D-Control ES Worksurface I/O Facility Mix Engine Software and Processing
With its unmatched combination of power, flexibility, and simplicity, Digidesign® Pro Tools® HD 7 software is the industry standard for professional music and post production. ICON D-Control™ ES, D-Control, and D-Command™ consoles are designed to integrate perfectly with Pro Tools HD 7 software with the ability to control every aspect of the production environment. From managing extensive automation data to hosting the industry’s largest assortment of professional software processing plug-ins, Pro Tools HD 7 software provides ICON users with all the capabilities necessary to compose, record, edit, process, mix, and master their projects with the utmost precision. With ICON and Pro Tools HD 7 software all your session data resides in a single file, making it a breeze to recall even the most complex projects in minutes.


Effortless Recording
 



   
With Pro Tools HD 7 software, you can adapt your recording style to the kind of work you’re doing. Use loop recording to capture several versions of a take. Set an automatic punch-in/punch-out range to effortlessly fix a passage. Record entire takes, put each on a separate playlist, then recall any of them instantly. The nondestructive nature of audio processing with Pro Tools software allows for unprecedented freedom.

 
Intuitive Editing
 



   
Pro Tools provides many powerful editing tools that no other recording system offers. Far beyond the ability to nondestructively cut, copy, and paste audio, Pro Tools offers a host of single-touch edit keys, unparalleled editing tools, and other innovative features that allow you to execute, organize, and view edits easily and effectively. ICON worksurfaces greatly enhance the fluidity of editing with Pro Tools.

 
Powerful Mixing
 



   
The Pro Tools software interface turns ICON into the ultimate customizable digital mixer, enabling you to mix in standard multi-channel formats up to 7.1. Easily add tracks, reconfigure and route inputs to any destination, and copy and move inserts, all at any stage in the mixing process. Mix automation data lives where it belongs — in a single location with the audio — and is viewable against the audio waveform for intuitive feedback and control. Plus, with Automatic Delay Compensation, you can be sure that all channels are accurately time-aligned down to the sample. What’s more, a flexible signal routing architecture lets you create and save custom I/O and mixer setups to use as session templates, substantially accelerating your workflow.

 
Unparalleled Automation
 



   
Everything in the Pro Tools environment can be automated, giving you full dynamic control and absolute recall of every session element, from track volume, mute, and panning to all plug-in parameters. All automation data stays tied to its corresponding audio, enabling you to move audio without losing any automation information. ICON worksurfaces feature comprehensive automation capabilities often found on popular consoles while adding new, advanced functions not available with any other automation system or control surface. Of course, all automation data can be recorded using ICON’s D-Control or D-Command worksurfaces and graphically edited against the audio waveform or MIDI note display.

 
Superior Media Management
 



   
The file management functionality in Pro Tools HD 7 software keeps all projects neatly organized regardless of their size or complexity. View, search, audition, and import files with ease using the integrated DigiBase™ Pro file management utility.

 
Extensive Processing Options
 



   
Many digital mixing consoles limit operators to a single family of built-in EQ and dynamics processing tools. With ICON, however, you have access to a wide range of processing options from Digidesign the Digidesign Development Partner community — the largest professional third-party developer community in the industry. This huge collection of professional signal processing effects and software options available for ICON puts an incredible collection of tools at your fingertips. Take advantage of any number of professional processing plug-ins from Digidesign, Bomb Factory, Eventide, Focusrite, IK Multimedia, INA GRM, Massenburg DesignWorks, McDSP, Serato, Sony Oxford, Trillium Lane Labs, Waves, and more. Use Focusrite’s Forte Suite or McDSP’s Channel G for full console control over a channel. Choose Waves’ SSL 4000 suite of plug-ins to re-create the famous sound of the renowned analog console. Choose among the very best software reverbs and delays in the industry to add just the right flavor of spatial ambience to a session. The possibilities are endless.

 


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