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What does ICON stand for?
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Integrated CONsole Environment
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Three Main Building Blocks of the Digital Console
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Worksurface, DSP processing cores, Analog/Digital I/O
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What components are required for an ICON System?
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Worksurface (d-control), DSP cores, Computer, Pro Tools Software, X-mon, Interface (192 I/O)
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How does the Worksurface interface with the computer?
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Ethernet
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Max number of faders for D-control
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80
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Max number of faders for D-command
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40
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How many rows of rotary encoders on the D-control?
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6
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How many rows of rotary encoders on the D-command?
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2
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What is the base setup for a D-Control worksurface?
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Main module plus 1 16 channel fader module
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How many characters can the scribble strips display?
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6
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Does the XMON communicate with Pro Tools?
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No, only the D-Control
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How do you enable the D-Control within Pro Tools?
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Setup > Peripherals > Ethernet Controllers
Click Enable, Wait for Pro Tools to scan for control surface, select D-Control Units in correct order |
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How do you rename a D-Control Module from the Peripherals menu?
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Click "name" to the right of a module in the peripherals box. 8 characters max
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How do you rename the Main Module through Utility?
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Press the Utility Button > Press Name Button in the soft key display > Rotate the scrub wheel to change characters. Press left and right blinking soft keys to move left or right
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How do you rename an individual fader module?
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Press Option+Command+Shift to enter local utility mode. Press the Select switch under the Name scribble strip. Turn the encoder directly above the scribble to change characters. Use the blinking select switches underneath the scribble strip to move the cursor
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How do you power cycle the D-Control?
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1. Turn off power on all D-Control Units
2. Power on Main Module followed by Fader Modules 3. Reselect the units through Setup > Peripherals > Ethernet Controllers |
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How do you recalibrate the faders on the D-Control?
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1. Press the Utility switch on the Main Module
2. Press the soft key labeled TEST 3. Press the soft key labeled FADERS 4. Press the soft Key labeled RECAL |
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How many inputs does D-Control Support? What types of inputs are they?
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Two sets of 7.1 inputs and four sets of stereo inputs
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What is the default Channel order for D-Control?
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L, Lc, C, Rc, R, Ls, Rs, LFE
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How do you Solo / Mute individual output channels on the D-control?
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In the monitor section, Select Solo or Mute with the Switch at the bottom, then select an individual channel
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Does the XMON communicate with Pro Tools?
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No, only the D-Control
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How do you enable the D-Control within Pro Tools?
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Setup > Peripherals > Ethernet Controllers
Click Enable, Wait for Pro Tools to scan for control surface, select D-Control Units in correct order |
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How do you rename a D-Control Module from the Peripherals menu?
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Click "name" to the right of a module in the peripherals box. 8 characters max
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How do you rename the Main Module through Utility?
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Press the Utility Button > Press Name Button in the soft key display > Rotate the scrub wheel to change characters. Press left and right buttons to move left or right
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How do you rename an individual fader module?
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Exit Pro Tools. Press Option+Command+Shift to enter local utility mode. Press the Select switch under the Name scribble strip. Turn the encoder directly above the scribble to change characters. Use the blinking select switches underneath the scribble strip to move the cursor
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How do you power cycle the D-Control?
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1. Turn off power on all D-Control Units
2. Power on Main Module followed by Fader Modules 3. Reselect the units through Setup > Peripherals > Ethernet Controllers |
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How do you recalibrate the faders on the D-Control?
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1. Press the Utility switch on the Main Module
2. Press the soft key labeled TEST 3. Press the soft key labeled FADERS 4. Press the soft Key labeled RECAL |
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How many inputs does D-Control Support? What types of inputs are they?
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Two sets of 7.1 inputs and four sets of stereo inputs
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What is the default Channel order for D-Control?
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L, Lc, C, Rc, R, Ls, Rs, LFE
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How do you Solo / Mute individual channels on the D-control?
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In the monitor section, Select Solo or Mute with the Switch at the bottom, then select an individual channel
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How do you link the Output level controls on the D-Control?
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1. Hold the setup switch in the Monitor Output Mode Controls
2. Press the Main Output On/Off Switch |
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How Do you trim the output level of any speaker?
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1. Press and Hold a channel select switch. The Scribble strip will change to show Trim +0.0dB
2. Rotate the Main Encoder to Change the value 3. When done, press the channel select switch again |
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How do you trim the level of any input?
