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D-Control

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Page 2: ...omposer MIDI I O MIX MultiShell Nitris OMF OMF Interchange PRE ProControl Pro Tools Pro Tools HD Pro Tools LE Pro Tools M Powered Pro Tools MP QuickPunch Recti Fi Reel Tape Reso Reverb One ReVibe RTAS...

Page 3: ...d 15 Installing D Control Units 22 Installing a Video Display 27 Mounting D Control Cables Optional 30 Reconfiguring the D Control Keyboard for a Windows System 30 Moving the Keyboard and Trackball Op...

Page 4: ...ulti Mode 100 Chapter 9 Management and Soft Key Sections 101 Window Management Section 101 Session Management Section 102 Soft Keys Section 103 Miscellaneous Controls Section 112 Memory Locations 113...

Page 5: ...Mode 153 Custom Fader Flip Mode 155 Custom Fader Map Modes 155 Appendix A Utility Mode 157 Entering Utility Mode 157 Navigating Utility Mode 157 Exiting Utility Mode 158 D Control System Info Page 15...

Page 6: ...D Control Guide vi...

Page 7: ...Part I Introduction...

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Page 9: ...ry controls to faders Custom Fader Mode for flexible channel and parameter mapping Full transport and navigation controls including location commands and scrub shuttle capability Monitoring Features 8...

Page 10: ...ean the D Control top surface apply a non bleach cleaning solution to a cloth or paper towel then carefully wipe the surface Do not use abrasives cleaning so lutions with bleach or spray cleaners Conn...

Page 11: ...Height 39 7 inches 100 9 cm Maximum Width Main Unit with 1 Fader Module 16 channel system 65 3 inches 165 9 cm Main Unit with 2 Fader Modules 32 channel system 88 5 inches 224 8 cm Maximum Depth 45 7...

Page 12: ...D Control Guide 6...

Page 13: ...Function controls Custom Fader controls Focus Talkback switch Bank Select section Window Management section Session Management section Soft Keys section Bank Nudge section Zoom Navigation section Mis...

Page 14: ...Bank Se lect Matrix on page 98 Window Management and Session Management Sections The Window Management and Session Management sections on the D Control Main Unit include controls for opening and closi...

Page 15: ...Connector The USB connector on the back panel of the D Control Main Unit links the computer keyboard and trackball on the Main Unit to the Pro Tools system See USB Connections on page 34 Ethernet Conn...

Page 16: ...corner that duplicate the function of the Pro Tools computer keyboard modifiers See Modifier Key Switches on page 56 Fader Module Back Panel AC Power The AC Power connector accepts a standard AC powe...

Page 17: ...ndicator The Mute indicator shows the mute status of XMON MIDI Receive Indicator The MIDI Receive indicator shows MIDI activity between XMON and D Control Mute Button The Mute button mutes all XMON ou...

Page 18: ...s for all external analog audio inputs and outputs for D Control See Audio Connections on page 35 Figure 7 XMON back panel Cue Inputs Cue Outputs Main Inputs Surround Inputs Stereo Inputs Main Outputs...

Page 19: ...Part II Installation...

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Page 21: ...odule and 32 fader D Control systems Main Unit plus two Fader Modules D Control Stand 16 Fader and 32 Fader Systems The stand configurations for 16 fader and 32 fader systems have similar assembly pro...

Page 22: ...shows the plastics parts of the stand Set the plastic parts aside to protect them from damage during initial assembly Figure 2 D Control metal stand parts Left leg assembly Right leg assembly Rear cr...

Page 23: ...crew mount cable ties Tools for Assembling the Stand The following tools are included with D Control 5 32 inch hex driver for button head cap screws 3 16 inch hex driver for socket head cap screws 3 8...

Page 24: ...r of the unit to make cable connections Preparing the Stand Legs Before assembling the D Control stand make sure the floor in the installation space is level and the areas directly under the legs are...

Page 25: ...the legs so there is a small gap between the sides of the crossbar and the inner surface of each leg The screw holes in the brackets should be visible in the slots on the crossbar It is important that...

Page 26: ...d with the stand 5 Position the rear rail so that the edge with the V shaped notch points toward the left stand leg 6 Lift the rear rail into place so that the rail rests on the rear rail tabs of the...

