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Meter Preferences
The following preferences affect operation of the meters on
D-Control.
Send Meters On/Off
The Send Meters On/Off preference toggles send metering on
and off. This preference applies when sends are displayed on
the D-Control rotary encoders. This metering follows Send
pre- or post-metering settings in Pro Tools.
To toggle send meters on and off:
In the Soft Keys section, press the Meter switch repeatedly to
1
display the page that includes the Send Meters On/Off prefer-
ence ("SndMtr").
Press the Soft Key that corresponds to "SndMtr" to toggle
2
the setting On and Off.
Hold Control (Windows) or Command (Mac) and press the
3
Meter switch to exit.
Insert Meter On/Off
The Insert Meters On/Off preference toggles insert metering
on and off. This preference applies when inserts are displayed
on the D-Control rotary encoders.
To toggle insert meters on and off:
In the Soft Keys section, press the Meter switch repeatedly to
1
display the page that includes the Insert Meters On/Off pref-
erence ("InsMtr").
Press the Soft Key that corresponds to "InsMtr" to toggle the
2
setting On and Off.
Hold Control (Windows) or Command (Mac) and press the
3
Meter switch to exit.
Meters Pre/Post Fader
The Meters Pre/Post Fader preference toggles channel meter-
ing between pre- and post-fader modes.
To toggle channel meters between pre- and post-fader metering:
In the Soft Keys section, press the Meter switch repeatedly to
1
display the page that includes the Meters Pre/Post Fader pref-
erence ("Meters").
Press the Soft Key that corresponds to "Meters" to toggle the
2
setting between "PreFad" (pre-fader metering) and "PostFd"
(post-fader metering).
Hold Control (Windows) or Command (Mac) and press the
3
Meter switch to exit.
Center Meters Track/Output
The Center Meters Track/Output preference toggles the
8-channel meter display on the Main Unit meter bridge be-
tween main output levels and the focused track. When set to
meter the focused track, you can view levels for multichannel
tracks up to 8 channels (7.1 surround).
To toggle the center meters between output and track metering:
In the Soft Keys section, press the Meter switch repeatedly to
1
display the page that includes the Center Meters Track/Output
preference ("CtrMtr").
Press the Soft Key that corresponds to "CtrMtr" to toggle the
2
setting between "Output" and "Track."
Hold Control (Windows) or Command (Mac) and press the
3
Meter switch to exit.
Gain Reduction Priority
When encoder LED rings and channel meters are set to display
dynamics plug-in gain reduction, you can set which function
has priority when multi-function Compressor/Gate plug-ins
are used.
To set the gain reduction metering priority:
In the Soft Keys section, press the Meter switch repeatedly to
1
display the page that includes the Gain Reduction Priority
preference ("GRPrio").
Press the Soft Key that corresponds to "GRPrio" to toggle the
2
setting between Compressor/Limiter ("CompLm") and Ex-
pander/Gate ("ExpGat").
Hold Control (Windows) or Command (Mac) and press the
3
Meter switch to exit.
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