Studer Vista 5 M3, Operating Instructions Manual

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Vista 5 M3 Digital Mixing System
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4.7.7.4 Conference Level
While in conference mode, the N–X send level of the channel conferencing
may be adjusted. This level will then be used as a conference send level only.
When opening the fader, the level previously set returns. In other words, the
system remembers two level settings; one of them is active when conferen-
cing, the other one is activated in normal N–X mode.
4.7.7.5 Monitoring the Conference Using the MPX Bus
Within the new Configuration Editor software, the MPX bus type has been
added. This bus only exists once within a configuration (similar to a PFL
bus) and is used to monitor the conference. It is a mono bus. Any channel
currently conferencing is automatically assigned to the MPX bus, and the
MPX bus output may be monitored using a source selector key. Since the
MPX bus output is a normal bus output, it can also be patched to any console
output. This allows, for example, feeding this signal to a small loudspeaker
for constantly playing back the conference signal.
4.7.7.6 Adding On-Air Signal to the Conference
It is possible to add an amount of the master signal to the conference, in case
the conferencing members should want to constantly hear what’s happening
on air. This functionality is provided by a special function, whereby an auxi-
liary master channel is added as a conference member. This AUX bus is fed
by the on air signal from the masters.
Procedure: Have one AUX bus configured with an On/Off symbol at the master chan-
nels. Have another On/Off symbol between this master channel and all N–X
buses (this step is normally performed by the N–X wizard available in the
Configuration Editor software.)
Define your conference members by pressing
MPX
and selecting any of the
half-lit N–X owner channels, and add the AUX master channel as a further
conference member.
Go to the console master channels and open some level to this AUX bus.
Vary the N–1 send level on the corresponding AUX master channel in order
to add the on-air signal to the conference. Since this feed is taken pre-fader,
this master’s fader has no effect.
Typically, one auxiliary bus is reserved for this use. It may be the one with
the highest of all bus numbers, in order to avoid confusion with the rest of the
buses. By using the new ‘N–X setup’ wizard within the Configuration Editor
software, this functionality can be easily added with all typical settings.