Studer Vista, Operating Instructions Manual

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D950/Vista Digital Mixing System
7-30 ConfigTool
SW V3.3 Date printed: 05.08.03
Typically, there will only be one stereo PFL bus. The number of Solo
buses has to comply with the surround format – i.e., for the 5.1 format you
will need six Solo buses.
It is legal to have more buses than corresponding channel types. The rea-
son for this is that the buses (unlike in analog consoles) are valid audio
signals and can be used as such in the Studer D950/Vista patch. They are
simply summing buses which will output the sum of all assigned inputs,
which means that the buses can also be used as components of multiformat
stems.
Remove Buses Simply click on the bus type to be removed and hit the “Del” (delete) key.
MultiDesk Groups See chapter 7.4.3.4 .
7.4.3.4 Special Configuration Functions: MultiDesk and Stems
Here a brief explanation of two concepts which are unique to the Studer
D950/Vista.
7.4.3.4.1 The Concept of MultiDesk Control Groups (D950 only)
Up to four individual operating desks can access the same DSP Core on
the D950 (
not possible on the Vista consoles ). Each of these desks can
have a separate Monitor section, PFL buses, Solo buses, and a set of Out-
puts. The four desks can work on individual tasks in different studios, but
they share the available DSP power 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 working on
four separate tasks.
The Session Configuration defines and configures the way how several
Desks in a MultiDesk setup are working and sharing DSP power.
F Tip Please note that there are two limitations to this concept:
•
Regardless of the number of desks in a MultiDesk system, they must all
work with the same Timecode, since there is only one TC input to the
system
•
Since there is only one control system, and only one Session Configu-
ration, it is impossible to reconfigure individual desks and to load a
configuration independently from other desks. This means that all (up
to 4) desks are always loaded at the same time.
Please also note that having made a MultiDesk configuration is only a part
of the work. The Studer D950 desk also must have been manufactured and
equipped in an appropriate way, as well as all peripheral devices config-
ured to serve the MultiDesk purpose. The next section describes the prin-
ciple of making two strongly different MultiDesk configurations. In both
cases we will make a two-desk configuration for reasons of simplicity.