User guide

Chapter 7: Working with Channels 49
Layouts Key
Layouts are one of the MC’s most powerful features. Layouts allow the assignment of workstation tracks on the MC/S5MC surface
to be stored and recalled. A Layout stores the mapping of tracks that are Direct Assigned to strips. They do not store mappings of
underlying tracks that are automatically assigned to strips. Press the Layouts key to access the Assign and Layout touchscreens.
To create a layout:
1 Press the Layouts key in the Strip Control Setup section on the right of the MC.
2 Touch the desired number for the layout.
3 Touch the Store button.
4 Touch the Name button.
5 Type in a name for the layout and touch OK.
To recall or clear a layout:
1 Touch the desired layout’s number.
2 Touch the Recall or Clear button.
The Touch Recall button toggles Touch Recall on/off. When on, layouts are instantly recalled by touching the layout’s button in
the grid. All other layout functions (Store, Name, Clear) are disabled while Touch Recall is on. First create, name, and store lay-
outs, then activate Touch Recall to have one-button access to them.
Touch Recall Mode to select from a popup menu the method to recall track assignments:
• Replace recalls all track assignments from the Layout and replaces the tracks currently assigned to the channels.
• Overlay recalls only the track assignments stored in the Layout to channel strips; all other channel strips retain their current
track assignments.
Layout Recall from Soft Keys
1 Press Setup in the desired Soft Key section.
2 Add a Soft Key assignment type: MC. The default MC command is Recall Layout 1.
3 To assign Soft Keys to additional stored Layouts, assign subsequent numbers of stored Layouts from the Layout pull-down.
Layouts Touchscreen
Bank 5 of the default Nuendo Appset is pre-programmed to display Layout Recall Soft Keys.