What Can You Do With Vmode - Axia Element Installation & User Manual

Be certain to replace the default channel numbers to
avoid confusion.
• Out Stream Type: Choose from Live Stereo,
Medium Stereo, Standard Stereo, Surround
and Only enable VMODE streams you
Disabled.
intend to actively use; active streams without any
activity simply clutter up your network with empty
streams!
Indicate stream health and audio
• Status/Audio:
presence as explained previously.

What can you do with VMODE?

Now that you know how to set up and enable VMIX,
Here are a few examples of how you might use it.
Create a mono stream.
Imagine you've got a satellite receiver connected to
an Audio Node. Sometimes, the program content is re-
ceived on only the Left channel — there is other content
on the Right channel that you don't want to air! Using
VMODE, you can split the L and R channels and create
a new source using just the channel you want, like so:
1. Choose
External
2. Type the receiver's name in the
3. Enter the unique channel number of the receiver
in the box.
Channel
4. Leave
In Stream Type
5. Choose
Upmix from L
box.
6. Enter a unique channel number in the Output
box.
Channel
7. Choose a stream type from the
box (you can choose
Type
not live audio).
8. Click the
Apply V-Mode Settings
You've just created a mono source with only the con-
tent you want that can be routed wherever you like.
Create a Split Record feed with Gain Control
Element v2.x introduces a "split" record function
that can be enabled in any devices' Source Profile; this
allows you to send a sources' audio to one channel of the
in the box.
Input Selector
box.
Src Name
set as
From Source.
in the
Audio Mode
Out Stream
because this is
Standard
button.
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stereo bus. You'd like to use this split-recording
Record
for an interview with a host several guests, placing the
host on the Left channel and all the other sources (guest
mics, phone callers, etc.) on the Right channel. Plus,
each source needs to have an independent gain stage
separate from the on-air (
PGM-1
with VMODE you can do it.
1. Using Element console controls, place the
Host's mic into the
Aux Send A
).
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2. Place each additional source to be recorded
on the right channel into the
fader.
3. Make certain that the
buses are
Send B ON
4. Now, within VMODE, choose an input pair and
set their
Input Selector
.
Aux Send B
5. Set the
Audio Mode
inputs rows to
VMODE
6. Create a unique channel number and stream
type for your new VMODE stream. This unique
channel will contain the Left channel of
on its Left output channel, and the Left channel of
A
on its Right output channel.
Aux Send B
7. Load your new VMODE stream to an Element
fader and assign it to
PGM-4/Record
What's Next
You've learned about nearly all of Element's func-
tions, learned how to set up Show and Source Profiles,
configure Virtual Mixers, and more. Now, if you're
ready to explore the final frontier, join us in Chapters 7
& 8 for a look at Element and StudioEngine advanced
settings.
) mix. Complex yes; but
bus, pre-fader (
bus, pre-
Aux Send B
and
Aux Send A Aux
and at a suitable gain level.
boxes to and
Aux Send A
of the first of the two
.
Combine L,L
Aux Send
. Voila!
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