Phil, Not sure about the EQ, but the function buttons are all reprogrammable within the property sheet in the Sonar menu system. Best wishes. Tim Burgess Raised Bar Ltd Phone: +44 (0)1827 719822 Mobile: 07989 486976 Web: http://www.raisedbar.net Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Atherstone-United-Kingdom/Raised-Bar-Ltd/12023 4896800 Don't forget to vote for improved access to music and music technology at http://www.raisedbar.net/petition.htm -----Original Message----- From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Phil Muir Sent: 15 September 2009 19:21 To: Dancing Dots E-mail List Subject: [ddots-l] Reasons For Using The Native Mode On The FW-1884 Hi Herman and all! Taken a look at the Mackie mode on the FW-1884 and you won't want to use it because, all of your function buttons open up various views in Sonar such as F1 for loop explorer. Also, you will loose the ability to use the EQ and aux's. Regards, Phil Muir Accessibility Training Telephone: US (615) 713-2021 UK+44-1747-821-794 Mobile: UK +44-7968-136-246 E-mail: info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx URL: www.accessibilitytraining.co.uk/ PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribe For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq