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Summary of Contents for Vista

Page 1: ...Description 4 Graphic Controller Operation 5 AutoTouch Dynamic Automation 6 Vista Remote Bay Option 7 Configuration Tool Option 8 Vista 8 Differences 9 Application Notes 10 Update Information SW V3 4 V3 5 Release Notes SW V4 0 Differences New Features SW V4 1 Differences New Features Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...tuder Professional Audio GmbH Printed in Switzerland Technical Documentation Order no BD10 275022 2 0709 Althardstrasse 30 CH 8105 Regensdorf Switzerland http www studer ch Subject to change Studer is a registered trade mark of Studer Professional Audio GmbH Regensdorf ...

Page 3: ...s I of laser or LED products according to EN 60825 1 1994 they will not be expressly marked on the product If a special design should be covered by a higher class of this standard the device concerned will be marked directly on the assembly or sub assembly in accordance with the above standard A1 First Aid In Case of Electric Shock Separate the person as quickly as possible from the electric power...

Page 4: ...d must not be blocked in any way during operation e g by objects placed upon them placement of the unit on a soft surface or installation of the unit within a rack or piece of furniture The unit must not be heated up by external sources of heat radiation sunlight spot lights B3 Earthing and Power Supply Earthing of units with mains supply class I equipment is performed via the protective earth PE ...

Page 5: ...ected to the unit see ex planation at the beginning of this paragraph B4 Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC The unit conforms to the protection requirements relevant to electromag netic phenomena that are listed in guidelines 89 336 EC and FCC part 15 The electromagnetic interference generated by the unit is limited in such a way that other equipment and systems can be operated normally The unit is...

Page 6: ...using e g metal foil underneath the floor covering carpet with conductive backing C Maintenance All air vents and openings for operating elements faders rotary knobs must be checked on a regular basis and cleaned in case of dust accumula tion For cleaning a soft paint brush or a vacuum cleaner is recommended Cleaning the surfaces of the unit is performed with a soft dry cloth or a soft brush Persi...

Page 7: ...ergized parts For this reason the following precautions must be observed Maintenance may only be performed by trained personnel in accordance with the applicable regulations The equipment must be switched off and disconnected from the AC power outlet before any housing parts are removed Even if the equipment is disconnected from the power outlet parts with hazardous charges e g capacitors picture ...

Page 8: ...es the volume of waste If you need to dispose of the transport packing materials please try to use recyclable means Disposal of Used Equipment Used equipment contains valuable raw materials as well as materials that must be disposed of professionally Please return your used equipment via an authorized specialist dealer or via the public waste disposal system en suring any material that can be recy...

Page 9: ... own expense Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Also refer to rele vant information in this manual G2 CE Declaration of Conformity We Studer Professional Audio GmbH CH 8105 Regensdorf declare under our sole responsibility that the products Studer Vista 6 7 and 8 Digital Mixing Systems starting wit...

Page 10: ...llowing for an additional maximum 10 K increase at the hot components In order to dissipate 1 kW with this admissible average heat increase an air flow of 2 65 m min is required Example A rack dissipating P 800 W requires an air flow of 0 8 2 65 m min which corresponds to 2 12 m min If the cooling function of the installation must be monitored e g for fan failure or illumination with spot lamps th...

Page 11: ...midity related to the coldest system surface always remains below 100 Ensure that the enclosed air is as dry as possible when powering off i e before switching off in winter aerate the room with cold dry air and re move humid objects as clothes from the room These relationships are visible from the following climatogram For a con trolled procedure thermometer and hygrometer as well as a thermomete...

Page 12: ...ontaminants Recommended application temperature range is 20 40 C Remove the plastic protective backing from the rear side of the clamp and apply it firmly to the surface at the desired position Allow as much time as possible for curing The bond continues to develop for as long as 24 hours For improved stability the clamp should be fixed with a screw For this purpose a self tapping screw and an M4 ...

Page 13: ...tem and or its options at the time of delivery to the Customer but have not been developed by Studer The following conditions are applicable to programs of third parties The right to use third parties programs is governed by the License Agreement attached hereto if applicable which is an integral part of this Agreement The Customer shall sign any and all License Agree ments for all further program...

Page 14: ...ccording to the paragraph above by appro priate defense measures against unauthorized access This obligation of non disclosure is a perpetual obligation Third parties are entitled to have access to the License Material if they use the License Material at the Customer s site in compliance with this Agree ment Under no circumstance are third parties entitled to have access to the in stallation softw...

Page 15: ...erating Principles 1 3 1 1 1 Vistonics 1 4 1 1 2 Momentary Latching Key Activation 1 7 1 1 3 Ganging 1 8 1 1 4 Copy Paste 1 9 1 1 5 Scrolling 1 10 1 2 The Graphic Controller GC 1 12 1 3 Channels Routing and Buses 1 17 1 4 Processing Blocks 1 18 1 5 Monitoring and Communication 1 18 1 6 Automation Functions 1 21 ...

Page 16: ...Vista Digital Mixing System 1 2 Introduction SW V3 3 Date printed 05 08 03 ...

Page 17: ...y the whole console operation Vistonics Momentary Latching Key Activation Ganging Copy Paste Scrolling These operating principles are described below they are freely combin able Some exceptions may occur where the combination of functions is not practical The real speed and easiness of operation will become obvi ous to a sound engineer by using and combining these operating principles in every day...

Page 18: ...dred times a day Attention has been paid in order to make the current association clearly visible Color coding has been used to indicate families of audio functions such as EQ dynamics etc Consistent icons make the physical meaning of an audio function obvious e g bar graph like icons indicate levels time adjustments are indicated by clock dials etc This way it is easy to iden tify the currently a...

Page 19: ... whole console However there is one exception The four parameters may be different on locked bays see description of Locked Bays for details This mode is meant to be the horizontal way of operation mostly used for e g operating auxil iaries or input settings The picture below shows a global AUX 1 4 view The touch screen area is also used for indication and operation of bus as signment Bus Assign O...

Page 20: ...ny two curves in one bay in order to display both at the same time The example below shows the complete dynamics section of the leftmost channel the small dynamics view is highlighted overlaid to a global AUX view This philosophy is completed by three hardware keys underneath the Vis tonics display showing different combinations of parameters as well as the bus assignment of that specific channel ...

Page 21: ...itching of audio functions EQ filters dynamics PFL SOLO as well as most of the monitoring functions soloing different loudspeakers muting loudspeakers selecting alternate loudspeaker sets etc Keeping a moni toring source key or loudspeaker set key pressed will automatically go back to the previous selection upon key release If you want a switch to be activated continuously just press the key and r...

Page 22: ...MULTI SEL key it is possible to select or de select any channels on the surface without having them next to each other The MULTI SEL key acts much the same as the Ctrl key on a regular PC keyboard A gang is simply canceled by pressing any LINK SEL key on the console again Please note that there is always one channel selected Temporary de activation of a gang is done by simultaneously touching iden...

Page 23: ... of them will paste the value into that channel It is possible to paste a value to mul tiple channels with the help of the MULTI SEL key or by creating a gang However there is a shortcut to paste a value to multiple channels located next to each other Press and hold the 2 Copy Paste key of the first channel while pressing the 2 Copy Paste key on the last channel This will paste the value to all ch...

Page 24: ...alled Section The six sections are next to each other on an imaginary horizontal line as indicated by the Section Navigator keys in the control bay As long as the user wants to switch to a specific section there is no differ ence in operation to the layer concept Changing to another section is ac complished by pressing one of the corresponding keys in the SECTION NAVIGATOR area of the control bay ...

Page 25: ...rip setup dia log box in the GC There he will find six empty sections with 30 placeholders each for a channel assignment The definition will most likely be made in such a way that the user starts with a new section when he starts with new channel type as shown be low Step 2 The user can now navigate through the virtual surface 6 sections wide in two ways Either he jumps to a specific section by pr...

Page 26: ...obvious when looking at the dark background indication on the Graphic Controller This operation mode might be useful for operators who want to change to a different section with a locked bay 1 2 The Graphic Controller GC An important feature of the Vista Digital Mixing System is the Graphic Controller also referred to as GC The Graphic Controller program is used for operating all mixing console fu...

Page 27: ...on oriented operation of the Vista system 1 2 1 GC Screen Examples Internal Routing Matrix Control The Channel Patch screen is an audio path oriented view for controlling the routing of a particular channel and is used to set up the sequence of channel processing blocks EQ Insert Delay etc and metering locations within the signal path as well as defining the direct out signal This screen also disp...

Page 28: ...argets destinations is displayed For example it will show which audio signals AES EBU in Direct outs etc connected to the DSP sections are assigned to the corresponding channels and outputs Input channel MADI out etc These connections are stored within Snapshots and Presets The sources and targets can be identified by Fixed Device Inherited or User labels ...

Page 29: ... Display and control of snapshot settings in other words complete pic tures of the operating desk s controls and of the console s internal set tings and factory user presets provide basic working templates Control of snapshot preset filters and channel protection is achieved via separate windows ...

Page 30: ...he book keeping functions for organizing the studio work User Preferences administration View and Page menus which control which screens are displayed Options menu which contains controls for various system elements such as the tone generator meters mix options control groups and so on Surveyor which provides a quick and simple status report of the con sole for fault analyses System Administration...

Page 31: ...proc essing blocks such as equalizer dynamics delay and more Clean Feeds Mix Minus N 1 Clean Feeds Mix Minus or N 1 buses can be set up in stereo or mono and are configurable in number Multi track and Group Routing Full multi track and group routing can be configured Solo Modes Each channel features a Solo PFL Switch Depending upon the mode se lected within the Control Bay a variety of functions c...

Page 32: ...tack and release times The Vista s dynamics feature a side chain input that can be used with or with out HP LP filters A unique look forward function is also featured If de sired this allows the entire transient portion of a waveform to be affected when using the limiter compressor or to be passed when the expander gate is used Soft Clip In addition a soft clip function can be activated in the D19...

Page 33: ... Talk to EXT2 GPI12 GPI11 GPI X GPI X GPI X GPI X GPI X GPI X Talk to Studio GPO 3 GPO 5 GPO X TB Keys GPO 4 Desk Operator GPO X Producer area either in control room or in another room Relations Dim CR and PFL if Anytalk in Desk OR Anytalk Producer AND Producer located in CR DimLock is activated Dim Studio if Ret1 Talk to CR AND Ret1 located in Studio DimLock is activated Cut Studio if Faderstart ...

Page 34: ...onfigured in ini files GPO already configured in ini files GPI prepared to use but not assigned to signaling card This can be configured in ini files GPO X GPO prepared to use but not assigned to signaling card This can be configured in ini files Desk Operator GPO X Producer area either in control room or in another room Relations Dim CR and PFL if Anytalk in Desk OR Anytalk Producer AND Producer ...

Page 35: ... Paste Clipboard The Vista System supports copy and paste of some or all channel settings to one or more other channels This ability streamlines the set up of the console when an operator is starting from scratch with a new layout How ever if starting from a clean slate is desired clearing all or some of the pa rameters is possible as well AutoTouch Dynamic Automation Each audio parameter of the V...

Page 36: ...Vista Digital Mixing System 1 22 Introduction SW V3 3 Date printed 05 08 03 ...

Page 37: ...nitoring Source Selection 2 20 2 4 6 Area 6 Studio Monitoring 2 21 2 4 7 Area 7 Control Room Monitoring 2 22 2 4 8 Area 8 Option Spare Keys 2 24 2 4 9 Area 9 Talkback Control 2 24 2 4 10 Area 10a Headphones Control 2 27 2 4 11 Area 10b Control Group and Global Input 2 27 2 4 12 Area 11 Dynamic Automation Static Automation 2 28 2 4 13 Area 12 Shortcut Keys for Graphic Controller 2 32 2 4 14 Area 13...

Page 38: ...Vista Digital Mixing System 2 2 Desk Operation SW V3 3 Date printed 05 08 03 ...

Page 39: ...ntrol bay hosts the global desk operation controls such as one TFT display for the Graphic Controller a keyboard a trackball optional joy sticks a monitoring panel a machine control panel and global automation controls The minimum possible system size is two fader bays and one control bay The system contains the control PC and the power supplies for the desk and the PC If a fader bay should fail t...

Page 40: ...d a touch screen area Some rounded keys are located next to the screen in order to change parameter views on the Vistonics screen The Vistonics module can act as a channel strip specific con trol dedicating four rotary controls as well as their associated bitmaps and graphical displays of the most important settings to each channel strip It can also act in a sort of central assign section way occu...

Page 41: ...rgraph shows the output signal level If stereo signals are present the meter indicates the larger level of the two channels 2 2 2 Area 2 Channel Control 1 Dedicated Rotary Controls The user may put one out of six available functions onto this rotary con trol This function is selected by pressing one of the six ASSIGN keys 2 When ASSIGN INPUT GAIN is selected and a Studer microphone preampli fier i...

Page 42: ... to select the destination channel efficiently After having selected one of them as destination key second press the copy paste function is terminated Nevertheless there are several ways to paste the clipboard value to multiple channels Create a gang and paste the value into one of the members Press and hold the first channel and press another one in addition All channels in between will get paste...

Page 43: ...paste all key 13 as the choice to clear will reset all parameters within this channel including bus assignment It is also possible to use the MULTI SEL key 50 chapter 2 2 6 to clear multiple functions In order to set the fader of the channel to 0 dB it is possible to touch the fader after having pressed CLR After releasing the fader it will set to 0 dB CLR can also be applied to a whole gang 16 l ...

Page 44: ...possible to isolate only certain elements of a channel such as the EQ This is done by pressing and holding the AUTO MODE key while pressing the corresponding audio key Pressing e g the EQ on off key will put the whole EQ into ISOLATE mode Touching a rotary encoder will put just that rotary into ISOLATE mode indicated by a yellow I or if one of the Vistonics keys is selected just by changing its co...

Page 45: ...line This corresponds to the USER label of the connected source can be edited in the GC s Global Patch window Switchable label second line Normally this is set to USER labels but might be changed by pressing GLOBAL VIEW LABEL TYPE 36 If set to USER label the device label of the connected source is being dis played e g Mic1 StA Indication of channel type by color coding of the lower half as well as...

Page 46: ...h as the Studer D950 M2 35 VIEW BUS ASN Brings up the bus assign view of one channel covering the whole touch screen area When showing the bus assignment of a single channel the assignment can be changed by touching the bus number It is also possible to clear all bus assignments of a type by pressing the corresponding key on the touch screen 36 GLOBAL VIEW LABEL TYPE Changes the label type of the ...

Page 47: ... When the user presses GLOBAL VIEW FILTER again the rotary controls 3 4 will be blanked Normally these GLOBAL VIEW keys change the function of rotary con trols throughout the whole console However if the bay is locked they in fluence only the corresponding bay 39 PRE POST AUX View Modifier When auxiliaries are shown on the rotary controls they have an on off key next to the rotary control By press...

Page 48: ...orresponding rotary row if there is an appropriate parameter visi ble e g AUX level or Direct Out Level If the fader is copied onto a stereo AUX the left right pan value is also copied along with the fader and mute values Note If the direct outputs of the input channels are connected to a multi track recorder it might be desirable to have the fader values copied over onto the direct output level c...

Page 49: ...be part of the lock group All bays in a lock group will react together in terms of scrolling and global view changes In this way it is possible to operate the desk with multiple operators Restrictions Only one gang and only one pending paste action are available at a time 61 SCROLL SECTION When activated pressing the arrow keys 63 will navigate not only by one bay but by a whole section number of ...

Page 50: ...oom CR monitoring control unit Level Solo Dim Mute Area 8 contains spare keys F1 F3 F4 F7 for future functions and or options the clipboard library key F4 and the external VGA switch F8 Area 9 is the talkback section Area 10 is used for Control group setup Headphones control and it contains desk related global switches In1 In2 switches dedicated to input group monitor channels Please note that the...

Page 51: ...in dows desktop is used Pressing STBY and ON together for several seconds will activate an emergency shutdown 72 DESK ON Indicates that the desk is switched on Flashes if one of the 24 VDC supply units is defective also if one of the redundant units is defective For service purposes it may be necessary to power off the desk part only while the control PC remains on This can be accomplished by pres...

Page 52: ...held as well Pressing this key will reset all held overloads 82 PEAK HOLD Toggles the peak hold function through off TEMP temporary hold and CONT continuous hold 83 PEAK RESET Pressing this key will reset the peak hold indication if continuous hold has been activated with PEAK HOLD 82 84 Assignable Monitor Level Meters Indication of either monitor level if METER MON 133 is lit or DIRECT OUT level ...

Page 53: ...3 Desk Operation 2 17 2 4 3 Area 3 Graphic Controller Screen and Keyboard The Graphic Controller TFT screen and the alphanumeric keyboard are used for graphic controller operation such as setup project management backup patching etc See chapter 4 for details ...

Page 54: ...rol interface The connected machine has to support the Cued flag via the 9 pin protocol 94 LOOP Starts playing a loop between start and end point Post roll and pre roll times may be set in the reader generator menu Pressing STOP will end loop mode 95 START Pressing this key will open the machine control window in the Graphic Controller and highlight the start time of the loop TC can now be entered...

Page 55: ...be modified to sending Edit On Crash Rec or to be deacti vated completely in a setup file accessible for experts only 99 LOCATE 4 I 3 Locates to the TC visible in the From line of the Machine Control win dow as shown below 100 MACHINE CONTROL Extended keys that are only functional with third party synchronizers Colin Broad Electronics RM 6 or Soundmaster ATOM Exception The ROLLBACK key bottom righ...

Page 56: ...es 60 sources available for listening in the control room rather than the standard 16 Activation is done by ed iting the monitoring ini file This may be done by experts only Pressing one of the sub selectors will make one of the 12 sub sources selected and audible in the monitoring Pressing the sub selector again will open up a list of all 12 sources available for this sub selector on the Graphic ...

Page 57: ... collector out puts and optocoupler inputs are assigned to these keys refer to the talkback and signaling block diagram in chapter 2 4 9 123 RE INJECT If the studio is muted by an active RED LIGHT this key al lows to inject the signal anyway Please note that depending on the installation and the cur rent level this might result in acoustical feedback 124 MUTE DIM Keys for muting or dimming the stu...

Page 58: ... mute keys for each speaker being currently ac tive depending on the monitoring format selection 130 The mode is pre selected by the SOLO and MUTE keys on the right It is also possible to clear all pressed keys with the circular CLR key next to MUTE 135 PFL SOLO SOLO IN PLACE These keys determine the mode the console is in when pressing PFL SOLO on a channel strip It can be either PFL pre fader li...

Page 59: ... select any channels to be safe from muting However for clearing all currently selected and safe chan nels including master channels the MULTISEL key may be de activated When pressing any LINK SEL key of a channel all others will be de selected 140 LOCK Locks the control room level and prohibits it from being changed by acci dent 141 NEAR FIELD ALT MAIN Selection of three speaker sets MAIN and ALT...

Page 60: ...ons the talkback will not harm them Available talk destinations AUX direct outputs of all AUX masters GRP direct outputs of all group masters MAST direct outputs of all masters DIR direct outputs of all input channels BUS outputs of all multi track buses without faders in between STUDIO Vista 6 talkback to both Studio A and B simultaneously 151 AUX 1 4 STEREO For talking to headphone mixes these k...

Page 61: ...1 Talk to EXT2 GPI12 GPI11 GPI X GPI X GPI X GPI X GPI X GPI X Talk to Studio GPO 3 GPO 5 GPO X TB Keys GPO 4 Desk Operator GPO X Producer area either in control room or in another room Relations Dim CR and PFL if Anytalk in Desk OR Anytalk Producer AND Producer located in CR DimLock is activated Dim Studio if Ret1 Talk to CR AND Ret1 located in Studio DimLock is activated Cut Studio if Faderstart...

Page 62: ...configured in ini files GPO already configured in ini files GPI prepared to use but not assigned to signaling card This can be configured in ini files GPO X GPO prepared to use but not assigned to signaling card This can be configured in ini files Desk Operator GPO X Producer area either in control room or in another room Relations Dim CR and PFL if Anytalk in Desk OR Anytalk Producer AND Producer...

Page 63: ... thus allowing to select and de select individual channels Clearing the entire definition of a control group is easily done by pressing the MULTI SEL key so that it gets dark After that any press on LINK SEL of any channel will clear all others It is also possible to add multiple channels to a control group Press and hold one LINK SEL key and press another one on a different channel All channels i...

Page 64: ...the automation stack moving between the last mix passes 184 VIEW dynamic While pressed all dynamically automated ele ments on the desk will be indicated in magenta 185 WRITE TO BEGIN WRITE TO PUNCH IN Default both off Can only be activated if no mix pass is currently running If activated the value at the punch out point will be written back to the Begin address specified in the AutoTouch window or...

Page 65: ...Only pre selected keys elements will be punched in 189 CLR ALL This key will either clear all active GLOBAL RECORD pre selector keys 188 if some of them are already lit or select them all if all were dark before Shortcut In order to punch in or out all armed elements press and hold CLR ALL then press PUNCH IN or PUNCH OUT 190 190 PUNCH IN PUNCH OUT Punches in or out all elements selected with one ...

Page 66: ...mode keys READ WRITE TRIM or ISOLATE 196 Note No elements will ever change their record mode when pressing only the pre selector keys 195 CLR ALL This key will either clear all ENABLE MODES pre selector keys 194 if some of them are already lit or select them all if all were dark before Shortcut In order to change automation mode of all elements in the con sole press and hold this key while pressin...

Page 67: ...e and punched in at anytime afterwards using PUNCH IN 190 with an active GLOBAL RECORD HELD 188 pre selector key 199 TOUCH HOLD Determines whether an element should detect when the user releases it un touch or whether only touch is registered and un touch is ignored The indication of held elements is as if they were touched e g the dB value visible in the Vistonics generic display area 32 chapter ...

Page 68: ...ed on one of the SNAPSHOT 1 4 keys SW V3 3 and up Pressing one of the four keys by itself will activate a preview of that specific snapshot and illuminate it Val ues in the previewed snapshot that are different from the current console settings will be visible on the Viston ics modules using magenta colored indicators This preview function can also be activated momen tarily or latching 211 MAKE SN...

Page 69: ...rent chan nel 223 DEFINE FOLLOW When a gang is active and the joystick is set to FOLLOW mode the joystick will physically move to the average of all the pan values of the gang allow ing the user to make slight adjustments very quickly However if the user wants to do a full pan so that all channels will be e g fully left he needs to define the channel for the joystick to display The joystick will t...

Page 70: ... similar to a scroll bar the same as the section indication LEDs 62 Pressing one of these keys will navigate the desk to the corresponding section directly 231 34 Scrolling Arrow Keys By pressing one of these arrow keys the desk will move by 10 faders to the left right similar to scroll keys on a PC The keys have the same func tion as the arrow keys 63 in the fader bay 230 231 ...

Page 71: ...iles can contain one or more audio func tions e g EQ only Dynamics only or a combination of EQ and Dynam ics from a channel or even can store complete channel settings This is then representing a clone of a channel including bus assignment By re calling such a channel from the clipboard library it is easily possible to bring the channels of a console into a certain status without even using snapsh...

Page 72: ...give a name to the clipboard It will be stored in the currently active Clipboard library 4 Close the Clipboard Library window see above 2 5 3 Copy from Clipboard Library 1 Open the Clipboard Library window see above 2 If the desired library is not opened already indicated in the title bar of the window open the requested library by selecting Open Library from the File menu 3 Select the desired tab...

Page 73: ...ry window in order to execute the desired action 3 Close the Clipboard Library window see above 2 5 5 Clear the Display By clicking on the Clear button the previewed settings are cleared and no graphical indication is shown on the right hand side of the window 2 5 6 Update a Clipboard File To combine for instance the current dynamics settings of a channel with the EQ settings that are already in t...

Page 74: ... to maintain multiple libraries on your console you never have to change or define a name just start directly using the library func tionality The system will then use a library called DefaultClipboardLib If there are multiple libraries you may select Open Library from the file menu of the clipboard window in order to select another library to work with It is also possible to save the whole librar...

Page 75: ...lobal Bus Assignment View 3 18 3 3 13 Generic and Label Display Area 3 19 3 4 Channel Related Views 3 20 3 4 1 EQ Filter Parameters 3 20 3 4 2 Dynamics Parameters 3 22 3 4 3 Panning Parameters 3 26 3 4 3 1 Amplitude Panning Parameters 3 28 3 4 3 2 Multi Format Panning Parameters 3 30 3 4 3 3 VSP Panning Parameters 3 32 3 4 4 Reverb Channel Parameters 3 35 3 4 5 View Channel 3 36 3 4 6 View Misc Mi...

Page 76: ...Vista Digital Mixing System 3 2 Parameters SW V3 3 Date printed 05 08 03 ...

Page 77: ...pending on the function e g a 2 channel pan covers only the bottom rotary or DSP configuration e g if only 3 mono AUX buses are configured After a view is activated the corresponding key is lit When this key is pressed again all previous views i e the ones other than the currently pressed global view key will be blanked So the selection of parameters can be done in a quite flexible way When pressi...

Page 78: ... view of EQ dynamics and pan pa rameters at a time covers all 40 rotaries When touching a curve on the TFT a picture with the available parameters appears on the rotaries The picture is left aligned to the selected chan nel When touching the dynamics curve of the third channel strip for in stance the corresponding graphics are shown on the rotary rows 3 through 7 since the dynamics parameters are ...

Page 79: ...utput channels as well as on mono or stereo channels depends on the active configuration A DC reject filter is always active in each channel For input and output channels the following parameters are available MONO INPUT STEREO INPUT MONO GROUP STEREO GROUP MONO STEREO MASTER MONO STEREO AUX Parameters IN1 IN2 GEN IN1 IN2 GEN IN1 IN2 GEN IN1 IN2 GEN IN1 IN2 GEN IN1 IN2 GEN PHASE X X X X X X X X X ...

Page 80: ... phase left and right channels or inputs A and B out of phase MS Mode 4 Two different positions are provided MS off default setting for coincident XY stereo microphone setups MS on Mid Side information used for decoding MS information from appropriate coincident stereo microphone arrays 2 CH MODE 5 Five different positions are provided Stereo default setting Left and right signals are swapped Left...

Page 81: ... range depending on the current nominal level and head room settings If Mic is selected with 6 Gain setting in 60 steps of 1 dB within a 20 through 80 dB range The display indicates the gain applied to signals passing through the mi crophone pre amplifier card 48 V 8 Selects Phantom Power ON OFF for the microphone pre amplifier HPF 9 An analog low cut filter for the microphone level input with a f...

Page 82: ...EW OUT This view allows to control the level of the Direct Output and of the N 1 Output provided that the channel is assigned as a bus owner of an N 1 bus On Off 11 Direct Output on off DIR OUT 12 Direct Output send level MUTE i e dB to 10 dB On Off 13 N 1 Output on off n 1 OUT 14 N 1 Output send level MUTE i e dB to 10 dB 11 12 14 13 ...

Page 83: ...s views can be selected as well 5 8 9 12 etc Send Level 16 The send levels for mono AUX 1 through the maximum number config ured can be adjusted using this rotary encoder adjustment range is from MUTE i e through 10 dB Pre Post Selection 17 When the PRE POST key in the fader bay s GLOBAL VIEW area is active the Vistonics view changes as shown above at the right The signal sent to the mono AUX bus ...

Page 84: ...evel 19 The send levels for stereo AUX 1 through the maximum number config ured can be adjusted using this rotary encoder adjustment range is from MUTE i e through 10 dB AUX Panning 20 Either stereo AUX channel can be attenuated which provides a L R pan ning function Pre Post Selection 21 When the PRE POST key in the fader bay s GLOBAL VIEW area is active the Vistonics view changes similar to the ...

Page 85: ... as well refer to chapter 3 4 1 In that chapter you will also find the parameter de tails Please note The two filter sections are activated with the HI CUT and LO CUT hardware keys below the channel meters HI CUT LO CUT Slope Off On off function for the high and low cut filters and slope setting select able from 12 18 and 24 dB octave toggles Off 12 18 24 Off Frequency Cutoff frequency adjustment ...

Page 86: ...section DELAY time 22 Delay time can be set in a range from 0 through 100 ms or depending on the system configuration to a maximum of 240 ms The value is dis played as a delay distance as well from 0 cm up to 81 5 m depending on the system configuration DELAY time smpl 23 Selects the delay setting in samples smpl fine setting or milli seconds time coarse setting Insert Parameters The insert sectio...

Page 87: ...dry send signal with the wet return Dry signal only 0 setting wet signal only 100 setting Note If the insert is routed to a non digital external device such as an analog compressor patched through D A and A D converters the delay intro duced by the D A A D conversion will result in a comb filter effect if the insert return and mix are active and the MIX is set anywhere between DRY and WET When ins...

Page 88: ...ter parts of the dynamics section can be activated simultaneously with the COMP LIMIT hardware key below the channel meters in addition to the individual on off keys described below LIM On Off Limiter on off LIM THRS The limiter threshold can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from 0 dBFS to 48 dBFS The limiter threshold corresponds to the output level LIM ATCK The limiter attack time can be adjusted in 9 ...

Page 89: ...ATE hardware key below the channel meters in addition to the individual on off keys described below EXP On Off Expander on off EXP THRS The expander threshold level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from 0 dBFS to 96 dBFS EXP RTIO The expander ratio can be adjusted from 1 1 no expansion to 20 1 heavy expansion GATE On Off Gate on off GATE THRS The gate threshold level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps fro...

