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Contents
Part I Introduction

Chapter 1. Welcome to C|24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

C|24 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Operational Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Mechanical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connection Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Digidesign Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
About This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
About www.digidesign.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Chapter 2. C|24 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

C|24 Top Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
C|24 Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Part II Installation

Chapter 3. Installing and Configuring C|24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installing C|24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting Power to C|24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting C|24 to the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Starting Up and Shutting Down a Pro Tools System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Configuring C|24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Setting C|24 Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Chapter 4. Audio Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Mic/Line/DI Preamplifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Line Submixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Monitor Section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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 Chapter 5. Connecting Your Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Connection Examples for Stereo Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Stereo Studio Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Connection Examples for Surround Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5.1 Surround Studio Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Part III Reference

Chapter 6. C|24 Pro Tools Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Fader Section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Global Automation Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Modifier Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Channel Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Miscellaneous Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Transport and Navigation Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Meter Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Chapter 7. C|24 Analog Audio Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Monitor Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Mic/Line/DI Preamplifier Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Line Submixer Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Part IV Applications

Chapter 8. Operating Views and Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Console Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Channel Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Mic Pre View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Groups View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Window Configuration View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Memory Location View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Fader Display Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Assign Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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Chapter 9. Working with C|24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Working with Sessions and Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Assigning Pro Tools Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Working with Pro Tools Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Navigating and Selecting in the Edit Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Controlling Track Display on C|24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Appendix A. C|24 Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Female DB-25 Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
XLR and TRS Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Appendix B. Utility Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Entering and Exiting Utility Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Auto Talkback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

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Part I: Introduction

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Chapter 1: Welcome to C|24

Welcome to C|24™, Digidesign’s 24-channel Analog Audio Features

control surface for Pro Tools®.
• 16 microphone/line/DI preamplifiers with the
C|24 gives you hands-on access to nearly all of following features:
the recording, routing, editing, and mixing • Continuously variable input gain control
features of Pro Tools. • Switchable high-pass filter
• Clip indicators
C|24 also provides analog audio features that
make it ideal for Pro Tools recording, monitor- • Phantom power (in 2 groups of 8 channels)
ing, and studio communications. • 8x2 submixer with the following features:
• 8 inputs with independent gain
controls
C|24 Features • Stereo mix output with master volume
control
Control Features • Switchable output to C|24 Monitor section
• 24 channel strips, each with the following • 6-channel monitor section with the following
controls: features:
• Touch-sensitive motorized fader • 2 (Main and Alt) Surround input sources
• Multi-function rotary encoder and switch • 2 External Stereo input sources
• Automation Mode selector • Main (5.1, LCRS, or Stereo) and Alt (Stereo)
• Dedicated EQ and Dynamics switches monitor outputs with selector switch and
• Dedicated Insert and Send switches level control

• Dedicated Input and Rec Enable switches • 2 channels of Cue output

• Channel Solo and Mute switches • Headphone output with level control and
cue monitoring capability
• Channel Select switch
• Talkback with built-in or external source
• Dual-row multi-function display
and level control
• Global Automation Mode and Enable controls • Listenback with external input and level
• Transport and Navigation controls control
• Edit and Function controls
• Pro Tools window and Global control
switches

Chapter 1: Welcome to C|24 3

 System Requirements Operational Requirements
C|24 requires the following system components:
Temperature and Ventilation
• A Digidesign-qualified Pro Tools system
• An available Ethernet connection on the C|24 should be installed and operated in a cli-
host computer mate-controlled environment, away from heat
sources, and with adequate ventilation.
For complete system requirements, visit the
Digidesign website (www.digidesign.com). C|24 should be operated at an ambient temper-
ature that does not exceed 100 degrees F
Compatibility Information (35 degrees C).

Digidesign can only assure compatibility and The back panel of the C|24 should be exposed to
provide support for hardware and software it has ambient air. Blocking or partially blocking the
tested and approved. back panel of the C|24 may cause the unit to
malfunction and may void your warranty.
For a list of Digidesign-qualified computers, op-
erating systems, and third-party devices, visit
Water and Moisture
the Digidesign website (www.digidesign.com).
C|24 should be operated away from sources of
moisture or humidity and should be kept clear
of liquids that might spill into the unit.

Cleaning and Maintenance

If you need to clean the C|24 top surface, apply
a small amount of water to a cloth or paper
towel, then carefully wipe the surface.
Do not use abrasives, cleaning solutions, or
spray cleaners.

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Mechanical Specifications

12.5 in 17.3 in
(31.8 cm) (43.9 cm)

2.56 in
(6.5 cm)

3.86 in 25.6 in
(9.8 cm) (65.1 cm)

C|24 side dimensions

0.79 in
(2 cm)

0.45 in 7.3 in
(1.16 cm) (18.5 cm)

39.4 in
(100 cm)

C|24 back dimensions

Chapter 1: Welcome to C|24 5

 29.8 in
(75.7 cm)

40.9 in
(104 cm)

C|24 top dimensions

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 Audio Connections
Connection Requirements ‹ The analog audio inputs and outputs for the
mic/line/DI preamplifiers and the monitoring
Power Connections section, and the inputs for the built-in submixer
on C|24 are DB-25 connectors.
C|24 includes an external power supply that is
auto power-selecting (90-250V, 50-60 Hz) and ‹ Four alternate connectors for DI inputs, alter-

will work automatically when plugged into an nate (stereo) outputs for the monitoring section,
AC power receptacle in any country. and the outputs for the built-in submixer on
C|24 are 1/4-inch connectors.
Make sure your power source is correctly rated
for all of the components of your system. A For more information on audio connections, see
surge-protected power source (not included) is Appendix A, “C|24 Connector Pinouts.”
highly recommended.
Audio Cables for C|24 Monitoring

Ethernet Connections Digidesign offers a range of DigiSnake cabling

options for connecting Digidesign interfaces
C|24 communicates with Pro Tools using
and external sources to the C|24.
Ethernet.
‹ If C|24 is the only Ethernet device you are us- For more information on DigiSnake audio
ing with your computer, you can connect it di- cables, visit the Digidesign website
rectly to the Ethernet port on the computer. (www.digidesign.com).

‹ If you are using other Ethernet devices (such

as a connection to a Local Area Network) in ad-
dition to C|24, an Ethernet hub (not included) is Digidesign Registration
required.
Review the enclosed Digidesign Registration In-
formation Card and follow the instructions on it
to quickly register your purchase online. Regis-
tering your purchase is the only way you can be
eligible to receive complimentary technical sup-
port and future upgrade offers. It is one of the
most important steps you can take as a new user.

Chapter 1: Welcome to C|24 7

 About This Guide About www.digidesign.com
This guide explains how to install and make The Digidesign website (www.digidesign.com) is
connections to your C|24, and how to use it to your best source for information to help you get
access Pro Tools features and commands. the most out of your Pro Tools system. The fol-
lowing are just a few of the services and features
For complete information on using Pro Tools available.
software, refer to the guides included with your
Pro Tools system. Registration Register your purchase online. See
the enclosed Digidesign Registration Informa-
tion Card for instructions.
Conventions Used in This Guide
Support Contact Digidesign Technical Support
Digidesign guides use the following conven-
or Customer Service; download software up-
tions to indicate menu choices and key com-
dates and the latest online manuals; browse the
mands:
: Compatibility documents for system require-
Convention Action ments; search the online Answerbase; join the
worldwide Pro Tools community on the Digide-
File > Save Choose Save from the File sign User Conference.
menu
Training and Education Become a certified
Control+N Hold down the Control key
and press the N key Pro Tools Operator or Expert; study on your
own using courses available online, or find out
Control-click Hold down the Control key how you can learn in a classroom setting at a
and click the mouse button
certified Pro Tools Training Center.
Right-click Click with the right mouse
button Products and Developers Learn about Digidesign
products; download demo software; learn about
The following symbols are used to highlight im- our Development Partners and their plug-ins,
portant information: applications, and hardware.

User Tips are helpful hints for getting the News and Events Get the latest news from
most from your system. Digidesign; sign up for a Pro Tools demo.

To learn more about these and other resources

Important Notices include information that available from Digidesign, visit the Digidesign
could affect your data or the performance of website (www.digidesign.com).
your system.

Shortcuts show you useful keyboard or

mouse shortcuts.

Cross References point to related sections in

this guide and other Digidesign guides.

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Chapter 2: C|24 Overview

C|24 Top Panel

Mic/Line/DI Preamplifier controls Line Submixer

Meter Bridge

Auto Enable
switches Monitor
section

Channel Bar
LCD displays
Miscellaneous
Rotary Encoders controls

Auto Write To
switches
Transport and
Auto Mode Navigation
switches controls
Modifier
switches

Fader section

Figure 1. C|24 top panel

Chapter 2: C|24 Overview 9

 Meter Bridge Transport and Navigation Controls
The Meter Bridge features a six-channel output C|24 gives you full control of Pro Tools trans-
meter, 24 pairs of channel meters, a Pro Tools port functions with one-touch access to a range
Main Counter display, and a built-in Talkback of audition functions, plus dedicated switches
microphone. for multiple playback and recording modes. The
Scrub /Shuttle wheel and Navigation key quad-
Mic/Line/DI Preamplifier Controls rant allow quick navigation in Pro Tools.

C|24 includes 16 analog Mic/Line preamplifiers,

Channel Bar
with phantom power capability and a switch-
able high-pass filter. Four channels have avail- The Channel Bar provides powerful controls for
able 1/4-inch inputs connectors that override viewing, assigning, and editing Inputs, Outputs,
the DB-25 inputs. Inserts, Sends, Pan controls, plug-in parameters,
Digidesign PRE settings, and C|24 settings.
Line Submixer
LCD Displays
C|24 also includes an analog line submixer with
8 stereo inputs and a stereo output that can be Three multi-purpose 55x2 LCD displays provide
used to integrate analog studio equipment into access to a range of track information, Channel
your studio. The external output of the sub- Bar functions, Soft Key commands, and C|24
mixer can be can be routed to a Pro Tools audio settings.
interface. Line submixer output can also be
routed internally to the Monitoring section. Rotary Encoders
Twenty-four multi-purpose rotary encoders let
Monitor Section
you view and control volume and pan values,
The Control Room Monitor section provides edit plug-in parameters, and make assignments.
two selectable input sources, Main and Alt (both
supporting up to 5.1 Surround); and two select- Automation Controls
able outputs, Main (supporting 5.1, LCRS or Ste-
reo monitoring modes) and Alt (supporting Ste- C|24 includes dedicated controls for setting the
reo monitoring only). It also provides Cue mix automation mode of individual channels, for
output, Studio LS output, and full Talkback and enabling and suspending automation types, and
Listenback capability to facilitate studio com- setting the global automation mode.
munication.
Fader Section
Miscellaneous Controls Twenty-four 100mm touch-sensitive, motorized
C|24 provides one-touch access to Pro Tools Edit faders allow precise control and automation of
modes, Edit tools, MIDI commands and opera- track volume. Flip mode lets you control addi-
tions, Pro Tools windows, Groups, Memory Lo- tional Pro Tools parameters from the faders.
cations, Window Configurations, and a range of
powerful global controls that let you apply oper-
ations to multiple tracks.

10 C|24 Guide
C|24 Back Panel

Submixer section Preamps 9-16 section Preamps 1-8 section

Listen Mic Footswitch Power Supply

connector connectors connector
Monitor section
Ext Talk Mic Ethernet
connector connector
Figure 2. C|24 back panel

Submixer Section Listen Mic and External Talkback Mic

Connectors
Two DB-25 female connectors allow connection
of a total of 16 channels (8 stereo inputs). Stereo Two XLR microphone connectors allow connec-
output is available on 1/4-inch TRS connectors. tion of a Listenback microphone and an op-
tional external Talkback microphone.
Preamp Sections
Footswitch Connectors
Each of the two 8-channel preamp sections has
two DB-25 female connectors that provide sepa- Two 1/4-inch TRS footswitch connectors can be
rate, switchable Mic and Line inputs, plus two assigned independently to control Pro Tools re-
alternate 1/4-inch TRS connectors. A third cording punch in/out, Pro Tools transport
DB-25 connector in each section provides start/stop, or C|24 talkback on/off.
preamp outputs.
Ethernet Connector
Monitor Section
C|24 communicates with Pro Tools using
Five DB-25 female connectors allow connection Ethernet. This connection uses a standard RJ45
of two six-channel inputs, two stereo inputs, connector.
and a pair of cue inputs. Outputs include a six-
channel Main output, stereo Alt Output (also Power Supply Connector
available on 1/4-inch TRS connectors), stereo LS
and Cue outputs, and a Talkback Slate output. C|24 comes with a dedicated external power
supply that connects to this port.

Chapter 2: C|24 Overview 11

12 C|24 Guide
Part II: Installation

13
14
Chapter 3: Installing and
Configuring C|24

Installing C|24 Connecting C|24 to the

C|24 can be set on a level table top or mounted
Computer
in a console or desk. C|24 communicates with Pro Tools using
Ethernet. This connection uses a standard RJ45
Wherever you install C|24, make sure not to
connector.
block air circulation to the vents on the back of
the unit. ‹ If you are connecting C|24 directly to your
computer, use a crossover Ethernet cable (one is
included with C|24).
‹ If you are connecting C|24 to an Ethernet hub
Connecting Power to C|24
or network, use a standard Ethernet cable (not
C|24 comes with a dedicated external power included).
supply that has an IEC standard AC receptacle.
This connector accepts a standard AC power If C|24 will be the only Ethernet device connected
cable. to your computer:
1 Connect one end of the included crossover
To connect power to C|24: Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on the back
1 Connect the external power supply to the panel of C|24.
connector marked “To Ext PSU” on the back
2 Connect the other end of the crossover Ether-
panel of C|24. Make sure the connector is ori-
net cable to the appropriate Ethernet port on the
ented correctly before securing the connection.
computer.
2 Connect the included AC power cord to the
external power supply.

3 Connect the other end of the AC power cord

to a power source.

Chapter 3: Installing and Configuring C|24 15

 If you have more than one Ethernet device in Shut down your system in this order:
addition to C|24:
1 Turn off monitor amplifiers or self-powered
1 Connect one end of a standard Ethernet cable speakers.
(not included) to the Ethernet port on the back
2 Turn off all Pro Tools audio interfaces.
panel of C|24.
3 Shut down the computer.
2 Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable
to a powered Ethernet hub (do not use any port 4 If you are using MIDI equipment, turn off
labeled for LAN connection). MIDI interfaces and other MIDI devices.
3 Connect the Ethernet hub to the appropriate 5 Turn off the C|24.
Ethernet port on the computer.
6 Turn off external hard drives.

Starting Up and Shutting

Down a Pro Tools System Configuring C|24
All C|24 software is included when Pro Tools
Your C|24-based Pro Tools system should be
software is installed. The Pro Tools installer
started up and shut down in a specific order.
places the C|24 Personality file in the Control-
lers folder inside the Pro Tools folder.
Start your system in this order:
1 Turn on external hard drives first. Wait 10 to Refer to the Getting Started Guide that came with
15 seconds for them to come up to speed. your system for instructions on installing or up-
dating Pro Tools software.
2 Turn on the C|24.

3 If you plan to work with MIDI equipment, Updating System Firmware

turn on MIDI interfaces and other MIDI devices.
Each release of Pro Tools software includes cur-
4 Turn on all Pro Tools audio interfaces. rent C|24 firmware. When you declare a C|24
5 Turn on the computer. unit in the Pro Tools Peripherals dialog,
Pro Tools prompts you if a firmware update is
6 Turn on monitor amplifiers or self-powered available.
speakers.
If you are prompted to update firmware, follow
the on-screen instructions to load the latest
firmware to the C|24.

16 C|24 Guide
Establishing Communication Naming C|24
Between C|24 and Pro Tools
You can set a name for a C|24 unit so that it can
Communication between C|24 and Pro Tools is be easily identified on a network shared with
configured by declaring the unit in Pro Tools. other Ethernet controllers. You can name C|24
from Pro Tools, or directly from the unit in
To declare C|24 in Pro Tools: Utility Mode.

1 Choose Setup > Peripherals, and click Ethernet

To name C|24 in Pro Tools:
Controllers.
1 Choose Setup > Peripherals, and click Ethernet
Controllers.

2 Click Name Units. Any declared controllers

will appear in the Ethernet Controller Units
window.

Ethernet Controllers page in the Peripheral dialog

2 Select Enable. Pro Tools scans the Ethernet

connection for any Ethernet controllers con-
nected to the system.

3 Select the C|24 from the pop-up menu for Naming the C|24
Controller #1.
3 Enter the name for the C|24 and click OK.
If you are connected to a network, any Ethernet
4 For information on naming C|24 from the
controllers available on the network will be dis-
unit, see “Unit Name” on page 118.
played in the pop-up menu, as follows:
‹ Bold text indicates a connected unit.
‹ Italic text indicates an offline or disconnected
unit.
‹ Dimmed text indicates that the selected unit
is in use by another Pro Tools system.

4 Click OK to close the Peripherals dialog.

When communication is established, Pro Tools

displays colored outlines identifying the tracks
focused on C|24.

Chapter 3: Installing and Configuring C|24 17

 Using Additional Control Surfaces Auto Talkback
with C|24 You can enable Auto Talkback, which automati-
When a C|24 is declared in Pro Tools, the use of cally turns on the Talkback and Listen micro-
additional control surfaces is subject to the fol- phones when the Pro Tools Transport is
lowing restrictions: stopped. See “Auto Talkback” on page 120.

‹ You can use a MIDI-based control surface

(such as a Digidesign Command|8) or another Mic Pre Clip Hold Time
MIDI-based controller (such as the Digidesign You can set the Clip Hold time for the C|24
Surround Panner Option) at the same time as a built-in mic/line/DI preamplifiers. See “Mic Pre
C|24. A MIDI control surface will mirror the first Clip Hold” on page 117.
8 channels on C|24.
‹ You cannot use another Ethernet-based con- Footswitch Function
trol surface (such as an ICON worksurface, Con-
trol|24, or ProControl) at the same time as a You can set the function and polarity for the
C|24. two Footswitch connectors on C|24. See “Foot-
switch Function and Polarity” on page 117.
‹ You cannot declare more than one C|24 on a
Pro Tools system at a time.
Console Preferences
You can set the behavior of C|24 displays and
Setting C|24 Preferences controls and how they interact with Pro Tools.
See “Console Preferences” on page 47.
The following operational preferences for C|24
are set from the unit, not from Pro Tools.

External Talkback Microphone

You can choose to use an external Talkback mi-
crophone instead of the built-in Talkback micro-
phone in the C|24 Meter Bridge. See “External
Talkback Microphone” on page 116.

Talkback Latching
You can set Talkback to latch on when the Talk-
back switch is double-pressed. See “Talkback
Latching” on page 116.

18 C|24 Guide
Chapter 4: Audio Connections

C|24 offers versatile analog audio features for

routing audio to and from Pro Tools and other Mic/Line/DI Preamplifiers
audio equipment in your studio.
C|24 provides 16 Mic/Line/DI preamplifiers that
The Mic/Line/DI preamplifiers, built-in Line can be used to route input signals to a Pro Tools
Submixer, and Monitor section operate inde- audio interface for recording. The Mic/Line/DI
pendently of Pro Tools and can be used when- inputs and outputs appear on the C|24 back
ever C|24 is powered on. panel in six DB-25 connectors.

Audio connectors for the built-in Mic/Line/DI The Mic/Line/DI preamplifiers operate indepen-
preamplifiers, Submixer, and Monitor section dently of Pro Tools and can be used whenever
are provided on the back panel of C|24. C|24 is powered on.

This chapter provides a summary of the avail-

able audio connections to C|24. For detailed pi-
Mic/Line/DI Preamp Inputs
nout tables, see Appendix A, “C|24 Connector Mic/Line Inputs C|24 Mic/Line/DI preamplifier
Pinouts.” For example studio connections, see inputs appear in two groups of 8 balanced in-
Chapter 5, “Connecting Your Studio.” puts (1-8, 9-16) on the back panel. Each group of
inputs has separate DB-25 female connectors for
mic level and line level inputs, labeled as fol-
lows:
• Mic In 1-8
• Line/DI In 1-8
• Mic In 9-16
• Line/DI In 9-16

The input source (Mic or Line) can be selected

individually for each channel using the
Mic/Line/DI preamplifier controls on the top
panel of C|24.

Chapter 4: Audio Connections 19

 Alternate 1/4-inch connectors C|24 input chan-
Line In 1-8
nels 1, 2, 9, and 10 also have alternate 1/4-inch
balanced TRS connectors on the back panel, la- Channel Signal
beled as follows: 1 Line In 1
• DI 1
2 Line In 2
• DI 2
• DI 9 3 Line In 3

• DI 10 4 Line In 4

When a source is plugged into a DI input 5 Line In 5

(1, 2, 9, or 10), the corresponding Mic/Line in-
6 Line In 6
put (1, 2, 9, or 10) becomes unavailable.
7 Line In 7
Mic/Line/DI preamplifier inputs are shown in
the following tables. 8 Line In 8

Mic In 1-8
DI In 1-2 (overrides Mic/Line In 1-2)
Channel Signal
Channel Signal
1 Mic In 1
1 Line In 1
2 Mic In 2
2 Line In 2
3 Mic In 3

4 Mic In 4 Mic In 9-16

Channel Signal
5 Mic In 5
1 Mic In 9
6 Mic In 6
2 Mic In 10
7 Mic In 7
3 Mic In 11
8 Mic In 8
4 Mic In 12

5 Mic In 13

6 Mic In 14

7 Mic In 15

8 Mic In 16

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Line In 9-16 Line Outputs
Channel Signal Line Out 1-8

1 Line In 9 Channel Signal

2 Line In 10 1 Line Out 1

3 Line In 11 2 Line Out 2

4 Line In 12 3 Line Out 3

5 Line In 13 4 Line Out 4

6 Line In 14 5 Line Out 5

7 Line In 15 6 Line Out 6

8 Line In 16 7 Line Out 7

8 Line Out 8
DI In 9-10 (overrides Mic/Line In 9-10)

Channel Signal Line Out 9-16

1 Line In 9 Channel Signal

2 Line In 10 1 Line Out 9

2 Line Out 10

3 Line Out 11
Mic/Line/DI Preamp Outputs
4 Line Out 12
C|24 Mic/Line/DI preamplifier outputs appear
in two groups of 8 line-level outputs (1-8, 9-16) 5 Line Out 13
on the back panel. Each group of outputs has a
6 Line Out 14
DB-25 female connector, labeled as follows:
• Line Out 1-8 7 Line Out 15
• Line Out 9-16 8 Line Out 16

Mic/Line/DI preamplifier outputs are shown in

the following tables.

Chapter 4: Audio Connections 21

 Submix In 5-8
Line Submixer
Channel Signal
C|24 provides an 8x2 Line Submixer that can be
used to mix instrument inputs, auxiliary re- 1 Submixer Input 5 (Left)
turns, or other external sources to stereo. 2 Submixer Input 5 (Right)

The output of the Line Submixer can then be 3 Submixer Input 6 (Left)
connected to Pro Tools audio interface inputs
4 Submixer Input 6 (Right)
for recording, or it can be monitored through
the Monitor section of C|24. 5 Submixer Input 7 (Left)

The built-in Line Submixer operates indepen- 6 Submixer Input 7 (Right)

dently of Pro Tools and can be used whenever
7 Submixer Input 8 (Left)
C|24 is powered on.
8 Submixer Input 8 (Right)

Line Submixer Inputs

Line Submixer Outputs
C|24 Line Submixer inputs appear as two groups
of 4 stereo inputs (1-4, 5-8) on the back panel. Stereo Outputs C|24 Line Submixer outputs ap-
Each group of stereo inputs has a DB-25 female pear as a pair of line-level outputs (L-R) on the
connector, labeled as follows: back panel. Each output has a 1/4-inch balanced
• Submix In 1-4 (ST) TRS connector, labeled as follows:

• Submix In 5-8 (ST) • Submix Out L

• Submix Out R
Each of the 8 submixer inputs has an indepen-
Submix Out 1-2
dent gain control on the top panel.
Channel Signal
Line Submixer input connections are shown in
the following tables. 1 Submix Out (Left)

Submix In 1-4 2 Submix Out (Right)

Channel Signal
Stereo Output to Monitor Section C|24 Sub-
1 Submixer Input 1 (Left) mixer outputs (L-R) can also be routed to the
Left and Right channels of the C|24 Monitor sec-
2 Submixer Input 1 (Right)
tion using the “To Mon” switch on the top
3 Submixer Input 2 (Left) panel of C|24. This is useful for monitoring your
studio equipment when you are not running
4 Submixer Input 2 (Right)
Pro Tools.
5 Submixer Input 3 (Left)
The submixer output level is controlled with the
6 Submixer Input 3 (Right) Master level control on the top panel.

