Owner`s manual

Lower Panel Controls
CM Labs Dashboard Owner’s Manual Page 23
Modifier Switches
SHIFT, ALT, OPT, CTRL.
These switches mimic the action of the various modifier
switches on the keyboard. Dashboard also uses these
switches for some local operations (for ts own use).
SHIFT.
Generally speaking, SHIFT is used to add things to a
selection of controls, channels, or tracks. For example,
press and hold SHIFT down and then press several
channel SELECT switches. All the SELECT switches that
were pressed will then have their LED’s lit to show that
they are all selected. You could think of the SHIFT switch
as the SHIFT/add switch.
Additionally, when the Dashboard rotary pots are in fader
mode, holding down the SHIFT switch will cause the
bottom row of the LCD to display audio meters for the 8
currently viewed channels.
If the SHIFT switch is pressed quickly twice it will stay lit
and remain “latched” on. This is used for setting defaults
as described elswhere. To exit the latch mode, simply
press the Shift switch.
Whenever the SHIFT switch is hels down and the rotaries
are in fader or pan mode, the lower row of the LCD will
display the 8 channel meters in the current view.
ALT.
Pressing and holding the ALT switch then hitting a
channel SELECT switch changes the select status of that
channel, and changes all the other channels to the
opposite select state.
Solo and Record Safe Mode
Channel strips can be placed into Solo or Record safe
modes by holding the ALT switch and pressing a
channel’s Solo or Record enable switch. The switch LED
will briefly blink to indicate that the user has changed its
status.
Modifier Switches (4)
There is no other indication on Dashboard that a channel
has been “safe’d” in this manner. ProTools will show the
record or solo buttons as grayed out on screen in the Mix
Window.
If the rotaries are in fader mode, press and hold the ALT
switch and move a rotary pot. THe channel level will
appear in the upper row of the LCD and will be shown in
dB.
OPT.
The OPT switch is used to make changes to all channels.
For example, press and hold the OPT switch and press a
channel SELECT switch and all the channels will be
selected.
CTRL.
Holding down the CTRL switch while making a fader
move will allow you to move it independently of any group
assigned to that fader. Releasing the CTRL switch will
cause that fader to again work with its asigned group.