Page 27: ...n the front rail tabs of the stand legs The holes on the ends of the rail should line up with the slots in the front rail tabs on each leg 11 Using a 3 16 inch hex wrench attach the front rail to the...

Page 28: ...ng the Main Unit to the right of the Fader Module you can use the spacer plate on the Fader Module as pre installed Proceed to Installing the Units on the Stand on page 24 32 Fader System If you are b...

Page 29: ...ducer s Desks ship with two pins in their right side to help anchor the units together on the stand These pins are not needed on the rightmost unit in your con figuration and can be removed To level t...

Page 30: ...e inside of the stand 3 Lift successive units into place on the stand being careful not to bend the pins in the units you installed previously 4 Slide the units together guiding the pins in each unit...

Page 31: ...the ratcheting nylon strap to compress the D Control units together by running the strap around the top part of the legs and across the D Control units as shown in Figure 27 Make sure the nylon strap...

Page 32: ...d the front part of the stand leg then sliding the cap backward into place The holes on the cap should line up with holes on the stand 4 Attach each plastic side cap with the screws indicated in Fig u...

Page 33: ...er to the manufacturer s instructions Installing a Free Standing Display The display shelf on the D Control Main Unit can support a free standing flat screen display such as an Apple Cinema display up...

Page 34: ...rm assembly A correctly sized replacement post is included with the D Control Main Unit 3 Install the new mounting post in the Main Unit Note the ori entation of the post the side with the longer slot...

Page 35: ...nting post assembly but should be slightly to the right of the hole and the cable port as shown in Figure 41 9 Tighten the setscrew to fix the collar in place 10 Insert the top cap threaded rod in the...

Page 36: ...hex wrench remove the screws in the com puter keyboard panel and detach it from the D Control Main Unit 2 Locate the switch on the printed circuit board under the key board and move it to the opposite...

Page 37: ...e the USB connector on the printed circuit board and connect your trackball or mouse to it 7 Connect the Molex plug you disconnected in Step 3 to the P2 connector on the printed circuit board Make sur...

Page 38: ...D Control Guide 32...

Page 39: ...Control unit and the XMON Interface connect the included AC power cord the unit and to a power source Ethernet Connections Each D Control unit communicates with Pro Tools using Ethernet An Ethernet c...

Page 40: ...ontrol between systems see D Control Multi Mode on page 100 USB Connections The computer keyboard and trackball on the D Control Main Unit use a USB connection to communicate with the host com puter A...

Page 41: ...oring System Connection D Control connects to XMON with a single 15 pin cable A 50 foot 15 25 m cable is included with the D Control Main Unit The system supports up to an 80 foot 24 5 m cable To conn...

Page 42: ...18V phantom power Outputs Main Control Room Outputs 8 channels balanced or unbalanced 4 dBu Alt Control Room Outputs 8 channels balanced or unbalanced 4 dBu Mini Control Room Outputs 2 channels balanc...

Page 43: ...s 4 dBu Cue 3 2 channels 4 dBu Headphone 2 channels to internal headphone jack Studio Loudspeaker 2 channels Talkback Slate Output 1 channel Figure 51 Headphone Cue system block diagram Main Monitor I...

Page 44: ...tputs Cue Outputs Talkback Listenback Alt Outputs 1 2 Studio 3 4 Cue 1 5 6 Cue 2 7 8 Cue 3 1 L 2 Lc 3 C 4 Rc 5 R 6 Ls 7 Rs 8 LFE 1 L 2 Lc 3 C 4 Rc 5 R 6 Ls 7 Rs 8 LFE 1 Ext Talkback Mic Input 2 Listen...

Page 45: ...he D Con trol Personality folder on the system drive Refer to the Getting Started Guide that came with your system for instructions on installing or updating Pro Tools software Updating System Firmwar...

Page 46: ...er and Switch Preferences The following settings and preferences affect operation of the faders encoders and switches on D Control Fader Bank Justification The Bank Justification preference determines...

Page 47: ...tions switch to exit Rotary Encoder Velocity Mode The Rotary Encoder Velocity mode affects responsiveness of rotary encoder knobs Fixed mode is at normal resolution In Velocity Sensitive mode accelera...

