• Press the [Right Shift] and Write engages Write Automation globally.

Read / User 3

• Engages Read Automation on currently selected track.
• Press the [Left Shift] and Read has no functionality assigned yet.
• Press the [Right Shift] and Read engages Read Automation globally.

Individual mode

Press the Edit Plugins button once to show the effects menu for the currently selected Track. In this mode the colour of the Select buttons is the actual Track colour.
These buttons have the next functionality

• Select: Changing the Track to see it's plugins
• Solo: Open and select the plugin
• Mute: Toggle disable the plugin

Globally mode

Press the Edit Plugins button again to control the first effects for all focused Tracks. In this mode the colour of the Select buttons is green.

While turning the pan knob now, you can cycle through all available plugins until the last active slot has been reached. Press the Edit Effects button again to open the effects menu for the currently selected Track.
These buttons have the next functionality

• Select: Changing the Track to see it's plugins
• Solo: Open and select the plugin
• Mute: Toggle disable the plugin

Edit Parameters

After pressing the Solo button of the effect you want to edit, the faders and Select buttons become the controls of the selected effect.

Within the display the control name and the value are displayed. When adding your own effects, try to keep it as consistent as possivle. This will only help you makeing working with the FaderPort and effects easier.

Bypass Effects Chain

Press the Bypass button to bypass every plug-in on the selected channel.

Press [Left Shift] + Bypass to disable every plug-in in the Session.

Your FaderPort provides two modes to view and control your bus and FX sends: individually and globally. Pressing the button multiple times will toggle between the two modes. Both ways have a different colour for the Select button to make it more clear which way is selected.

In both modes the next controls will have the next functions:

• Select: Select the Track
• Mute: Mute the corresponding send
• Solo: Toggle the Pre/Post effect
• [Left Shift] Solo: Toggle the Polarity
• Fader: Sets the Level for the send
• [Left Shift] Fader: The fader now functions as the panning for the send
• [Hold] Select: Open the I/O window for the selected Track in Globally mode
• Solo Clear: Will open the I/O window in Individual mode

Individual mode

Press the Sends button once to control the send levels for all the sends on the currently selected Track. In this mode the colour of the Select buttons is white.

Globally mode

Press the Sends button again to control the first insert bus send levels for all focused Tracks. In this mode the colour of the Select buttons is yellow.

While turning the pan knob now, you can cycle through all available send slots until the last active slot has been reached. Press the Sends button again to control the send levels for all the sends on the currently selected.

Your FaderPort provides two modes to view and control your receives: individually and globally. Pressing the button multiple times will toggle between the two modes. Both ways have a different colour for the Select button to make it more clear which way is selected.

In both modes the next controls will have the next functions:

• Select: Select the Track
• Mute: Mute the corresponding receive
• Solo: Toggle the Pre/Post effect
• [Left Shift] Solo: Toggle the Polarity
• Fader: Sets the Level for the receive
• [Left Shift] Fader: The fader now functions as the panning for the receive
• [Hold] Select: Open the I/O window for the selected Track in Globally mode
• Solo Clear: Will open the I/O window in Individual mode

Individual mode

Press the Receives (Pan) button once to control the send levels for all the sends on the currently selected Track. In this mode the colour of the Select buttons is white.

Globally mode

Press the Receives (Pan) button again to control the first insert bus send levels for all focused Tracks. In this mode the colour of the Select buttons is blue.

While turning the pan knob now, you can cycle through all available receive slots until the last active slot has been reached. Press the Receives (Pan) button again to control the receieve levels for all the receives on the currently selected.

