Control surface support

Last updated on Jul 15, 2024

Support for PreSonus FaderPort V1

The PreSonus FaderPort V1 is a hardware control surface device that connects to your computer via USB, delivering transport and mixing control. You can use the device to start and stop audio playback and recording, adjust volume with the motorized fader, control pan, and automation. All functions happen in real time along with other functions.

Note

Audition does not support the FaderPort 8 device.

To use FaderPort V1 with Audition, follow these steps:

Select Edit > Preferences > Control Surface (Windows) or Adobe Audition  > Preferences > Control Surface (MAC).

In the Preferences dialog box, click Add

Add Preferences
Add Preferences

In the Add Control Surface dialog box, select PreSonus FaderPort V1.

Add control surface
Add control surface

To configure MIDI input devices and MIDI output devices, click Settings.

Control surface settings
Control surface settings

To edit button assignment settings, click Button Assignments.

Button Assignments setting
Button Assignments setting

Click OK

PreSonus FaderPort V1 is now ready to be used with Audition.

Support for Mackie HUI

You can use HUI communications protocol to interface between the audio control surface and Adobe Audition. The protocol allows Audition and a connected hardware control surface to synchronize the states of their faders, buttons, jog wheels, and displays.

Note

Note: Support for control surfaces that emulate HUI depends on the device’s implementation of the protocol.

To connect your HUI-compatible device with Audition, follow these steps:

Select Edit > Preferences > Control Surface (Windows) or Adobe Audition > Preferences > Control Surface (MAC).

In the Preferences dialog box, click Add

In the Add Control Surface dialog box, select HUI.

Add control surface
Add control surface

To adjust settings, click Settings

To restrict control surface controls to the control strips, enable the Use Only Channel Strips check box. To allow assignment to application commands via the Control Surface Button Assignments dialog, the user-defined buttons are still enabled for the device.

Configure settings
Configure settings

If you want to display SMPTE frame rates only as the time base displayed on the device, enable the Restrict Time Code to SMPTE check box. If this check box is selected, Bar and Beats, Decimal, Compact Disc, and Custom is not displayed on the control surface.

Restrict Time Code
Restrict Time Code

To edit button assignments, click Button Assignments in the Add Control Surface dialog box.

Click OK.