Console And Channel View Controls For Pan, Sends, And Inserts - DigiDesign Command 8 Manual

Console and Channel View Controls for Pan, Sends, and Inserts

The Console and Channel View sections give you control over many on-screen elements in Pro Tools.
Console View
selectors
Insert/Send
Position
selectors
Figure 2. Command|8 Console and Channel View controls
Both Console and Channel views let you view
and access pan, sends, and plug-ins for editing,
and automation.
Console View Switches
The different Console Views let you see pan,
send, and insert settings of multiple tracks at
once in the LCD. Parameters can be adjusted us-
ing the switches and rotary encoders.
Pan Sets the rotary encoders to adjust pan. This
is the default view that appears when you first
launch a Pro Tools session, where the faders
control track volume and the rotary encoders
control channel pan positions. The LCD shows
the track names, and temporarily shows the
channel pan positions when the encoder is
moved, or volume information when the fader
is moved. In this view, pressing a Channel Select
switch selects the corresponding track in
Pro Tools.
24 Command|8 Guide
Display Mode Channel View selectors
Plug-In Bypass
Plug-in Page switches
Send Sets the rotary encoders to adjust Send
level. This view assigns send level controls to the
rotary encoders. The LCD shows the names of
currently assigned sends across all channel
strips for a given send position (Sends A–E in
Pro Tools). In this view, pressing a Channel Se-
lect switch toggles the selected send on that
track between pre- and post-fader operation.
Insert Sets the rotary encoders to inserts or pa-
rameters. This view displays the names of cur-
rently assigned inserts (hardware inserts or plug-
ins) across all channel strips for a given insert
position (Inserts A–E in Pro Tools) in the LCD. If
a hardware insert or plug-in is selected in
Pro Tools, its name flashes in the LCD. In this
view, pressing a Channel Select switch directly
under a plug-in name puts Command|8 into
Channel View and displays the plug-in controls
across all channel strips.
Escape/Cancel
Select