Channel Strip Master Section - DigiDesign D-Control Manual

Channel Strip Master Section

The Channel Strip Master section (Figure 2) is a set of chan-
nel-related controls that appears on both the left and right
sides of the D-Control Main Unit, allowing easy access to
these controls from any mixing position. The operation of
each control in this section is mirrored on both sets of con-
trols at all times.
Flip Switches
The six yellow Flip switches in the Channel Strip Master sec-
tion correspond to the six horizontal rows of rotary encoders
on the D-Control channel strips.
Flip Mode
The Flip switches invoke Flip mode, which transfers controls
from the corresponding rotary encoder to the fader on each
channel strip, allowing convenient editing and automation of
send, pan, plug-in, and mic pre parameters directly from the
channel faders.
In Flip mode, the rotary encoder control swaps with the chan-
nel fader; the encoder Select switch swaps with the channel
Select switch; the encoder Bypass/Mute/Pre switch swaps with
the channel Mute switch; and the encoder display swaps with
the channel display.
In Flip mode, the Flip switch for the affected row of encoders
is lit, and the affected encoder displays appear in yellow.
Instrument Tracks and Flip Mode
In Flip mode, Instrument track controls are transferred as fol-
lows:
• The fader on each channel controls the parameter (MIDI
Volume or MIDI Pan) that was assigned to the bottom en-
coder, and the bottom encoder controls track Volume.
• The channel Mute switch controls the MIDI Mute function,
and the B/M/P switch on the bottom encoder controls
channel mute.
To transfer controls from a row of rotary encoders to the channel
faders:
Press the Flip switch that corresponds to the encoder row.
To exit Flip mode:
Press a lighted Flip switch.
When D-Control is in Flip mode and you enter Make
Inactive mode or Assign mode, it is temporarily taken
out of Flip mode, but the Flip switch remains lit.
When you exit Make Inactive mode or Assign mode,
controls return to their flipped positions.
Make Inactive
controls
Plug-in Automation
controls
Assignment
controls
Switch Information
controls
Automation Enable
controls
Automation Write
controls
Global
controls
Global
Channel Strip
Mode controls
Figure 2. Channel Strip Master section
Flip
switches
Channel
Strip Master
Assign and
Display
controls
Channel
Strip Master
Function controls
Custom Fader
controls
Automation Mode
controls
Talkback switch
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