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1. Press and Hold any input switch. The monitor scribble strip will change to show trim + 0.0dB
2. Rotate the Main encoder to change the value 3. When Done, press the Input Switch again |
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What does Cal Mode do?
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Changes the monitor scribble display from dB to dB SPL
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What are the scribble strip display modes?
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1. Track Name Mode
2. Group / Name Mode 3. Track Position Number/ Name mode 4. Headroom mode 5. Level Mode |
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What are the scribble strip colors and what do they indicate?
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1. Green: Channel names / values
2. Inverted Green: Inactive Channel 3. Red - Clipped Channel |
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What is the default track display order for the D-control?
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Leftmost tracks in the Mix window, or Topmost tracks in the edit window.
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In Pro Tools, how do you know which channels are represented on the D-Control
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There is a colored box outlining the track name in the mix and edit windows.
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How do you move to the next bank of faders on the D-Control?
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Press the Bank > switch located in the Bank/Nudge section on the main module.
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What does the preference Fill Banks do?
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When banking to the right, all faders will be filled by placing the last track in the session on the right-most fader.
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How do you enable the Fill Banks preference on the D-Control?
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Console Prefs > Operation > FilBnk =Yes
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How do you move faders in smaller increments as opposed to banking?
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use the Nudge 1 < > or the Nudge 8 < > switches above the bank switch
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How do you use the scrub/Shuttle wheel to move tracks across the D-Control?
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1. Press and Hold a Nudge 1 < > switch
2. Rotate the Scrub/Shuttle wheel 3. When done, release the Nudge 1 < >switch |
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In the Bank/Nudge section of the D-Control, what does the Home switch do?
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Returns to showing the first track in the left-most fader module.
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How do you change the Justification of tracks on the D-Control?
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1. (Soft keys) Console Prefs
2. Top Left soft key displays current justification. Pressing this switch will change the track justification |
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What does the Show/ Hide switch do in the management section of the softkeys?
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Allows you to show only certain tracks
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What are the options in the Show/ Hide tracks section?
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Page 1
Show All, Show Selected, Show Inactive, Hide all, Hide Selected, Hide inactive, Page 2 Show audio, Show aux, show midi, hide audio, Hide aux, Hide midi Page 3 Show Instrument, Show VCA, Hide Make Inactive, Hide Instrument, Hide VCA |
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What modifier key do you use exit the Show/Hide Soft Key Display and return to its default configuration
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Press and hold command while pressing the Soft Key mode.
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How do you enable focus mode?
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Toggle the Select/Focus switch to focus.
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How do you simple focus a track while in focus mode?
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Press the select switch on the track.
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What modifier key do you use to focus a channel using the channel select switch when the Focus / Select toggle switch is in select mode?
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Press and hold control+shift while pressing the track's select switch
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How do you focus a track using Go To?
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1. Select View > Track Number in Pro Tools as needed.
2. Press the Go To switch 3. enter the number of the track that you would like to focus. 4. press enter |
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What preference do you enable to allow you to focus a channel using the channel's solo switch?
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1. Enable the "Solo Focuses Channel" option in Soft Keys > Console Prefs > Operation (pg. 4) > SoloFC = Yes
2. Press a channel solo switch |
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How do you focus a track from Pro Tools Software?
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1. Enable Console Prefs > Operation (pg. 2) > ApTrgt = On
2. Click on a plugin, send, or output window of the track |
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How do you nudge a track into focus? With the scrub shuttle wheel?
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1. Press and hold Command
2. Press the nudge keys 3. Alternately, press and hold the nudge 1 switch while rotating the scrub / shuttle wheel. |
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How many ways are there to focus a track, and what are they?
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6 ways
1. Simple focus w/ select switch 2. control+ shift + select in select mode 3. Go To 4. Solo focus 5. command + Nudge into focus 6. Command + nudge + scrub / shuttle wheel |
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What does the Master Record switch do?
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Record-enable/disables all audio tracks with valid input assignments
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What does the Master Auto/Input switch do?
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enables/disables TrackInput on tracks that are record enabled
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What does the Pro Tools Online switch do?
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Toggles Pro Tools online/offline.
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What are the lit modes of the Pro Tools Online switch and what do they indicate?
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A blinking switch indicates that Pro Tools is online and waiting for incoming Time Code. A Solid switch indicates that pro tools is locked to code. An unlit switch indicates that Pro Tools is not online.
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What does the 9-pin remote switch do?
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Enables/disables Pro Tools 9-pin remote mode for slaving to an external controller
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What does the Mach Online switch do?