7 Submixer Input 4 (Left)

8 Submixer Input 4 (Right)

22 C|24 Guide
 Pro Tools In (PT 1-6 + Cue 1-2)
Monitor Section
Main Inputs Connect the outputs from your
The C|24 Monitor section is a six-channel con- Pro Tools system to the Main Inputs.
trol room monitoring system that allows con-
nection of up to four input sources (two 6-chan- Cue Inputs Connect cue outputs from your
nel or 4-channel surround, and two stereo), two Pro Tools system (such as a Send-based cue mix
cue inputs, and two outputs (one 6-channel sur- routed to audio interface outputs) to the Cue In-
round and one stereo). puts.
Pro Tools In (PT 1-6 + Cue 1-2)
Monitor section Inputs are connected to
Pro Tools audio interface outputs and other in- Channel Signal
put sources in your studio. Monitor section Out-
1 Main Input Left (L)
puts are connected to your speakers, cue system,
headphones, and studio talkback and listenback 2 Main Input Center (C)
systems.
3 Main Input Right (R)
The Monitor section operates independently of 4 Main Input Left Surround (Ls)
Pro Tools and can be used to monitor other in-
put sources whenever C|24 is powered on. 5 Main Input Right Surround (Rs)

6 Main Input LFE (LFE)

Monitor Section Inputs 7 Cue Input Left
C|24 Monitor section inputs appear on three 8 Cue Input Right
DB-25 female connectors on the back panel,
labeled as follows: Surround In (Alt Sur 1-6)
• Pro Tools In (PT 1-6 + Cue 1-2)
Alternate Surround Inputs Connect an alternate
• Surround In (Alt Sur 1-6)
input source (up to 5.1 surround) to the Alt Sur
• Ext Stereo In (Ext St 1 + St 2)
(Alternate Surround) Inputs.
Input sources can be selected individually or Surround In (Alt Sur 1-6)
summed using the Monitor source switches on
Channel Signal
the top panel of C|24.
1 Alt Input Left (L)
Monitor section input connections are shown in
the following tables. 2 Alt Input Center (C)

3 Alt Input Right (R)

4 Alt Input Left Surround (Ls)

5 Alt Input Right Surround (Rs)

6 Main Input LFE (LFE)

7 (Unused)

8 (Unused)

Chapter 4: Audio Connections 23

 Ext Stereo In (Ext St 1 + St 2) Control Room Out (5.1 Mon Out L:1 R:3)
External Stereo Inputs Connect external stereo Main Outputs Connect the Main Outputs to
sources (such as a DAT or CD player) to the Ex- your primary studio monitors (tables are shown
ternal Stereo Inputs. below for 5.1, LCRS and Stereo Main monitor
setups).
Ext Stereo In (Ext St 1 + St 2)

Channel Signal Alternate Outputs Connect the Alternate Out-

puts to a secondary pair of studio monitors. The
1 Ext Stereo 1 In Left
Alt Outputs (L-R) are also available on 1/4-inch
2 Ext Stereo 1 In Right balanced TRS connectors on the back panel, and
mirror the output signal on the Alt Outputs on
3 Ext Stereo 2 In Left
the Control Room Out connector.
4 Ext Stereo 2 In Right
Main Outputs (5.1) and Alternate Outputs
5 (Unused)
Control Room Out (5.1 Mon Out L:1 R:3)
6 (Unused)
Channel Signal
7 (Unused)
1 Main Output Left (L)
8 (Unused)
2 Main Output Center (C)

Monitor Section Outputs 3 Main Output Right (R)

C|24 Monitor section outputs appear on two 4 Main Output Left Surround (Ls)
DB-25 female connectors on the back panel, la-
5 Main Output Right Surround (Rs)
beled as follows:
• Control Room Out (5.1 Mon Out L:1 R:3) 6 Main Output LFE (LFE)
• Cue Outputs (Cue + SLS + TB) 7 Alt (Stereo) Output Left

The Monitor section output mode can be set to 8 Alt (Stereo) Output Right
5.1, LCRS, or Stereo using the Monitor mode
switches on the top panel of C|24.

Monitor section output connections are shown

in the following tables.

24 C|24 Guide
Main Outputs (LCRS) and Alternate Outputs Cue Outputs (Cue + SLS +TB)
Control Room Out (5.1 Mon Out) Cue Outputs Connect the Cue Outputs to the in-
puts of your cue system.
Channel Signal

1 Main Output Left (L) Studio LS Outputs Connect Studio LS Outputs to

speakers in your live room.
2 Main Output Center (C)
Talkback Slate Output Connect the Talkback
3 Main Output Right (R)
Slate Output to an available Pro Tools input to
4 Surround Output (S) record slate information.

5 (Unused) Cue Outputs (Cue + SLS + TB)

6 (Unused) Channel Signal

7 Alt (Stereo) Output Left 1 Cue Out Left

8 Alt (Stereo) Output Right 2 Cue Out Right

3 Studio LS Out Left

Main Outputs (Stereo) and Alternate Outputs
4 Studio LS Out Right
Control Room Out (5.1 Mon Out)
5 Talkback Slate Out
Channel Signal
6 (Unused)
1 Main Output Left (L)
7 (Unused)
2 (Unused)
8 (Unused)
3 Main Output Right (R)

4 (Unused)

5 (Unused)

6 (Unused)

7 Alt (Stereo) Output Left

8 Alt (Stereo) Output Right

Alternate Outputs (Stereo)

Alt Outputs (Alt Out L-R on 1/4-inch TRS connectors)

Chan Signal

1 Alt (Stereo) Output Left

2 Alt (Stereo) Output Right

Chapter 4: Audio Connections 25

 Listen and Talkback Microphones
C|24 provides connectors for a Listen micro-
phone and an optional External Talkback micro-
phone.

Listen Mic This XLR connector lets you connect

a microphone to provide two-way communica-
tion between the studio and the control room.

External Talkback Mic This XLR connector lets

you connect an external microphone to use in
place of the built-in Talkback microphone. Talk-
back input is selected in the Talkback Prefer-
ences in Utility mode. See “External Talkback
Microphone” on page 116.

For more information on the Talkback function,

see “Talkback Switch” on page 59.

Headphone Output
C|24 provides a headphone output with a 1/4-
inch TRS connector on the front of the unit.

Headphone source is switchable between Con-

trol Room outputs L and R (channels 1 and 3,
pre-fader) and the Cue send (post-fader).

26 C|24 Guide
Chapter 5: Connecting Your Studio

Connection Examples for

Stereo Monitoring
You can set up a basic stereo monitoring system
using 2-channel input from Pro Tools. This in-
put can be monitored on channels 1 (Left) and 3
(Right) of the C|24 Main Monitor outputs, or in
the C|24 Alt Monitor (Stereo) outputs.

Another stereo source can be monitored by con-

necting it to channels 1 (Left) and 3 (Right) of
the Alternate Surround Inputs.

Additional stereo sources can be monitored by

connecting them to the External Stereo 1 and 2
Inputs.

You can also connect a separate cue send from

Pro Tools, and route it to the C|24 cue system
outputs.

The following tables and diagram show exam-

ples of connections for stereo monitoring.

Chapter 5: Connecting Your Studio 27

 Monitoring System Inputs Monitoring System Outputs
Main Inputs and Cue Inputs Main Outputs (Stereo) and Alternate Outputs

Pro Tools In (PT 1-6 + Cue 1-2) Control Room Out (5.1 Mon Out L:1 R:3)

Chan Signal Chan Signal

1 Main Input Left (L) from Pro Tools Out 1 1 Main Output Left (L) to Main speaker L

2 no connection 2 no connection

3 Main Input Right (R) from Pro Tools Out 2 3 Main Output Right (R) to Main speaker R

4 no connection 4 no connection

5 no connection 5 no connection

6 no connection 6 no connection

7 Cue Input Left from Pro Tools Cue Out 1 7 Alt (Stereo) Output Left to Alt speaker L

8 Cue Input Right from Pro Tools Cue Out 2 8 Alt (Stereo) Output Right to Alt speaker R

Alternate Inputs Alt Outputs (Alt Out L-R on 1/4-inch TRS connectors)
Surround In (Alt Sur 1-6)
Chan Signal
Chan Signal
1 Alt (Stereo) Output Left to Alt speaker L
1 Alt Input Left (L)
2 Alt (Stereo) Output Right to Alt speaker R
2 no connection
Cue Outputs
3 Alt Input Right (R)

4 no connection Cue Outputs (Cue + SLS + TB)

Channel Signal
5 no connection
1 Cue Out Left to cue system
6 no connection
2 Cue Out Right to cue system
External Stereo Inputs

Ext Stereo In (Ext St 1 + St 2)

Chan Signal

1 Ext Stereo 1 In Left from CD player

2 Ext Stereo 1 In Right from CD player

3 Ext Stereo 2 In Left from DAT deck

4 Ext Stereo 2 In Right from DAT deck

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Stereo Studio Connections
(Example Setup)

003
Rack

Pro Tools Preamp Line Out

Stereo Out 1-2
to Pro Tools
Cue Out 1-2
CD player
or DAT deck

Submixer
Out

Ext Stereo In Line Submixer In Mic In Line In DI

C|24

Pro Tools In

Monitor Alt Out

Cue Out
Headphone Out

Monitor Alternate speakers

Main Out
Ch 1,3

Cue system

Main speakers

L R

Example studio setup with stereo monitoring

Chapter 5: Connecting Your Studio 29

 Connection Examples for
Surround Monitoring
You can set up a surround monitoring system
using up to 6-channel input from Pro Tools.
5.1, LCRS, or Stereo input can be monitored in
the C|24 Main Monitor outputs. Stereo input
can also be monitored in the C|24 Alt Monitor
(Stereo) outputs.

An additional surround source can be moni-

tored by connecting it to the Alternate Surround
Inputs.

External stereo sources can be monitored by

connecting them to the External Stereo 1 and 2
Inputs.

You can also connect a separate cue send from

Pro Tools, and route it to the C|24 cue system
outputs.

The following tables and diagram show exam-

ples of connections for surround monitoring.

30 C|24 Guide
Monitoring System Inputs Monitoring System Outputs
Monitor Inputs and Cue Inputs Main Outputs (5.1) and Alternate Outputs
Pro Tools In (PT 1-6 + Cue 1-2) Control Room Out (5.1 Mon Out L:1 R:3)

Chan Signal Chan Signal

1 Main Input Left (L) from Pro Tools Out 1 1 Main Output Left (L) to Left speaker

2 Main Input Center (C) from Pro Tools Out 2 2 Main Output Center (C) to Center speaker

3 Main Input Right (R) from Pro Tools Out 3 3 Main Output Right (R) to Right Speaker

4 Main Input L Surr (Ls) from Pro Tools Out 4 4 Main Output Left Surround (Ls) to Left
Surround speaker
5 Main Input R Surr (Rs) from Pro Tools Out 5
5 Main Output Right Surround (Rs) to Right
6 Main Input LFE (LFE) from Pro Tools Out 6 Surround speaker

7 Cue Input Left from Pro Tools Cue Out 1 6 Main Output LFE (LFE) to Subwoofer

8 Cue Input Right from Pro Tools Cue Out 2 7 Alt (Stereo) Output Left to Alt speaker L

Alternate Surround Inputs 8 Alt (Stereo) Output Right to Alt speaker R

Surround In (Alt Sur 1-6) Main Outputs (LCRS) and Alternate Outputs
Chan Signal Control Room Out (5.1 Mon Out L:1 R:3)
1 Alt Input Left (L) from DVD player Chan Signal

2 Alt Input Center (C) from DVD player 1 Main Output Left (L) to Left speaker

3 Alt Input Right (R) from DVD player 2 Main Output Center (C) to Center speaker

4 Alt Input Left Surround (Ls) from DVD 3 Main Output Right (R) to Right Speaker
player
4 Main Output Left Surround (Ls) to Surround
5 Alt Input Right Surround (Rs) from DVD speaker (or split to 2 Surround speakers)
player
5 no connection
6 Alt Input LFE (LFE) from DVD player
6 no connection
External Stereo Inputs 7 Alt (Stereo) Output Left to Alt speaker L
Ext Stereo In (Ext St 1 + St 2)
8 Alt (Stereo) Output Right to Alt speaker R
Chan Signal
Alternate Outputs (Stereo)
1 Ext Stereo 1 In Left from CD player
Alt Outputs (Alt Out L-R on 1/4-inch TRS connectors)
2 Ext Stereo 1 In Right from CD player
Chan Signal
3 Ext Stereo 2 In Left from DAT deck
1 Alt (Stereo) Output Left to Alt speaker L
4 Ext Stereo 2 In Right from DAT deck
2 Alt (Stereo) Output Right to Alt speaker R

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 5.1 Surround Studio Connections
(Example Setup)

192 I/O

Pro Tools
Preamp Line Out
Ch 1-6 Out
to Pro Tools
Cue Out 1-2
CD player
or DAT deck
Ext Talkback
& Listen Mics

Ext Stereo In Line Submixer In Mic In Line In DI

C|24

Pro Tools In

Monitor Alt Out

Headphone Out

Monitor Alternate speakers

Main Out
Alt Ch 1-6
Surround In

4 1 2 3 5 6

DVD player

L C R
Ls Rs LFE

Example studio setup with 5.1 surround monitoring

32 C|24 Guide
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Part III: Reference

35
36
Chapter 6: C|24 Pro Tools Controls

Fader
Fader Section
Each channel has a touch-sensitive motorized
fader for controlling channel volume in Normal
Channel Strip mode and a wide range of parameters in Flip
mode. When you are automating a parameter
Automation
Mode on a fader in Touch mode, touching the fader
indicators Automation Mode starts writing automation.
switch

EQ switch Dyn switch Mute Switch

Insert switch Send switch
The Mute switch toggles mute status for the
channel. When a track is muted, its Mute switch
lights solid. When a track is implicitly muted
LCD display
(because another track is soloed), its Mute
switch flashes.
Rotary Encoder

Encoder switch Solo Switch

Input Monitor Record Enable
switch switch The Solo switch toggles solo status for the chan-
nel. When a channel is soloed, the Solo switch
Channel lights, and the Mute switches on other channels
Select switch
in the session flash to indicate implicit mute.
Solo switch
The Solo switch function follows the Pro Tools
Mute switch Solo Latch options (Latch, X-OR, and Momen-
tary).
Fader
Solo Safe Mode To solo safe a track, hold the
Command/Ctrl Modifier switch and press the
track’s Solo switch. When a track is solo safed,
its Solo switch flashes once.

Channel Strip

Chapter 6: C|24 Pro Tools Controls 37

 Channel Select Switch Rotary Encoder Section
The Channel Select switch selects the channel in
Pro Tools, and lights when the channel is se- Rotary
lected. The Channel Select switch can be set to Select/Auto Encoder
switch
follow latching or X-OR (non-latching) behav-
ior. See “Console Preferences” on page 47. Pre/Post Encoder
switch switch
Send Mute
Input Monitor Switch switch
The function of the Input Monitor switch de- Rotary Encoder section
pends on the type of track displayed in the
channel strip.
Rotary Encoder
Each Channel has a rotary encoder. The func-
Audio Tracks (Pro Tools HD Only) The Input
tion of the rotary encoders depends on the cur-
Monitor switch toggles the input monitoring
rent mode and view.
mode (TrackInput) for the channel between
Auto Input and Input Only mode. When the Console Views Rotary encoders control channel
channel is in Input Only mode, the Input Mon- pan, send level and assignments, depending on
itor switch lights. which Console view is enabled (Pan view or
Sends view). If your system includes a Digide-
Instrument Tracks The Input Monitor switch
sign PRE, mic pre level can be controlled from
transfers control of MIDI Volume to the fader,
the rotary encoders in Console view.
MIDI Pan to the rotary encoder, and MIDI Mute
to the channel Mute switch. It also changes In- Channel View Rotary encoders control plug-in,
put and Output assign modes to apply to MIDI pan, send, or plug-in settings and assignments,
Inputs and Outputs on the Instrument track. depending on which Channel view is enabled
When MIDI controls are displayed on the chan- (Pan/Send view or Insert Select view). If your
nel fader and encoder, the Input Monitor switch system includes a Digidesign PRE, most mic pre
flashes. controls can be accessed in Channel View.

Record Enable Switch Flip Mode Rotary encoders control track Volume
or Send pan position when Flip mode is enabled.
The Record Enable switch toggles record enable
status for the channel. When a track is record- Rotary Encoder LEDs
enabled and Pro Tools is idle or playing back,
the Record Enable switch flashes. During record- Each rotary encoder has a ring of 11 LEDs for in-
ing, the Record Enable switch lights continu- dicating data values controlled by the encoder.
ously. Discrete or stepped information such as pan po-
sition or frequency is shown by a single LED.
Record Safe Mode To record safe a track, hold Continuously variable values such as send level,
the Command/Ctrl Modifier switch and press gain, or filter bandwidth are shown by an ex-
the track’s Record Enable switch. panding series of LEDs.

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Encoder LED rings can show send level, pan po- Select When the Select/Auto switch is unlit, it is
sition, and plug-in parameter values. In Flip in Select mode. In this mode, encoder switches
mode, they can show track level or Send pan po- toggle plug-in parameters displayed above the
sition. corresponding encoder.

Auto When the Select/Auto switch is lit, it is in

Encoder Switch
Auto mode. In this mode, encoder switches do
The switches under each encoder perform a va- either of the following:
riety of functions, depending on what is shown • If Pro Tools is idle or playing back, the en-
in the LCD displays. Functions of the encoder coder switches enable the corresponding
switch include: plug-in parameters for automation. The
• Sends Console view: Toggling Send mute or switch lights to indicate enabled status.
Send pre/post status • If an automation pass is in progress, the en-
• Pan/Send Channel view: Toggling Send coder switches flash to indicate writing of
mute or Send pre/post status plug-in automation. You can press a flash-
• Parameter view: Cycling stepped plug-in ing encoder switch to punch the plug-in
parameters, setting up multi-mono plug-in parameter out of writing.
operation
Pre/Post Switch
• Mic Pre view: If your system includes a
Digidesign PRE, controlling mic pre set- The Pre/Post switch is available only when C|24
tings is in Sends Console view.
• Groups view: Selecting Group IDs for new
When the Pre/Post switch is lit, the encoder
groups, enabling or selecting current
switches toggle the corresponding Send between
Groups
pre- and post-fader operation. When the en-
• Soft Keys view: Cycling preferences or per-
coder switch is unlit, the Send is set to post-fader
forming actions
operation. When the encoder switch is lit, the
• Default switch: Setting parameters to their Send is set to pre-fader operation.
default values
• Window Configuration view: Creating, ed- When you hold down the Pre/Post switch, the
iting, and recalling Window configurations pre/post status of all Sends is displayed.

• Memory Location view: Creating, editing,

Send Mute Switch
and recalling Memory Locations
The Send Mute switch is available only when
Switch Functions Section C|24 is in Sends Console view.

The Switch Functions section has three switches When the Send Mute switch is lit, the encoder
that set the function of the encoder switches in switches toggle the mute status of the corre-
certain views. sponding Send. When the encoder switch is un-
lit, the Send is not muted When the encoder
Select/Auto Switch switch is lit, the Send is muted.

The Select/Auto switch is available only when To view the mute status of all displayed Sends,
C|24 is in Parameter view. hold down the Send Mute switch.

Chapter 6: C|24 Pro Tools Controls 39

 LED Displays Mem Loc/Win Cfg Mode Shows the track name
on the top row and available Memory Locations
or Window Configurations on the bottom row.
Display Mode
switch Sends Console View
LED displays
In Sends Console view, the Display Mode switch
LED displays and Display Mode switch cycles through the following Send display
modes:
The LED displays provide two rows of 6 charac-
ters for each channel strip. Send Path Shows the track name on the top row
and the I/O or bus path for the Send on the bot-
LED Display Mode Switch tom row.

Send Volume Shows the track name on the top

To cycle forward through LED display modes:
row and the Send volume on the bottom row.
„ Press the Display Mode switch.
Blank Shows track name only on the top row.
To cycle backward through the LED display modes:
Channel Information
„ Hold the Shift (add) Modifier switch and press
the Display Mode switch. In any view, you can also press and hold the Dis-
play Mode switch to show channel state infor-
The available display modes depend on the cur- mation, including current view display, LED dis-
rent view. play data, rotary and fader controls, and plug-in
information.
Home (Pan Console) View

In Pan Console view, the Display Mode switch Insert Switch

cycles through the following channel display
modes:

Name Mode Shows the track name only on the

Insert/Send
top row. Volume and Pan values are displayed Bypass Insert switch
switch
on the bottom row when the fader is touched or
the encoder is moved, according to the TchVal Insert switch
preference. Each channel has an Insert switch that lets you
select and view inserts on that channel. The
Volume Mode Shows the track name on the top
switch lights to indicate that there is at least one
row and track volume on the bottom row.
non-EQ, non-Dynamics plug-in on the channel.
Pan Mode Shows the track name on the top row
and track pan on the bottom row.

Headroom Mode Shows the track name on the

top row and track headroom on the bottom row.

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When you press a lit Insert switch, C|24 enters When you double-press a Send switch, C|24 en-
Insert Select view, and displays the channel’s in- ters Expanded Pan view, and displays the pan
serts across the LCD displays. From Insert Select controls for a track. See “Expanded Pan View”
view, you can display all the controls of a single on page 75.
plug-in in Parameter view. See “Insert Select
View” on page 78 and “Parameter View” on Insert/Send Bypass Switch
page 80.
The Insert and Send Bypass switch changes the
In Parameter view, when you press and hold a lit function of the Send switches on all channels,
Insert switch, the LCD displays show informa- putting them in Bypass mode. When the In-
tion on the currently focused insert. sert/Send Bypass switch is lit, the Send switch
toggles the mute status of all Sends on the chan-
Insert/Send Bypass Switch nel. In Bypass mode, when the sends on a track
are muted, the track’s Send switch is lit.
The Insert and Send Bypass switch changes the
function of the Insert switches on all channels, See “Muting Sends in Pan/Send Channel View”
putting them in Bypass mode. When the In- on page 74.
sert/Send Bypass switch is lit, the Insert switch
toggles the Bypass state of all plug-ins on the EQ and Dynamics Switches
channel. In Bypass mode, when the plug-ins on
a track are bypassed, the track’s Insert switch is
EQ/Dyn
lit. Bypass Dyn switch
switch EQ switch
See “Bypassing Plug-ins” on page 79.

Send Switch EQ and Dynamics switches

Each channel has EQ and Dynamics switches

that let you focus any plug-ins of the corre-
sponding type assigned to that channel. The EQ
Insert/Send or Dyn switch lights to indicate that there is at
Send switch
Bypass
switch
least one plug-in of the corresponding type on
the channel. When you press a lit EQ or Dyn
Send switch
switch, C|24 enters Parameter view, and displays
Each channel has a Send switch that lets you se- the plug-in’s controls across the LCD displays.
lect and view Sends on that channel.The switch See “Viewing EQ and Dynamics Plug-ins” on
lights to indicate that there is at least one Send page 81.
on the channel.
In Parameter view, when you press and hold a lit
When you press a lit Send switch, C|24 enters EQ or Dyn switch, the LCD displays show infor-
Pan/Send Channel view, and displays the chan- mation on the currently focused plug-in.
nel’s Sends across the LCD displays. See
“Pan/Send Channel View” on page 73.

