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Chapter 7: Overview and Basics
Some Control 24 Terms
Bank is a group of controls that are the same and
that are arranged in discrete channel strips.
Control 24 consists of a bank of 24 faders.
Bank Selecting is the process of buttoning from
one bank of channel strip faders to another. For
example, on-screen channel strips 1-24 will be
bank #1, channel strips 25-48 will be bank #2,
and so on. Buttoning from one bank to another
is also called bank swapping .
Global Controls affect all channels of Control 24.
The INS/BYP and EDIT/BYP buttons are exam-
ples of global controls.
Data Encoders are the rotary data encoders that
are part of each channel strip are virtual poten-
tiometers. These knobs are surrounded by a ring
of LEDs that represent approximate values for
parameters such as pan position.
Dedicated Controls perform single functions
that never change. These controls are not
"banked" or "paged". For example, the TALK-
BACK, SAVE, and ALT MONITOR controls never
change their function.
The Pro Tools Demo Session
The "Pro Tools Demo Session" (on the Pro Tools
Installer CD) is an excellent tool to help famil-
iarize yourself with the fundamental elements
of Control 24.
This representative Pro Tools session will help
expose you to the immediately-accessible func-
tions of Control 24. You will be able to see many
of the general features of Control 24 in action,
without having to create a full-featured session
from scratch.
An understanding of the basic functionality and
design scheme of this unique controller will give
you the foundation from which to extrapolate
further. Feel free to experiment as much as pos-
sible. Due to the familiar design of Control 24
you will probably know intuitively how to ex-
plore and work many features.
Before you play any sessions, turn the
Headphone and Monitor level knobs down
(counter-clockwise) to avoid unexpected
ear, amplifier, or speaker damage.
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