DigiDesign D-Control Manual page 125

Press the flashing Make Inactive switch to exit Inactive
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mode.
Selecting a Track
You can select tracks in Pro Tools directly from D-Control. In
Select mode, Select switches can follow latching or non-latch-
ing behavior. For details on setting the latch mode for the Se-
lect switch, see "Select Switch Latch Mode" on page 41.
To select a track from D-Control:
Make sure the Select/Focus switch mode is set to Select.
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Press the channel Select switch for the track you want to se-
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lect.
To select a range of tracks:
Press the Select switch on the channel at the start of the
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range you want to select.
Hold Shift and press the Select switch on channel at the end
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range you want to select.
All tracks between the first channel and last channel (inclu-
sive) are selected.
To select or deselect multiple, non-contiguous tracks, do one of
the following:
If the Select Switch Latch Mode is set to latch, press addi-
tional Select switches.
– or –
Hold Control (Windows) or Command (Macintosh) and
press the Select switches on multiple channels.
Focusing a Track
You can focus any track in a session on the D-Control Focus
Channel Strip. This mirrors the track controls in the channel
strip on the D-Control main unit, bringing them to the center
mix position. Focusing a track also makes it available for use
with the Custom Fader modes.
To focus a track on the Focus Channel Strip from D-Control:
Make sure the Select/Focus switch mode is set to Focus.
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Press the channel Select switch for the track you want to fo-
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cus.
To focus a track on the Focus Channel Strip from Pro Tools:
Make sure the Target Track from Application preference is
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set to Yes. For details on this preference, see "Target Track from
Application" on page 42.
On-screen in Pro Tools, click the plug-in state plate, send
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window, panner window, or mic pre pane for the track you
want to focus.
To focus a specific track number:
Press the Go To switch on D-Control.
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– or –
Choose Operations > Scroll to Track Number in Pro Tools.
Enter the track position number for the track and press En-
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ter.
To nudge the track focus left or right by one channel:
Hold Control (Windows) or Command (Macintosh) and
press the left or right Nudge 1 switch in the Bank/Nudge sec-
tion.
To nudge the track focus left or right by eight channels:
Hold Control (Windows) or Command (Macintosh) and
press the left or right Nudge 8 switch in the Bank/Nudge sec-
tion.
Focusing a Plug-In
Focusing a plug-in on D-Control brings the plug-in's controls
to channel strip encoders and faders for convenient editing.
You can focus a plug-in in several ways: on the encoders of its
channel; on the encoders of the Focus Channel Strip, and in
the Custom Faders section.
With dynamics and EQ plug-ins, you can also focus plug-in
parameters on the dedicated Dynamics and EQ sections of
D-Control.
To focus a plug-in on its channel:
Press the Inserts switch on the channel. The plug-in names
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are displayed in the channel's encoders.
Press the Select switch under the name of the plug-in you
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want to focus. The plug-in parameters are displayed in the
channel's encoders.
If there is more than one page of parameters for the plug-in,
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the Page Up or Page Down switches light. To move through
parameter pages, press the corresponding switch.
To focus a plug-in on the Focus Channel Strip:
Focus the plug-in's track on the Focus Channel Strip.
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Press the Inserts switch on the channel. The plug-in names
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are displayed in the channel's encoders.
Press the Select switch under the name of the plug-in you
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want to focus. The plug-in parameters are displayed in the Fo-
cus Channel Strip's encoders.
If there is more than one page of parameters for the plug-in,
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the Page Up or Page Down switches light. To move through
parameter pages, press the corresponding switch.
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