Calrec SUMMA, User Manual

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CALREC
Putting Sound in the Picture
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AUTOFADERS
Autofaders allow Summa faders to be opened and closed under the control of another system through the
use of GPIs.
To control an assignable AutoFader, select the Access>Autofader page. and press the appropriate access button for the
channel whose Autofader is to be accessed. See Figure 1 below.
FIGURE 1 - AUTOFADER SCREEN
The AutoFader TFT screen gives a visual representation of the behaviour of the Autofaders position over time and provides
information about which Autofader is in use and which GPI the Autofader is being triggered from.
There are 9 individual Autofader controls provided and a global on screen switch to Bypass All Autofaders.
AutoFader Controls
• AUTOFADER ON - Enables the Autofader on this assign path. Note if the Autofader is shared across several paths
only this path is affected by this switch.
• REHEARSE - Press and Hold this button labelled ‘ Hold then release to rehearse AutoFader’ to trigger the Autofader
and release to release the Autofader. This button allows the user to walk through the action of the Autofader and adjust
parameters if necessary.
• FADE IN LEVEL - This is the level that the fader goes to when the GPI is triggered shown as an ‘IN’ line.
• FADE OUT LEVEL - This is the level that the fader goes to when the GPI is released shown as an ‘OUT’ line.
• FADE IN DELAY - This is the delay period before the fader starts to ramp up to the IN LEVEL.
• FADE IN DURATION - This is the fader ramp up period.