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Toggles remote machine online
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What does the Loop PB switch do? What does a lit Loop PB switch indicate?
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Enables/disables Loop Playback. Lit switch indicates that Loop Playback is enabled
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What does the TrackPunch switch do?
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enables/disables the TrackPunch mode
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What does the QuickPunch switch do? What does the solid-lit switch indicate? A blinking Switch?
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enables/disables quickpunch mode.
A blinking record switch indicates that quickpunch is enabled but not recording. A solid switch indicates that quickpunch is enabled and recording |
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What does the Audtition switch do?
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enables/disables the pre-roll, Mark In, Mark Out, and Post-Roll switches for auditioning selections
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What does the Pre-Roll switch do?
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Enables/Disables Pre-Roll, or with audition mode on, auditions in front of a selection by the Pre-Roll amount, up to the selection start
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How do you edit the Pre-Roll amount on the D-Control?
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Hold Command while pressing the Pre-Roll Switch
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What does the Mark In switch do?
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Places the selection start point during playback, or with audition mode on, auditions the beginning of a selection by the post-roll amount, from the selection start.
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What does the Mark Out switch do?
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Places the selection end point during playback, or with audition mode on, auditions the end of the selection by the pre-roll amount
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What does the Post-Roll switch do?
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Enables/disables Post-Roll, or with audition mode on, auditions past the selection end point by the post-roll amount
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How do you Play on either side of the edit selection start by the Pre and Post roll amounts?
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Hold Option-Command while pressing the Mark In switch
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How do you Play on either side of the edit selection end by the Pre and Post roll amounts?
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Hold Option-Command while pressing the Mark Out switch
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What does the Go to Start switch do?
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Places the cursor at the beginning of the session
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What does the Go To End switch do?
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Places the cursor at the end of the last region of the session, or slightly past the last automation point in the session, if automation data exists beyond the last region
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What does the Back button do?
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Moves the cursor back by a preset amount, as specified in Setup > Preferences > Operation > Back/Forward amount
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What does the Back & Play button do?
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Moves the cursor back by the preset Back/Forward Amount and immediately plays back the session
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How do you open the Preferences window on the D-Control?
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(Soft Key) Management > Windows (pg.3) > Preferences
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How do you move the cursor forward by the preset Back/Forward amount?
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Hold option while pressing Back or Back & Play
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What does the Instant Playback switch do?
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Preloads Pro Tools with all the information required to playback instantaneously. (like a pause Button)
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What are the Buttons in the Window Management section of the D-Control?
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Mix, Edit, Plug In, Mem Loc, Transport, Pan, Workspace, Big Counter, Mic Pre, MIDI Event, MIDI Ops, Beat Detective
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How can additional windows be accessed through the soft-keys?
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Soft Keys > Management > Window
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How many rows of scribble strips doe s the D-Command have?
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3
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Without a Pro Tools session open, how do you open or create a session on the D-Control?
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Use the Audio Files switch, which displays the names of the ten most recent Pro Tools sessions in display pages 1 and 2.
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With no session open, what commands does the Window switch display?
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Task Managr, Disk Space, System Usage, I/O Setup, HW Setup, PB Engine, Preferences, Peripherals
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With a session open, what is the default soft key Display?
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Session Name, Sample rate, Time Code, Bitrate, File, Delay Compensation
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In Zoom Mode, what do the Prev/next and Up/Down switches do?
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Zooms horizontally and vertically
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How do you use the Up / Down switches to extend a selection to another track?
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hold shift while pressing the up/down switch
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How do you move to the previous/next region boundary on the D-Control?
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Press the previous / next switch
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How do you move the previous/next transient on the D-Control?
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1. Enable Tab to Transient in Pro tools.
2. Press the previous / next switch |
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How do you extend a selection to the previous / next region boundary / transient?
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Hold Shift while pressing Previous/next
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How do you select the previous / next entire region?
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Hold control while pressing Previous/Next
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How do you extend the selection to the previous or next region on the track?
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Hold Control+Shift while pressing Next / Previous
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How do you scroll 1 page to the left or right?
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Hold Command while pressing previous / next
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How do you scroll 1 page up or down?
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Hold Command while pressing up / down
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How do you scroll to the session start / end?
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Hold Option+Command while pressing Previous/Next
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How do you scroll to the Top or Bottom of the window?
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Hold Option+Command while pressing Up / Down.
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How do you scroll the contents of the Mix or Edit window left/right with the scrub/shuttle wheel?
