The General Patch - Studer Vista 9 Operating Instructions Manual

4.4.2

The General Patch

Subcategory Drop-Down Menus
Auto Select Function
Date printed: 28.0.0
The GC General Patch page can be accessed in three different ways:
• From the Page menu, by clicking on the appropriate menu item
• Using the Page icons, by clicking on the appropriate icon in the toolbar
• Using the GLOBAL PATCH function key. This is the fastest way.
The General Patch is the main tool used to establish and clear audio con-
nections within the system. The name 'Patch' is used because it mimics the
conventional patch bay used in analog consoles. It accomplishes all the tasks
of a conventional patch bay, and much more. Patch cross-points are saved
into the Snapshot/Preset memories.
It utilizes an X-Y axis (or side-to-side/up-down) representation to aid viewing
and editing of existing connections or cross-points (equivalent to the location
of patch cords), and all existing Sources and Targets (equivalent to the patch-
jack pairs used in most patch bays).
The General Patch can be thought of as a number of 'sub-patches' whereby
single subcategories of the sources and targets can be viewed at a time.
Sources List
Sorting Selections
The General Patch consists of:
• A Targets list (the lower horizontal, or x axis), equivalent to the lower jack
row in a patch bay
• A Sources list (the left-hand vertical or y axis), equivalent to the upper
jack row in a patch bay
• The X-Y field, where the cross-point icons enable interrogation and editing
of cross-point connections
• The Source and Target selection Bars
• Source and Target drop-down menus for selection of the subcategory to
be viewed
• Auto Select function
• Viewing selections which allow sorting of the Sources and Targets Lists
by label type
• The Fixed/User Label displays for the selected Source/Target
chapter 4.3.3).
SW V4.5
Source Selection Bar
Target Selection Bar Fixed / User Label Display
Vista 9 Digital Mixing System
X-Y Field
Targets List
GC Operation 4-
(refer to