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D-Control Guide92Bank/Nudge SectionThe Bank/Nudge section controls the display of any channels in Normal mode on the D-Control surface. They are also

Chapter 9: Management and Soft Key Sections 93Chapter 9: Management and Soft Key SectionsWindow Management SectionThe Window Management section includ

D-Control Guide94Mix Window SwitchThe Mix Window switch opens the Mix Window or brings it to the front. Edit Window SwitchThe Edit Window switch opens

Chapter 9: Management and Soft Key Sections 95Soft Keys SectionThe Soft Keys section provides access to a wide range of Pro Tools commands directly fr

D-Control Guide96Track SwitchThe Track switch displays the following commands:• New Track: Track > New• Dup Track: Track > Duplicate• Delete Sel

Chapter 9: Management and Soft Key Sections 97Edit Function 3 SwitchThe Edit Function 3 switch displays the following commands:Page 1• Duplicate: Edit

D-Control Guide98User SwitchThe User switch lets you assemble a custom set of up to 24 Soft Key operations (six on each of four pages), providing quic

Chapter 9: Management and Soft Key Sections 99Operation SwitchThe Operation switch controls behaviors that are specific to D-Control, and that do not

D-Control Guide100Operation Switch (Page 4)SoloFc (Focused Track Follows Solo) Determines whether a so-loed track is automatically focused in the Focu

Chapter 9: Management and Soft Key Sections 101Actions Switch (Page 2)Wrt To Start (Write To Start) Writes current automation val-ues from the inserti

Chapter 1: Introduction to D-Control 3Chapter 1: Introduction to D-ControlWelcome to the D-Control™ worksurface for Digidesign® ICON systems. D-Contro

D-Control Guide102Modes SwitchThe Modes switch displays the following modes:AWrtTo Start (Auto Write to Start on Stop) Automatically writes current au

Chapter 9: Management and Soft Key Sections 103Audio Files SwitchOpen Recent Session CommandsWhen no session is open, the Audio Files switch displays

D-Control Guide104Miscellaneous Controls SectionThe Miscellaneous Controls section includes controls for basic Pro Tools editing and display functions

Chapter 9: Management and Soft Key Sections 105Edit FunctionsThe Edit Function switches directly execute the corresponding command in Pro Tools. The s

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Chapter 10: Monitor and Meter Sections 107Chapter 10: Monitor and Meter SectionsMonitor Section ControlsThe Monitor section includes a full set of con

D-Control Guide108Control Room Monitoring SystemThe Control Room Monitoring system is an 8-channel system with six input sources (two 8-channel surrou

Chapter 10: Monitor and Meter Sections 109Control Room Output ControlsOutput On/Off SwitchesThe Control Room monitor system has three outputs:• Main C

D-Control Guide1105 Press and hold the Calibration Mode switch until it flashes. 6 Adjust the Main Control Room Output level encoder until the targe

Chapter 10: Monitor and Meter Sections 111Output Channel Select ControlsChannel Select SwitchesThe Channel Select switches let you solo or mute indivi

D-Control Guide4System Expansion OptionsFader ModulesAdditional 16-channel Fader Modules can be added to D-Con-trol, up to a total of 80 faders (five

D-Control Guide112Solo Mode ControlsThe Solo function has three available modes: Solo in Place (SIP), After-Fader Listen (AFL) and Pre-Fader Listen (P

Chapter 10: Monitor and Meter Sections 113Headphone/Cue SystemThe Headphone/Cue system is a two-channel system with four stereo input sources and five

D-Control Guide114Cue Input Source SelectorsCue Input Source SwitchesThe Headphone/Cue monitor system has four input sources: • Cue 1 Input (2 channel

Chapter 10: Monitor and Meter Sections 115Talkback Dim FunctionWhen Talkback is engaged, the Dim function (as set by the Dim Level control in the Cont

D-Control Guide116Meter and Time Code Displays (Main Unit)MetersThe meter bridge on the Main Unit includes eight 32-segment LED bar graphs for display

Chapter 10: Monitor and Meter Sections 117Meter Displays (Fader Module)The meter displays on each Fader Module feature dual 32-segment LED bar graphs

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Chapter 11: Operating Modes and Commands 119Chapter 11: Operating Modes and CommandsThe power and flexibility of D-Control lies in its different op-er

D-Control Guide120Assigning Inputs in Sessions with Multiple Plug-in OutputsIn sessions with plug-ins that have multiple outputs, the aux-iliary outpu