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Hold Option and move the Scrub Shuttle wheel.
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How do you scroll the contents of the Mix or Edit window up/down with the scrub/shuttle wheel?
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Hold Shift and move the Scrub Shuttle wheel.
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How do you temporarily enter scrub mode?
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hold Control while moving the scrub/shuttle wheel
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How do you move the edit insertion cursor earlier with the scrub/shuttle wheel?
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hold the Mark Out switch and move the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel counter-clockwise
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how do you move the edit insertion cursor later with the scrub/shuttle wheel?
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hold the Mark In switch and move the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel clockwise
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How do you use the arrow switches to zoom Horizontally?
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In zoom mode, use the Prev / Next switch to decrease/increase horizontal zoom
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How do you use the arrow switches to zoom vertically?
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In zoom mode, use the Up / down switches to increase/decrease horizontal zoom
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How do you zoom out and view the entire session in the Edit Window with the D-Control?
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double click the zoom mode switch
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How do you fill the edit window with a selection using the D-Control?
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Hold option while pressing the zoom mode switch
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How do you fill the edit window with a selection and change the Zoom Toggle height using the D-Control?
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Press the Zoom (Explode) switch located directly above the goto button
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How do you zoom horizontally using the scrub/shuttle wheel?
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Hold command while moving the scrub/shuttle wheel.
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How do you zoom vertically using the scrub/shuttle wheel?
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Hold Option+Command while moving the scrub/shuttle wheel.
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How do you increase/decrease individual track sizes?
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place the edit cursor on tracks that you want to resize and press the Track Size Up/Down switches located above the explode switch.
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How do you increase/decrease all track sizes?
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Hold option while pressing the Track Size Up/Down switches located above the explode switch. Alternatively, you can click in the timeline to drop the insertion point across all tracks.
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How do you make a selection "on the fly" using the D-Control?
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during playback, press the Mark In and Mark Out switches.
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How do you scroll the edit window between your selection start/end?
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1.Press the navigate switch in the navigation section.
2. Press and hold Option+Prev to see the start of your selection. 3. Press and hold Option+Next to see the end of your selection. |
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How do you make selections with the scrub/shuttle wheel?
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1Hold the mark in switch while moving the scrub/shuttle wheel to adjust you selection start
2. Hold the mark out switch while moving the scrub/shuttle wheel to adjust you selection end |
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How do you move an edit selection using the scrub/ shuttle wheel?
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Hold both the Mark In and Mark Out switches while moving the Scrub/Shuttle wheel.
*In grid mode, the cursor will snap to grid values |
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How do you create selections while scrubbing/shuttling?
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1. Press the Scrub switch to enter shuttle mode
2. Hold Shift while scrubbing 3. Press the scrub switch to exit shuttle mode |
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How do you scrub from the end of an existing selection?
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Hold Option and press Scrub
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How do you extend an existing selection from the end while scrubbing?
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Hold Option while pressing shift+scrub
* Setup > Preferences > Operation > Edit Insertion follows Scrub/Shuttle must be enabled |
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Can you perform editing functions while in scrub/shuttle mode?
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no
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How do trim a region with the Scrub/Shuttle wheel?
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1. Make a selection
2. Press the trim switch above the scrub wheel 3. Press Scrub and use the wheel to move the cursor to where you want the new region boundary to exist 4. Press the Trim button again to trim the region |
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What is a preferable interface to connect the D control to the computer, and ethernet hub or a switch?
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Switch
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What is a preferable interface to connect the D control to the computer, and ethernet hub or a switch?
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Switch
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What are the 3 output sections of the D-Control, and what are their purposes?
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1. Main: Main monitors
2. Alt: Alternate monitors 3. Mini: Phones/ Listen back/ Utility |
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In the monitor section of the D-Control, what is the Setup switch used for?
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To link the levels of the three output sections of the Xmon ( Main, alt, mini)
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In the monitor section of the D-Control, what is the Cal switch used for?
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Allows you to enter calibration mode to set the loudness of your monitoring system in dB SPL.
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In the monitor section of the D-Control, what is the Mono switch used for?
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Sums the left and right channels to mono (all other channels are ignored)
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In the monitor section of the D-Control, what is the Dim switch used for?
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Reduces monitoring level as a ratio of the main output level.
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In the monitor section of the D-Control, what is the Mute switch used for?
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Mutes all outputs at the Xmon
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The d-control offers up to 7.1 surround monitoring. What is the maximum surround monitoring setup offered by the D-Command?