Page 90: ... complete parameter set is available on the channel related EQ view refer to chapter 3 4 1 In that chapter you will also find the parameter de tails Please note All four bands of the EQ section can be activated simultane ously with the EQ hardware key below the channel meters in addition to the individual on off keys described below Standard view Alternate view HI HM LM LO On Off On off function f...

Page 91: ...ing format The complete pa rameter set is available on the channel related pan view refer to chapter 3 4 3 In that chapter you will also find the parameter details Please note The complete panning section can be activated simultaneously with the PAN hardware key below the channel meters in addition to the individual on off keys described below Mono Channel Stereo Channel Multi Format Pan Please no...

Page 92: ...overview will cover the EQ dynamics and pan curves on the lower part of the TFT it disappears when GLOBAL VIEW BUS ASN is pressed again The displayed bus assignment bitmap varies depending on the channel type On a master channel for instance no display is activated since a master channel cannot be routed to a bus Other channel types may show a part of the bitmap only depending on possible bus assi...

Page 93: ...ead W Write T Trim I isolate etc are only shown if active The numerical fader value in dB is displayed whenever the fader knob is touched it disappears a short while after the fader knob has been released The graphical display of replay value and current fader value pops up over the right hand part of the display area showing the values as bar graphs current value in gray replay value in pink The ...

Page 94: ...ps Q R or bell shelf 29 For the HM and LM bands Q type can be selected from Q constant Q and R constant range filter types For the HI and LO bands bell same as constant Q for HM LM bands or shelf shelving type filter can be selected Q value 30 The Q bandwidth can be set to values from 0 27 through 8 7 in 30 steps For the HM and LM bands Q can be set only if bell is selected HM high mid frequency a...

Page 95: ...Notch is selected for this channel in the console con figuration NOTCH On Off 33 On off function for the notch filter Frequency 34 Center frequency for the notch filter 20 Hz through 20 kHz in 120 steps Notch Q 35 The notch filter s Q is selectable from two fixed values W wide Q 2 and N narrow Q 10 Please note that there are EQ HI CUT and LO CUT hardware keys below the channel meters for activatin...

Page 96: ...eshold corresponds to the output level LIM REL 38 The limiter release time can be adjusted in 13 steps within a 10 ms to 10 s range 10 ms 20 ms 30 ms 50 ms 100 ms 200 ms 300 ms 500 ms 1 s 2 s 3 s 5 s and 10 s LIM hold on off 39 Hold on 150 ms off 0 ms LIM ATCK 40 The limiter attack time can be adjusted in 9 steps within a 200 µs to 1 ms range 0 2 ms 0 3 ms 0 4 ms 0 5 ms 0 6 ms 0 7 ms 0 8 ms 0 9 ms...

Page 97: ...n be adjusted from 1 1 no compression to 20 1 heavy compression in the following steps 1 1 5 4 4 3 3 2 5 3 2 1 3 1 5 1 7 1 10 1 and 20 1 Curve Compressor Threshold dB Ratio 1 OFF any any 1 ON 0 1 1 2 ON 20 20 1 3 ON 40 20 1 4 ON 40 20 1 5 ON 40 5 1 6 ON 40 2 1 Expander Parameters EXP On Off 47 Expander on off EXP THRS 48 The expander threshold level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from 0 dBFS to 96 ...

Page 98: ...ains and loses energy level over time the gate will remain open at levels below that which caused it open in the first place un mute threshold Once the level falls far enough the gate will close mute again GATE ATTN 59 The attenuation level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from 0 dBFS to 48 dBFS Curve Gate Threshold dB Attenuation dB 1 OFF any any 1 ON 0 0 2 ON 10 max 3 ON 20 max 4 ON 20 40 5 ON 20 2...

Page 99: ...her attack times without any overshooting of levels LOOKFWD 67 The Look Forward Delay can be set in 11 steps within a range from 0 to 25 ms 0 ms 0 2 ms 0 3 ms 0 5 ms 1 ms 2 ms 3 ms 5 ms 10 ms 20 ms and 25 ms By activating the look forward feature a real delay is inserted into the audio path In order to avoid artifacts with other console channels it is recommended to insert a corresponding delay in...

Page 100: ...tick FOLLOW key it will light and then the LINK SEL key for the desired channel A joystick can be used to automate panning functions and then be reassigned to an other channel by pressing the LINK SEL key of this channel Please note that there is an PAN hardware key above the Vistonics TFT for activating or deactivating the complete panning section in addition to the individual On Off keys for the...

Page 101: ... track input and multi track monitor channels using the Ses sion Configuration Tool Basically two different surround panning algorithms are available Multi format pan and VSP Virtual Surround Panning see table some more in formation on these algorithms is given in the Parameters sections below Algorithm Format 2 CH to 7 1 CH LCR F B Ls Rs Pan Divergence Seamless Center Channel Usage Pan Mode VSP C...

Page 102: ...ion Panning Parameters for Stereo Channels Stereo channel DIR BAL PAN is a stereo direction panning function It is useful for controlling the direction of stereo signals to master group and multi track buses DIR WIDTH is identical to the DIR pan with an optional width control added depending on the current configuration PAN On Off is selected with the PAN hardware key above the Vistonics section I...

Page 103: ...0 left to 30 right DIR WIDTH On Off 73 Switches the DIR WIDTH function on off DIR WIDTH 74 The DIR WIDTH parameter is used to control the width of the stereo sig nal It is only functional if there is a difference between the left and right input channels or if IBAL or IDIR has been used to create an offset be tween the channels The ST DIR control 72 directs the position of the stereo signal while ...

Page 104: ...l multi format panning modes The following selections are possible L R LCR LCRS 5 1 EX and 7 1 CENTER On Off 76 On off selector for center channel use CENTER 77 Center channel percentage control 0 no center channel use phantom center 100 center channel fully active FRONT L R 78 This parameter controls the front panning between the left left center center right center and right channels in 1 steps ...

Page 105: ...on is used to bleed portions of sound from the panned output to the other speakers For example if the divergence is ac tive and set to 100 the LR control will act as a traditional L R pan pot assuming there is no center channel contribution Panning to full left will result in full attenuation of the right channel If the divergence is then set to 50 one half of the left channel signal strength will...

Page 106: ...and is used in all conventional panners A B An idealized version of the common setup using omni directional microphones With this mode the sound stage is perceived as large and is useful for solo instruments audience and choir The positioning of the source is only established by changes in time delays ORTF An idealized version of the common cardioid microphone setup according to angles and distanc...

Page 107: ...e panning circle So if the distance control is to be active at least one panner control must be set away from its centered position or the joystick must be positioned out of center AutoLvl On Off 91 The switch next to the distance control selects one of two distance modes When the switch is Off the normal mode is active When the switch is On the Film distance mode is active Then the distance param...

Page 108: ...6 Reverb send controls the amount of the signal that is being sent to the re verb bus or buses for this VSP panner The default level is full OFF By adjusting this control the audio source for this channel may be made to be more wet or dry For additional information on reverb channels please refer to chapters 3 4 4 and 3 6 6 Notes To disable the VSP panner and use a VSP channel with conventional pa...

Page 109: ...als being sent to the front and rear channels In each extreme only the front or rear channels will be fed HI ABSN 101 Adjusts the high end frequency balance LO ABSN 102 Adjusts the low end frequency balance Notes Fader and ON switch of a reverb channel are located before the reverb generator i e they control its input signal Muting the audio at this point will allow the reverb tail to hang over af...

Page 110: ...ilable parameters are shown in the rotary section except for dynamics EQ and panning see chapter 3 4 6 Only available parameters are visible 3 4 6 View Misc Miscellaneous Parameters Pressing VIEW MISC brings up an overview of the channel covering the whole Vistonics TFT The most important parameters of dynamics EQ and pan are shown in the rotary section Only available parameters are visible ...

Page 111: ...er If not all the configured buses can be shown at a time two arrows appear They allow scrolling to more buses than shown This will only happen if more than 96 buses multi track Groups masters n 1 reverb are config ured In this case the last line of buses will disappear showing the two ar rows The CLR buttons will clear the assignment to all buses of the correspond ing type Inverse Bus Interrogati...

Page 112: ... in TRIM or WRITE enable mode If fully lit One or more rotaries are recording Pressing this key will either punch in the held objects or punch out the rotaries currently recording C Current and replay value of the channel mute If the current value is differ ent from the one in the last mix pass this LED indicates the value within the last mix pass while the main red LED within the key indicates th...

Page 113: ... the one within the last mix pass a magenta colored element indicates the value of the last mix pass while the main display is indicat ing the current value Fader Value Current and replay value of the fader If the current value is different from the one in the last mix pass a magenta colored element indicates the value of the last mix pass while the main display is indicating the current value Rec...

Page 114: ...g n 1 x n 1 x indicates that the channel is the owner of an n 1 bus together with its bus number e g m 1 for mono 1 Rotary Dynamic Static Dynamic static view of the rotary control When pressing the VIEW key in the dynamic automation panel this display changes to DYN if this control contains dynamically automated elements Fader Dynamic Static Dynamic static view of the fader When pressing the VIEW ...

Page 115: ... mixing engineer is urged to use this operating guide as well just that as a guide It is suggested that the VSP be explored through experimentation once the control usage is understood so that its full range of potential can be achieved 3 6 1 What is VSP Virtual Surround Panning is a parameterized audio positioning tool for realistically imaging a mono source using a two to eight channel playback ...

Page 116: ...ener hears in a room and Studer s VSP generates signals from the five speakers that simulate the same listening experience Late Reflections Early Reflections Direct Sound Sound Source Room Late Reflections Late Reflections Early Reflections Direct Sound Virtual Sound Source Room Late Reflections ...

Page 117: ...gnize a reverb channel by selecting INPUT to the rotary knobs In Page 1 the display at the bottom will read RVRB On the Vista reverb channels are indicated in yellow and labeled Re verb The reverb channel takes in a mono signal and generates a four channel reverb signal that is assigned to the Left Right Left Surround and Right Surround buses using the standard bus assign switching of the console ...

Page 118: ...ce in the desired direction In all but the Amplitude mode a stereo microphone simulation is employed which will yield a more diverse sound field Amplitude AMPL A standard panning algorithm that only changes the amplitude of the signal to the various buses in relation to the position of the panner This operation is well known and is used in all conventional panners AB An idealized version of the co...

Page 119: ...l that is being sent to the Reverb Bus or Buses for this VSP panner The default level is full OFF By adjusting this control the audio source for this channel may be made to be more wet or dry Absorption ABSN By changing this control the high frequency content of the reflections can be adjusted similar to a HF roll off With the control set to 1 the sound will be very bright as if the walls were til...

Page 120: ...b channel must be assigned using the normal bus assignment method Reverb Time TIME Sets the decay time of the Reverb Channel Front Rear Balance BALN Adjusts the balance of the reverb signals being sent to the front and rear channels In each extreme only the front or rear channels will be fed Low Frequ Absorption LABS Adjusts the low end frequency balance High Frequ Absorption HABS Adjusts the high...

Page 121: ...se setting are saved in system snap shots and presets Assign to Output Buses Assign the outputs of the VSP panner to the appropriate buses This will send the direct and reflected signals to the audio buses Assign Reverb to Output Buses The Reverb channel must also be assigned to the output buses The Reverb has four outputs that are normally assigned to the Left and Right buses of both the front an...

Page 122: ...thod Once this is set up each VSP Reverb pair can be adjusted as desired and signals from any input channel can be sent to the reverb by simply using the AUX send controls on the input channels just as if these AUX sends were feeding external devices The VSP channel as well as the Reverb channel should be assigned to the appropriate output buses so that early and late reverberant reflections are f...

Page 123: ... will only create time differences when panning between speakers Five shotgun microphones positioned in one location will only generate amplitude differences And five directional microphones positioned in dif ferent locations will generate both amplitude and time differences between the speakers based on the placement of the microphones The dry signal within a VSP channel is now placed to an imagi...

Page 124: ...ried based on the distances between the microphones which each feed a speaker AB With Surrounds Because all of the microphones are omni directional the amplitude is the same for all of them but the delay differs due to the distances between the microphones Sphere The Sphere setting is based on a microphone as shown in the picture above Amplitude phase and frequency response is calculated based on ...

Page 125: ...ar microphones may be independently changed as to their polar characteristics This may be done using the sliders Each pattern can be changed from omni directional all the way through to shot gun patterns Microphone Angle The Front and Rear microphones may also be independently changed as to their positioning angle This may be done using the angle sliders or by double clicking and dragging with the...

Page 126: ... Section SIDECHAIN IN DIGITAL PATCH DIGITAL PATCH DIGITAL PATCH DIGITAL PATCH DIGITAL PATCH MULTI FMT PAN L R PAN 1 8 1 8 1 8 1 8 INP EQ INS SCF DYN PFL L R STEREO AUX Buses GROUP Buses MASTER Buses MONO AUX Buses INSERT SEND CHANNEL OUTPUTS IPL PFL BUS SOLO BUS SC LINK OUTPUT L R L R DYN FADER MUTE DELAY RES PAN PF AF PF AF PF AF MONO AUX STEREO AUX CHANNEL SWITCH MATRIX Exp Meter PF AF 3 7 Input...

Page 127: ...TAL PATCH DIGITAL PATCH DIGITAL PATCH DIGITAL PATCH OUTPUT WIDTH PAN BAL INP EQ INS SCF DYN PFL L R STEREO AUX Buses GROUP Buses MASTER Buses MONO AUX Buses INSERT SEND CHANNEL OUTPUTS IPL PFL BUS SOLO BUS SC LINK OUTPUT L R L R DYN FADER MUTE DELAY RES PAN PF AF PF AF PF AF MONO AUX STEREO AUX CHANNEL SWITCH MATRIX Exp Meter PF AF MS XY MTX PHASE Stereo STER MODE L R L R L R L R L R L R L R PREAM...

Page 128: ...Vista Digital Mixing System 3 54 Parameters SW V3 3 Date printed 05 08 03 ...

Page 129: ...rking with Labels 4 31 4 4 2 6 1 Method 1 Analog Style 4 32 4 4 2 6 2 Method 2 Automatic Label Propagation 4 34 4 4 2 7 What are Device Labels 4 36 4 4 2 8 How to Activate the Device Label Functionality 4 36 4 4 2 9 Where are the Device Labels Stored 4 37 4 4 2 10 How to Create or Overwrite a Device Label 4 37 4 4 2 11 How to Edit an Existing Device Label 4 37 4 4 2 12 Background Information for T...

Page 130: ...4 5 4 2 System Functions Toggle Control Group D950 only 4 81 4 5 4 3 System Functions Follow Desk D950 only 4 82 4 5 4 4 System Functions Label Mode Selector 4 82 4 5 4 5 System Functions The Surveyor 4 82 4 6 Third Level of Operation Menu Items 4 84 4 6 1 The File Menu 4 84 4 6 1 1 Titles and Projects 4 85 4 6 1 2 Save 4 88 4 6 1 3 Make Restore Backup 4 88 4 6 1 4 Import 4 89 4 6 1 5 Load Session...

Page 131: ...7 3 SysAdmin Show VMC Tree 4 114 4 7 4 SysAdmin Desk D950 Only 4 114 4 7 5 SysAdmin Monitoring 4 115 4 7 6 SysAdmin Signaling Setup 4 118 4 7 6 1 Editing the Relay Labels 4 119 4 7 6 2 Signal Out Configuration 4 120 4 7 6 3 Red Light Configuration 4 123 4 7 6 4 Load Signaling Configuration 4 125 4 7 6 5 Save Signaling Configuration As 4 125 4 7 7 SysAdmin Control Group Assign 4 126 4 7 7 1 Control...

Page 132: ...D950 Vista Digital Mixing System 4 4 GC Operation SW V3 3 Date printed 05 08 03 ...

Page 133: ... the D950 or Vista software runs under Windows NT or Windows 2000 operating system respectively All files used by the D950 Vista and all the files produced by the user snapshots mixes etc are fully compatible with the Windows standard Which means that they can be copied to other compatible media floppy Iomega ZIP JAZ or CD R drives or other networked computers using the Make Backup facility and st...

Page 134: ...se the Graphic Controller s user interface can be configured to suit the individual needs of specific users all the graphics shown in this User Manual may differ slightly from what you will see on the GC display of your D950 Vista Digital Console The appearance of the GC screen will also depend on the installed options Several menu items tools or the AutoTouch panel will not function and or be gra...

Page 135: ...ng System Date printed 05 08 03 SW V3 3 GC Operation 4 7 4 2 The GC Screen Upon starting the GC for the first time the screen will look something like this Title bar Menu bar Toolbar Workspace Main window controls Status bar ...

Page 136: ...er 4 6 The Toolbar containing various short cut icons for the most important functions The Status Bar displaying system information and short on line help in formation The Workspace where you will open the Main GC Pages and do other useful things The D950 Vista Logo Splash which will disappear a few seconds after the start The Main Window Controls minimize maximize window mode quit Title bar Menu ...

Page 137: ...olbar elements can be arranged in one continuous bar as shown in the illustration above or positioned individually using conventional drag and drop technique This arrangement may be stored in a preferences file The icons represent D950 Vista system functions as described in the illus tration individual functions will be explained later in this chapter Page Selection Channel Selection Tools System ...

Page 138: ...ding the boot process and system parts will be displayed on the monitor screen Ready in the Status Bar indicates that everything within the D950 Vista is working satisfactorily Check Status will be displayed if there is some thing wrong with the system specifically a red circle appears in the Sur veyor button refer to chapter 4 8 for more information and sometimes during system booting which is no...

Page 139: ...e or to become an input to an input channel Test Generator Targets A Target is anything that can receive one mono or stereo audio signal Channel Input 1 first audio input to a channel free for all input channels used to connect Sources to input track monitor channels such as a MADI output from a digital multi track to a track monitor channel or the corre sponding bus to an output channel such as a...

Page 140: ...taining descriptions of the console s functions including all the current statuses of all functions That is why as we will see later all the Session Configuration files have the extension vmc Because of the flexibility provided by the Session Configuration Tool you can create customized application specific console configurations In most cases the facility s D950 Vista system administrator will cr...

Page 141: ... CH 25 on MADI B 0 MADI Interface 1 Note It is advised never to change the Fixed Labels User Labels These by default are identical to the Fixed Labels at the start of a new Ses sion Configuration The user is able to rename these User labels in the GC to make the system environment more user friendly User labels are used to give the objects a useful application oriented name For example Fixed Label...

Page 142: ... part of the D950 Vista System General Patch Page Channel Patch Page Snapshot Page Cue List Page Strip Setup Page These main pages 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 toolbar see above or Using the function keys on the control surface keyboard which is proba bly the faste...

Page 143: ...nd retrieved for later use by any number of users Page layouts can be manipulated using standard Windows techniques 4 4 1 1 Working with one Single Page If you prefer working with a single page select the page using one of the methods listed above Then click to full page mode The selected single page will now be fully visible Selecting a single page has the advantage that you always see all parts ...

Page 144: ... screen at the same time and drag and drop techniques used to position and size the selected pages F Tip To open more than one page open the first page using the methods listed above then Use the Window menu item New Window or The Toolbar icon New Window and Select as many pages as you require In this example there are two active pages displayed on the same screen ...

Page 145: ...ck on it once or use the familiar Windows Ctrl Tab key combination To position and size the pages use the normal Window menu items Cas cade and Tile Alternatively use drag and drop techniques to position and arrange each page and experiment with their locations to suit your own requirements Once you have developed a favorite page layout store it for later retrieval using the User Menu items Save P...

Page 146: ... 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 ti...

Page 147: ...e X Y axis list all the possible sources targets available in the Ses sion Configuration currently loaded Scrolling using the standard win dows scroll bar may be required to see all the sources targets from the chosen category Scrolling is not recommended as the fastest way to navigate the sources list 2 Move the cursor into the Sources Targets List and right click This will open a selection list ...

Page 148: ...D950 Vista Digital Mixing System 4 20 GC Operation SW V3 3 Date printed 05 08 03 ...

Page 149: ...which have connections patched If a Source is connected to a Target or multiple targets the Source label in the Sources List will be highlighted by a color Similarly if a target is con nected to a Source or a number of different Sources then the Target label in the Targets List will be highlighted by a color The meaning of each color is as follows GREEN A single connection is made to the indicated...

Page 150: ...f all channel types Bus Out Unlike analog consoles with the D950 Vista any bus is a valid audio sig nal source AUX Mono Bus 12 can be used to feed an output interface or to become an input to an input channel Generator The Test Generator s signal Ext Source This is not an audio signal but a logical Source to be used in conjunction with future A D converters not used in this software version Ext D1...

Page 151: ...part sources For this reason all microphone line sources coming from D19m D21m mic pre amps need to be patched twice where one of these patches re mains the same as long as the wiring of the analog pre amps to the digital input is not changed Source to Target Reason D19m Mic Line Pre to Ext Target Prepare the remote control link and Digital Input to e g Channel In1 Establish the connection control...

Page 152: ...a rule the Ext D19m mic line pre amp Target connections as well as most of the output patch cross points may have been factory configured and saved as a Basic Preset along with appropriate Labels and other useful pre fabricated settings In some cases your subsequent work will be based on that Basic Preset Unless your console s layout needs to be radically re configured you will probably never have...

Page 153: ... these subclasses please refer to chapter 4 7 1 Subclasses are usually generated by the facility s system adminis trator 4 4 2 3 1 Using Subclasses to Aid Navigation To use the subclasses ensure that the Use Subclasses check box is se lected in the Sort By window When either the Digital In or Digital out subcategories are showing right click on the Sources Targets list to show the selection menu I...

Page 154: ...nection function key will always make a default connection depending on the Source and Target type combin ation Using the CLEAR CONN clear connection function key will always clear any cross point connection This is the fastest method to make or clear a connection Double clicking the left track ball button This method is more sophisti cated because it allows you to select from a number of connecti...

Page 155: ...different Sources Such cross point connections enable one Target to be connected with two Sources and are indicated with a yellow icon L to L R to R L to R R to L Clear All L to L Leave R as is R to R Leave L as is L to R Leave L as is R to L Leave R as is L to Both L R R to both L R Icon Indicates Type of Connection Left to Mono Right to Mono Clear Protected Connection Icon Indicates Type of Conn...

Page 156: ... the connections on the diagonal line between the first and last connection respec tively Similarly if whilst holding SHIFT the last connection of a diagonal line of connections is double clicked then all connections running back up the diagonal will be cleared This function provides time saving possibilities when patching Connection Protection It is also possible to protect a certain connection f...

Page 157: ...To close the dialog box click on OK It is possible to choose a Source Target from the General Patch list without closing the Edit User Label dialog box Simply click on the de sired Source Target from the General Patch list with the window still open This will automatically enter it into the window for editing For D950 Users The first four characters of the User Label will be displayed in the chann...

Page 158: ...own below If the Use Subclasses checkbox is selected then the Digital Input Source List and Digital Output Target List will be sorted and grouped by the defined subclasses This selection has highest priority of sorting F Tip The most useful sorting method is to Sort by Fixed Label and Use Sub classes 4 4 2 5 2 How to View the Different Label Types It is typical that a user will work in a single mo...

Page 159: ...the General Patch window after you made a new title or recalled a snapshot or preset These la bels are then read from a file stored centrally So you can change your studio wiring only having to update one file and then seeing your up dated wiring even when opening former projects 2 The labels within your channels may be filled with the names of con nected sources copying labels from the source to ...

Page 160: ...ou change a patch point to another channel you will most probably have to rename the channels as well since e g Vocal Left was moved to another channel With this method the channel displays are an electronic replacement of the tape you had stuck across your analog console in order to name the channels In this way of working you will type your track sheet e g Vocal Left within the Channel Patch win...

Page 161: ... make a default Title containing all of the labeling default patching and audio settings which can be used as a tem plate for every new session Before using the console in a situation where a new Title would be generated first open this default Title and immediately Save As with another Title name This means the default Title will remain unchanged and the user has all the correct labels and defaul...

Page 162: ... be a file __DeviceLabels pre present which holds your device labels technical labels e g Studio 1 Mic 1 Type your track sheet into the USER LABEL field of the General Patch Switch to Show Inherited Labels mode You will now see your session labels e g Violin within the channel strips while the patch is showing you where it is coming from e g Mic 1 On the CAS you will see all this information at th...

Page 163: ...t into the USER LABEL field of the General Patch Patch Sources to Channels and you will see session labels displayed in the top line of each channel You may have to press the GLOBAL VIEW LABEL TYPE key a few times until you see device labels or fixed labels the actual channel number in the second line This may look as follows Large Label Inherited Label Small Label Toggles to show 3 Channel Label ...

Page 164: ... song but in some cases this can be a handicap E g you change your studio wiring slightly e g add new equipment but still want to use some of your older project settings This would lead to the fact that you would have to update all the old snapshots and presets The same handicap applies if you start with a new title You will most likely want to see your equipment names appear in the patch automati...

Page 165: ... Labels 4 4 2 11 How to Edit an Existing Device Label Since the device labels are stored in a regular preset file you just log in as the system administrator and recall the __DeviceLabels pre file You will see the device labels again in the patch USER LABEL field Now you may edit them then either click UPDATE or go to the SysAdmin Device Labels Save and Apply User Labels as Device Labels menu 4 4 ...

Page 166: ...n key on the control surface which is probably the fastest way To quickly switch back from General Patch to Channel Patch page just click the right trackball button while the cursor is positioned over the X Y field in the General Patch As its name implies the Channel Patch is channel oriented which means that only one channel is displayed at a time To select a channel to be displayed in the Channe...

Page 167: ...ain Link for the selected channel 4 4 3 1 Using the Channel Patch for Patching Audio The Channel Patch page displays the following channel oriented patch items of the selected channel for viewing In1 The first audio input In2 The second audio input Gen In3 The third audio input Snd The Insert Send Ret The Insert Return Ext The key signal to Dynamics Block Dir The Direct Out These labels will be di...

Page 168: ...ions in the signal path are shown as a reversed em bossed graphic Drag the selected block to the required position in the signal path If the block can be inserted at that location the block name will turn red Release the button and the selected block will be inserted into the new location 4 4 3 3 On screen Toggles for Input Selector and Dynamics Key Selector Input Selector To toggle the three way ...

Page 169: ... are displayed as dotted lines The Direct Out will now be fed from the selected point in the signal path Available points in the signal path are After Input Block Pre Fader Mute After Fader Mute The selected Direct Output source points are stored within Snapshots and Presets F Tip If you have changed the order of the processing blocks note that the Meter and Direct Out source points will move toge...

Page 170: ... in many analog consoles with dynamics units the channels to be linked do not need to have adjacent locations Note The number of Sidechain Links available if any is determined by the Session Configuration Additional links can only be created using the Ses sion Configuration Tool please refer to chapter 7 To activate the Sidechain Link for a selected channel check the Enable Sidechain Link box This...

Page 171: ... member in only one Link at a time To set up the Sidechain Links Select a Sidechain Link using the on screen icon If there are any members in the Link they will now be displayed Add new member channels with the Add button Remove members by selecting one or more of them in the list and pressing the DEL key on the keyboard Proceed to edit the next Link number F Tip If a channel is a member of a Side...

Page 172: ...lable in any Title that uses that configuration This allows Presets to be used as templates based upon that configuration while Snapshots are specific to individual projects or sessions An other difference between Snapshots and Presets is that any filtering mechanism is active for Snapshots only but not for Presets This means that after having recalled a Preset the user can always be sure to have ...

Page 173: ...3 GC Operation 4 45 4 4 4 1 Snapshots To capture a new Snapshot of the various user controls press the MAKE SNAP key D950 or MAKE SNAPSHOT key Vista on the console Vista D950 The new Snapshot will automatically be numbered something like SNAPSHOT 1 SNAPSHOT 2 etc ...

Page 174: ... be a pop up dialog requiring confirmation of Snapshot Recall This capability is useful for live environments where you may not wish to delete or overwrite too easily what you are doing Note Once a Snapshot or Preset is applied the existing parameter settings are replaced by those contained within the Snapshot or Preset If the previous settings have not been stored there is an Undo button availabl...

Page 175: ...ly but ton the focus of the partial snapshot will not be changed and only parameters of the corresponding snapshot are being updated Delete Snapshot s Select a Snapshot from the List or Select any number of Snapshots from the List using the familiar Win dows multiple selection techniques Either drag the trackball or press Shift and select with the cursor Click on the Delete button an action that w...

Page 176: ...t crossfading may be deactivated by deselecting the Xfade Active option on the Snapshot Screen On Vista 7 this can also be done by pressing the GLIDE key on the AUTOMATION panel in the Control Bay Settings which cannot be crossfaded switches can either switch at the beginning in the middle of the crossfade or after the crossfade This be havior can be defined in the Snapshot Automation Options wind...

Page 177: ...shot can be applied to one of the dedicated keys even if the button already has a snapshot stored to it In this instance the previously stored snapshot will be overwritten F Tip To ensure that a snapshot that has been stored on a dedicated key is not overwritten and hence lost from the snapshot list always make the snap shot twice once to the key and once in the normal way just by pressing the MAK...

Page 178: ...rent console settings and the settings within the previewed Snapshot It is still possible to recall any Snapshot by all mechanisms described above When pressing any of the four dedicated SNAPSHOT 1 4 keys without pressing the RECALL SNAPSHOT key at the same time that corresponding snapshot is automatically only previewed It is also possible to preview it only momentarily by pressing e g the SNAPSH...

