Studer Vista 5 M3, Operating Instructions Manual

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Vista 5 M3 Digital Mixing System
GC Operation 4-103
Document generated: 28.08.13 SW V4.9
4.6.1.5 Load DSP Configuration
If there is more than one DSP configuration on your Vista system, you may
need to access this menu item in order to load a different configuration.
Since titles will automatically open the correct DSP configuration (if its not
already loaded), using the Load Configuration menu item is only necessary
when loading a configuration without opening a Title. Regardless of how a
configuration is recalled, this process takes 20 to 30 seconds to complete, and
mutes the console during loading.
Note: Keep in mind that all Titles contain pointers that enable the loading of the
proper DSP configuration and other appropriate files. If the Title’s DSP
configuration is different from the one that is currently loaded, you will be
asked to either confirm the loading of the correct configuration or to convert
the Title for use with the current one. Therefore, during routine operation,
it is not necessary to use the Load Configuration menu unless the user has
created or modified a DSP configuration during that session. Typically, the
Load Configuration menu item should only be used by the facility’s System
Administrator or by advanced users.
DSP configuration subdirectories reside in the
C:\D950SYSTEMBD
subdirec-
tory. These subdirectories contain the following files:
• Virtual Mixing Console (VMC) files: These files (with
*.vmc
extensions)
are created by the Session Configuration Tool. They contain all the Con-
figuration data needed for the Session Configuration Tool to create a core
file;
• Core files: These files (with
*.cor
extensions) are created by the Session
Configuration Tool. They contain the actual code used by the DSP core;
• Preset files: These files (if any exist) are created within Titles but are saved
with DSP configurations so they can be used with any Title that uses a
particular configuration. Preset files have .pre extensions.
Session Configuration:
This action opens a dialog box that allows the selection and opening of an
existing Session Configuration. A list of available Session Configurations for
selection will be displayed.

Tip
You should generally organize your DSP configurations in such a way that
C:\
D950SYSTEMDB
remains the parent directory, because the system automatically
searches for that directory during opening of a Title or Session Configuration.
To load a configuration, double-click on it, or highlight it and click the Open
button. This will do the following:
• Mute the console’s audio paths (including the monitoring section);
• Load the appropriate VMC data (core file) into the system, and check their
validity;
• Erase the old Session Configuration DSP software from the Flash EPROM
in the DSP Core, and load the new DSP software;
• Reload the control surface desk (the Channel Strips will go blank for a few
moments);
• Load the appropriate Monitor Configuration file;
• Activate the last used preferences belonging to the newly loaded Session
Configuration.