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5.1
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You can choose to link or unlink output levels on the D-Control. Can you do this on the D-Command?
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No. The D-command always links output levels.
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In the Bank Justification section of the Console Preferences, what are the available options?
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1. BnkJus CentrL: build tracks from center to the left of the main module
1. BnkJus CentrR: build tracks from center to the right of the main module 1. BnkJus Left: Build tracks from the left most fader 1. BnkJus Right: Build tracks from the right most fader |
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What modifier key do you hold to cycle backwards through the soft key display pages?
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Shift
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How do you toggle whether the track number is displayed on the track's scribble strip?
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Press the "display mode" switch at the bottom of the Global Channel Strip section.
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How you you enable / disable scrub or shuttle modes?
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Press the scrub or shuttle switch above the scrub / shuttle wheel.
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What are three ways to exit scrub / shuttle mode?
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1.Press stop on the transport
2.Press the lit scrub/shuttle button 3. Press the Escape switch in the global channel strip section |
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How do you temporarily activate scrub/shuttle mode with a modifier key?
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Hold Control while rotating the scrub/shuttle wheel.
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The D-Control has nudge, nudge 8, and bank switches for navigation through tracks. Which of these does the D-Command Lack?
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Nudge 8
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What modifier key do you use to nudge 8 tracks at a time on the D-Command?
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Hold Command while Pressing a bank switch
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Does the D-command have a dedicated "Home Switch"
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No
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What modifier+ switch combination would you use to get the "home" switch functionality on the D-Command?
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Press Option+Command while pressing a bank or nudge switch
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The D-Control has a dedicated focus channel while the d-command does not. Which channel is used as a focus channel on the D-Command?
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The right most fader on the Main Unit's fader bank.
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On the D-Command, what preference must be turned on to use the focus channel?
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Console Prefs > Operations > FCStrp ON
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The D-Control has 12 dedicated window management switches. How many does the D-Command have?
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9
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When no session is open, what does the Audio Files Switch display?
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The ten most recent sessions in display pages 1 and 2
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In navigate mode, what do the Up/down and Prev/next switches do?
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Move the edit cursor up/ down, move the edit cursor to the previous / next region boundary or transient
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What is the difference between the Fill Window operation (Option+ Zoom Mode Switch) and the Explode operation?
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Explode alters the track height to fill the window, Fill window does not alter track height.
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What must you enable in order to extend selections across multiple tracks using the track select switches on the D-Control?
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Enable "Link Track and Edit Selection" In the Pro Tools Edit window.
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How do you move a window Horizontally on screen using the scrub shuttle wheel? vertically?
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Hold any window management switch while moving the scrub/shuttle wheel. Hold shift to move the window vertically.
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How do you select an edit tool using the edit section of the D-Control?
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1. In the edit section of the D-Control, press the "Tools" switch.
2. In the Soft key Display, select the switch corresponding to your desired edit tool. 3. If your desired edit tool is not shown, press tools again to see any additional edit tool pages |
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In the edit section of the D-Control, how do you select the smart tool?
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1. In the edit section of the D-Control, press the "Tools" switch.
2. In the Soft key Display, simultaneously select any combination of the Select, Grabber, or Trim Soft Key switches |
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Using the edit section of the D-Control, how do you select an edit mode?
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1. Press "modes" in the edit section of the D-Control
2. In the soft key display, press the appropriate soft key switch for your desired edit mode |
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In the Session Management section of the D-Control, what is the purpose of the Main Counter Switch?
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It allows you to switch the Main Time Display from the D-Control among the available Timebases: Bars:Beats, Min:Secs, Time Code, Time Code 2, Feet+Frames, or Samples
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In the Session Management section of the D-Control, what is the purpose of the Sub Counter Switch?
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It allows you to switch the Sub Counter Display from the D-Control among the available Timebases: Bars:Beats, Min:Secs, Time Code, Time Code 2, Feet+Frames, or Samples
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In the Session Management Section of the D-Control, what does the Link Edit / T-line switch do?
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Allows you to Toggle "Link edit and Timeline Selection" from the D-Control
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In the Session Management Section of the D-Control, what does the Link Edit / T-line indicator do? What do the LED's Represent?
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When edit and timeline selections are unlinked, It allows you to switch between edit and timeline selections. It also indicates which selection will play when you press PLAY on the d-control transport section.
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Can the space bar be used to play back an edit selection?
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No, the space bar will only play back the timeline selection.
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What are the available Switches in the File Functions section of the D-Control?
