Input Channel Section
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VCA Master and Master Mute Switch Group Control
If a number of input channels are assigned to VCA masters or mute master switches as described in the preceding
section, those channels can be controlled as a group from a single fader or mute switch.
VCA Section
VCA master faders 1 ~ 12 function as group faders for the assigned input channels, adjusting the output level of all
assigned channels while maintaining the level relationships between them. The final fader level of each channel will be
the sum of the channel fader and VCA fader settings. In the example below input channels 1, 3, 5, and 7 are assigned to
VCA group 1 while input channels 1 through 4 are assigned to the VCA 2 group.
In the same way, the [VCA MUTE] switches on the VCA master modules function as group mute switches for the
assigned input channels.
NOTE
The [VCA MUTE] switches function in a slightly different way than the mute master switches. When a [VCA MUTE] switch is engaged the
effect is the same as turning that VCA fader all the way down to -
∞
. The mute master switches, on the other hand, disengage the channel [ON]
switches of the assigned channels.
VCA
2
VCA
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
VCA Faders
Channel Faders
Since the VCA 2 fader is set to 0 dB (nominal), the
final fader levels of input channels 2 and 4 will
correspond exactly to their respective channel fader
settings.
Since the VCA 1 fader is set to –20 dB and the
VCA 2 fader is set to 0 dB, the final fader levels
of channels 1 and 3, which are assigned to both
VCA 1 and VCA 2, will 20-dB lower than the
input channel fader settings.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
VCA
2
VCA
1
VCA Faders
Channel Faders
[VCA MUTE]
Switch
Since the VCA 2 [VCA MUTE] switch is engaged
the final fader level of input channels 1 ~ 4 will be -
∞
.
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