Page 48: ...r section RCFGrp Right CF Bank Size for Custom Groups and Mix Edit Groups Determines the number of channels allocated for Custom Groups in the Right Custom Fader section LCFTyp Left CF Bank Size for T...

Page 49: ...Repeatedly press the Soft key that corresponds to LPIDef or RPIDef to choose between the corresponding settings for the Plug In Mode view 3 Hold Control Windows or Command Mac and press the Operation...

Page 50: ...Press the Soft Key that corresponds to ChanWn to toggle this setting between Yes and No 3 Hold Control Windows or Command Mac and press the Operation switch to exit Meter Preferences The following pr...

Page 51: ...section press the Meter switch repeatedly to display the page that includes the VCA Meters On Off prefer ence VCAMtr 2 Press the Soft Key that corresponds to VCAMtr to toggle the setting On and Off 3...

Page 52: ...D Control Guide 46...

Page 53: ...Part III Reference...

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Page 55: ...you are automating a parameter controlled by an en coder touching the encoder knob starts writing automation Inputs Outputs Inserts and Sends When assigning a channel input or output or an insert or s...

Page 56: ...green Inactive input inactive output inactive plug in or inactive send names Yellow Assignment options in Assign mode any param eters in Flip mode Red Clipped plug in send or channel Dynamics and EQ P...

Page 57: ...On Instrument Tracks the bottom B M P switch is used to control MIDI Mute state VCA Master Tracks On VCA Master tracks B M P switches are used to control the Mute state of slave tracks MIDI Controls o...

Page 58: ...on Instrument Tracks on page 51 Mic Pre Switch When you press the Mic Pre switch the controls for an avail able remote controlled microphone preamplifier are dis played on the channel strip s rotary...

Page 59: ...ed on a channel strip s encoders the Bypass Spill switch mutes all sends on that channel When a single send s parameters are displayed on a channels strip s encoders the Bypass Spill switch has no eff...

Page 60: ...olling channel selection and focus mute solo and record enable status input monitor mode and automa tion mode Input Monitor Mode Switch The Input Monitor Mode switch toggles the input monitoring mode...

Page 61: ...use colors and backlighting to indicate the following Green Channel names and values Inverted green Inactive channel Red Clipped channel Automation Mode Switch The Automation Mode switch cycles the c...

Page 62: ...Mode Indicator The Custom Fader Mode indicator a blue LED marked CF located to the left of each channel s fader lights to indicate that the channel is currently in Custom Fader Mode AutoMatch Indicato...

Page 63: ...for the affected row of encoders is lit and the affected encoder displays appear in yellow Instrument Tracks and Flip Mode In Flip mode Instrument track controls are transferred as fol lows The fader...

Page 64: ...tive mode and displays channel inputs in the bottom row of encoders The By pass Mute Pre switch on the bottom encoder toggles the input inactive and active Outputs Inactive Switch The Outputs switch i...

Page 65: ...rack output window To toggle automation safe on and off 1 Press the Automation Safe switch 2 Press the channel Select switch on the tracks for which you want to toggle automation safe status The autom...

Page 66: ...Menus by Category option is selected menu levels and choices include Insert type shown in yellow Plug In subfolder shown in yellow Individual insert or plug in shown in green If the Organize Plug In...

Page 67: ...witch Information Controls The Switch Information controls are used to change the mode and display of encoder Bypass Mute Pre switches and glob ally show encoder parameter values Switch Mode Switch Th...

Page 68: ...n Send Mute Switch The Send Mute switch enables and suspends writing of send mute automation on all channels Automation Write To Controls The Auto Write To controls invoke the manual Write to Start En...

Page 69: ...ndows or the Option Control keys Mac and press the End switch To disable automatic Write to End on Stop Press the flashing End switch Punch Switch The Punch switch writes the current automation value...

Page 70: ...onding action and apply it to multiple parameters 2 Press any of the following switches to apply the correspond ing action to all tracks or all selected tracks in the current ses sion Channel Mute swi...

Page 71: ...peration When double pressed it latches on and flashes until pressed a second time While the Set to Default switch is pressed or latched on the following parameters can be reset To reset a channel s t...

