Gestures

grandMA3 User Manual » Workspace » Gestures

Version 2.1

Use gestures on the touchscreens of the grandMA3 console to quickly navigate and adjust settings.

• Tap

Briefly tap the surface with a fingertip.

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• Tap & Hold

​Tap the surface and hold it for at least one second.

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• Zoom

​Tap the surface using two fingers and move them apart or toward each other.

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• Resize

1. Tap the title bar or the title field using any finger of one hand and hold it.
2. Briefly tap anywhere on the surface using a second finger.
3. Release both fingers.
4. The window is resized.

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• 1 Finger Swipe

Tap and brush in any direction.

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• 2 Finger Scroll

To scroll within a window, tap the surface with two fingertips and brush the surface in the desired direction.

	Hint:
	If using a mouse, hold down the right and left buttons and move the mouse.

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• 3 or More Finger Scroll

Requirement:

• Set the height and/or width of the user-defined area larger than the available screen space. For more information see the Configuration of Displays topic.

To scroll the user-defined area within the available screen space, tap the surface with three or more fingertips and brush the surface in the desired direction.

	Hint:
	When using a mouse, press and hold the option key (on macOS) or Alt key (on Windows), then hold down the right and left buttons and move the mouse.

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• Drag & Drop

Use this gesture to move and resize windows within the user-defined area as well objects and elements within certain graphical editors (such as the 3D, Layout, Phaser Editor, or Timecode window).

1. ​Tap and hold with one finger.
2. Move the finger to the desired position.
3. Release the finger.

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• 2 Finger Edit

In sheets and other similar grids:
The Precise Edit user profile setting defines the behavior of the 2 Finger Edit gesture when it is used within sheets and other similar grids (such as the macro editor or patch menu).

Precise Edit disabled:

1. Tap the desired cell.
2. Tap with two fingers anywhere within the same window of the desired cell.

Precise Edit enabled:

1. ​Tap and hold one finger in the desired cell.
2. Tap anywhere on the same screen with a second finger.
3. Release both fingers.

In pools:
The Precise Edit user preference setting does not change the behavior of the 2 Finger Edit gesture when it is used to edit objects within pools. To edit a pool object, follow the steps above under "Precise Edit enabled."

For more information about user profile settings, such as Precise Edit, see the User Settings topic.

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• On-screen Encoder and Rotating Knob 

The on-screen encoders and rotating knobs types each have a setting in User Profile settings that defines how the on-screen element work.

Rotate Style

To change the value using a gesture in the user interface:

1. Tap and hold the desired encoder or knob icon. The encoder icon turns dark.
2. Draw circles around the center of the encoder or knob in the direction of the desired change. Turning clockwise will increase the value, and turning counter-clockwise will decrease the value.
3. If desired, drag the pointer to another area of the screen. This moves the virtual center of the on-screen encoder to this new point. Larger circles result in finer control resolution.

For more information about the on-screen encoder, see the Encoder Toolbar topic. For more information about the on-screen knobs, see the Executor topic.

Drag Style

Here is how to operate the encoders (including knobs) on a screen using the fingers:

1. Tap and hold the encoder, drag it outside the encoder, and release the finger.
2. A fader pop-up opens. Depending on the drag direction, it opens horizontally or vertically (see example below).
3. Tap into the fader area and hold it.
4. Moving the finger in the direction of the bar, the value changes.
5. When the desired value is set, release the finger.
6. The pop-up closes automatically when releasing the finger outside of the encoder.
7. Tapping the encoder fader opens a calculator.
8. If the position is held for more than one second, the fader value gets locked.

This is an example of the horizontal drag encoder pop-up:

There are small differences between the knob and encoder styles.

The buttons - and + in the small pop-up allow changing the value by 10%. If there are assigned commands to the knobs left and right rotation, then these are on the - and + buttons instead.

Tapping Resolution changes the value between the available resolutions. The knobs have Slow and Fast. The encoders have the resolutions available on the physical encoders. Depending on the chosen value, the value will change slower or faster when moving the fader in the pop-up.  

Each encoder pop-up displays which fader function is assigned to the encoder.