Chapter 6: C|24 Pro Tools Controls 41

 EQ and Dynamics Bypass Switch See “Working with Automation” on page 103.

The EQ and Dynamics Bypass switch changes The Automation Mode switch lets you cycle the
the function of the EQ and Dynamics switches channel through Touch, Latch, Touch/Latch,
on all channels, putting them in Bypass mode. Read and Off modes during playback, but it pre-
vents you from entering Write mode during
EQ Switch When the EQ and Dyn Bypass switch
playback. To directly enter Write mode during
is lit, the EQ switch toggles the Bypass state of all
playback, use the Global Automation Mode
EQ plug-ins on the channel. In Bypass mode,
switch (See “Automation Mode Switches” on
when the EQ plug-ins on a track are bypassed,
page 42.)
the track’s EQ switch is lit.
When in Write mode, the corresponding indica-
Dynamics Switch When the EQ and Dyn Bypass
tor flashes at all times. When in Touch, Latch, or
switch is lit, the Dyn switch toggles the Bypass
Touch/Latch modes, the corresponding indica-
state of all Dynamics plug-ins on the channel. In
tor lights until automation writing begins.
Bypass mode, when the Dynamics plug-ins on a
When automation writing begins on the chan-
track are bypassed, the track’s Dyn switch is lit.
nel, the indicator flashes. If automation is
See “Bypassing EQ and Dynamics Plug-ins” on turned off for the channel (Off), none of the in-
page 81. dicators is lit.

Channel Automation Mode Switch and

Indicators Global Automation Switches

Automation Mode Switches

Automation Mode indicators

Automation Automation
Automation Mode switch Write Mode Trim Mode
switch switch
Automation Mode switch and indicators Automation Automation
Touch Mode Read Mode
switch switch
Each channel has an Automation Mode switch Automation Automation
and series of Automation Mode indicators Latch Mode Off
switch switch
(Write, Touch, Latch, Trim and Read).
Automation Mode switches
The Automation Mode switch cycles the chan-
The Automation Mode switches are used to dis-
nel through the following Pro Tools automation
play and set automation modes. These switches
modes:
light to indicate that at least one channel is in
• Write that automation mode. If multiple channels are
• Touch selected and set to different automation modes,
• Latch all applicable mode switches are lit.
• Touch/Latch (Pro Tools HD only)
• Read
• Off

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The Automation Mode switches mirror the When writing is enabled for an automation type
function of the on-screen Automation Mode se- but it is not currently writing on any track in the
lector for each track, and let you change auto- session, the corresponding switch lights solid.
mation modes of channels during playback. When writing is enabled for an automation type
and it is currently writing on any track in the
See “Working with Automation” on page 103. session, the corresponding switch flashes.
Write Switch Indicates or sets the automation Volume Switch Enables and suspends writing of
mode of a track to Write mode. channel volume automation on all tracks in the
Touch Switch Indicates or sets the automation session.
mode of a track to Touch mode. Pan Switch Enables and suspends writing of
Latch Switch Indicates or sets the automation channel pan automation on all tracks in the ses-
mode of a track to Latch mode. sion.

Trim Switch (Pro Tools HD Only) Indicates or sets Mute Switch Enables and suspends writing of
the automation mode of a track to Trim mode. channel mute automation on all tracks in the
session.
Read Switch Indicates or sets the automation
mode of a track to Read mode. Send Level Switch Enables and suspends writing
of send level automation on all tracks in the ses-
Off Switch Sets the automation mode of a track sion.
to Off.
Send Pan Switch Enables and suspends writing
of send pan automation on all tracks in the ses-
Automation Enable Switches sion.

Send Mute Switch Enables and suspends writing

Enable Volume Enable Send Level of send mute automation on all channels.
Automation Automation
switch switch
Plug-in Switch Enables and suspends writing of
Enable Pan Enable Send Pan automation for any automation-enabled plug-in
Automation Automation
switch switch parameters on all tracks in the session.
Enable Mute Enable Send Mute
Automation Automation Suspend Switch Suspends writing and playback
switch switch
of all automation in the session.
Suspend Enable Plug-in
Automation Automation
switch switch

Automation Enable switches

The Automation Enable switches are used to en-

able or suspend writing of each type of automa-
tion on all channels. The Automation Enable
switches mirror the function of the correspond-
ing buttons in the Automation window.

Chapter 6: C|24 Pro Tools Controls 43

 Automation Write To Switches
Modifier Switches
(Pro Tools HD Only)

Automation Shift (add) Option/Alt (all)

Write To All switch switch
switch
Control/Win Command/Ctrl
Automation Automation
Write to Start Write To End switch switch
switch switch
Automation Automation Modifier switches
Write to Punch Write to Next
switch switch The Modifier keys duplicate the function of the
Automation Write To switches Pro Tools computer keyboard modifiers.

The Automation Write To switches invoke the

Shift (add) Switch (Mac and Windows)
manual “Write to Start/End/All/Punch”
commands and the automatic “Write to The Shift (add) Modifier switch duplicates the
Start/End/All/Punch on Stop” automation com- function of the Shift key on the computer key-
mands in Pro Tools. These switches mirror the board.
function of the corresponding buttons in the
Automation window. Control (Mac) or Win (Windows) Switch

See “Working with Automation” on page 103. The Ctrl/Win Modifier switch duplicates the
function of the Control key (Mac) or the Win-
All Switch Writes the current automation value dows key, also called the Start key, (Windows)
of all write-enabled parameters to an entire se- on the computer keyboard.
lection or track when performing an automa-
tion pass. Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows) Switch

Start Switch Writes the current automation The Opt/Alt (all) Modifier switch duplicates the
value of all write-enabled parameters to the start function or the Option key (Mac) or the Alt key
of a selection or track when performing an auto- (Windows) on the computer keyboard.
mation pass.
Command (Mac) or Control (Windows) Switch
End Switch Writes the current automation value
of all write-enabled parameters to the end of a The Command/Ctrl Modifier switch duplicates
selection or track when performing an automa- the function of the Command key (Mac) or the
tion pass. Control (Windows) key on the computer key-
board.
Punch Switch Writes the current automation
value of all write-enabled parameters back to the
punch point (the location in the track where the
current automation pass started).

Next Switch Writes the current automation

value of all write-enabled parameters forward to
the next automation breakpoint.

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Channel Bar
The Channel Bar spans the center of the Fader section of C|24, and includes controls for inserts, chan-
nel assignments, pan display, send display, and Soft Key functions.

Inserts Assign Pan Soft Keys Sends Channel Bar

section section section switch section Scroll
switches

Channel Bar

Inserts Section Compare Switch

The Compare switch lets you compare any plug-
in changes to the currently loaded plug-in set-
tings. This mirrors the function of the Compare
button in Pro Tools plug-in windows. The Com-
pare switch lights to indicate that controls on a
Insert/
Compare plug-in have been changed but not saved as a
Parameter
switch
switch preset.
Master Bypass Safe
switch switch
Safe Switch
Inserts section of the Channel Bar
The Safe switch enables plug-in automation safe
Master Bypass Switch mode for the currently displayed plug-in. The
The Master Bypass switch bypasses plug-ins in Safe switch lights when an automation safed
one of two ways, depending on the current plug-in is focused.
view.
Insert/Parameter Switch
Insert Select View The Master Bypass switch by-
passes all plug-ins on the focused channel. The Insert/Parameter switch toggles the C|24
view between Insert Select view and Parameter
Parameter View The Master Bypass switch by- view, and accesses multi-mono plug-in setup
passes only the plug-in currently shown in the page. When an insert’s parameters are shown in
LCD displays. the LCD displays, the Insert/Param switch
lights.
The Master Bypass switch lights to indicate that
the currently displayed plug-in is bypassed. The See “Parameter View” on page 80 and “Setting
Master Bypass switch flashes to indicate that at Up Multi-mono Plug-ins” on page 81.
least one channel of a currently displayed multi-
mono plug-in is bypassed.

Chapter 6: C|24 Pro Tools Controls 45

 Assign Section Pan Section
When in Pan Console view or Pan/Send Chan-
nel view, the switches in the Pan section deter-
mine which pan controls are assigned to the
channel encoders. The corresponding pan, di-
Escape/ vergence, or percentage values are shown in the
Input
Cancel LCD displays.
switch
switch
Assign Output
switch switch

Assign section of the Channel Bar

Assign Switch L(C)R Rear Center % L/R

switch switch switch switch
The Assign switch puts C|24 into Assign mode,
Front-Rear Divergence LFE Soft Keys
which lets you assign inputs, outputs, inserts, switch switch switch switch
and sends from the rotary encoders.
Pan section of the Channel Bar
See “Assign Mode” on page 87.
L(C)R Switch
Input and Output Switches The L(C)R switch assigns Left-Right pan (stereo
tracks) or Front pan (multichannel tracks) to the
The Input and Output switches display channel
encoder. When the Divergence switch is lit, this
input and output pathnames in the bottom row
switch assigns Front divergence control to the
of the LCD displays.
encoder.
In Assign mode, the Input and Output switches
bring the inputs and outputs to the rotary en- Front-Rear Switch
coders for assignment.
The Front-Rear switch assigns Front-Rear pan to
the encoder. When the Divergence switch is lit,
Escape/Cancel Switch this switch assigns Front-Rear divergence con-
The Escape/Cancel switch is used to exit modes trol to the encoder.
and to cancel operations or on-screen dialogs.
Rear Switch
When an action has occurred that can be exited
or canceled with the Escape/Cancel switch, the The Rear switch assigns Rear pan to the encoder.
switch flashes. When the Divergence switch is lit, this switch
assigns Rear divergence control to the encoder.

Divergence Switch
The Divergence switch puts the L(C)R, Front-
Rear, and Rear switches into Divergence mode,
which lets you adjust divergence for the corre-
sponding parameters.

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Center Percentage Switch The following console preferences, actions and
and automation preferences are available:
The Center Percentage (%) switch assigns the
Center Percentage parameter to the encoder.
Console Preferences

LFE Switch Faders (Faders On/Off) Temporarily turns off

C|24 faders to prevent fader movement when
The LFE switch assigns LFE volume control to monitoring a mix.
the encoder.
TchVal (Touch Display of Parameter Values) De-
L/R Switch termines the temporary display of control pa-
rameter values on a track when its fader is
The L/R switch toggles display of the Left and touched or its encoder is moved. TchVal can be
Right pan control on the track’s encoder. When set to the following:
L/R switch is unlit, the track pan controls the
• On: All parameter values display when a
Left pan control (stereo tracks). When L/R
control is touched
switch is lit, the track pan controls the Right pan
• Off: Touch has no effect
control (stereo tracks).
• NoVol: All parameter values except volume
values display when a control is touched
Soft Keys Switch
Select (Select Switch Latch Mode) Determines
The Soft Keys switch provides access to C|24
whether channel Select switches follow latching
preferences, Pro Tools actions and Automation
or X-OR (non-latching) behavior.
preferences directly from the LCD displays.
‹ When this preference is set to “Latch,” chan-

To set a preference or action from the Soft Keys: nel Select buttons will latch on when pressed.
‹ When this preference is set to “X-OR,” press-
1 Press the Soft Keys switch.
ing a channel Select switches disables other
2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to channel Select switches. To select multiple chan-
the displayed item to cycle the preference set- nels in X-OR mode, press and hold multiple Se-
ting or perform the command. lect switches.
3 Press the Soft Keys switch to exit. TkDsp (Track Display) Cycles the display of track
names in the Console views to include Name
You can exit Soft Keys directly by entering
(name only), Number (track position number
any other view or mode on C|24, except for
and an abbreviated name), or Grp ID (Group ID
Master Faders mode. The Masters switch
letter and an abbreviated track name).
does not exit Soft Keys.

Chapter 6: C|24 Pro Tools Controls 47

 ChanWn (Channel Window Display) Determines Automation Preferences
whether displaying plug-in or send parameters
(Pro Tools HD Only)
opens the corresponding plug-in or send win-
dow on-screen in Pro Tools. AutoJn (Auto Join) Sets tracks in Latch mode to
‹ When this preference is set to “Yes,” the on-
automatically resume writing of automation af-
screen display of plug-in and send windows ter the transport is stopped and started again
changes to reflect the state of the control during an automation pass.
surface.
LchStp (Allow Latch Prime in Stop) Toggles the
‹ When this preference is set to “No,” the on- Allow Latch Prime in Stop preference, which al-
screen display of plug-in and send windows does lows tracks in Latch mode to be primed for writ-
not change to reflect the state of the control ing automation while the transport is stopped.
surface.
ColVCA (Coalesce when Removing Slaves from
2KbPan (Two-Knob Panning) (Pro Tools HD Only) VCA Group) Toggles the preference that auto-
matically coalesces automation to slave track
Toggles linking of front and rear pan controls in
when they are removed from a VCA-controlled
surround panner windows to facilitate left-right
group.
motion in the surround field.
ColTrm (Coalesce Trim Automation) Sets the pref-
Actions erence that determines when Trim automation
is coalesced. The preference settings are as fol-
(Pro Tools HD Only)
lows:
Prview (Preview) Puts Pro Tools in Preview • EveryP: After Every Pass
mode. • OnExit: On Exiting Trim Mode

PchPrv (Punch Preview) Executes the Punch Pre- • Manual: Manually

view command.

SusPrv (Preview Suspend) Suspends Preview

mode.

Captre (Capture) Executes the Capture com-

mand.

PchCap (Punch Capture) Executes the Punch

Capture command.

Join Executes the Join command.

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Sends Section
Miscellaneous Controls
The Sends section switches are used in Console
view to focus sends in the LCD displays. Send
volume is controlled by the encoders.
Edit Mode Switches

Sends Spot Grid

F-J
switches (A-E/F-J) switch switch
switch
Shuffle Slip
Sends section of the Channel Bar switch switch

F-J switch Edit Mode switches

The F-J switch selects the bank of Sends accessi- The Edit Mode switches place Pro Tools directly
ble from the Sends switches. in the corresponding Edit mode. The switch
lights to indicate the current mode.
When the F-J switch is off, the Sends switches
control Sends A through E. When the F-J switch Shuffle Switch Places Pro Tools in Shuffle mode.
is on, the Sends switches control Sends F
Spot Switch Places Pro Tools in Spot mode.
through J.
Slip Switch Places Pro Tools in Slip mode.
Sends Switches
Grid Switch Toggles Pro Tools between Absolute
The Sends switches (A-E, F-J) are used to focus a and Relative Grid mode.
single Send position in the LCD displays, across
all tracks. The switches light to indicate the cur- See “Selecting Edit Tools” on page 101.
rently focused Send.

Channel Bar Scroll Switches

The Channel Bar Scroll switches are used to
bank the display of parameters, sends, memory
locations, window configurations, or groups in
the LCD displays.

The Channel Bar Scroll switches light when ad-

ditional parameters are available in the corre-
sponding direction.

Chapter 6: C|24 Pro Tools Controls 49

 View and Edit Switches Edit Switches
The Edit switches directly execute the corre-
sponding command in Pro Tools. The switches
light to indicate which functions are available.

Copy and Paste Switches

Focus Copy
switch switch The Copy and Paste switches carry out the Copy
Home Mic Pre Paste and Paste commands in the Pro Tools Edit
switch switch switch menu.
View and Edit switches See “Cutting and Pasting” on page 101.
View Switches
Tools & Functions Switches
Home Switch

The Home switch puts C|24 into Pan/Console

view, which is the default view. In this view, fad-
ers control channel volume, rotary encoders
control channel pan.
Trim/ Grabber/ Smart/ Link Trk-Edit/
See “Pan Console View” on page 71. All Notes Off Click Merge-Rec Zoom Tog

Alt Function Select/ Pencil/ Link Edit-TL/

Focus Switch Wait For Note Count Off Tab to Trsnt
Tools and Functions switches
The Focus switch returns C|24 to the previously
focused view (Parameter view, Expanded Send Alternate Function Switch
view, Expanded Pan view, or Mic Pre view) after
you change to a Console view. The Focus switch The Alternate Function switch selects the top or
lights to indicate that it is possible to return to a bottom command for the dual-function
focused view. switches in this section.
‹ When the Alternate Function switch is off, the
Mic Pre Switch top function is active for all switches in this sec-
tion.
The Mic Pre switch toggles C|24 into Mic Pre
view, which shows the controls of any con- ‹ When the Alternate Function switch is on, the

nected Digidesign PRE. bottom function is active for all switches in this
section.
See “Mic Pre View” on page 82.
Edit Tools
Trim Selects the Trim tool and cycles through
the versions of the tool.

Select Selects the Selector tool.

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Grabber Selects the Grabber tool and cycles Tab to Transients
through the versions of the tool.
The Tab to Transients switch toggles the Tab to
Pencil Selects the Pencil tool and cycles through Transients option. The switch lights when the
the versions of the tool. option is selected.

Smart Selects the Smart Tool.

Zoom Toggle
The Smart Tool can also be selected by simulta-
The Zoom Toggle switch controls the Zoom Tog-
neously pressing any combination of the Trim,
gle state. The switch lights when Zoom Toggle is
Select, and Grabber switches.
enabled.

Link Edit and Timeline

Window Switches
The Link Edit and Timeline switch toggles the
Link Timeline and Edit Selection option. The
switch lights when the option is selected.

Link Track and Edit Selection

Mix/ Plug-in/ Transport/ Mem Loc/
The Link Track and Edit Selection switch toggles Workspace Big Counter Undo MIDI Ops
the Link Track and Edit Selection option. The
Alt Function Edit/ Pan/ Win Config/
switch lights when the option is selected. Task Mgr Automation Properties

Window switches
MIDI Commands and Controls
Alternate Function Switch
All Notes Off Executes the All MIDI Notes Off
command. The Alternate Function switch selects the top or
bottom command for the dual-function
Wait For Note Enables Wait for Note in the switches in this section.
Transport window. The switch lights when Wait
‹ When the Alternate Function switch is off, the
for Note is enabled.
top function is active for all switches in this sec-
Click Enables the Metronome Click in the Trans- tion.
port window. The switch lights when Metro- ‹ When the Alternate Function switch is on, the
nome Click is enabled. bottom function is active for all switches in this
section.
Count Off Enables the Countoff in the Transport
window. The switch lights when Countoff is en-
abled. Pro Tools Windows

Merge-Record Enables MIDI Merge recording in Mix Opens the Mix Window or brings it to the
the Transport window. The switch lights when front.
MIDI Merge is enabled. Edit Opens the Edit Window or brings it to the
front.

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 Plug-in Opens and closes the window for the cur- Global Controls
rently focused plug-in.

Pan Opens and closes the window for the cur-

rently focused pan controls.

Transport The Transport switch opens and closes

Do To
the Transport window, and lets you show/hide Selected Solo Clear Vel Sens Master Rec
sections of the Transport window. See “Display- switch switch switch switch

ing the Transport Window” on page 94. Do To All Default Plug-in Safe Input Mon
switch switch switch switch
Window Configuration The Window Configura- Global controls
tion (Win Cfg) switch opens and closes the Win-
dow Configuration list and lets you display and Do To All and Do To Selected Switches
select Window Configurations in the LCD dis-
The Do To All and the Do To Selected switches
plays. See “Window Configuration View” on
are used to apply actions to multiple tracks in a
page 84.
Pro Tools session.
Memory Locations The Memory Locations (Mem
The Do To All and Do To Selected switches can
Loc) switch opens and closes the Memory Loca-
follow momentary or latching behavior.
tions window and lets you display and select
Memory Locations in the LCD displays. See ‹ When single-pressed, their effect applies only

“Memory Location View” on page 85. to the next operation.

‹ When held, they apply to all operations car-
Workspace The Workspace switch opens and
ried out while being held.
closes the DigiBase Workspace Browser.
‹ When double-pressed, they latch on and flash
Task Manager The Task Manager (Task Mgr) until pressed a second time.
switch opens and closes the DigiBase Task Man-
ager window.
Default Switch
Big Counter The Big Counter switch opens and The Default switch is used to reset displayed pa-
closes the Big Counter window. rameters to their default values.
Automation The Automation switch opens and The Default switch can follow momentary or
closes the Automation window. latching behavior. When single-pressed, its ef-
fect applies only to the next operation. When
Undo The Undo switch opens and closes the
double-pressed, it latches on and flashes until
Undo History window.
pressed a second time.
Properties The Properties switch opens and
closes the MIDI Real-Time Properties window.

MIDI Operations The MIDI Operations switch

opens and closes the MIDI Operations window.

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Solo Clear Switch Groups
The Solo Clear switch clears all latched Solo
switches in the session. This switch flashes
when any channel is soloed. Create Groups switch

Plug-in Safe Switch Enable Groups switch

The Plug-In Safe switch enables plug-in automa-

Modify Groups switch
tion safe mode for the currently focused plug-in.
This switch is lit when an automation safe plug-
Delete Groups switch
in is focused.

Suspend Groups switch

Velocity Sensitive Switch
Groups switches
The Velocity Sensitive (Vel Sens) switch toggles
all Rotary Encoders between fixed-velocity Create Switch
mode and velocity sensitive mode, where the re-
sponsiveness of the encoder is proportional to The Create switch lets you use C|24 to select a
the speed of rotation. Group ID and select tracks to create new
Mix/Edit Groups. See “Creating Groups” on
page 83.
Input Monitor Switch

Pro Tools HD Enable Switch

In Pro Tools HD, the Input Monitor switch tog- The Enable switch lets you toggle the enabled
gles the Input Monitor option between “Set status of current groups. See “Enabling and Sus-
Record Tracks to Auto Input” and “Set Record pending Groups” on page 83.
Tracks to To Input Only” on all record-enabled
tracks. Modify Switch

Pro Tools LE The Modify switch lets you use C|24 to modify
Mix/Edit groups. See “Modifying Groups” on
In Pro Tools LE, the Input Monitor switch tog- page 84.
gles Pro Tools between Input Only Monitoring
and Auto Input Monitoring.
Delete Switch

Master Record Enable Switch The Delete switch executes the Delete Groups
command. See “Deleting Groups” on page 84.
The Master Record Enable switch toggles record
enable status for all applicable audio tracks in a Deleting groups cannot be undone.
session. This switch flashes when channels are
record-enabled and the Pro Tools transport is Suspend Switch
stopped, and lights continuously during record-
The Suspend switch suspends all groups in the
ing.
session.

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 Pre-Roll Switch Plays audio starting at the pre-
Transport and Navigation roll point up to the beginning of the selection.
Controls
Mark In Switch Plays audio starting at the selec-
tion start through the length of the post-roll
Transport Mode Switches amount.

Mark Out Switch Plays audio back-timed from

the selection end by the pre-roll amount.

Post-Roll Switch Plays audio starting at the end

of a selection through the post-roll amount.
RTZ/E Online
switch switch
Audition Trans= Return to Zero/Go To End Switch
switch switch
The Return to Zero/Go To End switch locates the
cursor to the beginning or the end of the ses-
sion. See “Navigating with the Transport” on
page 99.
Mark In Post-Roll
switch switch
Transport Master Switch
Pre-Roll Mark Out
switch switch The Transport Master (Transport =) switch cy-
cles the Transport Master through the available
options, which can include Pro Tools, Machine,
MMC, or Remote. The Transport Equals switch
lights when the Transport Master is set to Ma-
Loop Playback QuickPunch
switch switch chine, MMC, or Remote.
Dyn Trans Loop Record
switch switch
Online Switch
Transport Mode switches
The Online switch toggles the Pro Tools trans-
Audition Switch port online status when triggering playback
from an external source. The Online switch
The Audition switch toggles Audition mode on flashes when the transport is waiting for sync,
and off. When Audition mode is on, this switch and lights to indicate that the transport is on-
lights. line.

In Audition mode, you can listen to either the

start or end of a selection, with or without pre- Pre-Roll and Post-Roll Switches
roll or post-roll, by pressing the following The Pre-Roll and Post-Roll switches toggle the
switches: enable status of pre-roll and post-roll in the
Pro Tools transport. The Pre-Roll and Post-Roll
switches light to indicate they are enabled.

