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D-Command Guide 110
Joining Automation Values
D-Command remembers the automation write status of all
writable parameters when you stop the transport during an
automation pass. It stores this information in the Join buffer.
When you press the Join switch during playback, writing re-
sumes at the current value for all controls that were previously
writing automation.
To Join automation values:
1
Make sure the controls you want to join are in a write-en-
abled state.
2
Stop playback during an automation pass.
3
Start playback. The Join switch lights to indicate that the
Join buffer
4
When you want to resume writing automation at the cur-
rent values, press the Join switch.
To clear the Join buffer:
„
Hold Start (Windows) or Control
(Mac) and press the Join switch.
AutoMatching Automation Values
To AutoMatch all currently writing controls:
1
Make sure the automation types you want to AutoMatch are
write-enabled.
2
Start playback.
3
When you reach a point in the session where you want to re-
turn controls to their previously written values, do one of the
following:
• Press the AutoMatch switch in the Automation area of
the Soft Keys section.
• Hold Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) and press the Auto
switch on a channel.
• Press the Do to All switch and press the Auto switch on a
channel.
AutoMatching Individual Controls
On D-Command, you can invoke AutoMatch on individual
controls or control types on single channels.
To AutoMatch all controls of a type on a channel:
„
Hold Control (Windows) or Command (Mac) and press any
of the following in the Channel Strip Mode controls for the
track whose controls you want to AutoMatch:
• Inserts
• Sends
• Pan
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
channel.
To AutoMatch a pan control or the controls for an individual
insert or send on a channel:
1
Press the switch in the Channel Strip Mode controls to dis-
play the Pan controls or the top level of Inserts or Sends for the
channel.
2
Hold Control (Windows) or Command (Mac) and press the
Rotary Encoder Select switch for the control you want to Au-
toMatch:
• For Sends, the Send level, pan, and mute will AutoMatch.
• For Inserts, all automated controls will AutoMatch.
• For Pan, all pan sliders on the channel will AutoMatch.
To AutoMatch all controls for a plug-in displayed in the Dynamics
or EQ section:
„
Hold Control (Windows) or Command (Mac) and press the
Auto switch in the Dyn or EQ section of the console.