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Chapter Four:
Element Operations
Once it's installed in your studio, Element looks a lot
like a traditional radio broadcast console — but that's
where the resemblance ends.
Element isn't a console; it doesn't actually mix or
process audio. It would be more accurate to say that
Element is a control center, allowing the operator to take
charge of the delivery system, the StudioEngine mix-
ing/routing engine, the phone system, the recorder/edi-
tor and other sources.
With Element, our goal is to provide you with the
most efficient man-machine interface possible for fast-
paced, complex programs where board operators must
multi-task without error. As such, Element brings a whole
new level of control and sophistication to the broadcast
studio, while providing very intuitive operation.
Overview
Element was designed to perform equally well in
air or production studios. In the air studio, the clean
interface enhances speed and accuracy without clutter
or confusing controls. In the production room, deeper
levels of sophistication are accessible with the touch of
a button.
Because different people work differently, we've
made it possible to access many functions in multiple
ways. By providing several paths to access a function,
the board operator has less to remember and is less like-
ly to get trapped. This also serves to bring new operators
up to speed easily.
In this chapter we'll first give you a high-level over-
view of Element capabilities to help convey exactly what
Element is capable of. Then, we'll give you detailed ex-
planations of the various controls and functions.
Displays
Unlike other control surfaces, Element does not in-
clude built-in meters or other displays. Instead, Element
GPIO/Power Supply Nodes provide a VGA output to
feed your choice of display monitors.
Element's display normally shows meter levels for
all PGM buses, a time of day clock, countdown and time-
remaining timers, and well as important status messages.
When the operator adjusts console options using the Di-
rect Access Keys on the Master Module, the screen helps
navigate the options and, in the case of audio dynamics
and EQ adjustment, shows graphic representations of
the effects of changes.
Show Profiles
Element can be completely reconfigured, instantly,
to suit different types of shows. By using pre-defined
Show Profiles, talent can change board settings from a
phone and microphone intensive morning show to a per-
sonality-based music show – or any other kind – at the
touch of a button.
Show Profiles are easily accessed by pressing the
key located at the top of the
Profile
section of the Master Module. Element's on-screen
display will change to display a list giving instant ac-
cess to all stored Profiles. Construction and administra-
tion of Show Profiles is covered in Chapter Five. "Show
Profiles."
Sources, Channels and Faders
During the course of this manual, we'll refer often to
sources and channels. These are not the same! "Sourc-
es" are microphones, CD players, outputs from the
playout system, telephone hybrids, etc. Your Livewire
network may have a very large number of sources, in
different locations, used at various times.
"Channel" would normally be used when referring to
Element's linear pots and associated on/off controls, al-
pha displays, bus assignment keys, etc. But "Channel" is
also used when discussing numbered Livewire network
streams. To avoid confusion, we'll call Element channel
strips "Faders".
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