Stand-Alone Mode Quickstart; Selecting Stand-Alone Mode - DigiDesign Command 8 Manual

Stand-Alone Mode QuickStart

This section lists the basic steps required use
Command|8 in stand-alone mode. Detailed in-
structions for each step can be found later in
this chapter (as indicated below).
Configuring Stand-alone mode involves the
following tasks:
Entering Stand-alone mode (see "Selecting
1
Stand-Alone Mode" on page 46.
Navigating and selecting presets (see "Navi-
2
gating Presets and Pages" on page 47.
Programming Command|8 faders, encoders,
3
and switches for the device you are controlling,
if necessary, with custom naming options (see
"Editing MIDI Maps" on page 49.
Naming, saving, and recalling presets (see
4
"Presets to Save and Recall Maps" on page 51).

Selecting Stand-Alone Mode

To place Command|8 in Stand-alone mode:
Press the Standalone switch, next to the Status
1
LEDs.
Standalone switch
When in stand-alone mode, the switch LED
lights.
46 Command|8 Guide
Standalone
switch
The last saved (or default) MIDI map is recalled
and its status is displayed in the LCD, similar to
the following:
Example display of a preset in stand-alone mode
Fader1 Fader2 (3–6)
0 0
• The upper LCD row displays the fader name
(Fader1, Fader2).
• The lower row shows the current value (level).
Move any fader to see its position displayed in
the lower row of the LCD.
Editing a preset does not automatically save
the changes stored locally by Command|8.
As you progress through the following pages
and program your presets, be sure to use the
Command|8 Save commands frequently to
save your edits to flash memory. You can
also save preset configurations with SysEx.
See "Presets to Save and Recall Maps" on
page 51.
Fader7 Fader8
0 0