Plug-Ins And D-Command; Plug-In Channel Formats; Assigning And Removing Plug-Ins; Chapter 7. Plug-In Controls - DigiDesign D-Command Manual

Chapter 7: Plug-in Controls

Plug-ins and D-Command

D-Command provides dedicated Dynamics and EQ sections
for plug-ins that support dynamics and EQ plug-in mapping.
These sections include encoders and switches that map to
standard controls for each plug-in type.
Plug-ins of all types can be focused across multiple D-Com-
mand channels using Custom Fader Plug-ins mode. See
"Plug-In Mode" on page 104.

Plug-in Channel Formats

D-Command supports mono, stereo, multichannel and
multi-mono plug-in channel formats up to six channels wide.
With D-Command, you can display, edit, and link specific
channels of multi-mono dynamics and EQ plug-ins directly
from the Channel Select switches in the corresponding sec-
tion.

Assigning and Removing Plug-ins

You can make plug-in assignments directly from D-Command
in several ways. In Inserts mode, plug-ins can be added on an
insert-by-insert basis. In Assign Inserts mode you can assign
plug-ins to insert positions on multiple tracks.
To assign a plug-in in Inserts mode:
Press the Inserts switch to display inserts on the channel
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where you want to assign the plug-in.
If the insert location where you want to assign a plug-in is
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not showing, press the Page Up or Page Down switches on the
channel where you want to make the assignment until the ap-
propriate location is displayed.
Do one of the following:
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• If the insert location you want to use is empty, press the
corresponding encoder Select switch.
• If a plug-in is already present in the insert location you
want to use, press and hold the corresponding encoder
Select switch.
At the insert position where you want to make the assign-
4
ment, turn the encoder knob to select from the first level of
menu choices.
Press the encoder Select switch to move down and the By-
5
pass/Mute/Pre switch to move up through menu levels.
When the plug-in you want to assign is displayed, press the
6
encoder Select switch to confirm your selection.
To assign plug-ins to multiple tracks:
Press the Assign Inserts switch to enter Inserts Assign mode.
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The first two send or insert positions will show on the encoder
displays by default.
To display and edit other insert positions, press the Page Up
2
or Page Down switches on the channel where you want to
make the assignment.
At the insert position where you want to make the assign-
3
ment, turn the encoder knob to select from the first level of
menu choices.
Press the encoder Select switch to move down and the By-
4
pass/Mute/Pre switch to move up through menu levels.
When the plug-in you want to assign is displayed, press the
5
encoder Select switch to confirm your selection.
Repeat steps 2–5 to make additional insert assignments.
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Press the flashing Assign switch to confirm the assignments
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and exit Inserts Assign mode.
To remove a plug-in:
Press the Set to Default switch.
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Press the encoder Select switch for each plug-in you want to
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remove.
Press the flashing Set to Default switch to exit Set to Default
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mode.
Default Plug-in Preferences
You can set a default EQ plug-in and default Dynamics plug-in
in Pro Tools, which makes them available for quick assign-
ment from D-Command.
To set a default EQ or Dynamics plug-in:
In Pro Tools, choose Setup > Preferences and click Mixing.
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Under Setup, choose a plug-in from the Default EQ or De-
2
fault Dynamics pop-up menu.
Click OK to close the Preferences window.
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