Specifications

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2 Press the channel Select switch for the track
containing the plug-in you want to edit. The se-
lected track name appears in the upper row of
the LCD. The lower row shows the name of any
plug-ins assigned in that track above channels
1–5 (channel 1 shows insert A, channel 2 shows
insert B, and so on). Inserts with no plug-in or
hardware insert assignments are indicated with
a straight horizontal line.
3 Press the corresponding channel Select switch
to select and open a plug-in.
Closing Plug-in Windows
To close all plug-in windows:
 Press OPT/ALT ALL+Plug-in (in the Windows
section).
Adjusting Plug-ins
A plug-in must be selected and targeted before
you can adjust its parameters from Command|8.
To target a plug-in for editing from Command|8, do
one of the following:
 Select and open the plug-in using Com-
mand|8 Channel or Console views (see “Open-
ing Plug-ins” on page 39.
To target a plug-in window already open onscreen
(making it the Command|8 focus);
 Click in the header area of an open plug-in
window (the blank gray area next to the stan-
dard plug-in controls at the top of the window).
Once an insert is targeted for editing, you can
adjust the displayed parameters, bank to other
plug-in pages to access other controls, and use
Flip mode to map plug-in parameters to the fad-
ers.
To adjust a plug-in parameter:
1 Select an insert for editing as described in
“Opening Plug-ins” on page 39.
2 Use the rotary encoder under each displayed
parameter that maps to a variable control (slid-
ers, knobs, and similar). Use the appropriate
channel Select switch to toggle on/off switches.
Bypassing Plug-ins
Command|8 provides the following ways to by-
pass inserts.
To bypass the currently focussed insert:
1 Select an insert for editing and display its con-
trols in the LCD.
2 Press Master Bypass.
To bypass a plug-in from Console or Channel
views:
1 Use the Console or Channel view switches to
display all inserts (A–E) on all currently banked
tracks (Console view), or to display all inserts on
a single track (Channel view). See “Opening
Plug-ins” on page 39.
2 Press a/Ctl+Select on the channel corre-
sponding to the insert you want to bypass. Press
again to disengage bypass.
The switch LEDs light red to indicate bypassed,
green to indicate in (not bypassed), and alter-
nating red and green to indicate mixed states of
bypassed and un-bypassed plug-ins.
To check the selected track name, press and
hold Display Mode. Release to return to the
previous view.
Inactive inserts are indicated with “@” pre-
ceding their name.