Sudden appearance of Ghost/Locked faders in Master Fader 4

[CreativeKev]

Please Help!!
I have a system set up in a hall, where different staff have their own show based on their ability. I had a show that was for an advance set up, and didn't think I had allowed permissions, anyway.. went to run the show, and things had changed, specifically the fader control of my auxiliary sends, (to amps) lost fader ability, They had a Ghost fader, some set very low, and the non-ghost fader was movable but didn't change anything, and the ghost fader was not movable. This really had a negative affect on the front of house, but anyway.. How can I fix it? LOL

[robmcl]

The "ghost faders" you see are a new feature in ver4 of MF.   They are displayed when a channel is assigned to a VCA.   The ghost fader is the result of moving the fader on the VCA channel.   You can't actually move the ghost fader....it is only moved by using the VCA slider where that channel is assigned.
Your fastest solution may be to simply unassign the channel from the VCA until you have time to play with that feature and get comfortable.  Once unassigned, the ghost fader will disappear and the channel will operate as normal

[Wynnd]

This is obviously a case where too much technology is hurting a newer user.  I love all the tools, but it's obvious that this product needs at least two levels of software.  One simpler and very quick to learn and the other at full throttle.

[Ampli]

Its not a problem of 2 much technoligie, more a problem of not reading manuels

[Keyboard Magic]

How many of us really, really read the manuals when we get a new toy, unless we get stuck? It’s not in our genes.

Can “Googling it” be considered reading the manual? 

[WK154]

Today's answer is to ask Siri. 

[Keyboard Magic]

Today's answer is to ask Siri. 

Too true! 

[Wynnd]

And if I recall correctly, the VCAs are one of the items that can be locked out.  Probably the best way to deal with accidentally turning them on.

[WK154]

This is obviously a case where too much technology is hurting a newer user.  I love all the tools, but it's obvious that this product needs at least two levels of software.  One simpler and very quick to learn and the other at full throttle.

That already exists in MF 4 and MF Classic. 

[Michael Welter]

I guess I'm weird. I read the entire manual before I got my DL32R, and then again after I got it. I found it very useful for understanding everything and not making too many mistakes.

[Wynnd]

When I purchased a Roland VK-77 organ on Ebay, I read the manual twice before picking it up and twice afterwards.  It's a fairly complex instrument with a lot of capabilities.   Manuals can help but when I glanced at our new Sienna's 400+page manual, I keep it handy for a reference and have no plans to read the entire thing.

[sam.spoons]

I'm firmly in the "If all else fails.... read the manual" camp. No particular reason, just lazy I guess.....