Page 72: ...The Global Mic Pre switch displays the controls for re mote controlled microphone preamplifiers on the rotary en coders across all channels Global Inserts Switch The Global Inserts switch displays ins...

Page 73: ...tion Suspend switch flashes while automation is suspended Custom Fader Controls The Custom Fader controls invoke a special set of D Control modes called Custom Fader modes which let you set aside and...

Page 74: ...ck switch applies to Custom Fader Plug In mode only This switch locks the plug in that is currently displayed in the Custom Faders display so that it does not change when you focus a different channel...

Page 75: ...h The Touch switch indicates or sets the automation mode for the selected tracks to Touch mode Latch Switch The Latch switch indicates or sets the automation mode for the selected tracks to Latch mode...

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Page 77: ...plug in 2 Do one of the following If the insert location you want to use is empty press the corresponding encoder Select switch or If a plug in is already present in the insert location you want to us...

Page 78: ...s the Inserts switch on the channel The plug in names are displayed in the channel s encoders 3 Press the Select switch under the name of the plug in you want to focus The plug in parameters are displ...

Page 79: ...arget icon is grey the plug in window will remain on screen To open multiple plug in windows Hold Shift while opening each new window The new plug in windows are not targeted To swap multiple plug in...

Page 80: ...ts switch in the Channel Strip Mode controls of a track to show the top level Inserts display Plug In names appear in the encoder displays of that track 2 Press an encoder Select switch to display a p...

Page 81: ...g in into Learn mode from the control surface 1 Focus the plug in in Custom Fader mode 2 Hold Start Windows or Control Mac and press the Map switch in the Custom Faders section To take a plug in out o...

Page 82: ...4 Put the plug in into Learn mode The plug in map is focused on the control surface 5 Locate the encoder where you want to change the mapping and if necessary press the encoder Select switch to toggl...

Page 83: ...g in on the focused track To display dynamics plug in gain reduction on channel meters 1 In the Soft Keys section press the Meter switch 2 Press the Soft Key that corresponds to GRChan to turn on disp...

Page 84: ...others may have more parameters than can be displayed in the Dynamics sec tion at one time To display all controls in any plug in you can use Custom Fader Plug Ins mode Displaying Dynamics Plug Ins Th...

Page 85: ...coder knob lights when the displayed parameter is enabled for automation Attack and Release Controls Attack Control The top encoder in this section controls the attack value for the current plug in Th...

Page 86: ...ency for each filter When the filter is a notch filter these encoders control the center frequency When the filter is a high pass or low pass filter these encoders control the cutoff frequency Q Slope...

Page 87: ...Master Link switch has no effect Multi Mono Plug Ins When you are working with a multi mono plug in the Master Link switch toggles the Master Link button in the plug in win dow which links or unlinks...

Page 88: ...is switch lights when Key Listen is on Save As Switch The Save As switch performs the Save As command in the Plug In settings menu To save a Dynamics plug in setting from D Control 1 Press the Save As...

Page 89: ...ed for automation is lit To toggle automation on and off for individual Dynamics parameters 1 Press the Automation switch 2 Touch the rotary encoders or press the switches in the Dy namics section for...

Page 90: ...plug in and can be cleared by pressing the Clear Clip switch in the Session Management section Gain Reduction Meters The Gain Reduction meters show the amount of gain reduction for Compressor Limiter...

Page 91: ...ontrols while others may have more parameters than can be displayed in the EQ section at one time To simultaneously display all controls in any plug in you can use Custom Fader Plug Ins mode Displayin...

Page 92: ...sides of the EQ section just inside the high pass and low pass filter controls Q Encoders The top encoders for these EQ bands control the Q of each band The Auto indicator under each encoder knob ligh...

Page 93: ...s in these EQ bands control the center frequency for each band The Auto indicator under each encoder knob lights when the parameter is enabled for automation Gain Encoders The bottom encoders in these...

Page 94: ...ter Link switch has no effect except with multichannel plug ins such as Focusrite d2 that directly support channel linking Multi Mono Plug Ins When you are working with a multi mono plug in the Master...

Page 95: ...in the plug in window which alternates between the currently saved plug in setting and any changes you have made Automation Switch The Automation switch lets you enable EQ parameters for au tomation b...

