VENUE SC48 Guide
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Making Changes to Snapshots
There may be situations where you need to change specific pa-
rameters in existing snapshots while leaving other parameters
unchanged.
For example, if a guitarist changes instruments in the middle
of a tour it might be necessary to change levels and EQ on the
guitar channel in all the snapshots in a show. Snapshots pro-
vides the following modes to accommodate these types of sit-
uations:
Edit Mode
Lets you capture individual control changes while
you mix, and apply those changes to one or more pre-existing
snapshots as absolute or relative changes. For example, you
could enter Edit mode the first time a guitarist uses a new gui-
tar in rehearsal. When you are satisfied with your settings you
can apply them (in absolute or relative fashion) to update
other snapshots. See “Using Edit Mode” on page 180.
Propagate Mode
Lets you update data in pre-existing snap-
shots after you've already made changes and decided you
want to keep them. While Edit mode requires you to know
ahead of time that you will be updating snapshots, Propagate
mode lets you decide to update other snapshots with current
settings after making adjustments to your mix. For example, if
its the third consecutive night you’ve reached to increase gain
on the DI channel for a new guitar, you could use Propagate
mode to quickly take the gain increase you just made and ap-
ply it to other snapshots. See “Using Propagate Mode” on
page 181.
Using Edit Mode
Edit mode is a powerful way to update specific parameters
across multiple snapshots without overwriting any settings
you want to preserve. By entering Edit mode before making
adjustments, you can edit a single control or any number of
controls, and your changes are tracked from the point Edit
mode was entered.
Absolute and Relative Edits
Changes can be applied to one or more selected snapshots as
absolute
or
relative
values. Any parameter can be edited in ab-
solute fashion; all dB parameters can be edited in relative fash-
ion.
Examples of Absolute and Relative Edits
Absolute
Changing a fader level from 0 dB to –3 dB and apply-
ing that change as Absolute results in that fader being set iden-
tically to –3 dB in all selected snapshots.
Relative
Changing a fader level from 0 to –3 dB and applying
that change as Relative results in that fader being reduced by
that amount in all selected snapshots, or 3 dB relative to the
value previously stored in the snapshot(s). For example, a
channel previously at –6 dB would be changed to –9 dB.
Making Relative Changes with Mixed Data Types
If a combination of dB and non-dB parameters (such as gain
and EQ frequency) are edited and applied in relative fashion,
the dB parameters are adjusted as relative (delta) changes and
the non-dB are applied as absolute changes.
To update specific parameters in existing snapshots using Edit
mode:
1
Navigate to the main Snapshots page.
2
Click the Edit button to enter Edit mode. The Edit button
changes into two smaller flashing buttons: Abs, and Rel. The
system begins tracking all changes while you make them.
3
Adjust any combination of snapshottable parameters on the
console or on-screen.
4
Select the snapshot(s) to which you want to apply your ed-
its.
5
Click either of the flashing buttons
Abs
(for Absolute) or
Rel
(for Relative). You can cancel Edit mode by pressing the Can-
cel button on the control surface, clicking the Cancel button
on-screen, or by pressing the ESC key on your computer key-
board.
The selected snapshots are updated according to your changes
and your choice of Absolute or Relative edit.
Events-driven recall of snapshots is disabled while in Prop-
agate or Edit mode. For more information, see Chapter 22,
“Events.”
The ability to edit a single control in Edit mode provides
more selectivity than Propagate mode.
Edit mode
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