Specifications

Chapter 4: Using Command|8 with Pro Tools 39
Target Plug-ins and Plug-in Windows
Command|8 can select, target, and open the
window of a plug-in. Whenever you open a
plug-in using Command|8, that plug-in be-
comes the control surface target window and is
the focus of Command|8 faders, switches, and
rotary encoders (as available).
Pro Tools 6.4 and higher supports multiple tar-
get windows. While this adds flexibility for si-
multaneously viewing and editing parameters
from a control surface, it requires that you make
sure you verify the target window whenever
multiple plug-in windows are open, and when-
ever you first open a session.
For example, support for multiple targets means
that an open (onscreen) plug-in window may
not necessarily be the current control surface
target. In addition, a plug-in window does not
necessarily have to be open to be the target. This
can occur when opening sessions that were
saved with windows and targets in certain states
of focus.
Selecting and opening plug-ins from Com-
mand|8 Console and Channel view controls au-
tomatically target the selected plug-in.
For information on verifying the target, see “Ad-
justing Plug-ins” on page 40.
Opening Plug-ins
Plug-ins can selected in Console or Channel
View modes. Selecting a plug-in for editing
makes it the Command|8 target.
Console view lets you view, select, and bypass
from among the current plug-in assignments of
multiple tracks. Channel view lets you navigate
among all plug-ins and inserts on a single track.
To view and select plug-ins of all currently banked
tracks (Console view):
1 Press the Insert switch to the left of the rotary
encoders. The upper row of the LCD displays the
current insert A–E, and indicated Console view
by displaying “All Channels.” The lower row
shows the name of any plug-ins in that insert
position (A–E) for each currently banked track.
2 To select a different insert (A–E), press the cor-
responding A–E switch.
3 When the name of the desired plug-in is dis-
played, press the corresponding channel Select
switch (in the channel below the displayed in-
sert name). The plug-in window opens on-
screen, and Command|8 displays the first page
of plug-in parameters across the LCD.
To view all inserts on a single track (Channel
View):
1 Press the Insert switch in the Channel View
row. Track names are shown in the lower row of
the LCD. The name of the most recently edited
track flashes.
Insert switch in Channel View
Insert