Page 96: ...ols and Meters Input and Output Gain Encoders The Input and Output Gain encoders control the input gain and output gain for the current plug in The Auto indicator under each encoder knob lights when t...

Page 97: ...o Tools session beginning from the current cursor position Stop Switch Stops playback of the Pro Tools session Play Switch Begins playback of the Pro Tools session from the current cursor position Rec...

Page 98: ...turn the Scrub Shuttle wheel counter clockwise to create or extend the selection to the left or Hold the Mark Out switch and turn the Scrub Shuttle wheel clockwise to create or extend the selection t...

Page 99: ...ck in a track you want to scrub 2 Hold Start Windows or Control Mac while turning the Scrub Shuttle Wheel To latch the Scrub Shuttle Wheel in scrub Press Start Windows or Control Mac momentarily less...

Page 100: ...tch The Pro Tools Online switch toggles the Pro Tools online state The online state is mirrored in the Online button in the Pro Tools Transport window While Pro Tools is online and waiting for timecod...

Page 101: ...he current Edit selec tion Mark In and Mark Out Switches When Audition mode is off the Mark In and Mark Out switches are used to define selection start and end during playback or when using the Scrub...

Page 102: ...nd the tracks can be record enabled with the corresponding Record Enable switch If more machine tracks are available for arming than can be displayed the Bank Cycle switch allows banking of the chan n...

Page 103: ...switches move between fields and the Up and Down Arrow switches change the value Dialog Box Navigation In Pro Tools the Arrow switches can be used to navigate through folders in dialog boxes such the...

Page 104: ...on the control surface to the left or right by the number of available channels on the control surface Home Switch The Home switch moves the display of tracks so that the first track in the session is...

Page 105: ...t Transport Pro Tools If the Machine Transport switches are lit the Transport Master is one of the following Transport Machine Transport MMC Transport Remote To select the Transport Master in Dual Tra...

Page 106: ...al Pro Tools systems declare the D Con trol units that appear with 3 and 4 on subsequent systems in the same order from left to right as above As you declare the D Control units from each Pro Tools sy...

Page 107: ...itch to close all DigiBase windows Big Counter Switch The Big Counter switch opens and closes the Big Counter win dow Mic Pre Window Switch The Mic Pre Window switch opens and closes the Mic Pre win d...

Page 108: ...notes with MIDI devices It sends an All Notes Off message to each channel for all connected MIDI devices QWERTY Disable Switch The QWERTY Disable switch temporarily disables the com puter keyboard on...

Page 109: ...dialog on screen the two lower Soft Keys temporarily display Escape and Enter letting you cancel or confirm the dialog from the control surface Exiting from Soft Key Modes You can exit a Soft Key mode...

Page 110: ...e Preferences Setup Preferences Peripherals Setup Peripherals Open Session When a session is open the Window switch dis plays the following commands Page 1 Auto Enabls Window Automation Track Arm Wind...

Page 111: ...Clip Bring to Front Group Clips Clip Group Ungrp Clips Clip Ungroup Ungrp All Clip Ungroup All Regrp Clips Clip Regroup Edit Function 3 Switch The Edit Function 3 switch displays the following command...

Page 112: ...t Operations Transpose Veloc Event Event Operations Change Velocity Click On Off Options Click Page 2 Change Tempo Change Tempo window Change Meter Change Meter window Split Notes Event Event Operatio...

Page 113: ...ry Encoder Velocity Mode Determines respon siveness of rotary encoder knobs Fixed mode is at normal res olution The velocity modes set different rates of encoder ac celeration In Fine mode response is...

Page 114: ...ink Track and Edit Selection Toggles the Options Link Track and Edit Selection option which automatically se lects a track or range of tracks when a selection is made in the track s timeline Operation...

Page 115: ...values to an entire selection or track while performing an automation pass Snap Back Causes all Latch or Write enabled tracks to exit their current automation pass and return instantly to the pre viou...

Page 116: ...ure the mode to remain enabled after an automation pass hold Start Alt Windows or Control Option Mac while pressing the AWrtTo End switch AWrtTo Punch Auto Write to Punch Point on Stop Writes current...

