Matrix Mixers; Personal Q Mixers; Assigning And Using Vcas - DigiDesign D-show Manual

Matrix Mixers

Eight Matrix mixers are available for sending up to eight
mono mixes of output channels to any hardware output on
the system. Each Matrix is a 12 x 1 mixer with the following
sources: 8 Group busses or Aux busses (selectable in the Pick-
offs tab of the Options page), the 3 Main busses (L–C–R or
L–R+M) and one user-selectable channel.
Matrix input levels are controlled from the Assignable Output
Encoders. The master output of each Matrix mixer is con-
trolled from the Assignable Output Faders
See Chapter 11, "Matrix Mixers and PQ Mixers."

Personal Q Mixers

Eight Personal Q (PQ) mixers are available for sending up to
eight discrete stereo mixes of output channels to any hard-
ware output on the system. Each PQ is a 12 x 2 mixer with the
following sources: 8 Group busses or Aux busses (selectable in
the Pickoffs tab of the Options page), the 3 Main busses
(L–C–R or L–R+M) and one user-selectable channel.
Each of these PQ mixers are remotely controllable by optional
PQ Controller units, which allow adjustment of PQ mixer lev-
els from the stage.
If no PQ Controllers are used, the PQ mixers are still avail-
able for use as stereo Matrix mixers at the console.
PQ input levels and PQ input pan are controlled from the As-
signable Output Encoders. The master output of each PQ
mixer is controlled from the Assignable Output Faders.
See Chapter 11, "Matrix Mixers and PQ Mixers."

Assigning and Using VCAs

D-Show VCA controls emulate the operation of VCA (Voltage
Controlled Amplifier) groups. Up to eight VCA faders are
available for remote control of Input Channel and FX Return,
or Output channel fader gain.
VCAs control level of the assigned channels only. They do
not act as a summing output bus.
VCAs directly control the fader gain of each channel assigned
to the VCA fader, but do not change the position of the faders
on those channels. The accumulated gain of a channel be-
longing to several VCAs is limited to +12 dB.
To assign channels to VCAs:
Press the VCAs switch in the Assignable Output Faders sec-
1
tion.
Press the Multi-Assign switch above the Assignable Output
2
Fader for the VCA you want to use.
Press the Select switches on the Input Channels, FX Returns,
3
or Output channels you want to assign to the VCA.
Press the flashing Multi-Assign switch to confirm the assign-
4
ment, or press the Cancel switch to cancel the assignment.
Viewing Members of a VCA
To view the members of a VCA:
Go to the Outputs page and select a VCA channel. A list of
VCA members appears on the right side of the screen.
To view which Input Channels are members of a VCA:
Press the Show Members switch to the right of the Assign-
able Output Faders section. The Bus Assign LEDs 1–8 at the top
of each channel flash to indicate which Input Channels are
members of the VCA.
Using VCAs
To adjust the levels of VCA members:
Press the VCAs switch, located to the right of the Assignable
1
Output Faders section, to assign control of the VCAs to the
faders.
Move the fader for the VCA whose members you want to ad-
2
just.
To solo the members of a VCA:
Press the Solo switch on the VCA channels whose members
you want to solo so that the Solo switch is lit.
To mute the members of a VCA:
Press the Mute switch on the VCA channels whose members
you want to mute. The Mute LEDs on channels contained in
the VCA flash to indicate they are implicitly muted by the
VCA.
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