DigiDesign Command 8, Manual

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Command|8 Guide 42
Creating Custom Plug-In Maps
You can customize the arrangement of plug-in
parameters on Command|8 and save them in
customized plug-in maps.
Plug-in maps can be saved as presets and ex-
ported for use across different sessions and sys-
tems.
Putting a Plug-In into Learn Mode
When you first put a plug-in into Learn mode, a
new plug-in map is created (with the default
name “Custom Map”), and the plug-in is fo-
cused on the control surface, but with a blank
page of controls, ready for mapping.
Only one plug-in can be in Learn mode at a
time.
To put a plug-in into Learn mode, do one of the
following:
„
Click the Learn button in the plug-in window.
– or –
„
From the Map Options pop-up menu, choose
New Map
.
To take a plug-in out of Learn mode, do one of the
following:
„
Click the active
Learn
button in the plug-in
window.
„
Close the plug-in window.
„
Click the
Learn
button in a different plug-in
window.
Creating and Editing Plug-In Maps
To create a custom map of plug-in parameters:
1
Open the plug-in whose mapping you want to
customize.
2
Put the plug-in into Learn mode. Command|8
displays a blank page of plug-in controls across
all channel strips, ready for mapping.
3
In the plug-in window, click the plug-in pa-
rameter you want to map. The parameter name
appears in the plug-in window Parameter menu.
4
On Command|8, do one of the following:
• Turn the encoder or press the channel Se-
lect switch where you want to map the pa-
rameter.
– or –
• If Command|8 is in Flip mode, touch the
fader or press the channel Select switch
where you want to map the parameter.
5
Repeat steps 3-4 for each parameter you want
to map.
6
Take the plug-in out of Learn mode.
For complete information on creating and
managing plug-in maps, see the Pro Tools
Reference Guide.
Plug-ins are automatically taken out of
Learn mode when moved to a different
insert position, made inactive, or converted
between TDM and RTAS formats.