MASTER V-Pot

Functional as a master Aux level control when any of the Auxes are selected in the Master Strip.

When the PAN icon is highlighted, the Master V-Pot functions as a front/rear pan position control for any selected channel in all Surround Modes (not stereo).

The Master V-Pot SOLO button solos any selected Aux bus.

CUE LEVEL and CUE PAN 1 and 2

These buttons activate the channel V-Pots for level adjustments and L-R panning for Auxes 9/10 and 11/12.

Selecting CUE LEVEL 1 or 2 activates the channel V-Pots for individual stereo send levels and the Master V-Pot for the selected cue master volume/level.

Selecting CUE PAN 1 or 2 activates the channel pan V-Pots for L/R placement.

Click-drag the channel V-Pot up to move right; click-drag down to move left.

Control-click any channel V-Pot to set it to center position (in PAN) or to unity (for LEVEL).

Right-click a channel V-Pot and drag across several channels to copy its level or pan to each.

AUX buttons 1–8

Each button activates the channel V- Pots for Aux send level adjustment.

When any AUX button is highlighted in the Master Strip, the Master V-Pot is activated to control Master Aux output level.

Click on the channel V-Pot and drag up to increase level; drag down to decrease level.

Control-click on the channel V-Pot to set it to unity gain.

Right-click a channel V-Pot and drag across several channels to copy its level to each.

DIGITAL TRIM

This button activates the channel V-Pot to control the digital input level—pre DSP.

Click on the channel V-Pot and drag up to increase level; drag down to decrease level.

Control-click on the channel V-Pot to set it to unity gain.

Right-click a channel V-Pot and drag across several channels to copy its level to each.

TRACKING LEVEL

This button activates the channel V-Pots to adjust final post-DSP output level to the multitrack outputs.

Same control as the onboard LEVEL TO TAPE.

This control fine tunes the channel output levels to the multitrack.

Click on the channel V-Pot and drag up to increase level; drag down to decrease level.

Control-click on the channel V-Pot to set it to unity gain.

Right-click a channel V-Pot and drag across several channels to copy its level to each.

When Faders to Tape is selected, the tracking source channel’s fader and Tracking Level V-Pot are equivalent functions.

METERS

The BOT (bottom) button displays the channel meters next to the faders in the faders view.

The TOP button displays the meters in a larger view, overlaid across the Aux section.

With both BOT and TOP buttons off, no metering is displayed.

WRITE

Activates the Master Strip to record selected automation data by the Main Fader or Aux Masters.

Any moves in the Master Strip will be recorded into automation if the auto- mation settings are set to receive them.

SELECT

Activates the Master Fader in the Fat Channel display.

Enables the Master Fader and Aux Masters status to be included in the “Set Default Levels…” prompt or in the clipboard operations.

Master INSERT L/R

Allows any plug-in to be patched into the main mix outputs.

Simply choose the desired plug-ins from the list that pops up when mouse-clicking the INSERT icon.

This is a post-master-fader insert.

D8B Manual • Chapter 3 • page 48