The Default Switch; Targets And Focus - DigiDesign Control 24 Manual

The DEFAULT Switch

The DEFAULT switch serves as a shortcut alter-
native to using the channel encoder knobs to re-
move a plug-in.
This method removes plug-ins—and any
associated automation data—without dis-
playing any warning or option to cancel.
Use this power-user feature with caution!
To remove a plug-in with the DEFAULT switch:
While pressing DEFAULT, select a plug-in.

Targets and Focus

Pro Tools supports multiple open plug-in win-
dows. Control|24 provides two ways of navigat-
ing and accessing parameters of these windows:
target plug-in and controller focus.
A plug-in window can be any combination of
target plug-in, controller focus, or both.
Controller Focus
The plug-in window currently selected for edit-
ing by Control|24 is called the controller focus,
and it is identified by a thin blue outline around
the top panel of the window.
There are two ways to change the controller fo-
cus status between multiple open plug-in win-
dows. One way is to click on a window with the
computer's mouse, but this method for navigat-
ing between windows has no specificity in terms
of track or plug-in type (and needs the window
to be visible in order to click on it).
You can select between multiple open plug-in
windows by channel and plug-in type by using a
specific channel's EQ, DYN, or INSERTS
switches. This method enables you to navigate
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systematically by track or effect type, that can
save time and keep you from having to look
away from the Control|24 surface or leave the
monitors' sweet spot.
The PLUG-IN Switch
The PLUG-IN switch, in the Window section,
opens and closes the current controller focus
window. See "Opening Plug-In Windows" on
page 115 for more details.
Target Status for Plug-Ins
Target functions are used to manage and navi-
gate between multiple plug-in windows in a dif-
ferent way than is employed in manipulating
controller focus.
The Target Window
The Target plug-in window is the one that will
be replaced by the next window opened, unless
certain related key commands are executed at
the same time.
The Target status of plug-in windows is indi-
cated by the state of the window's bullseye icon.
The bullseye symbol—consisting of several con-
centric circles—resides in the status bar of the
plug-in window.
Target status of a plug-in window is indicated by
the appearance of a red center in that window's
bullseye icon. Any open plug-in windows other
than the Target window will have no color in-
side their bullseye icon.