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Big Picture Concepts
Storage Mode versus Live Mode
When you first create a Drag Net device configuration, it is
stored and appears under the Storage folder of the Project Win-
dow. Think of this as
offline
mode
.
Any changes made to Storage
configuration are saved to your computer only; they are not
updated automatically on the Live device.
Storage configurations are transferred to a Live device, which
appears under the Live folder of the Project window after suc-
cessfully polling for devices.
After transferring the configuration from Storage to Live you
can adjust parameters, build Presets, and set up Remote Map
associations in real time on the Live device. You can not add/de-
lete blocks or wires. Think of this as
online
mode. All changes
are automatically saved to the Live device; however, periodically
transfer the Live device settings back to a new or existing Storage
configuration in order to maintain an offline (backup) copy of
system settings. Live device settings are not automatically kept in
synch with Storage configurations.
File Concepts
A Storage configuration consists of:
• The Processing Map (schematic/audio signal flow).
• Parameter settings (gains, delay, EQ, etc.) and Preset info.
• Remote Map link info.
In Drag Net 4.2 and higher, these items are stored in a single
configuration file (see Project Window on page 1). This makes it
easier to track, transfer between computers or email your Drag
Net configurations. Previous to 4.2, this data was in three inde-
pendent files.
Dragging Tips (Storage mode)
Audio flow:
Drag and drop blocks from the Palette
window
to the Processing
Map
to build the audio portion of a Device
Configuration.
Control:
Drag and drop items from the Parameter
window
to the Remote
Map
to build the control portion of a Device
Configuration.
Move blocks around the Device Configuration window by
left-clicking the block to select it, then dragging the block to a
new location while continuing to hold down the mouse button.
Alternately, left-click the block to select it, hold down the CTRL
key, then use the arrow keys to reposition the block.
Drag and drop blocks from the Device Configuration win-
dow to the Preset window to add blocks to the Preset block list.
Drag and drop configurations between the Storage and Live
folders in the Project window to transfer configurations between
the PC and a Live unit.
Wiring Tips (Storage mode)
Wires can be dragged from Out pins to In pins found on each
processing block. A couple tips:
• You must wire from an Out pin to an In pin.
• Any Out pin can be wired to as many In pins as desired
— a dedicated split block is not required. It is not possible,
however, to connect multiple Out pins to a single In pin. Use
mixers or selectors for this purpose.
Presets
The current settings of a device (all Properties, or parameters) are
always stored in working memory and displayed in the Device
Configuration window, making for a true WYSIWYG (What
You See Is What You Get) interface. Each user-definable Preset
can store processing block Properties and Remote Map settings
for subsequent recall. A Preset can be comprised of any or all
processing or control elements displayed in the Device Configu-
ration window.
Only the processing parameters and the Remote Map set-
tings are stored in Presets — it is not possible to change the wire
routing or signal flow using Presets. If you require a completely
new signal flow, you must either draw all required parts of the
system in the Processing Map and then toggle Presets to route
the audio between the various system blocks using selectors or
mixers, or transfer a new Storage configuration from the PC to
the Live device.
Storing to Presets
Click the
Add All Blocks
button, located next to the Store
Preset button in the Preset window, to populate the Preset block
list (Name/Type) with all blocks on the Processing Map. Store a
Preset by clicking the
Store Preset
button and selecting a Preset
number. The current settings of each block in the list are stored,
the device configuration is automatically saved, and the stored
Preset is automatically recalled.
It is also possible to store and recall a subset of processing
and control blocks. Drag and drop (or alternately right-click a
block and choose
Add to Preset
) only the blocks you want stored
in the Preset from the Device Configuration window to the
Preset window. When the Preset is recalled, only the settings of
the blocks contained in the Preset are modified; all other blocks
remain unchanged from their current state. Thus, recalling
the Preset “overlays” the current settings with a subset of new
parameters.
Recalling Presets
The
Recall Preset
button in the toolbar at the top of the screen
recalls previously stored Presets. When a Preset is recalled, its
number is displayed in the upper right corner of the Preset win-
dow, the block list in the Preset window is populated, and small
numbered tags appear in the lower right corner of each process-
ing or control block comprising the recalled Preset. Clear these
tags by right-clicking within the Device Configuration window
and selecting
Clear all preset tags
.
