Simple And Expert Operational Modes - DigiDesign D-show Manual

Simple and Expert Operational Modes

When configuring Group busses, you can choose between two
operational modes that provide different levels of flexibility:
Simple mode and Expert mode.
Setting the Operational Mode
To switch between Simple mode and Expert mode:
Put D-Show into Config mode.
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Go to the Options page and click the Busses tab.
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Under Stereo Group Panning Operation, select the mode
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you want to use (Simple or Expert).
Setting the Group bus operational mode
Working with Mono Group Busses
When configured as mono busses, Groups can operate in the
following modes:
Simple Mode
In Simple mode, either all Groups on a channel are mono, or
all Groups on a channel act as bus pairs.
Expert Mode
In Expert mode, any of the 4 bus pairs can be stereo linked in-
dividually while leaving the other busses as mono, on a per
channel basis.
To set the link status of individual mono Group busses on a
channel (Expert Mode only):
Make sure Stereo Group Panning is set to Expert Mode.
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Select an Input Channel or FX Return whose signal you
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want to send to a Group bus. To select multiple channels, use
the Multi-Assign switch in the ACS Bus Assigns section.
In the ACS Bus Assigns section, press the Stereo Pan switch.
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The switch flashes yellow to indicate bus link mode.
Press any of the Group switches to link or unlink the bus
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pairs (1–2, 3–4, 5–6, or 7–8). The Group switch pairs flash yel-
low to indicate stereo linked, or flash green to indicate mono.
Press the flashing Stereo Pan switch to confirm the bus link
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status for the selected channels.
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Working with Stereo Group Busses
When configured as stereo busses, Groups can operate in the
following modes:
Simple Mode
In Simple Mode, all 8 Group busses function only as true ste-
reo busses.
Expert Mode
In Expert Mode, any of the 8 stereo Group busses can be set to
act as true stereo or as dual mono busses, on a per channel ba-
sis.
To set the link status of individual stereo Group busses for a
channel (Expert Mode only):
Make sure Stereo Group Panning is set to Expert Mode.
1
Select an Input Channel or FX Return whose signal you
2
want to route to a Group bus. To select multiple channels, use
the Multi-Assign switch in the ACS Bus Assigns section.
In the ACS Bus Assigns section, press the Stereo Pan switch.
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The switch flashes yellow to indicate bus link mode.
Press any of the Group switches (1–8) to set the correspond-
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ing bus to stereo or dual mono. The Group switches flash yel-
low to indicate stereo, or flash green to indicate dual mono.
Press the flashing Stereo Pan switch to confirm the bus link
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status for the selected channels.
To use dual mono Group busses (Expert Mode only):
Make sure the Group busses are configured as stereo busses.
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See "Configuring Aux, Group, and Variable Group Busses" on
page 62.
Make sure the link status of the Group busses you want to
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use is set to dual mono.
When routing channels to a dual mono Group bus, the Stereo
Pan switch will be off and the Group switch will light green to
indicate dual mono operation.