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Version: 8.0.0/1
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Conference System Example
In the example that follows, there are three conference members: Mic 01 (the host), Mic 02 (a studio guest) and Codec 1 (a
phone-in guest).
When all three source faders are closed, the
Conf
keys turn full yellow and the sources receive the conference bus minus
themselves. In other words, they can hear each other, but not themselves, and chat off-air.
If you open the Mic 1 (host) fader, the source goes on-air. The
Conf
key turns full green, to indicate that this source is in
"Conf prepare", and the source's N-1 is switched back to a programme mix minus. The other two sources remain in "Conf
audio". This allows the studio and phone-in guest to continue their off-air conversation. At any time you can close the Mic 1
fader so that the host can rejoin the off-air conference.
If you open the Mic 1 (host) and Mic 2 (studio guest) faders, then two out of the three sources go on-air. The
Conf
keys turn
full green, to indicate "Conf prepare", and each source's N-1 is switched back to a programme mix minus. In this instance,
there are less than two active conference members and so the conference is canceled. The Cdc 1 source's N-1, for the
phone-in guest, is switched back to a programme mix minus and its
Conf
key turns dim yellow to indicate "Conf active".
The images below show how this looks on the surface.
Conf audio (all sources)
Conf audio (closed sources)
Conf audio (cancelled)
At any time you can remove a source from the conference by deselecting its
Conf
key. The key turns dim white and the
source's N-1 switches back to a programme mix minus.