The General Patch - Studer D950 Operating Instructions Manual

D950/Vista Digital Mixing System
4.4.2

The General Patch

Sources List
Subcategory Drop-
Down Menus
4-18 GC Operation
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 tool-
bar
Using the GENERAL PATCH (D950) or GLOBAL PATCH (Vista) func-
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tion 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
stored 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 (equiva-
lent 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
one time.
Sources Selection Bar
Auto Select
Function
Selections Sorting
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
SW V3.3
Target Selection Bar
X-Y field
Fixed/User Label Displays
Targets List
Date printed: 05.08.03