Eq And Dyn Switches And Modes - DigiDesign Control 24 Manual

EQ and DYN Switches and
Modes
The EQ and DYN switches are dedicated to EQ
and Dynamics plug-ins respectively, that func-
tion in different ways depending on the config-
uration of the global EDIT/BYP switch.
The EQ switch is supported by all Digidesign
and Digidesign-distributed EQ plug-ins, and the
DYN switch affects most compressor, gate, and
limiter plug-ins.
Bypass Mode
When the EDIT/BYP switch LED is lit, the EQ
and DYN switches on each channel are in By-
pass mode. A channel's EQ and DYN switches
function in Bypass mode as a toggle switch to
bypass all plug-ins on that channel of the
switch's type.
Any assigned, bypassed EQ and Dynamics plug-
ins are indicated by a lit EQ or DYN switch LED.
Edit Mode
When the EDIT/BYP switch LED is not lit, the
EQ and DYN switches on each channel are in
Edit mode. In Edit mode, pressing an EQ or DYN
switch opens the first plug-in of that type (EQ or
Dynamics) assigned to the switch's channel,
and enables Parameters mode.
In Parameters mode, a plug-in is enabled for ed-
iting, and its parameters are displayed across the
scribble strips. If the PLUG-IN switch in the
WINDOW section is lit, the plug-in's window
will open on-screen.
Double-clicking the EQ or DYN switch will step
through to the next insertion point where a
plug-in of that type, if any, has been assigned,
and will open the plug-in in Parameters mode.
A single press after editing a plug-in in Parame-
ters mode will return Control|24 to Home mode.
Pressing the same EQ or DYN switch the next
time, will open the last plug-in accessed by that
switch.
AUTO/SELECT Switch
In Parameters mode, the AUTO/SELECT switch
enables encoder switches to toggle their focused
plug-in in or out. In this mode, the AUTO/SE-
LECT switch LED will not be lit.
If Control|24 is in Parameters mode, and a chan-
nel is in an Automation Write mode (WRITE,
TOUCH or LATCH), the AUTO/SELECT switch
LED will light, indicating that the encoder
switches are enabled to arm the selected plug-in
parameter for automation.
When the AUTO/SELECT switch is lit, the
encoder switches can be used to punch the
encoder's associated plug-in parameter out
of Automation Write mode. This only ap-
plies to variably-adjustable parameters, and
will not work for toggling plug-in parame-
ters.
Interrogating the Function of Plug-In
Parameters
To determine the function of any displayed plug-in
parameter:
While pressing the SHOW INFO switch, press
an encoder switch associated with a plug-in pa-
rameter. An 8-character description of the plug-
in parameter will be displayed in the Channel
Bar display for as long as both switches are
pressed.
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