Sonar Console Layout
The majority of functions are controlled via dedicated keys with less reliance on the 8x8 key matrix located beneath the
screen than with the HUI version.
Main changes compared to the HUI front panel are:
New Function grouping to assign parameters the Channel V-pots. CHANNEL is unchanged and assigns the AWS channel
gain element or DAW channel to the V-pot according to the state of the Console Focus key. The Encoder switch is used
to ‘flip’ parameters on to the faders as before but now includes all processing parameters not just send levels. Two ‘Flip’
modes are available, Duplicate or Exchange, selected via a single or double operation of the encoder switch.
As in the original HUI three key group that controls the function of the channel SEL key, for the Sonar Template SEL and
RDY control whether the SEL key sends the SEL and REC/RDY MIDI codes. EDIT is now a dedicated function equivalent
to the MCU EDIT/GLOBAL function located in the FADER BANKS section.
The display above the encoder will show the two character plus decimal point Assignment window from the MCU.
The Keys above the transport controls are designated as shown below:
Tallies are shown in the status area of the TFT display for Loop ON/OFF, Jog Parameter, together with tallies for Marker,
Loop, Select and Punch. As the later functions intercancel, they share the same on screen area.
Keypad is not a direct MCU function. It will enable the Numerical keypad 0…9 keys plus the ‘.’, ‘-‘, and ENTER and CLR
keys for data entry. When operated it sends the codes that correspond to M1 ON, EDIT ON, EDIT OFF, M1 OFF and then
enables the numeric key pad keys to send the MIDI codes that correspond to the 1 to 8 keys on the Sonar overlay and the
4 TRACKS keys. ENTER mimics the main ENTER Key, and CLR the CANCEL Key. A second operation of the KEYPAD
key inhibits the Numeric key pad outputting MIDI codes and should send an EDIT ON, EDIT OFF command to cancel the
mode.