Chapter 11: Operating Modes and Commands 121Making Elements Active or InactiveYou can make Inputs, Outputs, Inserts, Sends, and entire tracks active o

Chapter 1: Introduction to D-Control 5Mechanical SpecificationsD-Control Stand Dimensions (not including video display arm)Maximum Height 39.7 inches

D-Control Guide122To nudge the track focus with the Scrub/Shuttle wheel:1 Hold Control (Windows) or Command (Mac) and press the left or right Nudge 1

Chapter 11: Operating Modes and Commands 123Bypassing Plug-InsWhen a plug-in name is displayed on an encoder (in the top level Inserts display), the e

D-Control Guide124Assigning Inserts and Sends While in Flip ModeYou can assign Inserts or Sends directly to an encoder even when its controls are flip

Chapter 11: Operating Modes and Commands 125Inline Console ModeWith Inline mode, you can control an input channel and its corresponding monitor channe

D-Control Guide126Overview of Custom Fader ModesThe four Custom Fader modes are covered in detail later in this section: Custom Groups Mode Lets you c

Chapter 11: Operating Modes and Commands 127Displaying Custom GroupsCustom Groups are accessible in the Bank Select Matrix in four pages of 12 (1–12,

D-Control Guide128Mix/Edit Groups ModeMix/Edit Groups mode lets you create, display, and edit Pro Tools Mix and Mix/Edit groups in either of the two a

Chapter 11: Operating Modes and Commands 129Displaying Mix/Edit Group Tracks On-ScreenIn the top level of Mix/Edit Groups mode, you can display the tr

D-Control Guide130Plug-In ModePlug-In mode focuses available plug-ins on the focused chan-nel on the left and right Custom Fader channels. This places

Chapter 11: Operating Modes and Commands 131Plug-In Automation Enable To enable individual plug-in con-trols for automation, press the Mute switch tha

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D-Control Guide132To bypass mapping (Custom Groups mode or Mix/Edit Groups mode): Press the lit Map switch. Even when it is not displayed, mapping is

Chapter 11: Operating Modes and Commands 133Working with AutomationSetting the Automation Mode of ChannelsTo cycle a channel forward through the autom

D-Control Guide1342 In the Automation Enable controls, press the corresponding switch to enable each automation type you want to capture (Volume, Pan

Chapter 11: Operating Modes and Commands 135AutoMatching Individual ControlsOn D-Control, you can invoke AutoMatch on individual con-trols or control

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Appendix A: Utility Mode 137Appendix A: Utility ModeD-Control Utility mode lets you view system information, run diagnostic tests, set hardware prefer

D-Control Guide138Exiting Utility ModeTo exit Utility mode, do one of the following: Press the flashing Utility switch (Main Unit).– or – Press the

Appendix A: Utility Mode 139D-Control Test PagesThe Test pages let you test various mechanical and electronic components of the unit. To display the T

D-Control Guide140To exit the External Ethernet test: Press the flashing Soft Key (Main Unit) or encoder Select switch (Fader Module). Switch and LED

Appendix A: Utility Mode 141Time Code Display Test(Main Unit Only)The Time Code Display test cycles through a series of auto-mated tests that check al

Chapter 2: D-Control Overview 7Chapter 2: D-Control OverviewD-Control Main UnitMain Unit Top PanelFigure 3. D-Control Main Unit top panelSte reo 1Mon

D-Control Guide142Rotary Test PageThe Rotary Test page lets you test the touch-sensitive encoder knob and the LED ring in each rotary encoder, as well

Appendix A: Utility Mode 143Display Contrast PageThe Display Contrast page lets you adjust the level of back-lighting in the display LEDs. To set the

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Appendix B: Audio Connections and Pinouts 145Appendix B: Audio Connections and PinoutsAll external D-Control audio connections are made to the back pa

D-Control Guide146Surround InputsStereo InputsCue OutputsMain Speaker OutputsSurround InputsSignal Name Hot (+) Cold (–) Ground (shield)Surround Input

Appendix B: Audio Connections and Pinouts 147Alt Speaker OutputsTalkback/Listenback Pinouts15-Pin Connector PinoutsThe XMON 15-pin connector pinouts c

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Index 149IndexNumerics9-Pin Remote switch 88AActions switch (automation) 100After-Fader Listen (Monitor section) 112All Enabled switch (automation) 60

