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Control|24 Guide 68
EQ BYP Mode and DYN BYP Mode
When in Bypass mode (EDIT/BYP switch LED
on ), the channel EQ and DYN switches serve as
bypass switches for all EQ or Dynamics plug-ins
assigned to a channel.
A lit channel EQ or DYN switch in this mode in-
dicates that at least one of these plug-ins is al-
ready bypassed.
The LED will flash if there is more than one
plug-in of the same type on the channel (more
than one EQ, or more than one DYN), and they
are in a mixed state when some but not all of
them are bypassed. In this case, pressing the EQ
or DYN switch will enable any bypassed plug-ins
of that type, and the LED will no longer light.
INSERTS Switch
The INSERTS switch accesses all of your TDM
and RTAS plug-ins. Depending on the state of
the global INS/BYP switch (located on the left at
the same level as each channel’s three dedicated
switches), the INSERTS switch serves two differ-
ent general functions.
Master INS/BYP Switch
In INSERTS mode (INS/BYP LED is off ), the IN-
SERTS switch on each channel serves to select
that channel for insert assignment or editing.
In BYPASS mode (INS/BYP switch LED is on ), the
INSERTS switch serves to bypass the plug-ins or
sends on all inserts on each channel.
In this mode, the INSERTS switches are latching ,
meaning that multiple channels can be by-
passed additively.
For more detailed information on insert effects
editing and routing, see Chapter 13, “Plug-Ins
and Inserts.”
REC ARM and MASTER REC
Switches
These switches arm disk tracks for recording.
Rec Arm Function
The REC ARM switch toggles each channel in
and out of record-ready mode. If Pro Tools is not
playing or recording, a channel’s REC ARM
switch LED will flash when the channel is armed
in record-ready mode. The switch lights solid
when Pro Tools enters record mode.
Any tracks not placed in Record Safe mode (see
“Solo and Record Safe Modes” on page 63) will
be placed in Record-Ready mode when their
REC ARM switches are engaged.
Master Rec “QuickMode” Function
The MASTER REC switch, located to the left of
the REC ARM switch row, is a master status indi-
cator for REC ARM, and toggles all record arm-
ing status on all channels.
There are special key commands that apply to
differentiating the record-enabling of MIDI and
audio tracks:
• The OPT(ALT)/ALL switch applies an audio
record-enable command to MIDI tracks.
• SHIFT/ADD modifies a record-enable com-
mand to apply to selected channels.