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4 Linking the NetWave
To edit the NetWave console’s signal list,
highlight its parent device’s name, then high-
light the NetWave console’s name in the Source
Include Signals list. All of the unhidden source
names appear in this list. Using standard Win-
dows selection techniques, select the desired sig-
nals, then click the double right arrow key (>>)
to add these signals to the parent device’s In-
clude Signals list. This makes the selected sig-
nals available to be routed to any VistaMax
destination.
Repeat this procedure for the Destination In-
clude List. Typically only the channels with Dual
Router panels are included in this list.
To remove any sources from the Include List,
highlight the signals then click the double left
arrow key (<<).
Macro Files
Macro files are text files with the suffix
.mac
.
Macro files created for the NetWave console
are stored in the SesFiles folder on the VistaMax
Server (
storage card/DATA/SesFiles
)
assigned as the parent device for that console.
Macros can be created on the setup computer,
or another computer, using a text-only editor like
Windows® Notepad, and then transferred using
FTP Voyager (or other FTP program) to the Vis-
taMax server.
Note:
Macros can cause multiple au-
dio and logic routes to occur when they
are taken. They could also cause ses-
sion or macro files to be loaded on
any device in the system. Needless to
say, macros are very powerful, caus-
ing signal routing changes to take
place that may affect other users in
the VistaMax system, so they should
always be used with caution.
NETWAVE SIGNAL NUMBERS
Macro files use signal numbers to define sources
and destinations. Thus, an understanding of how
signals are identified in the NetWave console is
essential. The
netwave_signal_numbers.pdf file on
the 99-5001 CD-ROM lists every possible Net-
Wave source and destination signal number in a
spreadsheet. A signal has one of 96 possible sig-
nal numbers, corresponding to which Hub card
facet the Link cable is plugged into and which
card frame slot the Hub card is in.
The examples that follow all show one Net-
Wave console plugged into the card frame de-
fined as device 40. The console’s Link cable is
plugged into facet 4 of Hub card 0.
The first page of the
netwave_signal_numbers.pdf file shows the Net-
Wave console’s sources for Hub 0, facet 4, as
being signal 257 (the console input set as Source
1, left channel) to signal 320 (cue, right channel).
Pages 4 thru 6 of the PDF file show the desti-
nation signal numbers for NetWave consoles.
Sources and destinations use the same number
set, thus, for Hub 0, facet 4, destination 257 is the
left-most Dual Fader channel (channel 1) while
destination signal 308 (which is the highest desti-
nation on a NetWave-24 console) is the right chan-
nel of External Monitor 2.
These signal numbers are used by VMCC to
generate the setup files, and are shown in the
Local
Signal #
column on the source and destination
signal panes. The Device Number is listed on
the main pane for each VistaMax device (Net-
Wave consoles do not have separate device num-
bers, they use their parent’s device number).
DUAL ROUTER SOURCES
For a source to appear on a Dual Router
panel, that source must be listed in the parent
device’s
routers.ini
file, as shown at the
top of the next page.