D-Control Guide150Ccalibrationfaders 44meters 44output level indication 44Calibration Mode switch 109capturing automation 133, 134channel display mode

Index 151Escape switch 63Ethernet 9, 10, 33, 34, 39expansion options 4Explode switch 105External Key switch (Dynamics plug-ins) 76External Machine Onl

D-Control Guide8Meter DisplayThe Meter display on the D-Control Main Unit can be set to show the output levels, or levels associated with a track or p

D-Control Guide152MMachine Insert switch 90MachineControland transport controls 85Main and Sub Counter switches 104Main inputs (Monitor section) 108Ma

Index 153QQuickPunch switch 88QWERTY Disable switch 94RRatio/Range control (Dynamics plug-ins) 73Read switch (automation) 66Record Enable switches 52R

D-Control Guide154TtalkbackAssign switch 114connections 147Dim function 113, 115External level control 114Level control (built-in) 114microphone (buil

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Chapter 2: D-Control Overview 9Main Unit Back PanelAC PowerThe AC Power connector accepts a standard AC power cable. The D-Control Main Unit is auto p

D-Control Guide10D-Control Fader ModuleFader Module Top PanelMeter SectionThe Meter section on the D-Control Fader Module can display track levels, pl

Chapter 2: D-Control Overview 11D-Control XMON InterfaceD-Control monitoring is based on the XMON analog interface, which is remotely controlled from

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D-Control Guide12XMON Back PanelThe back panel of the XMON interface includes connectors for all external analog audio inputs and outputs for D-Contro

Part II: Installation

Chapter 3: Setting Up D-Control 15Chapter 3: Setting Up D-ControlThis chapter explains how to set up 16-fader (Main Unit plus one Fader Module) and 32

D-Control Guide16Stand ComponentsUnpack the stand and confirm that you have all of the necessary parts. Figure 2 shows the metal parts of the stand. F

Chapter 3: Setting Up D-Control 17Stand HardwareThe following hardware is provided with the D-Control stand (spare pieces may be included). Hardware f

D-Control Guide18Placement of D-ControlIn planning the placement of your D-Control, make sure to account for the dimensions of the assembled system, a

Chapter 3: Setting Up D-Control 19Assembling the StandAfter you have prepared the installation space for D-Control, begin by assembling the metal part

D-Control Guide203 Using a 5/32-inch hex wrench, attach the crossbar to the brackets with 1/4-inch-20 x 1/2-inch button head cap screws (see Figure 9

Chapter 3: Setting Up D-Control 217 Using a 3/16-inch hex wrench, attach the rear rail to the rail tabs on each leg from below with 1/4-inch-20 x 1/2

Do not attempt to service the equipment. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Please refer all servicing to authorized Digidesign personnel.Any

D-Control Guide22Installing D-Control UnitsAfter the stand has been assembled, the next step is preparing the D-Control Main Unit and Fader Modules fo

Chapter 3: Setting Up D-Control 23Moving the Spacer PlateWhen installing any Fader Modules on the right of the Main Unit, you will need to remove the

D-Control Guide24Installing the Units on the StandAfter the D-Control Main Unit and Fader Modules are pre-pared for installation, the units are placed

Chapter 3: Setting Up D-Control 25Closing Up the StandNext, you will close up the stand and finish attaching the units.To close up the stand:1 Move t

D-Control Guide26Installing the Plastic Side CapsWith the D-Control units in place and attached to the stand rails, you are now ready to install the p

Chapter 3: Setting Up D-Control 27Installing the Plastic Leg CapsYou can install the D-Control plastic leg caps at any time. To install the plastic le

D-Control Guide282 Replace the mounting post housing on the underside of the display shelf panel with the provided cover plate. 3 Run the display ca

Chapter 3: Setting Up D-Control 297 Place the display arm assembly on the mounting post as-sembly.8 Adjust the display arm collar so that its stops

D-Control Guide30Mounting D-Control Cables (Optional)Three different kinds of cable ties are provided with D-Con-trol. Velcro Rip Ties These ties can

Chapter 3: Setting Up D-Control 31Moving the Keyboard and Trackball (Optional)You can move the trackball on the D-Control Main Unit to the left of the

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Chapter 4: Connecting D-Control 33Chapter 4: Connecting D-ControlD-Control ConnectionsD-Control units require power, Ethernet and USB connections to o

