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+<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?>
+
+<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
+
+]>
+
+<section id="sn-frontier-design-tranzport">
+ <title>Using a Frontier Design Tranzport</title>
+ <section id="tranzport-configuration">
+ <title>Enabling a Tranzport</title>
+ <para>
+ Ardour 2.0 can currently use a single Tranzport controller. Ensure that the
+ device is plugged into a functional USB port. On Linux you will need to
+ <link linkend="sn-configuring-usb-device-access">take steps</link>
+ to ensure that non-administrative users can access the device. Note that
+ this feature is <emphasis>not</emphasis> available in Ardour 0.99.x.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ In the Options menu, navigate into the Control Surfaces submenu. Click on
+ the "Tranzport" option to enable use of the control surface within Ardour.
+ To disable it, click on this item a second time.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="tranzport-buttons-and-wheel-functions">
+ <title>Tranzport Buttons and Datawheel functions</title>
+ <table id="tbl-tranzport-functions">
+ <title>Tranzport Functions</title>
+ <tgroup cols = "3">
+ <colspec colnum="1" colname = "Key Binding" colwidth = "1"/>
+ <colspec colnum="2" colname="Action" colwidth= "2"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ Key
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ Normal Click
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ Shift Click
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ REW
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Rewind
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Go to start
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ FFWD
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Fast forward
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Go to end
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ STOP
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Stop
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Enter *
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ PLAY
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Play
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Save
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ RECORD
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Record
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para></para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry></entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ PREV
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Go to previous marker
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Zoom full
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ ADD
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Add marker at current location
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para></para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ NEXT
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Go to next marker
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Select normal, scrub or shuttle mode
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry></entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ IN
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para></para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Zoom In
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ OUT
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para></para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Zoom Out
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ PUNCH
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para></para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para></para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ LOOP
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para></para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Select gain/pan/master level mode
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry></entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ &lt; TRACK
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Previous track
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para></para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ TRACK &gt;
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Next track
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para></para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ REC
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Toggle track's record enable on/off
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Clear all track record arming
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ MUTE
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Toggle track's mute status on/off
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Clear all mutes
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ SOLO
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Toggle track's solo status on/off
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Clear all solos
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ UNDO
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Undo
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Redo
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry></entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ DATA WHEEL
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ scroll timeline, scrub or shuttle
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ adjust track gain, track pan or master gain
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry></entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ FOOTSWITCH
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para></para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para></para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="tranzport-normal-scrub-shuttle-modes">
+ <title>Normal, Scrub and Shuttle Modes</title>
+ <para>
+ In Ardour, the Tranzport in has 3 different modes of operation termed
+ "timeline", "scrub" and "shuttle".
+ </para>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <title>Tranzport Modes of Operation</title>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Timeline</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ the data wheel scrolls the timeline in the editor window back and forth.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Scrub</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ the data wheel is used to scrub audio data back and forth.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Shuttle</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ the data wheel is used to control varispeed playback. Turning the data
+ wheel clockwise increases the playback speed in a forward direction.
+ Counter-clockwise decreases the speed and will reverse playback. Shuttle
+ mode as several important features:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ While in Shuttle mode the actual playback speed will be displayed in
+ the top right corner of the LCD as a percentage of real-time, ie.
+ +100% is normal playback speed.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Press STOP to automatically set the Shuttle speed to 0%.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Press PLAY to automatically set the Shuttle speed to +100%.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Press and hold SHIFT to momentarily toggle the TranzPort into Scrub
+ mode. Releasing the SHIFT button will return to Shuttle mode at 0%
+ speed. This combination of functions is very useful for quickly
+ moving through an audio track and accurately locating points hit
+ points.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Pressing ADD will drop a marker at the current location and exit
+ Shuttle mode
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </section>
+<!--
+ <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+ href="Some_Subsection.xml" />
+ -->
+</section>