Studer Vista, Operating Instructions Manual

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D950/Vista Digital Mixing System
7-12 ConfigTool
SW V3.3 Date printed: 05.08.03
Both the Session Configuration Tool and the Studer D950/Vista System
software should be set to search in the folder
C:\D950SYSTEMDB
.
On the Studer D950/Vista System If you are running the Configuration Tool on the Studer D950/Vista Sys-
tem, and the search paths are set as above, there is nothing more you need
to do in order to load a configuration. Simply switch to the Studer
D950/Vista operating system (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 even a LAN network) to transport the
files. Care has to be taken to store the files under the appropriate directory
on the Studer D950/Vista control PC as described above. The only files
that must be transferred for each configuration are:
• MyConfig.vmc
• MyConfig.cor
Both files must be in the same subdirectory, otherwise the Studer
D950/Vista will not be able to load this configuration. The best practice is
to always copy the whole folder
<MyConfig>
with both files inside and
paste it to the
C:\D950SYSTEMDB
directory.
It is not necessary to copy the
*.ckf
file. It is not used by the Studer
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 snapshot or automation files will be differ-
ent, too.
A Snapshot file made under Session Configuration A can not, therefore, be
directly recalled under a different configuration B. A function called Im-
port must first be performed using the appropriate controls within the GC.
For more information on the Import function, please consult the
D950/Vista Operating Instructions.
Import Rules A simple set of rules will apply for the import:
•
Unnecessary data are truncated
•
Only items of identical type can be imported, e.g. data for mono input
channels can only come from mono input channels
•
If the source configuration A has 48 mono input channels and the cur-
rent configuration B has only 32, just the channels 1 through 32 are im-
ported and the rest of the source channels are ignored. When the item is
saved it will have 32 channels in it.
•
If the source configuration A has 32 mono input channels and the cur-
rent configuration B has 48, just the channels 1 through 32 are imported
and the rest of the current channels are ignored. User can edit and save
channels 33-48 manually. When the item is saved it will have 48 chan-
nels in it.
•
The same rules apply to the existence of processing blocks (EQ, Dy-
namics, etc.).