DigiDesign Command 8 Manual page 48

Navigating Plug-In Pages
To show other plug-in control pages:
Use the < Page > switches (in the Channel
View row below the LCD) to bank to the previ-
ous or next page of plug-in controls.
Multi-Mono Plug-ins
When working with a multi-mono plug-in, you
can toggle the view between the left and right
sides.
To select left or right sides of a multi-mono plug-in:
Select a track and display its inserts in Chan-
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nel view as described previously.
– or –
Select a multi-mono insert and press Display+F5
to display the available signals (left, center, or
right).
The LCD displays the track and plug-in name,
with each mono signal listed across an appropri-
ate number of channels.
Press a channel Select switch to select the cor-
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responding left, center, or right signals of the
plug-in.
Press the lit Select switch to the right to bypass
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the corresponding signal (L, C, or R).
EQ and Dynamics
The EQ and Dynamics switches let you quickly
access EQ and Dynamics plug-ins in your ses-
sion. (Dynamics plug-ins include compressors,
limiters, expanders, and gates.)
To use EQ to access an EQ plug-in:
Press EQ in the Channel View section. Any
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currently banked tracks containing EQ plug-ins
are indicated by their Select switch flashing.
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Press a flashing Select switch to open the first
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EQ on that track, or the most recently edited EQ
plug-in if more than one.
To cycle through multiple EQ plug-ins on the
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track, hold the EQ switch and press the Channel
Select switch again.
To move to a different track, press a channel
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Select switch.
Plug-In Flip Mode
Plug-in Flip mode maps plug-in parameters to
the faders, for greater control and touch-sensi-
tive automation writing.
To use plug-in Flip mode:
Focus Command|8 on an active plug-in to dis-
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play its parameters across the LCD. (See "Open-
ing Plug-Ins" on page 40 for instructions.)
Press the Flip switch. The parameters that
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were displayed for the rotary encoders are
mapped to the faders.
To exit Flip mode, press the Flip switch a sec-
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ond time.
To temporarily show the full name of a
plug-in parameter in the LCD, press Dis-
play Mode+the corresponding channel Se-
lect switch. Release to return to the previous
view.