D-Control Guide34Using D-Control on an Ethernet NetworkYou can purchase a combined 10/100-BaseT Ethernet hub that can simultaneously support D-Control

Chapter 4: Connecting D-Control 35Audio ConnectionsD-Control monitoring is based on the XMON analog interface, which is remotely controlled from the D

D-Control Guide36Control Room Monitoring ConnectionsInputs• Main Inputs (8 channels), balanced, +4 dBu (from Pro Tools)• Surround Inputs (8 channels),

Chapter 4: Connecting D-Control 37Headphone/Cue System ConnectionsInputs• Main Monitor Input (2 channels)• Cue 1 Input (2 channels), balanced, +4 dBu•

D-Control Guide38Example XMON Wiring DiagramThe following diagram shows basic XMON connections for a Pro Tools|HD system with a Digidesign 192 I/O wit

Chapter 5: Configuring D-Control 39Chapter 5: Configuring D-ControlStarting Up and Shutting Down the SystemYour D-Control-based system must be started

D-Control Guide40As each unit is selected, Pro Tools scans and brings it online. The current status of each unit is indicated in the Peripherals dialo

Chapter 5: Configuring D-Control 41Rotary Encoder Velocity ModeThe Rotary Encoder Velocity mode affects responsiveness of rotary encoder knobs. Fixed

Contents vContentsPart I IntroductionChapter 1. Introduction to D-Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D-Control Guide42LCFTyp (Left CF Bank Size for Track Type) Determines the number of channels allocated for Custom Fader Tracks mode in the Left Custom

Chapter 5: Configuring D-Control 43Display PreferencesThe following preferences affect the interaction of D-Control with on-screen display of elements

D-Control Guide44Center Meters Track/OutputThe Center Meters Track/Output preference toggles the 8-channel meter display on the Main Unit meter bridge

Part III: Reference

Chapter 6: Channel Strip Controls 47Chapter 6: Channel Strip ControlsChannel StripsThe D-Control Main Unit has one central channel strip, called the F

D-Control Guide48Encoder LED RingEach encoder has a ring of 15 three-color LEDs. Discrete or stepped information is shown by single LEDs, and continu-

Chapter 6: Channel Strip Controls 49Bypass/Mute/Pre SwitchEach encoder has a Bypass/Mute/Pre (B/M/P) switch whose function depends on what is currentl

D-Control Guide50Channel Strip Mode ControlsEach channel strip has a set of Channel Strip Mode controls for displaying and editing pan, plug-in, mic p

Chapter 6: Channel Strip Controls 51To open/close the Output window on-screen for a track:1 Press the Pan switch on the channel. 2 Hold Start (Windo

D-Control GuideviPart III ReferenceChapter 6. Channel Strip Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D-Control Guide52Channel Strip Function ControlsEach channel strip has a set of Channel Strip Function con-trols for controlling channel selection and

Chapter 6: Channel Strip Controls 53Automation Mode SwitchThe Automation Mode switch cycles the channel through the Pro Tools automation modes (Write,

D-Control Guide54Custom Fader Mode IndicatorThe Custom Fader Mode indicator (a blue LED marked CF), lo-cated to the left of each channel’s fader, ligh

Chapter 6: Channel Strip Controls 55Flop ModeA variation of Flip mode, Flop mode transfers controls from any of the top five rows of rotary encoders t

D-Control Guide56Inputs Inactive SwitchThe Inputs switch invokes Inputs Inactive mode and displays channel inputs in the bottom row of encoders. The B

Chapter 6: Channel Strip Controls 57To toggle automation safe on and off:1 Press the Automation Safe switch.2 Press the channel Select switch on the

D-Control Guide58To assign an input, output, send or insert:1 Press an Assign switch to enter the corresponding Assign mode. 2 On the channel where

Chapter 6: Channel Strip Controls 59Switch Information ControlsThe Switch Information controls are used to change the mode and display of encoder Bypa

D-Control Guide60Send Mute SwitchThe Send Mute switch enables and suspends writing of send mute automation on all channels. Automation Write ControlsT

Chapter 6: Channel Strip Controls 61Global ControlsThe Global controls are used to apply commands that affect multiple channels in various ways. Do To

Contents viiAppendix A. Utility Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D-Control Guide62Changing Parameter Display on D-Control Channel StripsThe Do To All and Do To Selected switches can be used to dis-play and edit pan,