Page 179: ...ements are being changed on the desk Partial snapshots are being marked with a checkmark next to the crossfade time Creating a Partial Snapshot The easiest way to create a partial snapshot is to gang some channels and make a snapshot while having the New Snapshots include setting set to Gang If no gang is present the whole console settings will be stored in a full snapshot If the New Snapshots inc...

Page 180: ...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 vi...

Page 181: ...ssignments to your snapshot filter General Patch Setting Will add the General Patch to your snapshot filter meaning that no patch points will change when recalling a snapshot User Labels Will add all user labels within the General Patch as well as within the channel strips to the snapshot filter Bus This is a very powerful feature By clicking e g on Aux m 1 you will add all relevant parameters to ...

Page 182: ...t accessible Trim Mode It is also possible to put elements into Trim mode In that mode you may have recalled a snapshot and make some corrections e g push the fader up by some dB This change will then be applied to all following snapshots when recalling them This feature is very handy if you have prepared a performance and need to correct some levels when the show really starts Obviously it is goo...

Page 183: ...also contained the channel 6 How to do this Next to each snapshot there is an Edit link at the very right of the snapshot list By clicking this button you will put the console into the partial snap shot filter edit mode Then you will see the same edit dialog box on the screen as when editing the snapshot filter Also the desk doesn t show your audio settings anymore but the mask defining the focus ...

Page 184: ...he console De activate MIX ON on the Automation panel on the Control Bay or click on the snapshot filter icon in the toolbar to de activate the snapshot filter ing while keeping its definition for later use Create Snapshots that contain only some of the channels but not the whole console Set the New Snapshot includes option to Gang Whenever a gang is present only the gang will be part of the snaps...

Page 185: ...ecalled the defaultSettings will reset the console to the defaults it functions much like a Total Reset DefaultSettings cannot be edited renamed deleted or updated 4 4 4 10 Files and Backup Snapshots and Presets are stored as Windows compatible files Usually Snapshots are stored in the current Title directory with a snp file extension Usually Presets are stored in the Session Configuration directo...

Page 186: ...usical piece or film you want to keep track of in time That could be an Intro Chorus A Bridge Chorus B the End of a song or a scene from the film you might want to auto locate to An unlimited number of Cues can be stored Each Cue in the Cue List has a timecode stamp and a name The names are generated and numbered automatically when you make a cue they can be edited at any time along with the TC st...

Page 187: ... or timecode stamp later if necessary press CAPT CUE on the console when you hear the audio event to be marked D950 Vista It is also possible to use the Capture button in the Cue List In both cases a Cue point will be generated automatically numbered and stamped with the current timecode address at the moment you pressed the button ...

Page 188: ...as soon as you click OK or press Enter You can edit both name and TC stamp later if necessary Edit Opens an edit window that allows changes to be made to the name and the timecode stamp of a selected Cue from the Cue list Delete Opens an edit window that allows one or more Cues to be deleted from the List Select a Cue in the list by clicking on it or select any number of Cues from the List using t...

Page 189: ...surface keyboard s numeric key pad The keypad features a double zero key 00 to speed up the process You do not have to enter any punctuation marks i e no colons or com mas between hour minute second and frame values since they will be added automatically TC Scroll Mode This is an alternate method for fast timecode entries It is initiated by the left trackball button followed by a vertical trackbal...

Page 190: ...ropriate icon in the tool bar Using the STRIP SETUP function key on the control surface keyboard which is probably the fastest way The Strip Setup page allows the user to adapt the layout of the Channel Strips Using this utility all the audio channels of various types can be as signed or re assigned to the Channel Strips in five Banks each with two layers It shows the currently active Desk Bank wi...

Page 191: ...red along with the other Title data If a new Session Configuration is loaded either an existing Strip Setup file must be loaded or a new file must be created and then saved If an existing Strip Setup has been modified a window will appear giving you the option of saving the edited Strip Setup file either when another file is opened when the Title is closed or when a new Title is created from an ex...

Page 192: ...nfig 12 Mono inputs 4 Mono masters 4 Mono AUX Assigned layers Bank 1 Layer 1 Layer 2 other Banks Layers not assigned Bank 1 Layer 1 Layer 2 In Mono 1 In Mono 2 In Mono 3 In Mono 4 In Mono 5 In Mono 6 In Mono 7 In Mono 8 In Mono 9 In Mono 10In Mono 11In Mono 12 In Mono13 In Mono 14In Mono 15In Mono 16 In Mono 17 In Mono 18In Mono 19In Mono 20 In Mono 21In Mono 22In Mono 23In Mono 24 In Mono 25In Mo...

Page 193: ... particular Bank and the current Strip As signment Banks can also be selected using the Bank 1 through 5 keys of the Bank Select Unit BSU in the center section of the console control surface The Clear Current Bank button clears the assignments to both Layers within the selected Bank Click on the Layer and Strip you want to assign or re assign the selected Strip will be highlighted in blue and clic...

Page 194: ...ated by a checkmark to the left of the channel name in the pop up menu Channel assignments can be copied to a clipboard by highlighting a Strip or a range of Strips and clicking Copy from the channel selection menu right hand trackball key These assignments may then be pasted to other Strip locations This is accomplished by highlighting the destination Strip s and clicking Paste in the channel sel...

Page 195: ...X 1 AUX 2 Master 1 Master 2 Master 3 Master 4 Master 5 Master 6 AUX 3 AUX 4 In Mono 9 In Mono 10In Mono 11In Mono 12 In Mono 13In Mono 14In Mono 15In Mono 16 In Stereo 3 In Stereo 4 Master 1 Master 2 Master 3 Master 4 Master 5 Master 6 In Mono 25 In Mono 26In Mono 27In Mono 28 In Mono 29In Mono 30In Mono 31In Mono 32 Bank 2 Layer 1 Layer 2 Desk 16 Strips Session Config 48 Mono inputs 4 Stereo inpu...

Page 196: ...onsole Please refer to chapter 1 1 5 for information on navigation philosophy The Strip Setup page see below provides a representation of the six sections of the Vista virtual surface Although the concept of navigation is based on scrolling in a horizontal plane the representation of the six sections is displayed in a vertical plane because of the logistics of screen space The navigation system al...

Page 197: ...08 03 SW V3 3 GC Operation 4 69 Color is also used to aid the user in channel identification The colors re late to the channel type being shown and these are consistent with the use of color for channel identification on the screens of the fader bays ...

Page 198: ...drop down menu of the desired channel type and select the desired channel from the list to assign it to the highlighted channel strip 4 4 7 1 2 Assigning Multiple Channels in one Single Action It is possible to assign consecutive DSP channels onto consecutive channel strips in one action First use the hold and drag function of windows to se lect a number of consecutive channel strips This will hig...

Page 199: ...rip which is already displaying a channel the new channel will replace the existing one It is also possible to move numerous consecutive channels in one block by highlighting a number of channels Click and hold the left trackball button and drag and drop the channels to the new location A ghost view of the selected channels appears to help navigation F Tips By holding the Ctrl key whilst dragging ...

Page 200: ...bays are currently displayed on the physical console These displayed bays are in dark gray 4 4 7 1 5 Labels in Strip Setup The most useful label type to show in strip setup is the Inherited Label This is the session label of the source that is patched to a DSP channel and also relates to the large label in the channel strip display See chapter 4 4 2 6 for more information regarding the Vista label...

Page 201: ...ndication of signal activity at this channel s input Fur thermore by use of color the user can identify whether the channel fader is open and whether the channel is switched on If the meter signal shown in the Strip Setup window is blue this means that the DSP channel has its fader open and channel on If the meter signal is gray then the channel has a signal associated with it but either the chann...

Page 202: ...ge Cue List Page Strip Setup Page General Patch This action brings up the General Patch page also refer to chapter 4 4 2 Channel Patch This action brings up the Channel Patch page also refer to chapter 4 4 3 Snapshot This action brings up the Snapshot page also refer to chapter 4 4 4 Cue List This action brings up the Cue List page also refer to chapter 4 4 5 Strip Setup This action brings up the ...

Page 203: ...panels from the Tools section of the toolbar can be called up or hidden in three different ways Via the View menu Using the toolbar icons by clicking on the appropriate icon Using the function keys CHANNEL PROTECTION SNAPSHOT FILTER and AUTOTOUCH on the control surface which is probably the fastest way Vista D950 ...

Page 204: ...hine control functions are also available from the Control Surface panel except for Vista 6 The Machine Control window is always positioned on the top level of display of the windows of the GC Much of the window s operation is de pending on the settings of the Options TC Reader Generator menu Refer to chapter 4 5 2 1 1 for details TC Reported from 9 Pin Machine Transport Controls Timecode for LOC ...

Page 205: ...th the From timecode setting and ending with the To timecode value Auto Rec The machine will play in an endless Loop starting with the From Pre roll timecode setting and ending with the To Post roll TC value In addition any machine track set to Ready will enter Record mode starting with the from and ending with the to TC value Pre roll time A value set in the Option TC Reader Generator Menu This a...

Page 206: ...Title Its contents can include Studio name Producer Name Engineer Name Artist Name plus a free form Memo pad The Title directory location and modification date time are displayed at the top of the Title Memo page To open the Title Memo use The notepad and pencil icon in the toolbar The View menu by clicking on the appropriate menu item Note The Title Memo does not have a function key on the contro...

Page 207: ...to be selected for control of various centralized functions on the Graphic Controller such as Channel Patch There are three arrow buttons Selects the previous channel from the list Selects the next channel from the list Opens the full Channel List to select a channel Labels are displayed ac cording to the selected Label Mode refer to chapter 4 3 3 ...

Page 208: ... can be accomplished in two ways Clicking the padlock icon in the toolbar Selecting SysAdmin in the User menu From Standard Mode closed padlock icon Click on the padlock icon or select SysAdmin in the User menu You will be asked to enter the Sys tem Administration Password After complying with the request an additional menu item SysAdmin will appear in the menu bar From System Administration mode ...

Page 209: ...nd set up according to the requirements of a particular studio During this configuration process several mostly independent Workspaces for the GC and the Desk Surface are defined To move from one Workspace to the next click on the corresponding Control Group icon When you click on a Control Group icon you will need to confirm this action by clicking the OK button before the Workspace is toggled to...

Page 210: ...s Label Mode Selector This icon allows the Label Mode for both Desk Labels and the Source Target Labels to be set at the same time Label Mode is toggled through to display Fixed Labels labels created according to the Session Configuration User Labels labels entered by the user in the General and Channel Patch Inherited Device Labels General Patch Source labels used on the control surface Refer to ...

Page 211: ...e Sur veyor button which will then open the Surveyor page F Tip If you wish to determine which Session Configuration is currently loaded also click on the Surveyor button Other current system files such as monitor files may be found within the Surveyor but may be nested within subdirectories For more information on the Surveyor refer to chapter 4 8 ...

Page 212: ... 4 6 Third Level of Operation Menu Items 4 6 1 The File Menu The File menu contains most of the D950 Vista system s bookkeeping functions Management of Projects Titles and Mixes access to Session Configurations Backup and Import functions and the Exit menu are con trolled from here ...

Page 213: ...ables the creation and selection of a name for a new Project and or Title You can freely create any number of Projects and Titles Let us assume you wanted to create a new Project and Title in the Subdi rectory D950PROJECTS Click on File in the Menu bar select New Title and you ll end up with a familiar Windows box Click on the New Project button and a name entry box will appear Type in a new Proje...

Page 214: ...Configuration you will be prompted to open or create a new Title before data can be saved F Tip You should generally organize your Subdirectories in such a way that C D950PROJECTS remains the parent directory because the system auto matically searches for that particular directory while opening Projects Ti tles etc After several weeks of using the D950 Vista system your direc tory structure may cr...

Page 215: ...can be deleted by highlighting a Title s name while in Open Title and clicking on the Delete button You will be asked to confirm this ac tion You cannot directly delete a Project folder using this technique However if you delete the last Title from within a Project folder you will be notified that the empty folder will be automatically deleted Note Titles are color coded according to the status of...

Page 216: ...des a powerful and easy to use data backup utility This feature enables the creation of a Backup subdirectory that contains a copy of all files from the Title folder and all pertinent Session Configura tion and system files needed to recreate the session on this or another D950 Vista These Backup files can be used for data protection and easy transportation of Titles between D950 Vista equipped fa...

Page 217: ... you move production data between different consoles it is advisable not to restore certain files onto the destination console since it may have dif ferent hardware This is valid in particular for the monitoring ini files You will be asked whether you want to restore these files as well in this case answer negative if the two consoles are not identical in terms of monitoring 4 6 1 4 Import Using t...

Page 218: ...ing files Virtual Mixing Console VMC files These files with vmc exten sions are created by the Session Configuration Tool They contain all the Configuration data needed for the Session Configuration Tool to create a core file Core files These files with cor extensions are created by the Ses sion Configuration Tool They contain the actual code used by the DSP core Preset files These files if any ex...

Page 219: ...l other programs and applications continue to run Exit System This action will close the Graphic Controller D950 Vista System applica tion while simultaneously muting all monitoring outputs It also quits all other running applications and the Windows operating System The con troller PC will then be ready to be switched off In case the standard UPS Un interruptible Power Supply is installed and the...

Page 220: ...a s most important functions When checked the following icon groups are displayed Status Bar Page Selection Channel Selection Tools System functions Multidesk Groups if configured View AutoTouch This action toggles display of the optional AutoTouch Control Panel refer to chapter 5 View Channel Protection This action toggles display of the Channel Protection Panel refer to chap ter 4 5 2 View Snaps...

Page 221: ...ng the toolbar icons by clicking on the appropriate icon Using the function keys CHAN PROT SNAP FILTER and AUTO TOUCH on the control surface keyboard which is probably the fast est way Vista D950 4 6 4 The Page Menu There are five main Graphic Controller pages each of them dealing with a different operating part of the D950 Vista system This menu has been described in detail in chapter 4 4 1 ...

Page 222: ...r The Meter Generator page is used for adjusting various settings of the desk channel strip metering and test generator Generator defaults are automati cally stored in the D950system shutdown pfc file when quitting the sys tem so that the last used defaults are available after the next start of your system Metering Meter Position This action globally sets the metering signal source for all the cha...

Page 223: ...he test signal Generator s level and frequency defaults by using the arrow buttons to adjust the default values To quickly apply a level or frequency default rather than to adjust it manually click on the appropriate Defaults button Default levels can be set in 1 dB steps from 90 to 10 dBFS The Generator Level cannot be turned off from the Defaults controls Default frequencies can be set in 1 12th...

Page 224: ...at The settings are Time Source Select from the following options Internal Generator Internal D950 Vista TC Generator TC 2 TC Input External TC from the TC Input 9 pin serial control External TC from the 9 pin interface Setting the D950 Vista to Internal allows the AutoTouch Automation sys tem to run from the internal TC Generator for instance while testing The normal system setting while using a ...

Page 225: ...nal advantage of not having to care about slow motion automation Note 2 If working in slow motion or requesting the automation to show correct values even when the system is not in play speed the following conditions must be met by the connected TC source 1 If the TC source is set to TC Input or Internal Generator the con nected LTC source must provide standing timecode also called stationary time...

Page 226: ... predefined values of 16 32 or 64 see above or it can be adjusted using the slider or by enter ing numerical values The range is 1 through 2048 pulses per second 4 6 5 2 4 TC3 Generator Settings The GENERATOR settings have to be set according to the desired time code format to be generated Set the TC reader settings to TC Input or Internal Generator in order to activate the TC3 generator as your t...

Page 227: ...put must be patched in the General Patch 3 The channels which are to be sent to the 1 must be assigned to the bus The N 1 Assignment window allows fast setup of this process Setup is as follows 1 First choose the N 1 bus to be used with the drop down menu and the Bus Owner Channel which will be the 1 channel 2 Use the drop down menus to select the Return Line Physical Input and Send Line Physical ...

Page 228: ...el this makes the N 1 bus in fact being an N x bus It is also possible to mark a number of channels to be assigned by left clicking and dragging across a number of channels for speed It is also possible to assign channels to a configured N 1 bus by using the dedicated bus assignment panel D950 or bus assign window Vista on the control surface The talkback and N 1 bus level control will be displaye...

Page 229: ...be checked or unchecked If checked the Snapshots Presets can only be recalled with user con firmation the user must click OK or press Enter to finally recall the Snapshot Preset or click Cancel to cancel the Snapshot Preset Recall If unchecked the Snapshots Presets will be applied to the console immediately and parameter settings not already saved will be lost Notes It may be advisable to leave Sn...

Page 230: ...is displayed for the channel on which any of the rotary encoders is touched or operated while the channel s controls are in the EQ Filter page Please note that the EQ screen will appear when any EQ Filter control is touched However for the EQ screen to be displayed EQ Filter must be engaged in the channel The EQ screen is time limited and will automatically disappear several seconds after the last...

Page 231: ...when any Dynamics control is touched However for the Dynamics screen to be displayed one of the LIM COMP EXP or GATE functions must be engaged in the channel The dynamics screen is time limited and will automatically disappear sev eral seconds after the last touch or when pressing Esc It is always on top of any other screens pages ...

Page 232: ...ettings window allows different adjustment there are four tabs for selection of Desk timeout and delay time settings Machine Control jog shuttle sensitivity Speaker Calibration and Pec Direct settings Speaker Calibration To allow access to the speaker calibration the Enable Setup function must be enabled Please refer to chapter 4 7 5 ...

Page 233: ...ill be displayed in the display box The calibra tion offset can be changed in steps of dB Trim Mode Trim mode allows setting an offset for a single loudspeaker relative to others in a group The offset range is 10 dB Trim mode is selected by clicking the Trim button Select the monitor group MAIN ALT or NEARFIELD and SOLO the speaker to be offset on the on the control sur face monitoring section The...

Page 234: ...have to type it F Tip If you forget to save your preference don t worry The system will store the last used screen layout at shutdown When you restart the system the screen will come up exactly as you left it User Load Preferences This action opens a dialog box that allows selection of a User Preference file for loading The dialog box will usually display the C D950SYSTEMDB directory with all the ...

Page 235: ...urrent page put on top A checkmark ü near a particular page indicates that this page is currently on top Window New Window This action opens the New Window dialog box and allows selection of an additional new window to be displayed on the Graphic Controller For more details on working with multiple windows refer to chapter 4 4 1 2 Window Cascade This action arranges all active screens pages in a c...

Page 236: ...V3 3 Date printed 05 08 03 4 6 8 The About Menu D950 Vista When selected this menu item displays information pertaining to that spe cific D950 or Vista installation This includes the software Release Num ber version the Build Number and the Copyright notice ...

Page 237: ...s test and configuration possibili ties that are not required during normal operation Nevertheless some of the functions from the SysAdmin menu will be ex plained here since they may be useful if the console is radically reconfig ured the Monitoring or Signaling systems are expanded or some detailed troubleshooting is required How to activate the SysAdmin Mode from Standard Mode Click on the close...

Page 238: ... For more information on Subclasses refer to chapter 4 4 2 3 The Digital Inputs and Digital Outputs Patch Sections can be subclassified into eight subclasses each Subclasses 1 through 8 belong to the Digital In puts and Subclasses 9 through 16 to the Digital Outputs The process of Subclassifying is usually done by the facility s system ad ministrator You need to adapt the Subclass information only...

Page 239: ...eration 4 111 4 7 1 1 Setting the Subclass Labels Click on the Edit labels button to open the Subclass Label editor Within the editor page enter the names you wish to appear for each of the Subclasses in the Patch Lists Confirm with OK otherwise any changes will be lost ...

Page 240: ...e desired Sources or Targets from the list Individual selection can be done simply by clicking on a Source or Target Multiple selection can be done by the Windows drag technique Ctrl click tech nique can be used to select items from the list that are not contiguous Once all items are selected click on one of the Subclass buttons to assign the selected Sources or Targets to a Subclass The list will...

Page 241: ...lected items to the Digital Input or Digital Output Patch Section Click on a different Subclass button to directly re assign the selected items from the current Subclass to another Subclass The result of this process is that the subclassified sections are now visible in the Patch lists and can be directly accessed using the right trackball button For details refer to chapter 4 4 2 3 Notes Subclass...

Page 242: ...ng on one of these items will display the contents of that item s branch Opening of subsequent branches will take further and further inside the VMC tree If the item has a changeable parameter such as EQ high frequency that pa rameter may be controlled directly from the VMC tree 4 7 4 SysAdmin Desk D950 Only The Desk menu item contains several functions regarding the control desk Message to Desk N...

Page 243: ... Assignable Source Selector panel installed in the control surface for edit ing The Source Selector keys for the selected panel will be displayed in the Keys box where they can be selected for editing The name of the panel may also be edited using this box Note Vista only The four subpanels popping up on the screen upon activated option ex perts only show up as individual panels with 12 source sel...

Page 244: ...n applies the current Monitor Configuration file to the D950 Vista This is handy when testing a recently edited file or recalling a previously stored file Save and Save As buttons The Save button allows a previously stored Monitor Configuration file to be updated after editing The Save As button allows a new file to be named and created OK and Cancel buttons The OK button accepts the current Monit...

Page 245: ...e SETUP key on the desk s multi format monitor panel to func tion When illuminated a level offset may be applied to each of the in stalled speaker systems Offsets may be applied over a range from 20 through 10 dB in 1 dB and 0 5 dB increments The monitor panel will display the offset in dB To use this facility First enable the Monitor Setup mode from the Monitor section of the SysAdmin menu Then e...

Page 246: ... fader A Snapshot can change the entire Patch settings For these reasons it is impossible to assign an output Signaling device such as a Fader Start relay to a specific fader Instead it has to be assigned to the Patch source which in turn is assigned to a fader via the Patch In this way the system logic is able to activate for example the correct relay when a fader is opened All output Signaling a...

Page 247: ...abels page and first allow selection of the desired relay and then to enter a User Label for each relay Be sure to click OK when finished otherwise all changes will be lost The fixed relay labels have been automatically generated by the D950 Vista system They have the format SIGOUT0_REL01 where SIGOUT0 SIGOUT1 etc define the relay card number and REL01 REL02 etc define the relay number on a partic...

Page 248: ...tion modes can be selected Multiple sources can be configured to one single relay forming a logical OR combination There are four steps in the Signaling Configuration 1 To configure the Signaling first select a source in the Signaling Out List 2 Within the Signaling Out Edit window select the desired output 0 to 3 In most cases the correct Output the next one that is unassigned will be se lected a...

Page 249: ... to 100 or 200 ms 4 The Triggers have to be set according to the application of the selected relay All Triggers always work in a logical AND fashion The desired Source must be patched into the appropriate Channel implicitly understood and done in the Patch and There is the possibility to check up to five other Triggers to finally trigger the relay User key 1 and User key 2 and Input Selector and C...

Page 250: ...D950 Vista Digital Mixing System 4 122 GC Operation SW V3 3 Date printed 05 08 03 Typical fader start setup for two stereo sources D1 and D2 Select Default Logical Triggers Fader Start Trigger Defaults ...

Page 251: ...Signaling but several relays can be configured independently if more than one Studio exists The Trigger conditions for a Red Light relay to be activated are fixed to the following A Source configured for Red Light is patched to a Channel and The Input Channel Input Selector is set to the above Source and The Input Channel Fader is open and The Input Channel ON MUTE is open and The Input Channel is...

Page 252: ...trigger conditions is fulfilled and then opened again Impulse mode closure time can be set to 100 or 200 ms Obviously the actual relay that is externally wired for Red Light must be selected 4 In the Settings window an association to a Studio can be set Usually only one Studio is being used If however more than one Studio should be pre sent each may require its own Red Light relay and its configur...

Page 253: ...ht Configurations and the relay User Labels 4 7 6 5 Save Signaling Configuration As This action opens a window that allows entry of a new name for the Sig naling Configurations to be saved The C D950SYSTEMDB directory will usually be displayed first and a Session Configuration must be selected The Signaling Configuration files have a sig extension This process will save all relay assignments for b...

Page 254: ... Members Master channels can be assigned to desk strips in the same way as any other console channel The desk strip to which a Control Group Master is assigned will display the following Control Group Master numbers in the seven segment display next to the fader 0 through 9 characters A through F and for numbers above 16 the same but followed by a decimal point as shown in the table above The Fixe...

Page 255: ...n selected in the Con trol Group Filter Dialog Box during Control Group Edit mode It offsets the member value by the move amount of the Master Operating the pa rameter on the member influences only that member s parameter Control Group Setup The Control Groups are edited in the Control Group Setup Mode This mode is activated through the CTRL GRP SETUP key Vista or the CTRL GROUP EDIT key D950 Vist...

Page 256: ... the setting of the Control Group Master can be changed without influencing the members This can be used to adjust the offset between the Master and the Members if required Editing a control group can be terminated either by pressing the LINK SEL key of the master or by exiting setup mode by pressing the CTRL GRP SETUP EDIT key in the control bay If you now want to proceed with edit ing of another...

Page 257: ...will be toggled when the Master Mute is used If Toggle is not selected all Mutes on the members will be forced to the same status as the Master Mute the next time the Master Mute is used regardless of their original status Member Behavior When a new member is added to a Control Group it keeps its values until a change is made in the Control Group Master At that moment the change is transferred to ...

Page 258: ... at a time The Control Group Assignment window serves a similar function as the CTRL GROUP SETUP EDIT key on the control surface except assignments are made via software and the Control Group Filter window does not open To assign a channel to a Control Group select a Control Group Master using the pop up menu in the field at the top of the window Channels can be assigned or de assigned by double c...

Page 259: ...ion brings up the Virtual Automation Control Unit This screen duplicates the controls and indicators found on the control surface Auto mation Control Unit panel This provides PC control of the AutoTouch Dynamic Automation system if installed when troubleshooting from a remote location or when the control surface is not available ...

Page 260: ...stantly monitors the status of all major hardware and software systems This information is provided to the user via the Sur veyor The Surveyor is also the primary diagnostic tool used for trouble shooting and fault finding The Surveyor displays its information in two ways The icon shown on the Surveyor Button in the Toolbar The Surveyor page ...

Page 261: ...icons utilize the same indication system as the Surveyor button see above If all elements display the OK icon green square the system will operate normally If any of the directories display the Error icon it can be opened to determine which of its contents has a problem Since some system ele ments have many subsystems several nested subdirectories might be con tained within the main directories As...

Page 262: ...he PC that is being used to control the D950 Vista system D950 Vista System This is the main directory in the Surveyor which contains all of the other system element subdirectories It s name dis plays the D950 Vista software Application Release number version and the Build number This directory will always be open to show the primary system element subdirectories and their status when the Surveyor...

Page 263: ... 5 3 1 2 Dynamic Objects 5 22 5 3 1 3 Mix Snapshot 5 23 5 3 2 Touch Un touch Events 5 24 5 4 File Management 5 25 5 4 1 Mix Tree 5 26 5 4 1 1 Passes in the Mix Tree 5 27 5 4 1 2 Active Pass 5 29 5 4 1 3 Mix Tree Display Modes 5 29 5 4 1 4 Mix Tree Click Functions 5 32 5 4 2 Creating a New Mix 5 34 5 4 3 Loading an Existing Mix 5 35 5 5 Mix Pass 5 37 5 5 1 Mix Pass Stack 5 37 5 5 1 1 Mix Comparison...

Page 264: ...2 Switch Control Modes 5 90 5 10 3 Switch Operation 5 91 5 10 3 1 Press and Release 5 92 5 10 3 2 Press and Hold 5 93 5 10 3 3 Modified Press Function 5 94 5 11 Graphic Controller Automation 5 95 5 11 1 General Patch 5 95 5 11 2 Channel Patch 5 97 5 12 Other Automated Functions 5 100 5 12 1 Bus Assignments 5 100 5 12 2 Snapshots Presets 5 101 5 12 3 GC Menu Items 5 102 5 13 Mix Protection 5 104 5 ...

Page 265: ...diting Tutorial 5 150 5 17 User Files 5 151 5 18 AutoTouch Panel 5 154 5 18 1 D950 5 154 5 18 2 Vista 5 158 5 19 Desk Automation Controls 5 161 5 19 1 D950 Desk Automation Controls 5 161 5 19 1 1 D950 Channel Strip Controls 5 161 5 19 1 1 1 D950 Auto Mode Key 5 161 5 19 1 1 2 D950 Channel Strip Fader Controls 5 163 5 19 1 1 3 D950 Channel Strip Mute Controls 5 164 5 19 1 1 4 D950 Channel Strip Swi...

Page 266: ...D950 Vista7 Digital Mixing System 5 4 AutoTouch SW V3 3 Date printed 27 08 03 ...

Page 267: ...factory default settings This is done by exiting the Vista D950 application and deleting the C D950system D950Ofla mop file After restarting the application you have the factory default settings applied 5 1 1 Basics The operation is based on the individual channel strip as well as on the AutoTouch panel located near the center of the console Definitions Objects An object in the context of the Auto...

Page 268: ... Keys 2 These keys perform an immediate action when pressed e g PUNCH IN PUNCH OUT Set objects into READ WRITE TRIM or ISOLATE mode CLR clear the held state of all held objects Mode Keys 3 These keys put the automation into a specific mode influencing its be havior for the next time the corresponding event occurs e g GLIDE will switch on or off the glide mechanism for upcoming punch outs HOLD will...

Page 269: ...int where the user punched in setting PUNCH IN Application Examples In WRITE mode 1 Correcting a constant value throughout a mix WRITE TO BEGIN 2 In a music mix when a solo is played For finding a value while listen ing and applying the final value to the whole passage WRITE TO PUNCH IN In TRIM mode 1 Trim an object back to the beginning of a mix while keeping its move ments WRITE TO BEGIN 2 Trim ...

