Avid Technology Pro Tools HD 7.2 Manuale Utente

VCA Master Tracks Display of 
Slave Tracks

In normal Mode, VCA Master tracks show their 
slave tracks in their rotary encoders, as follows:

• Encoder knob: Slave track Volume control

• Encoder LED ring: Slave track meter level

• Encoder B/M/P switch: Slave track mute

• Encoder Select switch: Focuses slave track 

in Focus Channel Strip

If there are more than six slave tracks for a VCA 
Master, you can the press the channel Page 
Up/Page Down switches to display the addi-
tional slave tracks on the rotary encoders.

Displaying VCA Master Tracks in 
Custom Faders

Displaying VCA Master Tracks

You can display VCA Master tracks in Custom 
Fader Tracks mode.

To display VCA Masters in the Custom Fader 
channels:

1  

Press the Tracks switch in the Custom Faders 

section.

2  

Press the Bank Select switch to display track 

types in the Soft Keys. 

3  

Press the Soft Key that corresponds to VCA 

Master. 

To exit Tracks mode:

■

Press the lit Tracks switch.

Displaying Slave Tracks for a VCA 
Master in Custom Faders

You can temporarily display all the slave tracks 
for a VCA Master track together in Custom Fad-
ers. This feature uses Mix/Edit Groups mode to 
simulate the effect of the “VCA spill” feature 
available on some analog consoles.

Whenever a VCA Master track is assigned to 
group, its Bypass/Mute switch lights. 

To display the slave tracks for a VCA Master in 
Custom Faders (or “spill” a VCA):

■

Press the lit Bypass/Mute switch. The By-

pass/Mute switch flashes to indicate that the 
VCA Group is spilled.

To exit display of slave tracks in Custom Faders, 
do one of the following:

■

Press the flashing Bypass/Mute switch in the 

VCA Master.

– or –

■

Press the Groups switch in the Custom Fader 

controls.

Focusing VCA Masters When Their 
Slave Tracks Are Spilled

You can set ICON to automatically focus a VCA 
Master Track in the Focus Channel Strip when 
its slave tracks are spilled.

To automatically focus VCA tracks when they are 
spilled:

1  

In the Soft Keys section, press the Operation 

switch repeatedly to display the page that in-
cludes the Focus VCA Master When Spilled pref-
erence (“SplFcs”).

2  

Press the Soft Key that corresponds to “SplFcs” 

to toggle the setting to “On.”