Session Management Section - DigiDesign D-Control Manual

Session Management Section

The Session Management section includes controls for ses-
sion-wide management and save operations.
Plug-in Clip
indicator
Clear Clip
switch
Clear Clip
QWERTY
Keyboard
switch
QWERTY Disable
Publish
switch
Publish
Save
switch
Save
D-Control Session Management section
Clear Clip Switch and Plug-in Clip Indicator
D-Control indicates occurrences of signal clipping on audio
tracks, sends, and plug-ins. (Clip indication on D-Control fol-
lows the clip settings in the Pro Tools Display preferences.)
• If an audio track clips, its fader display lights red.
• If a send clips, the Send switch flashes in the channel's Dis-
play Controls section. In addition, if the channel strip is dis-
playing sends, the corresponding encoder display lights red.
• If a plug-in clips, the Insert switch flashes in the channel's
Display Controls section. In addition, if the channel strip is
in top-level Inserts view, the corresponding encoder display
lights red.
The Clear Clip switch lights if a clip occurs on an audio track
or on a send anywhere in the session. The Plug-in Clip indica-
tor lights if a clip occurs on a plug-in anywhere in the session.
Pressing the Clear Clip switch clears all peaks and clips in the
session.
All Notes Off Switch
The All Notes Off switch can be used to silence stuck notes
with MIDI devices. It sends an All Notes Off message to each
channel for all connected MIDI devices.
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All Notes Off
switch
All Notes Off
Utility Mode
switch
Utility
Redo
switch
Redo
Undo
switch
Undo
QWERTY Disable Switch
The QWERTY Disable switch temporarily disables the com-
puter keyboard on D-Control, to prevent the possibility of ac-
cidental key presses. When the keyboard is disabled, this
switch lights.
The QWERTY Disable switch does not affect D-Control track-
ball operation.
Utility Switch
The Utility switch places D-Control in Utility mode. When
D-Control is in Utility mode, this switch flashes.
Utility mode lets you view D-Control system information,
name D-Control units, run D-Control diagnostic tests, and set
certain D-Control hardware preferences. For complete infor-
mation on Utility mode, see Appendix A, "Utility Mode."
Publish Switch
The Publish switch executes the Send Session Via DigiDelivery
command in Pro Tools, opening the Send To DigiDelivery di-
alog on-screen.
Save Switch
The Save switch executes the Save Session command in
Pro Tools. Whenever a change is made in a session and the
Save command is available, this switch lights.
To save the current session:
Press the Save switch. The switch flashes, prompting confir-
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mation of the Save command.
Do one of the following:
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• To confirm the Save command, press the Save switch
again.
• To cancel the Save command, press Escape.
Redo Switch
The Redo switch executes the Redo command in Pro Tools.
Undo Switch
The Undo switch executes the Undo command in Pro Tools.