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The mixer
About the Command Target
Command targets let you specify which channels should
be affected by the “commands” (basically all the functions
that can be assigned key commands) when working with
the Mixer, e.g. the width setting of the channel strips, etc.
You can set command targets using the Mixer common
panel or the context menu.
The Command Target Controls on the common panel
The following options are available:
• All Channels – Select this if you want your commands to af-
fect all channels.
• Selected Only – Select this if you want your commands to af-
fect the selected channels only.
• Exclude Outputs – Select this if you do not want your com-
mands to affect the output channels.
Channel view sets
Channel view sets are saved configurations of the mixer
window, allowing you to quickly switch between different
layouts for the mixer. Proceed as follows:
1. Set up the mixer the way you wish to store it as a view
set.
The following settings will be stored:
• Settings for individual channel strips (e.g. narrow or wide mode
and whether the channel strip is (or can be) hidden or not).
• The hide/show status for channel types.
2. Click the “Store View Set” button (the plus sign) at the
bottom of the common panel.
3. A dialog appears, allowing you to enter a name for the
view set.
4. Click OK to store the current mixer view set.
• You can now return to this stored configuration at any
time, by clicking the “Select Channel View Set” button
(the down arrow to the left of the “Store View Set” button)
and selecting it from the pop-up menu.
• To remove a stored channel view set, select it and click
the “Remove View Set” button (the minus sign).
Setting the width of channel strips
Each channel strip can be set to either “Wide” or “Narrow”
mode by using the Channel Narrow/Wide button on the left
above the fader strip.
The Channel Narrow/Wide button
• Narrow channel strips contain a narrow fader, miniature
buttons, and the View options pop-up.
Wide and narrow channel strips
• When selecting “All targets narrow” or “All targets
wide” on the common panel, all channel strips selected as
command targets (see “About the Command Target” on
page 72) are affected.
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Some remote control devices (such as Steinberg’s
Houston) feature this function, which means that you
can use the remote device to switch between the
channel view sets.