DigiDesign D-Command Manual page 98

Focusing a Plug-In
If the D-Command Focus Channel Strip Operations prefer-
ence is set to Yes, focusing a track on D-Command brings the
name of the first active plug-in into the Focus Channel dis-
play.
To focus a plug-in in the Focus Channel display:
Make sure the Select/Focus switch mode is set to Focus.
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Press the channel strips's Select switch. The first plug-in that
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is not a dynamics or EQ plug-in is automatically focused, and
its name appears in the Custom Faders display.
In the Custom Faders section, press the Bank/Cycle switch
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to cycle through the plug-ins on the Custom Faders display.
The plug-in whose name appears in the Focus Channel dis-
play is then available for Custom Fader Plug-In mode. (See
"Plug-In Mode" on page 97.)
To focus a plug-in in the Dynamics or EQ section:
Focus the plug-in's track in the Focus Channel section by
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pressing the track's Select switch. The first dynamics and EQ
plug-ins on that track are automatically focused in the corre-
sponding D-Command section.
Press the Cycle switch in the Dynamics or EQ section to fo-
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cus successive dynamics or EQ plug-ins on that channel. (The
No Insert option is always available.)
To focus a plug-in in the Custom Faders section (temporary
plug-in assign mode):
Press the Inserts switch on the plug-in's channel strip to en-
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ter Inserts mode.
Press the encoder Select switch for the plug-in that you want
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to control.
The plug-in is focused in the Custom Fader section. (See
"Plug-In Mode" on page 97.)
Automation Safe Mode
The Automation Safe switch invokes a mode in which the By-
pass/Mute/Pre switch for each encoder and the channel Select
switch become Automation Safe switches. While in this mode,
pressing a Bypass/Mute/Pre switch on a plug-in or send pro-
tects any automation on that plug-in or send from being over-
written. Pressing a channel Select switch protects any auto-
mated parameters on that track from being overwritten.
In Automation Safe mode, the Automation Safe switch is lit.
While in this mode, the Bypass/Mute/Pre switch for any pro-
tected insert or send is lit, and the channel Select switch for
any protected channel is lit.
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To toggle Automation Safe mode on and off:
Press the Automation Safe switch.
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Press the channel Select switch on the tracks for which you
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want to toggle automation safe status.
Press the Bypass/Mute/Pre switch for the plug-ins or sends
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for which you want to toggle automation safe status.
Press the Automation Safe switch again to exit Automation
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Safe mode.
Bypassing Plug-ins
When a plug-in name is displayed on an encoder (in the top
level Inserts display), the encoder's Bypass/Mute/Pre (B/M/P)
switch bypasses the corresponding plug-in. The B/M/P switch
lights when the insert or plug-in is bypassed.
To bypass a plug-in:
Press the Inserts switch on the plug-in's channel to display
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the first two Insert names on the channel's encoders.
To display and edit other insert positions, press the Page Up
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or Page Down switches.
Press the B/M/P switch that corresponds to the plug-in you
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want to bypass. The B/M/P switch lights when the plug-in is
bypassed.
Making Plug-ins Active/Inactive
When a plug-in name is displayed on an encoder (in the top
level Inserts display), it can be made inactive without entering
Make Inactive mode.
To toggle a plug-in active/inactive:
Press the Inserts switch on a channel strip to display the
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names of the plug-ins on the channel's encoders.
If the insert location for the plug-in that you want to make
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active/inactive is not showing, press the Page Up or Page
Down switches on the channel where you want to make the
assignment until the appropriate location is displayed.
Hold Control+Start (Windows) or Control+ Command
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(Mac) and press the encoder Select switch for the plug-in.
Muting Sends
You can mute sends directly from D-Command by setting the
appropriate mode for the Bypass/Mute/Pre switch.
To mute sends:
Press the Sends switch on the track to display Send names in
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the channel encoders.
To display and edit other send positions, press the Page Up
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or Page Down switches.