Studer Vista, Operating Instructions Manual

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D950/Vista Digital Mixing System
4-18 GC Operation
SW V3.3 Date printed: 05.08.03
4.4.2 The General Patch
The GC General Patch page can be accessed in three different ways:
•
From the Page menu, by clicking on the appropriate menu item
• Using the Page icons, by clicking on the appropriate icon in the tool-
bar
• Using the
GENERAL PATCH
(D950) or
GLOBAL PATCH
(Vista) func-
tion key. This is the fastest way.
The General Patch is the main tool used to establish and clear audio con-
nections within the system. The name “Patch” is used because it mimics
the conventional patch bay used in analog consoles. It accomplishes all the
tasks of a conventional patch bay, and much more. Patch cross-points are
stored into the Snapshot/Preset memories.
It utilizes an X-Y axis (or side-to-side/up-down) representation to aid
viewing and editing of existing connections or cross-points (equivalent to
the location of patch cords), and all existing Sources and Targets (equiva-
lent to the patch-jack pairs used in most patch bays).
The General Patch can be thought of as a number of “sub-patches”
whereby single subcategories of the sources and targets can be viewed at
one time.
The General Patch consists of:
•
A Targets list (the lower horizontal, or x axis), equivalent to the lower
jack row in a patch bay
• A Sources list (the left-hand vertical or y axis), equivalent to the upper
jack row in a patch bay
• The X-Y field, where the cross-point icons enable interrogation and
editing of cross-point connections
• The Source and Target selection Bars
Targets List
Sources List
X-Y field
Target Selection Bar
Sources Selection Bar
Subcategory Drop-
Down Menus
Selections Sorting
Fixed/User Label Displays
Auto Select
Function