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D-Command Guide 104
Displaying Mix/Edit Group Tracks On-Screen
In the top level of Mix/Edit Groups mode, you can display the
tracks in a Mix/Edit group and hide all other tracks from
D-Command.
To display tracks in a Mix/Edit group on-screen:
„
Hold Start (Windows) or Control (Mac) and press the Select
switch for the Mix/Edit group to perform the “Show Only
Tracks In Group” command.
Displaying or “Spilling” VCA Slave Tracks to
Custom Faders
You can display all of the slave tracks for a VCA Master track
into the Custom Faders. This feature uses Mix/Edit Groups
mode to replicate a “VCA spill” command.
Whenever a VCA Master track is assigned to group, its By-
pass/Mute switch lights.
To spill VCA slave tracks in Custom Faders:
„
Press the lit Bypass/Mute switch on a VCA Master track. The
Bypass/Mute switch flashes to indicate that the VCA Group is
spilled.
To exit display of VCA slave tracks in Custom Faders, do one of
the following:
„
Press the flashing Bypass/Mute switch in the VCA Master
track.
„
Press the Groups switch in the Custom Fader controls.
Tracks Mode
Tracks Mode lets you bring all tracks of a particular type to the
Custom Fader channel strips. Track Types include Audio
tracks, Auxiliary Input tracks, MIDI tracks, Instrument tracks,
VCA Master tracks, and Master Fader tracks.
To bring a Track type to the Custom Fader channels:
1
Hold the Tracks switch in the Custom Faders section until it
flashes.
2
Press the Bank/Cycle switch until the Focus Channel display
indicates the Track type you want to display.
To bring a Track type to the Custom Fader channels from the Soft
Keys:
1
If the Soft Keys are in another display mode, return to the
top level Soft Key display by holding Control (Windows) or
Command (Mac) and pressing the currently lit Soft Key
switch.
2
Press the Tracks switch in the Custom Faders section.
3
Press the Soft Key that corresponds to the track type you
want to display in the Custom Fader channels.
The name of the Track type appears in the Custom Fader dis-
play. Tracks of the designated type appear in the Custom
Fader channels.
To exit Tracks mode:
„
Press the lit Tracks switch.
Plug-In Mode
Plug-In mode focuses the first plug-in on the focused channel
on the Custom Fader Channels. This places all of the plug-in’s
parameters on the Custom Fader channel encoders, and any
plug-in meters on the Custom Fader channel meters.
This mode is useful for controlling plug-ins with a large num-
ber of controls, such as virtual instruments.
To focus a plug-in on the Custom Fader channels:
1
Focus the plug-in’s track in the Focus Channel section by
pressing the track’s Select switch. The name of the first plug-in
that is not a dynamics or EQ plug-in appears in the Focus
Channel display.
2
Press the Plug-In switch in the Custom Fader section. The
switch lights to indicate the mode is active. The plug-in name
and channel format appear in the Custom Fader channel dis-
plays, and the plug-in’s parameters appear in the Custom
Fader channel encoders.
3
In the Custom Faders section, press the Bank/Cycle switch
to cycle through the plug-ins on the focused channel. (The No
Insert option is always available.)