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VST Connections
Editing operations
Identifying exclusive port assignments
In some cases (i. e. for certain channel types such as cue channels), the port
assignment is exclusive. Once a port has been assigned to such a bus or channel, it
must not be assigned to another bus, otherwise the connection to the first bus will be
broken.
To help you identify such exclusive port assignments and avoid accidental
reassignment, the corresponding ports are marked in red on the Device Port pop-up
menu.
Selecting/Deselecting multiple entries
• Using the key commands [Ctrl]/[Command]-[A] (Select All) and [Shift]-
[Ctrl]/[Command]-[A] (Select None), you can select and deselect all entries in the
Bus Name column.
Note that for this to work, the table on the current tab needs to have the focus. This
can be achieved by clicking anywhere on the background of the table.
• By holding [Shift] when selecting entries in the Bus Name column, you can select
multiple entries at the same time.
This is useful for automatic renaming or changing the port assignments globally,
see below.
Ö If you select a subentry (e. g. a speaker channel in a bus) the parent entry is
automatically selected as well.
Selecting entries by typing the name
In the Bus Name list you can jump to an entry by typing the first letter of the bus name
on the keyboard.
Navigating the Bus Name list using the [Tab] key
By pressing the [Tab] key you can jump to the next entry in the Bus Name list, allowing
you to rename your busses quickly. Similarly, by pressing [Shift]-[Tab] you can return
to the previous list entry.
Automatically renaming selected busses
You can rename all the selected busses at once using incrementing numbers or letters.
• To use incrementing numbers, select the busses that you want to rename and
enter a new name for one of the busses, followed by a number.
For example, if you have eight inputs that you want to be named “In 1, In 2, …,
In
8”, you select all the busses and enter the name “In 1” for the first bus. All other
busses are then renamed automatically.
• To use letters from the alphabet, proceed as with numbers, but enter a capital
letter instead of a number.
For example, if you have three FX channels that you want to be named “FX A, FX B,
and FX C”, you select all the channels and enter the name “FX
A” for the first. All
other channels are then renamed automatically. The last letter that can be used is
Z. If you have more selected entries than there are letters available, the remaining
entries will be skipped.
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This will only work if the table has the focus. To do this, simply select any list entry.
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When using letters instead of numbers, it is important to note that these must be
preceded by a space. If you leave out the space before the letter or if you do enter
neither a letter nor a number, only the first selected entry is renamed.