Page 117: ...e New Session Open Sessn File Open Session Close Sessn File Close Session Revert Sessn File Revert to Saved Save As File Save As Save Copy In File Save Copy In Page 2 Import Audio File Import Audio Im...

Page 118: ...If Edit and Timeline Selections are linked these values will be the same Edit Modes The Edit Mode switches place Pro Tools directly in the corre sponding Edit mode The switch lights to indicate the cu...

Page 119: ...ing Repeatedly press the Mem Loc switch in the Soft Keys sec tion to page the display of Memory Locations or Hold Shift and repeatedly press the Mem Loc switch in the Soft Keys section to page backwar...

Page 120: ...ess the Mem Loc switch in the Select MIDI Soft Keys section 2 Press any Soft Key that corresponds to a blank display 3 Set the properties of the new Window Configuration in the New Window Configuratio...

Page 121: ...is connected to the D Control console with the XMON cable and remotely controlled from this section D Control Monitor section Talkback Listen Mic Control Room controls controls Output Channel Select M...

Page 122: ...n gain structure Available trim values range from 20 dB to 10 dB in 0 5 dB steps To trim input levels 1 Press and hold the Input Source Selector switch for the input you want to trim until the switch...

Page 123: ...just the amount of level re duction applied by the Dim switch located at the bottom of the Monitor section Level reduction ranges from 30 dB to 0 dB in 1 dB steps When the Dim encoder knob is touched...

Page 124: ...display 7 Press the flashing Cal switch 8 Repeat steps 4 7 for the Alt and Mini outputs To toggle the output display between dB and dB SPL 1 Select the output whose display you want to toggle Main Alt...

Page 125: ...ght channels 7 1 surround may be in use at any time Individual Output Trim Mode Each output channel can be trimmed individually for each of the three control room outputs Main Alt and Mini allow ing y...

Page 126: ...from changing the XMON Control Room Input source This lets you solo channels while preserving the main monitor mix You can then use the AFL PFL path selector in the I O Setup dialog to route the AFL P...

Page 127: ...NF to a maxi mum level of 10 dB in 1 dB steps In addition when any of these encoder knobs is touched the Cue Input Source Selectors display the current input source and talkback assignment for the cor...

Page 128: ...lume When either of these encoders is touched the monitor section display shows the name of the input and its current volume level in dB Level control on each ranges from a minimum level of INF to a m...

Page 129: ...flashes to indicate that talkback is active Press the switch again to turn off talkback Listen Controls The Listen system has two selectable microphone inputs with a shared touch sensitive rotary enco...

Page 130: ...t mirror the Main and Sub Time Scales and the Selection Start End and Length indicators in Pro Tools Timecode Display Format Indicators The indicators to the left of the Timecode displays show the cur...

Page 131: ...rogram material to the indicated level The following reference level settings are available 0 dB This is the normal setting used for referencing material to a 0 dB full code reference level 14 dB This...

Page 132: ...D Control Guide 126...

Page 133: ...On the channel where you want to make the assignment turn an encoder knob to select from the first level of menu choices 3 Press the encoder Select switch to move down and the By pass Mute Pre switch...

Page 134: ...e encoder Select switch to move down and the By pass Mute Pre switch to move up through menu levels 5 Do one of the following Press the flashing encoder Select switch to confirm the assignment or Pres...

Page 135: ...switches To rename an I O path on an audio track 1 Press and hold the Sends switch on the track The Sends switch lights to indicate display of I O assignments 2 If you have multiple I O assignments on...

Page 136: ...tap the encoder showing the bus assign ment on the send The channel Select switch flashes on tracks with that bus assigned as an input To interrogate a track input from a bus reverse bus interrogatio...

Page 137: ...ake sure the Select Focus switch mode is set to Focus 2 Press the channel Select switch for the track you want to fo cus To focus a track on the Focus Channel Strip while staying in Select mode Hold S...

Page 138: ...tch on the channel to display its HEAT controls 2 Press the B M P switch that corresponds to Bypass To toggle HEAT between pre or post insert operation on a channel 1 Hold Start Shift Windows or Contr...

Page 139: ...tomation safe status 4 Press the Automation Safe switch again to exit Automation Safe mode Bypassing Plug Ins When a plug in name is displayed on an encoder in the top level Inserts display the encode...

