Groups, Pairs And Copy Functions; Fader And Mute Groups; Creating And Updating Fader And Mute Groups; Viewing Groups - Behringer DDX3216 Operating Manual

7. GROUPS, PAIRS AND COPY
FUNCTIONS

7.1 Fader and mute groups

Fader and mute groups allow you to control several faders or
mutes with a single fader or MUTE switch, for example, to control
several assigned channels (backing vocals, drum set, string
ensemble, etc.) from one single channel strip. This works even
if not all channels belong to the same fader bank. You can create
any number of fader and mute groups, and existing groups are
conveniently displayed in the FADER menu. An ISOLATE function
is also provided, which temporarily disables all groups, and allows
you to use the grouped channels individually, without having to
delete the group before. When the ISOLATE function is
disengaged, the groups are re-activated, but are updated to
reflect the changes you have made in the meantime.

7.1.1 Creating and updating fader and mute groups

The GROUP switch in the left switch block allows you to create
and update independent fader and mute groups—quickly and
conveniently. Just follow the on-screen instructions. If dynamic
automation is on, you will be prompted to switch it off. Press
ENTER to continue, or CANCEL to quit.
To get a clear picture of existing fader or mute groups, press
the FADER bank switches to display all groups (see chapter

7.1.2 "Viewing groups").

Fig. 7.1: GROUP page
As long as the GROUP page is displayed, the SELECT and
MUTE switches only indicate the group status of the faders
(SELECT switches) and mutes (MUTE switches), based on the
following modes:
Flashing switch:
Channels with a flashing switch do not belong to any group.
Unlit switches:
Channels with unlit switches are part of an already existing
group.
Constantly lit switches:
Channels with constantly lit switches belong to a currently
selected group.
Three different group-forming modes are available:
1. Creating a new group:
Press the GROUP switch in the left switch block to display the
GROUP menu. Then, press one of the flashing switches to define
a channel—which does not yet belong to any group—as the
first channel of a new group. This should always be the first
step when creating a new group. Subsequently, you can add
other channels. To add a channel, which belongs already to
another group, press the unlit switch of that channel to delete it
from its previous group. Once flashing or unlit switches have
been pressed, they light up constantly to show you that their
channels have been added to the selected group. When all
channels for the new group have been selected, press ENTER
to finalize the process.
2. Adding further channels to an already existing group:
Press the GROUP switch in the left switch block to display the
GROUP menu. Then, press any of the unlit switches from the
group to which you wish to add further channels. As a result,
the switches of all channels which already belong to that group
light up constantly, and the group has been selected. Now, when

7. GROUPS, PAIRS AND COPY FUNCTIONS

you press a flashing switch, the associated channel (which
does not yet belong to any group) will be added to the selected
group, and its switch will light up constantly. If you press an unlit
switch, its associated channel (which belongs to another group)
will be deleted from its previous group and added to the currently
selected group. Once all changes to the existing group have
been made, press ENTER to finalize the updating process.
3. Deleting channels from an existing group:
Press the GROUP switch in the left switch block to display the
GROUP menu. Then, press an unlit switch from the group from
which you wish to delete channels. Now the group is selected,
and any channels belonging to that group are marked by
constantly lit switches. To delete channels from that group, press
their lit switches. Subsequently, all switches pressed start
flashing, indicating that their channels are no longer members of
any group. To cancel the entire group, press the switches of all
channels belonging to the group, until they all start flashing.
Once all changes to the existing group have been made, press
ENTER to finalize the updating process.
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If a paired channel is added to or deleted from a
fader or mute group, this will affect both channels
belonging to the channel pair.
When you switch between fader banks, while the GROUP
menu is displayed, you can create groups spanning several
fader banks. However, if the option GROUPS FADERPAGE
BOUND on the PREFS page of the SETUP menu is enabled, group
members can only be "recruited" from one fader bank.
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You can undo group changes at any time by
pressing CANCEL.
7.1.2 Viewing groups
Groups are displayed in the FADER menu, which can be
accessed by pressing the corresponding fader bank switch.
Fig. 7.2: FADER menu with mute and fader group display
Each page in the FADER menu comprises two rows of
switches. The letters displayed in these switches refer to the
members of fader mute groups. The upper row displays the
mute groups, the lower row shows the fader groups. If no letter
is displayed, the associated channel belongs to no group at all. If
a letter is displayed, the channel belongs to the same group as all
other channels displaying the same letter.
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Please note that fader and mute groups are
completely independent of each other!

7.1.3 ISOLATE switch

The ISOLATE switch allows you to temporarily disable all fader
and mute groups. It has, however, no effect on paired channels.
When the ISOLATE switch is engaged, all members from one
group can be set independently of each other, for example, to
re-adjust the balance between grouped channels. When
ISOLATE is turned off, all groups are re-activated, using the
new mute and fader positions as link values.
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