Studer Vista 9 Operating Instructions Manual page 141

CHAPTER 4
4 Graphical Controller Operation .................................................................................................................................... 5
4.1 Introduction . ................................................................................................................................................................ 5
4.2 The GC Screen . ........................................................................................................................................................... 7
4.2.1 The Toolbar ........................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.2.2 The Status Bar ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
4.3 Graphical Controller Basics . ..................................................................................................................................... 10
4.3.1 Sources and Targets . ............................................................................................................................................ 10
4.3.2 The Session Configuration . ................................................................................................................................. 11
4.3.3 Labels .................................................................................................................................................................. 12
4.4 First Level of Operation: Main GC Pages ................................................................................................................ 13
4.4.1 One Page, or More... ........................................................................................................................................... 14
4.4.1.1 Working with one Single Page ....................................................................................................................... 14
4.4.1.2 Working with Multiple Pages ......................................................................................................................... 15
4.4.2 The General Patch ............................................................................................................................................... 17
4.4.2.1 General Patch Navigation ............................................................................................................................... 18
4.4.2.1.1 Navigating the Sources/Targets List . ...................................................................................................... 18
4.4.2.1.2 Other Navigation Methods ..................................................................................................................... 19
4.4.2.1.3 What Subcategories are There? . ............................................................................................................. 21
4.4.2.2 How to Deal with the Analog Interfacing? ..................................................................................................... 22
4.4.2.3 Digital Input/Output Subclasses ..................................................................................................................... 23
4.4.2.3.1 Using Subclasses to Aid Navigation ...................................................................................................... 23
4.4.2.4 Making and Clearing the Cross-Points . .......................................................................................................... 24
4.4.2.5 Editing the User Labels in the General Patch . ................................................................................................ 27
4.4.2.5.1 Sorting Options ...................................................................................................................................... 28
4.4.2.5.2 How to View the Different Label Types . ................................................................................................ 28
4.4.2.6 Working with Labels....................................................................................................................................... 29
4.4.2.6.1 Automatic Label Propagation ................................................................................................................ 30
4.4.2.7 What are Device Labels? ................................................................................................................................ 31
4.4.2.8 How to Activate the Device Label Functionality . ........................................................................................... 32
4.4.2.9 Where are the Device Labels Saved? ............................................................................................................. 32
4.4.2.10 How to Create or Overwrite a Device Label .................................................................................................. 32
4.4.2.11 How to Edit an Existing Device Label ........................................................................................................... 32
4.4.2.12 Background Information................................................................................................................................. 32
4.4.2.13 Naming Auxiliary Buses . ................................................................................................................................ 33
4.4.2.14 Matrix Buses . .................................................................................................................................................. 33
4.4.2.15 Multi-Track Buses with Switch for Pre-/Post-Fade and Pan On/Off ............................................................. 34
4.4.2.16 Automatic Generation of Intelligent Fixed Labels ......................................................................................... 35
4.4.3 Channel Patch . ..................................................................................................................................................... 36
4.4.3.1 Using the Channel Patch for Patching Audio ................................................................................................. 37
4.4.3.2 Setting the Order of DSP Processing Blocks.................................................................................................. 38
4.4.3.3 On-screen Toggles for Input Selector and Dynamics Key Selector ............................................................... 38
4.4.3.4 Editing the Channel User Labels .................................................................................................................... 38
4.4.3.5 Set the Metering and Direct Out Source Point ............................................................................................... 39
4.4.3.6 Switch off the Label Inheritance..................................................................................................................... 39
4.4.3.7 Setup & Activate the Dynamics Sidechain Link ............................................................................................ 40
Date printed: 28.0.0 SW V4.5
Vista 9 Digital Mixing System
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