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Clear Clip, All Notes Off, QWERTY disable, Utility, Publish, Redo, Undo, Save
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In the file functions section of the D-Control, what does the Clear Clip switch do?
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Clears all clip indicators in the session, including plugins and sends.
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In the file functions section of the D-Control, what does the QWERTY DISABLE switch do?
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Disables the built- in keyboard
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In the file functions section of the D-Control, what does the Publish switch do?
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Same as File > Send Via DigiDelivery
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In the file functions section of the D-Control, what does the Save switch do?
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Saves the Current Session.
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In the file functions section of the D-Control, how many times do you have to press the save switch to save the session? How do you cancel the save session operation?
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Twice. Press the ESC switch to cancel the save operation.
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In the file functions section of the D-Control, what does the All Notes Off switch do? What is the corresponding command in Pro Tools?
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Silences all MIDI devices in the event of a stuck note. Same as Event > All Notes Off in Pro Tools
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In the file functions section of the D-Control, what does the Utility switch do?
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Enters Diagnostics mode in the soft key display. Used for "Vegas Mode," Troubleshooting, or checking frimware versions
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In the file functions section of the D-Control, what does the Undo switch do?
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Same as Edit > Undo
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In the file functions section of the D-Control, what does the Redo switch do?
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Same as Edit > Redo. Switch will remain lit until there are no more levels of Redo left
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In the file functions section of the D-Control, what does the Redo switch do?
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Same as Edit > Redo. Switch will remain lit until there are no more levels of Redo left
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How do you create a new memory location using the soft keys?
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1. Press the mem loc switch in the soft keys section
2. Press any soft key that corresponds to a blank display 3. Set the properties of the new memory location in the new mem location dialog 4. Press the soft key that corresponds to Enter to save the memory location |
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How do you recall a memory location using the soft keys?
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1. Press the mem loc switch in the soft keys section
2. Press the soft key that corresponds to he memory location you wish to recall 3. or press mem loc again to navigate to the next set of memory locations |
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How do you delete a memory location using the soft keys?
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1. Press the mem loc switch in the soft keys section
2. While holding Option, Press the soft key that corresponds to he memory location you wish to delete |
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How do you delete all memory locations using the soft keys?
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1. Press the mem loc switch in the soft keys section
2. While holding Option+Shift, Press any soft key that corresponds to a memory location |
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How do you display Window Configurations using the soft keys?
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1. While holding control, Press the mem loc switch in the soft keys section
2. If there are more than 6 window configurations, press the soft keys that correspond to Page Up or Page Down to view additional configurations |
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How do you recall Window Configurations using the soft keys?
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1. Once in window configuration mode, press the soft key which corresponds to the window configuration that you would like to recall
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How do you create a Window Configuration using the soft keys?
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1. Enter window configuration mode
2. Press any soft key corresponding to a blank display 3. Set the properties of the new window configuration in the New Window Configuration dialog 4. Press Enter in the soft Keys or Enter on the keyboard to save the New Window Configuration |
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How do you Edit a window configuration using the soft keys?
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1. Enter Window configuration mode, the hold control while pressing the soft key that corresponds to the window configuration that you would like to edit.
2. Change the properties of the window configuration in the Edit Window Configuration dialog. 3. Press Enter in the soft keys or enter on the keyboard to save changes |
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How do you delete a window configuration using the soft keys?
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1. Enter Window configuration mode
2. Hold Option while pressing the soft key corresponding to the window configuration that you would like to delete |
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Is deleting a window configuration undoable?
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no
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D-Control has an "Explode" switch. Does D-Command have an Explode switch?
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no
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In the channel Strips, what do the Encoders display?
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Pans, Sends, Mic-Pres, and Plug-In Parameters
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In the channel Strips, what do the Encoders select switches do?
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Activate/ De-Activate plug-in parameters, Flip send control to the fader, make assignments.
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In the channel Strips, what do the B.M.P (Bypass-Mute-Pre) switches do?
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Allow you to mute/bypass plugins and sends, set pre/post sends
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In the channel Strips, what do the Encoders scribble strips do?
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Display send and plugin names, level or position.
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What preference must be enable for encoder scribbles to display information when the encoder is touched?
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Console Prefs > Operation > TchVal = On
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In the channel Strips, what does the Auto/Inpt switch do?
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Toggles the track betweenAuto-Input Monitoring and Input only monitoring.
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In the channel Strips, what does the Record switch do?
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Record Enables the track
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In the channel Strips, what does the Select switch do?
