When to use Softkey funtion about Fader Start?

[JunParticipant]

As title, I’m really curious about when to use Softkey function about Fader Start? Or Fader On-Off ?
I read the reference guide, it said:
• Fader On-Off –Illuminates a SoftKey while the selected channel fader is above -inf
• Fader Start – Momentarily illuminates a SoftKey when the selected channel fader moves above -inf

I have tried these function, but I just don’t get it.

Fader On-Off function is that I put fader above -inf and the certain softkey would light up. But why or when would I need this indicator light?
If the softkey light up, maybe I’ve already heard the sound come out from my speaker.

And Fader Start function is that I put fader above -inf the certain softkey would light up moment, a very Short Flashing.
If I focus on show, I can hardly observed it.
When to use this function?

Thanks to yours patient to read here.

[SteffenRParticipant]

since the softkeys can send MIDI these could be linked to softkey MIDI messages…
so maybe it is prepared to control external equipment with MIDI and the lights of the softkeys are only for visual feedback

[BrianParticipant]

A agree that these options seem pretty useless. Of course A&H had to make the softkey buttons do SOMETHING, so this is what they came up with. They skipped all of the things that make sense (like loading a particular scene via a softbutton) and instead gave us Fader On/Off and Fader Start. Thanks A&H!

[volounteerParticipant]

@brian

interesting

would be nice to hear from AH how they made that decision when they planned the system originally.

I would hope that fixing that would as simple as a firmware update so the soft buttons are more useful to you
but maybe they baked it into the hardware somehow so they cant fix it.

[JunParticipant]

Thank you guys.
Actually, I really love A&H console.
But these functions make me confused.

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