Page 270: ...e objects selected in the pre selector area of the AutoTouch panel e g FADER are toggled but not the whole channel This key has also the important function to suppress the detection of a physical touch or un touch of any objects It is therefore possible to modify a value without putting the object into held mode Or vice versa it is possible to physically un touch an object so that the automation d...

Page 271: ...in the pre selector area of the AutoTouch panel e g FADER are toggled but not the whole channel This key has also the important function to suppress the detection of a physical touch or un touch of any objects It is therefore possible to modify a value without putting the object into held mode Or vice versa it is possible to physically un touch an object so that the automation doesn t detect the u...

Page 272: ...he STOP FRAME keys 14 It is finished when this key is switched to off again Note The automation cannot record backwards the automation records data up to any incremented timecode value Therefore it is not possible to erase data by going backwards using the jog wheel In order to locate precisely to a certain frame without overshooting it might be useful to suspend the reading of timecode while sear...

Page 273: ... D950 Automation data is written up to the current timecode value 7 Finish the mix pass by switching STOP FRAME off 5 1 5 Write Zones In order to protect any passages from being overwritten by automation data it is possible to define a write zone in the graphical controller If acti vated it is not possible to write any data outside that zone When working together with machine control looping it is...

Page 274: ...OLD on since you want your settings to stay when you physically un touch an object In this way you will see all objects you changed in order to rehearse some alternate settings indicating held state either by underlined values Vistonics module or in the fader case by the displayed dB values You can now stop the tape rewind and all objects will stay held Now you activate the HOLD key from the pre s...

Page 275: ...keeping its movements In the MIX PASS D950 or WRITE TO Vista section activate EXTEND BACK TO WRITE TO BEGIN and WRITE TO END Select TRIM mode for the desired objects section ENABLE MODES CONTROL MODES use pre selectors Start a mix pass and move the de sired objects by the amount you want them to be corrected In this case the movements of the objects will be kept only the offset will be written to ...

Page 276: ... operation of the Studer Auto Touch dynamic automation system It will prepare the reader for basic to advanced operation of the system It assumes the user will have basic D950 familiarity and operational proficiency The full understanding of many of the terms and concepts depends on this familiarity Refer to the Console Operation chapters of the D950 and Vista manuals as necessary Redundant Inform...

Page 277: ...he user User Release Notes For details of the V3 0 package please refer to the Studer D950 Version 3 0 User Release Notes This document provides information regarding the installation and use of the V3 0 software set Details of AutoTouch is provided in this document 5 2 3 V2 5 vs V3 0 AutoTouch is an evolution of the original D950 AutoTouch system Be cause of this operation of AutoTouch is very si...

Page 278: ...es For example the fader may be in TRIM while the mute is in WRITE and the rotaries are in READ Any combination is possible Touch Record Function Touch Record allows an enabled control to enter RECORD when touched With Touch Record turned off a control be auditioned before it is punched in to Record With Touch Record engaged touching a Held en abled control will permit an intentional jump level pu...

Page 279: ...tatus Protected controls playback their recorded moves but are prevented from being enabled for Write or Trim operations This is useful for protecting channels or controls that have already been written while working on other aspects of the mix Write Zone A Write Zone may be specified so that no data can be written outside the time range specified This is useful for working on a specific scene or ...

Page 280: ...mplex opera tions may be carried out by applying the appropriate Conditions and or Options The system also provides extreme flexibility so operation may be essentially customized to the task at hand and or the working style of the user The net result is a powerful and flexible automation system that is easy to use but can address even the most complex needs of any produc tion Rules Rules define th...

Page 281: ...luence its functionality However in the majority of cases the formula above will apply Document Note When appropriate this document will organize information with the op erational formula in mind Functional Formula Three basic areas should be kept in mind when conducting most Auto Touch operations Selected Control Mode Basic operating modes READ WRITE TRIM and ISOLATE Refer to chapter 5 6 Selected...

Page 282: ...uch Static controls will perform in this manner and allows the user to work in a very familiar and intuitive fashion Static Objects A Static object is defined as any automatable control that has no dynamic changes recorded within the Mix Pass Therefore Static objects retain one value throughout a Mix Pass Any switch fader rotary control and some GC items automation objects may be classified as a S...

Page 283: ...ade from the just created pass The Static Data Buffer may be cleared by clicking the Clear Static button in the AutoTouch window D950 users may also use the STATIC key on the Automation Master Panel In this way Static Values may be Auditioned D950 Clear Static Button The Clear Static button in the AutoTouch window and the STATIC DATA key on the D950 desk AutoTouch Panel has two functions When lit ...

Page 284: ...utomation Options menu item Misc also refer to chapter 5 21 8 static objects can be protected under certain circumstances 5 3 1 2 Dynamic Objects A Dynamic object is defined as any automatable control whose value changes at one or more timecode location within a Mix Pass Any switch fader rotary control and some GC items automation objects may be classified as a Dynamic object All moves applied to ...

Page 285: ...napshot is the current value of the control at the time the Mix Tree was first opened As a mix progresses the following operations occur Changes to Static values are written directly to the Mix Snapshot each time a new Mix Pass is created Changes made to Dynamic objects are written to timestamps timecode locations within the Mix Pass When changes are made to Static Objects the Mix Snapshot is auto...

Page 286: ... a Touch Event Actuating an automatable switch or GC item may also generate a Touch Event depending on the current mode Un touch Events The physical release of a fader or encoder produces an Un touch Event Automatable switches and GC items may also generate an Un touch Event depending on the current mode Events and AutoTouch In most cases Events come in Touch and Un touch pairs that is a Touch fol...

Page 287: ...ithin the Title folder because no matter how many Mix Passes are stored they are all within their own separate folder Mix File Organization The files and folders created and used by AutoTouch are identified as follows The Mix tree database file has an mt extension filename mt Each Mix Pass ends in the pass number with a mix extension file name 004 mix The folder that the mix tree file and mix pass...

Page 288: ...h of the Mix Tree from which the pass evolved Working in conjunction with the Mix Pass Stack the Mix Tree provides an efficient means of organizing the multiple Mix Passes that are created during the course of a mix This is particularly useful when creating several final versions of a mix The MTS is maintained between sessions so that when a Mix is recalled days or weeks later the entire Mix Tree ...

Page 289: ... persist until the current Mix Tree or Title is closed or a new Mix Tree or Title is opened If no name is entered the assigned pass number will appear as the Mix Pass Name in the Mix Tree The resultant stored file name will be the name of the Mix Tree and pass For example if a name is not entered Dulcimer 002 mix would become the stored file name for the second Mix Pass in the Mix Tree named Dulci...

Page 290: ...ore notes can be entered or edited To enter or change Mix Pass Notes use the following procedure 1 Make the desired Mix Pass the Active Pass if it is not already Click its icon in the Mix Pass Stack or double click its icon in the Mix Tree 2 Click the Pass button next to the current Mix Pass Name to the right of the Mix Pass Stack The Pass Info entry box will appear See 2 above 3 Type the new note...

Page 291: ...ghlighted in green The Active Mix is normally the mix on the top of the stack Refer to chapter 5 5 1 for details regarding the Mix Pass Stack 5 4 1 3 Mix Tree Display Modes Hide Tree Show Tree Button AutoTouch may be operated with or without the Mix Tree displayed The Mix Pass Stack will be available in either case and can be used without the Mix Tree if desired as in V2 5 To facilitate working wi...

Page 292: ... selected Active Mix See above Mix Pass Display Modes Within the Mix Tree Mix Passes are displayed in one of three ways Pass Name Pass Number Pass Name and Number Changing the Display Mode There are two methods to change the Mix Pass display modes Display Mode button Clicking the Display Mode button will cycle through the three display modes The Display Mode button is located in the AutoTouch wind...

Page 293: ...umber if they match only the number is displayed Note The Mix Pass number name and notes for the Active Mix are always dis played in the AutoTouch window Round and Square Corners Mix Passes within the Mix Tree have either rounded or squared corners Rounded corners indicate the Mix Pass is part of the Mix Pass Stack Squared corners indicates it is not See graphic below Green Highlight The Active Mi...

Page 294: ... Any combination of passes may be marked Shift clicking holding the Shift key and single clicking two Mix Passes allows these passes and those in between to be marked or un marked The passes must be within the same branch or root branch of the Mix Tree In this way multiple passes may be marked More im portantly the link history of these passes is maintained Double clicking a Mix Pass adds it to th...

Page 295: ...will be marked Selecting a Mix Pass in the middle of a branch will prevent any member of that branch from being marked whether they were made before or after the selected pass All other branches will be marked Pass Info Opens the Pass Info entry box for the selected Mix Pass The selected pass does not need to be the Active Pass in order to open the Pass Info entry box in this way Display Options O...

Page 296: ...Mixes will be shown 2 Enter a name for the Mix in the New Mix Tree Name entry field Please note that the selected directory is given by the opened Project and Title and cannot be edited 3 Click the New Mix Tree button A new Mix folder Mix Tree file and first Mix Pass file will be created in the Title folder A new Mix Tree will appear on the screen underneath the AutoTouch window A Mix Pass 1 will ...

Page 297: ...on the GC V3 0 Mixes Existing Mix Trees and Mix Passes made with V3 0 software may be loaded by selecting the following from the Automation menu Open Mix Tree Loads an entire Mix Tree A directory of existing Mix Trees within the current Title will be displayed Double clicking the desired Mix Tree or selecting it and clicking Open will load that tree The last used Mix Pass will be loaded in the top...

Page 298: ... at the top of the Mix Pass Stack when an existing Mix Tree is opened V2 5 Mixes Existing Mixes made with V2 5 or earlier software are fully compatible with V3 0 software However a Mix Tree must be open in the current Title before a Mix Pass can be loaded Once a Mix Tree is open V2 5 Mix Passes may be loaded by selecting the following from the Automation menu Load Mix Loads a single Mix Pass into ...

Page 299: ... new Mix Pass 5 5 1 Mix Pass Stack There is an eight position Mix Pass Stack which holds up to eight Mix Passes in memory for immediate use Mix Passes can only be played back from the Mix Pass Stack The Mix Pass Stack is located on the Auto Touch screen on the D950 GC Organization The eight positions of the Mix Pass Stack are represented by eight Mix Pass boxes arranged horizontally The number of ...

Page 300: ... not already in the stack the selected Mix Pass will be added to the top of the Mix Pass Stack and becomes active Creating a new Mix Pass The newly created Mix Pass will be added to the top of the Mix Pass Stack and becomes active Right clicking a Mix Pass in the Mix Tree The Mix Tree Right Click menu will open Selecting Set As Read Mix will cause the selected Mix Pass to be added to the top of th...

Page 301: ...k from the currently active position In other words pressing UNDO will allows the previous adjacent Mix Pass to be acti vated REDO Pressing the REDO key will activate the next Mix Pass in the Mix Pass Stack from the currently active position In other words pressing REDO will allows the next adjacent Mix Pass to be activated Consecutive presses of either key will continue through the Mix Pass Stack...

Page 302: ...k and will become active If it contains unsuccessful moves going back to the previous pass is as easy as pressing UNDO When UNDO is pressed the previous Mix Pass will become active and therefore the basis for the next new pass In this re gard consecutive presses of UNDO will allow the user to back up to a Mix Pass that provides a suitable point from which to restart Real time Mix Comparison Pressi...

Page 303: ... Note KILL PASS may be engaged and disengaged at any time while timecode is being played back This allows the user to kill a pass and then change his or her mind before the timecode is stopped As long as timecode hasn t stopped Kill pass may be toggled on an off at will The Kill Pass state that exists when timecode is stopped will dictate the fate of the Record Mix Pass KILL PASS will always disen...

Page 304: ...tion of each mode are determined by the selection of other functions selected options and record status With this in mind it may be helpful to think about Control Mode as the primary function which maybe modified to yield the precise operation the user desires In a few cases the basic rules will be broken but these will be clearly noted Independent Control Modes Different channels may be in differ...

Page 305: ...AUDITION If the control is moved or prevented from following writ ten changes the audio changes to reflect the audition level When released the control will snap back to its written value A new Mix Pass is not generated when controls are auditioned Record On A control in READ cannot be placed into record Conditions If touched the control will enter AUDITION for the duration of the touch When relea...

Page 306: ...he end of every RECORD pass All Mix Passes are retained in the Mix Tree unless purposely deleted D950 Null Indications When a control is being written a Null indication is provided In basic terms the null indication provides information regarding the difference be tween the current value of a control and its Read Mix value Write mode null indications are handled the same for faders and encoders ho...

Page 307: ...the current value is different from the one in the last mix pass a pink colored element indicates the value within the last mix pass while the main display is indicating the current value Conditions If touched and not in RECORD the control will enter AUDITION for the duration of the touch The control will snap back to its Read value upon release With TOUCH RECORD engaged the control will enter WRI...

Page 308: ...e absolute values that are used to offset fader Read Mix values Since the Trim Replay Data is separate from the Read Mix Data it may be manipulated as an independent entity This means that Trim Replay Data can be rewritten modified disabled from re play and cleared Notes Since the trimmed fader values are merged with the Read Mix data in the new Mix Pass the new pass has integrity even if the Trim...

Page 309: ... of Read Mix values from 0 dB The null point for encoders is always a 0 dB offset from the Read Mix value Whenever an encoder is put in TRIM a 0 dB offset will be used When a recorded Trim is played back with TRIM enabled the encoder will move to indicate the Trim offset from 0 dB As the pass is played the changes in the Read Mix values will be heard with a 0 dB offset and the encoder will not mov...

Page 310: ...ept that the Trim values are written into a new Mix Pass For all controls the Trim offset is combined with the Read Mix data in the new pass The Trim Replay data is also modified for faders Previous Trim values are updated modifying a trim At the end of a pass in which at least one control was in TRIM RECORD a new Mix Pass is generated that contains the previous Mix Pass Read data plus the Trim of...

Page 311: ...ged or the AUTO MODE modifier key must be used 2 Local punch in using the Channel Strip STAT record punch key 3 Global punch in via Global Record Punch In key or Auto Punch or GPI refer to chapter 5 8 5 5 6 4 Isolate ISOLATE is the system s manual mode Controls in ISOLATE neither re sponds to or creates new mix data In other words the control is essentially removed from the automation system is be...

Page 312: ...ols that are to enter the mode are Pre Selected using Control Mode Pre Selector keys The Pre Selected controls are then entered into the desired mode using the Global Mode Activator keys D950 Vista Global Mode Activators There is an activator key for each Control Mode Pressing one of these keys puts the Pre Selected controls on all channels Option into that mode The controls affected are filtered ...

Page 313: ...essing a Control Mode activator will by pass the Pre Selector and select all controls This is very handy as follows If the user wants to set only the fader to a Control Mode and some Pre Selectors are active it is not necessary to manually disengage each of the currently lit selections Pressing CLR ALL followed by FDR will clear all active Pre Selectors and then select fader This will save several...

Page 314: ...al Control Modes Pre Selector will be set to TRIM All others will be set to READ With Mode Enable sets non selected to READ checked on the Con trol Modes Options page all controls not pre selected are placed in READ when a new Control Mode is enabled In other words only the controls that have been Pre Selected will enter the new mode and all others change to READ First Time Automation is Turned ON...

Page 315: ...y are set in the Channel Auto Mode Button section of the Control Modes Option page also refer to chapter 5 21 2 Order There are 4 positions that can be accessed via consecutive presses of the AUTO AUTO MODE key The assignment for each position is made using the four pull down menus in the Order section The top menu represents the first position Any Control Mode can be selected at any position or n...

Page 316: ...TE ABS WRITE ENABLE ABS is a legacy of AutoTouch 2 5 TRIM TRIM ENABLE Switches and Encoders within the channel can be independently Pre Selected for entry into the desired mode For details refer to chapters 5 19 1 2 CAS Controls and 5 10 Switch Automation 5 6 5 4 Vista Mode Entry Vista Control Mode Entry Control Mode entries on the Vista work surface is accomplished using the same local and global...

Page 317: ...ECORD TRIM ENABLE READ and WRT are lit next to the fader strip The FADER STAT key lights flashes when in RECORD ISOLATE ISO is lit next to the fader strip CAS READ The FADER READ Control Mode Activator is lit WRITE ENABLE The FADER ABS Control Mode Activator is lit The FADER STAT key lights flashes when in RECORD TRIM ENABLE The FADER TRIM Control Mode Activator is lit The FADER STAT key lights fl...

Page 318: ...s shown on the CAS READ or ISOLATE MUTE STAT key is not lit WRITE ENABLE MUTE STAT key is lit flashes when in RECORD TRIM ENABLE MUTE STAT key is lit flashes when in RECORD CAS READ The MUTE READ Control Mode Activator is lit WRITE ENABLE The MUTE ABS Control Mode Activator is lit The MUTE STAT key lights flashes when in RECORD TRIM ENABLE The MUTE TRIM Control Mode Activator is lit The MUTE STAT ...

Page 319: ...e is that of a channel strip but the Control Mode indica tions of the AUT LED are the same as on the CAS CAS The SECT ROTARY Pre Selector key will light for all Encoder Control Mode indications READ The Switches and Encoders READ Control Mode Activator is lit WRITE ENABLE The Switches and Encoders ABS Control Mode Ac tivator is lit SECT ROTARY Pre Selector key flashes when in RECORD TRIM ENABLE Th...

Page 320: ...S The SECT SWITCH Pre Selector key will light for all Encoder Control Mode indications READ The Switches and Encoders READ Control Mode Activator is lit WRITE ENABLE The Switches and Encoders ABS Control Mode Ac tivator is lit SECT SWITCH Pre Selector key flashes when in RECORD TRIM ENABLE The Switches and Encoders TRIM Control Mode Acti vator is lit SECT SWITCH Pre Selector key flashes when in RE...

Page 321: ...ed i e in TRIM or WRITE enable mode If fully lit One or more rotaries are recording Pressing this key will either punch in the held objects or punch out the rotaries currently recording C Current and replay value of the channel mute If the current value is differ ent from the one in the last mix pass this LED indicates the value within the last mix pass while the main red LED within the key indica...

Page 322: ...e one within the last mix pass a pink colored element indi cates the value of the last mix pass while the main display is indicating the current value Fader Value Current and replay value of the fader If the current value is different from the one in the last mix pass a pink colored element indicates the value within the last mix pass while the main display is indicating the current value Recordin...

Page 323: ...ding n 1 x n 1 x indicates that the channel is the owner of an n 1 bus together with its bus number e g m 1 for mono 1 Rotary Dynamic Static Dynamic static view of the rotary control When pressing the VIEW key in the dynamic automation panel this display changes to DYN if this control contains dynamically automated elements Fader Dynamic Static Dynamic static view of the fader When pressing the VI...

Page 324: ...he precise function of these features Faders and Encoders on the channel strip and the D950 CAS are touch sensitive Switches are touch sensitive in regard that touch events are rec ognized by the system when a Switch is actuated Note This chapter will emphasize how touch events relate to Faders and Encoders Switch automation information will be included but for com plete information regarding Swit...

Page 325: ...ch Exit the enabled mode for that control i e Audition Punch out that control i e Record to Enable Touch sensitivity is always active on the work surface even if TOUCH RECORD and or TOUCH HOLD are not active It should also be noted that when necessary Touch and Un touch events can be suppressed to facilitate specific functionality Basic Touch Un touch Events Touch Un touch events can be registered...

Page 326: ...h the control Touch Record With only TOUCH RECORD engaged without TOUCH HOLD Touch Un touch events perform the following functions when dynamic controls are in the Control Modes indicated READ Touch Un touch will toggle the control in and out of AUDITION WRITE ENABLE Touch Un touch will toggle the control in and out of RECORD The control will change from WRITE ENABLE to WRITE RECORD when touched a...

Page 327: ... Hold With TOUCH HOLD engaged touching a control will change it to being in a Held state D950 Vista Held Controls Controls that are in Held status have specific functional qualities They maintain their current status when physically released Un touched They may be selected as a group Held Objects for additional automa tion operations such as a Pre Selector set When TOUCH HOLD is activated the Touc...

Page 328: ...UCH HOLD key may be overridden by checking options on the Master Panel Overrides section of the Master Panel Options page see chapter 5 21 5 Faders and Encoders can have TOUCH HOLD set to ON OFF or to follow the Master Panel Follows Panel TOUCH HOLD for Switches can also have ON and OFF overrides or be set to follow the Master Panel Follows Panel 5 7 4 Touch Record Touch Hold TOUCH RECORD and TOUC...

Page 329: ...n of either TOUCH RECORD or TOUCH HOLD may be changed by using the AUTO MODE modifier key For details refer to chapter 5 7 6 5 7 5 Held Controls A control that is touched with TOUCH HOLD engaged becomes a held control Held controls are also known as Held Objects Controls that are held not only stay in their Touched mode when released they are identi fied by the system as being held Held Controls B...

Page 330: ...al positions The Read Mix data is heard even though one or more controls are being held in AUDITION This allows a held control to be pre positioned while awaiting a punch in The result is true emulation of the resultant mix while the Mix Pass is being run Option With Disabled While Touched checked in the Held Plays Mix sec tion of the Hold Options page also refer to chapter 5 21 4 and HELD PLAYS M...

Page 331: ...Global Touch Record Active Holding the AUTO AUTO MODE key will deactivate Touch Record for that channel This will allow enabled controls to be auditioned on a local basis without being punched in Touching an enabled control will punch it in and holding it will keep it in RECORD Pressing and holding the AUTO AUTO MODE key before the control is released will deactivate Touch Record When it is releas...

Page 332: ...ol is touched and the AUTO AUTO MODE key is released before the control is physically un touched the control will remain in RECORD even if the control is physically un touched Even if the control remains in RECORD the un touch information is sup pressed 1c A control being in RECORD can be punched out by holding the AUTO AUTO MODE key and touching and un touching the control while the AUTO AUTO MOD...

Page 333: ...ctive 6a While keeping the AUTO AUTO MODE key pressed touching a control in ENABLE mode will switch it to HELD but not to RECORD status if the control is released before the AUTO AUTO MODE key 6b While keeping a control in ENABLE mode touched press the AUTO AUTO MODE key Then release the control before releasing the AUTO AUTO MODE key causing the control to switch to RECORD and HELD status Global ...

Page 334: ...ON OFF Hold Touch ENABLE no change 2b ON OFF ENABLE 1 ON OFF Touch Hold RECORD 2 ON OFF Press Hold Hold RECORD 3 ON OFF Hold Un touch RECORD HELD 3a OFF ON ENABLE HELD 1 OFF ON Press Hold ENABLE HELD 2 OFF ON Hold Touch RECORD HELD 3 OFF ON Hold Un touch ENABLE HELD 3b OFF ON ENABLE 1 OFF ON Press Hold ENABLE 2 OFF ON Hold Touch Hold RECORD 3 OFF ON Release Hold RECORD 3c OFF ON RECORD 1 OFF ON Pr...

Page 335: ...h ENABLE 3 ON OFF Hold Un touch ENABLE HELD 6b ON OFF ENABLE 1 ON OFF Touch Hold RECORD 2 ON OFF Press Hold RECORD 3 ON OFF Hold Un touch RECORD HELD 7a OFF ON ENABLE 1 OFF ON Press Hold ENABLE 2 OFF ON Hold Touch RECORD 3 OFF ON Hold Un touch RECORD not HELD 8a ON ON ENABLE 1 ON ON Press Hold ENABLE 2 ON ON Hold Touch ENABLE 3 ON ON Hold Release ENABLE 8b ON ON RECORD 1 ON ON Press Hold RECORD 2 ...

Page 336: ...e Global Record functions This is done locally on the channel strip or on the D950 CAS 5 8 1 Pre Selectors Pre Selectors Regardless of the punch method used the Global Record Pre Selectors determine which controls are affected when a global punch in occurs D950 Vista Multiple Pre Selectors may be active at a time Any and all combinations are allowed Pre Selectors will illuminate when active The fo...

Page 337: ...h Control Mode entries the controls affected are filtered by the Pre Selectors that are currently active PUNCH OUT Pressing PUNCH OUT takes the Pre Selected controls on all channels Option out of RECORD if enabled As with Control Mode entries the controls affected are filtered by the Pre Selectors that are currently active Note Whenever any control is in RECORD the PUNCH IN and PUNCH OUT keys are ...

Page 338: ...oop Pts Checking the Sync with Loop Points function allows to set the Write Zone In an Out points according to the selected cue points in the Auto Touch window Any controls in RECORD will punch out when the Write Zone End Time is encountered This happened whether Auto Punch In is engaged or not Write Zone Begin End Time Entry The Write Zone Begin and End times may be entered in the following ways ...

Page 339: ...End Current Time Clear 00 00 00 00 and End of Day 23 59 59 2X Cue List Times Allows access to the Title Cue List and provides the means to sort and go to cues Copy Paste Undo Changes Entry field clipboard functions Most Recent A list of the most recently used timecode locations is maintained by the system Timecode locations from this list many be selected for the entry field value The most recent ...

Page 340: ... pre roll before the Begin Time the af fected controls will act as if in RECORD ENABLE but will not punch in until the Write Zone Begin time At the Begin time the system will automatically punch in and the any enabled controls will change to RECORD Recording will continue until the End time is reached where the controls are automatically punched out Note It is possible to punch out any individual ...

Page 341: ...how it makes the transitions The where behavior is determined in two ways Write To Where Record Data transitions to Read Mix Data Extend Back To Where Read Data transitions to Record Data The Last Recorded Value may be applied up to or beyond the punch out point It may also be applied back to the punch in point or before These behaviors will be discussed below The how behavior is determined by whe...

Page 342: ... written until it matches the Read Mix Data At this point the Record Data will seamlessly transition to the Read Mix Data and a punch out will occur If a punch out occurs without the level being matched the control will not actually punch out until the levels match Any moves that are made before the levels match will be re corded Matching level may be accomplished by either moving the control to m...

Page 343: ...or efficient operation care should be taken when using these functions Setting a Fixed End Time Fixed End Times are set using the Write To End Time pull down menu in the AutoTouch window of the GC The pull down menu will allow the selection of an End Time definition End of Mix End of Time or Fixed The End of Mix time is predetermined by the End Time of the Active Mix Pass and cannot be altered via...

Page 344: ...e Title Cue List and provides the means to sort and go to cues Copy Paste Undo Changes Entry field clipboard functions Most Recent A list of the most recently used timecode locations is maintained by the system Timecode locations from this list many be selected for the entry field value The most recent timecode current value may be locked as the entry field value to prevent it from being changed A...

Page 345: ...In essence the con cept is as follows Take the last recorded value and extend it back to _____________ The blank can be filled in with one of two Extend Back To locations Punch in Extend the Last Recorded Value back to the punch in loca tion Begin Extend the Last Recorded Value back to the specified Begin Time These locations are also known as EXTEND BACK TO Functions Note Unlike other automation ...

Page 346: ...K TO locations Even though previous Mix Passes are re tained for efficient operation care should be taken when using these func tions Setting a Fixed Begin Time Fixed Begin Times are set using the methods employed to setting Fixed End Times Refer to Setting a Fixed End Time in chapter 5 9 1 above Hot Keys Hot Keys are provided to aid in the entry of fixed Begin timecode loca tions A complete descr...

Page 347: ...pecified Glide Time and the en abled Glide options Glide allows Record Data to transition to and or from Read Mix Data over a user specified period of time Controls can glide from their Record values back to their Read Mix values at the desired Write To location Unlike many other automation systems controls can also Glide from the Read Mix value to the Record values at the desired Extend Back To l...

Page 348: ...vailable for Write To data transitions and at the end of the Write Zone when AutoPunch is used Write To At the Record Data to Read Mix Data transition Glide functions will start before the transition point by the amount of the Glide Time The Glide will continue until the Read Mix Data val ues have been restored at the specified transition point The Glide operation will be completed by the Next Cha...

Page 349: ...rted and deleted Hot Keys Hot Keys are provided to aid in the entry of glide times A complete description of Hot Key functions is provided in the Appendix Option Glide can be applied to all transition points used within the system The af fected points are selected by checking the options on the Glide Options page also refer to chapter 5 21 3 Apply Glide to the following transition points when Glid...

Page 350: ...essor functions Channel Input Selector or Filter Slope for example See below General Patch Connections Making or breaking General Patch Con nections Refer to chapter 5 11 1 General Patch Channel Patch Direct Out Tap Changing the location from where the channel Direct Output is derived Refer to chapter 5 11 2 Channel Patch Channel Patch Meter Tap Changing the location from where the chan nel Meter ...

Page 351: ...sor Block In Out and Parameter Switches EQ FILT COMP LIM EXP GATE INSERT DELAY OPT and PAN Rotary Selectors This also includes rotary encoders that are used as Selectors See Selectors below Auxiliary In Out and Pre Switches MONO and STEREO Note A process must be included in the VMC in order for it to be automated A process has not been assigned to the OPT processing block position in V3 0 or previ...

Page 352: ...n regard that it has a key for each input on the channel strip However these keys function collectively as a Selector The input may also be selected from the Channel Patch Note Press and Hold operations may not apply to all selectors 5 10 2 Switch Control Modes Since switches and selectors are not continuous controllers like faders or encoders Control Modes affect switches in a unique manner Switc...