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In Audition mode, the Pre-Roll and Post-Roll Zoom Preset Switches
switches activate playback of various parts of an
edit selection. See “Audition Switch” on
page 54.
Zoom Preset 1 Zoom Preset 2
Mark In and Mark Out Switches
Zoom Preset 3 Zoom Preset 4
In Audition mode, the Mark In and Mark Out
switches activate playback of various parts of an Zoom Preset 5
edit selection, and in conjunction with the
Scrub/Shuttle wheel, let you create selections. Zoom Preset switches
See “Selecting Audio” on page 99.
The Zoom Preset switches let you set and recall
the five horizontal Zoom presets in Pro Tools.
Dynamic Transport Switch
The Dynamic Transport switch toggles Dynamic File/Utility Switches
Transport mode on and off.

Loop Playback Switch Undo

switch Utility
switch
The Loop Playback switch toggles Loop Playback Redo
mode on and off. The Loop Playback state is mir- switch
rored in the Play button in the Pro Tools Trans-
port window. When Loop Playback mode is ac- Esc/Cancel
tive, this switch lights. switch
Enter Save
switch switch
Loop Record Switch File/Utility switches
The Loop Record switch toggles Loop Record
Undo Switch
mode on and off. The Loop Record state is mir-
rored in the Record button in the Pro Tools The Undo switch executes the Undo command
Transport window. When Loop Record mode is in Pro Tools.
active, this switch lights.
Redo Switch
QuickPunch Switch
The Redo switch executes the Redo command in
The QuickPunch switch toggles QuickPunch Pro Tools.
record mode on and off. When QuickPunch
mode is active, this switch lights. The Quick- Utility Switch
Punch state is mirrored in the Record button in
the Pro Tools Transport window. The Utility switch places C|24 in Utility mode.
When C|24 is in Utility mode, this switch
flashes.

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 Utility mode lets you view C|24 system informa- Zoom Switch
tion, run diagnostic tests, and set certain C|24
preferences. For complete information, see The Zoom switch puts the Arrow switches in
Appendix B, “Utility Mode.” Zoom mode.

Enter Switch Navigate Switch

The Enter switch is used to confirm operations, The Navigate switch puts the Arrow switches in
and is equivalent to clicking OK in Pro Tools di- Navigate mode.
alogs.
Arrow Switches
The Enter switch is also used to create new
Memory Locations, and is equivalent to the En- The function of the Arrow switches depends on
ter key on the computer numeric keypad. the current mode.

Zoom Mode In Zoom Mode, the Up and Down

Esc/Cancel Switch Arrow switches change the vertical zoom and
The Escape/Cancel switch is used to exit modes the Previous (Left) and Next (Right) Arrow
and to cancel operations or on-screen dialogs. switches change the horizontal zoom in the
Pro Tools Edit window.
When an action has occurred that can be exited
or canceled with the Escape/Cancel switch, the Navigate Mode In Navigate mode, the Up and
switch flashes. Down Arrow switches move the edit cursor or
selection up and down among tracks, and the
Previous (Left) and Next (Right) Arrow switches
Save Switch
move the edit cursor left and right among re-
The Save switch executes the Save Session com- gion boundaries or transients (according to the
mand in Pro Tools. Whenever a change is made Tab to Transients setting).
in a session and the Save command is available,
Pro Tools Window Text Entry In both Zoom or
this switch lights.
Navigate modes, the Arrow switches can be used
to navigate on-screen text fields.
Zoom/Navigate Switches
Dialog Box Navigation In Pro Tools, the Arrow
Zoom Mode Navigate Mode switches can be used to navigate through folders
switch switch in dialog boxes such the Open Session dialog.

Edit Window Navigation In the Edit window, the

Arrow switches let you page the Edit window
forward and backward.
Arrow switches

Zoom/Navigate switches

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Scrub/Shuttle Controls Bank/Nudge Switches

Trim switch

Scrub Shuttle
switch switch

Scrub/
Shuttle
wheel

Bank Left Bank Right

switch switch

Nudge switch
Scrub/Shuttle controls Bank/Nudge switches

Scrub/Shuttle Wheel Bank Switches

The Scrub/Shuttle wheel is used for cursor loca- The Bank switches move the display of tracks on
tion, scrubbing, zooming, window navigation, C|24 to the left or to the right 24 channels at a
and banking faders. time. If the “Mix/Edit Window Follows Bank Se-
lection” option is selected, the Pro Tools on-
Scrub Switch screen display moves to mirror the track display
on C|24.
The Scrub switch places the transport in Scrub
mode, which lets you scrub from the cursor po-
sition or across a selection. Nudge Switch
The Nudge switch, used with the Bank switches,
Trim Switch moves the display of tracks on C|24 to the left or
(Pro Tools HD Only) to the right one channel at a time. If the
“Mix/Edit Window Follows Bank Selection” op-
The Trim switch places the transport in tion is selected, the Pro Tools on-screen display
Trim/Scrub mode, which lets you scrub to locate moves to mirror the track display on C|24.
an edit point, then trim to that point.

Shuttle Switch
(Pro Tools HD Only)

The Shuttle switch places the transport in Shut-

tle mode, which lets you scrub at several times
normal speed.

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 Transport Switches Masters Switch

Masters switch

Fast Forward Play

switch switch
Rewind Stop Record
switch switch switch
Masters switch
Transport switches
The Masters switch cycles temporary display of
The C|24 Transport switches correspond to the
Master Fader tracks and VCA Master tracks
buttons in the Pro Tools Transport window.
(Pro Tools HD only) to the right side of the C|24
Rewind Switch Moves backward through the faders. The Masters switch flashes to indicate
Pro Tools session beginning from the current display of Master Faders or VCA Master tracks.
cursor position, as long as the switch is held.

Fast Forward Switch Moves forward through the Flip Switch

Pro Tools session beginning from the current
cursor position, as long as the switch is held.

Stop Switch Stops playback of the Pro Tools ses-

sion. Flip switch

Play Switch Begins playback of the Pro Tools ses-

sion from the current cursor position.

Record Switch Arms Pro Tools for recording. The Flip switch
exact function depends on the current Pro Tools
record mode (QuickPunch, TrackPunch, Wait The Flip switch invokes Flip mode. Flip mode
for Note, Pause). transfers control assignments from rotary en-
coders to the channel faders, which lets you use
See “Navigating with the Transport” on page 99. the touch-sensitive faders to edit and automate
pan, send, PRE, and plug-in parameter values.
The Flip switch flashes to indicate Flip mode.

You can enter Assign mode while in Flip mode,

and use the faders (instead of the encoders) to
scroll through lists when assigning inputs, out-
puts, inserts and sends.

See “Flip Modes” on page 86.

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Talkback Switch
Meter Bridge

Meters and Counter Display

Main Counter Output Meters

Talkback switch

Talkback switch

The Talkback switch activates the Talkback mi-

crophone. The Talkback switch lights to indi-
cate that Talkback is active. Talkback signal is
summed with the Cue inputs and also sent to
the Slate output. For more information on Talk-
back signal routing, see “Monitor Section” on
page 23.

Talkback level is set with the Talkback controls

Talkback microphone
in the Monitor section. See “Talkback Level
Counter switch
Knob and Switch” on page 63.
Main Counter and Output Meters
You can set Talkback to stay on only when held,
or to latch on if rapidly double-pressed. See Output Meters
“Talkback Latching” on page 116.
The right side of the C|24 meter bridge has a
You can set the Talkback and Listen micro- group of six 14-segment LED bar graph meters
phones to turn on automatically when the for displaying output levels.
Pro Tools Transport is stopped, and turn off
when the Pro Tools Transport is running. See Stereo Output
“Auto Talkback” on page 120. In a standard configuration, the Output meters
In addition to the Talkback switch, you can con- show stereo output on channels 1 and 3.
trol Talkback with a footswitch connected to
C|24. See “Footswitch Connectors” on page 11
Multichannel Output (Pro Tools HD Only)
and “Footswitch Function and Polarity” on The Output meters show multichannel output
page 117. up to 5.1 Surround. The meters always display
output in this order: L, C, R, Ls, Rs, LFE.

Main Counter
The Main Counter mirrors the display of the
Main Time Scale in Pro Tools.

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 Time Display Format Indicators The left side of the C|24 meter bridge has 24
pairs of 14-segment LED bar graphs for display-
The indicator to the left of the Main Counter ing track levels. These meters can display pre- or
shows the currently displayed time scale format. post-fader levels, depending on the state of the
Formats include: Meters Post switch.
• Hours:Minutes:Seconds:Milliseconds
• Hours:Minutes:Seconds:Frames Mono tracks use only the left side of the LED
pair on a channel. Stereo and multichannel
• Feet+Frames
(Pro Tools HD only) tracks use both sides of the
• Bars|Beats LED pair on a channel.
• Samples (all indicators off)

Meter Controls
Counter Switch
The Counter switch cycles the Main Counter on
C|24 (and on-screen in Pro Tools) through the Clear Clip Meters Post
time scale formats currently displayed in the switch switch
Pro Tools Edit window.

To cycle the Main Counter through all time

formats: Clear Clip switch and Meters Post switch
„ Hold Option/Alt (all) while pressing the
Clear Clip Switch
Counter switch.
The Clear Clip switch on the left-hand side of
Talkback Microphone C|24 clears clip indications on all channel and
output meters on C|24 and all meters in
The C|24 built-in Talkback microphone is acti- Pro Tools, and in Pro Tools HD, any plug-in clip
vated by the Talkback switch. The output for the indications. The Clear Clip switch lights to indi-
built-in Talkback microphone appears in the cate clipping anywhere in the Pro Tools session.
Cue Outputs connectors.

Meters Post Switch

Channel Meters
The Meters Post switch toggles the Channel
Meters between pre-fader and post-fader opera-
tion. This switch mirrors the state of the Pre-
and Post-Fader Metering options in Pro Tools.
The Meters Post switch lights when channel
meters are set to post-fader operation.
Channel Meters

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Chapter 7: C|24 Analog Audio Controls

Monitor Section
The Monitor section includes controls for 6-channel control room monitoring, 2-channel studio
loudspeaker and cue system routing, headphone output, and listenback and talkback input.

Output Mode
switch
Output Mode Control Room Main Output Solo
Preset Indicators switches switch

Control Room Headphone Solo LS Cue Listen Mic Talkback

encoder level knob level knob level knob level knob level knob

Alt Monitor From Cue Studio LS Main>Cue Listen Mic

switch switch switch switch switch

Dim Main Stereo 1 Sum

Mute switch Mono switch switch Stereo 2 switch
Alt Sur
switch switch switch switch
C|24 Monitor section

Chapter 7: C|24 Analog Audio Controls 61

 Output Mode
switch
Output Mode Control Room Main Output Solo
Preset Indicators switches switch

C|24 Monitor section (top)

Output Mode Switch and Indicators Control Room Main Output Switches
C|24 has three preset monitor modes available The Control Room Main Output switches en-
for the Control Room Main Outputs: able the corresponding output channels. You
• Stereo (L,R) can enable any combination of channels at a
• LCRS time.

• 5.1 (L, C, R, Ls, Rs, LFE) An output switch lights to indicate that the
channel is enabled.
The Output Mode switch cycles through these
three preset modes. The switches are as follows:
‹ When any of these preset modes is selected, • L (Left)
its indicator lights, and the corresponding Main • C (Center)
Output switches light. • R (Right)
‹ When any of these preset modes is selected • Ls (Left Surround)
and any of its outputs are disabled, or any addi- • Rs (Right Surround)
tional outputs are enabled, the indicator flashes.
• LFE (Low Frequency Effect)
Stereo Mode In Stereo mode, only the Left (L)
and Right (R) output channels of the Control Solo Switch
Room Main Outputs are active, even when
The Solo switch puts the Main Output switches
monitoring a surround input source. No sum-
in Solo mode, which lets you solo output chan-
ming of the surround channels occurs.
nels by pressing the corresponding switch. The
LCRS Mode In LCRS mode, the Left (L), Center Solo switch lights to indicate Solo mode is ac-
(C), Right (R), and Left Surround (Ls) channels tive.
are active. In this mode, the Left Surround (Ls)
When you first enter Solo mode, all currently
input is routed to both the Left Surround (Ls)
enabled Main Output switches remain active,
and Right Surround (Rs) outputs.
until you press a switch to solo a channel.
5.1 Mode In 5.1 mode, all output channels are
active.

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 Control Room Headphone Studio LS Cue Listen Mic Talkback
encoder level knob level knob level knob level knob level knob

Alt Monitor From Cue Studio LS Main>Cue Listen Mic

switch switch switch switch switch
C|24 Monitor section (middle)

Control Room Encoder and LEDs Studio LS Level Knob and Switch
The Control Room encoder controls the output The Studio LS level knob controls volume to the
volume for the Main and Alt outputs. The en- Studio LS outputs. The Studio LS switch acti-
coder LEDs show Gain graphically, and the LCD vates the Studio LS output, and lights to indicate
displays show Gain values (in dB). that the Studio LS is on.

Alt Monitor Switch Cue Level Knob and Main to Cue Switch
The Alt Monitor switch routes the Left and Right The Cue level knob controls volume to the Cue
channels to the Alt Outputs, and deactivates the outputs. The Main to Cue switch routes the Left
C, Ls, Rs, and LFE channels. When the Alt Mon- and Right Control Room outputs to the Cue out-
itor outputs are active, this switch is lit. When puts and disables the feed from the Cue input.
the Main Monitor outputs are active, this switch The Main to Cue switch lights to indicate that
is unlit. the routing is active.

Headphone Level Knob Listen Mic Level Knob and Switch

The Headphone level knob controls volume to The Listen Mic level knob controls gain for the
the built-in headphone output. The headphone Listen microphone, which feeds the Main out-
output is fed by the Left and Right Control put. The Listen Mic switch activates Listenback,
Room Main outputs (channels 1 and 3). and lights when Listenback is on.

From Cue Switch Talkback Level Knob and Switch

The From Cue switch routes the Cue output to The Talkback level knob controls gain for the
the headphones (post Cue level control) and dis- Talkback microphone. Talkback signal is
ables the feed from the Main output. The From summed with the Cue inputs and also sent to
Cue switch lights to indicate that the Cue rout- the Slate output. Talkback is activated by the
ing is active. Talkback switch in the Transport section.

Chapter 7: C|24 Analog Audio Controls 63

 Dim Main Stereo 1 Sum
Mute switch Mono switch switch Stereo 2 switch
Alt Sur
switch switch switch switch

C|24 Monitor section (bottom)

Master Control Room Output Control Room Input Selectors

Controls
Control Room Input selections are mutually ex-
clusive (X-OR) unless the Sum switch is en-
Mute Switch
gaged, when they are additive.
The Mute switch mutes all Control Room mon-
itor outputs (Main and Alt), but does not mute Main Switch
Headphone, Cue, and Studio LS outputs. The
The Main switch routes the Main Surround in-
Mute switch lights to indicate that Control
put (Pro Tools In 1-6) to the Control Room out-
Room outputs are muted.
puts. The Main switch lights to indicate that it is
active.
Dim Switch
The Dim switch applies an adjustable gain re- Alt Sur Switch
duction to all Control Room monitor outputs
The Alt Sur switch routes the Alternate Surround
(Main, Alt, and Stereo 1 and 2), but does not af-
input (Surround In 1-6) to the Control Room
fect Headphone, Cue, and LS outputs. The de-
outputs. The Alt Sur switch lights to indicate
fault gain reduction amount is 20 dB. Dim is au-
that it is active.
tomatically engaged when Talkback is engaged.
The Dim switch lights to indicate that Control
Room outputs are dimmed. Stereo 1 and Stereo 2 Switches
The Stereo 1 and Stereo 2 switches route the Ex-
Mono Switch ternal Stereo inputs (Ext St 1 and Ext St 2) to the
Control Room outputs.
The Mono switch sums the Left and Right Con-
trol Room outputs (Main, Alt and Stereo 1 These stereo inputs appear in the Left and Right
and 2), deactivates the C, Ls, Rs, and LFE chan- Control Room output channels only and are ex-
nels, and lowers monitor output by an adjust- cluded from the C, Ls, Rs, and LFE channels.
able amount. The default gain reduction is 6 dB.
Headphone, Cue, and LS outputs are not af- The Stereo 1 and Stereo 2 switches light to indi-
fected. The Mono switch lights to indicate that cate that they are active.
it is active.

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Sum Switch Submixer Output
The Sum switch causes Control Room Inputs to When the To Monitor switch in the Line Sub-
be additive instead of mutually exclusive mixer controls is engaged, the stereo output
(X-OR). When active, the Sum switch tempo- from the Submixer is routed internally and au-
rarily bypasses any Trim values currently ap- tomatically summed with the Left and Right
plied to any of the inputs. channels of the current Control Room Input se-
lection, and are excluded from the C, Ls, Rs, and
The Sum switch latches on, allowing you to se- LFE channels. Any Trim values applied to the
lect the inputs to be summed. The Sum switch current input are also applied to the summed
lights to indicate that it is active. Submixer output.

Monitoring AFL/PFL Signals

(Pro Tools HD Only)
Trimming Monitor Section Gain
Controls
If you are working on a stereo session, you can
The gain controls in the Monitor section can be
monitor soloed tracks in AFL or PFL Solo mode
adjusted to establish channel balance and level
by routing the AFL/PFL path to one of the C|24
matching between inputs.
External Stereo inputs and summing that Stereo
input with the C|24 Main input.
Control Room Main Outputs
To monitor AFL/PFL signals: Each of the Control Room Output channels can
1 Connect an unused pair of outputs on your be trimmed individually. Available trim values
audio interface to one of the External Stereo in- range from –30 dB to +10 dB, in 0.5 dB steps.
puts on C|24.
To trim the level for an individual output channel:
2 In the Pro Tools I/O Setup window, select the
pair of audio interface outputs as the AFL/PFL 1 Hold the Output Channel switch until the
output path. switch flashes. The channel name and Trim
amount appear in the right side of the LCD dis-
3 Select the Main output path to be muted plays.
when you solo a track in AFL or PFL mode.
2 Turn the Control Room encoder to adjust the
4 In the Monitor section of C|24, press the Sum Trim amount.
switch so that it is active.
3 Press the flashing Output Channel switch to
5 Activate the Main input and the External ste- confirm the change, or press any other switch in
reo input. the Monitor section to cancel the change.

When AFL or PFL Solo mode is selected and a 4 Repeat the above steps for each output chan-
track is soloed, the Main input is muted and the nel you want to trim.
AFL/PFL signal is heard on the External Stereo
input.

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 Control Room Alt Outputs Control Room Output Dim Function
The Control Room Alt Outputs can be trimmed The Dim switch applies an adjustable gain re-
relative to the Main Output to compensate for duction to all Control Room monitor outputs.
differences between speaker systems. The Left The amount of Dim gain reduction can be set
and Right channels of the Alt Output can also be while in any monitoring mode.
trimmed relative to each other.
To set the amount of Dim gain reduction:
To trim the overall level of the Alt Outputs:
1 Hold the Dim switch until the switch flashes.
1 Hold the Alt Mon switch until the switch The Dim amount appears in the right side of the
flashes. The Trim amount appears in the right LCD displays.
side of the LCD displays. Available trim values
2 Turn the Control Room encoder to adjust the
range from –30 dB to +6 dB, in 0.5 dB steps.
Dim amount.
2 Turn the Control Room encoder to adjust the
3 Press the flashing Dim switch to confirm the
Trim amount.
change, or press any other switch in the Moni-
3 Press the flashing Alt Mon switch to confirm tor section to cancel the change.
the change, or press any other switch in the
Monitor section to cancel the change. Control Room Output Mono Function

To trim the level for the Left or Right Alt Output: The Mono switch sums the Left and Right Con-
trol Room outputs and lowers monitor output
1 Press the Alt Mon switch so that the Alt Mon
by an adjustable amount. The amount of Mono
Output is selected (the switch it lit). level reduction can be set while in any monitor-
2 Hold the Left or Right Output Channel switch ing mode.
until the switch flashes. The channel name and
Trim amount appear in the right side of the LCD To set the amount of Mono level reduction:
displays. 1 Hold the Mute switch until the switch flashes.

3 Turn the Control Room encoder to adjust the The Dim amount appears in the right side of the
Trim amount. LCD displays.

4 Press the flashing Output Channel switch to 2 Turn the Control Room encoder to adjust the
confirm the change, or press any other switch in Mono level reduction amount.
the Monitor section to cancel the change. 3 Press the flashing Mono switch to confirm the
change, or press any other switch in the Moni-
tor section to cancel the change.

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Mic/Line/DI Preamplifier Controls
The Mic/Line/DI Preamplifier section includes 16 sets of controls for the built-in microphone pream-
plifiers, and switches to apply phantom power (in two groups of 8 channels).

Mic/Line/DI preamplifiers Mic/Line/DI preamplifiers

1-8 9-16

MIc/Line/DI preamplifiers

Mic Pre Controls Source/HPF Switch

The Source/HPF switch cycles through input
sources and toggles high-pass filter in/out status
Input level knob for the corresponding preamplifier, in this or-
der: Mic, Mic+HPF in, Line, Line+HPF in.

Clear Clip
indicator HPF indicator Source and HPF Indicators
Mic indicator Line indicator
The Source Indicators show the active input
Source/HPF source, Mic (yellow) or Line (green), and the
switch
HPF Indicator shows the high-pass filter status
Mic Pre controls for the corresponding preamplifier.

Input Level Knobs (1-8, 9-16)

Phantom Power Switches
The Input Level knob adjusts the gain of the cor-
responding preamplifier.

Clip Indicators Phantom Phantom

Power Power
The Clip Indicator is a Red LED that lights when for for
the corresponding preamplifier receives an in- Preamps 1-8 Preamps 9-16
put signal that exceeds its capacity. Phantom Power switches

The +48V (Phantom Power) switches toggle

phantom power on and off for Mic/Line/DI
preamplifiers 1-8 and 9-16 respectively. The
switches light to indicate that power is applied.

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 Line Submixer Controls
The Line Submixer section includes an input level control for each of its 8 inputs and a master output
level control that sets the output levels to the external stereo output or the internal feed to the Mon-
itor section.

Input Level knobs

To Monitor switch
Master Output Level knob

Line Submixer

Mixer Input Level Knobs (1-8) Master Output Level Knob

The Input Level knob adjusts the gain of the cor- The Master Output Level knob controls the vol-
responding Line Submixer input. ume to the Line Submixer stereo outputs.

To Monitor Switch
The To Monitor switch routes the stereo output
of the Line Submixer to the Monitor section and
automatically sums the signal with the Left and
Right channels of the current Control Room In-
put selection. Any Trim values applied to the
current input in the Monitor section are also ap-
plied to the summed Submixer output.

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Part IV: Applications

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Chapter 8: Operating Views and Modes

C|24 offers two main types of views on its rotary

encoders and LCD displays: Console views and Console Views
Channel views.
C|24 Console views let you show pan position or
Console Views Console views display a single send assignments and controls across all chan-
control type across the entire console (for exam- nels on the control surface.
ple, Send A on all tracks).

The available Console views are:

Pan Console View
“Home” View
• Pan Console view (or “Home” view)
• Sends Console view Pan Console view is the default or “Home” view
on C|24. In this view, each rotary encoder con-
Channel Views Channel views display all of the trols channel pan on its track.
controls on a single channel (for example, all of
the sends or inserts on a track). The Pan parameters controlled by the encoder
are selected in the Pan section of the Channel
The available Channel views are: Bar. Available parameters depend on the track
• Pan/Send Channel view format and the width of track’s output path.
• Expanded Pan view Mono Track Format Pan on mono tracks is con-
• Expanded Send view trolled by the track’s encoder.
• Insert Select view
Stereo Track Format The Left or Right pan con-
• Parameter view trols are focused on the track’s encoder.
C|24 offers additional views for working with Stereo Output Path The track’s encoder controls
Digidesign PRE settings, Pro Tools Mix/Edit panning in the stereo field with the L(C)R pan
Groups, Window Configurations and Memory parameter.
Locations.
Multichannel Output Path (Pro Tools HD Only)
C|24 also features powerful Flip mode capability
for transferring different controls to the touch- The track’s encoder controls panning in the sur-
sensitive faders. round field with the L(C)R (or “Front”), Front-
Rear, Rear, and Center % parameters, as well as
LFE level, depending on the output format.

