DigiDesign Command 8 Manual page 32

Inserts When you press the Inserts switch, Com-
mand|8 identifies channels with any kind of in-
sert assigned to them (including plug-ins or
hardware I/O inserts) by illuminating their
Channel Select switches. If no inserts are
present, no Channel Select switches will be lit.
When you press an illuminated Channel Select
switch, the names of all inserts on that track are
displayed in the LCD. To select a plug-in insert
for editing, press the corresponding Channel Se-
lect switch. (While the names of hardware I/O
inserts are displayed, they have no editable pa-
rameters, so the Channel Select switches and
the rotary encoders have no effect on them.)
Pan/Send/PRE Identifies channels with sends
assigned to them by illuminating their Channel
Select switches. If no sends are present, no
Channel Select switches will be lit.
When you press an illuminated Channel Select
switch, the LCD and the first rotary encoder
show track pan position for that track. (If the
track is a stereo track, you can toggle between
left and right pan by pressing the Pan/Meter
switch immediately to the right of the encod-
ers.)
Channel Scribble Strips 3–7 show send names
and the rotary encoders (3–7) control the levels
for all five sends on that track. In this mode, the
Channel Select switches on channels 3–7 toggle
pre- and post-fader metering for the correspond-
ing send.
26 Command|8 Guide
Plug-In < Page > Switches Plug-In controls are
organized in pages. In a process much like bank-
ing of channel faders, when a plug-in has more
controls than can fit on the LCD at one time,
you can use these switches to page through the
plug-in controls.
When a plug-in has multiple pages of controls,
the current page (out of the total number) is dis-
played next to the plug-in Name in the LCD.
The Plug-In Page switches will flash to indicate a
next or previous page.
Plug-In Master Bypass Switch This switch by-
passes either a single plug-in or all plug-ins on a
channel, depending on the current view. If the
controls for only one plug-in are displayed, only
that plug-in will be bypassed. If all the plug-ins
on a channel are displayed, all of those plug-ins
will be bypassed. If no plug-ins are displayed,
the Master Bypass function is unavailable.
Hardware I/O inserts cannot be bypassed in
Pro Tools, so the Plug-In Master Bypass
switch has no effect on them.
ESC (Escape) When flashing, this switch lets
you cancel certain operations on the Com-
mand|8, such as Channel View selections and
many on-screen dialogs in Pro Tools.