1. Audio: Select the group of tracks you want to use from the Select buttons
   [Left Shift] + Audio: Show all tracks with receives
2. VI: Show only tracks with a Virtual Instrument
3. Bus: Show only the parent tracks on root level
   [Left Shift] + Bus: Show all tracks with sends
4. VCA: Show all tracks with hardware outputs
5. All: Show All tracks

The Audio button opens a menu for filtering Tracks by it's name. Here is the list of filters currently implemented and with the words it get's trigered by. This will be editable in the futute within the ReaSonus application.
These are the filters:

• Drums: Filters on Drum, Drms, Perc and Percussion
• Bass: Filters on Bass
• Guitar: Filters on Guitar and Gtr
• Key: Filters on Keys, Synth and Organ
• Vocal: Filters on Vocal and Vox
• Piano: Filters on Piano, Upright and Grand
• Strings: Filters on Violin, Viola and Cello
• Brass: Filters on Trumpet and Saxophone

Power User Tip: With the ReaSonus FaderPort Control you can edit the filters of the Audio filters. Press the Macro button to open it. More info about ReaSonus FaderPort Control

Link

Press the Link button Toggle link the fader to the last touched plugin parameter.

The previous, next and encoder keep the last function.

Pan Navigator

• Encoder: Controls the panning of the selected Track.
• Encoder push: Resets the panning to the center position.
• Prev: Go to the previous Track
• Next: Go to the next Track
• [Shift] + Prev: Undo last action
• [Shift] + Next: Redo the last undone action

Track Navigator (Channel)

• Encoder: Controls individual Track scrolling
• [Shift] + Encoder: Adds the tracks to the selection
• Prev: Go to the previous Track
• Next: Go to the next Track
• [Shift] + Prev: Undo last action
• [Shift] + Next: Redo the last undone action

Track Navigator (Channel)

• Encoder: Controls individual Track scrolling
• [Shift] + Encoder: Adds the tracks to the selection
• Prev: Go to the previous Track
• Next: Go to the next Track

Lock ([Shift] + Link)

Press the [Shift] + Link button to follow the play cursor. Press again to un-follow.

The previous, next and encoder keep the last function.

Flip ([Shift] + Pan)

This button opens the ReaSonus FaderPort Control, which helps you editing the actions of the Function buttons and modify the track filters for mix management. You can read more on it here.

The previous, next and encoder keep the last function.

Using [Shift] plus any Session Navigator button will access alternate functions for your FaderPort. By default, these are assigned as follows:

Power User Tip: The actions for the Functions buttons can be managed with ReaSonus FaderPort Control. More about this can be found here

• F1: Open or close the Mixer
• F2: Open or close the Media Explorer
• F3: Open or close the Matrix window
• F4: Open or close the FX browser window

Touch / Latch:

• Engages Touch Automation on currently selected track.
• Press with the [Shift] engages Latch Automation on currently selected track.

Write / Trim:

• Engages Write Automation on currently selected track.
• Press with the [Shift] engages Trim Automation on currently selected track.

Read / Off:

• The Read button has no default action.
• Press the [Left Shift]

1. In the menu click Actions and the Show Action List…
2. Start typing reasonus faderport and press enter

The plugin should appear now:

Power User Tip: You can make a toolbar item for ReaSonus FaderPort Control to make it easier to access. Check chapter Add ReaSonus FaderPort Control to the toolbar for the howto.

Click Edit Function buttons from the navigation on the left

This screen shows the action id's attached to the function buttons. For the FaderPort v2 4 Function button actions are visible, and 8 for the other FaderPort versions

If you want to see more info about the action you can hover the action with your mouse mouse, a tooltip pops up with the description.

You can alternatively click the info button on the right of the id. A small popup appears with the info of the action.

Mix Management is only available for the FaderPort 8 & 16 and helps you create your own filters for the Mix Management part of the controller. When pressing the Audio button the displays and select buttons can be used to select a filter. By default the filters are:
Drum, Bass, Guitar, Keys, Vocals, Piano, Strings, Brass.
On the FaderPort 16 the next 8 are not pre-configured.

Mix Management helps you to create your own filters. It will let you give it a name to display and set a colour for the Select button. Mix Management can be entered by clicking the Mix Management button in the menu.