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 To display pan controls across the console: Sends Console View
1 Press the Home switch to put C|24 in Pan
In Sends Console view, each rotary encoder con-
Console view. trols Send volume for a given Send position on
2 Press a Pan parameter switch in the Pan sec- the track.
tion of the Channel Bar.
Send position is selected in the Sends section of
3 Press the LCD Display Mode switch repeatedly the Channel Bar.
until Pan values are shown for each channel on
the LCD displays. To display a Send position across the console:
1 In the Channel Bar, do one of the following:
To open/close the Output window for a track:
• To display a Send A-E, toggle the F-J switch
„ Hold the Ctrl/Win Modifier key and press the so that it is unlit, and press a Sends switch
channel’s encoder switch. (A/F, B/G, C/H, D/I, or E/J).
– or –
To adjust a track’s pan controls:
• To display a Send F-J, toggle the F-J switch
1 Press the Home switch to put C|24 in Pan so that it is lit, and press a Sends switch
Console view. (A/F, B/G, C/H, D/I, or E/J).
2 Press a Pan parameter switch in the Pan sec- 2 Press the LCD Display Mode switch repeatedly
tion of the Channel Bar. until the Send Volume values are shown for
3 Do one of the following: each channel on the LCD displays.

• If the track is a mono track, toggle the L/R

To open/close the Send window for the displayed
switch in the Channel Bar so that it is unlit.
Send:
– or –
„ Hold the Ctrl/Win Modifier key and press the
• If the track is a stereo track, toggle the L/R
channel’s encoder switch.
switch in the Channel Bar to show the Left
(unlit) or Right (lit) side of the stereo track.
To adjust a track’s send levels:
4 Turn the channel’s rotary encoder. 1 In the Channel Bar, press the Sends switch
that corresponds to the name of the Send posi-
tion you want to adjust.

2 Turn the channel’s rotary encoder.

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Muting Sends in Sends Console View ‹ When the send is post-fader, the switch is un-
lit and the LCD display temporarily shows
To toggle the mute status of a track’s send: “Post.”

1 In the Channel Bar, press the Sends switch

To exit Send Console view:
that corresponds to the name of Send position
you want to mute. „ Press the lit Sends switch in the Channel Bar.

2 In the Switch Functions section, press the – or –

Send Mute switch to assign control of Send „ Enter another view.
Mute to the encoder switches.

3 Press the channel’s encoder switch.

‹ When the send is muted, the switch is lit and Channel Views
the LCD display temporarily shows “Mute.”
C|24 Channel views let you focus all of a track’s
‹ When the send is not muted, the switch is un- pan controls, send controls, or inserts in the
lit and the LCD display temporarily shows “No- C|24 LCD displays.
Mute.”

To toggle the mute status of all sends on a track: Pan/Send Channel View
1 Press the Insert/Send Bypass switch so that it is In Pan/Send Channel view, Pan and Send con-
lit. trols on the focused channel are displayed hori-
zontally across the LCD displays.
2 Press the Send switch in the track’s channel
strip. A track is focused in this view by pressing the
Send switch in its channel strip.
Setting the Pre-/Post-Fader Status of
Sends in Sends Console View To display the Sends on a track:
1 Press the Send switch in the track’s channel
To toggle the pre-/post-fader status of a track’s strip. The switch flashes to indicate track focus.
send:
2 If necessary, do one of the following:
1 In the Channel Bar, press the Sends switch
that corresponds to the name of the Send posi- • To display Sends A-E, press the F-J switch so
tion you want to change. that it is unlit.
– or –
2 In the Switch Functions section, press the
Pre/Post switch to assign control of pre-/post- • To display Sends F-J, press the F-J switch so
fader status to the encoder switches. that it is lit.
‹ The left side of the LCD display shows the
3 Press the channel’s encoder switch.
track name in the top row and “Pan/Send” in
‹ When the send is pre-fader, the switch is lit
the bottom row, followed by “Main Pan” in the
and the LCD display temporarily shows “Pre.” top row and the channel pan value in the bot-
tom row.

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 ‹ For each assigned Send on the track, the LCD Muting Sends in Pan/Send Channel
display shows Send position, Send path, “Snd- View
Pan” on the top row, and Send mute state,
“more” and Send pre/post state on the bottom To toggle the mute state of a send on a track:
row.
1 Press the Send switch in the track’s channel
‹ For each Send position without an assign- strip.
ment, the LCD display shows “No Send” on the
2 If necessary, scroll the LCD display to show
top row, and “assign” on the bottom row.
the Send position you want to mute.

To open the Send window a Send on a track: 3 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to

1 Press the Send switch in the track’s channel

“mute.”
strip. ‹ When a Send is muted, the LCD display shows
“MUTE” (all uppercase).
2 If necessary, scroll the LCD display to show
the Send position whose window you want to ‹ When a Send is not muted, the LCD display

open. shows “mute” (lowercase).

3 Hold the Ctrl/Win Modifier switch and press

To mute all sends at the same Send positions on
the encoder switch that corresponds to “more.” all tracks:
1 Press the Insert/Send Bypass switch so that it is
To adjust levels for a Send on a track:
lit.
1 Press the Send switch in the track’s channel
strip. 2 Do one of the following:
• Press the Do To All switch.
2 If necessary, scroll the LCD display to show
• Hold the Option/Alt (all) switch.
the Send position you want to adjust.
3 Press the Send switch in a track with a send at
3 Turn the encoder that corresponds to the
the appropriate Send position.
name of the Send position.

To adjust pan position of a Send on a track:

1 Press the Send switch in the track’s channel
strip.

2 If necessary, scroll the LCD display to show

the Send position you want to adjust.

3 Turn the encoder that corresponds to “Snd-

Pan.”

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Setting the Pre-/Post-Fader Status of Expanded Pan View
Sends in Pan/Send Channel View
You can display all the Pan controls for a track
in Expanded Pan view.
To toggle the pre-/post-fader state of any of the
sends on a track:
To display the Pan controls for a track in Expanded
1 Press the Send switch in the track’s channel Pan view:
strip.
„ Double-press the Send switch in the track’s

2 If necessary, scroll the LCD display to show channel strip.

the Send position you want to change.
– or –
3 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
1 Press the Send switch in the track’s channel
“SndPan” to toggle the pre-/post-fader state.
strip.

To display the Output window for a track: 2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
“Main Pan.”
1 Press the Send switch in the track’s channel
strip. ‹ The left side of the LCD displays the track
name in the top row and “Main Output” in the
2 Hold the Ctrl/Win Modifier switch and press
bottom row, followed by track Mute, Solo, Auto-
the encoder switch that corresponds to “Main
mation Safe, and Volume displays.
Pan.”
‹ The LCD display also shows pan parameters as

To exit Pan/Send Channel view, do any of the follows:

following:
Stereo Output Path Tracks assigned to a stereo
„ Press the flashing Sends switch in the channel output path show Left-Right pan. Stereo tracks
strip. assigned to a stereo output path also show
Left/Right Pan Link and Front Inverse Link con-
„ Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
trols.
“Pan/Send.”

„ Enter another view. Multichannel Output Path (Pro Tools HD Only)

Tracks assigned to a multichannel output path

can show Front Pan, Rear Pan, Front/Rear Pan,
Front Divergence, Rear Divergence, Front/Rear
Divergence, Center %, and LFE level, depending
on the output format. Stereo tracks assigned to a
multichannel output path also show Pan Link
controls (Left/Right Link, Front Inverse Link,
Rear Inverse Link, and Front/Rear Inverse Link).

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 To adjust a track’s volume in Expanded Pan view: To toggle track panner linking in Expanded Pan
view:
1 Press the Send switch in the track’s channel
strip. 1 Press the Send switch in the track’s channel
strip.
2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
“Main Pan.” 2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
“Main Pan.”
3 Turn the encoder that corresponds to “Vol-
ume.” 3 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
any of the following:
To adjust a track’s pan controls in Expanded Pan • Link (Left/Right panner link)
view: • Front (Front Inverse link)
1 Press the Send switch in the track’s channel • Rear (Rear Inverse link)
strip. • FrRear (Front/Rear Inverse link)
2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
When a panner linking option is On or In-
“Main Pan.”
verted, the corresponding encoder switch is lit.
3 Do one of the following:
• If the track is a mono track, toggle the L/R To exit Expanded Pan view, do any of the
switch in the Channel Bar so that it is unlit. following:
„ Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
– or –
“Main Output.”
• If the track is a stereo track, toggle the L/R
switch in the Channel Bar to show the Left „ Press the flashing Send switch in the track’s

(unlit) or Right (lit) side of the stereo track. channel strip.

4 Turn the rotary encoders for the available pan „ Enter another view.
or divergence parameters in the LCD displays.
Expanded Send View
To toggle the mute, solo, or automation safe
status of a track in Expanded Pan view: You can display all the controls for an individ-
ual Send in Expanded Send view.
1 Press the Send switch in the track’s channel
strip.
To display the controls for a Send in Expanded
2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to Send view:
“Main Pan.” 1 Press the Send switch in the track’s channel
3 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to strip.
“Mute,” “Solo,” or “Safe” to toggle the function 2 If necessary, do one of the following:
On or Off.
• To display Sends A-E, press the F-J switch so
When track Mute, Solo, or Automation Safe is that it is unlit.
On, the corresponding encoder switch is lit. – or –
• To display Sends F-J, press the F-J switch so
that it is lit.

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3 For the Send you want to display, press the en- To adjust a Send’s pan controls in Expanded Send
coder switch that corresponds to “more.” view:
1 Press the Send switch in the track’s channel
The LCD displays show the track name in the
strip.
top row and the Send position and Send path in
the bottom row, followed by Send Mute, track 2 For the Send you want to display, press the en-
Solo, Send Automation Safe, Send Pre/Post, Fol- coder switch that corresponds to “more.”
lows Main Pan, and Send Volume displays.
3 Do one of the following:
The LCD displays also show pan parameters as • If the Send is a mono Send, toggle the L/R
follows: switch in the Channel Bar so that it is unlit.

Stereo Output Path Sends assigned to a stereo – or –

Send path show Left-Right pan. Stereo Sends as- • If the Send is a stereo Send, toggle the L/R
signed to a stereo Send path also Left/Right Pan switch in the Channel Bar to show the Left
Link and Front Inverse Link controls. (unlit) or Right (lit) side of the stereo track.

Multichannel Output Path (Pro Tools HD Only) 4 Turn the rotary encoders for the available pan
or divergence parameters in the LCD displays.
Sends assigned to a multichannel output path
can show Front Pan, Rear Pan, Front/Rear Pan, To toggle the Send mute, track solo, or Send
Front Divergence, Rear Divergence, Front/Rear automation safe state in Expanded Send view:
Divergence, Center %, and LFE level, depending
1 Press the Send switch in the track’s channel
on the output format. Stereo tracks assigned to a
strip.
multichannel output path also show Pan Link
controls (Left/Right Link, Front Inverse Link, 2 For the Send you want to display, press the en-
Rear Inverse Link, and Front/Rear Inverse Link). coder switch that corresponds to “more.”

3 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to

To adjust a Send’s volume in Expanded Send view:
“Mute,” “Solo,” or “Safe” to toggle the function
1 Press the Send switch in the track’s channel On or Off.
strip.
When Send Mute, track Solo or Send Automa-
2 For the Send you want to display, press the en- tion Safe is On, the corresponding encoder
coder switch that corresponds to “more.” switch is lit.
3 Turn the encoder that corresponds to “Vol-
ume.” To toggle the pre-/post-fader state of a Send in
Expanded Send view:
1 Press the Send switch in the track’s channel
strip.

2 For the Send you want to display, press the en-

coder switch that corresponds to “more.”

3 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to

“Pre/Pst” to toggle the pre-/post-fader state.

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 To link a Send’s Pan controls to the Main Pan Insert Select View
controls of a track (“Follows Main Pan”):
In Insert Select view, insert controls on the fo-
1 Press the Send switch in the track’s channel
cused channel are displayed horizontally across
strip.
the LCD displays.
2 For the Send you want to display, press the en-
A track is focused in this view by pressing the In-
coder switch that corresponds to “more.”
sert switch in its channel strip.
3 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
“FMP” to toggle Follows Main Pan On and Off. To display the Inserts on a track:
‹ When Follows Main Pan is On, the corre- „ Press the Insert switch in the track’s channel
sponding encoder switch is lit. strip. The switch flashes to indicate track focus.

To toggle Send panner linking in Expanded Send The left side of the LCD display shows the track
view: name in the top row and “Inserts” in the bottom
row.
1 Press the Send switch in the track’s channel
strip. For each assigned Insert on the track, the LCD
2 For the Send you want to display, press the en- displays show Insert position and Insert name
coder switch that corresponds to “more.” on the top row, “more” and Insert bypass state
on the bottom row.
3 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
any of the following: For each Insert position without an assignment,
• Link (Left/Right panner link) the LCD displays show “No Insert” on the top
row, and “assign” on the bottom row.
• Front (Front Inverse link)
• Rear (Rear Inverse link)
To cycle through the Inserts on a track:
• FrRear (Front/Rear Inverse link)
„ Double-press the Insert switch on the track’s

When a panner linking option is On or In- channel strip.

verted, the corresponding encoder switch is lit.
Focusing Plug-Ins on C|24
To exit Expanded Send view, do any of the
following: A focused plug-in is indicated on-screen by a
colored outline around the plug-in button and
„ Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
around the plug-in window header.
the name of Send position.
In Insert Select view, a focused plug-in is indi-
„ Press the flashing Send switch in the track’s
cated on C|24 by an asterisk (“*”) below the In-
channel strip.
sert position in the LCD displays, a flashing
„ Enter another view. plug-in name and a flashing encoder switch.

You can display the parameters of a focused

plug-in in Parameter view. See “Parameter View”
on page 80.

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To focus a plug-in: To open multiple plug-in windows:
1 Press the Insert switch in the track’s channel „ Hold the Shift (add) Modifier switch while

strip. opening each new plug-in window.

2 Press the encoder switch to the left of the

To close all open plug-in windows:
“more” encoder switch for the plug-in. An aster-
isk (“*”) appears below the Insert position to in- „ Hold the Opt/Alt (all) Modifier switch and

dicate that the plug-in is focused. press the Plug-in switch in the Windows section.

Opening Plug-in Windows Bypassing Plug-ins

You can focus a plug-in on C|24 with or without When a plug-in is bypassed, the LCD display
displaying its window on-screen. shows “BYPASS” (all uppercase) and the plug-in
name changes to all uppercase.
To set C|24 to automatically open windows of
focused plug-ins: When an plug-in is not bypassed, the LCD dis-
play shows “bypass” (lowercase) and the plug-in
1 Press the Soft Keys switch. name changes to all lowercase.
2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
“ChanWn” so that its value is “Yes.” To toggle the bypass state of a plug-in:

3 Press the lit Soft Keys switch. 1 Press the Insert switch in the track’s channel
strip.
With this preference set to “Yes,” when you as-
2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
sign or focus a plug-in, the plug-in window will
“bypass.”
open automatically on-screen.

To toggle the bypass state of all plug-ins on a

To focus a plug-in on C|24 and open its window:
track:
1 Press the Insert switch of the track whose plug-
1 Press the Insert switch in the track’s channel
in you want to focus.
strip.
2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
2 Press the Mstr Bypass switch in the Inserts sec-
the Insert position for the plug-in.
tion of the Channel Bar.
The focused plug-in is indicated on C|24 by an – or –
asterisk below the Insert position.
1 Press the Insert/Send Bypass switch so that it is
lit.
To open or close a plug-in window on-screen for an
Insert without focusing it on C|24: 2 Press the Insert switch in the track’s channel
1 Press the Insert switch in the track’s channel strip.
strip.

2 Hold the Ctrl/Win Modifier switch and press

the encoder switch that corresponds to “more”
for the plug-in.

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 To toggle the bypass state of all plug-ins at the In Parameter view, the LCD displays show the
same insert positions on all tracks: parameter names in the top row and the param-
1 Press the Insert/Send Bypass switch so that it is eter values in the bottom row. The encoders and
lit. the encoder switches control the corresponding
parameters.
2 Do one of the following:
• Press the Do To All switch. If there are more parameters than can be dis-
played at once on the LCD displays, the Chan-
• Hold the Option/Alt (all) switch.
nel Bar Scroll switch flashes.
3 Press the Insert switch in a track with an insert
at the appropriate insert position. When you change a plug-in parameter, the
Compare switch in the Inserts section of the
All plug-ins at the same insert positions will be Channel Bar lights.
bypassed on all tracks.
To display the controls for a plug-in:
Deactivating Inserts on C|24 1 Press the Insert switch in the track’s channel
strip.
To deactivate an Insert on a track:
2 For the plug-in you want to display, press the
1 Press the Insert switch in the track’s channel
encoder switch that corresponds to “more.”
strip.

2 Hold the Command/Ctrl+Ctrl/Win Modifier To cycle display of all the plug-ins on a track:
switches and press the encoder switch that cor-
„ Double-press the Insert switch in the track’s
responds to “more” (for plug-ins) or the insert
channel strip.
name (for I/O inserts).

When an Insert is inactive, the LCD display To display the currently focused plug-in:
shows “inactv” (all lowercase) and an “@” sign 1 Press the Insert switch in the track’s channel
appears in front of the plug-in name. strip.

2 Press the Insert/Param switch in the Inserts

To activate an inactive Insert:
section of the Channel Bar.
„ Hold the Command/Ctrl+Ctrl/Win Modifier
switches and press the encoder switch that cor- To temporarily show the track name, Insert
responds to “inactv.” position and name of the currently focused plug-in:
„ Hold the LCD Display switch.
Parameter View
– or –
You can display all the controls for an individ-
„ Hold the Insert switch on a channel.
ual plug-in in Parameter view. (Hardware inserts
do not have a Parameter view.)
To toggle the bypass state of the currently
displayed plug-in:
„ In Parameter view, press the Mastr Bypass

switch in the Inserts section of the Channel Bar.

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To toggle the automation safe status of the To toggle the bypass state of all Dyn or EQ plug-ins
currently focused plug-in: at the same insert positions on all tracks:
„ Press the Safe switch in the Inserts Section of 1 Press the Dyn/EQ Bypass switch so that it is lit.
the Channel Bar.
2 Do one of the following:
• Press the Do To All switch.
To compare plug-in parameter changes with the
currently loaded plug-in setting: • Hold the Option/Alt (all) switch.

„ Press the lit Compare switch. 3 Press the Dyn or EQ switch on a track that has
plug-ins of the corresponding type.
To return to Insert Select view:
All plug-ins of the same type and at the same in-
„ Press the flashing Insert/Param switch. sert positions will be bypassed on all tracks.
– or –
Setting Up Multi-mono Plug-ins
„ Press the Insert switch in a track’s channel
strip. When using a multi-mono plug-in on a multi-
channel track, you can link channels of the
Viewing EQ and Dynamics Plug-ins plug-in from Parameter view.

To display the controls for the first (or most To display the multi-mono plug-in Setup page:
recently focused) EQ or Dynamics plug-in on a
track: 1 Press the Insert switch in the track’s channel
strip.
„ Press the EQ or Dynamics switch on the track.
2 For the plug-in you want to display, press the
To cycle display of the EQ or Dynamics plug-ins on encoder switch that corresponds to “more.”
a track:
3 Hold the Insert/Param switch in the Inserts
1 Press the EQ or Dynamics switch in the track’s section of the Channel Bar until the Setup page
channel strip to display the first (or most re- appears in the LCD displays.
cently focused) plug-in of the corresponding
type. The LCD displays show the track name in the
top row and “Link,” “Target,” “Group,” and
2 Double-press the EQ or Dynamics switch to “Bypass” in the bottom row.
display the next plug-in of the corresponding
type. To unlink or relink channels on a multi-mono
plug-in:
Bypassing EQ and Dynamics Plug-ins
„ From the multi-mono plug-in setup page:,

To toggle the bypass state of all Dyn or EQ plug-ins press the encoder switch that corresponds to
on a track: “Link.”

1 Press the Dyn/EQ Bypass switch so that it is lit.

2 Press the Dyn or EQ switch on the track.

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 To target controls for a specific channel on a multi-
mono plug-in: Mic Pre View
1 From the multi-mono plug-in setup page, If you have a Digidesign PRE in your system, Mic
press the encoder switch that corresponds to Pre views let you control the PRE from C|24.
“Target.”

2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to Mic Pre Console View
the channel you want to target, which can in-
clude Left, Center, Right, Left Surround, Right To display PRE gain values across all channels:
Surround, or LFE. „ Press the Mic Pre switch.

To link the controls of specific channels on a multi- The track name is displayed in the top row, and
mono plug-in: the Gain value (in dB) is displayed in the bottom
row, prefaced by one of the following:
1 From the multi-mono plug-in setup page,
press the encoder switch that corresponds to • MGn: Microphone gain
“Group.” • LGn: Line In gain
• IGn: Direct Input gain
2 Press the encoder switches that correspond to
the channels of the plug-in you want to group, ‹ Gain is controlled by the encoder.
which can include Left, Center, Right, Left Sur-
round, Right Surround, and LFE. To open the Mic Pre window for a track:
„ Hold the Ctrl/Win Modifier switch and press
To bypass channels on a multi-mono plug-in: the encoder switch for the track.
1 From the multi-mono plug-in setup page,
press the encoder switch that corresponds to To exit Mic Pre view, do any of the following:
“Bypass.” „ Press the lit Mic Pre switch.
2 Press the encoder switches that correspond to „ Enter another view.
the channels of the plug-in you want to bypass,
which can include Left, Center, Right, Left Sur-
Expanded Mic Pre View
round, Right Surround, and LFE.
You can display all of the PRE controls for a
To exit the multi-mono plug-in Setup page: channel in Expanded Mic Pre view.
„ Press the flashing Insert/Param switch.
To display the PRE controls for a channel in
Expanded Mic Pre view:
To exit Parameter view, do any of the following:
1 Press the Mic Pre switch.
„ Press the flashing Insert switch in the track’s
channel strip. 2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
the channel you want to display.
„ Press the Insert/Param switch in the Inserts
section of the Channel Bar.

„ Enter another view.

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In Expanded Mic Pre view, the following con- Creating Groups
trols are shown in the LCD displays:
• Gain: controlled by the encoder To create a group:
• Source: chosen with the encoder 1 Select the tracks you want to include in the
• Impedance: chosen with the encoder (for group.
Mic/Line source only)
2 Press the Create switch in the Groups section.
• Pad: toggled with the encoder switch Current groups are shown in the LCD displays,
• Polarity: toggled with the encoder switch with the group ID in the top row, and the group
• Phantom Power: toggled with the encoder name in the bottom row.
switch
3 Select the Group ID for the new group by
• High-Pass Filter: toggled with the encoder pressing the corresponding encoder switch.
switch
4 Enter a name, select a type, and set attributes
• Insert: toggled with the encoder switch
for the group.

To open the Mic Pre window for the track: 5 Press Enter to confirm the new group.

„ Hold the Ctrl/Win Modifier switch and press 6 When you are finished creating groups, press
the encoder switch that corresponds to “Mic the flashing Create switch.
Pre.”
Enabling and Suspending Groups
To exit Expanded Mic Pre view, do any of the
following:
To enable or suspend a group:
„ Press the lit Mic Pre switch in the view section.
1 Press the Enable switch in the Groups section.
„ Press the encoder switch that corresponds to Current groups are shown in the LCD displays,
“Mic Pre.” with the group ID in the top row, and the group
name in the bottom row.
„ Enter another view.
‹ Enabled groups are indicated by lit encoder
switches.
‹ Suspended groups are indicated by flashing
Groups View encoder switches.
C|24 lets you show Pro Tools Mix/Edit groups in
2 Press encoder switches to enable or suspend
the LCD displays, and create, enable, modify
the corresponding groups.
and delete groups from the control surface.
3 When you are finished enabling groups, press
Displaying Group Membership of Tracks the flashing Enable switch.