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Selects track names, renames tracks, and focuses the track
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In the channel Strips, what does the Solo/Mute switch do?
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Controls and displays the Solo/Mute Status of a track
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In the channel Strips, what does the Bottom Scribble Display?
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Displays the track names or fader values when touched
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In the channel Strips, what does the Auto switch do?
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Sets and displays the automation mode of a track
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In the channel Strips, what does the Trim switch do?
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Enables/Disables Trim automation mode
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In the channel Strips, what does the Fader do?
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Provides touch-sensitive fader for volume control
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What happens to the scribble display when you touch a fader?
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Changes to display the value of the fader
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How many steps of Resolution do the D-Control Faders Have?
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1024
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If you touch the fader or encoder with a pen, will it work?
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No, you must touch it with a conductive part of your skin.
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How do you change the automation mode for all tracks on the D-Control?
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In the Focus Channel, Hold the Do To All Switch while pressing the Auto switch on any track.
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In what automation mode does the Trim switch function?
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Read, Write, Touch, and Latch modes
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How do you Solo / Mute all tracks on the D-Control?
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In the Focus Channel, Hold the Do To All Switch while pressing the Mute or Solo switch on any track.
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How do you clear all Solo or Mutes on all tracks?
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In the Focus Channel Global Section, Press Solo clear or Mute Clear Switches.
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How do you Solo Safe a track?
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Hold Command while pressing a track's Solo switch.
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How do you know that a track is solo-safed?
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When another track is soloed, the solo-safed track's mute switch will remain solid instead of blinking
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When in select mode, how do you establish routing, record enables, etc to selected tracks?
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Hold Do To All in the Master Channel section while assigning sends, record enables, etc.
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How do you Enable Link Track and Edit Selections using the D-Control Soft Keys?
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Console Prefs > Operation > (Pg. 4 ) Trk/Ed = Yes
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How do you extend a selection on a track / playlist to other tracks using the D-Control?
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1. Enable Link Track and Edit Selection in Pro Tools or in Console Prefs.
2. Make a selection on a track 3. Toggle the Sel/Focus Mode Switch to select mode. 4. Press the track select switch for tracks that you wish to extend the selection to. * To remove a selection on a track, press any tracks lit select switch |
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How do you rename a track using the tracks select switch?
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1. Double tap the track's select switch
2. Rename the track with the keyboard in the Track Name dialog box 3. Press enter on the keyboard to save the new track name |
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What does a Lit Auto/Inpt switch indicate? An unlit Switch?
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Lit: Input only monitoring
Unlit: Auto Input monitoring |
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How do you enable / disable Input only monitoring on all tracks?
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In the Master Channel section, hold do to all while pressing a channel Auto/Inpt Switch
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What are two ways to record enable all tracks simultaneously?
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1. Press the Master Record-Enable above the transport section of the main module
2. In the Master Channel section, hold Do to All while pressing a record switch on any track |
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What Console preference do you enable to windows for the associated plug-in, send, or Mic-Pre to display in the software whenever a mode control switch is activated?
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Console Prefs > Operation (pg. 3) > ChanWn=Yes
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In the Channel Strip Mode Control Section, what does the DYN switch do?
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(when lit) Shows the first page of controls for the first dynamics plugin on the track
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In the Channel Strip Mode Control Section, what does the EQ switch do?
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(when lit) Shows the first page of controls for the first EQ plugin on the track
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How do you cycle through other EQ or Dynamics plugins on the track?
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Repeatedly press the EQ or DYN switches on the track
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In the Channel Strip Mode Control Section, what does the Input switch do?
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Used in conjunction with an aux input track an Mic-Pre Controls to activate in-line input console mode.
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In the Channel Strip Mode Control Section, what does the Mic-Pre switch do?
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Used for controls on Digidesign PRE that are associated with the track's input channel
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In the Channel Strip Mode Control Section, what does the INSERTS switch do?
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Shows the first five insert positions of a track. Press PG UP to access the second five insert positions
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In the Channel Strip Mode Control Section, what does the PAN switch do?
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Shows pan control for the track.
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In the Channel Strip Mode Control Section, what does the BYP.SPIL (BYP.MUTE) switch do?
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Bypasses all 10 sends and Inserts currently displayed on the encoders. On VCA tracks, this switch spills the members of the VCA group across Custom Faders
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In the Channel Strip Mode Control Section, what does the SENDS switch do?
