Studer Vista, Operating Instructions Manual

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D950/Vista Digital Mixing System
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SW V3.3 Date printed: 03.09.03
It is also possible to set the partial snapshot to “Active Snapshot Filter”.
This will actually create a partial snapshot out of the settings currently
not
masked out by a Snapshot Filter.
4.4.4.5 Snapshot Filtering (Static Automation)
At the time of recalling a snapshot, there might be a filter active, leaving
some console settings unchanged upon recall of any snapshot. Each con-
sole parameter can therefore be in one of the following states:
•
Isolate ( = part of the filter); this parameter will not be influenced by
snapshot recalls. Indication: yellow “I”.
• Read ( = not filtered); this parameter may be changed upon recall of
any snapshots. Indication: none.
• Trim ( = offsets applied to snapshot recalls); any changes since the
last snapshot recall will be applied in a relative way to upcoming
snapshot recalls. Indication: red “T”.
There are some different ways to define the parameters to be filtered out.
Note: The static automation system (filtering) cannot be active on a console
which has dynamic automation available. The decision which functionality
is available is made by an entry in a
*.ini
file before the system is re-
booted, or by using a special way to boot the system (alternate icon on the
desktop).
Channel-Based Masking You may add whole channels or only parts of them to your mask by
pressing the
AUTO MODE
key (Vista 7; see chapter 2.2.4 for details) or
AUTO key (D950; see chapter 2.5.2 for details) .
Entering Edit Filter Mode When you click the Edit Snapshot Filter button in the toolbar or press the
LOCAL / EDIT
keys on the Vista’s control bay Automation panel, you will
put the whole console into edit snapshot filter mode. Exit by click-
ing/pressing the same button or key again. While the console is in edit
snapshot filter mode, it is not primarily showing audio settings, but actu-
ally visualizing the snapshot filter. Each LED will indicate that this pa-
rameter is currently part of the snapshot filter, meaning being filtered out
from snapshot recalling. Vistonics™ elements are indicating a small letter
“I” – Vistonics™ keys change their color to yellow if they are part of the
snapshot filter. E.g. seeing the EQ key lit will indicate that this equalizer is
currently part of the snapshot filter including all its parameters. If the key
is half-lit, there are some – but not all – parameters of that equalizer part of
the snapshot filter. If dark, it indicates that none of the equalizer parame-
ters are part of the snapshot filter. You may make the whole equalizer be
part of the snapshot filter or not by pressing its key.
If the console is in edit snapshot filter mode, this is indicated by the
opened EDIT SNAPSHOT FILTER window (as shown below); on a Vista
console, the Vistonics™ elements are marked by magenta-colored frames
in addition.
Notes: It is of course also possible to use ganging in order to add an element of
multiple channels to the snapshot filter.
To add a whole channel to the snapshot filter, press the
AUTO MODE
key
on the channel strip.
Also the copy/paste mechanism works in order to copy selections across
one or multiple channels.