Page 353: ...iously written switch states may be edited TRIM AUDITION mode is available Press and Release Actuation Without Touch Record engaged Switch Press will toggle the switch state and put the switch in Audition The switch state will toggle back at the next recorded change of state With Touch Record engaged Switch Press will toggle the switch state and punch the switch into RECORD The switch will hold it...

Page 354: ...re allowed to perform The result is the ability for switches to operate in different modes depending on the needs of the user Switch Operating Modes Switches may operated using the following modes Press and Release Momentary Press and Release Pressing the key and immediately releasing it Press and Hold Pressing and holding the key down beyond a predeter mined time threshold Modified Press Function...

Page 355: ...rform the following functions Switch Press Toggles the switch state Produces a Touch event Switch Release Punch out With Press and Hold operations switches toggle to their alternate state when pressed and then hold that state as long as the key is held down When the switch is released it may or may not toggle depending on the state recorded in the Read Mix Data at the time of release If Touch Reco...

Page 356: ... Modified Press Function is available for both Press and Release and Press and Hold operations The key press may be modified by holding down the AUTO MODE key as a work surface key is pressed In this regard the AUTO MODE key functions as a modifier key D950 Vista Example With Touch Record engaged press and hold the AUTO MODE key then press and hold a record enabled key When the key is pressed it w...

Page 357: ...dechain Link Setup Dynamic Sidechain Link Enable Dynamic Key Input Routing Direct Output Tap Location Meter Feed Tap Location 5 11 1 General Patch Connections within the General Patch may be automated Both Make Connection and Break Connection operations may be stored as Static objects or recorded as Dynamic objects All types of General Patch con nections may be recorded Connection Behavior The Gen...

Page 358: ...l bring up the connection menu where a mono to mono connection may be made To make a complex connection mono to stereo stereo to stereo stereo to mono double clicking the connection location will bring up the connection menu where the desired connection may be made To break any connection press the BREAK CONNECT function key above the trackball Double clicking the connection location will bring up...

Page 359: ...ic Sidechain Link Setup The addition of channels to the Dy namic Sidechain Link Setup may be automated Dynamic Sidechain Link Enable The Enable Sidechain Link button may be automated Enable Disable Dynamic Key Input Routing The selection of the Dynamic unit Key Input may be automated Channel External Direct Output Tap Location The location from where the channel Di rect Output is fed may be automa...

Page 360: ...s Refer to chapter 5 10 3 1 The following Channel Patch items operate as Press and Release Selectors Input Selector Dynamic Key Input Routing Meter Feed Tap Location Note The channel Input Selector may be operated via the Channel Patch or by using the keys on the channel strip Since input selection is controlled with a Selector Press and Hold operations are not possible One Shot Selectors Other Ch...

Page 361: ...te Clicking the dashed line will select that route and a Touch event will be produced Meter Feed Tap Location Clicking the alternate location shown grayed out will select that location and a Touch event will be pro duced Channel Patch Switches Two Channel Patch items operate as toggle Switches Dynamic Sidechain Link Setup Dynamic Sidechain Link Enable From the Channel Patch these switches follow t...

Page 362: ...to Bus Assignments may Auditioned Record a Bus Assignment To automate a Bus Assignment use the following procedure 1 Select the desired global Control Mode Write will overwrite previous changes both location and connection type 2 Select TOUCH RECORD 3 Select the desired Write To function 4 D950 Select the channel to be assigned to the desired bus by either pressing the SEL key on the channel strip...

Page 363: ... values may be recalled and stored as Static values by recalling the desired Snapshot Preset without engaging Write or Trim enable The Static values will be updated and stored the next time a Mix Pass is written Recall Behavior The Snapshot page does not have dedicated automation controls The cur rent global automation modes apply when Snapshots or Presets are re called Any Pre Selector may be use...

Page 364: ...omated as well Automatable Option Menu Items The following Option menu items contain automatable controls Meter Generator Global channel Meter locations and Generator pa rameters may be automated Changes made to these items will produce Touch Un touch events N 1 Assignments N 1 Assignments may automated Changes made to these assignments will produce Touch Un touch events Control Group Filter Chang...

Page 365: ...RECORD 3 Select the desired Write To function 4 Open the appropriate GC menu and select the desired item 5 Perform desired operations to be automated 6 At the time the desired operation is performed AutoTouch will punch in The new item state will persist until the Write To condi tions are met or a Global Punch out occurs trimmed status will persist until the Next Change by default 7 Upon punch out...

Page 366: ...asis Controls and the General Patch may also be isolated from the mix using Mix Protection techniques Mix Protection Enabled Button The Mix Protection Enabled button opens the Automation Protection window The yellow LED symbol to the left of the button illuminates when any controls are in a Protected State The Mix Protection Enabled button is located in the AutoTouch window The Automation Protecti...

Page 367: ... 1 Creating Protection Sets To create a Protection set execute the following procedure 1 Click the Mix Protection Enabled button to open the Automation Protection window The first time it is opened no Protection Sets will be available and the various fields will be blank 2 Click the Edit button The Object Picker for Select Objects to be Removed From Automation Scope will open Using this picker con...

Page 368: ...m of the object picker OK will close the picker Ap ply will keep it open A temporary Protection Set will be created and made the current set Current Protection Set Modified will ap pear in red above the current set field to indicate changes have been made to the current set As in the previous example the Mutes on channels 1 12 would constitute the Modified set ...

Page 369: ...on of the Automation Protection window must be selected to enable the Edit button 5 13 1 2 Saving Protection Sets Any number of Protection Sets may be created and saved A temporary Protection Set will persist in the system unless it is overwritten even if the Mix Tree and Title are closed Temporary and modified sets may be saved at anytime Using the following procedure Protection Sets may be saved...

Page 370: ...tion Sets may be loaded 1 Click the Mix Protection Enabled button to open the Automation Pro tection window if it is not already open 2 Click the Load button and a selection box containing the available Protection Sets will be displayed The current Protection Set will be displayed at the bottom of the box in the Current Protection Set field The current set will also be shown in blue in the Protect...

Page 371: ...tection is applied to the Active Pass All protected controls will be protected regardless of which Mix Pass is made active Selecting Protection Sets How Protection Sets are selected is determined by selecting the desired radio button in the Use section of the Automation Protection window These radio buttons allow the selection of Protection Sets one of three ways Current The current Protection Set...

Page 372: ... not be applied 5 13 3 Removing Protection Just as Protection may be applied in layers it may be removed in layers or entirely To remove one or more Protection Sets use the following procedure 1 Click the Mix Protection Enabled button to open the Automation Pro tection window if it is not already open 2 Click Current Checked or Both in the Use section as appropriate If Checked or Both are selected...

Page 373: ... ISOLATE Control Mode in that Isolation persists only as long as the Pro tection Isolation is applied This provides a convenient method of tempo rarily Isolating controls in any Mix Pass without creating new passes To apply Isolation via Protection the same methods are used as when cre ating and applying Protection Sets The only difference is Isolate From Mix is checked for either Protection Sets ...

Page 374: ...x Tree must be open before the system may be turned On When the system is On the MIX ON key illuminates D950 Vista 5 14 2 View Dynamic Pressing VIEW DYN VIEW will cause the lights for all dynamic controls currently on the Work surface to illuminate Static controls will not light This provides a very quick and easy means of identifying which controls have Dynamic moves recorded and which are Static...

Page 375: ...and PRE D for the Preset to be recalled Long Term Storage The contents of all AutoTouch Panel Presets along with the current set tings may be stored as part of a User File Refer to chapter 5 17 5 14 5 Function Keys Function keys A1 and A2 Vista or F1 F3 D950 are not implemented for future use 5 14 6 Static Data D950 only The STATIC key on the D950 AutoTouch Panel has two functions When lit the STA...

Page 376: ...g the SCENE CAPTURE key D950 or just CAPT Vista will capture a Scene in the first buffer Holding the AUTO MODE and STORE keys and pressing the SCENE CAPTURE key D950 or AUTO MODE and CAPT Vista will capture a Scene in the second buffer The SCENE RECALL RCL key will illuminate when a Scene has been captured in the first buffer There is no indication of the status of the sec ond Scene buffer The fol...

Page 377: ... The values for the controls in the buffer will be rein stated as well If Touch Record is active the controls in the list will punch in to RECORD upon Scene Recall Clearing a Scene Buffer Holding the Global Record CLR ALL key and pressing the SCENE RECALL key D950 or CLR ALL and RCL Vista will clear a Scene in the first buffer Holding Global Record CLR ALL and AUTO MODE and pressing SCENE RECALL R...

Page 378: ... offline fashion without the work media Stop Frame Automation may be enabled at any point After control values are written at a specific location the media can be moved forward to the next location and the next set of values can be written If locations are not known Stop Frame may be suspended as the media is searched Stop Frame Controls There are two keys on the AutoTouch Panel associated with St...

Page 379: ... tion 4 Enable Stop Frame by pressing the STOP FRAME ON key if it is not al ready on The STOP FRAME ON key will illuminate and record status will change to Ready 5 Adjust enabled controls to the desired values while sitting at that loca tion Any touched control will enter RECORD and its value can be set The final value for each control will be recorded at that location and every consecutive timeco...

Page 380: ... AutoTouch Panel and will illuminate when engaged D950 Vista Conditions With READ LOCK engaged the following conditions exist All controls are placed into the READ Control Mode and then locked in READ Only the stored values of the Active Pass will be heard Changes to control values are not possible All controls are Protected Changes may not be made to Static controls the Channel Patch or the Gener...

Page 381: ...trols can be made Static and Mix Passes may be merged Together these methods provide powerful and easy to use means of fine tuning Mix Pass data or working with Edit Decision Lists Each Method of editing is described below 5 16 1 Event List Editing Automation data may be edited using the Event List Editor within Auto Touch Being fully integrated within AutoTouch the Event List Editor provides quic...

Page 382: ...ns or be deleted from the new Mix Pass Important Note Control values may not be changed using the Event List Editor Displayed Events Since a vast number of Events may be generated during a mix Event Lists become both very numerous and very large In a large or complex project the number of events can grow to be overwhelming To solve this problem the Events to be displayed may be selected in one of ...

Page 383: ...ustom set of Events has already been selected choosing Custom will display the Events within that set Mutes Only Mute Events will be displayed in the Event List Editor Switches Only Switch Events will be displayed in the Event List Editor Mutes Switches Only Mute and Switch Events will be displayed in the Event List Editor Event List Filter Using the Event List Filter Events for specific controls ...

Page 384: ... limited to Mutes and Switches Any combination of channels and con trols is possible Using the Object Picker for the Event List Filter it is pos sible to select an exact set of controls for which Events will be displayed For example to edit Mute locations only the Events for Mutes on selected channels may be chosen for display This will remove all other Events from view and provide an efficient me...

Page 385: ... button changes to a button Clicking the button will close the list Expanded Event Lists All Events are shown individually If an Event is part of an Event List the header will be the first item for that particular timecode location Using the display modes listing above any combination of displays may be accomplished Important Note The use of the term Mute is used literally in the Event List Editor...

Page 386: ...s and the ones in between Event List Editor Operations The following operations may be performed using the Event List Editor Redisplay Event List Near Current Timecode Opens the Event List closest to the current or selected timecode location Copy Event s to New Timecode The selected Events and or Event Lists are copied and pasted to a new timecode location When se lected a timecode entry box will ...

Page 387: ...f more edits will be performed or the OK button if no more objects need to be selected Events for the controls in the picker will be selected for editing and will appear in the Event column of the Event List Editor window 4 Click the desired edit operation If moving or copying Events and or Event Lists enter the new timecode location and click OK The se lected edit will be performed 5 A new Mix Pa...

Page 388: ...LA Edit Types There are eight different Edit Types available It should be noted that all Edit Types are not available for all control types for example the value of a mute or switch cannot be trimmed The following edit operations may be applied to selected controls using OFLA Set Sets a fixed control value within the timecode window ...

Page 389: ... the OK button if no more objects need to be selected The controls in the picker will be selected for editing and will appear in the Selected Objects section of the Edit Mix window 4 Select the Edit Type from the Edit Type pull down menu 5 Enter the new control value if necessary depending on Edit Type 6 Enter the Spread Source Mix or Merge Mix if Spread or Merge edit types are used The Mix Passes...

Page 390: ...arameters within all objects within all channels Note It is important to realize that the channels and objects displayed in the picker are the same as contained within the VMC used to create the title and mix If a different VMC is loaded the channels and objects will change accordingly In other words the elements that appear in the Object Picker are determined by the console configuration that was...

Page 391: ... or stereo channels may be selected by clicking on the appropriate button Channel types and or versions may be de selected after a large selection such as All Chans has been made In addition to channel selection buttons are included that allow editing of group assignments and Control Group Masters Channels that contribute to each group may be also selected for editing as a group via these controls...

Page 392: ...tor Panel is determined by the loaded mix snapshot Notes User Labels can be displayed on Group buttons by selecting User Labels on Group Buttons from the Options menu The buttons on the Channel Selector Panel select channels and groups on a global basis If individual or subsets of channels groups are to be selected for editing the Show Channels facility must be used ...

Page 393: ...e elements or objects that are contained within the channels Note It is important to realize that the Object Selector Panel will display all elements that are included in the VMC While an object might appear on the panel it might not be configured within the selected channel s Ob jects not included anywhere in the VMC will not appear on the Object Selector Panel ...

Page 394: ... auxiliary parameters for editing Aux Stereo selects all stereo auxiliary parameters for editing Patch selects all patch assignments for editing Selection of an object will select all objects of that type for editing For example if all four EQ types have been configured in the VMC mono stereo mono with notch and stereo with notch all four EQ types will be selected when the EQ object button is clic...

Page 395: ...e contained in the tree left part of the picture below To view the Object Tree click the Show Objects button All objects included in the configuration will be included within the tree Only one tree can be displayed at any one time right part of the picture below Once a tree has been chosen all of the individual elements it contains may be viewed by opening the displayed folders and folders within ...

Page 396: ...allows the group to be checked or unchecked Notes When all items within a channel object section have been chosen the as sociated selector button s will illuminate with a dark blue light and the as sociated tree elements will be indicated with a black check If only part of a section is chosen the associated selector buttons will illuminate in light blue and the tree elements will be checked in gra...

Page 397: ...l cancels changes made to the Selected Objects Set since the last set was applied saved loaded copied or pasted Once an object or set of objects has been selected in the Object Picker they are then selected for editing by clicking the Apply button The se lected objects from the selected channels will be displayed in the Selected Objects window Those are the only objects that will be affected when ...

Page 398: ...x for an edit to be performed Spread Merge and Update Snap edits all require data from other mixes When an additional data source is needed to perform an edit an additional mix combo box containing the appropriate controls will appear when the corresponding Edit Type is chosen Each mix needed for an edit has a combo box that contains the necessary controls for that mix and edit type The Active Mix...

Page 399: ...ecode entries The In Time and Out Time entry fields are equipped with buttons that al low the capture of the current timecode address while the mix is stopped or running Clicking on these buttons will enter the current address into the appropriate field Changes made to one of the entry fields may effect the address es of one or both of the other fields For example changes made in the In Time or Ou...

Page 400: ...ame mixes available to the Ac tive Mix and functions using the same selection techniques Note The Spread Source Mix is typically different from the Active Mix How ever it can also be the same mix as the Active Mix Timecode Entry Field For a Spread Edit to be performed a Data Point a single timecode ad dress must be selected from within the Spread Source Mix The Data Point is defined using a Timeco...

Page 401: ...less than the Spread Source Mix In Time the Offset Value will be 00 00 10 00 Changing either In Time will cause a corresponding change in the Off set Value unless it is locked Locking the Offset field will freeze its value When locked its value remains constant when changes are made in the other fields Changing either In Time will then cause a corresponding change in the other In Time It is import...

Page 402: ...or Out Time in both the Active and Merge Mix boxes Changing the Length field will change the values in the Active Mix and Merge Mix boxes Changing the Merge Mix In Time or Out Time will change the Active Mix In Time or Out Time values as well as the Length value Locking the Length field will affect the functions of the In Time or Out Time in both the Active Mix and Merge Mix sections Refer to chap...

Page 403: ...urce Mix The Data Point is defined using a Timecode Entry Field Update Snap Source Mix has one Timecode Entry Field In Time This is the point from which the Update Snap Source Mix data originates the timecode address of the Data Point The In Time for the Update Snap Source Mix is selected using the same techniques used for selecting the Active Mix Timecode addresses Notes The In Time selects the D...

Page 404: ...s original value The current system timecode is displayed in the upper right hand corner of the OFLA screen when the Mix Viewer is enabled 5 16 4 2 Editing Timecode Entries Timecode Entry Fields A variety of Timecode Entry Fields are provided for the definition and control of Edit Regions Data Regions Data Points and Offsets Timecode Entry Fields function as follows In Time The starting point for ...

Page 405: ...de Entry Field will appear Using one of the highlight methods above enter a timecode value Press Enter The math to add or subtract the entered value to from the existing timecode will be applied The result of the math will be entered as the new timecode address Right Click Menu Selection Right click any part of the entry field A menu of timecode address selections from which to choose will ap pear...

Page 406: ... the PC clipboard to be pasted to the selected field Undo Changes This restores the previous timecode value to the se lected field after a change has been made Most Recent Address Controls Clear Most Recent This clears all items from the Most Recent time code address list Add to Most Recent This adds a timecode address to the Most Recent List Timecode addresses are also added to the Most Recent li...

Page 407: ...he fields that are present are determined by the Edit Type selected The timecode entry controls labeled Timecode Entries are as follows Clear Resets all timecode values to 00 00 00 00 the Backspace key on the com puter keyboard performs the same function Undo Redo Toggles between Undo and Redo modes of operation Undo resets the timecode fields to the values that were in use before changes were mad...

Page 408: ...ate corresponding changes to the Out Time and vice versa while the Length field remains the same Changes made to the Length field will change the Out Time field It is important to note that the Length field s value may be edited even when it s locked Locking the Offset Field Locking the Offset field is useful when it is desired to maintain a constant difference In Time offset between the In Time o...

Page 409: ...n other fields are altered In this case it is possible to change the Offset field by more than one increment Notes To fully understand the relationships between the various entry fields and their locking capabilities experimentation with a variety of conditions is strongly suggested Remember that Timecode Entry Fields are interactive so changes to fields in one box such as Merge Mix may affect cha...

Page 410: ...it Region Note The Value Entry Field is only available in Set and Trim Edit Types The type of value is determined by the type of parameter s selected for editing Some parameters will have specific labels for the Value Entry Field For example if Fader values were selected from a group of Input channels the Value Entry Field will be expressed in dB Likewise if a group of EQ frequency parameters were...

Page 411: ...egion Freeze Data for the parameters selected for editing will be frozen at the In Time for the duration of the Edit Region Clear Data from the VMC Defaults will be applied to the parameters selected for editing for the duration of the Edit Region Spread Data from a single point in an external mix will be applied to the parame ters selected for editing for the duration of the Edit Region Merge Dat...

Page 412: ...tems in the Object Tree to choose individual or groups of ob jects for editing 5 Click Apply to select objects for editing Set an Edit Region 1 Click the In button in the Active Mix box or enter a timecode address manually 2 Click the Out button in the Active Mix box or enter a timecode ad dress manually 3 Further manipulate the Edit Region as necessary Select an Edit Type 1 Using the Edit Type Me...

Page 413: ...fic tasks For example one User File might be created for music mixing while another is created for post Users AutoTouch supports any number of Users For each new User a folder is created in the Users folder in the D950System directory The User folder may be named as desired Any number of User Files may be stored in a User s folder Users and User Files are not specific to a particular Mix Tree Titl...

Page 414: ...llowing procedure to store a User File 1 Select Load Mix Options from the GC Automation menu The Load User File As window will open 2 The User folder containing the active User File will be open and the active User File will be indicated in blue letters 3 If necessary open the appropriate User folder by clicking the icon for that User or double click the name The folder will open and display its c...

Page 415: ...ions from the GC Automation menu The Save User File As window will open 4 Either double click the active User File in blue letters or enter the same User name in the field provided and click OK A dialog box will indicate a file with the same name already exists and will ask if you wish to replace it 5 Click YES and the chosen User File will be updated Delete a User or User File Users and User File...

Page 416: ...elected objects depending on the Pre Selector setting into Write Enable mode These parameters are armed and can be put into write record TRIM ENABLE Sets selected objects depending on the Pre Selector set ting into Trim Enable mode These parameters are armed and can be put into trim record ISOLATE Isolates selected objects depending on the Pre Selector setting These objects will not be affected by...

Page 417: ... yellow Automation system is ready e g timecode ok REC red Automation system is recording 4 TOUCH HELD see also chapters 5 7 1 through 5 7 4 TOUCH RECORD If activated touching a write or trim enabled control element e g fader will put the touched control into record TOUCH HOLD If activated touching and releasing a control element e g fader will simulate a touch and held the object even manually th...

Page 418: ...ahead rather than immediately stop recording The neutral default setting is PUNCH OUT This will record no more after punch out WRITE TO PUNCH OUT The automation system stays in record until Punch out is performed WRITE TO NEXT CHANGE The last recorded data will be applied until the next recorded change in the Read Mix data At that point the automation will transition from record data to read mix d...

Page 419: ...ack of timecode stops see also chapter 5 5 1 3 14 Function keys F1 F3 Not implemented 15 STATIC DATA When lit this key indicates that Static Data Buffer is ac tive and there is a difference between the current Static values and those stored within the current Mix Pass Active Pass Pressing the STATIC DATA key clears the current Static values and those stored within the current Mix Pass Active Pass ...

Page 420: ...es see also chapter 5 6 5 1 Before globally any control mode Read Write Enable Trim Enable and Isolate can activated the Pre Selectors for the desired objects must be ac tivated These are FDR Fader all Faders MUTE all Mutes KNOB Encoders all continuous controller type encoders knobs or rota ries SWIT Switches all switches HELD Held controls all controls that are currently in a Held state This can ...

Page 421: ...GLOBAL RECORD see also chapter 5 8 1 Before globally any control can be punched In or punched out Record Play the Pre Selectors for the desired objects must be activated These are FDR Fader all Faders MUTE all Mutes KNOB Encoders all continuous controller type encoders knobs or rota ries SWIT Switches all switches HELD Held controls all controls that are currently in a Held state This can be any c...

Page 422: ...e is stopped the new mix pass will not be written To prevent a new Mix Pass from being written press KILL PASS before playback of timecode stops see also chapter 5 5 1 3 UNDO Sets the Read Mix to the previous pass in the Mix Pass Stack see also chapter 5 5 1 2 REDO Sets the Read Mix to the next pass in the Mix Pass Stack see also chapter 5 5 1 2 VIEW When held dynamic objects are lit on the surfac...

Page 423: ...rip automation controls can be broken down into four cate gories General Controls and Indicators Fader Controls and Indicators Mute Controls and Indicators Switches and Encoders Controls and Indicators 5 19 1 1 1 D950 Auto Mode Key The primary purpose of the channel strip AUTO MODE key is to cycle through the available AutoTouch Control Modes Option The modes selected will be for a set of channel ...

Page 424: ...Key When held down the key Prevents switches from toggling states Inverts the Touch and possibly the Un touch functions Option for Touch Record and Touch Hold Option Options for the AUTO MODE key are set in the Channel Auto Mode But ton section of the Control Modes Option page also refer to chapter 5 21 2 Order There are four positions that can be accessed via consecutive presses of the AUTO MODE ...

Page 425: ...in or out of RECORD if it is enabled Status Indications The FDR STAT key provides information on the automation status of the channel fader Steady Illumination The fader is in WRITE or TRIM enable Flashing The fader is in RECORD Lights constantly when the fader is enabled in either WRITE or TRIM Flashes when the Fader is in Record Pressing the key punches the fader in and out of Record if enabled ...

Page 426: ...display 5 19 1 1 3 D950 Channel Strip Mute Controls ON Key The channel mute key ON key is the primary on off control for the chan nel s audio output Control Modes The mute Control Mode may be selected locally by pressing the AUTO MODE key Repeated pressed will cycle the available control modes Op tion MUTE STAT Key The MUTE STAT key is the primary control for automating the channel mute Single Pre...

Page 427: ...and punches it into Record If Touch Record is not active pressing this key just toggles its status If the AUTO MODE key is held pressing a key punches that function in if enabled or out if recording of Automation Record Press and Hold If a switch is held its release will cause a punch out if it was in Record prior to its release Keys not affected by the Automation System Encoder Automation Mode LE...

Page 428: ...Control Mode indicator LED Off READ or ISOLATE Continuously red WRITE ENABLE Flashing red WRITE RECORD Continuously green TRIM ENABLE Flashing green TRIM RECORD When displaying values this shows the value according to the mode charts when the control is in TRIM it shows the offset and direction from the trim null point Always shows the current knob position Lights when any S E is in TRIM or WRITE ...

Page 429: ... automation functions found on the channel strip plus some added abilities Some of the Auto Touch controls fader and mute are exactly as they are on the channel strip while other sections are expanded in comparison The result is simi lar operation with enhanced capability The majority of AutoTouch controls are found just above the fader in the Automation control section of the CAS The fader and mu...

Page 430: ...der itself CAS Fader The touch sensitive CAS fader is the primary output level control for the channel currently assigned to the CAS Fader Control Modes A set of Control Mode activators are provided exclusively for the CAS fader The CAS fader Control Mode may be selected by pressing the FADER Control Mode key for the desired mode Modes may also be se lected globally or locally via the channel stri...

Page 431: ... of the CAS fader Continuously lit The fader is in WRITE or TRIM enable Flashing The fader is in RECORD The FADER Control Mode is indicated by the illuminated Control Mode activator READ READ ISO ISOLATE ABS WRITE ENABLE TRIM TRIM ENABLE Fader Null Indicators Up and down arrow lights indicate the difference between the current fader value and the Active Pass Read Mix data When the values match bot...

Page 432: ...ed channel CAS Mute Control Mode Activators READ READ ISO ISOLATE ABS WRITE ENABLE TRIM TRIM ENABLE The Control Mode activator for the current mute mode will illuminate MUTE STAT Key The MUTE STAT key is the primary control for automating the CAS mute Single Press Functions A single press punches the CAS mute in or out of RECORD if it is en abled Status Indications The MUTE STAT key provides infor...

Page 433: ...ise means of switch and encoder automa tion control and status indication It allows the user to select the exact set of controls to be automated CAS Switches and Encoders The touch sensitive rotary encoders and their associated switches provide primary parameter control for audio processes for the channel currently as signed to the CAS Other CAS switches control the in out function of processing b...

Page 434: ...of controls to be automated that may be kept for future use Holding down the MANY key and touching the desired controls will select those controls for automation Touching the encoder will select both the encoder and associated switches The MANY key will illuminate indicating that a list of controls has been cre ated Pressing the MANY key recalls the list of controls for further auto mation operati...

Page 435: ...ive Pass Read Mix data When the values match both lights are extinguished An exception is to show the offset from the Trim Null point when in TRIM this is always the absolute position of the encoder from 0 dB The encoder null indica tors are located at the top of the CAS just below the Function Value dis play Encoder Value The current value of the last CAS control used is shown in the Function Val...

Page 436: ...med i e in TRIM or WRITE enable mode If fully lit One or more rotaries are recording Pressing this key will either punch in the held objects or punch out the rotaries currently recording C Current and replay value of the channel mute If the current value is differ ent from the one in the last mix pass this LED indicates the value within the last mix pass while the main red LED within the key indic...

Page 437: ...he one within the last mix pass a pink colored element indi cates the value of the last mix pass while the main display is indicating the current value Fader Value Current and replay value of the fader If the current value is different from the one in the last mix pass a pink colored element indicates the value within the last mix pass while the main display is indicating the current value Recordi...

Page 438: ...ntly recording n 1 x n 1 x indicates that the channel is the owner of an n 1 bus together with its bus number e g m 1 for mono 1 Rotary Dynamic Static Dynamic static view of the rotary control When pressing the VIEW key in the AutoTouch panel this display changes to DYN if this control contains dynamically automated elements Fader Dynamic Static Dynamic static view of the fader When pressing the V...

Page 439: ...the Mix Pass name or both shall be displayed refer to chapter 5 4 1 3 for details 3 Mix Pass Stack holds up to eight Mix Passes for immediate use e g di rect comparison of Mix Passes refer to chapter 5 5 1 for details 4 Glide Time defines the length of the glide To enter a value just click in the box and type the desired glide time or use the right click menu allow ing e g to access the Cue list w...

Page 440: ...Back To Selected Extend Back To BEGIN on the AutoTouch panel will be displayed in the GC Auto Touch Plus panel in red to indicate that this function has been activated This means that automated parameters will be written back to the selected timecode value fixed beginning of time or beginning of mix in the next mix pass A green indication refers to activated Extend Back To PUNCH IN The entered tim...

Page 441: ...de type can be GEN internal TC Generator 9 pin serial TC or LTC external TC These settings are made in the Option TC Reader Gen menu also refer to chapter 4 6 5 11 MIX ON OFF indication MIX ON key on the AutoTouch panel 12 RECORD READY or STOPPED automation status indication 13 Indication if the currently touched parameter is a dynamic D or static S object also refer to chapters 5 3 1 1 and 5 3 1 ...

Page 442: ...hide or show the Mix Tree window 18 Mix Pass information to activate the PASS INFO dialog box A name and notes can be entered for the selected Mix Pass also refer to chapter 5 4 1 3 Mix Shows the Mix Tree Name Pass Shows the name of the mix pass and allows to enter the PASS INFO dialog box Notes Shows the notes ...