Filter Settings

• Display Text: This is the text appearing in the display
• Filter Text: The words to search for. The search is case insensitive and parts of words will also do the trick. So Perc and percussion will both match Percussion.
  Clicking the Add Word button will add an extra field for a word to filter on. Leaving a single field empty will remove it after saving.
  Leaving this / these field(s) empty, so no Filter Text will select all tracks.
  If you want to use one of these characters ( ) % . + - * [ ? ^ $ you will need to prefix them with a percentage symbol, like: %- for a dash, or %+ for a plus sign.

• Show track siblings: whether or not to select also the direct siblings of a Track matching the Filter Text.
• Show track parents: whether or not to select also the parent tracks of a Track matching the Filter Text.
• Show track children: whether or not to select also the child tracks of a Track matching the Filter Text.
• Show only top level tracks: whether or not the Filter Text only matches the top level tracks.
• Match multiple: whether or not to stop after the first track matching the Filter Text.
• Colour: create the colour for the Select button. The colour as is in the screen will not always reflect the reality. Play around with it to get your colour

Power User Tip: It is possible to create a Filter Text with pattern matching in them. This gives you the oppertunity to create fairly complex filters.
Here is more info about pattern matching

The Buttons

• Reload: Undo all your unsaved changes
• Save filter: Saves your filter to the files and resets the controller

Here are 6 examples of different filter configurations. Click the filters to see the settings and which tracks will be visible.

Here are the steps to create an action in REAPER to get the path of the resources

1. In the menu click Actions and the Show Action List…
2. Click the Add Action… and New ReaScript…
3. Give the action a proper name like: get-reaper-resource-path.lua and click Save
4. The editor opens. Paste the next text into the editor:

   local path = reaper.GetResourcePath()
   reaper.ShowConsoleMsg("Path: " .. path)
   

5. Click Save. A small screen pops up with the path to the resource folder

Here are the steps to add the ReaSonus FaderPort Control to a toolbar

1. Right click in an empty area of the toolbar and select: Customize toolbar…
   
2. The next screen pops up. Select Add…
   
3. The action pane pops up. Start typing reasonus faderport. Select the action and click Select/Close and click Apply in the bottom right corner of the Customize menus/toolbars window. The button should be in the toolbar now.
   
4. In the left column of the Customize menus/toolbars window, scroll down to the added action and select it and click Icon… and select Text icon…
   
5. A small window shows up. Give it a proper name (ReaSonus will do ;-)) and check the Double width toolbar button check box and click OK.
   
6. Now click OK in the Customize menus/toolbars window and you're done. It should look something like:
   

Here are some instructions on swapping the left and right Shift Buttons

• From the menu go to Options and then select Preferences
• The preferences pane opens an in the left section select Control/Osc/Web
• Select Control Surface Integrator and click Edit
• Select the Reasonus FaderPort page (when there are muliple) and then your FaderPort and click Edit
• In the Templates section, click the Surfaces select and select the version with swapped-shift in the name.

  

• Now press OK to save the setting and press OK in the other popups.

Your shift buttons should now be swapped. Keep in mind that the documentation does not take the swapped shift buttons in account.

When adding plugin mappings to the Reasonus FaderPort Zones folder you have to take some things in account

• Take care of your folder structure. First off all the main effects folder should be named FX_Zones. This will prevent the effects zone file from getting removed with a new version. Further is is best practice to create a folder per developer. This way you can always easily find the files.
• Add the effects type in the file name. Preferably it would be something like effectname.vst.zon

The folder structure should the look something like:

FX_Zones/
├─ AnalogObsession/
│  ├─ LALA.vst.zon
│  ├─ LALA.vst3.zon
│  ├─ Rare.vst.zon
│  ├─ Rare.vst3.zon
│
├─ Arturia/
│  ├─ FET-76.vst.zon
│  ├─ FET-76.au.zon