DigiDesign D-Command Manual page 37

Channel Strip Mode Controls
Each channel strip has a set of Channel Strip Mode controls
for displaying and editing pan, plug-in, mic pre, insert, or
send parameters on the encoder section of the D-Command
channel strip.
Page Down switch
Page Dn
Inserts switch
Inserts
Bypass/Mute
switch
Byp Mute
Channel Strip Mode controls
Page Up and Page Down Switches
Control parameters are arranged on channel strip rotary en-
coders in pages, or groups of up to two parameters at a time.
The Page Up and Page Down switches light to indicate the
presence of additional pages of pan, plug-in, or mic pre pa-
rameters in the corresponding direction on each channel
strip. If no additional pages are available, neither switch is lit.
To move the page display of parameters on the encoders up or
down:
Press a lit Page Up or Page Down switch.
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Inserts Switch
When you press the Inserts switch, you enter Inserts mode,
and the plug-in names for the first two plug-ins on that chan-
nel strip are displayed on the encoder displays. If there are ad-
ditional plug-ins on the channel, the channel's Page Up
switch lights.
To open a plug-in window from any channel on D-Command:
Hold Start (Windows) or Control (Mac) and press the Select
■
switch for the plug-in.
To close the plug-in window:
Hold Start (Windows) or Control (Mac) and press the Select
■
switch again.
The Inserts switch flashes when a plug-in on that channel has
clipped. To clear a clip, press the Clear Clip switch in the Ses-
sion Management section. See "Clear Clip Switch and Plug-in
Clip Indicator" on page 70 for more information.
Page Up switch
Page Up
Pan switch
Pan
Sends switch
Sends
Pan Switch
When you press the Pan switch, you enter Pan mode, and the
pan controls for the channel strip are displayed on the en-
coder displays. If there are additional pages of pan controls for
a multichannel track, its Page Up switch lights.
Mic Pre Mode
When you press a channel strip's Inserts switch and Pan
switch simultaneously, you enter Mic Pre mode. In Mic Pre
mode, the controls for an available remote-controlled micro-
phone preamplifier (such as the Digidesign PRE) are displayed
on the channel strip's rotary encoders for editing. The Page Up
switch lights to indicate more available parameter pages.
Microphone preamplifiers are declared in the Pro Tools pe-
ripherals dialog, and assigned to channels in the Pro Tools I/O
Setup dialog.
Bypass/Mute Switch
The function of the Bypass/Mute switch depends on what is
currently displayed on the channel strip's encoders.
Inserts
In the top level Inserts view (when plug-in names are dis-
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played on a channel strip's encoders), the Bypass/Mute switch
bypasses all plug-ins on that channel.
Sends
In the top level Sends view (when send names are displayed
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on a channel strip's encoders), the Bypass/Mute switch mutes
all sends on that channel.
Sends Switch
When you press the Sends switch, you enter Sends mode, and
the send names for the first two sends on that channel strip
are displayed on the encoder displays. If there are additional
sends on the channel, the channel's Page Up switch lights.
The 10 available sends are displayed in five pairs (A–B, C–D,
E–F, G–H, I–J).
Send Pan Mode
Send Pan mode allows you to adjust send panning and level at
the same time. Send Level is controlled by the channel fader
and Send Pan is controlled by the encoder.
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