Page 443: ...ific modes In total the option set defines the specific ways in which the system will work Each individual option however allows the system to have another nuance that allows the mixer to best do his or her work in a creative and efficient manner Mix Option Management A potential problem with having such a large number of options is the means to manage them all When a mixer steps up to the console...

Page 444: ...he sections that apply to saving and recalling User Files is presented here Users and User Files are discussed in detail in chapter 5 17 Create a New User User File Use the following procedure to create a new User and User File 1 Set all Options as desired 2 Store all AutoTouch Panel Presets if any D950 only 3 Select Save Mix Options from the GC Automation menu The Save User File As window will op...

Page 445: ...eld provided and click OK A new User folder will be created bearing the name entered 6 Enter the name of the new User File in the Save User File As field and click OK 7 A new User File bearing the name entered will be created Load a User File Use the following procedure to store a User File 1 Select Load Mix Options from the GC Automation menu The Load User File As window will open ...

Page 446: ... File will be loaded Update a User File Use the following procedure to update an existing User File 1 Make changes to Options as desired 2 Store any changes to AutoTouch Panel Presets if any 3 Select Save Mix Options from the GC Automation menu The Save User File As window will open 4 Either double click the active User File in blue letters or enter the same User name in the field provided and cli...

Page 447: ...s will be affected by the AUTO MODE key when it is used to set Control modes Fader The AUTO MODE key only affects the fader of the channel Mute The AUTO MODE key only affects the mute of the channel Fader and Mute The AUTO MODE key only affects the fader and mute of the channel When Mix Status is Set to On This set of radio button controls what happens when the Mix On mode is selected and unselect...

Page 448: ...l all go into WRITE You could then hit CLR and ENCoders and then hit TRIM and the knobs will be in TRIM while the faders are in WRITE This is very flexible and useful but if you want to ensure that only specific controls are in a specific mode like making sure that the Faders are in WRITE and everything else is in READ you would have to select all the Pre Selectors or Hold down the CLR ALL key and...

Page 449: ...nsistent with good mixing practice The punch out glide will take place if the control is punched out While timecode is running glide takes place in real time As a result of Timecode being stopped glide takes place in the post process And even if timecode is stopped in the middle of the glide glide takes place partly in real time and partly in the post process This is a great feature because there ...

Page 450: ... state of the option and the Master Glide Button Also see Back Time option be low Glide at Beginning If the Extend Back To Begin is active then a glide will occur at the begin time beginning of Mix or a user input TC as part of the post processing subject to the state of the option and the Master Glide Button Glide at Punch In If the Extend Back To Punch In is active then a glide will occur at the...

Page 451: ...ns affects whether Held controls are cleared of their held status when The Touch Hold mode is changed from On active to Off If the option is not selected then changing the state of Touch Hold will have no effect on Held controls Upon Punch Out Touch Hold is used for a variety of purposes Some time a write value needs to be held so that un touching the control while Touch Record is engaged does not...

Page 452: ...he settings of the AutoTouch panel in regards to Touch Hold On Faders and Encoders knobs will always be in Touch Hold mode regardless of the settings of the AutoTouch Panel Off Faders and Encoders knobs will never be in Touch Hold mode regardless of the settings of the AutoTouch Panel Switches Follows Panel Switches keys and Selectors keys or knobs will fol low the settings of the AutoTouch panel ...

Page 453: ...rs keys or knobs will be blocked from entering Extend Back To Begin Time regardless of the settings of the AutoTouch Panel Extend Back To Punch In Faders Encoders Follows Panel Faders and Encoders knobs will follow the settings of the AutoTouch panel in regards to Extend Back To Punch In Off Faders and Encoders knobs will be blocked from entering Extend Back To Punch In regardless of the settings ...

Page 454: ... Use Last Setting When the system is first turned on no Preset will be loaded The AutoTouch Panel will be set in the same state as when the system was last shut down When Loading a Preset Maintain Control Modes When a Preset is loaded do not change any of the Control Modes of the controls in the console Set All to Read When a Preset is loaded set all of the controls in the console to READ Apply St...

Page 455: ...used for one pass and Write to End Reverts to Punch In at the end of a Record Pass There will be no effect by a play pass which is the case with all of these options Extend Back to Begin Like Write To End this destructive function can be set to be cleared after a Record pass has been written Extend Back to Punch In Same as above Held Objects There are times when you want to hold objects in record ...

Page 456: ... not be stored as Static values They can be auditioned and will return to their stored value when a new Mix Pass is started From Kill Pass Stored Static values are not affected by Kill Pass op erations Modified Un touch Inverts Touch Record The AUTO MODE key acts as a modifier key for certain functions For example if the modifier key is held when an enabled con trol is touched the control will or ...

Page 457: ...e Read Mix value unless Touch Hold is active When this option is set any controls in READ mode will NOT be able to be auditioned they will always follow the read mix value regardless of the physical or virtual control position Disable Trim Replay When this option is selected faders will NOT play back any recorded Trim data Note that this has no effect on the mix values that are being played from t...

Page 458: ...oaded into the current Mix Tree using this window Make Save Pass Selecting Make Save from the Automation will generate a new Mix Pass This is useful when it s desirable to save updated Static values with out having to perform a RECORD pass Edit Mix Pass Selecting Edit Mix Pass from the Automation menu opens the OFLA offline mix editor The Active Mix Pass control values and locations may be edited ...

Page 459: ...ation menu opens the Load Mix Options File dialog window Any existing User File may be loaded using this window User Files contain Mix Options and AutoTouch Panel Presets Protection Selecting Protection from the Automation menu opens the Automa tion Protect control window Protection may be applied to any set of con trols using this window ...

Page 460: ...recently used timecodes in the context menu L or l Toggles the locking state of the most recently used Timecode List accept or don t accept further changes taken Shift Space Selects all fields Home Selects Hours field End Selects Frames field Shift Home End Extends selection appropriately Single Click Selects Field Double Click Selects All fields Delete Zeros out selection Up Arrow Bumps Selected ...

Page 461: ...to higher order fields When the field and all higher order fields are 00s or Max Values the scrolling is stopped i e 0 wrap is prevented Pressing and holding the shift key while scrolling enables 10x scrolling as long as the shift key is held Enter Commits to the Edited Timecode Esc or U Cancels all changes to the timecode since the last Commit Timecode Entry Validation When free form entry of tim...

Page 462: ...et from 00 10 59 00 to 00 11 01 00 the first bump one from will result in 00 11 00 00 This is invalid during drop frame counting so the control automatically sets it to 00 11 01 00 The second bump would normally bump 1 second from the previous value which would yield 00 11 02 00 This is not what was desired The control keeps track of artificial frame bumps required to keep true to the drop frame c...

Page 463: ...Vista Digital Mixing System Date printed 05 08 03 SW V3 3 Remote Bay 6 1 CHAPTER 6 6 Vista Remote Bay 6 3 6 1 General 6 3 6 2 Operation 6 3 6 3 Applications 6 4 ...

Page 464: ...Vista Digital Mixing System 6 2 Remote Bay SW V3 3 Date printed 05 08 03 ...

Page 465: ...a few exceptions Copy Paste and Ganging is allowed once for the whole console It is working simultaneously on the main console and on the Remote Bay thus might causing operational interference Full Geographical Orientation over the console is not given on a single Remote Bay If located next to the main console the Remote Bay acts to gether with the main console as one large mixer The virtual posit...

Page 466: ... desk inside the truck or a studio for the control of defined sources Broadcast OB Trucks Remote bay for the control inside the venue room or on the stage front of house for preparation and monitoring purposes Congress Centers Theaters Remote Operation Remote bay for preparation work in the audience or on stage overcomes the limitations of the control room Congress Centers Theaters Remote Operatio...

Page 467: ... 7 23 7 4 2 Set the Sampling Frequency 7 24 7 4 3 The Channel Bus Page 7 24 7 4 3 1 Add Edit Channels 7 25 7 4 3 2 Function Library 7 27 7 4 3 3 Add Edit Buses 7 28 7 4 3 4 Special Configuration Functions MultiDesk and Stems 7 30 7 4 3 4 1 The Concept of MultiDesk Control Groups D950 only 7 30 7 4 3 4 2 The Concept of Stems 7 33 7 4 4 The Interface Page 7 35 7 4 5 The Core Page 7 39 7 4 6 The Shar...

Page 468: ...D950 Vista Digital Mixing System 7 2 ConfigTool SW V3 3 Date printed 05 08 03 ...

Page 469: ...l know everybody makes mistakes and we are not immune either If you detect a mistake please write or send an e mail to the address printed on the cover We will be grateful for your feedback No responsibility is taken for any inaccuracies errors or omissions nor is any liability assumed for any loss or damage re sulting either directly or indirectly from use of the information contained in the manu...

Page 470: ...tory of a drive C D E on your PC Please make sure that the ADI_DSP directory has been placed directly under the root of your selected drive as indicated above otherwise the Configuration Tool may not work properly Now please proceed with the instructions found in the paragraph Check the installation below Check the Installation Check the Results Please use the Windows Explorer to check the results...

Page 471: ... button and drag the file to the desk top Now you are ready to run the Configuration Tool for the first time Start the Program Double click on the shortcut There will probably be an error message Unable to open file xxxx This is because the ini file options have not yet been set Quit the message and the Session Configuration Tool screen will appear Set the Options Click on the menu item Options an...

Page 472: ...llation Now that you have installed all files and set the basic options you can proceed to test the whole installation by generating an empty configura tion This empty configuration is loaded per default after starting the ap plication Select the menu item Generate and then All This will start the process of generating the DSP and control software that is needed to run a new Session Configuration ...

Page 473: ... Channels with EQ 48 Inline Channels with EQ in monitor path Comp Lim Exp Gate in input path Delay 4 Stereo Input Channels with EQ 96 Mono Input Channels with EQ Delay Comp Lim Exp Gate IPL Surround PAN 4 Stereo Input Channels with EQ 0 Routing buses 48 Routing buses 8 Routing buses 8 Groups with EQ 0 Groups 16 Groups 2 Master Outputs with Output Limiter EQ 4 Master Outputs 8 Master Outputs 8 Mono...

Page 474: ...et full of water Installed DSP Capacity The contents of the large bucket can be distributed to four small buckets channels with fader EQ or to only two medium sized buckets channels with fader EQ Dyn Delay 3D PAN So the number of available channels depends on two things Total installed capacity 1 20 DSP boards Load required by each of the channel types and their quantity To complicate matters slig...

Page 475: ...e parameters of a certain console configuration such as the number of input channels the number of multitrack buses whether there is EQ on each channel etc Data Moreover the VMC is a real time data container that keeps the current settings of a console such as input channel 13 EQ gain 12 dB master 4 fader 10 dB etc The VMC will only keep data for the channels and console parts that are defined in ...

Page 476: ...n This means loading the meta VMC file to the memory of the Studer D950 Vista Control PC This process will remove the current file from the Studer D950 Vista memory and load a different one The Studer D950 Vista Control software will then based on information con tained in the new files run a VMC that corresponds to the information from the meta VMC file It will also remove the current DSP core fi...

Page 477: ...ds for any name selected by the user The endings vmc cor and ckf are mandatory They are automatically created by the Tool and do not have to be typed It is good practice to keep all Session Configurations in the same Windows folder because both the Session Configuration Tool and the Studer D950 Vista System software can be set to search in this folder automati cally The Configuration Tool will aut...

Page 478: ...r D950 Vista It is generated for maintenance reasons only 7 2 3 1 Data Compatibility Studer D950 Vista features such as Snapshot AutoTouch Automation etc use Windows compatible files to store data Since the contents of such files are dependent on the current configuration each file is internally stamped with the Session Configuration ID The configurations may be quite different the resulting snaps...

Page 479: ... with your console is the simplest way to create a configuration that will run properly on your ex isting Studer D950 Vista console On your console there are several things that can not simply be changed by editing the configuration All external I O wiring Monitoring wiring and monitoring configuration Number of mic preamplifiers and their wiring Signaling fader start wiring and configuration It i...

Page 480: ...scratch will be useful if you do not have to modify an existing console but are really starting a new project The first thing you need to do is selecting the sample frequency The de fault value is 48 kHz The buttons on the toolbar show the selected value F Tip If you want the new configuration to really run on your existing console you need to be careful to think of all the elements of a configura...

Page 481: ...a vmc file Save VMC as To keep the original file intact use the Save VMC as command from the File menu Note that you do not have to type the extension vmc A new folder and a new vmc file will be automatically created View the Configuration Use the View Channel Bus command from the menu bar to display the configuration contents You may want to maximise the window in order to see all the components ...

Page 482: ... other things to change the number of mono channels Go to the Number of channels area and change the number from 4 to 8 Click on OK Now you have increased the number of mono input channels to eight Edit the Stereo Input Channel Now we will change the stereo input channel configuration and name Double click on the channel area labeled input stereo On the left hand side in the area called X Bar Sect...

Page 483: ...l allow you to select a channel type and set its contents and number Click on Channel Attributes Type and select Group mono This will select the channel type to mono group Set the Number of chan nels to 2 Add 4 Band EQ from the library by double clicking on this item Type in my GRP in the user label area and click on OK This will add two more audio groups including EQ to the configuration Note tha...

Page 484: ...f all assigned inputs The newly edited configuration now looks as follows 8 mono input channels 2 stereo input channels with changed processing 2 2 mono groups different processing 4 group buses 2 mono masters 2 master buses 6 mono Auxes 6 mono AUX buses 2 stereo Auxes 2 stereo AUX buses 2 solo buses 1 stereo PFL bus Check the Interfaces We will assume that for this example the interfacing does no...

Page 485: ...es of the Configuration Tool Please read on and acquaint yourself with all the de tails before you attempt to make a configuration and load it on your con sole 7 3 2 1 Does my Console Have Enough Power In order to see the console statistics now select Core in the View menu This will display the statistics of the channels buses and I Os as well as the occupancy of the DSP core When generating a new...

Page 486: ...uration matches your actual board number Add More Power The other way is of course to plug in the additional required number of PE or PEAES cards into the DSP rack and load your new configuration You can even do this with power on You may need to add some I O wir ing on the back of the DSP rack if you are expanding the number of physi cal I Os 7 3 3 Generate the Core File To generate the core file...

Page 487: ...Q Dynamics Summing etc First all channels and then all the summing buses are allocated to the re quired DSP board processors Then the final core file is assembled from individual components Finished And finally the finished core and core knowledge files are automatically stored You only have to click OK to finish the whole process after the message Build All finished successfully ...

Page 488: ...d a configuration Simply switch to the D950 Vista operating system i e the GC and load a new configuration from the GC File menu On a Separate PC If you are running the Session Configuration Tool on a separate PC you will need to transfer the configuration files to the Studer D950 Vista con trol PC Since all files are Windows files it is a simple matter of using a transfer medium floppy ZIP or eve...

Page 489: ...e view Window was used to operate the Configuration Tool functions For a better overview of the configuration process we recommend using two windows at the same time the Channel Bus page alternatively with the Interface page and the Core page in addition This allows following the rough estimation of the core requirements on line as you edit channels buses and interfaces The last used Workspace set...

Page 490: ...ing the configured console in a matrix ar rangement It displays all the configured channel types and their functions in a condensed way How to Add new channels Double click on new in the channel area Add new buses Double click on new bus in the bus area Edit channels Double click on an existing channel type in the channel area Edit buses Double click on an existing bus type in the bus area Assign ...

Page 491: ... the entries for new or existing channels Select Channel Type Click on the box to display the available channel types Currently the fol lowing channel types are available Mono Input Mono Multitrack Input Mono Multitrack Monitor Input Mono Group Mono Master Mono AUX Master Mono Reverb Mono Control Master Stereo Input Stereo Group Stereo Master Stereo AUX Master Add remove functions Select Channel t...

Page 492: ... Label User label is an optional text label that can be entered to additionally dif ferentiate the channel types Usually labels are used to differentiate chan nels of the same type but with different functions e g Input Mono with EQ Input Mono without Dynamics etc Number of Channels Any number can be entered here to define the quantity for this particular channel type The maximum numbers are in fu...

Page 493: ... process It is usually sufficient to remove Dynamics or EQ De lay functions to allow fitting of the VSP PAN Remove Channels Simply click on the channel type to be removed and hit the Del delete key F Tip Note how the requirements shown in the Core Statistics area in the Core page change as you add or remove channels change their number or add remove functions 7 4 3 2 Function Library Mono and Ster...

Page 494: ... four buses bus 1 2 4 and 5 Separate adjustment of high and low frequencies as well as reverb time Balance control of late reverb between front and rear buses As a standard this type of channel gets fed by a re verb bus but can also be patched to any AUX bus Functions for Stereo channels only Input MS Mode Phase MS XY decoding matrix stereo mode Normal LL LR reverse Mono and Phase switch L R LR In...

Page 495: ...eo buses Aux Stereo bus PFL Stereo bus N 1 Stereo bus These bus types have to be entered bearing in mind that their number is counted as stereo All other bus types are mono regardless how they are used For example having eight mono master channels and eight stereo master channels will need a total of 24 mono master buses The required numbers are automatically entered into the Edit Bus dialog based...

Page 496: ...wer of the core and the AutoTouch auto mation It is also possible that any or all four desks access the same audio channels Using the built in digital router audio resources such as input converters can also be shared among the studios This allows to have up to four operators in four different locations or in the same room working on the same task or to have four independent mixing consoles workin...

Page 497: ...s The following example shows a two operator split desk whereby the desks are independent of each other The DSP capacity is sufficient for a total of 20 input channels and six master channels Operator 1 sees eight input channels and two master channels whereas Operator 2 sees twelve input channels and four master channels 12 input channels and 4 masters selected to Desk 2 8 input channels and 2 ma...

Page 498: ...lel desk configuration whereby the inputs of the desks are independent of each other but the masters are common and both operators have access to the same master buses The DSP capacity again is sufficient for a total of 20 input channels and six master channels Operator 1 sees eight input channels and all six mas ter channels and Operator 2 sees twelve input channels and all six master channels Co...

Page 499: ...ialog etc 1 8 CH stem for effects 2 Dolby Surround 4 CH stems for predubs The basic Stem setup is defined in the Session Configuration the num ber type and assignment of Stem buses is fixed In the Studer D950 Vista GC there are controls for dynamic Stem setup and for assignments of the related recorder tracks In this way the Stem setup may be changed dy namically as the need arises The restriction...

Page 500: ...mple the bus structure has been set to allow for the above stem configuration using multitrack buses as Stem buses A total of 37 multi track buses has been configured by adding new buses for a stem of 2 a stem of 2 a stem of 3 etc All 136 input and group channels have access to all ten stems ...

Page 501: ...2 Mono inputs AES EBU Stereo outputs AES EBU 2 Mono inputs MADI inputs MADI outputs D21m inputs D21m outputs All those require a little DSP power and obviously the right DSP board type and quantity Only the direct to core interfaces are relevant for the core load Any mic preamps A D or D A converters or other digital format converters must be connected to the above four direct to core interface ty...

Page 502: ... the number of AES EBU interfaces will mean twice the number of available mono equivalent audio inputs if you enter 24 this will mean 48 mono signals that can enter the DSP system The Configuration Tool will calculate the total number of PEAES boards needed 3 in the example above Normally the other entries in the box will never have to be used I For Specialists Only The start board entry allows to...

Page 503: ...the first or second of the two MADI ports on the selected board The Interface Function entry only has a function for out puts in order to select between MADI Out and reduced MADI out Re duced MADI out obviously has reduced functionality and is only used in Router applications it is therefore only accessible to expert users To add MADI output interfaces to the system configuration simply click on t...

Page 504: ...nterfaces to the system configuration simply click on the Add button in the D21m Outputs area and a similar dialog box will appear allowing to set the number of D21m outputs The total number of D21m inputs does not have to be the same as the number of outputs since a new D21m board is added per each new inter face It is prudent to keep the numbers as low as necessary in order to save DSP power Whe...

Page 505: ...tions it shows the exact hardware Re quirements When generating a new or editing an existing configuration the display switches to rough estimation It shows the expected require ments by applying a simple algorithm that is not as accurate as the one used for generating a configuration Therefore the number of boards may change when generating the configuration The total number of boards must not ex...

Page 506: ...nction found on many standalone compressor limiters but the number of linkable channels has been set to eight rather than only two so that all current surround formats can be supported The dynamics side chain link requires DSP power so the number is best set to the required minimum The default number is zero and the number can be set freely Tieline Virtual Patch point Other Functions Audio functio...

Page 507: ...ts the Overview of the current vmc configuration file The overview contains condensed information on the current configuration Print Preview Shows the Overview of the current vmc configuration file on screen Print Setup Standard Windows printer setup Exit Quits the Session Configuration Tool 7 4 7 3 The Edit Menu Remove Last Process An Undo function to remove the last added process channel bus sha...

Page 508: ...om the menu accessed by hit ting the right trackball button Delete all Channels Select the item Channel and choose Delete from the menu accessed by hitting the right trackball button Delete all Interfaces Select the item Interface and choose Delete from the menu accessed by hitting the right trackball button Delete All Shared Functions Select the item Shared and choose Delete from the menu accesse...

Page 509: ...ns here otherwise nothing will happen Add External Functions If you want to add an external function select the Root item right click and choose Add from the menu When choosing Ext Device the fol lowing dialog will appear F Important Tip The number of devices is set to 0 per default It is important to enter the number of devices here otherwise there will be no remote control possi bility ...

Page 510: ...ans uhm sorry ordinary humans This menu becomes available when you are in the expert mode The expert mode is activated by double clicking the right trackball button with the trackball pointer on the About dialog while holding the Ctrl Shift keys If a Generate process has already been done the CORE area will show the results of load balancing and distribution of the load to DSP boards Click on one ...

Page 511: ... buttons in this area to see the load distribution on one DSP board in detail Here the dis play for the PEAES Board 00 is shown as an example Some of these details can also be found in the core knowledge file An example of this file is given in chapter 7 5 2 1 The page and the file con tain condensed information on the load distribution on DSP PE and PEAES boards and individual PE processors This ...

Page 512: ...management Multiple windows and copies of existing windows are allowed New Channel Bus Opens a new Channel Bus page or if there are already Channel Bus pages creates a new copy of the page New Interface Opens a new Interface page or if there are already Interface pages creates a new copy of the page New Core Opens a new Core page or if there are already Core pages creates a new copy of the page Ne...

Page 513: ...indows Win95 or WINNT40 and is usually found on the C drive of every PC The contents of this file are set by the Session Configuration Tool soft ware The user should not find it necessary to edit the file using a text editor This file is automatically generated if there is none available upon starting the Configuration Tool for the first time 7 5 2 1 Example of a Core Knowledge File The Core Knowl...

Page 514: ... Selector PreAmp Ctrl Mono Input HPF LPF 3 Gains Input Mode Phase 4 Band EQ Insert Dynamics Delay 100ms Fader Direct Out LR Pan Meter 2 Grp Mono example Channels Input Selector Input HPF LPF 3 Gains Input Mode Phase Insert Fader Direct Out LR Pan Meter 2 Mst Mono example Channels Input Selector Insert Fader Direct Out Simple Meter 2 Aux Mono example Channels Input Selector Insert Fader Direct Out ...

Page 515: ...oardChStartOffset 700 DpramALength 992 DpramBMessageChOffset 64 DpramBParamChOffset 128 DpramBAudioChOffset 666 DpramBBoardChStartOffset 700 DpramBLength 992 DpramReadWaitStates 0 DpramWriteWaitStates 0 DpramABeginWrite c00000 DpramABeginRead 400400 DpramBBeginWrite c01000 DpramBBeginRead 401400 AddToIoBus 100 AddToSharedBus 64 MaxNumOfTcbInitCycles 280 DeskType D950 dir and file settings CoreFunc...

Page 516: ...g VMC File2 D D950SystemDB Untitled Untitled VMC GUI settings Bar0 BarID 59392 XPos 86 YPos 2 Docking 1 MRUDockID 0 MRUDockLeftPos 86 MRUDockTopPos 2 MRUDockRightPos 202 MRUDockBottomPos 30 MRUFloatStyle 8256 MRUFloatXPos 2147483648 MRUFloatYPos 0 GUI settings Bar1 BarID 59392 XPos 2 YPos 2 Docking 1 MRUDockID 0 MRUDockLeftPos 2 MRUDockTopPos 2 MRUDockRightPos 88 MRUDockBottomPos 30 MRUFloatStyle ...

Page 517: ...Grp1 Bus Aux m 2__1 CtrlGrp1 Bus Aux m 3__2 CtrlGrp1 Bus Aux m 4__3 CtrlGrp1 Bus Aux s 1__0 CtrlGrp1 left Bus Aux s 1__0 CtrlGrp1 right Bus Aux s 2__1 CtrlGrp1 left Bus Aux s 2__1 CtrlGrp1 right PE 1 Channel Inp Mono 1 example CtrlGrp1 Channel Inp Mono 2 example CtrlGrp1 No Summing PE 2 Channel Inp Mono 3 example CtrlGrp1 Channel Inp Mono 4 example CtrlGrp1 No Summing PE 3 AES EBU AES EBU 2Mono In...

Page 518: ...BU 2Mono In B 0 P 5 AES EBU AES EBU 2Mono Out B 0 P 4 AES EBU AES EBU 2Mono Out B 0 P 5 Summing 16 B 0 to 22 PE 6 AES EBU AES EBU 2Mono In B 0 P 6 AES EBU AES EBU 2Mono In B 0 P 7 AES EBU AES EBU 2Mono Out B 0 P 6 AES EBU AES EBU 2Mono Out B 0 P 7 No Summing BOARD Type MADI Addr 0 Task No 1 No Summation PE 1 MADI Madi In B 0 P 0 48 ch MADI Madi Out B 0 P 0 43 ch PE 2 BOARD Type PE D21m Task No 2 N...

Page 519: ... 53 PE 4 IO21 IO21 In B 0 P 1 IO21 IO21 In B 0 P 1 IO21 IO21 Out B 0 P 1 IO21 IO21 Out B 0 P 1 PE 5 IO21 IO21 In B 0 P 1 IO21 IO21 In B 0 P 1 IO21 IO21 Out B 0 P 1 IO21 IO21 Out B 0 P 1 PE 6 IO21 IO21 In B 0 P 1 IO21 IO21 In B 0 P 1 IO21 IO21 Out B 0 P 1 IO21 IO21 Out B 0 P 1 ...

Page 520: ...perating with 96 kHz or when switching from 48 to 96 kHz If you decide to proceed in generating the configuration regardless of the warning the following message will be displayed in the Generate All dia log and the configuration process will be stopped Could not find pe for Channel Inp Stereo 1 CtrlGrp1 Please reduce the requirements of that function D21m If the configured number of D21m interfac...

Page 521: ...d to communicate between the DMA controller and the internal memory Also there assumptions are made which do not always apply This leads to the following warning Warning 611 I O buses of 600 on PE 2 of board 1 Again this does not mean that the configuration does not work For further investigation please send it to the factory ...

Page 522: ...D950 Vista Digital Mixing System 7 56 ConfigTool SW V3 3 Date printed 05 08 03 ...

Page 523: ...utoTouch 15 8 4 2 2 Studio Monitoring Controls 16 8 4 2 3 Monitoring Source Selector 17 8 4 2 4 Option Keys 17 8 4 2 5 Machine Control Option 18 8 4 2 6 Graphic Controller Keys 18 8 4 2 7 Section Navigator 19 8 4 3 Mute Groups 19 8 4 3 1 Setting up a Mute Group 20 8 4 3 2 Where are the Mute Groups Saved 20 8 5 Functional Differences Fader Bay 21 8 6 Other Software Improvements 22 8 6 1 Updating Mu...

Page 524: ...nal to the Conference 40 8 6 10 9 Alternate Signal to N X Outputs CUE 41 8 6 11 D21m I O System 42 8 6 11 1 Automatic Detection of I O Setup 42 8 6 11 2 Enhanced Surveyor Information 43 8 6 11 3 Automatic Generation of Intelligent Fixed Labels 44 8 6 11 4 Functionality of the D21m Mic Line Input Card 45 8 6 12 VCA Style Masters Motors Off Option 46 8 6 12 1 Hierarchical CGMs 47 8 6 13 Fast Adjustm...

Page 525: ...he control bay the Vistonics screen offers real time metering and instant access to another 40 console faders such as auxiliary groups or matrix outputs Metering Vista 8 offers colored metering with very high contrast It allows user definable headroom indication by changing the color of the display to red within a wide range Vista 8 offers the full functionality of the static snapshot automation o...

Page 526: ...p Down The console is powered up by pressing the upper MAIN key located in the meter bridge Shutting down the system is achieved by selecting the corresponding command within the console software System Shut down If a redundant control system is fitted it is powered up whenever the main system is default However it is possible to start the redundant control system individually by setting an intern...

Page 527: ...p Down The console is powered up by pressing the upper MAIN key located in the meter bridge Shutting down the system is achieved by selecting the corresponding command within the console software System Shut down If a redundant control system is fitted it is powered up whenever the main system is default However it is possible to start the redundant control system individually by setting an intern...

Page 528: ...g rotary control located in the control bay software controlled In addition 48 V phantom power can be activated with a jumper within the meter bridge see service manual for details 8 2 4 Metering Vista 8 offers colored metering The headroom threshold can be set be tween 5 dBFS and 25 dBFS using the Option Meter Generator menu The metering contains dedicated sections for displaying the current gain...

