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With all channels in Manual, you can mix and experiment as much as you like without
recording your changes or interference from the automation system. While not part of the
automation system, you may also want to change some of the recall settings as you work.
Once you’ve found a good starting point, a snapshot can be made to save the positions of
the automation controls and recall settings. This snapshot will save fader, mute, switch
positions and routing for use at a later time.
This unchanging mix can also be used as a starting point for automation. If you are ready
to start a final mix, the automation system may be engaged at this time. Use the arrow
keys on the Vision Control Panel to select “New Mix” from the menu and press the “Yes
OK” button. The positions of the automation controls (faders, mutes, and automation
switches) will be saved to the ACM memory and are referred to as “Initial Positions.”
Note: A rough mix should be established before creating a new mix in the ACM.
26.2.4 New Mix
Selecting “New Mix” from the ACM Main Menu will erase any existing mix data in the ACM,
and create a new, empty mix pass. This new mix pass with have all of your current fader,
mute and switch positions recorded as “initial positions” at Timecode 00:00:00:00.
Because you haven’t recorded any changes, these positions persist throughout the entire
range of Timecode, all the way to 23:59:59:xx.
A rough mix must be created on the console in Manual mode before selecting “New Mix”
from the ACM menu.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not select “New Mix” from the ACM Main Menu with all faders
down. Doing so will cause the fully attenuated positions to be
recorded as the initial positions in the ACM mix pass. When the
system is taken out of Manual mode, the faders will immediately
move to the fully attenuated position and your mix will be lost.
After the rough mix is created (in Manual mode), it is very important that “New Mix” is
selected BEFORE changing the automation mode from Manual to Read, Update or Write.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Failure to select “New Mix” from the ACM menu before changing the
automation from Manual mode will result in the loss of the rough
mix.
If no changes are written to automation, the initial positions will be used throughout the
mix.
If changes are written to automation, they will be played back at the Timecode locations
at which they were recorded. If playback is started at any earlier Timecode location, the
initial positions will be reset by the automation system and held until the first recorded
move is played back.
Note: The Default Groups will be included in the mix that is sent from the ACM to the PC
software when “New Mix” is selected from the ACM menu.
26.2.5 Mix Passes
A “mix pass” is simply a file containing all of control changes throughout the entire song.
Whenever Timecode is played back and changes are made, a new mix pass is created.
When you stop playback, changes are processed and the new pass replaces the previous
mix pass.
Mix passes are created in the Automation Control Module (ACM) and can updated using
only the console hardware. This allows a fully automated mix to be created without the
use of the computer.
The ACM can hold only one mix pass at time in its onboard volatile memory. The mix
pass in the ACM is known as the “current” or “active” mix pass and it is the one that will
be played back. Any recorded changes will be added to the data in the active mix pass
and a new mix pass will be generated. The resulting mix pass will then become the
current mix pass.