Studer Vista, Operating Instructions Manual

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STUDER
07. Mar. 2005 Release Notes Vista 3.5
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- If cuelist is armed: Hit "NEXT" or "PREVIOUS" on the Vista 8 control bay
- Send MIDI show control messages to the console, according to the specification given
below.
Cue numbering and sorting
The number to the cue will automatically be given, but can be edited manually in order to match
cue numbers with other teams within a project (e.g. lighting department). In order to do this,
select the cue and click on "NAME, #" on the right side of the cue list. When altering the cue
number, it will automatically be resorted depending on the number given. The numbers used may
contain a decimal point and up to two digits thereafter. (#.## ) When resorting cues using
drag&drop, the numbers are automatically extended using decimal points and up to two digits after
this. In order to sort the cues, simply drag&drop the cue name to the right place.
Automatic numbering example: When inserting a cue between cue number 2 and 3, this cue will
automatically be numbered 2.1. If another cue is inserted between 2 and 2.1, this new cue will be
numbered 2.01. The system doesn't allow further cues to be inserted between 2 and 2.01. The user
would have to manually alter the number 2.01 first.
Crossfading between cues
Each cue displays a number for the crossfade time when activating this cue. To alter this time,
press-and-hold the left mouse button onto the digits and scroll up and down. Alternatively, enter
the number using the numeric keyboard. (Note that the Cue crossfade must be active for you to be
able to change this value).
When clicking on the crossfade time once, options for the behaviour of switches during crossfades
become visible on the left side of the window (Options Area). It is possible to define for each cue,
whether the switches 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 same time, possibly
with different crossfade times! If the two cues would change the same parameters, the first
crossfade would stop and the second one is applied from the point onwards.
Example:
Given:
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All Faders are set to 0dB
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Cue #1 contains a partial snapshot, setting faders 1-10 to -40dB. Crossfade time 10 seconds.
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Cue #2 contains a partial snapshot, setting faders 11-20 to -40dB. Crossfade time 1 second.
Action:
1. Recall Cue #1, e.g. by double-clicking on its name. -> Faders 1-10 will start slowly moving
towards -40dB dB
2. After e.g. 5 seconds Cue #2 is recalled. -> Faders 11-20 will start moving towards -40dB
3. After 6 seconds faders 11-20 have finished their crossfade and are set to -40dB
4. After 10 seconds faders 1-10 have finished their crossfade and are set to -40dB
Organizing Events
It is possible to move events from one cue to another one by using drag&drop. It is also possible to
move snapshots between cues using drag&drop. This adds the possibility to replace snapshots within
cues or exchanging them.
Updating snapshots
The snapshot names displayed in the cue list only refers to the corresponding snapshot contained in
the snapshot list. It is therefore possible to use the same snapshot in multiple cues, possibly using
different crossfade times. When updating a snapshot, the cues containing it will automatically use
the updated snapshot. Note: It is possible to update snapshots 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 like: MAKE, UPDATE, NAME etc.