Assigning Hardware Inserts To Channels - DigiDesign D-Show Profile Manual

Assigning Hardware Inserts to
Channels
You can assign hardware inserts directly from the Inputs page
or Outputs page. You can also make hardware insert assign-
ments from the Patchbay.
See Chapter 12, "Patchbay."
To assign a hardware insert to a channel or bus:
Go to the Inputs or the Outputs page and target the channel
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where you want to assign the hardware insert by pressing the
channel Select switch.
In the Inserts section, do one of the following:
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• Click the Hardware Insert pop-up menu and choose an
insert destination directly from the menu. The name of
the hardware insert destination appears in the on-screen
Hardware Insert button.
– or –
• Click the Hardware Insert button to go to the Inserts page
of the Patchbay, and assign the insert from the Patchbay.
Click to
assign
Assigning a hardware insert in the Outputs page
To assign a hardware insert from the Patchbay:
Go to the Patchbay and click the Inserts tab. The Hardware
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Tab for the FOH Rack is shown.
Click the Channels, FX Returns, and Outputs tabs to show
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the desired channel types in the grid. If you jumped to the
patchbay from the Inputs or Outputs page, the appropriate
Channel Type tabs are automatically enabled.
Click in the channel grid to assign the insert input/output
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number (listed across the top) to the channel where you want
to assign the insert (listed on the left).
Assigning a hardware insert in the Patchbay Inserts page
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The Patchbay Inserts page shows the name of the channel and
its destination at the current cursor location. The Insert loca-
tion is also displayed in the Inserts section in the Inputs or
Outputs page.
Setting the Hardware Insert Location
You can choose the location of the hardware insert in the sig-
nal path, relative to the four plug-in inserts, for each channel.
A hardware insert does not need to be currently assigned to do
this.
To set the hardware insert location:
Go to the Outputs page and select the channel where you
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want to set the hardware insert location.
In the Inserts section of the Outputs page, click the hard-
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ware insert indicator so that it lights red.
Click to set
Click to
HW Insert
go to the
location
Patchbay
Setting a hardware insert location in the Inputs page
Activating and Bypassing Hardware Inserts
The controls for activating and bypassing hardware inserts are
available on-screen in the Inserts sections of the Inputs and
Outputs pages.
To activate or bypass a hardware insert:
Target the channel where you want to activate or bypass the
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insert by pressing the channel Select switch.
Click the In/Out button for the HW insert. The button lights
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when the insert is activated (in circuit).
In/Out