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CDC seven
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Main screens – touch operation
All audio operations on the CDC seven are performed using the two main
touchscreens. Each display shows sixteen consecutive virtual channel strips, and
includes the most important information about the channels’ configuration and
parameters. More detailed information and access to controls for any channel is
obtained by a single touch on the appropriate area of the screen.
This section of the User Manual describes the basic principles of screen
navigation and parameter control in general. Full operational details are available
in the Software Manual.
Layers and metering
The CDC seven uses the now-familiar concept of “layers” to allow a relatively
small number of faders and virtual channel strips to control a much larger
number of audio channels. The CDC seven’s 96 input channels and 51 output
channels (busses, including the LCR masters) are arranged into nine layers of 16
(adjacently-numbered) channels. Each of the two main screens has its own set
of layer buttons, and thus each can display whichever layer is required, allowing
great flexibility in operation, particularly in two-engineer situations. The currently
selected layer determines which set of channels is displayed on-screen; the
faders, ON and SEL buttons in the fader section are always related to the virtual
channels immediately above them on the screen:
• Input Layer A:
Input channels 1 to 16
• Input Layer B:
Input channels 17 to 32
• Input Layer C:
Input channels 33 to 48
• Input Layer D:
Input channels 49 to 64
• Input Layer E:
Input channels 65 to 80
• Input Layer F:
Input channels 81 to 96
• Output Layer Busses A:
Output channels 1 to 16
• Output Layer Busses B:
Output channels 17 to 32
• Output Layer Busses C:
Output channels 33 to 48
• Output Layer VCA:
VCA group masters 1 to 16
Note that the Input channel layers listed above will be modified when stereo
input channels are in use, as the even-numbered channel of a stereo pair is not