Tft Level Meters - Studer VISTA 5 M2 User Manual

TFT Level Meters

Date printed: 09.06.11
Depending on console size, the TFT meterbridge features either three or four
screens dedicated to the metering. An additional screen is used for display-
ing either the GC information of the desk control PC, the metering PC or
an external DVI signal; selection from these signals is done with the 3 keys
located just below this screen labeled GC, INT and EXT.
The metering PC also features two USB sockets where a keyboard and a
mouse may be connected whenever it needs to be operated separately (e.g.
for a SW update).
For all possible channel types the metering goes with it – from mono over
stereo to 5.1, always in the same space. Priority was to have as large a bar
graph meter as possible. In order to bring in more information, a lower area
is configurable that enables displaying different options, depending on the
channel type. It can bring a surround image view or what is called the 'history
diagram' of incoming or outgoing signal waveforms. This shows the history
of the signal and makes it easy to spot anomalies in the audio signal, such as
overloads or signal loss.
When focusing on some important channels, one might miss what's going
on somewhere else. If suddenly hearing something strange, with the history
feature a quick look across the console is sufficient to see what happened, and
where. Another option in the lower portion of the TFTs is a bus assignment
view, giving an overview of the channel's current bus assignment, e.g. on a
single channel where bus assignment is changed frequently.
The control bay metering differs from the meter screens on the fader bays; it
is mainly made to show output channels. For the control bay meters different
views are available. This view can be switched to a predefined meter view to
SW V4.5
Vista 5 M2 Digital Mixing System
TFT Meters 5