4 - Module operations—Fader and cut groups
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4.9 Fader and cut groups
In shifted mode, this key brings up the
GROUPING
screen, allowing input channels to
be assigned to fader and cut groups.
In this screen, each column represents an input chan-
nel (from 1 through 32). The two stereo input chan-
nels are also shown here.
There are eight fader groups and eight cut groups,
shown as rows on the display. Each channel may be a
member of one of each type of group (i.e. a channel
can be a member of one fader group and one cut
group, but not of two fader groups or two cut
groups).
Fader groups and cut groups are independent of each
other. The number of the fader group to which a
channel is assigned bears no relation to the number
of the cut group.
In each group (fader and cut), there is one master
channel, and all other channels in that group are slave
channels.
In the case of a fader group, moving the fader group’s
master channel fader will move the slave channels’
faders, relative to the master channel’s fader. Moving
the fader of a slave channel will affect only that
channel.
NOTE
These fader groups are not the same as the
output buss assignments (which are some-
times referred to as “groups” on some mixing
consoles).
In the case of a cut group, pressing the
CUT
key of
the cut group master channel will have the same
effect as pressing the
CUT
key of all the cut group
channels simultaneously.
NOTE
If channels have been stereo linked (see
below), the stereo pair of channels can be
used as a master channel. Moving either
fader of a master pair or pressing the
CUT
key
of either pair will affect the status of all slave
channels in that group.
4.9.1 Making group settings
Use the
UP
and
DOWN
cursor keys to navigate
around the groups. As each group is selected, as
shown by an on-screen box surrounding the group
row, the
SEL
indicators of the channels of the active
fader layer which belong to that group will light.
Alternatively the
ROW CURSOR
keys and the
JOG
dial can be used for navigation around the screen.
Press the
SEL
key of a channel to assign it to a group
or de-assign it from that group.
An on-screen group/channel intersection with a small
dot (•) means that the channel is not currently
assigned to any group. A large dot (
●
) indicates that
the channel is the master channel for that group (cut
or fader). A check mark (
✔
) shows that the channel is
a slave channel within that group.
When a group is selected on this screen, the
SEL
indicator of the master channel lights, and the
SEL
indicators of the slave channels ash (if the y are visi-
ble in the current fader layer).
4.9.2 Clearing group settings
The rst channel selected as the member of a group
becomes the master channel. Removing that channel
from the group clears it from the group and also
clears all slave channel assignments from that group.
4.10Checking fader and cut status
This allows the checking of the fader positions on the
display screen. This may be useful under the follow-
ing circumstances:
• when faders are grouped (see above, 4.9, “Fader
and cut groups” and it is necessary to check the
fader and cut positions of modules of layers other
than the layer containing the fader or cut master.
• when a snapshot is recalled (see 8.1, “Snapshot
memories”) and it is necessary to check the status
