Chapter 11. Operating Modes; Normal Mode - DigiDesign D-Control Manual

Chapter 11: Operating Modes
The power and flexibility of D-Control lies in its different op-
erating modes, which let you customize the behavior of its
channel strip controls to fit your workflow.
The two types of D-Control operating modes are Normal mode
and the four Custom Fader modes. This section provides an
overview of each mode and its associated commands.

Normal Mode

In Normal mode, Pro Tools tracks are displayed on D-Control
in a standard console format. In this mode, each channel strip
corresponds to a track in the session, and most of the channel
strip controls correspond directly to on-screen controls or
views in Pro Tools:
Channel Fader controls channel volume
Channel Display shows track name, and track volume when
fader is touched
Pan switch shows Pan values on encoders (this is the default
view when a new track is created)
Inserts switch shows name of each Insert on encoders
Sends switch shows name of Send and Send level on encod-
ers
Pre switch shows controls for the channel's Pre on encoders
Dyn switch cycles through dynamics plug-ins on the track
EQ switch cycles through EQ plug-ins on the track
Assigning Elements to Tracks
You can assign Inputs, Outputs, Inserts, and Sends to tracks
directly from D-Control by entering a temporary Assign
mode.
To assign an input, output, send or insert:
Press an Assign switch to enter the corresponding Assign
1
mode.
On the channel where you want to make the assignment,
2
turn an encoder knob to select from the first level of menu
choices.
Press the encoder Select switch to move down and the By-
3
pass/Mute/Pre switch to move up through menu levels.
Press the flashing encoder Select switch or press the flashing
4
Assign switch to confirm the assignment.
To assign multiple inputs, outputs, sends, or inserts:
Press an Assign switch to enter the corresponding Assign
1
mode.
Turn the encoder knobs and use the encoder Select and By-
2
pass/Mute/Pre switches to select each assignment.
Press the flashing Assign switch to confirm all the assign-
3
ments at once.
To remove an input, output, send or insert:
Press an Assign switch to enter the corresponding Assign
1
mode.
For the assignment you want to remove, press the encoder
2
Bypass/Mute/Pre switch repeatedly until you reach the top
level menu for the assignment.
Turn the encoder knob counter-clockwise until no assign-
3
ment is visible.
Do one of the following:
4
• Press the flashing encoder Select switch or press the flash-
ing Assign switch to confirm the removal.
– or –
• Press the flashing Escape switch to cancel the removal
and restore the assignment.
Assigning Inputs in Sessions with Multiple
Plug-in Outputs
In sessions with plug-ins that have multiple outputs, the aux-
iliary outputs of those plug-ins are available as inputs in other
audio and Auxiliary Input tracks. These appear as a third cat-
egory of inputs, labelled plug-ins, in the track input menu.
When assigning inputs from D-Control, this third category of
inputs appears as a top-level menu choice.
To assign an input from a plug-in output:
Press the Assign Inputs switch.
1
On the channel where you want to make the assignment,
2
turn an encoder knob to select Plug-in from the first level of
menu choices.
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