Page 529: ...l neces sary data of the currently loaded project in regular intervals to the redun dant control system s hard drive The interval is set in the D950system ini file located within the Windows directory If for any rea son it should be necessary to switch to the redundant control system the user may hold the emergency key for about 3 seconds This will switch the whole system over to the second contro...

Page 530: ...this case only the keyboard trackball and the graphic controller screen is switched over while the console itself con tinues to run using the main control system Such a security check may be performed at any time during console operation Switchover is done by pressing and releasing the shift key of the keyboard followed by pressing the key Note This combination may vary according to the serial num...

Page 531: ...y representing a duplicate view of the fader bays channel faders The Vis tonics controls will then not only give access to the channel faders and graphically indicate their settings but is also indicate a real time level me ter on the screen right next to the corresponding rotary control This allows viewing up to 40 meters at a glance while having direct access to all of their corresponding faders...

Page 532: ...cs keys next to each rotary knob on the Viston ics screen may be modified by pressing the TALK or MUTE keys They will change the Vistonics key from a SOLO PFL SIP key depending on the current mode to a TALK or MUTE key Note These functions may not be available on certain channel types Apart from displaying meters and set levels the Vistonics screen also indicates the label of the displayed channel...

Page 533: ...ency access to very important output faders since these faders will never scroll or be switched over in any way Which two channels are controlled by these faders is de fined in the top right corner of page 2 Control Bay tab of the strip setup window as shown below Note Any two console faders can be assigned as grand master faders regard less of their channel type Real Time Level Meter SOLO PFL MUT...

Page 534: ... different tab within the standard strip setup window The ten faders have four pages keys FADER PAGE 1 4 and each page in fact con tains 30 strips Left right scrolling is done with the arrow keys within each page in order to access up to 120 faders As is the case with the user definable view keys for the Vistonics screen any kind of channels can be assigned to these ten faders including input chan...

Page 535: ...fader pages these faders are shown in the top right corner of the screenshot on page 8 10 8 4 1 2 Touch Screen On the touch screen area of the Vistonics screen the ten faders are cor rectly labeled and color coded If the channels currently shown contain EQ or dynamics functionality the corresponding settings are graphically dis played on the touch screen It is possible to touch those curves in ord...

Page 536: ...RIB key on top of a fader the Vistonics rotaries will show all channel faders currently contributing to this master signal In case of a matrix or AUX master output the view shows all chan nels contributing to this output hence input subgroup or master channels Contribution can be operated in two ways depending on the state of the Reduced View key on the left hand side Reduced View ON When pressing...

Page 537: ...s view allows assigning or de assigning them from the master bus by using the corresponding Viston ics keys It is extremely easy to adjust a balance of e g a matrix output without ac cessing the fader strips of the contributing channels When working in Reduced View OFF mode another advantage becomes apparent The operator may do the bus assign now by choosing the output first and then assign the co...

Page 538: ...ing the selected objects in and out at the beginning and at the end of the write zone This key therefore is a duplicate of the check box within the AutoTouch window in the control screen but provides di rect access for quick changes This is useful if the operator works with loops while auditioning certain settings If the settings are finally adjusted this key allows writing these values when playi...

Page 539: ...on of the corresponding function they may light automatically if the function has been activated e g by one of the GPI general purpose inputs The right part of the studio monitoring panel is used to control the audio level of the two studios First select the studio A or B then adjust the level and select from Selected Source on Source Selectors SEL feed studio with same source as control room FOLW...

Page 540: ... into a two channel stereo mix very easy Feed the mix down equipment with the 5 1 master mix and feed its two output channels back to the console Define one of the source selector keys to switch these two channels onto left and right loudspeaker Note The keys 1 4 may be used as sub selectors each opening up a choice of twelve more sources on the control screen This functionality is the same as wit...

Page 541: ...controller screen The following keys have been added on Vista 8 CLIPBOARD LIBRARY Dedicated key for opening and closing the clipboard library RECALL SNAPSHOT UNDO Snapshot recall Hold UNDO and press RECALL SNAPSHOT this will undo the last snapshot recall FILTER OFF Dedicated key for temporarily inactivating snapshot filters EDIT FILTER Dedicated key to enter and exit the snapshot isolation filter ...

Page 542: ...between sections as well as scrolling by one bay using the arrow keys 8 4 3 Mute Groups Vista 8 provides up to 16 mute groups MUTE GROUPS M1 M8 have dedi cated keys on the left side of the control bay Mute groups M9 M16 may be operated using eight of the 32 monitoring source selectors Use of these keys monitoring source selectors or mute groups is defined in the Option Vista Settings menu M9 M10 M...

Page 543: ...t or deselect members using their LINK SEL key Press the mute group master key again in order to select another one Please note that hierarchies can be built up as well In other words a mute group may contain individual channels as well as another mute group mas ter Hierarchies are not indicated on the desk once the set up menu is quit The area below the channel labels indicates whether a channel ...

Page 544: ...c Further programming is available on request from Studer Service Support Activates the alternate N 1 signal setup in the corresponding dialog of the control screen Refer to chapter 8 2 10 for more details Activates channel isolation against changes when recalling snapshots Hold this key and touch press any channel parameter in order to isolate this par ticular parameter or the whole function e g ...

Page 545: ...he hard disk See example 2 below for details This can be done even faster First select multiple snapshots and click Re call and Update once Note The Update button is changing its name whenever multiple snapshots are selected 8 6 1 1 Selecting Multiple Snapshots Multiple snapshots can be selected at the same time by using the keyboard SHIFT and CTRL keys The selection of multiple snapshots is follo...

Page 546: ...hese snapshots The console will automatically recall and update the selected snapshots Since the console assumes that the controls being in Trim mode have been placed into this mode for the purpose of this update the operator will be asked whether these controls should be taken out of Trim mode afterwards 8 6 2 Saving Snapshot Masks When working with partial snapshots option available in Option Sn...

Page 547: ...amic automation is active Opening the cue list is done either by clicking on the Cue Icon see left in the GC screen s toolbar or by using the LIST key on the control bay 8 6 3 1 Activating Theatre Cue List Functionality In order to activate the theatre cue list functionality enter the Option Static Automation menu Explanation of further options see chapter be low 8 6 3 2 Hardware Keys The followin...

Page 548: ...ssible to just fill in any event without activating any console setting changes 8 6 3 4 Recalling a Cue There are different ways to recall a cue Double click on its name Click on the NEXT or PREV button on the GC s control screen If the cue list is armed Attach an incoming MIDI event to it and send the appropriate note or program change command to the console If the cue list is armed Press NEXT or...

Page 549: ...g on the current num ber The numbers used may contain a decimal point and up to two digits thereafter When re sorting cues using drag and drop the numbers are automatically extended using a decimal point followed by up to two digits In order to sort the cues simply drag and drop the cue name to the desired place Automatic numbering example When inserting a cue between the cues 11 and 12 this cue w...

Page 550: ...cing only certain parts of the console If a larger cross fade time is applied to this and the next cue is recalled before the last cross fade has been finished there will be two cross fades happening at the same time possibly with different cross fade times Only if the two cues change the same parameters the first cross fade will stop and the second one is applied from this point onwards Example G...

Page 551: ...y using different cross fade times When updating a snapshot the cues containing it will automatically use the updated snapshot Note Snapshots can be updated from within the cue list window right click on the snapshot within the snapshot list in the top left corner in order to get different options such as Make Update Name etc MIDI MIDI note and program changes can be used both as sources for firin...

Page 552: ...on area of the window bottom left The following options are available MIDI In Program change note change and controller commands may activate the corresponding cue MIDI Out Program change note change controller and system exclusive Sysex commands may be triggered by this event A TEST button allows sending out this parameter during system setup without actually recalling the cue BlackOut Console li...

Page 553: ...ther by the next BlackOut event Parameter OFF or by pressing F3 in the control bay 8 6 3 11 Arm CueList To avoid undesired influence by external devices the cue list inputs may be armed or disarmed If not armed the BlackOut function the MIDI IN events and the NEXT and PREVIOUS keys in the control bay are disabled It is possible to set the default value of the ARM CUELIST button by us ing the Optio...

Page 554: ...dicated snapshot keys above the track ball the preview mode is automatically activated until the same key is pressed again 8 6 3 14 Cue List Options In the Option Snapshot Automation Options menu the following options are available Default Crossfade Options The system allows cross fading between two cues The default cross fade values may be defined here These will be used whenever a new cue is cre...

Page 555: ...ighted when the cue list is armed This also allows reading the attached notes ahead during the live event Restore Armed on Startup The system will switch the console into the armed state whenever the software is started This allows e g constant reception of external MIDI commands for firing off cues MIDI Show Control Device ID See below 8 6 3 15 MIDI Show Control Device It is possible to control t...

Page 556: ...ttings menu the virtual desk may be reduced from six to three sections Scrolling will then be possible only between sections 1 and 3 The previous sections 4 6 now serve as a lower second lower layer of the console By pressing the L2 key on the channel strips one individual channel strip can be switched between the upper and the lower half of the console If a channel strip is currently displaying t...

Page 557: ...cond layer option is activated Vista 8 may display the label and real time metering of both layers at the same time In order to activate this label view press LABEL TYPE several times until the label display area on the Vistonics screen shows the labels of both layers This label of the sec ond layer appears only if there is a channel assigned to that strip on both layers Use the Strip Setup dialog...

Page 558: ...i cally propagated backwards to all displays of the input channel Renaming the auxiliary master user label is done within the channel patch window Double click on the Usr label area and enter a name e g the name of the device attached to the output of this auxiliary master channel The given name will then automatically show up on the input channels rather than the auxiliary number ...

Page 559: ...ecessary or whether you want to use it as a matrix bus with typi cal feed possibilities right click on the Aux Bus field in the CHANNEL BUS view as shown below The latter will remove the possi bility to talk to this bus from input channels but instead will add feeds from all master channels This is identical to a matrix bus and the corre sponding master channels can be used as matrix outputs They ...

Page 560: ...al whether the channel panner should be active for the multi track bus feed level Note When working with channels equipped with Virtual Surround Panning VSP only normal amplitude panning functions without early reflec tions will be active on the multi track buses If full VSP is desired on the multi track buses the standard Multitrack bus type must be used 8 6 10 N X As a replacement for the previo...

Page 561: ...N X buses e g when you have a jingle machine connected and the persons listening to the N X outputs don t want that sig nal to be so loud It is therefore easy to adjust this level by adjusting the bottom rotary However this will set the level going to all N X buses 8 6 10 2 Offline Conferencing When configuring the N X buses a subset of N X owner channels may be defined to be members of a conferen...

Page 562: ...ference active nor defined Colored Conference active if member faders closed Colored crossed out Conference defined but temporarily deactivated even if member faders closed Note In certain circumstances also an AUX master can be selected as a confer ence member indicated by its half lit LINK SEL key This is intended for adding e g an on air signal to the conference See details below 8 6 10 4 Talk ...

Page 563: ...ce 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 hap pening on air This functionality is provided by a special function whereby an auxiliary 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 symbo...

Page 564: ...ternate signal feel free to configure simple input channels not used otherwise during the production Such a channel can be the alternate cue signal source for all N X buses or you can define a different alternate source for each N X bus separately Set up an alternate N X signal for a specific N X bus Open the Option N 1 Assignment menu in the graphic controller screen Select the N X bus you want t...

Page 565: ...t There is no longer any need to tell the system which ports have mic line preamplifier cards connected nor is it necessary to define the presence of such cards at the time of configuration in the Configuration Editor Software This also means that there is no more External Devices sub patch in the general patch window The philosophy of automatic I O detection works as fol lows At startup time of t...

Page 566: ...es 8 43 8 6 11 2 Enhanced Surveyor Information The information on the I O system displayed in the surveyor is much en hanced Now not only the mic line preamplifier cards are indicated but the health state of all I O cards Power supplies main and redundant are indi cated as well ...

Page 567: ... well as card types and channel numbers within each card This gen eration is automatically active whenever the D21m I O system is present AES input 3 out of 16 of I O card 1 inserted in Hub 4 COM port 4 Audio is transferred over HD link channel 3 connected to DSP card 0 Mic input 2 out of 4 of Mic Line In card 3 slot 3 inserted in Remote I O Box 6 slot 6 connected via MADI to Hub 4 COM port 4 Audi...

Page 568: ...ut may be used to connect a second console to the same mi crophones This output is mainly independent from the mic gain set How ever to achieve maximum audio quality signal to noise ratio on these split outputs it cannot be avoided to attenuate this split output by 20 dB whenever the mic input gain set on the main console is very low for input signals from 4 to 25 dBu This will be graphically indi...

Page 569: ... the DSP core The faders of the member channels don t move up down and so it is possible to have the master fader closed but still to correct the balance between the member faders In addition the user can be sure that whenever the master channel is closed no audio can be heard from the member channels Since the fader of a member channel doesn t represent the real audio value anymore the digits bel...

Page 570: ...ndication of the control group number on master channels has therefore slightly changed The green display next to the fader is now constantly showing to which master a channel belongs If there is no further hierarchical level above a CGM this area is dark The number of the CGM itself can now be seen in the second line of the label display area This Channel is CGM Number This Channel is Member of C...

Page 571: ... Room DIM Level Adjustment Hold the DIM key next to the control room level rotary After a short while you will see the current DIM level on the level display Turn the dB SPL CR level control to adjust the dimming level and then release the DIM key 8 6 13 2 Studio DIM Level Adjustment Hold the DIM key next to the studio monitor LEVEL rotary for two seconds Turn the LEVEL rotary control to adjust th...

Page 572: ... of definable patch connections The control of patch points is not restricted to set output patch points It is possible to set any patch points within the console patch upon reception of a ProBel command The set up procedure is done from the General Patch screen where certain patches can be selected by just selecting the affected targets and which are being mapped to a ProBel source destination co...

Page 573: ...standard data rates and parity settings d950SerialPorts 1 p COM1 baud 115200 parity N data 8 stop 1 2 b COM6 baud 38400 parity E data 8 stop 1 b is used to indicate ProBel use Only the COM ports defined in this way will be available in the ProBel set up dialog ProBel Set up Dialog With Use Probel on General Patch enabled the General Patch displays an additional button on the bottom right When clic...

Page 574: ...eft With Listen to messages enabled incoming connect messages are mapped to the edit fields on the dialog To select targets affected by this connect command simply click on them in the target list of the general patch color is set to pink Make sure to always associate the same ProBel destination to the same set of targets Any connection on the patch may be mapped to certain ProBel connect commands...

Page 575: ... 23 In1 left D11R AES B 1 In3R left Im24 Inp m 24 In1 left D11R AES B 1 In3R left Im25 Inp m 25 In1 left Im26 Inp m 26 In1 left Files Used to Save ProBel Set up The system creates human readable files ini file format in the D950System directory to save the set up The files are named according to the COM port used File name PortX probel with X being the COM port used Example for a probel File This ...

Page 576: ...o set up this isolation 8 6 14 2 Label Import from 3rd Party Systems With software release 3 4 it is possible to exchange label information with external router systems such as ProBel and Grass Valley Using a serial connection a permanent label exchange can be set up in such a way that the device labels used in Vista and D950 systems are permanently over written by received labels from the 3rd par...

Page 577: ...on they are automatically recognized as a group and therefore their illumination will automatically indicate the correct patch state Rule A key is illuminated as long as all defined patch points are set If at least one of them is changed e g by pressing another source selector or by the console s trackball the key becomes dark Note Switching patch points is not only possible to outputs of the cons...

Page 578: ...ing rack Another possible use is radio TV talk shows Different people have their microphones constantly opened and lowered This action may be pre programmed and the fade in out may be activated by just touching the fader or pressing one of the USER keys The following options may be set in the channel patch window Enable Fader Ramp Select if you want to use one of the two USER keys to enable the fa...

Page 579: ...ake place whenever one of the activated events is detected GPI Select one of the general purpose inputs available on the console for trig gering the fade Fader Touch Touch and release the fader in order to activate the fade Note If the fader is moved while being touched no automatic fade is being exe cuted This prevents from accidental fading User Key 1 2 The fade is activated when pressing the co...

Page 580: ... 10 07 SW V3 3 3 5 Application Notes 9 1 CHAPTER 9 APPLICATION NOTES Application Note 1 Working with Stems on Vista 7 9 3 Application Note 2 Matrix buses Panning in a PA Environment Vista 8 9 5 Application Note 3 TV Gallery Pre Hear Vista 8 9 7 ...

Page 581: ...ne of the top eight source selectors has to be configured to listen to master bus out The remaining seven source selectors are still freely assignable for any of your audio sources The lower half of the 16 monitoring source selectors are used in pairs of two controlling one stem each Therefore we provide fast access to up to four stems One pair of keys above each other provides the functionality t...

Page 582: ...g CGM channel close to you Input Channel Dialog 1 Input Channel Dialog 2 Input Channel Dialog Input Channel Dialog Input Channel FX 1 Input Channel FX 2 Input Channel FX Input Channel FX Input Channel Music 1 Input Channel Music 2 Input Channel Music Input Channel Music STEM Dialog STEM FX STEM Music Group Master Dialog L Group Master Dialog R Group Master Dialog C Group Master Dialog Ls Group Mas...

Page 583: ...depending on their placement within the venue This is done by configuring 10 matrix buses that can be fed by the 6 master channels Depending on a speaker s position the operator adds signal from one or several master channels to a speaker channel in order to match the sonic impression in the venue with the panner directions It is also possible to add some DSP processing in the matrix output channe...

Page 584: ...from the available masters If the speakers are removable and their position changes between different productions there is no problem to adjust the translation between standard pan formats and the installation by adjusting the matrix level on the master channels The number of matrix outputs would always match the installation in the venue ...

Page 585: ...of the Vista D950 conferencing automatically produces a simple pre hear mix and removes presenters mics from this pre hear when they are faded up Configuration First the DSP configuration must be set to provide as many N X buses as there are presenters say 10 Also the configuration must include an MPX bus The required N X m buses dashed and one MPX bus solid are added If you use the N X Wizard do ...

Page 586: ...Mixing System 9 8 Application Notes SW V3 3 V3 5 Date printed 26 10 07 Open the general patch and select Bus Out on the Show Sources pull down menu Patch this bus to the output port feeding the director s loudspeaker ...

Page 587: ...rking As soon as the fader of one or more of the channels is closed it will mix the prefader channel signal to the MPX bus You may globally activate and deactivate this feature in the GUI with the button on the screen or the OPTION F7 key Vista 5 hosts a dedicated key for this next to SETUP Conference The F7 key lights to show the function is enabled The GUI button has three settings Grayed out No...

Page 588: ...Vista Digital Mixing System 9 10 Application Notes SW V3 3 V3 5 Date printed 26 10 07 ...

Page 589: ...Vista Digital Mixing System Date printed 05 08 03 SW V3 3 Updates 10 1 CHAPTER 10 UPDATE INFORMATION ...

Page 590: ...ew functionality even to consoles shipped 7 years ago Studer shows how serious we take the topic of being future proof We assure you by purchasing a Studer product you have invested in the right kind of product Given the fast changing technology in today s audio world we are proud to be able to offer this upgrade service without compromising new products delivering leading edge technology at the s...

Page 591: ...offered bus type n 1 we are now offering a new bus type with enhanced functionality When configuring the new n x bus the user gets additional functionality such as contribution level adjustment n x level on each input channel in order to balance the signal going to all n x busses as well as the possibility to define and activate a conference between multiple n x owner channels In addition it is po...

Page 592: ... to adapt this setting frequently he may even stay in this mode during a live production since the channels are instantly added or removed from the conference when pressing its LINK SEL button However other features like ganging would not be available while in setup mode The conference icon in the toolbar has three states Grayed out No conference active nor defined Coloured Conference active if me...

Page 593: ... This functionality is provided by a special function whereby an auxiliary master channel is added as a conference member This AUX bus is fed by the on air signal from the masters Step by step 1 Have one aux bus configured with an On Off symbol at the master channels Have another On Off symbol between this master channel and all n x busses This step is normally performed by the n x wizard availabl...

Page 594: ...ll operators 4 New multitrack busses with option to switch prefade and switching pan off When configuring the new Multitrack Enhanced bus type additional parameters become available on the console When looking at the global view OUT n 1 or the local CHAN view a multitrack send level is visible This level is used for all multitrack busses A Pan ON OFF switch allows the user to select whether the ch...

Page 595: ...her you intend to use a certain auxiliary bus as a typical aux bus no actions necessary or whether you want to use it as a matrix bus with typical feed possibilities right click on aux bus in CHANNEL BUS view The latter will remove the possibility to talk to this bus from input channels but add feeds from all master channels This is identical to a matrix bus and the corresponding master channels c...

Page 596: ... t represent the real audio value anymore the digits below the label display are indicating the real audio value Note 1 If the VCA style operation is active you may see member channels change their fader values as soon as they are added to a control group This is the case if the master channel is already set to a value other than 0dB at the moment when a new slave channel is added to the group Thi...

Page 597: ...s before How to adjust the DIM level of the control room Press and hold the DIM button next to the control room level rotary After a certain time you will see the current DIM level within the level display Turn the CR level control in order to adjust the dimming level and release the DIM button How to adjust the DIM level of the studios Press and hold the DIM button next to the studio monitor leve...

Page 598: ... to setup a mute group 1 Activate Option User Source Selector 9 16 as Mute Groups in the Vista Settings menu in the USER menu of the graphical controller screen 2 Hit the Ctrl Grp Setup button on the control bay The Mute Group masters previous source selector keys go half lit 3 Select the mute group you want to setup one of the source selectors 9 16 representing mute groups 1 8 4 A dialog will pop...

Page 599: ...ation of our systems with 3rd party products even more seamless We are now offering the possibility to exchange label information with external router systems such as Probel and Grass Valley By using a serial connection it is possible to set up a permanent label exchange in the way that the device labels used in the Vista and D950 are permanently overwritten by received labels from the 3rd party r...

Page 600: ...uch enhanced Now not only the microphone preamplifier cards are indicated but the health state of all IO cards Power supplies main and redundant are indicated as well Automatic generation of intelligent Fixed Labels The audio coming through the D21m IO components is always reaching the core over Studers proprietary high density link This link is present between local hubs and the DSP core Each lin...

Page 601: ...and IO IO Frame H Hub R Remote IO box DSP board Structure of intelligent Fixed Labels Frame numbers represent double width slot in corresponding hub frame to which the MADI link is connected 1 6 Card numbers represent slot number of frame in which it is inserted 1 12 New functionality of D21m microphone card The D21m microphone card features some additional functionality compared to previous IO sy...

Page 602: ...ware when working together with other consoles not to freely change the level over a wide range The console may therefore always work in the microphone range and doesn t necessarily have to switch to line range A softclip function is available on all channels and can be activated individually This analogue limiter may prevent nasty clipping noises in case the audio level is going too high We recom...

Page 603: ...has been introduced in order to disable static objects completely Some customers wanted to have all objects dynamic at all times and not use the feature of having static objects as long as they are not dynamically written For those customers we previously recommended punching in and out all objects at the beginning of a mix This was seen as a workaround However this was in fact a bug in the softwa...

Page 604: ...strator Now we regard the preset also as more powerful than a snapshot ignoring all filters and protections which may be active The reason is that since the introduction of sophisticated snapshot filtering and partial snapshots it is not 100 sure anymore that recalling a snapshot is putting the whole console into a defined audio state But being able to do so is necessary This is the difference to ...

Page 605: ...entry Stallion not present on Vista consoles Fixed When booting the DSP core without MemNet connection the last state was not always restored when working with large configurations Fixed when recompiling configuration with Configuration Editor 3 4 Sometimes after loading user preferences the D950 DESK icon would appear on the toolbar Fixed Doesn t appear anymore When changing the Momentary Activat...

Page 606: ...ixed D950 Instability when changing automation state of MUTE button on CAS Fixed When tape stopped without having written a pass options selected to be cleared at end of pass were cleared Now this option is only valid if a pass has been really written If tape is stopped without any objects being written there is no clearing of options performed This means that in a lot of cases the option End Of P...

Page 607: ...master channels to a speaker channel in order to match the impression in the venue with the panner directions It is also possible to add some DSP processing in the matrix output channels e g some delay or EQ The Channel Bus view of the Configuration Editor Software could look like this Matrix channels with their matrix busses In this very simple example the matrix busses are only fed by the master...

Page 608: ...ing within multiple snapshots can now be accomplished with one single update action It is even possible to trim the values within multiple snapshots e g lowering a fader by 5 dB from their stored value The software 3 5 also provides new functionality specifically for live broadcasting use It is now easily possible to control a fader by opening and closing a general purpose input GPI or even make i...

Page 609: ...PON CHANNEL MUTE 11 5 VIEW MISC AND CHAN WITH SHIFT KEY 11 6 ADJUSTMENT OF CONSOLE LIGHTS 12 7 OFFLINE CONFERENCING 12 8 PFL BROADCAST 12 9 NEW OPTION RED LIGHT UPON MULTITRACK ASSIGNMENT 12 10 FADER RAMP CONTROL AUDIO FOLLOWS VIDEO 13 11 MONO SUMMATION 14 12 GENERAL INFORMATION 15 13 MINOR IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXED BUGS 16 14 NATIVE PRO BEL SUPPORT 17 APPLICATION NOTE WORKING WITH FADER RAMPS 21 ...

Page 610: ...enter the menu Option Snapshot Automation menu Hardware Buttons The following keys are located on the Vista8 control bay It is possible to use these keys to control various functions of the cue list They allow certain functions to be switched using a hardware button while it is still possible to use the mouse and operate these functions on the graphical controller screen Switching on off the cross...

Page 611: ...s should change their state before in the middle or after the crossfade while other parameters are changing seamlessly It is possible to recall a partial snapshot within a cue therefore only influencing certain parts of the console If a larger crossfade time is applied to this and the next cue may be recalled before the last crossfade has been finished there will be two crossfades happening at the...

Page 612: ...to a cue click on the event icon within the cue list The corresponding options are displayed within the Options area of the window bottom left The following options are available MIDI In Program note change and controller commands may activate the corresponding cue MIDI Out Program change note change controller and sysex commands may be fired off by this event A TEST button allows sending out this...

Page 613: ...kout event Parameter OFF or by hitting F3 on the console surface F3 may also be used to activate the blackout manually if the cue list is armed Arm Cuelist In order to avoid unwanted influence by external devices it is possible to arm disarm the cue list inputs When not armed the blackout function the MIDI IN events as well as the hardware buttons NEXT PREVIOUS on the console surface are disabled ...

Page 614: ...p right corner of the cue list window When in preview mode the currently selected cue or snapshot single click is compared to the current audio settings If there is a difference the Vistonics shows both values at the same time using a pink graphical indication When hitting the dedicated snapshot keys above the trackball the preview mode is automatically activated until the same key is pressed agai...

Page 615: ... feature Enable Theatre Cue List Enables the cue list functionality LIVE ON AIR arms Cue List When pressing the Live button on the Vista 8 control surface the armed state of the cue list will change accordingly Show Next Cue when Armed Defines whether the currently active or the next cue should be highlighted when the cue list is armed This also allows to read attached notes ahead during the live ...

Page 616: ...o Isolate mode and recall a snapshot If this action is now followed by an UPDATE command only the isolated controls will be updated By using TRIM mode it is even possible to apply relative changes to individual controls within snapshots E g place the fader 1 into TRIM and lower it by 8dB Recall the next snapshot and press UPDATE This will store the original value of the second snapshot 8dB onto di...

Page 617: ...u Option Snapshot Automation is set 2 Recall any snapshot 3 Press and Hold ISO on channel strip 3 Touch the fader twice in order to put it into TRIM mode 4 Lower the fader of channel 3 by 4dB The offset value will be displayed on the Vistonics screen 5 Select Snapshot 1 with the mouse 6 Press and Hold the CTRL key on the control bay followed by selecting Snapshot 3 and Snapshot 5 7 Click on Recall...

Page 618: ...f the channel MUTE button is activated If this option is not active standard only the auxiliary busses switched to postfade are muting upon channel mute 5 View MISC and CHAN with SHIFT key If the SHIFT key is activated on the fader bays it is possible to see up to 40 mono and 20 stereo auxiliaries when pressing CHAN and MISC on a channel strip This is useful when working with a lot of auxiliary an...

Page 619: ...t Vista 6 and 8 provide the possibility to activate the PFL Broadcast mode by pressing the corresponding button in the monitoring section Now there is an option available which lets the console remember the PFL state of a channel upon opening a fader If a channel is in PFL mode before opening it it will automatically go back into that mode when closing the fader again 9 New Option Red Light upon M...

Page 620: ...ne of the two USER keys to enable the fader ramp on a specific channel It is also possible to constantly activate it leaving the USER buttons free for other functions ON fader value Pressing the Capture button will set the current fader value to be used when the GPI is active hence the value used when the fader is opened Alternatively the value may be typed in using the keyboard or by using the mo...

Page 621: ... in the current signaling ini file which is referenced from the used monitoring ini file Each title can have its own settings separate monitoring signaling files or multiple titles can use the same settings shared monitoring signaling files See enclosed Application Note for a detailed example 11 Mono summation It is possible to configure Stereo To Mono processes within the configuration editor sof...

Page 622: ... D950 and Vista consoles in their facilities and want to transfer configurations and settings between the consoles Vista configurations containing Vista specific features may not be taken over onto the D950 consoles Current Vista specific functions are Auxiliary busses used as matrix outputs assign function to aux busses from aux master channels or master channels SOLO assign functions from master...

