Studer Vista, Operating Instructions Manual

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D950/Vista Digital Mixing System
4-90 GC Operation
SW V3.3 Date printed: 05.08.03
4.6.1.5 Load Session Configuration
If there is more than one Session Configuration on your D950/Vista sys-
tem, you may need to access this menu item in order to load a different
Session Configuration. Since Titles will automatically open the correct
Session Configuration (if its not already loaded), using the Load Configu-
ration menu item is only necessary when loading a Session Configuration
without opening a Title. Regardless of how a Session Configuration is re-
called, this process takes 20 to 30 seconds to complete, and mutes the con-
sole during loading.
Note: Keep in mind that all Titles contain pointers that enable the loading of the
proper Session Configuration and other appropriate files. If the Title’s
Session Configuration is different from the one that is currently loaded,
you will be asked to either confirm the loading of the correct Configura-
tion or to convert the Title for use with the current one. Therefore, during
routine operation, it is not necessary to use the Load Configuration menu
unless the user has created or modified a Session Configuration during that
session. Typically, the Load Configuration menu item should only be used
by the facility’s System Administrator or by advanced users.
Session Configuration subdirectories reside in the
C:\D950SYSTEMBD
sub-
directory. These subdirectories contain the following 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 exist) are created within Titles but are
stored with Session Configurations so they can be used with any Title
that uses a particular Configuration. Preset files have .pre extensions.
Session Configuration: This action opens a dialog box that allows the selection and opening of an
existing Session Configuration. A list of available Session Configurations
for selection will be displayed.
F Tip You should generally organize your Session Configurations in such a way
that
C:\D950SYSTEMDB
remains the parent directory, because the system
automatically searches for that directory during opening of a Title or Ses-
sion Configuration.
To load a configuration, double-click on it, or highlight it and click the
Open button. This will do the following:
•
Mute the console’s audio paths (including the monitoring section);
• Load the appropriate VMC data (core file) into the system, and check
their validity;
• Erase the old Session Configuration DSP software from the Flash
EPROM in the DSP Core, and load the new DSP software;
• Reload the control surface desk (the Channel Strips will go blank for a
few moments);
• Load the appropriate Monitor Configuration file;
• Activate the last used preferences belonging to the newly loaded Ses-
sion Configuration.