Chapter 1. Introduction; Command|8 Features; Included With Command|8 - DigiDesign Command 8 Manual

chapter 1
Introduction
Welcome to Command|8, a control surface for
developed in collaboration between Digidesign
and Focusrite. Command|8 is a compact, and
flexible control surface for Pro Tools TDM and
LE systems, and supported Avid systems.

Command|8 Features

Some of the main features of Command|8 in-
clude:
• Eight fader strips, each featuring a motorized,
touch-sensitive fader, rotary encoder, LEDs,
and Solo, Mute, and Channel Select switches.
• Analog monitoring section with output and
level control for mains and headphones. Two
pairs of analog inputs are provided, one for
your main mix from Pro Tools, and one for al-
ternate sources (such as CD, Mini-Disc, and
DAT players).
• One MIDI In port and two MIDI Out ports
providing 16 channels of MIDI input, and 32
channels of MIDI output.
• USB port for direct USB MIDI communication
with Pro Tools.
• Large, bright LCD for data display.
• 1/4-inch Punch In port for footswitch control
of recording.
• Transport controls and mode switches.
• Windows switches for Pro Tools display.
• Navigation and Zoom controls.
• Tactile control of track volume, pan, send
level, send pan, and record status, as well as
PRE (Digidesign mic preamplifier) gain.
• Fast and convenient access to sends, inserts,
plug-in pages, pan settings, and other track
functions.
• Five Function keys to access Utility, Fader
Mute, and MIDI mapping functions.
• AC power supply designed specifically for
Command|8.
• Stand-alone mode with snapshot save and re-
call, lets you use Command|8 to control any
device that supports MIDI Continuous Con-
troller messages. Custom MIDI mapping can
be programmed as needed, and up to eight
snapshots can be saved locally in Com-
mand|8.

Included with Command|8

Items included with Command|8 are:
• Command|8 control surface
• Command|8 Guide
• USB cable
• Power adapter
• Pro Tools software for Command|8
• Registration card
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