Studer D950 Operating Instructions Manual page 49

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Managing the Layers
Some more useful facts:
Important Point to Remember
Channel Swap
Date printed: 03.09.03
In the case of the D950 Digital Mixing System, Studer created 10 of these
layers, and instead of the forklift (an impracticable tool for typical studio
environments), we can use Layer/Bank control keys. So, in concept, we
could cut a conventional console in up to 10 parts and map them to the
D950 Assignable Desk Surface in 10 layers, as follows:
ANY CONVENTIONAL CONSOLE
For reasons of convenient operation, the D950's 10 layers have been or-
ganized into five groups of two layers each, called Banks. One Bank is al-
ways displayed on the Desk Surface, with both layers visible on each
Channel Strip.
• A D950 Desk can be laid out conventionally with as many Channel
Strips as DSP Channels.
• All 10 layers have identical importance. The navigation to a layer is via
the Bank and Layer selection.
• A D950 Desk can always manage a maximum of 10 layers, even if they
are not used at a certain time. There is no problem to start using a fresh
Bank at any time.
• Any number of channel strips may be "locked" into place as other Lay-
ers/Banks are globally recalled and then released as needed by the op-
erator (using the Strip Lock Edit and Lock Strip facilities).
• If some channels within a bank are on Layer 1 and other are on Layer 2,
the alternate position can be toggled using the Swap L1/L2 control.
This layer assignment can also be stored and recalled by the user while
still in the same Bank.
• The console can be split (at a predetermined location) with independent
Bank/Layer and Menu control for each side.
Even if you change the current arrangement of layers and/or banks, the
sound being produced by the D950 will not change. In other words, an op-
erator can make changes freely on layers and banks without upsetting the
signals being processed by the console.
Unlike assigning DSP Channels to Channel Strips using the GC's Strip
Setup page, there is a quick and simple way to re-assigning a channel: Us-
ing the CH SWAP (Channel Swap) function. Simply press CH SWAP, and
SW V3.3
D950 Digital Mixing System
ASSIGNABLE CONSOLE – Studer D950
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