Chapter 6: Channel Strip Controls 63Global Channel Strip Mode ControlsThe Global Channel Strip Mode controls are used to display and edit pan, mic pre

D-Control Guide64Select/Focus Mode Switch and IndicatorsThe Select/Focus Mode switch toggles the function of channel Select switches between Select an

Chapter 6: Channel Strip Controls 65Tracks SwitchThe Tracks switch invokes Track Type mode, which lets you call any of the following track types to th

D-Control Guide66Automation Mode ControlsThe Automation Mode controls are used to display and set au-tomation modes. These switches light to indicate

Chapter 7: Plug-in Controls 67Chapter 7: Plug-in ControlsPlug-ins and D-ControlD-Control provides dedicated Dynamics and EQ sections for plug-ins that

D-Control Guide68Default Plug-in PreferencesYou can set a default EQ plug-in and default Dynamics plug-in in Pro Tools, which makes them available for

Chapter 7: Plug-in Controls 69To open or close all focused plug-in windows: Press the Plug-in switch in the Window Management sec-tion. To close all

D-Control Guide70Copying and Pasting Plug-in SettingsYou can copy plug-in settings from a plug-in and paste them into another instance of the same plu

Chapter 7: Plug-in Controls 71Displaying Dynamics Plug-in Gain Reduction on Channel MetersYou can display gain reduction metering for dynamics plug-in

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D-Control Guide72Dynamics SectionThe Dynamics section includes standard controls for compressor, gate, and limiter plug-ins, an array of controls for

Chapter 7: Plug-in Controls 73Knee/Hysteresis and Ratio/Range ControlsKnee/Hysteresis ControlThe top encoder in this section controls the knee shape o

D-Control Guide74Gain/Hold and Threshold ControlsGain/Hold ControlThe top encoder in this section controls the gain (make-up gain) or the hold value f

Chapter 7: Plug-in Controls 75Dynamics Channel Select ControlsDynamics DisplaysThe LED displays in the Dynamics section show the name of the focused p

D-Control Guide76Dynamics Edit and Display ControlsPage SwitchWith plug-ins that have more than one page of controls, the Page switch lights. Pressing

Chapter 7: Plug-in Controls 77Lock SwitchThe Lock switch is used to lock the focus of the Dynamics sec-tion on the current plug-in. When the plug-in f

D-Control Guide78Dynamics Gain Controls and MetersInput and Output Gain EncodersThe Input and Output Gain encoders control the input gain and output g

Chapter 7: Plug-in Controls 79EQ SectionThe EQ section includes standard controls for a variety of multi-band plug-ins, an array of controls for manag

D-Control Guide80High-Pass Filter and Low-Pass Filter ControlsThere are similar controls for high-pass and low-pass filters on the extreme left and ri

Chapter 7: Plug-in Controls 81Low-Mid, Mid, and High-Mid EQ Band ControlsThere are similar controls for low-mid, mid, and high-mid EQ bands in the cen

Part I: Introduction

D-Control Guide82EQ Channel Select ControlsEQ DisplaysThe LED displays in the EQ section show the name of the fo-cused plug-in by default. When any ro

Chapter 7: Plug-in Controls 83EQ Edit and Display ControlsSave As SwitchThe Save As switch performs the Save As command in the Plug-in settings menu,

D-Control Guide84Safe SwitchThe Safe switch toggles the Safe button in the plug-in window, which protects existing automation for that plug-in from be

Chapter 8: Transport and Navigation Controls 85Chapter 8: Transport and Navigation ControlsTransport SectionThe D-Control Transport section includes t

D-Control Guide86Latching Behavior for Fast Forward and Rewind SwitchesYou can set Fast Forward or Rewind to follow latched behavior from the D-Contro

Chapter 8: Transport and Navigation Controls 87To scrub with fine resolution while adding to the front of a selection: Hold Start+Shift+Control (Wind

D-Control Guide88Shuttle SwitchThe Shuttle switch places the transport in Shuttle mode, which lets you locate the cursor in the Edit window To use Shu

Chapter 8: Transport and Navigation Controls 89Audition SwitchesThe Audition switches are used to activate pre-roll and post-roll in playback, define

D-Control Guide90To move the playback location forward and begin playback: Hold Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) and press the Back and Play switch in t

Chapter 8: Transport and Navigation Controls 91Zoom/Navigate SectionThe Zoom/Navigate section is used to control navigation, dis-play, and selections