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Plug-In Mode
Plug-In mode focuses the first plug-in on the focused channel
on the Custom Fader Channels. This places all of the plug-in's
parameters on the Custom Fader channel encoders, and any
plug-in meters on the Custom Fader channel meters.
This mode is useful for controlling plug-ins with a large num-
ber of controls, such as virtual instruments.
To focus a plug-in on the Custom Fader channels:
Focus the plug-in's track in the Focus Channel section by
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pressing the track's Select switch. The name of the first plug-in
that is not a dynamics or EQ plug-in appears in the Focus
Channel display.
Press the Plug-In switch in the Custom Fader section. The
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switch lights to indicate the mode is active. The plug-in name
and channel format appear in the Custom Fader channel dis-
plays, and the plug-in's parameters appear in the Custom
Fader channel encoders.
In the Custom Faders section, press the Bank/Cycle switch
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to cycle through the plug-ins on the focused channel. (The No
Insert option is always available.)
Custom Faders and Plug-ins
In general, continuous plug-in parameters map to the Custom
Fader encoder knobs, and switched parameters functions map
to the B/M/P (Bypass/Mute/Pre) encoder switches. The pres-
ence of a switched parameter is indicated by the Pre indicator
above the corresponding B/M/P switch.
To see what parameter is controlled by a B/M/P switch, press
the Switch Info switch.
In some cases, the same control may be mapped to an encoder
knob and its corresponding switch, allowing you to use either
control to adjust the parameter.
Plug-in meters map to the Custom Fader channel meters.
Plug-in input and output meters appear as standard level
meters. Any dynamics gain reduction meters (for example, in
a compressor or limiter plug-in) are shown as top-to-bottom
meters.
Expanded Plug-In Mode
Expanded Plug-In mode lets you access additional plug-in
controls and manage individual channels (also called streams)
of a multi-mono plug-in. This mode places the following stan-
dard header controls in the Custom Fader channel displays:
• Plug-In Bypass
• Plug-In Compare
• Plug-In Automation Safe
• Plug-In Automation Enable
To enter Expanded Plug-In mode:
Press and hold the Plug-In switch in the Custom Fader sec-
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tion until the switch flashes. The plug-in header controls are
mapped as follows:
Plug-In Bypass To bypass the currently displayed plug-in,
press the Mute switch that corresponds to "Bypass" in the
channel displays. This toggles the Effect Bypass button in the
Plug-In window.
Plug-In Compare To toggle between the original saved plug-in
setting and any changes you have made to it, press the Mute
switch that corresponds to "Comp" in the channel displays.
This toggles the Compare button in the Plug-In window.
Plug-In Automation Safe To prevent existing plug-in automa-
tion from being overwritten, press the Mute switch that corre-
sponds to "Safe" in the channel displays. This toggles the Safe
button in the Plug-In window.
Plug-In Automation Enable To enable individual plug-in con-
trols for automation, press the Mute switch that corresponds
to "AutoEn" in the channel displays. This lists the automat-
able plug-in controls on the Custom Fader encoders. Choose
the controls to automate by pressing their encoder Select
switches. This toggles the Auto button in the Plug-In window.
Multi-Mono Plug-ins and Expanded Plug-In Mode
With multi-mono plug-ins, the following plug-in channel
controls are mapped to the Custom Fader channel displays:
Link To link channels of a multi-mono plug-in, press the Mute
switch that corresponds to "Link" in the channel displays.
This toggles the Master Link button in the Plug-In window.
Target Stream To target a particular multi-mono plug-in chan-
nel for editing, press the Mute switch that corresponds to
"TargtS" in the channel displays. This lists the plug-in chan-
nels on the Channel Fader encoders. You can then choose a
channel by pressing its encoder Select switch. The switch
lights to indicate the targeted channel.
Group Stream To group individual multi-mono plug-in chan-
nels for editing, press the Mute switch that corresponds to
"GroupS" in the channel displays. This lists the plug-in chan-
nels on the Channel Fader encoders. You can then group any
number of streams by pressing their encoder Select switches.
The Select switches light to indicate grouped channels.
Bypass Stream To bypass individual multi-mono plug-in
streams, press the Mute switch that corresponds to "BypS" in
the channel displays. This lists the plug-in channels on the
Channel Fader encoders. You can then bypass a stream by
pressing its encoder B/M/P switch. The B/M/P switch lights to
indicate the bypassed stream.
To exit Expanded Plug-In mode:
Press the flashing Plug-In switch.
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