Studer Vista 1, Operating Instructions Manual

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Vista 1 Digital Mixing System
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easy way of updating the static settings, without affecting or overwriting the
changes that are caused through the VCA/mute and library events on a cue-
by-cue basis.
VCA Master and Mute Setup Along with the cues, it is very likely that input channels are grouped and
assigned to VCA master faders. The setup is done in a very efficient way
using VCA/mute events
. The whole setup process is done in one single
window. Normally, the channels that are not used in a cue need to be muted, in
order to avoid that an actor who still wears his wireless microphone backstage
while he is e.g. changing his costume can be heard over the PA system.
Therefore, all channels not assigned to a VCA master are muted automati-
cally if the Unmute/Mute VCA Members option is ticked in the ‘Snapshot
Automation Options’ menu, as shown below.
Either a double-click on the VCA/mute icon or a single click on the
VCA/mute icon followed by a click on the Edit VCA assignments... button
(at the bottom of the Configuration area) opens the VCA Details window.
It looks very similar to the strip setup window. Muted channels are shown in
red, and the small digit at the upper end of every channel indicates to which
VCA master this channel is currently assigned. By right-clicking on a name
a history window is shown that lists the VCA names already used within the
current production.