Page 140: ...h controls are being transferred The transferred or flopped controls are indicated by yel low text in their encoder displays To return flopped controls to their original positions Press either of the...

Page 141: ...nding monitor channel from a single channel strip on D Control An input signal for example from a Digidesign PRE is brought into an Auxiliary Input track and routed to an Audio track for recording and...

Page 142: ...ing the Automation Playlist for a Control To display the automation playlist on screen for a fader Hold Control Start Windows or Command Control Mac and touch the fader To display the automation playl...

Page 143: ...section press the Snap key repeatedly until the desired snapshot preset number appears The bottom four Soft Keys show four snapshot presets at a time 1 4 5 8 etc 3 Hold the Soft Key that corresponds t...

Page 144: ...want to AutoMatch Inserts Sends Pan Dyn EQ To AutoMatch the volume fader on a channel Hold Control Windows or Command Mac and press the Auto switch in the Channel Strip Function controls for the chann...

Page 145: ...switch repeat edly to display the page that includes the Assign Matrix pref erence AsnMtx 2 Press the Soft Key that corresponds to AsnMtx to toggle the setting between On and Off 3 Hold Control Windo...

Page 146: ...s or Command Mac and press the Operations switch to exit Assign Matrix Rows The Assign Matrix Rows preference lets you set the number of encoder rows used in the Assign Matrix Select Area To set the A...

Page 147: ...the Assign Matrix and pro vides commands for navigating in the Select area These en coders let you page through available items go back to previous menu levels lock the display of the Select area and...

Page 148: ...ows bottom level Insert menu items with the cur rent insert indicated by yellow text and a lit Select switch To page through options in the Assign Matrix Select area Press the Select switch marked or...

Page 149: ...l encoders 2 Press the encoder Select switch at the Insert position where you want to make an assignment The Assign Matrix opens with the top level Insert menu items displayed in the Select Area 3 Pre...

Page 150: ...Press the encoder Select switch for Interface intrfc or Bus bus in the Assign Matrix Select area To move up to the top Send menu level do one of the following In the Assign Matrix Navigation area pre...

Page 151: ...signment is present 1 Press the Sends switch on the channel where you want to as sign the send Send positions are displayed on the channel en coders 2 Press and hold the encoder Select switch at the S...

Page 152: ...e of the following In the Assign Matrix Navigation area press the bottom en coder Select switch labeled Back or In the Assign Matrix Navigation area press the encoder Se lect switch for Interface intr...

Page 153: ...oder Select switch for the I O path you want to assign To assign multiple output paths audio or MIDI 1 Follow the above procedures to use the Assign Matrix to as sign or change an output path assignme...

Page 154: ...D Control Guide 148...

Page 155: ...r Control sections on the left and right sides of the Main Unit Each of the Custom Fader banks can be controlled from the Bank Select Matrix with the corresponding group track or plug in information a...

Page 156: ...rol and are independent of Mix Edit groups in Pro Tools D Control Custom Groups are not reflected on screen in Pro Tools Custom Groups are saved in the Pro Tools session file and move with the session...

Page 157: ...To Default switch and press the channel Se lect switch on a Custom Fader channel you want to re move To delete a Custom Group 1 Recall the Custom Group you want to delete 2 Hold Start Alt Control Wind...

Page 158: ...ode 3 In the Bank Select Matrix press the Bank Select switch to re call the Mix Edit group you want to edit 4 Press the Edit switch in the Bank Select section 5 Do any of the following Press the chann...

Page 159: ...ght 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 chan nel meters With plug ins that have multiple p...

Page 160: ...e 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 Plu...

Page 161: ...ustom Group and Mix Edit Group mapping is saved in the Pro Tools session file and moves with the session to any other system that supports D Control operation To map an encoder to a fader Custom Group...

Page 162: ...embered for that plug in and is usable on any channel where it occurs To bypass mapping Custom Fader Plug In mode Press the lit Map switch Even when it is not displayed map ping is remembered for each...

Page 163: ...n the same Ethernet network enter Utility mode Entering Utility Mode on a Fader Module You can put individual Fader Modules into Utility mode to test them independently of other D Control units To put...

