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D-Command Guide 96
5
Press the encoder Select switch to move down and the By-
pass/Mute/Pre switch to move up through menu levels.
6
Press the encoder Select switch to confirm each menu level
selection.
7
Repeat steps 2–5 to modify other send or insert assignments.
8
Press the flashing encoder Select switch to confirm the as-
signment.
To remove an input, output, send or insert:
1
Press an Assign switch to enter the corresponding Assign
mode.
2
For the assignment you want to remove, press the encoder
Bypass/Mute/Pre switch repeatedly until you reach the top
level menu for the assignment.
3
Turn the encoder knob counter-clockwise until no assign-
ment is visible.
4
Do one of the following:
• Press the flashing encoder Select switch or press the flash-
ing Assign switch to confirm the removal.
– or –
• Press the flashing Escape switch to cancel the removal
and restore the assignment.
Assigning Inputs in Sessions with Multiple
Plug-In Outputs
In sessions with plug-ins that have multiple outputs, the out-
puts of those plug-ins are available as inputs in other audio
and Auxiliary Input tracks. These appear as a third category of
inputs, labelled
plug-ins , in the track input menu.
When assigning inputs from D-Command, this third category
of inputs appears as a top-level menu choice.
To assign an input from a plug-in output:
1
Press the Assign Inputs switch.
2
On the channel where you want to make the assignment,
turn an encoder knob to select Plug-In from the first level of
menu choices.
3
Press the encoder Select switch to move down to the indi-
vidual plug-in level.
4
Turn the encoder knob to select the plug-in whose auxiliary
output you want to select.
5
Press the encoder Select switch to move down to the list of
plug-in auxiliary outputs.
6
Do one of the following:
• Press the flashing encoder Select switch or press the flash-
ing Assign Inputs switch to confirm the assignment.
– or –
• Press the flashing Escape switch to cancel the assign-
ment.
Making Elements Active or Inactive
You can make Inputs, Outputs, Inserts, Sends, and entire
tracks active or inactive directly from D-Command by enter-
ing a temporary Make Inactive mode.
To toggle input paths active/inactive:
1
Press the Make Inactive Inputs switch to enter the Make In-
active mode.
2
Press the Bypass/Mute/Pre switch on the appropriate en-
coder to deactivate or reactivate the input. Inactive inputs are
shown with an inverted text display.
3
Press the flashing Make Inactive switch to exit Inactive
mode.
To toggle output paths active/inactive:
1
Press the Make Inactive Outputs switch to enter the Make
Inactive mode.
2
Press the Bypass/Mute/Pre switch on the appropriate en-
coder to deactivate or reactivate the combined outputs for
that channel.
3
Press the flashing Make Inactive switch to exit Inactive
mode.
To toggle individual outputs sub-paths active/inactive:
1
Press the Make Inactive Outputs switch to enter the Make
Inactive mode.
2
Press the Select switch on the appropriate encoder to view
the output sub-paths for the channel.
3
Press the Page Up or Page Down switches to step through
the possible output sub-paths.
4
Press the Bypass/Mute/Pre switch on the appropriate en-
coder to deactivate or reactivate your choice of output
sub-paths. Inactive output sub-paths are shown with an in-
verted text display.
5
Press the flashing Make Inactive switch to exit Inactive
mode.