Specifications

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To toggle automation safe on and off:
1 Press the Automation Safe switch.
2 Press the channel Select switch on the tracks for which you
want to toggle automation safe status. The automation safe
status of the track is reflected by the Safe button in the track’s
on-screen output window.
3 Press the Bypass/Mute/Pre switch for the plug-ins or sends
for which you want to toggle automation safe status.
4 Press the Automation Safe switch again to exit Automation
Safe mode.
Assign Controls
The Assign controls are used to assign inputs, outputs, inserts,
and sends to channels. Each switch puts D-Control into a tem-
porary Assign mode in which elements are assigned or re-
moved from channels. The switch flashes while Assign mode
is in effect.
You can enter Assign mode while Pro Tools is playing back. To
confirm the assignment of inputs, outputs, and sends, the
transport must be stopped. You can, however, confirm the as-
signment of inserts during playback.
Assign Inputs Switch
The Inputs switch invokes Assign Inputs mode, in which the
bottom row of encoders shows channel inputs.
When assigning an input, the Select switch on the bottom en-
coder is used to navigate down through Input menu levels,
and the encoder knob is used to scroll through available
choices at each level:
• Input type (Interface or Bus), shown in yellow
• Individual inputs, shown in green
Press the Bypass/Mute/Pre switch on the bottom encoder to
navigate back up the Input menu levels.
Assign Outputs Switch
The Outputs switch invokes Assign Outputs mode, in which
the bottom row of encoders shows channel outputs.
When assigning an output, the Select switch on the bottom
encoder is used to navigate down through Output menu lev-
els, and the encoder knob is used to scroll through available
choices at each level:
• Output type (Interface or Bus), shown in yellow
• Individual outputs, shown in green
Press the Bypass/Mute/Pre switch on the bottom encoder to
navigate back up the Output menu levels.
Assign Sends Switch
The Sends switch invokes Assign Sends mode, in which the
channel encoders shows the sends on a channel.
When assigning a send, the encoder Select switch is used to
navigate down through Send menu levels, and the encoder
knob is used to scroll through available choices at each level:
• Send type (Interface or Bus), shown in yellow
• Individual sends, shown in green
The Bypass/Mute/Pre switch on each encoder is used to navi-
gate back up the Send menu levels.
Assign Inserts Switch
The Inserts switch invokes Assign Inserts mode, in which the
channel encoders show the inserts on a channel. When as-
signing an insert, the encoder Select switch is used to navigate
down through Insert menu levels, and the encoder knob is
used to scroll through available choices. The Bypass/Mute/Pre
switch on the bottom encoder is used to navigate back up the
Insert menu levels.
The order in which plug-ins appear in the Insert menu is de-
termined by the Pro Tools Display preference for plug-in orga-
nization.
If the Organize Plug-in Menus by Category option is selected,
menu levels and choices include:
• Insert type (TDM plug-in, RTAS plug-in, Multi-Mono
TDM plug-in, Multi-Mono RTAS plug-in, or Hardware In-
sert), shown in yellow
• Plug-in subfolder (such as EQ, Dynamics, Pitch Shift, Re-
verb, and Delay), shown in yellow
• Individual insert or plug-in, shown in green
If the Organize Plug-in Menus by Category option is not se-
lected, the Plug-in subfolder level is not present.
Assignment controls
Assign Inputs
switch
Assign Sends
switch
Assign Outputs
switch
Assign Inserts
switch