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The DEFAULT button
The DEFAULT button serves as a shortcut alter-
native to using the channel encoder knobs to re-
move a plug-in.
To remove a plug-in with the DEFAULT button:
■ While pressing DEFAULT, select a plug-in.
Targets and Focus
Pro Tools supports multiple open plug-in win-
dows. Control 24 provides two ways of navigat-
ing and accessing parameters of these windows:
Target plug-in and controller focus.
A plug-in window can be any combination of
target plug-in, controller focus, or both.
Controller Focus
The plug-in window currently selected for edit-
ing by Control 24 is called the controller focus,
and it is identified by a thin blue outline around
the top panel of the window.
There are two ways to change the controller fo-
cus status between multiple open plug-in win-
dows. One way is to click on a window with the
computer’s mouse, but this method for navigat-
ing between windows has no specificity in terms
of track or plug-in type.
You can select between multiple open plug-in
windows by channel and plug-in type by using a
specific channel’s EQ, DYN, or INSERT buttons.
This method enables you to navigate systemati-
cally by track or effect type, which can save time
and keep you from having to look away from
the Control 24 surface or leave the monitors’
sweet spot.
The PLUG-IN Button
The PLUG-IN button, in the WINDOW section,
opens and closes the current controller focus
window. See “The PLUG-IN Button” on
page 118 for more details.
Target Status for Plug-Ins
The target and bullseye functions are used to
manage and navigate between multiple plug-in
windows in a different way than is employed in
manipulating controller focus.
The Target Window
The Target plug-in window is the one that will
be replaced by the next window opened, unless
certain related key commands are executed at
the same time.
The target status of plug-in windows is indicated
by the state of the window’s bullseye icon.
The Bullseye
The bullseye symbol—consisting of several con-
centric circles—resides in the status bar of the
plug-in window.
Target status of a plug-in window is indicated by
the appearance of a red center in that window’s
bullseye icon. Any open plug-in windows other
than the target window will have no color in-
side their bullseye icon.
This method also removes plug-ins—and
any associated automation data—without
displaying any warning or option to cancel.
Use this power-user feature with caution!
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