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Surround Left and Surround Right: these are the panning destinations for the rear left and
right speakers. These are normally only used with the wide formats (5.1 and 7.1).
Surround Centre: This is the rear centre destination (i.e. opposite front centre) used by the 6.1
format (also known as Surround EX).
Inner Left and Inner Right: These are panning destinations that sit between Front Left/Front
Centre and Front Right/Front Centre to provide a smoother image across the front. These are
normally only used with 7.1 format.
Path
Path (or signal path) is the term used to describe a discrete part of the signal flow through the
console that has a distinct input and output, either to the outside world or to another path. In
an analogue console, there is a fixed number of signal paths and they are hard-wired into
different parts (or modules) in the console. 88D is a digital system and this makes it
'assignable'. This means that the number of paths is not fixed but is selected according to the
task in hand. This is done using the utility called Desk Edit that is part of Encore Plus. The
path type indicates the way that a path is used. For instance, Channels are the main console
inputs, similar to channel modules in an analogue console.
Play Pass
The Play Pass is the Mix/Pass that is being used to play back a previous recording of
automation moves (events). Any Mix/Pass can be selected from the current Mix/Pass Tree to
be the Play Pass.
Processing Element
88D is a digital console that has a certain amount of processing power available. The
processing power is provided by the XSP cards in the System or SPS Rack. The processing
power is assigned in portions according to how the console is configured for the current
session. Each signal path requires a certain amount of processing power. A signal path can
contain audio processing, such as EQ or dynamics, and this also uses processing power.
A processing element is one of the individual items of audio processing (a gate, three band
equaliser, etc.). The processing elements (and the processing power required) are assigned
(or allocated) to the signal paths in advance of being used. The system works out how much
processing power would be required for the configuration requested and if there is too much
then the excess is rejected. Anything that applies changes to a signal in a path uses
processing - this even includes the fader.
Record Pass
A Record Pass is made when the transport is in play and changes to control values are
recorded against timecode. At least one new automation event must be created by a control
in a record mode. A new Mix/Pass number is created and displayed in red on the Encore Plus
screen.
Virgin Territory
This is an expression used to describe parts of a Mix/Pass (or a series of Mix/Passes) for
which there is no automation data and no settings in the Initial Snapshot. 88D takes an Initial
Snapshot of all controls that can be automated. This means that 88D never has virgin
territory, so any problems that virgin territory may cause are prevented.
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