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Shows the first five send positions of a track. Press Pg Up to access the second five send positions. When held, the bottom pair of encoders and scribbles will show the input and output routing of a track.
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How do you view any track parameter across all tracks?
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1. In the Master Channel Section, Press any Global Channel Strip Mode Control switch ex. Sends, Inserts, etc.
2. To view additional sends or inserts not displayed, press the Global Pg Dn / Up switches in the Master Channel Section |
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The D-Control has dedicated DYN, EQ, INPUT, and MIC PRE Switches on each channel strip. Does the D-Command have these dedicated switches?
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No.
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How do you access Mic-Pre settings on the D-Command?
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Press the Insert and Pan Switches Simultaneously
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What is the default Channel order for the 7.1 Pan controls when displayed on the channel strip encoders?
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Page 1(top to bottom):
LFE, Cntr%, F Div, Rear, F/R, Front Page 2 (top to bottom): R Div, Rear, F/R Div, F/R, F Div, Front |
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What is the Console Preference to enable "2 Knob Panning," to link the front and rear position Pots together?
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Console Prefs > Operation (pg. 4) > 2KbPan = ON/OFF
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How Do you assign inserts in local assign mode?
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1. Press the Inserts switch on the Channel where you wish to assign the plugin
2. Press the encoder select switch underneath the scribble where you would like to insert a plugin. 3. Rotate the encoder to choose plugin type; TDM, RTAS, or HW Insert 4. Press the select switch again to commit the insert type. 5. Rotate the encoder to choose which type of plugin you would like to use (EQ, DYN, VERB, etc) 6. Press Select switch again to commit to plugin type 7. Rotate the encoder again to select the individual plugin you would like to use. 8. Press select switch again to commit the Plugin assignment. * To cancel the entire plugin assignment operation, press the flashing ESC key in the Global Channel strip controls * To go back one level, Press the encoder's B.M.P switch |
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How Do you assign inserts to all or selected channels in local assign mode?
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Hold the Do to All or Do to Selected switch in the Global Channel Strip controls while pressing the Encoder Select switch to commit the plugin assignment.
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How do you change an insert to a different plugin?
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1. Press and hold the select switch under the name of the plugin until the scribble display shows > "Name of plugin"
2. Use the encoder, B.M.P and select switches as you would to assign a plugin. |
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How do you remove an insert assignment?
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1. Press and hold the select switch under the name of the plugin until the scribble display shows > "Name of plugin"
2. Press the B.M.P switch repeatedly until it reaches top level menu (TDM, RTAS, HW Insert) 3. Turn the encoder until the display reads - - and press the blinking select switch. Alternatively, Press and Hold "Set to Default" in the Global Controls section while pressing the encoder select switch of the insert that you would like to remove |
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How do you assign inserts using global assign mode?
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1. In the Global Assign section on the Main module, press the Inserts switch. All encoders will switch to insert view.
2. Follow the insert assignment steps for each insert that you would like to assign. 3. Press the blinking global inserts switch again to commit all pending insert assignments |
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How do you set a default EQ or Dynamics plugin in Pro Tools?
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1. Setup > Preferences > Mixing
2. Under the setup section, choose a plugin from the Default EQ and/or Dynamics pop-up menus 3. press ok to confirm changes |
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How do you assign a default EQ or Dynamics plugin on a D-Control Channel Strip?
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1. Press the inserts switch on any channel strip to enter the inserts display mode
2. Press and hold either the EQ or DYN switches in the Channel Strip Mode Controls or in the Global Channel Strip while pressing the encoder Select switch of any of the five insert positions |
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How do you assign a plugin as a favorite on the D-Control?
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1. Press the INSERTS switch on any of the channel strips
2. Press the encoder select switch under any of the top five scribble strips 3. navigate to the plugin of your choice 4. Before committing the assignment, hold command while pressing the encoder select switch. The selected plugin is now a favorite and will appear first after selecting tdm, rtas, hw insert. |
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How do you assign multiple output assignment to the same send using the D-Control?
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1. Assign a send
2. Use the encoder for that send to navigate to an additional send assignment. 3. Before commiting the send assignment, hold Control while pressing the encoder select switch to make another output assignment in addition to the original assignment. |
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What are the three special send scribble scrip indicators?
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1. + next to send indicates that the send is routed to multiple paths
2. inverse color indicates that the path is inactive 3. both together indicate multiple assignments and at least one is inactive. |
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What console preference enables the display of Insert and Send Letters?
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Console Prefs > Operation (pg. 7) > Letters = On / Off
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