Specifications

Chapter 1: Introduction 1
chapter 1
Introduction
Welcome to the Command|8™ control surface,
developed in collaboration between Digide-
sign® and Focusrite. Command|8 is a compact
and flexible control surface for Pro Tools|HD®,
Pro Tools LE®, and Pro Tools M-Powered™ sys-
tems, and supported Avid® systems.
Command|8 Features
The main features of Command|8 include:
• Eight fader strips, each with a motorized,
touch-sensitive fader, rotary encoder, LEDs,
and Solo, Mute, and Channel Select switches
• Analog monitoring section with the following
features:
• Output and level control for mains and
headphones
• Two pairs of analog inputs, one for the
main mix from Pro Tools, one for alternate
sources
• One MIDI In port and two MIDI Out ports
providing 16 channels of MIDI input and 32
channels of MIDI output
• USB port for direct USB MIDI communication
with Pro Tools
• Large, bright LCD for data display
• 1/4-inch Punch In port for footswitch control
of recording
• Transport controls and mode switches
• Windows switches for Pro Tools display
• Navigation and Zoom controls
• Tactile control of track volume, pan, send
level, send pan, and record status, as well as
PRE™ (Digidesign mic preamplifier) gain
• Fast and convenient access to sends, inserts,
plug-in pages, pan settings, and other track
functions
• Five Function keys to access Utility, Fader
Mute, and MIDI mapping functions
• AC power supply designed specifically for
Command|8
• Stand-Alone mode with save and recall of up
to 8 snapshots
• Allows control of any device that supports
MIDI Continuous Controller messages
• Allows use of custom MIDI mapping
Command|8 Components
The Command|8 package includes the follow-
ing:
• Command|8 control surface
• USB cable
• Power adapter
• Command|8 Guide
• Registration Information Card