Multidesk - Multiple Operating Surfaces; The Graphic Controller (Gc) - Studer D950 Operating Instructions Manual

D950 Digital Mixing System
2.4.2 MultiDesk – Multiple Operating Surfaces
2.4.3

The Graphic Controller (GC)

2-6 Getting started
the results of a parameter change. With the D950, the targeted channel
strip can be swapped temporarily with a strip located in the center, and
then be swapped back. Now, any channel can function as the "Sweet-Spot"
channel.
Up to four highly independent Operating Desks, working in different stu-
dios, can access the same DSP core. Each Operating Desk has independent
monitor sections, PFL and solo buses, as well as master outputs.
Depending upon on the specific D950 system configuration, individual
desks can be considered independently in terms of their assigned channels,
I/Os, and bookkeeping functions. It is also possible for different studios to
access the same audio signals – for example, input sources – through the
built-in router, as well as peripheral devices such as A/D and D/A convert-
ers. For certain applications, such as live-performance theaters, multiple,
parallel access to the same channels can be provided. For film-style mix-
ing, the system can be set up to work in a familiar three-operator configu-
ration, with each position sharing the same machine control and monitor-
ing system, but working on independent channels. In all cases, all desks
use a common timecode base.
For consoles equipped with the MultiDesk capability there is a separate
description covering the project specifics.
An important feature of the new D950 Digital Mixing System is its inte-
grated flat-panel LC display, which serves as the primary video monitor
for the system's Graphic Controller, a Windows NT application also re-
ferred to as "GC". The Graphic Controller program is used for operating
all mixing console functions that extend the D950's functionality (output
from the LC display can also be routed to a conventional SVGA monitor
located close to the digital mixer).
Specifically, the Graphic Controller's extended functions include:
• General and channel-specific router control;
• Recall and management of snapshots and cue points;
• Saving of desk clipboards;
• Assignment of the DSP channels to the fader strips;
• Automation control and operation of the timecode control;
• Tone generator and metering control;
• Control group and linkage control;
• Production and Title management;
• System administration.
Various display windows and dialog boxes group logically the individual
functions. Visual elements are optimized for simple and intuitive opera-
tion.
SW V3.3 Date printed: 03.09.03