You can assign 3 pages to the encoders…
I assign on the first page the combined gate/compressor view for the selected channel, the compressor view on the second page and the FX sends on the third page
You can assign up to 6 send levels to the encoders. It’s possible to set this for the selected channel or for a fixed channel, I prefer the selected channel.
Now it doesn’t matter which channel I use, I have the same controls on the encoders, for all channels.