You can set C|24 to show the Group ID of tracks

along with their track names in the LCD dis-
plays. See the description of the Track Display
option in “Console Preferences” on page 47.

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 Modifying Groups To suspend all groups:
„ Press the Suspend switch in the Groups sec-
To modify a group: tion. The Suspend Groups switch follows latch-
1 Press the Modify switch in the Groups section. ing behavior, and flashes to indicate groups are
Current groups are shown in the LCD displays, suspended.
with the group ID in the top row, and the group
name in the bottom row. To exit Suspend Groups mode:

2 Select the group you want to modify by press- „ Press the flashing Suspend Groups switch.
ing the corresponding encoder switch. Group
members are indicated by lit Channel Select
switches. Track names are shown in the top row
Window Configuration View
of LCD displays.
C|24 lets you open and close the Window Con-
3 Press Channel Select switches to add or re-
figuration list and lets you display and select
move tracks from the group.
Window Configurations from the control sur-
4 Press the Modify switch to confirm the face. Window Configuration names are shown
changes. in the bottom row of the LCD displays.

If there are more Window Configurations than

Deleting Groups
can be shown at once on the LCD displays. the
Channel Bar Scroll switch flashes.
Deleting groups cannot be undone.

To delete a group: To toggle display of the Window Configurations list

on-screen:
1 Press the Delete switch in the Groups section.
„ Press the Window Configuration (Win Cfg)
Current groups are shown in the LCD displays,
switch.
with the group ID in the top row, and the group
name in the bottom row.
To toggle display of Window Configurations in the
2 Press lit encoder switches to delete the corre- LCD displays:
sponding groups. „ In Home view, hold the Command/Ctrl Mod-

3 Do one of the following: ifier switch and press the Window Configura-
• Press the Enter switch to confirm the dele- tion (Win Cfg) switch.
tion.
To recall a Window Configuration:
– or –
„ In Window Configuration view, press the en-
• Press the Esc/Cancel switch to cancel and
coder switch that corresponds to the Window
leave groups unchanged.
Configuration name in the LCD display.
4 When you are finished deleting groups, press
the flashing Delete switch.

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To edit a Window Configuration: To recall a Memory Location:
„ In Window Configuration view, hold the „ In Memory Location view, press the encoder

Ctrl/Win modifier switch and press the encoder switch that corresponds to the location name in
switch that corresponds to the Window Config- the LCD display.
uration name in the LCD display.
To edit a Memory Location:
To create a new Window Configuration:
„ In Memory Location view, hold the Ctrl/Win

„ In Window Configuration view, hold the modifier switch and press the encoder switch
Ctrl/Win modifier switch and press an encoder that corresponds to the location name in the
switch that corresponds to a blank area of the LCD display.
LCD display.
To create a new Memory Location, do one of the
To exit WIndow Configuration view: following:

„ Hold the Command/Ctrl Modifier switch and „ In Memory Location view, hold the Ctrl/Win

press the flashing Window Configuration modifier swtich and press an encoder switch
switch. that corresponds to a blank area of the LCD dis-
play.
– or –
Memory Location View „ In any view, press the Enter switch in the

File/Utility section.
C|24 lets you open and close the Memory Loca-
tions window and display and select Memory
Locations from the control surface. To exit Memory Location view:
„ Hold the Command/Ctrl Modifier switch and
In Memory Location view, Memory Location
press the flashing Memory Location switch.
names are shown in the bottom row of the LCD
displays.

If there are more Memory Locations than can be

shown at once on the LCD displays. the Chan-
nel Bar Scroll switch flashes.

To toggle display of the Memory Locations window

on-screen:
„ Press the Memory Location (Mem Loc) switch.

To toggle display of Memory Locations in the LCD

displays:
„ In Home view, hold the Command/Ctrl Mod-

ifier switch and press the Memory Location

switch.

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 Home/Pan Flip Mode
Fader Display Modes
When C|24 is in Pan Console or “Home” view,
Flip mode transfers control assignments as fol-
Normal Mode lows:
In Normal mode, Pro Tools tracks are displayed • Faders control channel pan.
on C|24 in a standard console format. In this • Rotary encoders control channel volume.
mode, each channel strip corresponds to a track
in the session, and most of the channel strip When an Instrument track is in MIDI mode, Flip
controls correspond directly to on-screen con- mode transfers control assignments as follows:
trols or views in Pro Tools: • Faders control MIDI pan.
• Faders control channel volume. • Rotary encoders control MIDI volume.
• LCD displays show track name, and track
volume when fader is touched. Send Flip Mode
• Rotary encoders control channel pan.
Flip mode transfers Send control assignments as
• In Insert views, rotary encoders and en- follows:
coder switches control inserts and plug-in
parameters. Sends Console View
• In Send views, rotary encoders and encoder
• Faders control Send level.
switches control Send pan, mute, and pre-
• Rotary encoders control Send pan.
post fader operation.
• For stereo Sends, control of Left and Right
channel pan is selected with the L/R switch
Master Faders Mode in the Pan section.
The Masters switch cycles temporary display of • For Sends to multichannel output paths,
Master Fader tracks and VCA Master tracks control of Send Pan parameters is selected
(Pro Tools HD only) on the right side of the C|24 in the Pan section of the Channel Bar
faders. The Masters switch flashes to indicate • Encoder switches control Send Mute or
display of Master Faders or VCA Master tracks. Send Pre/Post status, depending on the
Switch Functions setting

Flip Modes Pan/Sends Channel View

Flip mode temporarily exchanges control • Fader under “Main Pan” controls channel
assignments between the rotary encoders and pan.
the corresponding channel faders, so you can • Fader under Send position name controls
use the touch-sensitive faders to edit and Send level.
automate pan, send and plug-in parameter
• Fader under “SndPan” controls Send pan.
values.
• Encoder switch under “Mute” controls
The effect of Flip mode depends on the current Send mute.
view. • Encoder switch under “SndPan” controls
Send pre/post operation.

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Expanded Pan/Expanded Send View
• Faders control Send parameters.
Assign Mode
• Rotary encoders are disabled. You can assign Inputs, Outputs, Inserts, or Sends
• Encoder switches toggle/cycle through from C|24 using Assign mode.
stepped parameters.
When in Assign mode, an arrow (“>”) appears to
the left of pathnames or plug-in names in the
Plug-in Flip Mode LCD displays to indicate the current assign-
When C|24 is in Parameter view, Flip mode ment. The arrow disappears to when an uncon-
transfers the control assignments as follows: firmed change is displayed.

• Faders control plug-in parameters. When navigating in Assign mode, you can move
• Rotary encoders are disabled. up a level by holding the Command/Ctrl switch
• Encoder switches toggle/cycle through and pressing the encoder switch for the control
stepped parameters. that you are assigning.

See “Assigning Pro Tools Paths” on page 91.

Mic Pre Flip Mode
You can enter Assign mode while in Flip
Flip mode transfers PRE control assignments to
mode. In Flip mode, move the faders (in-
the faders and disables the encoders, as follows:
stead of the encoders) to scroll through lists
in Assign mode.
Mic Pre Console View
• Faders control PRE gain.

Mic Pre Expanded View

• Fader under “Gain” controls PRE gain.
• Fader under “Source” toggles the PRE input
source.
• Fader under “Impedance” controls the Im-
pedance setting.

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Chapter 9: Working with C|24

This chapter covers representative Pro Tools Creating New Tracks

tasks that can be accomplished with C|24. For
complete information on C|24 controls for When you are creating new tracks in Pro Tools,
Pro Tools, see Chapter 6, “C|24 Pro Tools Con- you can navigate the New Tracks dialog using
trols.” For complete information on the views the Arrow switches on C}24.
and modes available on C|24, see Chapter 8,
“Operating Views and Modes.” To increase or decrease the number of tracks:
„ Press the Up or Down Arrow switch.

Working with Sessions and To scroll through the track types:

Tracks „ Hold the Command/Ctrl Modifier switch and

press the Up or Down Arrow switch.

Saving a Session
To scroll through the track formats:

To save the current session: „ Hold the Command/Ctrl Modifier switch and

press the Previous (Left) or Next (Right) Arrow

1 Press the Save switch. The switch flashes,
switch.
prompting confirmation of the Save command.

2 Do one of the following: To toggle the timebases:

• To confirm the Save command, press the „ Hold the Command/Ctrl+Opt/Alt (all) Modi-
Save switch again. fier switches and press the Up or Down Arrow
– or – switches.
• To cancel the Save command, press the
Esc/Cancel switch.

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 Naming Tracks or Adding Track Resetting Controls to Their
Comments Default Values
When you are naming tracks or adding track
To reset a channel’s track volume to 0 dB:
comments, you can open and navigate the
Name Track dialog from C|24. „ Press Default + the channel Select switch.
– or –
To open the Track Name/Comments dialog for a
„ Hold Option/Alt (all) and touch the channel
track:
fader.
„ Double-press the channel’s Select switch.
To reset a channel’s pan control to 0 (center)
To move the cursor while naming a track, do any of
the following: „ Press Default + the encoder switch.

„ Press the Previous (Left) or Next (Right) Arrow

To reset a send’s level to 0 dB:
switch to move the cursor backward or forward
through the field. „ Press Default + the encoder switch under

“more.” This sets the send level to 0 dB, regard-

„ Press the Up or Down Arrow switch to move
less of the Send default setting in Pro Tools Op-
the cursor to the beginning or end of the field. eration preferences.
„ Hold the Command/Ctrl Modifier switch and

press the Up (or Left) or Down (or Right) Arrow To reset a channel’s mic pre gain to 0 dB:
switch to move to the previous or next track „ Press Default + the encoder switch under the
name field. gain display.

To set a plug-in’s parameters to their default

values:
„ Press Default + the Compare switch.

You can also hold Option/Alt (all) and

press the corresponding switch to reset
parameters to their default values.

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Applying Actions to Multiple
Tracks Assigning Pro Tools Paths
You can assign track inputs, outputs, sends, and
To apply actions to multiple tracks: inserts from C|24.
1 Do one of the following:
• Press the Do To All or the Do To Selected Assigning Inputs and Outputs
switch to apply the action to one control.
– or – To assign inputs or Outputs:
• Double-press the Do To All or the Do To Se- 1 From Pan Console (or “Home” view), press the
lected switch to latch the corresponding ac- Assign switch in the Assign section of the Chan-
tion and apply it to multiple controls. nel Bar.

2 Press any of the following switches to apply 2 Press the Input switch or Output switch in the
the corresponding action to all tracks or all se- Assign section of the Channel Bar.
lected tracks in the current session:
3 On each channel where you want to make an
• Channel Mute switch
assignment, turn the rotary encoder (or in Flip
• Channel Solo switch mode, move the fader) to scroll through the list
• Channel Solo Safe: Command/Ctrl Modi- of Inputs or Outputs.
fier switch + Solo switch
4 Do one of the following:
• Global Automation Mode switches
• To confirm each assignment separately,
• Channel Automation Mode switches
press the flashing encoder switch on each
• Channel Select switch channel.
• Record Enable switch • To confirm all assignments at once, press
• Record Safe: Command/Ctrl Modifier the flashing Assign switch in the Assign
switch + Record Enable switch section of the Channel Bar.
• Input Monitor Mode switch (Pro Tools HD • To cancel any unconfirmed assignments
Only) and leave Assign mode, press the flashing
Escape/Cancel switch.
3 You can also carry out any of the following
tasks across all tracks or all selected tracks in the
session:
• Assigning Inputs, Outputs, Inserts and
Sends
• Deactivating Inserts
• Resetting controls with the Default switch
• Changing panner linkage

4 When you are finished, if Do To all or Do To

Selected are latched on, press the flashing Do To
All or Do To Selected switch to exit the corre-
sponding mode.

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 Assigning Sends To assign a Send from Channel view:
1 Press the Send switch in the track’s channel
To assign a Send from Console view: strip. The Send positions for the track are shown
1 Press a Send switch in the Sends section of the in the LCD displays.
Channel Bar.
2 Press the Assign switch in the Assign section of
2 Press the Assign switch in the Assign section of the Channel Bar.
the Channel Bar.
3 Unassigned Send positions show the top level
3 Unassigned Send positions show the top level menu for assigning Send paths: “bus” or ‘in-
menu for assigning Send paths: “bus” or ‘in- terfc” (Interface).
terfc” (Interface).
4 Navigate the Sends menu by doing the follow-
4 Navigate the Send paths menu by doing the ing:
following: • Turn the encoder (or in Flip mode, move
• Turn the encoder to scroll through menu the fader) to scroll through menu items.
items. • To go down a menu level, press the encoder
• To go down a menu level, press the encoder switch that corresponds to “select.”
switch that corresponds to the Send path. • To go up a level, press the encoder switch
• To go up a level, hold the Command/Ctrl that corresponds to “back.”
Modifier switch and press the encoder
5 On each channel where you want to make an
switch that corresponds to the Send path.
assignment, turn the rotary encoder to scroll
5 On each channel where you want to make an through the list of Send paths.
assignment, turn the rotary encoder to scroll
6 Do one of the following:
through the list of Send paths.
• To confirm each assignment separately,
6 Do one of the following: press the flashing encoder switch on each
• To confirm each assignment separately, channel.
press the flashing encoder switch on each • To confirm all assignments at once, press
channel. the flashing Assign switch in the Assign
• To confirm all assignments at once, press section of the Channel Bar.
the flashing Assign switch in the Assign • To cancel any unconfirmed assignments
section of the Channel Bar. and leave Assign mode, press the flashing
• To cancel any unconfirmed assignments Escape/Cancel switch.
and leave Assign mode, press the flashing
Escape/Cancel switch.

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Assigning Inserts To remove an insert:
„ While in Insert Select view, hold Default and
To assign an Insert: press the encoder switch under the Insert.
1 Press the Insert switch in the track’s channel
strip. The Insert positions for the track are
Making Single Assignments
shown in the LCD displays.
Instead of putting C|24 in Assign mode, you can
2 Press the Assign switch in the Assign section of
make single assignments from normal mode.
the Channel Bar.

3 Unassigned Insert positions show the top level If making an assignment in Send Console
menus for assigning inserts. mode, make sure the Send Pre/Post and
Send/Mute switches are not active.
• On Pro Tools HD: TDM, RTAS, MMTDM
(multi-mono TDM), MMRTAS (multi- To assign single Inputs or Outputs:
mono RTAS), HW Ins, No Insert
1 Press the Input switch or Output switch in the
• On Pro Tools LE: Plug-In, MM Plug (multi-
Assign section of the Channel Bar.
mono plug-in) or Insert
2 Press and hold the encoder switch on the track
4 Navigate the plug-ins menu by doing the fol-
where you want to make the assignment. The
lowing:
Assign switch flashes.
• Turn the encoder (or in Flip mode, move
the fader) to scroll through menu items. 3 Turn the encoder to make the assignment.

• To go down a menu level, press the encoder 4 Press the flashing encoder switch to confirm
switch that corresponds to “select.” the assignment.
• To go up a level, press the encoder switch
that corresponds to “back.” To assign single Inserts or Sends:

If plug-ins are arranged by category or manufac- 1 Press the Insert or Send switch in the track’s
turer, these appear in subsequent levels. The fi- channel strip. The Insert or Send positions are
nal level shows plug-in names. shown in the LCD displays.

5 Do one of the following: 2 Do one of the following:

• To confirm each assignment separately, • For an Insert or Send position with no as-
press the flashing encoder switch on each signment, press the encoder switch that
channel. corresponds to “assign,”
• To confirm all assignments at once, press – or –
the flashing Assign switch in the Assign • For an Insert or Send position with a cur-
section of the Channel Bar. rent assignment, press and hold the en-
• To cancel any unconfirmed assignments coder switch that corresponds to “more.”
and leave Assign mode, press the flashing
3 Turn the encoder and press the “select” and
Escape/Cancel switch.
“back” switches to make the assignment.

4 Press the flashing encoder switch to confirm

the assignment.

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 To show/hide the MIDI and Counter sections of
Working with Pro Tools the Transport window:
Windows „ Hold the Opt/Alt (all) Modifier switch and

press the Transport switch.

Entering Numerical Values in
Pro Tools Windows To show/hide the Pre/Post-Roll section of the
Transport window:
You can enter numerical values in the on-screen
„ Hold the Command/Ctrl+Ctrl/Win Modifier
Main and Sub Counters, Start/End/Length
switches and press the Transport switch.
fields, and Pre/Post Roll fields in the Edit and
Transport windows.
Moving Windows On-Screen
To move the cursor between fields:
To move a Pro Tools window horizontally on-
„ Press the Previous (Left) or Next (Right) Arrow
screen:
switch to move the numerical selection back-
ward or forward through the field. 1 In the Windows section, hold the switch for
the window, and begin turning the Scrub/Shut-
To increase or decrease the selected numerical tle wheel.
value:
2 Release the switch for the window and con-
„ Press the Up or Down Arrow switch. tinue turning the Scrub/Shuttle wheel to move
the window on-screen.

Displaying the Transport Window

To move a Pro Tools window vertically on-screen:
You can show or hide portions of the Transport
1 In the Windows section, hold the switch for
window and navigate fields in the window from
the window, and begin turning the Scrub/Shut-
C|24.
tle wheel.

To show/hide the Transport window: 2 Release the switch for the window and hold
Shift while turning the Scrub/Shuttle wheel to
„ Press the Transport switch in the Windows
move the window on-screen.
section.

To show/hide the MIDI section of the Transport Displaying Track Output Windows
window:
To open/close the Output window for a track:
„ Hold the Command/Ctrl Modifier switch and
press the Transport switch. 1 Press the Home switch to put C|24 in Pan
Console view.
To show/hide the Counter section of the Transport
2 Hold the Ctrl/Win Modifier key and press the
window:
channel’s encoder switch.
„ Hold the Ctrl/Win Modifier switch and press

the Transport switch.

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To open/close Output windows for multiple Displaying Plug-In Windows
tracks:
1 Press the Home switch to put C|24 in Pan To focus a plug-in on C|24 and open its window:
Console view. 1 Press the Insert switch of the track whose plug-

2 Hold the Ctrl/Win+Shift (add) Modifier in you want to focus.

switches and press the encoder switch on each 2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
channel whose window you want to open or the Insert position for the plug-in.
close.
‹ The focused plug-in is indicated on C|24 by an
asterisk below the Insert position.
To close all open Output windows:
„ Hold the Opt/Alt (all) Modifier switch and To open or close a plug-in window on-screen for an
press the Pan switch in the Windows section. Insert without focusing it on C|24:
1 Press the Insert switch in the track’s channel
Displaying Send Windows strip.

2 Hold the Ctrl/Win Modifier switch and press

To open/close a Send window:
the encoder switch that corresponds to “more”
1 Display a Send position (A-J) across all tracks for the plug-in.
by pressing the corresponding Send switch in
the Sends section of the Channel Bar.
Closing Floating Windows
2 Hold the Ctrl/Win Modifier key and press the
encoder switch on the channel whose Send win- To close or reopen all floating windows:
dow you want to open/close.
„ Hold the Command/Ctrl+Opt/Alt (all) Modi-

fier switches and press the Plug-in switch or the

To open/close Send windows for multiple tracks:
Pan switch in the Windows section.
1 Display a Send position (A-J) across all tracks
by pressing the corresponding Send switch in
the Sends section of the Channel Bar.

2 Hold the Ctrl/Win+Shift (add) Modifier

switches and press the encoder switch on each
channel whose window you want to open/close.

To close all open Send windows:

„ Hold the Opt/Alt (all) Modifier switch and

press the Pan switch in the Windows section.

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 Recording Audio
Recording
You can select certain record modes, record en- To record audio:
able or record safe tracks for recording, arm the 1 Record-enable the tracks where you want to
Pro Tools Transport, and initiate recording from record by pressing their Record Enable switches.
C|24.
2 Arm Pro Tools for recording by pressing the
Record switch in the Transport section.
Enabling Pro Tools for Recording
3 Press the Play switch in the Transport section.

To enable tracks for recording: 4 When you are finished, press the Stop switch

„ Press the Record Enable switch on each track

in the Transport section.
you want to enable so that the switch flashes.
Loop Recording Audio
To toggle record-enabled status for all audio
tracks in a session: To loop record audio:
„ Press the Master Record Enable switch in the
1 Press the Link Edit and Timeline switch in the
Global Controls section. Tools & Functions section so that it is lit.

To toggle record-enabled status for all MIDI tracks 2 Press the Loop Record switch in the Transport
in a session: Modes section so that it is lit.

„ Hold the Opt/Alt (all) Modifier switch and 3 To hear track material up to the start of the
press a Record Enable switch on a MIDI track. loop, enable pre-roll by pressing the Pre-Roll
switch in the Transport Modes section.
To toggle the Input Monitor status on all tracks in
4 Select the range in the Edit window that you
a session (Pro Tools HD Only):
want to loop.
„ Hold Option/Alt (all) switch and press the In-
5 Record-enable the tracks where you want to
put Monitor switch on a track.
record by pressing their Record Enable switches.
To record safe a track: 6 Arm Pro Tools for recording by pressing the

„ Hold the Command/Ctrl Modifier switch and Record switch in the Transport section.
press the track’s Record Enable switch. 7 Press the Play switch in the Transport section.

To arm the Pro Tools Transport for recording: 8 When you are finished, press the Stop switch
in the Transport section.
„ Press the Record switch in the Transport sec-

tion so that it flashes.

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QuickPunch Recording 6 When you are finished, press the Stop switch
in the Transport section.
To punch in/out while audio recording with
QuickPunch:
Loop Recording MIDI
1 Press the QuickPunch switch in the Transport
Modes section so that it is lit. To loop record MIDI:

2 To hear track material up to the start of the 1 Press the Link Edit and Timeline switch in the
punch, enable pre-roll by pressing the Pre-Roll Tools & Functions section so that it is lit.
switch in the Transport Modes section.
2 Press the Merge-Record switch in the Tools &
3 Place the playback cursor at a location before Functions section so that it is lit.
the punch-in point.
3 Press the Loop Playback switch in the Trans-
4 Record-enable the tracks where you want to port Modes section so that it is lit.
record by pressing their Record Enable switches.
4 Enable the click by pressing the Click switch
5 Arm Pro Tools for recording by pressing the in the Tools & Functions section so that it is lit.
Record switch in the Transport section.
5 Disable Wait For Note and Countoff by press-
6 Press the Play switch in the Transport section. ing the corresponding switches in the Tools &
Functions section so that they are unlit.
7 When you reach a punch-in point, press the
Record switch in the Pro Tools Transport. 6 To hear track material up to the start of the
loop, enable pre-roll by pressing the Pre-Roll
8 When you reach a punch-out point, press the
switch in the Transport Modes section.
Record switch in the Pro Tools Transport again.
7 Select the range in the Edit window that you
want to loop.
Recording MIDI
8 Record enable the MIDI or Instrument tracks
To record MIDI: where you want to record by pressing their
1 Enable the click by pressing the Click switch
Record Enable switches.
in the Tools & Functions section so that it is lit. 9 Arm Pro Tools for recording by pressing the

2 Enable either Wait For Note or Countoff by

Record switch in the Transport section.
pressing the corresponding switch in the Tools 10 Press the Play switch in the Transport sec-
& Functions section so that it is lit. tion.
3 Record enable the MIDI or Instrument tracks 11 When you are finished, press the Stop switch
where you want to record by pressing their in the Transport section.
Record Enable switches.

4 Arm Pro Tools for recording by pressing the

Record switch in the Transport section.

5 Press the Play switch in the Transport section.

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 To zoom out so that all regions are visible in the
Navigating and Selecting in Edit window:
the Edit Window „ Double-press the Zoom switch.

