Selecting Stand-Alone Mode - DigiDesign Command 8 Manual

Programming Command|8 faders, encoders,
3
and switches for the device you are controlling,
if necessary, with custom naming options (see
"Editing MIDI Maps" on page 48.
Naming, saving, and recalling presets (see
4
"Presets to Save and Recall Maps" on page 51).

Selecting Stand-Alone Mode

To place Command|8 in Stand-Alone mode:
Press the Stand-Alone switch, next to the Sta-
1
tus LEDs.
Stand-Alone switch
When in Stand-Alone mode, the switch LED
lights.
The last saved (or default) MIDI map is recalled
and its status is displayed in the LCD, similar to
the following:
Example display of a preset in Stand-Alone mode
Fader1 Fader2
0 0
• The upper LCD row displays the fader name
(Fader1, Fader2).
• The lower row shows the current value (level).
46 Command|8 Guide
Stand-Alone
switch
(3–6) Fader7 Fader8
0 0
Move any fader to see its position displayed in
the lower row of the LCD.
Editing a preset does not automatically save
the changes stored locally by Command|8.
As you progress through the following pages
and program your presets, be sure to use the
Command|8 Save commands frequently to
save your edits to flash memory. You can
also save preset configurations with SysEx.
See "Presets to Save and Recall Maps" on
page 51.
Navigating Presets and Pages
In Stand-Alone mode, the F3 PRE/MIDI Recall
switch enters a display mode that lets you navi-
gate and select among the eight available Com-
mand|8 presets.
To navigate to a different MIDI Map preset (1–8):
In Stand-Alone mode, press F3 PRE/MIDI Re-
1
call. The LCD shows the number and name of
the current preset above channels 1 and 2, re-
spectively. Cancel, Recall, and Save commands
are provided in channels 6–8, similar to the fol-
lowing.
F3 PRE/MIDI Recall display
Preset Name Cancel
Number
4
ch 1 ch 2 ch 6
Rotate the channel 1 encoder to scroll the Pre-
2
set# through the eight available presets. If any
custom names have been saved for presets, their
names will also appear in the channel 2 LCD.
To cancel MIDI Recall and return to the previ-
3
ously displayed preset, press the channel 6 Se-
lect switch.
Recall Save
Edited
ch 7 ch 8