Select/Focus Mode Switch And Indicators; Do To All And Do To Selected Switches; Applying Actions To Multiple Tracks In Pro Tools - DigiDesign D-Command Manual

Select/Focus Mode Switch and Indicators

The Select/Focus Mode switch toggles the function of channel
Select switches between Select and Focus mode. The LEDs on
either side of this switch indicate the current mode.
In Select mode, channel Select switches are used to select
channels in Pro Tools.
In Focus mode, channel Select switches are used to focus a
channel in the Focus Channel section on the Main Unit.

Do To All and Do To Selected Switches

The Do To All and the Do To Selected switches on D-Com-
mand can be used in two different ways: to apply actions to
multiple tracks in a Pro Tools session, and to change the dis-
play mode of multiple channel strips on D-Command.
The Do To All and Do To Selected switches can follow mo-
mentary or latching behavior.
When single-pressed, their effect applies only to the next
operation.
When held, they apply to all operations carried out while
being held.
When double-pressed, they latch on and flash until pressed
a second time.

Applying Actions to Multiple Tracks in Pro Tools

The Do To All and Do To Selected switches are convenient for
performing tasks such as muting, soloing, assigning sends, or
assigning the same plug-in across multiple tracks in a session.
To apply actions to multiple tracks in a Pro Tools Session:
Do one of the following:
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• Press the Do To All or the Do To Selected switch to apply
the action to one parameter.
– or –
• Double-press the Do To All or the Do To Selected switch
to latch the corresponding action and apply it to multi-
ple parameters.
Press any of the following switches to apply the correspond-
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ing action to all tracks or all selected tracks in the session:
• Channel Mute switch
• Channel Solo switch
• Channel Solo Safe: Control (Windows) or Command
(Mac) + Solo switch
• Automation Mode switch
• Automation Trim switch
• Channel Select switch (in Select mode)
• Record Enable switch
• Record Safe: Control (Windows) or Command (Mac) +
Record Enable switch
• Input Monitor Mode switch
Depending on the current channel strip display mode, you
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can apply the following across all tracks or all selected tracks
in the session:
• Mic Pre Controls: Polarity, Pad, Impedance, Source, Gain
• Send Pre/Post: B/M/P switch in Send Pre/Post mode
• Send Mute: B/M/P switch in Send Mute mode
• Plug-in Bypass: B/M/P switch in Inserts mode
You can also carry out any of the following tasks across all
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tracks or all selected tracks in the session:
• Assigning Inputs, Outputs, Inserts and Sends
• Activating/deactivating Inputs, Outputs, Inserts, Sends
and Tracks
• Resetting controls with the Set to Default switch
• Changing panner linkage
• Changing panner editor choice
When you are finished, if Do To all or Do To Selected are
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latched on, press the flashing Do To All or Do To Selected
switch to exit the corresponding mode.
Changing Parameter Display on D-Command Channel Strips
The Do To All and Do To Selected switches can be used to dis-
play and edit pan, mic pre, insert, or send parameters across all
tracks or all selected tracks in a session.
The Do To All and Do To Selected switches are applied inde-
pendently to channel strips in Normal mode and Custom
Fader mode. This independent operation lets you put banks of
channels in several display modes at once (for example, pan
on channels in Normal mode, and plug-ins on channels in
Custom Fader mode).
To change the display mode of D-Command channel strips:
Press the Do To All or the Do To Selected switch.
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Press any of the following Channel Strip Mode switches on
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any individual channel to apply the corresponding action to
all channels or to all selected channels on D-Command:
• Inserts switch
• Pan switch
• Bypass/Mute switch
• Sends switch
• Inserts + Pan switches (Mic Pre mode)
• Inserts + Sends (Instrument mode)
Page Down switch
Inserts switch
Bypass/Mute
switch
Channel Strip Mode controls
Page Up switch
Pan switch
Sends switch
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