Page 623: ... doesn t belong to the currently loaded configuration the question about importing it into the currently loaded configuration defaults to YES Dangerous Now default NO Audible clicks when adjusting D21m mic gains fixed Channel function keys above Vistonics screen on fader bays sometimes stay dark upon first start of console fixed UNDO of CLEAR fader touch doesn t work fixed Unreliable restore of sn...

Page 624: ...rtain Pro Bel connect requests to a set of definable Patch connections This set up procedure is done from the General Patch screen where certain patches can be selected by just selecting the affected targets and which are being mapped to a Pro Bel source destination combination with a single click on a dialogue Enabling Pro Bel Setup To be able to activate and see the Setup Probel button on the Ge...

Page 625: ...ts 1 p COM1 baud 115200 parity N data 8 stop 1 2 b COM6 baud 38400 parity E data 8 stop 1 The b is used to indicate the Pro Bel utilisation Only the COM ports defined like this will be available in the Pro Bel setup dialogue Bringing up the set up dialogue for Pro Bel With Pro Bel setup button enabled the General Patch presents a new button on the bottom right Hitting this button the system brings...

Page 626: ...utton enabled incoming connect messages are mapped to the edit fields on the dialog To select targets affected by this connect command simply click on them in the target list of the general patch colour is set to pink Make sure to always associate the same Pro Bel destination to the same set of targets It is possible to map any connection on the patch to certain Pro Bel connect commands You are no...

Page 627: ...mbination The fixed labels are being used and left is appended for left or mono sources targets and right is appended for right sources targets TARGET_1 SOURCE_6 Im23 Inp m 23 In1 left D12L AES B 1 In4L left Im24 Inp m 24 In1 left D12L AES B 1 In4L left TARGET_1 SOURCE_7 Im23 Inp m 23 In1 left D11R AES B 1 In3R left Im24 Inp m 24 In1 left D11R AES B 1 In3R left TARGET_1 SOURCE_4 Im23 Inp m 23 In1 ...

Page 628: ...ng with a common monitoring ini file for all productions but it also applies also for systems with multiple monitoring files Before starting to work with Fader Ramps at all 1 make a copy of the monitoring file Monxxx ini in C D950system and name it MonxxxFR ini 2 make a copy of the signaling file SigVista ini in C D950system and name it SigxxxFR ini 3 Open the new MonxxxFR ini file and go to the v...

Page 629: ...11 A 3 4 Mono AUX Parameters 12 A 3 5 Stereo AUX Parameters 12 A 3 6 Filter Parameters 13 A 3 7 Delay and Insert Parameters 14 A 3 8 Compressor Limiter Parameters 15 A 3 9 Expander Gate Parameters 16 A 3 10 EQ Parameters 17 A 3 11 Panning Parameters 18 A 3 12 Global Bus Assignment View 19 A 4 Channel Related Views 20 A 4 1 Dynamics Parameters 20 A 4 2 EQ Filter Parameters 22 A 4 3 Panning Paramete...

Page 630: ...A 1 Introduction With the Vista V4 0 software release 5 1 channels were introduced These are also referred to as surround channels using only one single fader for bringing a surround source into a mix 5 1 channels are avail able in the SCore Live configuration editor as input group or master chan nel types ...

Page 631: ...s Normally a significant number of stereo sources is still used for a typical surround production so they need to be brought into the 5 1 channel for mat The upmix panner is a way to pan stereo signals to a surround mix providing the possibility to unwrap a simple stereo signal to a surround sound field Every stereo channel can be equipped with the new upmix panner There are three operating modes ...

Page 632: ...rd surround material so once it is on the 5 1 fader everything is in the correct L R C LFE Ls Rs standard order The configuration editor application provided with this release will only use surround panner modules for mono channels that pan to the buses in the new order This means that there are new surround panner modules that are Multiformat Pan w LFE l r c lfe ls rs and VSP2 l r c lfe ls rs The...

Page 633: ...urround bus order the monitoring patch and the surround orders in the monitoring file dialog along with the order of the monitoring meters have been changed with SW V4 0 This is achieved by modifying the Mon ini file as indicated in the SW release upgrade notes Vista 8 CR meters below SW V4 0 Vista 8 CR meters with SW V4 0 ...

Page 634: ...el indication of the surround input signals two possibilities are available The channel meters indicate maximum level values of several signal legs as shown below left Vista 6 7 8 right Vista 5 Discrete levels of all surround input legs are displayed in the pan ning window of the Vistonics screen ...

Page 635: ...ouch on the Vistonics screen without the need to spilling single mono or stereo channels to additional faders where other important sources would be hidden and become unavailable On the following pages you will find a detailed parameter description of these new channel types Functions that remain the same as with mono or stereo channels are not necessarily mentioned Parts of the mixing console Vis...

Page 636: ... be set in 1 dB steps in a range of 24 dB The default value is 0 dB In a 5 1 channel all six sur round input legs are treated simultaneously 5 1 ORDER 2 Like the 2 CH MODE function in a stereo channel this functionality pro vides a kind of patching within the 5 1 channel The bus order in Vista consoles with SW V4 0 has been changed according to the ITU standard L R C LFE Ls Rs The 5 1 ORDER select...

Page 637: ... printed 17 06 08 A 3 2 Pre Amp Remote Parameters Press GLOBAL VIEW MIC CTRL The same functions for Mic control are found as on mono and stereo input channels On the 5 1 surround input channels these controls are linked for all six legs of the surround signal ...

Page 638: ... and Multi Track outputs and of the channel s con tribution to the N 1 bus From surround input channels N 1 mono buses are fed with an ITU compatible mono down mix of the surround signal N 1 stereo buses are fed accordingly with an ITU compatible stereo down mix Pan On Off 1 Allows panning of the channel s output signal to the multi track bus if set to Pan On in addition to the standard channel pa...

Page 639: ... fed from the 5 1 channels with an ITU compatible mono down mix A 3 5 Stereo AUX Parameters Press one of the GLOBAL VIEW AUX STEREO keys The stereo Aux sends are fed from the 5 1 channels with an ITU compatible stereo down mix Compared with the stereo Aux send view for mono or stereo input channels there is no panner control available for 5 1 surround input channels ...

Page 640: ...hat HI and LO CUT filter parameters applied here will be valid for all surround signal legs except the LFE For further information on this subject please refer to chapter A 4 2 HI CUT LO CUT 1 Slope setting for the high and low cut filters selectable from 12 18 and 24 dB octave toggles 12 18 24 12 Frequency 2 Cutoff frequency adjustment for the high and low cut filter Both filters can be set in 12...

Page 641: ...OBAL VIEW DLY INS This view is the same as with mono or stereo channels it allows control ling the channel delay and insert parameters Please note that the available delay processing block for 5 1 channels has a maximum delay time of 700 ms compared with the standard 240 or 100 ms delay in the mono or stereo channels ...

Page 642: ...Limiter Parameters Press GLOBAL VIEW COMP LIM This view is the same as with mono or stereo channels Please note that the compressor and limiter settings applied here will be valid for all surround signal legs except the LFE For further information on this subject please refer to chapter A 4 1 ...

Page 643: ...er Gate Parameters Press GLOBAL VIEW EXP GATE This view is the same as with mono or stereo channels Please note that the expander and gate settings applied here will be valid for all surround signal legs except the LFE For further information on this subject please refer to chapter A 4 1 ...

Page 644: ...eters Press GLOBAL VIEW EQ This view is the same as with mono or stereo channels Please note that the equalizer settings applied here will be valid for all surround signal legs ex cept the LFE For further information on this subject please refer to chap ter A 4 2 Standard view Alternate view ...

Page 645: ...ncoders The complete 5 1 channel panning section is described in chapter A 4 3 The most important 5 1 panning parameters can be seen and controlled in the global view LFE LEVEL 1 This is a simple level trim for the LFE leg of the surround signal The de fault level is 0 dB Maximum boost cut is 10 dB 90 dB LFE LEVEL On Off 2 Off mutes the LFE signal FRONT L R 3 Balance control for the FRONT channels...

Page 646: ...obal view keys The bus assignment overview will cover the EQ dynamics and pan curves on the lower part of the TFT it disappears when GLOBAL VIEW BUS ASN is pressed again The displayed bus assignment bitmap varies depending on the channel type Some channel types may show a part of the bitmap only depending on possible bus assignments Therefore the display may show a blank re gion for some channel t...

Page 647: ...of the signal legs must be adjusted differently from others such as adding expansion in the center channel only the CHANNEL VIEW has to be selected Then all the separate EQ and dynamics settings for Front Center LFE and Rear are accessible Please note that there also is a gain reduction indication at the left of each of the four individual dynamics icons Parameters Shared by the Dynamics Functions...

Page 648: ...re part of the sidechain link Only the L R and C signal legs are part of the sidechain link Only the L and R signal legs are part of the sidechain link SC LINK intKey extKey 2 The key source input can be selected from intKey dynamics processing depends on the channel s own input signal i e an internal key signal or extKey processing is controlled by a signal connected via the patch i e by an exter...

Page 649: ...d for all surround signal legs ex cept the LFE If such a setting has been made the normal VistonicsTM EQ display shows in small characters which signal legs are different from the others e g Lf as shown left If one or more of the signal legs must be adjusted differently from others such as boosting HF in the center channel only the CHANNEL VIEW has to be selected Then all the separate EQ and dynam...

Page 650: ...bution to the center channel is determined by the CENTER control F R 4 This parameter allows variable blending from front to rear channels in 60 increments either with a contribution from the center channel FB On or without FB Off REAR L R 5 Panning between the left and right surround channels in 1 steps PANARND On Off 6 Activates the Pan Around function PANARND 7 Single knob function allows rotat...

Page 651: ...nnels FRONT WIDTH operates over a range from 0 mono to 200 super stereo F R DEPTH On Off 14 Switches the F R DEPTH function on off F R DEPTH 15 The F R DEPTH parameter is used to control the depth of the surround space It is only functional if there is a difference between the front and the rear input channels F R DEPTH operates over a range from 0 zero depth to 200 super depth REAR WIDTH On Off 1...

Page 652: ...nning see chapter A 4 5 Only visible parameters are available for adjustment As can be seen above there is an additional selection possibility in the touch area that allows modifying the EQ and dynamics parameters for the Front Center LFE and Rear signals individually Upon touching one of these fields e g the red Center EQ field the dis play changes to the individual EQ setting of the Inp x 1 5 1 ...

Page 653: ...1 have individual EQ settings the EQ field then displays the standard EQ curve with supplementary small L R and C characters indicating that the front and center EQ settings are different from the displayed curve Individual dynamics settings for the different surround signal legs can be adjusted and are indicated in the same way Please note that there is a gain reduction indication at the left of ...

Page 654: ...5 Misc View Miscellaneous Parameters Pressing VIEW MISC brings up an overview for one channel covering the whole Vistonics TFT The most important parameters of a channel i e dy namics EQ and pan are shown in the rotary section Only visible parame ters are available for adjustment ...

Page 655: ...nnel however will activate the inverse bus interrogation view described below The CLR buttons will clear the assignment to all buses of the correspond ing type Inverse Bus Interrogation Pressing VIEW BUS ASN on a group master an AUX master or a master channel having a bus routed to its input opens the Strip Setup dialog on the GC screen showing the currently assigned channels in magenta color When...

Page 656: ...conjunction with an expander noise gate The design focus was very clearly set on the com pressor This new compressor algorithm provides an alternative to the cur rent dynamics section in the Vista consoles which has been described as rather transparent This is a desired property for most users For some applications however the compressor is utilized in a more pronounced way i e as an effect itself...

Page 657: ...cs view refer to chapter B 4 1 There you will also find the parameter details CMP THRS 1 The compressor threshold level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from 0 dBFS to 96 dBFS CMP RTIO 2 The compressor ratio can be adjusted from 1 1 no compression to 40 1 heavy compression or limiting CMP peak RMS 3 Level detection mode peak or RMS CMP ATCK 4 The compressor attack time can be adjusted in 64 steps wit...

Page 658: ...GATE ATTN 2 The gate attenuation level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from 0 dBFS to 60 dBFS GATE ATCK 3 The gate attack time can be adjusted in 64 steps within a range of 0 2 ms to 5 ms GATE HOLD 4 The gate hold time can be adjusted in 64 steps from 0 ms to 2000 ms 2nd Global View Activated by pressing GLOBAL VIEW EXP GATE and the key Shift at the same time EXP THRS 5 The expander threshold level ...

Page 659: ...e letting the user combine the processed with the clean signal was added Heavy compression can produce some interesting effects but the clarity and punch of the original might get lost By mixing the processed signal with the clean signal this can be partially remedied This technique is sometimes referred to as parallel compression The icon shows the rela tion between wet and dry processed unproces...

Page 660: ...ased on the observation that these two parameters have a relatively similar effect on the sound and tend to influence each other MKUP GAIN 9 Manual gain compensation from 0 dB to 24 dB MKUP GAIN auto on off 10 Auto Make up Gain function on off Compensates the decrease in loudness caused by the compression Noise Gate Parameters GATE THRS 11 The gate threshold level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps fro...

Page 661: ...o eight channels in order to control their dynamics by the maximum level of all side chain group members Side chains are defined in the GC s Channel Patch window The rotary encoder switches the side chain link function on off if it is available for the specified channel SC LINK intKey extKey 23 The key source input can be selected from either intKey dynamics processing depends on the channel s inp...

Page 662: ... 16 A 5 7 2 Vista 6 7 8 16 A 5 8 IP Addresses 17 A 5 9 Audio Sync for all Systems 17 A 6 Recommended Network Setup Examples 18 A 6 1 Vista 8 and Vista 5 with a Switch 18 A 6 2 Vista 8 and Vista 5 Peer to Peer 19 A 6 3 Vista 5 and Vista 5 Peer to Peer 20 A 6 4 Vista 8 and Vista 8 Peer to Peer 21 A 6 5 Vista 8 Vista 5 Route 6000 OnAir 3000 22 A 7 Messages from Other Systems 23 A 8 Labels from Other ...

Page 663: ...ring Delays 47 G Configuration Editor 48 G 1 Optimized Stereo Channels 48 G 2 Vintage Dynamics at 96 kHz 48 G 3 New Upmix Panner Version 48 H Changes 49 H 1 Configuration Change 49 H 2 Modified Vistonics Mic Ctrl View 49 H 3 Improved AUX Send Level Resolution 49 H 4 D21m Dialog 49 H 5 Automated title ini File Backup 50 I Changed Files 51 J Improvements and Fixed Bugs 52 ...

Page 664: ...that red light fader start and signaling connections are automatically following any console where the audio signal is used and correctly applied to the source Studio CD Player etc from anywhere RELINK requires version V4 1 of the Vista SW as well as V3 1 on the OnAir SW and V2 0 on the Route 6000 SW OnAir and Router releases are also available from now RELINK is a software functionality that on t...

Page 665: ...clicked all the gray connections are set active at the same time Set Outputs only becomes active if some output patch connections are made to other sys tems This is only necessary when doing patch connections manually When using snapshots the connections are applied immediately There is now also a new Edit dialog that allows saving multiple output patches to shared targets as Output Snapshots They...

Page 666: ...umber of channels and do the take over handling for all of these channels at the same time with a gang There is one difference to the OnAir behavior When a mic source of another system is patched to a local input channel as long as the mic con trol is not taken by another desk i e free in the OnAir terminology control is automatically given to the local Vista and the mic control pa rameters are di...

Page 667: ...ike is given below 1a First no mic is connected to the channel Then a shared mic currently in use by another OnAir or Vista console is patched to input channel manu ally 1b First no mic is connected to the channel Then a shared mic currently not in use by another OnAir or Vista console is patched to the input channel manually ...

Page 668: ...l input channel via a snapshot 1c If one or several shared mics are used on other systems but then get patched to a local channel via a snapshot the following message appears on the GC If confirmed with yes the control for all the shared mics patched in the snapshot is taken over from the other systems 2 A shared mic is patched to an input channel but then is taken over from a different desk ...

Page 669: ... after a click on the OK button A 4 Vista Restrictions Signaling such as red light or fader start is not combined with I O Sharing Vista systems cannot have any NETInputs configured chapter 2 1 7 96 kHz sampling rate configurations on Vistas can only be used when no OnAir console and no Router is involved in the RELINK network As long as only Vista systems are within the RELINK network 96 kHz conf...

Page 670: ... of each container exe Digital Mixing Console VISTA Studer Professional Audio GmbH Regensdorf Switzerland Last modification Sep 1st 2006 Compatible with OATreeLib V2 1 Author SIA Rules always leave one blank before and after the e g systemid 1 NO never change the left expression the right expression of systemid containerid systemname and containername MUST be defined The systemid identifies the mi...

Page 671: ...below It is possible that a container is member of one or more than one multicast groups NOTE For an optimal performance make sure that all network resources Switches Routers support IGMP NOTE To avoid IP conflicts check the available addresses for multicast groups www iana org Use preferable addresses from the local scope 239 255 0 0 16 described in RFC 2365 NOTE If the multicast should reach com...

Page 672: ... file In the configuration tool go to Physical Connections Under Destina tion all HD links within your system are listed Select the physical inputs to be used as tie lines Once they are configured as tie lines they will no more be visible in the Vista general patch Con figuration always takes place on the consumer system target system Only the tie line inputs need to be configured i e the tie line...

Page 673: ...t the appropriate interfaces e g MADI one by one for every single physical audio connection When finished click the Save IO Sharing button at the right hand edge of the Configuration Tool GUI This procedure only needs to be done once during system setup All these tie line configuration settings are saved on the consumer side and will re main after a system restart ...

Page 674: ...s must also be added in this file If no file with this name is found in a configuration folder all I Os of this Vista system will be available for networked access A 5 3 Configuration Changes Every VMC configuration change in a Vista console has an effect on the other consoles using this Vista s I O at the same time This means that an I O can disappear and then reappear in a different constellatio...

Page 675: ...hich this container belongs to The systemid is a unique number within a network The serial number must be in the range 1 255 systemid 35 this needs to be a unique number The systemname identifies the mixing console system in a readable way and must be unique within a company resp network It is recommended not to use more than 8 characters due to visualization aspects Undefined is not allowed syste...

Page 676: ...to be specified MAC 00 AA 11 BB 22 CC in case of a Vista 6 7 8 with multiple network adapters they need to be specified here A 5 5 D950System ini The following entry needs to be added in the D950system ini file IsRelinkActive Yes A 5 6 Tie Line Management On every Vista console tie lines need to be configured with the OnAir configuration tool They may be any type of I O the most efficient of them ...

Page 677: ...t switch needs to be placed between Secondary LAN port and bridge card From this Ethernet switch the connections are made to all the other I O Sharing devices In case the I O Sharing network only consist of two Vista 5 consoles also a X over network cable between both Secondary LAN ports of the two consoles could be used instead of an Ethernet switch A 5 7 2 Vista 6 7 8 Since Vista 6 7 and 8 are n...

Page 678: ... a network design where more than one Vista console communi cates with its SCore through one and the same Ethernet switch the IP ad dresses may be changed as with the OnAir console range But then the Vista s D950System ini files need to be adapted accordingly A 5 9 Audio Sync for all Systems All systems being part of the network that can exchange audio via tie lines must be properly synchronized T...

Page 679: ...Vista Digital Mixing System 18 Software V4 1 SW V4 1 Date printed 20 08 09 A 6 Recommended Network Setup Examples A 6 1 Vista 8 and Vista 5 with a Switch ...

Page 680: ...Vista Digital Mixing System Date printed 20 08 09 SW V4 1 Software V4 1 19 A 6 2 Vista 8 and Vista 5 Peer to Peer ...

Page 681: ...Vista Digital Mixing System 20 Software V4 1 SW V4 1 Date printed 20 08 09 A 6 3 Vista 5 and Vista 5 Peer to Peer ...

Page 682: ...Vista Digital Mixing System Date printed 20 08 09 SW V4 1 Software V4 1 21 A 6 4 Vista 8 and Vista 8 Peer to Peer ...

Page 683: ...Vista Digital Mixing System 22 Software V4 1 SW V4 1 Date printed 20 08 09 A 6 5 Vista 8 Vista 5 Route 6000 OnAir 3000 ...

Page 684: ...e 6000 systems Power loss on Core and D21m frames D21m hardware change System shut down Vista systems send the following message type System shut down These messages are all displayed in the same type of window that also shows mic control messages As long as no sources or targets of a remote system are used locally no status messages of these systems are shown on the local Vista A 8 Labels from Ot...

Page 685: ...d Surround Sources The following remote sources can also be in stereo or 5 1 surround for mats Vista Direct Outputs Input Group and Master channels Stereo and Surround Inputs from OnAir consoles These sources can be patched directly with one single patch point connec tion to a local target ...

Page 686: ...AW channel a number of DAW controls can be operated as provided by the Mackie Control protocol The fader level as well as the status of mute solo and track arming The trans port control keys on the desk can be used for transport commands to the DAW Note DAW channels are excepted from snapshots and presets no DAW settings will be saved or can be recalled apart from the channel strip position de fin...

Page 687: ... there is a new menu option in the TC Reader Generator setup dialog Please note that the 9 pin serial control is disabled as soon as the DAW Control set ting is selected MIDI Over Ethernet Instead of the MIDI connection normally used as the physical layer for the Mackie protocols a MIDI over Ethernet solution is used that allows using one single Ethernet Cat5 cable instead of several MIDI cables T...

Page 688: ... DAW Control While using ipMIDI add the following two lines into D950system ini as shown below Please note the entry is case sensitive Midi DawPorts Ethernet MIDI Define Network Card Define which network card of the Vista is used for DAW control Set a persistent route by entering the following command to the com mand line on the Vista route add 225 0 0 0 MASK 255 255 255 0 x x x x p x x x x is the...

Page 689: ...n DAW Install ipMIDI v1 6 requires DirectX 8 1 or later Deactivate Loop Back un tick checkbox in the ipMIDI monitor window Define four ports in the ipMIDI monitor window as shown in chapter B 2 Restart the DAW platform PC or Mac B 3 1 General Recommendations Startup Order 1 Vista 2 DAW otherwise the initialization of faders may fail Shutdown Order 1 DAW 2 Vista otherwise all faders on DAW go to ze...

Page 690: ...ProTools tested with V7 4 Protocols Mackie HUI protocol OK Mackie control protocol Not supported Controller Settings Known Issues When closing Vista before ProTools Access violation in ProTools Pro Tools will not shut down correctly the Windows Task Manager is then required to end the program ...

Page 691: ...sta Digital Mixing System 30 Software V4 1 SW V4 1 Date printed 20 08 09 B 3 3 Apple Logic Pro tested with V8 0 2 Protocols Mackie HUI protocol Not supported Mackie control protocol OK Controller Settings ...

Page 692: ...Vista Digital Mixing System Date printed 20 08 09 SW V4 1 Software V4 1 31 ...

Page 693: ...Vista Digital Mixing System 32 Software V4 1 SW V4 1 Date printed 20 08 09 Known Issues Solo un mutes the channel on the DAW ...

Page 694: ...al Mixing System Date printed 20 08 09 SW V4 1 Software V4 1 33 B 3 4 Merging Technologies Pyramix tested with V6 0 Protocols Mackie HUI protocol OK Mackie control protocol Not fully supported Controller Settings ...

Page 695: ...h messages most commonly with a huge gang a crash of Pyramix can be provoked B 3 5 Steinberg Cubase tested with V4 0 Nuendo tested with V4 2 Protocols Mackie HUI protocol Only 8 channels supported Enable Auto Select must be disabled Mackie control protocol OK Enable Auto Select must be disabled Controller Settings ...

Page 696: ...Vista Digital Mixing System Date printed 20 08 09 SW V4 1 Software V4 1 35 ...

Page 697: ...te printed 20 08 09 Note In Cubase Nuendo the controller 4 must be mapped to Ethernet MIDI port 1 controller 3 to Ethernet MIDI port 2 etc as shown in the screen shots above in order to get the correct order of DAW channels 1 through 32 on the Vista console ...

Page 698: ... the correct cps files 1 x Vista HUI 3 x Vista XT HUI Mackie control protocol Use the correct cps files 1 x Vista MackiePro tocol 3 x Vista XT MackieProtocol These cps files are provided by Studer with the Vista SW 4 1 release they must be copied to the Controller folder in Samplitude Please contact Studer Customer Service if these files are not available Controller Settings ...

Page 699: ...ixing System 38 Software V4 1 SW V4 1 Date printed 20 08 09 B 3 7 SADiE tested with V5 6 2 Protocols Mackie HUI protocol Only 8 channels supported Mackie control protocol Only 24 channels supported Controller Settings ...

Page 700: ...trol Protocol Mackie HUI Protocol During the tests instabilities of SADiE were experienced when using more than 8 channels in HUI protocol mode and more than 24 channels in Mackie Control Protocol mode Therefore using max 8 or 24 channels respec tively is recommended The Heartbeat message 90 00 00 is answered by Vista answer 90 00 7F only if Vista is operating in HUI mode ...

Page 701: ...olution The persistent route has not been set correctly see chapter B 2 B 4 Channel Strip Keys Since DAW control is applicable for Vista 5 6 7 and 8 on all desk sur faces some of the channel strip keys can be used as channel control buttons for the DAW Vista 5 Vista 6 Vista 7 Vista 8 The marked keys can be used to control the following DAW functions Blue Mute Yellow Solo Green Track Arming ...

Page 702: ...keys available on the Vista 7 can of course also be used for controlling central DAW functions These keys are mapped to fixed MIDI commands as on the Mackie control surface These commands are interpreted differently from DAW to DAW Some DAWs also offer a learn mode i e a desired DAW function can be mapped to one of these keys ...

Page 703: ...F 05 F6 90 3B 7F 90 3B 00 B0 0F 1A B0 2F 41 B0 0F 1A B0 2F 01 F7 90 3C 7F 90 3C 00 B0 0F 1A B0 2F 45 B0 0F 1A B0 2F 05 F8 90 3D 7F 90 3D 00 B0 0F 1A B0 2F 40 B0 0F 1A B0 2F 00 MIDI Tracks 90 3E 7F 90 3E 00 B0 0F 18 B0 2F 42 B0 0F 18 B0 2F 02 Inputs 90 3F 7F 90 3F 00 B0 0F 18 B0 2F 44 B0 0F 18 B0 2F 04 Audio Tracks 90 40 7F 90 40 00 B0 0F 18 B0 2F 45 B0 0F 18 B0 2F 05 Audio Instr 90 41 7F 90 41 00 ...

Page 704: ...true bridge card redundancy Order no of the bridge card with this functionality is A943 0370 35 earlier bridge cards cannot be updated to this level Note When using a redundant bridge card the SCoreLive s maximum capacity for DSP cards is reduced from 9 to 8 cards Setup Possibilities up to Now i e pre V4 1 In the examples above the single bridge card must be installed in slot 10 of the SCoreLive f...

Page 705: ...ixing System 44 Software V4 1 SW V4 1 Date printed 20 08 09 Additional Setup Possibilities since SW V4 1 In these examples the dual bridge cards are installed in slots 9 and 10 so the maximum numbers of DSP card is 8 ...

Page 706: ...hese labels had to be edited all in the channel patch view except for the CGM VCA label that is edited in its own setup dialog win dow Important Input channels are the only channels that cannot be labeled in the strip setup This is because the input channels use a special mechanism always propagating the name of the Input interface e g mic input to the channel patched to this particular interface ...

Page 707: ...ed while dragging the pointer across a region in the General Patch view multiple connections can be selected now Once the multiple selection has been made as shown in the picture below a right click opens a selection window when Auto is selected any desired number of patch points can be connected at the same time A double click on a patch point allows either connecting or disconnect ing this patch...

Page 708: ...ing Delays for control room PFL headphones etc can now be made in the same dialog window where the Shared Delay processes are set In addition the shared delays are no more saved in snapshots but are valid for the whole title The monitoring delays however remain identical throughout all titles if desired they are still saved in the monXxx ini file ...

Page 709: ...t free then being available for other purposes such as increased channel count etc G 2 Vintage Dynamics at 96 kHz The Vintage Dynamics processing module introduced with SW 4 0 is now also available for configurations with a sampling rate of 96 kHz G 3 New Upmix Panner Version The Upmix panner in stereo channels also introduced with SW 4 0 now uses an improved panning law where the spreading of the...

Page 710: ...ely H 2 Modified Vistonics Mic Ctrl View Due to the microphone take over mechanism for the RELINK functional ity the layout of the Vistonics mic control view has changed For details please refer to chapter A 3 H 3 Improved AUX Send Level Resolution Several users reported that the AUX send level resolution is too coarse the resolution of the level type Vistonics elements has been increased around t...

Page 711: ...ad before this should make the operation somewhat easier to understand H 5 Automated title ini File Backup In case of a corrupted title ini file up to now the affected title could no more be loaded through the normal application load mechanism Now a backup file of the title ini is created automatically that enables opening the title under any circumstances ...

Page 712: ... 1 These files must be installed on your system in order to allow for the new functionality and improvements For more details please refer to the Installation Notes paper Signalling ini Introduction of simplified signaling logic Option Channel Mute logic simplified and automated reset to previous value D950System ini RELINK enabling added DAW port definition added ...

Page 713: ...text on restoring a backup with already existing session configuration The wrong message A non identical session configuration is now corrected to An identical session configuration Global snapshots were sometimes not recalled correctly after changing titles fixed Vista 5 and Vista 5 SR only Fixed producer level setting missing in Vista5 mon template Fixed with new Mon ini template file SCore Live...

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