Navigating The Patchbay - DigiDesign D-show Manual

Text Display of Patch Source and Destination
Above the grid tabs, there are "from" and "to" text display
fields that display the full text names of hardware I/O and
D-Show channels.
To view full names of a patch source and destination:
Place the cursor over a Channel Name. If the channel is al-
ready routed, its source and destination assignment appear di-
rectly above the Patching Grid, as shown below.
Source
Channel Name
Channel source and destination display
An asterisk at the end of a destination name indicates a mul-
tiple output assignment. See "Multiple Input and Output As-
signments in the Patchbay" on page 93.
Naming Channels from the Patchbay
Channel names can be changed from the Patchbay. Channel
names can be up to 32 characters in length. When displayed
on the control surface, names are abbreviated to fit the dis-
play.
To name or rename a channel from the Patchbay:
Double-click the channel name.
1
Type a new name and press Enter on the computer key-
2
board.
When naming channels in the Patchbay, press Tab on the
keyboard to go to the next channel and Shift+Tab to go to
the previous channel.
Type Text Search
Type Text search lets you use the keyboard for fast navigation
to a channel. You can enter the first characters of a channel
name or the absolute channel number to target that channel
on the ACS.
To search for and select a channel:
Type the first few letters, full name, or channel number of
1
the channel. For example, type "s" to go to the first channel
beginning with the letter s (such as Snare).
2
channels beginning with that letter (such as Snare Top, Snare
Bottom, or Strings).

Navigating the Patchbay

Destination
Navigating to Channel Types
The Patchbay uses multiple tabs to access different hardware
I/O and channel types. For example, the Inputs screen pro-
vides Channels and FX Returns tabs for you to patch these dif-
ferent channel types independently.
To show Inputs:
To show a specific type of Input:
turns tab. Shift-Click to select and show multiple types at
once.
To show Outputs:
To show a specific type of Output:
Auxes, Matrix, PQ, or Mains).
Use these same techniques to access Directs (direct outs) and
Inserts.
Navigating to Hardware Sources
To navigate to a different hardware source:
Patching Grid.
Press the Tab key to cycle through and select any other
Avoid giving channels names that begin with numbers dif-
ferent from the absolute channel number. When you type a
number, D-Show navigates to absolute channel numbers
regardless of the channel name.
Go to the Patchbay page and click the Inputs tab.
In the Patchbay page, click the Channels tab, or the FX Re-
In the Patchbay page, click the Outputs tab.
In the Patchbay, click an output Channel Type tab (Groups,
Click the appropriate Hardware tab across the top of the
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