•Click the Link button to link the channels you have selected or click Cancel to cancel the linking process.

•To link a pair of channels horizontally from the control surface, press and hold the SELECT buttons of the two adjacent channels you wish to link.

•To link a pair of channels vertically from the control surface, press and hold ALT+SELECT on one of the channels you wish to link. In both situations the Fat Channel display changes to the appropriate linking screen after a few moments. Press the NEXT button to adjust the parameters you wish to link. Press the PREVIOUS button to return to the first link screen when you are

finished setting link parameters. Press either the Link → or Link ← buttons (Link ↑ or Link ↓ for vertical linking) to perform the Link. Remember, the arrow points to the source channel. Link parameters are copied from the source channel to the other channel.

•Relative offset: Pressing [Shift] on the console or keyboard while moving any controller function on the D8B console surface or with the mouse allows a relative distance (or relative offset) of ANY linked parameter. For example, on two linked faders, press and hold [Shift], move one fader, let go of [Shift], and a new relative position is maintained. To maintain a pan spread, press and hold [Shift], move a linked pan V-Pot, release the [Shift} and the pans will maintain the offset spread to the extent of the maximum left or right value.

•Remember that pressing [Ctrl] and moving a controller resets it to a normal, or default, position, so you can always realign and match the relative link to a zeroed offset.

•Inverse Pan linking: Pan can be set to link inversely. This means that rotating the Pan control on one channel causes the Pan control on the linked channel to rotate in the opposite direction.

•Inverse Switch toggling: You can press [Shift] and then press the MUTE button on a channel, and it will toggle oppositely to the other linked mute.

This feature can be especially handy for applications such as vocal comps and bus switching. Inverse switching is set and recalled individually on all parameters, so Bus 1 and the linked Bus 1 can be inversely locked, while Bus 2 and mutes are locked to the same value.

•Holding down [Shift] and enabling a linked channel mute, Bus 1-8 and L-R assigns, EQ on/off, Gate on/off and Comp on/off assignment enables the inverse function. To leave this mode, press [Shift] and the linked button again. The mode may also be initiated by using the keyboard [Shift] and clicking on a linked channel’s button.

Unlink (Ctrl+U)

•Removes a link between channels.

•Initiate by selecting a linked channel and then selecting “Unlink” under Channels in the upper menu bar, or...

•For horizontally linked channels, by pressing and holding a linked channel’s SELECT button for two seconds, and then choosing “Link Off” in the Fat Channel Display.

•For vertically linked channels, by pressing and holding the ALT button and a linked channel’s SELECT button for two seconds, and then choosing “Link Off” in the Fat Channel Display.

Faders to Unity (Ctrl+])

•Sets the selected channel faders to unity.

•Affects faders only (including the MASTER L/R fader). Does not affect other channel parameters.

Faders to Off (Ctrl+[)

•Instantly sets selected channel faders to off.

•Affects faders only (including the MASTER L/R fader). Does not affect other channel parameters.

Adjust Channel Delay…

•This feature provides a means to shift channels in time, relative to each other.

•Select the channels that will remain at the

original position; all unselected channels will be offset by the selected number of samples (±255).

•This feature helps compensate for phase and timing discrepancies in a synchronization scenario or any multi-playback/record device setup.

•For example, if you place a plug-in with 100 samples of delay on a channel, the audio will be behind the rest of the channels by that amount. To compensate, you would select the channel, choose “Adjust Channel Delay” and enter a value of 100.

D8B Manual • Chapter 3 • page 59