Chapter 6. Options; Overview Of Options; System Configuration - DigiDesign D-show Manual

Chapter 6: Options

Overview of Options

The Options page provides the following tabs:
• System Config (see "System Configuration" on page 41)
• Busses (see "Busses" on page 44)
• Pickoffs (see "Pickoffs" on page 45)
• Snapshots (see"Snapshots" on page 46)
• Miscellaneous (see "Misc" on page 46)
• Interaction (see "Interaction" on page 47)
• Devices (see "Devices" on page 44)
• Plug-Ins (see "Installing and Authorizing Plug-Ins" on
page 137)
To display the Options page, do one of the following:
Press the Options switch in the View modes section of the
Main Unit.
– or –
Click the Options tab on-screen.
The System Configuration and Devices screens provide the
primary tools by which you configure D-Show mixing, rout-
ing, and processing options.
System Configuration
The System Config page lets you allocate DSP resources used
for routing and processing, configure the Main and
Aux/Group busses, clear the console, and quit (shut down
D-Show).
To access the System Config page:
Go to the Options page and click the System Config tab.
Editing System Config Settings
Settings available in the System Config screen can only be ed-
ited while in Config mode.
Changing the system configuration will restart the D-Show
software and may interrupt audio.
In Config mode, the Edit button becomes available to let you
change settings. When a System Config setting is changed,
the Apply button becomes available at the right of the screen
to let you confirm and apply changes.
Edit
System Configuration tab of the Options page
In Show mode, the Edit button is unavailable. This protects
these settings from being changed during a performance
(since changes to these settings can interrupt audio).
System Configuration settings on a standard D-Show system
Input Channels FX Returns
32, 48, 64, or 96 8 or 16
To change a System Config option:
Put D-Show in Config mode.
1
Go to the Options page and click the System Config tab.
2
Click Edit.
3
Change a System Config, Main Bus, or Bus Configuration
4
option.
Click Apply to confirm and apply your new settings.
5
Graphic EQs
0, 8, 16, or 24
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