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6. Operation
6.14
VCA Grouping
VCA grouping can be used to control several sources or summing buses from a single master fader.
Up to 8 VCA masters can be defined in the configuration, and you can assign any number of fader strips to
each VCA master.
Please note:
·
A fader strip can only ever be assigned to a single VCA.
·
A VCA master cannot be slaved to another VCA.
·
For your console to support VCA grouping, at least one VCA master must be defined in the
configuration.
6.14.1 Assigning Faders Strips to a VCA
Fader strips are assigned to VCAs in a similar manner to the Bus Assign mode (described
).
1.
On the Central Module, select
BUS
and
VCA 1
- the fader strip MF Keys are switched into “VCA assign”
mode globally across the console.
Each MF Key is labeled and color-coded to show:
·
Red
= VCA assign on.
·
Green
= VCA assign off.
Note that the fader strip rotary controls have no function.
2
.
Use the MF Keys to change the assignments.
3
.
To access the second page of VCA masters, press
VCA 2
– you can now change the assignments to
VCAs 5 to 8.
4.
When you have completed all your assignments, deselect the
BUS
button to return the fader strip MF
Keys to their default functions.
VCA assignments can be displayed in the metering pages of VisTool. Or, you can interrogate assignments by
re-entering the “VCA assign” mode.
6.14.2 Assigning the VCA Master to a Fader Strip
VCA masters are available as sources when you activate source selection from a fader strip. This means that
you can assign a VCA master to any fader strip in the usual manner, see
Once assigned, the fader strip label display and backlight update according to the display name and color coding
defined in the configuration.
