Midi Control Surface Terms; About This Guide - DigiDesign Command 8 Manual

MIDI Control Surface Terms

Here are a few terms that apply to the use of a
MIDI control surface with Pro Tools.
Bank A group of similar controls (such as faders,
rotary controls, or switches) that are arranged in
discrete channel strips. With Command|8, you
can operate one bank of controls at a time.
Bank Size or Bank Width Corresponds to the
number of fader strips on your MIDI control sur-
face. Command|8 has eight fader strips.
Bank Swap The process by which you switch
control from one on-screen bank of channel
strip faders to another.
Global Controls Controls that perform single
functions that never change. For example, the
transport switches affect all tracks, and do not
change when you switch banks.
Control Surface Focus When you select a track,
send, plug-in, or output window for editing on a
control surface, it becomes the control surface fo-
cus. This distinction is indicated by a colored
outline surrounding the top panel of the win-
dow in Pro Tools.

About This Guide

This guide assumes you have already installed
Pro Tools, and that you already have an under-
standing of its features and operating conven-
tions as explained in the Pro Tools Reference
Guide.
Conventions Used in This Guide
This guide uses the following conventions to in-
dicate Pro Tools on-screen menu choices and
key commands:
:
Convention
File > Save Session
Control+N
Control-click
Right-click (Windows)
Command|8 features a Modifiers section that
provides the following modifier-key equiva-
lents:
Command|8 Modifier
SHIFT/ADD
OPT(ALT)/ALL
/(CTL)
CTL/CLUTCH
Action
Choose Save Session
from the File menu
Hold down the Control
key and press the N key
Hold down the Control
key and click the mouse
button
Click with the right
mouse button
Modifier Key Equivalents
Windows Macintosh
Shift Shift
Alt Option
Control Command
Start Control
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