Custom Fader Modes - DigiDesign D-Command Manual

Do one of the following:
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• Press the flashing channel Select switch to confirm the
removal.
– or –
• Press the flashing Escape switch to cancel the removal
and restore the assignment.

Custom Fader Modes

With the Custom Faders feature, you can temporarily set aside
channel strips on D-Command and focus them on your own
customized groups of tracks, on Pro Tools Mix and Edit
groups, on specific track types, or on plug-in controls. Custom
Fader modes are only accessible on D-Command, and are not
displayed on-screen in Pro Tools.
On D-Command, Custom Fader channels are completely sep-
arate from the surrounding channels on the control surface.
All tracks in the session bank around the Custom Fader chan-
nels, and continue to behave normally in Pro Tools and on
D-Command.
When channels are in use by any of the Custom Fader modes,
the blue indicator marked "CF," located to the left of the
channel fader, is lit.
The status of Custom Fader modes is saved with the Pro Tools
session. If you save and close a session with a Custom Fader
mode active, the session will reopen with the same mode ac-
tive.
The three Custom Fader modes are covered in detail later in
this section:
Groups Mode Lets you access Custom Groups or Mix/Edit
Groups functions.
The Custom Group functions let you create and recall up to
eight custom arrangements of tracks on D-Command that are
independent of the Mix or Edit groups in Pro Tools.
The Mix/Edit Group functions let you recall Pro Tools Mix or
Mix/Edit groups and display them on the Custom Fader chan-
nel strips. You can also activate and delete Mix or Mix/Edit
groups.
Tracks Mode Lets you bring all tracks of a particular type to
the Custom Fader channel strips. Track Types include Audio
tracks, Auxiliary Input tracks, MIDI tracks, Instrument tracks,
and Master Fader tracks.
Plug-In Mode Lets you focus the controls of a plug-in on the
Custom Fader channel strips, and any plug-in meters on the
channel strip's meters.
A special expanded Plug-In mode focuses the plug-in header
controls (such as Bypass, Compare and Safe) on the channel
strip Mute switches.
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Setting the Number of Custom Fader Channels
You can set the Custom Fader bank size, the maximum num-
ber of D-Command channels used by the Custom Fader
modes. The bank size can be set to 4 and 8 faders for a Main
Unit, and 4, 8, 16 and 24 faders for an expanded system.
To set the Custom Fader bank size:
Press the Operation switch in the Console Prefs Soft Keys
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section.
Do one of the following:
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• To increase the maximum number of faders used by the
Custom Fader modes, press the Soft Key that corresponds
to "Max CF."
– or –
• To decrease the maximum number of faders used by the
Custom Fader modes, hold Shift and press the Soft Key
that corresponds to "Max CF."
Press the Operation switch again to exit.
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Custom Fader Controls
The Groups switch, Tracks switch, and Plug-In switch in the
Custom Faders section light when the corresponding Custom
Fader mode is active.
The Map switch works in combination with the Custom Fader
modes, and has no independent effect.
The Lock switch and Window switch function both in the
Custom Fader modes and independently. See "Lock Switch"
on page 40.
Focus Channel
display
Custom Faders
Groups switch
Groups
Tracks switch
Tracks
Plug-In switch
Plug-In
Custom Fader controls
Focus Channel
&
Map switch
Map
Lock switch
Lock
Window switch
Window
Bank/Cycle switch
Bank / Cycle