Page 164: ...mes These names appear in the Pro Tools Peripherals dia log and must be unique so as to identify each D Control unit correctly This is especially important if your system is on an Ethernet network wit...

Page 165: ...ge Press the Soft Key Main Unit or encoder Select switch Fader Module that corresponds to Escape Internal The Internal test verifies the first stage of Ethernet communi cation by sending data packets...

Page 166: ...test LEDs Press the Soft Key that corresponds to Red Yellow or Green to test all LEDs of the corresponding color To exit LED Test mode Press the Soft Key Main Unit or encoder Select switch Fader Modu...

Page 167: ...ustable with the Scrub Shuttle wheel Main Unit or any encoder knob Fader Module Fader position values are shown in the channel displays and are updated in real time as the faders move To exit Cycle Te...

Page 168: ...ne of the following Confirm your choice by pressing OK again or Cancel the reset operation by pressing the Soft Key Main Unit or the encoder Select switch Fader Module that corresponds to Cancel D Con...

Page 169: ...itch 1 and 2 Settings Pages Main Unit Only The Footswitch Settings pages for Footswitch 1 and Foot switch 2 let you set the function for each For each setting pressing the footswitch is the functional...

Page 170: ...D Control Guide 164...

Page 171: ...V E if you have any need to mix signals from Cue Outputs 1 2 or 3 with other signals from Pro Tools or the XMON swap the Hot and Cold connections for both the Cue Inputs and the Cue Outputs XMON back...

Page 172: ...Left 21 9 22 Stereo Input 2 Right 7 20 8 Stereo Input 3 Left 18 6 19 Stereo Input 3 Right 4 17 5 Stereo Input 4 Left 15 3 16 Stereo Input 4 Right 1 14 2 GND 13 SHIELD GND connector housing Cue Output...

Page 173: ...5 3 16 Alt 8 LFE 1 14 2 GND 13 SHIELD GND connector housing Talkback Listenback Signal Name Hot Cold Ground shield Ext Talkback Mic Input 24 12 25 Listen Mic 1 Input 10 23 11 Listen Mic 2 Input 21 9 2...

Page 174: ...D Control Guide 168...

Page 175: ...FCC Compliance for United States Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations Canadian Compliance This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regu...

Page 176: ...ghtning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the equipment has been damaged in any way such as power supply c...

Page 177: ...109 Join 109 Modes 110 Prefs 110 Automation Enable controls 62 Inserts 62 Mute 62 Pan 62 Send Mute 62 Send Pan 62 Send Volume 62 Volume 62 Automation Mode controls 8 69 Latch 69 Off 69 Read 69 Touch...

Page 178: ...ootswitch 9 34 power 33 USB 9 34 XMON 9 12 35 167 Console Preferences Meter 107 Operation 107 User 106 Control Room Monitor system 116 Dim Level control 117 Input controls 116 Input Level Trim control...

Page 179: ...r In switches Dynamics plug ins 80 Filter Q Slope controls Dynamics plug ins 80 Flip mode 57 134 Flip switch Custom Fader mode 68 Flip switches 57 Flop mode 58 134 Focus Channel Strip 8 49 Focus mode...

Page 180: ...Counter switches 112 Main inputs Monitor section 116 Main outputs Monitor section 117 Main Unit back panel overview 9 components 3 top panel overview 7 Utility mode 157 Make Inactive controls 58 130...

Page 181: ...78 133 Dynamics gain reduction 77 enabling automation 59 74 154 EQ 85 133 focusing 43 72 132 133 153 Lock switch 83 89 making inactive 73 133 mapping 75 Master Link switch 81 88 meters 84 multichanne...

Page 182: ...02 Undo 102 Utility 102 sessions opening 111 saving 102 Set to Default switch 65 Show Values switch 61 Show Hide switch 111 Shuttle switch 93 Single Transport mode 99 slave tracks 51 Sleep Mode settin...

Page 183: ...ty mode 102 157 Reset Unit 162 System Info 158 Test pages 159 Unit Name 158 Utility switch Utility mode 102 V VCA Master tracks 49 50 51 53 152 153 video display 8 27 view definitions 43 153 Volume sw...

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