Zooming in the Edit Window Using Zoom Presets

To zoom in horizontally on all tracks: To store a Zoom Preset:
1 Press the Zoom switch.
1 Using either the Horizontal Zoom buttons or
2 Press the Right Arrow switch. the Zoomer tool, set the zoom level that you
want to store.
To zoom out horizontally on all tracks: 2 Hold the Command/Ctrl Modifier switch and
1 Press the Zoom switch. press a Zoom Preset switch.

2 Press the Left Arrow switch.

To recall a Zoom Preset:
„ Press the corresponding Zoom preset switch
To zoom in vertically on all tracks:
(1-5).
1 Press the Zoom switch.

2 Press the Up Arrow switch.

Paging and Scrolling in the Edit
Window
To zoom out vertically on all tracks:
1 Press the Zoom switch. To page horizontally in the Edit window:

2 Press the Down Arrow switch. 1 Press the Navigate switch.

2 Hold the Command/Ctrl Modifier switch and

To horizontally zoom continuously in the Edit press the Previous (Left) or Next (Right) Arrow
window:
switch.
„ Hold hold the Command/Ctrl Modifier

switch and turn the Scrub/Shuttle wheel. To page vertically in the Edit window:
1 Press the Navigate switch.
To vertically zoom continuously in the Edit
window: 2 Hold the Command/Ctrl Modifier switch and

„ Hold the Command/Ctrl+Opt/Alt (all) Modi- press the Up or Down Arrow switch.
fier switches and turn the Scrub/Shuttle wheel.
To horizontally scroll the contents of the Edit
window or Mix window:
To zoom the current selection to fit the Edit
window: 1 Focus the window you want to scroll by click-

„ Hold the Opt/Alt (all) Modifier switch and ing in it or by pressing the corresponding win-
press the Zoom switch. dow key.

2 Hold the Opt/Alt (all) Modifier switch while

turning the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel.

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To vertically scroll the contents of the Edit window To scrub while adding to the end of a selection:
or Mix window:
„ Hold the Ctrl/Win+Shift (add)+Opt/Alt (all)

1 Focus the window you want to scroll by click- Modifier switches while scrubbing the end of
ing in it or by pressing the corresponding win- the selection.
dow key.

2 Hold the Shift (add) Modifier switch while

To scrub with fine resolution while adding to the
front of a selection:
turning the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel.
„ Hold the Ctrl/Win+Shift (add)+Com-

mand/Ctrl Modifier switches while scrubbing

Selecting Audio the front of the selection.

To move the cursor or Edit selection up or down

one track: To scrub with fine resolution while adding to the
end of a selection:
1 Press the Navigate switch.
„ Hold the Ctrl/Win+Shift (add)+Com-

2 Press the Up or Down Arrow switch. mand/Ctrl+Alt/Opt (all) Modifier switches while
scrubbing the end of the selection.
To extend an Edit selection up or down one track:
1 Press the Navigate switch. Navigating with the Transport
2 Hold Shift and press the Up or Down Arrow The Transport switches correspond to the con-
switch. trols in the Pro Tools Transport window: Re-
wind, Fast Forward, Stop, Play, and Record. The
To create selections with the Scrub/Shuttle following transport functions are also available:
wheel:
1 Locate the cursor in a track. To latch the transport in Rewind:

2 Do one of the following: „ Hold the Rewind switch and press Fast For-

ward.
• Hold the Mark In switch and turn the
Scrub/Shuttle wheel counter-clockwise to
create or extend the selection to the left. To latch the transport in Fast Forward:
„ Hold the Fast Forward switch and press Re-
– or –
wind.
• Hold the Mark Out switch and turn the
Scrub/Shuttle wheel clockwise to create or
To return the playback cursor to the beginning of
extend the selection to the right.
the session:

To scrub while adding to the front of a selection: „ Press the RTZ/E switch.

„ Hold the Ctrl/Win+Shift (add) Modifier

To move the playback cursor to the end of the
switches while scrubbing the front of the selec- session:
tion.
„ Hold the Option/Alt (all) switch and press the

RTZ/E switch.

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 Scrubbing Audio in the Edit Scrubbing while Trimming a Region or
Window Selection
(Pro Tools HD Only)
To scrub audio in Scrub mode:
1 While Pro Tools is stopped, press the Scrub To use Trim/Scrub mode:
switch. 1 Navigate to a region or selection you want to
2 Rotate the Scrub/Shuttle wheel clockwise to trim.
scrub audio forward, or counter-clockwise to 2 Press the Trim switch.
scrub audio backward.
To trim to the end of a selection, hold
3 To exit, press the Scrub switch again.
the Opt/Alt (all) Modifier switch while
pressing the Trim switch.
To latch the Scrub/Shuttle wheel in scrub mode:
„ Press the Ctrl/Win Modifier switch momen- 3 Press the Scrub switch.
tarily (less than 1/2 second) while turning the
4 Rotate the Scrub/Shuttle wheel to move the
Scrub/Shuttle wheel.
cursor to the trim location.

To scrub with fine resolution: 5 To trim to the cursor location or to the begin-
ning of the selection, press the Trim switch
„ Hold the Command/Ctrl+Ctrl/Win Modifier
again.
switches while turning the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel.

Scrubbing Without Entering Scrub Shuttling Audio in the Edit Window

Mode (Pro Tools HD Only)

You can use the Scrub/Shuttle wheel to scrub

To use Shuttle mode:
while the transport is stopped or during play-
back, without entering Scrub mode. 1 While Pro Tools is stopped, press the Shuttle
switch.
To scrub during playback: 2 Rotate the Scrub/Shuttle wheel clockwise to
1 Click in a track you want to scrub. shuttle forward, or counter-clockwise to shuttle
backward.
2 Hold the Ctrl/Win Modifier switch while turn-
ing the Scrub/Shuttle wheel. 3 To exit, press the Shuttle switch again.

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Auditioning Start and End Points
of Selections Editing
In Audition mode, you can listen to either the
Selecting Edit Tools
start or end of a selection, with or without pre-
roll or post-roll. You can select Edit tools by pressing the corre-
sponding switches in the Tools & Functions sec-
To play audio starting at the pre-roll point up to the tion of C|24: Trim, Select, Grabber, Pencil, Smart
start of a selection: Tool. The following Edit tool functions are also
1 Press the Audition switch so that it is lit. available:

2 Press the Pre-Roll switch. To cycle through available versions of an Edit tool:
„ Press the corresponding Edit tool switch to cy-
To play audio starting at the selection start
through the length of the post-roll amount: cle through the versions of the tool.

1 Press the Audition switch so that it is lit.

To select the Smart Tool:
2 Press the Mark In switch. „ Press the Smart switch.
– or –
To play audio back-timed from the selection end by
the pre-roll amount: „ Press any combination of the Trim, Select,

1 Press the Audition switch so that it is lit. and Grabber switches.

2 Press the Mark Out switch.

To lock and unlock Shuffle mode:
„ While in any Edit mode other than Shuffle
To play audio starting at the end of a selection
through the post-roll amount: mode, hold the Command/Ctrl Modifier switch
and press the Shuffle switch.
1 Press the Audition switch so that it is lit.

2 Press the Post-Roll switch.

Cutting and Pasting

To copy the current edit selection:

„ Press the Copy switch.

To paste a copied edit selection:

„ Press the Paste switch.

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 To copy the current plug-in settings: To cascade the position of tracks on C|24 one
channel at a time:
1 Focus the plug-in whose settings you want to
copy. (For information on focusing plug-ins, see „ Hold any of the Nudge/Bank switches and

“Focusing Plug-Ins on C|24” on page 78.) turn the Scrub/Shuttle wheel clockwise or coun-
terclockwise.
2 Hold the Shift (add) Modifier switch and press
the Copy switch.
Transferring Controls to the
To paste copied plug-in settings: Faders Using Flip Mode
1 Focus the plug-in where you want to paste
To transfer controls from the rotary encoders to
copied settings. (For information on focusing the touch-sensitive faders:
plug-ins, see “Focusing Plug-Ins on C|24” on
page 78.) „ Press the Flip switch.

2 Hold the Shift (add) Modifier switch and press In Flip mode, faders can control channel pan,
the Paste switch. Send level, Send pan, or plug-in parameters, de-
pending on the current view. See “Flip Modes”
on page 86.
Undoing Pro Tools Operations
To return controls to Normal mode:
To undo an action:
„ Press the flashing Flip switch.
„ Press the Undo switch.

To redo an action: Muting C|24 Fader Movement

„ Press the Redo switch. You can temporarily turn off C|24 faders to pre-
vent fader movement noise when monitoring a
mix.

Controlling Track Display on

To toggle C|24 fader movement off and on:
C|24
1 Press the Soft Keys switch.

Banking and Nudging Tracks 2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
“Faders.”
To bank the position of tracks on C|24 forward or
3 Press the flashing Soft Keys switch to exit.
backward 24 channels at a time:
„ Press the lit Bank Left or Bank Right switch.

To nudge the position of tracks on C|24 one

channel at a time:
1 Press the Nudge switch so that it is lit.

2 Press the Bank Left or the Bank Right switch.

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 Setting the Automation Mode of
Mixing Channels

Displaying Master Faders and VCA To cycle a channel forward through the
automation modes:
Masters
„ Press the Automation Mode switch on the
You can temporarily focus the Master Faders or
channel.
VCA Master tracks (VCA Master tracks are avail-
able in Pro Tools HD only) in your session in the
To cycle a channel backward through the
right side of the C|24 faders.
automation modes:
„ Hold the Shift (add) Modifier switch and press
To display Master Faders or VCA Masters:
the Automation Mode switch on the channel.
„ Press the Masters switch repeatedly to cycle

display of the available track types.

To toggle a channel in and out of Trim mode
(Pro Tools HD Only):
Working with Automation „ Hold the Trim switch in the Automation

Modes section and press the channel’s Select or

Displaying the Automation Playlist for a Auto switch.
Control
To set the automation mode of one or more
To display the automation playlist on-screen for a channels:
fader:
1 Hold an Automation Mode switch or switches
„ Hold the Command/Ctrl+Ctrl/Win Modifier (Write, Touch, Latch, Touch+Latch, Trim, Read,
switches and touch the fader. or Off).

2 Press the Select switch or Auto switch on the

To display the automation playlist on-screen for an
encoder: channels whose automation mode you want to
set.
„ Hold the Command/Ctrl+Ctrl/Win Modifier

switches and press the corresponding encoder

To set the automation mode of one or more
switch. selected channels:
1 Press the Do To Selected switch.

2 Press the Select switches on the channels

whose automation mode you want to set.

3 Press an Automation Mode switch or switches

(Write, Touch, Latch, Touch+Latch, Trim, Read,
or Off).

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 To set the automation mode of all channels: To toggle the automation bypass status of a
plug-in:
1 Press the Do To All switch.
1 Press the Insert switch in the track’s channel
2 Press an Automation Mode switch or switches
strip.
(Write, Touch, Latch, Touch+Latch, Trim, Read,
or Off). 2 For the plug-in you want to display, press the
encoder switch that corresponds to “more.”
Suspending Automation 3 Press the Select/Auto switch in the Switch
Functions section so that it is lit.
To suspend automation for all channels:
4 Press the Master Bypass switch in the Inserts
„ Press the Suspend switch in the Automation
section of the Channel Bar.
Enable section.
5 When you are finished, press the Select/Auto
To toggle the write enable status of an automation switch in the Switch Functions section so that it
type across all channels: is unlit.

„ Press the switch for the corresponding auto-

mation type (Volume, Pan, Mute, Send Level, Punching Out of Plug-in Automation
Send Pan, Send Mute, or Plug-In) in the Automa- During an Automation Pass
tion Enable section.
To punch out of writing automation for a plug-in
parameter during an automation pass:
Enabling Plug-in Automation
1 Press the Insert switch in the track’s channel
To toggle the automation enable status of plug-in strip.
parameters:
2 For the plug-in you want to display, press the
1 Press the Insert switch in the track’s channel encoder switch that corresponds to “more.”
strip.
3 Press the Select/Auto switch in the Switch
2 For the plug-in you want to display, press the Functions section so that it is lit.
encoder switch that corresponds to “more.”
4 Press Play to begin the automation pass.
3 Press the Select/Auto switch in the Switch
5 During the automation pass, press a flashing
Functions section so that it is lit.
encoder switch to punch the corresponding pa-
4 Press the encoder switches for the parameters rameter out of automation write mode.
whose automation enable status you want to
6 When you are finished, press the Select/Auto
change. The encoder switch lights to indicate
switch in the Switch Functions section so that it
that a parameter is enabled.
is unlit.
5 When you are finished, press the Select/Auto
switch in the Switch Functions section so that it
is unlit.

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Previewing Automation Capturing Automation
(Pro Tools HD Only) (Pro Tools HD Only)

To preview a new automation value for a control: To capture automation values:

1 Enable the track for automation by cycling its 1 Enable the tracks whose automation values
Automation Mode switch to enable Touch, you want to capture by cycling their Automa-
Latch, or Touch/Latch mode. tion Mode switches to a write-enabled state
(Write, Touch, Touch/Latch, or Latch).
2 Enable the automation type by pressing its
switch in the Automation Enable section. 2 Enable all of the automation types you want
to capture by pressing their switches in the Au-
3 Hold the Command/Ctrl Modifier switch and
tomation Enable section.
press the Off switch in the Global Automation
Modes section. The Off switch flashes to indi- 3 Start playback.
cate Preview mode.
4 When you reach a location where you want to
4 Isolate a control by moving it. capture the current automation states, hold the
Command/Ctrl Modifier switch and press the
5 Start playback and adjust the isolated control
Touch switch in the Global Automation Modes
to audition the new automation value.
section.

To suspend Preview mode:

To punch captured automation values:
„ Hold the Command/Ctrl Modifier switch and
1 Move to a location where you want to apply
press the Read switch in the Global Automation
the captured automation states.
Modes section.
2 Hold the Command/Ctrl+Ctrl/Win Modifier
To punch a preview value to the automation switches and press the Touch switch in the Glo-
playlist: bal Automation Modes section.
„ Hold the Command/Ctrl Modifier switch and

press the flashing Off switch in the Global Auto- AutoMatching Controls
mation Modes section.
(Pro Tools HD Only)

To AutoMatch all currently writing controls:

1 Make sure the automation types you want to
AutoMatch are write-enabled.

2 Start playback.

3 When you reach a point in the session where

you want to return controls to their previously
written values, hold the Command/Ctrl Modi-
fier switch and press the Latch switch in the Glo-
bal Automation section.

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 Joining Automation Values Writing Automation to the Start
(Pro Tools HD Only) End, or All of a Track or Selection
(Pro Tools HD Only)
To Join automation values:
1 Make sure the controls you want to join are in
To manually write the current automation values
to the start, end, or all of a track or selection:
a write-enabled state.
„ Press the Start, End, or All switch in the Auto
2 Stop playback during an automation pass.
Write To section during playback.
3 Start playback.
To manually write the current automation values
4 When you want to resume automation writ-
back to the punch point or to the next breakpoint
ing at the previous values, hold the Com- in a track:
mand/Ctrl+Ctrl/Win Modifier switches and
„ Press the Punch or Next switch in the Auto
press the Latch switch in the Global Automation
Write To section during playback.
section.

Writing Automation to the Start

End, or All of a Track or Selection
on Stop
(Pro Tools HD Only)

To enable/disable automatic Write to

All/Start/End/Punch/Next on Stop for a single
automation pass:
„ Hold the Ctrl/Win Modifier switch and press

the All, Start, End, Punch, or Next switch in the

Auto Write To section.

To latch on/turn off automatic Write to

All/Start/End/Punch/Next on Stop for all
automation passes:
„ Hold the Ctrl/Win+Opt/Alt (all) Modifier

switches and press the All, Start, End, Punch, or

Next switch in the Auto Write To section.

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Appendix A: C|24 Connector Pinouts

Mic Preamp Inputs 1–8

Female DB-25 Connectors Channel Hot (+) Cold (–) Ground (shield)
All C|24 DB-25 connector pinouts conform to 5 Preamp 18 6 19
the pin numbering scheme shown below. Mic In 5

13 1 6 Preamp 4 17 5
Mic In 6

7 Preamp 15 3 16
Mic In 7
25 14
8 Preamp 1 14 2
DB-25 Connector (user view) Mic In 8

Preamps 1–8 Line/DI In 1–8

Mic In 1–8 Mic Preamp Inputs 1–8

Channel Hot (+) Cold (–) Ground (shield)
Mic Preamp Inputs 1–8
1 Preamp 24 12 25
Channel Hot (+) Cold (–) Ground (shield)
Line In 1
1 Preamp 24 12 25 2 Preamp 10 23 11
Mic In 1
Line In 2
2 Preamp 10 23 11 3 Preamp 21 9 22
Mic In 2
Line In 3
3 Preamp 21 9 22 4 Preamp 7 20 8
Mic In 3
Line In 4
4 Preamp 7 20 8 5 Preamp 18 6 19
Mic In 4
Line In 5

6 Preamp 4 17 5
Line In 6

7 Preamp 15 3 16
Line In 7
8 Preamp 1 14 2
Line In 8

Appendix A: C|24 Connector Pinouts 107

 Line Out 1–8 Mic Preamp Inputs 9–16
Channel Hot (+) Cold (–) Ground (shield)
Preamp Line Outputs 1–8
5 Preamp 18 6 19
Channel Hot (+) Cold (–) Ground (shield)
Mic In 13
1 Preamp 24 12 25 6 Preamp 4 17 5
Line Out 1
Mic In 14
2 Preamp 10 23 11 7 Preamp 15 3 16
Line Out 2
Mic In 15
3 Preamp 21 9 22 8 Preamp 1 14 2
Line Out 3 Mic In 16
4 Preamp 7 20 8
Line Out 4 Line/DI In 9–16
5 Preamp 18 6 19
Line Out 5 Mic Preamp Inputs 9–16

6 Preamp 4 17 5 Channel Hot (+) Cold (–) Ground (shield)

Line Out 6
1 Preamp 24 12 25
7 Preamp 15 3 16 Line In 9
Line Out 7
2 Preamp 10 23 11
8 Preamp 1 14 2 Line In 10
Line Out 8
3 Preamp 21 9 22
Line In 11
Preamps 9–16 4 Preamp 7 20 8
Line In 12
Mic In 9–16
5 Preamp 18 6 19
Line In 13
Mic Preamp Inputs 9–16
6 Preamp 4 17 5
Channel Hot (+) Cold (–) Ground (shield)
Line In 14
1 Preamp 24 12 25 7 Preamp 15 3 16
Mic In 9 Line In 15
2 Preamp 10 23 11 8 Preamp 1 14 2
Mic In 10 Line In 16
3 Preamp 21 9 22
Mic In 11

4 Preamp 7 20 8
Mic In 12

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Line Out 9–16 Submixer 1–8 ST
Preamp Line Outputs 9–16
Submix In 1–4 (ST)
Channel Hot (+) Cold (–) Ground (shield)
Submixer Stereo Inputs 1–4
1 Preamp 24 12 25
Line Out 9 Channel Hot (+) Cold (–) Ground (shield)

2 Preamp 10 23 11 1 24 12 25
Line Out Submixer
10 In 1 Left

3 Preamp 21 9 22 2 10 23 11
Line Out Submixer
11 In 1 Right

4 Preamp 7 20 8 3 21 9 22
Line Out Submixer
12 In 2 Left

5 Preamp 18 6 19 4 7 20 8
Line Out Submixer
13 In 2 Right

6 Preamp 4 17 5 5 18 6 19
Line Out Submixer
14 In 3 Left

7 Preamp 15 3 16 6 4 17 5
Line Out Submixer
15 In 3 Right

8 Preamp 1 14 2 7 15 3 16
Line Out Submixer
16 In 4 Left

8 1 14 2
Submixer
In 4 Right

Appendix A: C|24 Connector Pinouts 109

 Submix In 5–8 (ST) Monitor Section
Submixer Stereo Inputs 5–8
Pro Tools In
Channel Hot (+) Cold (–) Ground (shield)
Pt 1–6 + Cue 1–2
1 24 12 25
Submixer Pro Tools and Cue Inputs
In 5 Left
Channel Hot (+) Cold (–) Ground (shield)
2 10 23 11
1 Main In 24 12 25
Submixer
Left
In 5 Right
2 Main In 10 23 11
3 21 9 22
Center
Submixer
In 6 Left 3 Main In 21 9 22
Right
4 7 20 8
Submixer 4 Main In 7 20 8
In 6 Right Left
Surround
5 18 6 19
Submixer 5 Main In 18 6 19
In 7 Left Right
Surround
6 4 17 5
Submixer 6 Main In 4 17 5
In 7 Right LFE
7 15 3 16 7 Cue In 15 3 16
Submixer Left
In 8 Left
8 Cue In 1 14 2
8 1 14 2 Right
Submixer
In 8 Right

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Surround In Ext Stereo In
Alt Sur 1–6 Ext St 1 + St 2

Alternate Surround Inputs (1–6) External Stereo Inputs 1 and 2

Channel Hot (+) Cold (–) Ground (shield) Ground

Channel Hot (+) Cold (–)
(shield)
1 Alt 24 12 25
Surround 1 Stereo In 24 12 25
In Left 1 Left

2 Alt 10 23 11 1 Stereo In 10 23 11
Surround 1 Right
In Center
3 Stereo In 21 9 22
3 Alt 21 9 22 2 Left
Surround
In Right 4 Stereo In 7 20 8
2 Right
4 Alt 7 20 8
5 (unused) 18 6 19
Surround
In Left 6 (unused) 4 17 5
Surround
7 (unused) 15 3 16
5 Alt 18 6 19
Surround 8 (unused) 1 14 2
In Right
Surround

6 Alt Input 4 17 5
LFE

7 15 3 16
(unused)

8 1 14 2
(unused)

Appendix A: C|24 Connector Pinouts 111

 Control Room Out Cue Outputs
5.1 Mon Out L:1 R:3 Cues + SLS + TB

Main and Alternate Outputs Cue and Studio LS Monitor Outputs

Ground Ground
Channel Hot (+) Cold (–) Channel Hot (+) Cold (–)
(shield) (shield)

1 Main Out Left 24 12 25 1 Cue Out 24 12 25

Left
2 Main Out 10 23 11
Center 2 Cue Out 10 23 11
Right
3 Main Out 21 9 22
Right 3 Studio 21 9 22
LS Out
4 Main Out Left 7 20 8 Left
Surround
4 Studio 7 20 8
5 Main Out 18 6 19 LS Out
Right Surround Right

6 Main Out LFE 4 17 5 5 Talkback 18 6 19

Slate Out
7 Alt Out Left 15 3 16
6 (unused) 4 17 5
8 Alt Out Right 1 14 2
7 (unused) 15 3 16

8 (unused) 1 14 2

XLR and TRS Connectors

XLR Mic Inputs

Ground
Channel Hot (+) Cold (–)
(shield)

all XLR Mic Inputs 2 3 1

(female)

TRS 1/4-Inch Inputs and Outputs

Ground
Channel Hot (+) Cold (–)
(shield)

all TRS 1/4-inch Tip Ring Sleeve

I/O

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Appendix B: Utility Mode

C|24 Utility mode lets you run diagnostic tests,

set hardware preferences, view system informa- Tests
tion, and reset system settings.
The C|24 Test pages let you test the mechanical
and electronic components of the unit.

Entering and Exiting Utility To display the Test pages:

Mode 1 Press the Utility switch.

You can enter Utility mode at any time to 2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
change C|24 settings. “Tests.”

To enter Utility mode: To enter a Test page:

„ Press the Utility switch. „ Press the encoder switch that corresponds to

the test name.

The top level Utility options are shown in the
LCD displays. The Utility switch flashes to indi-
To exit the Test pages:
cate Utility mode is active.
„ Press the encoder switch that corresponds to

To exit Utility mode: “Exit.”

