DigiDesign D-Command, Manual

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D-Command Guide 98
Focus Channel Strip
If the D-Command Focus Channel Strip Operations prefer-
ence is set to Yes, focusing a track also places a duplicate of the
focused track in the channel strip to the immediate left of the
Global Controls section. See “FCStrp (Focus Channel Strip)”
on page 79.
Focusing Tracks when Soloing
To set D-Command to automatically focus a track when it is
soloed:
1
Press the Operation switch repeatedly to display the page
that includes the Focused Track Follows Solo preference (So-
loFc).
2
Press the Soft Key that corresponds to “SoloFc” until its
value is “Yes.”
Focusing a Plug-In
If the D-Command Focus Channel Strip Operations prefer-
ence is set to Yes, focusing a track on D-Command brings the
name of the first active plug-in into the Focus Channel dis-
play.
To focus a plug-in in the Focus Channel display:
1
Make sure the Select/Focus switch mode is set to Focus.
2
Press the channel strips’s Select switch. The first plug-in that
is not a dynamics or EQ plug-in is automatically focused, and
its name appears in the Custom Faders display.
3
In the Custom Faders section, press the Bank/Cycle switch
to cycle through the plug-ins on the Custom Faders display.
The plug-in whose name appears in the Focus Channel display
is then available for Custom Fader Plug-In mode. (See “Plug-In
Mode” on page 104.)
To focus a plug-in in the Dynamics or EQ section:
1
Focus the plug-in’s track in the Focus Channel section by
pressing the track’s Select switch. The first dynamics and EQ
plug-ins on that track are automatically focused in the corre-
sponding D-Command section.
2
Press the Cycle switch in the Dynamics or EQ section to fo-
cus successive dynamics or EQ plug-ins on that channel. (The
No Insert option is always available.)
To focus a plug-in in the Custom Faders section (temporary
plug-in assign mode):
1
Press the Inserts switch on the plug-in’s channel strip to en-
ter Inserts mode.
2
Press the encoder Select switch for the plug-in that you want
to control.
The plug-in is focused in the Custom Fader section. (See
“Plug-In Mode” on page 104.)
Automation Safe Mode
The Automation Safe switch invokes a mode in which the By-
pass/Mute/Pre switch for each encoder and the channel Select
switch become Automation Safe switches. While in this mode,
pressing a Bypass/Mute/Pre switch on a plug-in or send pro-
tects any automation on that plug-in or send from being over-
written. Pressing a channel Select switch protects any auto-
mated parameters on that track from being overwritten.
In Automation Safe mode, the Automation Safe switch is lit.
While in this mode, the Bypass/Mute/Pre switch for any pro-
tected insert or send is lit, and the channel Select switch for
any protected channel is lit.
To toggle Automation Safe mode 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.
3
Press the Bypass/Mute/Pre switch for the plug-ins or sends
for which you want to toggle automation 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 encoder’s Bypass/Mute/Pre (B/M/P)
switch bypasses the corresponding plug-in. The B/M/P switch
lights when the insert or plug-in is bypassed.
To bypass a plug-in:
1
Press the Inserts switch on the plug-in’s channel to display
the first two Insert names on the channel’s encoders.
2
To display and edit other insert positions, press the Page Up
or Page Down switches.
3
Press the B/M/P switch that corresponds to the plug-in you
want to bypass. The B/M/P switch lights when the plug-in is
bypassed.
The duplicate Focus Channel strip is not available when
D-Command is in a Custom Fader mode.