Chapter 11. Normal Mode Operations And Commands; Assigning Elements To Tracks - DigiDesign D-Control Manual

Chapter 11: Normal Mode Operations and
Commands
The power and flexibility of D-Control lies in its different op-
erating modes, which let you customize the behavior of its
channel strip controls to fit your workflow.
The main D-Control operating modes are Normal mode and
the four Custom Fader modes.
For more information on Custom Fader mode, see
Chapter 13, "Custom Fader Modes."
In Normal mode, Pro Tools tracks are displayed on D-Control
in a standard console format. In this mode, each channel strip
corresponds to a track in the session, and most of the channel
strip controls correspond directly to on-screen controls or
views in Pro Tools:
Channel Fader controls channel volume
Channel Display shows track name, and track volume when
fader is touched
Pan switch shows Pan values on encoders (this is the default
view when a new track is created)
Inserts switch shows name of each Insert on encoders
Sends switch shows name of Send and Send level on encod-
ers
Pre switch shows controls for the channel's Pre on encoders
Dyn switch cycles through dynamics plug-ins on the track
EQ switch cycles through EQ plug-ins on the track

Assigning Elements to Tracks

You can assign Inputs, Outputs, Inserts, and Sends to tracks di-
rectly from D-Control by entering a temporary Assign mode.
To assign an input, output, insert or send:
Press an Assign switch (Input, Output, Insert, or Send) to en-
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ter the corresponding Assign mode.
On the channel where you want to make the assignment,
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turn an encoder knob to select from the first level of menu
choices.
Press the encoder Select switch to move down and the By-
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pass/Mute/Pre switch to move up through menu levels.
Press the flashing encoder Select switch or press the flashing
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Assign switch to confirm the assignment.
To assign multiple inputs, outputs, inserts, or sends:
Press an Assign switch (Input, Output, Insert, or Send) to en-
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ter the corresponding Assign mode.
Turn the encoder knobs and use the encoder Select and By-
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pass/Mute/Pre switches to select each assignment.
Press the flashing Assign switch to confirm all the assign-
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ments at once.
To remove an input, output, insert or send:
Press an Assign switch (Input, Output, Insert, or Send) to en-
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ter the corresponding Assign mode.
For the assignment you want to remove, press the encoder
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Bypass/Mute/Pre switch repeatedly until you reach the top
level menu for the assignment.
Turn the encoder knob counter-clockwise until no assign-
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ment is visible.
Do one of the following:
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• Press the flashing encoder Select switch or press the flash-
ing Assign switch to confirm the removal.
– or –
• Press the flashing Escape switch to cancel the removal
and restore the assignment.
To quickly remove an output or send assignment:
Press the Output Assign or Send Assign switch.
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Hold Start (Windows) or Control (Mac) and press the Select
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switch for each output or send assignment you want to re-
move.
Press the flashing Assign switch to exit Assign mode.
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