„ Press the encoder switch that corresponds to

“Exit.” Ethernet Test Page

– or – There are two test levels for Ethernet communi-
cation on C|24: Internal and External.
„ Press the flashing Utility switch.
Each test sends data packets through the C|24
If you are displaying a Utility mode page
Ethernet system. The “Sent” and “Received” val-
and press the Utility switch to exit before
ues for each test show the number of packets
saving, any changes will be lost.
sent and received in the test, and the “Errors”
and “Retries” fields show percentage error in the
transmission and receiving process. An error
rate of 1 percent or less generally indicates ac-
ceptable performance. (In normal operation, er-
rors are retried and no data loss occurs.)

Appendix B: Utility Mode 113

 Internal To exit the External Ethernet test:
„ Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
The Internal test verifies the first stage of Ether-
net communication by sending data packets “Exit.”
through the unit’s Ethernet link chip.
LED Test Page
To perform the Internal Ethernet test:
The LED tests let you test all red, yellow, or
„ From the Ethernet Test page, press the en- green LEDs on C|24 individually.
coder switch that corresponds to “Internal.”
To test the LEDs:
To restart the “Sent” and “Received” packet
counts: „ From the LED Test page, press the encoder

switch that corresponds to any of the following

„ Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
to test all LEDs of the specified color:
“Restart Counts.”
• Red LEDs

To exit the Internal Ethernet test: • Yellow LEDs

• Green LEDs
„ Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
“Exit.”
To exit an LED test:
„ Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
External
“Exit.”
The External test verifies the second stage of
Ethernet communication by sending data pack-
Vegas Mode
ets out of the C|24 Ethernet port and back into
the unit using an Ethernet loopback connector Vegas mode randomly lights every switch,
(included with C|24). meter, and display on the unit, and runs the fad-
ers in a sine wave pattern.
To perform the External Ethernet test:
To enter Vegas mode:
1 If Pro Tools is running, quit Pro Tools.
„ Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
2 Disconnect C|24 from the Ethernet network.
“Vegas Mode.”
3 Plug the Ethernet Loopback connector into
the C|24 Ethernet port. To vary the rate of LED blinking and fader motion:

4 From the Ethernet Test page, press the en- „ Turn the Scrub/Shuttle wheel or any rotary

coder switch that corresponds to “External. encoder.

To restart the “Sent” and “Received” packet To exit Vegas mode:

counts:
„ Press any switch on the unit.
„ Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
“Restart Counts.”

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Display Test Page Group Faders can be moved to test group re-
sponse. Fader position values are shown in the
The Display tests let you test the LCD displays LCD displays (0-1023). This test shows which
and the Main Counter on C|24. faders are currently being touched by displaying
the letter “T” in the LCD displays above the fad-
To test the LCD displays: ers.
„ From the Display Test page, press the encoder
Touch Each fader can be touched to show touch
switch that corresponds to one of the following:
sensitivity. The LCD displays show the fre-
• ASCII Set: Shows the entire ASCII character
quency that the fader is currently recognizing.
set at once.
This test shows which faders are currently being
• ASCII Step: Cycles through the ASCII char- touched by displaying the letter “T” in the LCD
acter set on each LCD segment. displays above the faders.

To test the Main Counter: To exit a Fader test:

„ From the Display Test page, press the encoder
„ Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
switch that corresponds to “Timecode.” “Exit.”

The Main Counter cycles through 0-9 and the

Recalibrating the Faders
Time Display Format Indicators light.
The Recalibrate command recalibrates the touch
To exit a Display test: sensitivity and position of all faders to factory
specifications.
„ Press the encoder switch that corresponds to

“Exit.”
To recalibrate the faders:
„ From the Fader Test page, press the encoder
Fader Test Page
switch that corresponds to “Recalibrate.”
The Fader tests let you test and recalibrate the
C}24 faders.
Rotary Test Page
To test the faders: The Rotary test lets you test the C}24 rotary en-
coders that have LED rings (the 24 channel ro-
„ From the Fader Test page, press the encoder
tary encoders and the Control Room encoder).
switch that corresponds to any of the following:
The Rotary test shows two values:
Step Faders move together, in stepped fashion,
to positions that are adjustable with the • Delta: Shows the direction and speed an in-
Scrub/Shuttle wheel. Fader position values are dividual encoder is being turned.
shown in the LCD displays (0-1023). • Cumulative: Shows the number of steps
that all of the encoders have been turned
Cycle Faders move together, from the bottom to during the text.
top, in a continuous cycle, at a speed that is ad-
justable with the Scrub/Shuttle wheel. Fader po- To test the rotary encoders:
sition values are shown in the LCD displays
(0-1023). „ From the Rotary Test page, turn any encoder.

Appendix B: Utility Mode 115

 Switch Test Page To enable the external Talkback microphone:
1 Press the Utility switch.
The Switch test lets you test each switch on C|24
individually. 2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
“Preferences.”
To test any switch:
3 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
„ From the Switch Test page, press the switch “Talkback.”
you want to test.
4 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
The switch LED lights as long as it is held, and “Ext TB Mic” to toggle the external talkback in-
the LCD displays show the location information put On or Off.
for the switch.
5 When you are finished, press the encoder
switch that corresponds to “Save.”
To exit the Switch test:
6 Press the Exit switch to exit Utility mode.
„ Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
“Exit.”
Talkback Latching
You can set Talkback to latch on when the Talk-
Preferences back switch is double-pressed.
‹ When Talkback latching is Off, the Talkback
The C|24 Preferences pages let you set prefer-
ences for Talkback microphone operation, switch follows momentary behavior only.
mic/line/DI preamplifier clip indication, and When Talkback latching is On, the Talkback
footswitch operation. switch follows momentary behavior when held,
and latches on and off when double-pressed.
Talkback When latched on, the Talkback switch flashes.

External Talkback Microphone To toggle Talkback latching:

1 Press the Utility switch.
You can choose to use an external Talkback mi-
crophone instead of the built-in Talkback micro- 2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
phone in the C|24 Meter Bridge. “Preferences.”

When the external Talkback microphone is en- 3 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
abled, the built-in Talkback microphone is auto- “Talkback.”
matically disabled.
4 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
“TB Latching” to toggle Talkback latching capa-
bility On or Off.

5 When you are finished, press the encoder

switch that corresponds to “Save.”

6 Press the Exit switch to exit Utility mode.

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Mic Pre Clip Hold 4 For each Footswitch (A and B), press the en-
coder switch that corresponds to any of the
You can set the Clip Hold time for the C|24 following:
built-in mic/line/DI preamplifiers.
• Play: Starts and stops the Pro Tools Trans-
port.
To set the Clip Hold time:
• Record: Arms the Transport for recording
1 Press the Utility switch. or punches in and out of Record.
2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to • Talkback: Toggles Talkback On and Off.
“Preferences.”
5 When you are finished, press the encoder
3 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to switch that corresponds to “Save.”
“Analog.”
6 Press the Exit switch to exit Utility mode.
4 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
one of the following: To set Footswitch polarity:
• No Hold 1 Press the Utility switch.
• 3 Sec Hold
2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
• Infinite Hold “Preferences.”
5 When you are finished, press the encoder 3 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
switch that corresponds to “Save.” “Footswitch.”
6 Press the Exit switch to exit Utility mode. 4 Press the encoder switch under “FS A Polarity”
(Footswitch A) or “FS B Polarity” (Footswitch B)
Footswitch Function and Polarity to toggle polarity between “Normal” and “In-
verted.”
You can set the function and polarity for the
two Footswitch connectors on C|24. 5 When you are finished, press the encoder
switch that corresponds to “Save.”
To set Footswitch function: 6 Press the Exit switch to exit Utility mode.
1 Press the Utility switch.

2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to

“Preferences.”

3 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to

“Footswitch.”

Appendix B: Utility Mode 117

 To view the Ethernet information for C|24:
System 1 Press the Utility switch.
The C|24 System pages let you view component
2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
firmware versions and Ethernet information,
“System.”
name the C|24 unit, and reset the C|24 to its fac-
tory settings. 3 Hold the encoder switch that corresponds to
“Ethernet.”

Firmware Versions 4 When you are finished, press the encoder

switch that corresponds to “Exit.”
This page shows the Comm board and Motor
Control board firmware versions.
Unit Name
To view the current firmware versions for C|24
This page lets you view, change, or reset the
components:
C|24 Unit Name.
1 Press the Utility switch.

2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to To name C|24 from the unit:
“System.” 1 Press the Utility switch.

3 Hold the encoder switch that corresponds to 2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
“FW Versions.” “System.”

4 When you are finished, press the encoder 3 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
switch that corresponds to “Exit.” “Unit Name. “

The unit name appears in the LCD displays. The

Ethernet first character of the name flashes to indicate
This page shows the following information for text entry.
the C|24: 4 To change the selected character, turn the en-
• Unit Name (as named on the Unit Name coder under “Character.”
page)
5 To move forward and backward in the text
• Unit Number: Digidesign serial number for
field, turn the encoder under “Position.”
the unit
• Frame Type: Ethernet packet type used by 6 When you are finished, press the encoder

Digidesign for control surface communica- switch that corresponds to “Save.”

tion
• Ethernet ID: Ethernet address (Machine
Address Code) for the unit

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To set the C|24 name to the default: Resetting Analog Signal Routing
1 Press the Utility switch.
This page lets you reset C|24 monitor and cue
2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to source selections, and Monitor solo, phantom
“System.” power, Mic/Line and HPF settings to their de-
fault values.
3 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
“Unit Name. “
To reset monitor signal routing:
4 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to 1 Press the Utility switch.
“Default.”
2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
5 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to “System.”
“Save.”
3 Hold the encoder switch that corresponds to
“Reset Analog Routes.”
Resetting User Preferences
4 Do one of the following:
This page lets you reset C|24 Footswitch prefer-
• To confirm the reset, press the encoder
ences, Talkback preferences and Clip Hold time
switch that corresponds to “OK.”
for the built-in mic/line/DI preamplifiers to
their default values. – or –
• To cancel the reset, press the encoder
To reset the C|24 user preferences: switch that corresponds to “Cancel.”

1 Press the Utility switch. 5 When you are finished, press the encoder
switch that corresponds to “Exit.”
2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
“System.”

3 Hold the encoder switch that corresponds to

“Reset User Prefs.”

4 Do one of the following:

• To confirm the reset, press the encoder
switch that corresponds to “OK.”
– or –
• To cancel the reset, press the encoder
switch that corresponds to “Cancel.”

5 When you are finished, press the encoder

switch that corresponds to “Exit.”

Appendix B: Utility Mode 119

 Resetting Monitor Gain Settings
Auto Talkback
This page lets you reset gain and trim levels in
the C|24 monitor section (set with the Control Auto Talkback is a setting that automatically
Room rotary encoder) to their default values. turns on the Talkback and Listen microphones
when the Pro Tools Transport is stopped, and
To reset monitor gain levels and trim offsets: turns the Talkback and Listen microphones off
when the Pro Tools Transport is running.
1 Press the Utility switch.

2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to To activate Auto Talkback:

“System.” 1 Press the Utility switch.

3 Hold the encoder switch that corresponds to 2 Press the encoder switch that corresponds to
“Reset Monitor Gains.” “Auto Talkback” to toggle the Auto Talk option
4 Do one of the following: On and Off.

• To confirm the reset, press the encoder 3 When you are finished, press the encoder
switch that corresponds to “OK.” switch that corresponds to “Exit.”
– or –
• To cancel the reset, press the encoder
switch that corresponds to “Cancel.”

5 When you are finished, press the encoder

switch that corresponds to “Exit.”

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index

Symbols punching 104

+48V (phantom power) 67 Safe mode 45
setting modes 103
suspending 43
Numerics Write controls 106
5.1 output mode (Monitor section) 62 Automation Enable switches 43
Mute 43
A Pan 43
Actions (Soft Keys) 48 Plug-in 43
AFL/PFL 65 Send Level 43
Send Mute 43
After Fader Listen mode 65
Send Pan 43
All Notes Off switch 51
Suspend 43
All switch (automation) 44 Volume 43
Alt Monitor switch 63 Automation Mode switches (channel strips) 42,
Alternate Function switch 50, 51 103
Alternate Surround Input switch 64 Automation Mode switches (global) 42
Arrow switches 56, 89, 90, 94, 98, 99 Latch 43
Assign mode 87 Off 43
Assign section (Channel Bar) 46 Read 43
Assign switch 46, 91, 92, 93 Touch 43
assigning paths 91, 92, 93 Trim 43
Write 43
audio
editing 101 automation preferences (Soft Keys) 48
recording 96 Automation switch (Window switches) 52
Audition mode 101 Automation Write To switches 44
Audition switch 54, 101 All 44
End 44
Auto Talkback 18, 120
Next 44
automation
Punch 44
Allow Latch Prime in Stop 48
Start 44
Auto Join 48
AutoMatching 105
capturing 48, 105 B
coalescing 48 Bank switches 57
displaying 103 Big Counter switch (Window switches) 52
joining 106 bypassing
plug-ins 104 inserts 41
preferences 48 plug-ins 42, 79
previewing 48, 105 sends 41

Index 121
 C Main input 64
C|24 unit Main Output switches 62
declaring 17 Main outputs 24, 65
dimensions 5 Mono function 64, 66
naming 17 Mute 64
output controls 63, 64
Center Percentage switch 47
Output Mode controls 62
Channel Bar 10, 45
resetting 119, 120
Channel Select switches 38 Solo mode 62
Channel views 71, 73 Stereo inputs 64
Channel Window Display (console preference) 48 Studio LS level 63
Clear Clip switch 60 Sum 65
Click switch 51, 97 Talkback level 63
clip hold time 117 Copy switch 50, 101
clip indicators (preamplifier section) 18, 67, 117 Count Off switch 51, 97
Command/Ctrl switch 44 Counter switch 60
Compare switch 45 Create switch (Groups) 53
configuring the C|24 16 Ctrl/Win switch 44
connections Cue level controls 63
computer 15 Cue outputs 25
Control Room Monitor section 11, 23, 24, 109
Ethernet 7, 15, 17 D
footswitches 11
declaring the C|24 17
headphones 26
line submixer 22, 107, 112 Default switch 52, 90, 93
Listen microphone 11, 26 Delete switch (Groups) 53
power 15 DI preamplifiers 67
preamplifiers 11, 19, 21, 107, 108, 112 Dim switch 64
submixer 11 Display Mode switch 40
Talkback microphone (external) 11, 26 Divergence switch 46
console preferences 47 Do To All switch 52, 91
Channel Window Display 48 Do To Selected switch 52, 91
Select Switch Latch Mode 47
Dynamic Transport switch 55
Touch Display of Parameter Values 47
Dynamics Bypass switch 42
Track Display 47
Two-Knob Panning 48 Dynamics switches (channel strips) 41
Console views 71
Control Room Monitor section 10 E
Alt Monitor switch 63 Edit Mode switches 49
Alternate outputs 24, 66 Grid 49
Alternate Surround input 64 Shuffle 49
connections 11, 23, 24, 109 Slip 49
Cue level 63 Spot 49
Dim controls 64, 66 Edit switch (Window switches) 51
Headphone cue monitoring 63 Edit switches 50
Headphone level 63 Copy 50
input selectors 64 Paste 50
line submixer output controls 65, 68
Listen Mic level 63

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Edit Tool switches 50 G
Grabber 51 Global Controls
Pencil 51 Default 52
Select 50 Do To All 52
Smart 51 Do To Selected 52
Trim 50 Input Monitor 53
Edit window 94 Master Record Enable 53
Enable switch (Groups) 53 Plug-in Safe 53
encoder switch functions 39 Solo Clear 53
End switch (automation) 44 Velocity Sensitive 53
Enter switch 56 Go To End switch 54
EQ Bypass switch 42 Grabber switch (Edit tools) 51
EQ switches (channel strips) 41 Grid switch 49
Escape/Cancel switch 46, 56 Groups switches
Ethernet 7, 11, 17, 113, 118 Create 53
Expanded Mic Pre view 82 Delete 53
Enable 53
Expanded Pan view 75
Modify 53
Expanded Send view 76 Suspend 53
Groups view 83
F
Fader Display modes 86 H
faders 37 headphones 26
muting 102 cue monitoring 63
recalibrating 115 level knob 63
File/Utility switches Home switch 50, 94
Enter 56
Home/Pan Flip mode 86
Escape/Cancel 56
Redo 55
Save 56 I
Undo 55 I/O Setup (Pro Tools) 65
Utility 55 Input Level knobs (line submixer) 68
firmware 16, 118 Input Level knobs (preamplifier section) 67
F-J switch 49 Input Monitor switch (global) 53
Flip modes 86 Input Monitor switches (channel strips) 38, 96
Flip switch 58, 102 Input switch (Channel Bar) 46, 91, 93
Focus switch 50 Insert Bypass switch 41
footswitch settings 117 Insert Select view 78
footswitches 11, 18, 117 Insert switches (channel strips) 40, 93, 95
From Cue switch 63 Insert/Parameter switch (Channel Bar) 45
Front-Rear switch 46 Inserts section (Channel Bar) 45

J
Join (automation) 48

K
keyboard modifiers 44

Index 123
 L Merge-Record 51
L(C)R switch 46 Wait For Note 51
L/R switch 47 MIDI Operations switch (Window switches) 52
Latch switch (automation) 43 MIDI Real-Time Properties 52
LCRS output mode (Monitor section) 62 Mix switch (Window switches) 51
LFE switch 47 modifier switches 44
Command/Ctrl 44
line preamplifiers 67
Ctrl/Win 44
line submixer 10, 22, 68
Opt/Alt (all) 44
Link Edit and Timeline switch 51, 96, 97 Shift (add) 44
Link Track and Edit Selection switch 51 Modify switch (Groups) 53
Listen Mic level controls 63 Monitor section 61
loop playback 97 Mono switch 64
Loop Playback switch 55 Mute switch (automation) 43
Loop Record switch 55, 96 Mute switch (Monitor section) 64
loop recording 96, 97 Mute switches (channel strips) 37

M N
Main Counter 59 naming the C|24 17, 118
Main switch 64 Navigate switch 56, 98, 99
Main to Cue switch 63 Next switch (automation) 44
Mark In switch 55, 99, 101 Normal mode 86
Mark Out switch 55, 99, 101 Nudge switch 57, 102
Master Bypass switch 45
Master Fader mode 86
O
Master Faders 103
Off switch (automation) 43
Master Record Enable switch 53, 96
Online switch 54
Masters switch 58, 86, 103
Opt/Alt (all) switch 44
Memory Location view 85
Output Level knob (line submixer) 68
Memory Locations switch (Window switches) 52
Output Mode switch 62
Merge-Record switch 51, 97
Output switch 46, 91, 93
meters 10, 59, 60
Output windows 94
Meters Post switch 60
Mic Pre Flip mode 87
P
Mic Pre switch 50
Pan Console view 71
Mic Pre view 82
Pan section (Channel Bar) 46
microphone preamplifiers 67
Pan switch (automation) 43
MIDI
editing 101 Pan switch (Window switches) 52, 95
loop recording 97 Pan/Send Channel view 73
recording 97 Parameter view 80
MIDI Command switches 51 Paste switch 50, 101
MIDI controls Pencil switch (Edit tools) 51
All Notes Off 51 phantom power switches (preamplifier section) 67
Click 51 Plug-in Flip mode 87
Count Off 51 Plug-in Safe switch 53

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Plug-in switch (automation) 43 S
Plug-in switch (Window switches) 52, 95 Safe switch 45
plug-ins Save switch 56, 89
bypassing 79 saving sessions 89
closing 95 Scroll switches (Channel Bar) 49
focusing 78
Scrub switch 57, 100
opening 79, 95
Scrub/Shuttle controls
Post-Roll switch 54, 101
Scrub switch 57
Pre Fader Listen mode 65 Scrub/Shuttle wheel 57
Pre/Post switch (encoder switch functions) 39 Shuttle switch 57
preamplifier section 11, 19, 21, 67 Trim switch 57
preferences 18, 47, 116 Scrub/Shuttle wheel 57, 98, 100, 102
resetting 119 moving windows 94
preferences (automation) 48 scrubbing 100
Preferences pages (Utility mode) 116 Select switch (Edit tools) 50
Pre-Roll switch 54, 101 Select Switch Latch Mode (console preference) 47
Preview (automation) 48 Select/Auto switch (encoder switch functions) 39
Preview Suspend (automation) 48 Send Flip mode 86
Pro Tools Window switches 51 Send Level switch (automation) 43
Properties switch (Window switches) 52 Send Mute switch (automation) 43
Punch Capture (automation) 48 Send Mute switch (encoder switch functions) 39
Punch Preview (automation) 48 Send Pan switch (automation) 43
Punch switch (automation) 44 Send switches (channel strips) 41, 92, 93
Send windows 95
Q Sends Bypass switch 41
QuickPunch recording 97 Sends Console view 72
QuickPunch switch 55, 97 Sends section (Channel Bar) 49
Sends switches (Channel Bar) 49, 92, 95
R Shift (add) switch 44
Read switch (automation) 43 Shuffle switch 49
Rear switch 46 Shuttle mode 100
Record Enable switches 38, 96, 97 Shuttle switch 57
recording 96 Slip switch 49
audio 96 Smart switch (Edit tools) 51
MIDI 97 Soft Keys switch 47, 102
Redo switch 55, 102 Solo Clear switch 53
resetting Solo modes (Pro Tools) 65
Control Room Monitor section 119, 120 Solo Safe mode 37
preferences 119 Solo switch (Monitor section) 62
Return to Zero switch 54 Solo switches (channel strips) 37
rotary encoders 10, 38 Source/HPF switches (preamplifier section) 67
Spot switch 49
Start switch (automation) 44
Stereo output mode (Monitor section) 62
Stereo switches 64

Index 125
 Studio LS level controls 63 Transport switches 58
Studio LS outputs 25 Transport window 94
submixer 10, 68 Trim switch (automation) 43
Sum switch 65 Trim switch (Edit tools) 50
Surround output mode (Monitor section) 62 Trim switch (Scrub/Shuttle controls) 57
Suspend switch (automation) 43 Trim/Scrub mode 100
Suspend switch (groups) 53 trimming outputs (Monitor section) 65
System pages (Utility mode) 118 Two-Knob Panning (console preference) 48

T U
Tab to Transients switch 51 Undo switch 55, 102
talkback Undo switch (Window switches) 52
automatic 18 Utility mode 55, 113
latching 18, 116 Preferences pages 116
Talkback level controls 63 System pages 118
Talkback microphone (built-in) 60 Test pages 113
Talkback microphone (external) 11, 18, 26, 116 Utility switch (Utility mode) 55
Talkback Slate output 25
Talkback switch 18, 59, 116 V
Task Manager switch (Window switches) 52 VCA Master tracks 103
Test pages (Utility mode) 113 Velocity Sensitive switch 53
time scale display format indicator 60 View switches
To Monitor switch 65, 68 Focus 50
Touch Display of Parameter Values (console Home 50
preference) 47 Mic Pre 50
Touch switch (automation) 43 Volume switch (automation) 43
Track Display (console preference) 47
tracks W
creating 89 Wait For Note switch 51, 97
Master Faders 103 Window Configuration switch (Window switches) 52
naming 90 Window Configuration view 84
VCA Masters 103 Window switches 51
Transport Master switch 54 Automation 52
Transport Mode switches Big Counter 52
Audition 54 Edit 51
Dynamic Transport 55 Memory Locations 52
Loop Playback 55 MIDI Operations 52
Loop Record 55 Mix 51
Mark In 55 Pan 52
Mark Out 55 Plug-in 52
Online 54 Properties 52
Post-Roll 54 Task Manager 52
Pre-Roll 54 Transport 52
QuickPunch 55 Undo 52
Transport Master 54 Window Configuration 52
Transport switch (Window switches) 52 Workspace 52

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windows
closing 95
moving 94
Workspace switch (Window switches) 52
Write switch (automation) 43

Z
Zoom Preset switches 55, 98
Zoom switch 56, 98
Zoom Toggle switch 51
Zoom/Navigate switches
Arrows 56
Navigate 56
Zoom 56
zooming (Edit window) 56, 98

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