Channel Meters - Studer Vista 1 Operating Instructions Manual

Vista 1 Digital Mixing System
2.2.2.1

Channel Meters

Control Group Indicator
2-18 Desk Operation
Each channel strip hosts a tri-coloured two-channel LED bargraph meter,
indicating various levels of the corresponding channel. The lower part of the
meter is reserved to show gain reduction in case compressor/limiter (right
side) or expander/gate (left side) is active. One LED element stays on per-
manently if any of the dynamics processing blocks is switched on.
The upper part is showing levels. If a mono signal is displayed, both 'channels'
are linked and show the same display. A temporary peak hold helps finding
current peak levels. A separate red element on the very top indicates OL,
i.e. overload. The headroom of the meters (i.e., the point where they change
from green to yellow) can be adjusted within –25 dB
graphic controller screen (Option – Meter/Generator menu).
The following levels may be displayed and indicated using the two dots below
the meter:
• Channel input level (post input processing): left dot dark
• Channel post-fader level: left dot green
• Channel direct output level (if patched to an output interface only): left
dot yellow.
In case the channel is an 'n–1 owner channel', the right half of the LED bar-
graph may show the n–x output level. This is indicated by a green dot above
the 'n–1' label. Since the meters cannot show two channels of a stereo channel
anymore in this mode, they will show the maximum of left and right channel
at this time. Therefore: Left part of meters shows 'max of left/right channel
level', right part shows 'max of left/right n–1 output level'.
The 7-segment display indicates the control group to which this channel
is assigned (this is a function similar to 'VCA groups' known from analog
mixing consoles).
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