Dock Surface Controls Overview 20
Soft Keys
These sixteen switches engage the corresponding Soft Key assignment in the Control app. Default (factory) Soft Key assignments
are available automatically, and you can customize assignments using the Soft Key Editor in EuControl Settings.
In the default Pro Tools appset, the two Soft Keys at the far left are assigned to the
Fader and Soft Keys buttons. The two Soft Keys
at the far right are assigned to
^ and v, which scroll the displayed Soft Keys up or down, respectively. The twelve switches in the
center are assigned to the Soft Keys shown across the bottom of the Control app screen.
Left Control
These twelve switches provide dedicated automation controls.
Primary switch functions include track Automation mode selectors such as
Write,
Touch, Latch, Touch Latch, Trim, Read, Join, Auto Join, Suspend, Off,
and
(Automation)
Window. These switches let you select the corresponding Automation
mode for the currently attentioned track, all selected tracks, or all tracks. By default,
the switch LEDs in the Left Control section indicate track automation modes globally
for the session. For example, if the session contains some tracks in Read and other
tracks in Touch automation modes, the Read and Touch switch LEDs on the Dock are
lit. You can instead have switch LEDs only indicate automation mode for the cur-
rently attentioned track using the
Dock Automation Mode Buttons Follow Atten-
tioned Channel
setting in EuControl Settings.
Secondary switch functions, accessed by enabling the
ALT switch, provide advanced
automation commands including
Preview, Punch Preview, Suspend Preview,
Capture, Punch Capture
and AutoMatch, as well as Write To... commands
(
All/Sel, Start, End, Punch, and Next). The ALT switch is a latching “page 2”
switch that only affects the switches in the Left Control section. Using
ALT lets you
select advanced automation functions while still being able to access primary or sec-
ondary switch functions in other sections.
For complete information on how to assign track Automation mode, and how you can
optimize switch and LED behavior, see the Using EuControl Surfaces.pdf.
Soft Keys shown in Mixer view
The 16 Soft Key switches on the Dock are separate from the Soft Keys view in the Control app, which provides multiple pages of
Soft Keys, each with four rows of six Soft Keys. For more information Soft Keys, see the Using EuControl Surfaces.pdf.
Write to
Capture
Punch
Match
Auto
Preview
Suspend
Preview
Punch
All/Sel
Start
End
Punch
Next
Preview
Capture
ALT
Read
Wndow
Off
Trim
Touch
Latch
Susp
Auto
Auto
Join
Latch
Touch
JoinWrite
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