Using S3 with Pro Tools 37
Spilling VCAs in Multi-Master Mode
In Multi-Master mode, you can spill up to 12 member tracks of a selected VCA Master, while also spilling up to eight VCA Master
tracks to the channel strips. This lets you have access to multiple VCA Masters and a selected VCA’s member tracks simultane-
ously. EuControl provides a preference setting that lets you set the number of channel strips VCA member tracks are spilled to in
Multi-Master mode (the VCA Spill Zone).
To set the size of the Multi-Master mode VCA Spill Zone:
1 Click the EuControl icon on the taskbar (Mac) or the System tray (Windows), and select EuControl Settings to open the
EuControl Settings application.
2 Click Preferences, and under VCA Spill Zone, select one of the following:
Channel Strips 1–8
When selected, up to eight VCA Masters are assigned to S3 channel strips 9–16. Members of the selected
VCA Master are spilled to channel strips 1–8 in banks of eight channels.
Channel Strips 1–12
When selected, up to four VCA Masters are assigned to S3 channel strips 13–16. Members of the selected
VCA Master are spilled to channel strips 1–12 in banks of 12 channels.
To spill a VCA Master track in Multi-Master mode:
1 Press the < Bank and Bank > switches simultaneously.
Bank switch LEDs light green to indicate Multi-Mode is active.
Channel strips 1–8 or 1–12 show the first eight or 12 tracks of the current session, depending on the VCA Spill Zone preference
setting.
Channel strips 9–16 or 13–16 show VCA Masters, depending on the VCA Spill Zone preference setting.
2 Double-press a VCA Master Sel switch.
VCA Members 1–8 or 1–12 are spilled to channels strips, and the channel LEDs on those channel strips light solid green.
VCA Masters remain on the channel strips, and the spilled VCA Master channel LED lights solid dark green.
3 To bank to the next or previous bank of the currently spilled VCA members, press Bank > or < Bank.
4 To access additional VCA Masters, press Nudge > or < Nudge.
5 To exit Multi-Master mode, press the < Bank and Bank > switches simultaneously. The previous track assignments are restored
to the channel strips.
– or –
• Press a switch, such as a
Bank A–F switch, that is assigned to recall a custom Layout.
Recalling the Last Spilled VCA
You can quickly recall the last spilled VCA without having to bank through channels to find it.
To recall the last spilled VCA:
1 Press < Nudge and Nudge > simultaneously.
The last-spilled VCA and its member tracks are spilled to the S3 channels strips.
2 To exit VCA Spill, press < Nudge and Nudge > simultaneously. The previous track assignments are restored to the channel
strips.
– or –
• Double-press the
Sel switch on the VCA Master track (channel 16).
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