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Harman Studer Vista FX Operating Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1 Studer Vista FX Option to Vista Digital Mixing Systems (from SW Version 4.9 or higher) Operating Instructions...
  • Page 2 Disclaimer The information in this document has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate at the time of publica- tion. However, no responsibility is taken by us for inaccuracies, errors, or omissions, nor is any liability assumed for any loss or damage resulting either directly or indirectly from use of the information contained within it.
  • Page 3 Safety Information For Your Own Safety and to Avoid Invalidation of the Warranty Please Read This Section Carefully • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. • Heed all warnings. • Follow all instructions. • Do not use this apparatus near water. • Clean only with a dry cloth. • Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
  • Page 4 Safety Information • Protective Earth (Ground): Green/Yellow (US: Green or Green/ Yellow) • Neutral: Blue (US: White) • Live (Hot): Brown (US: Black) As the colours of the wires in the mains lead may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: • The wire which is coloured Green and Yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or by the earth symbol. • The wire which is coloured Blue must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter N. • The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter L. Ensure that these colour codes are followed carefully in the event of the plug being changed • This unit is capable of operating over a range of mains voltages, as marked on the rear panel.
  • Page 5 Safety Information Conforming to this directive will minimise the risk of hearing damage caused by long listening periods. A simple rule to follow is: The longer you listen, the lower the average volume should be. Please take care when working with your audio system –...
  • Page 6 Installation General Installation Instructions Please consider besides these general instructions also any product-specific instructions in the “Installation” chapter of this manual. Unpacking Check the equipment for any transport damage. If the unit is mechanically damaged, if liquids have been spilled or if objects have fallen into the unit, it must not be connected to the AC power outlet, or it must be immediately disconnected by unplugging the power cable.
  • Page 7 Installation / EMC Class I Equipment (Mains Operation) Should the equipment be delivered without a matching mains cable, the latter has to be prepared by a trained person using the attached female plug (IEC 320 / C13 or IEC 320 / C19) with respect to the applicable regulations in your country.
  • Page 8 EMC / Maintenance / ESD • Use a system grounding concept that satisfies the safety requirements (class I equipment must be connected with a protective ground conduc- tor) and that also takes into consideration the EMC require ments. When deciding between radial, surface, or combined grounding, the advantages and disadvantages should be carefully evaluated in each case.
  • Page 9 ESD / Repair • When performing a repair by replacing complete assemblies, the removed assembly must be sent back to the supplier in the same packing material in which the replacement assembly was shipped. If this should not be the case, any claim for a possible refund will be null and void. • Unpacked ESD sensitive components should only be handled in ESD protected areas (EPA, e.g.
  • Page 10 Repair / Disposal SMD Components Studer has no commercially available SMD components in stock for service purposes. For repair, the corresponding devices have to be purchased locally. The specifications of special components can be found in the service manual. SMD components should only be replaced by skilled specialists using appro- priate tools.
  • Page 11 Conformity Declarations of Conformity Class A Equipment - FCC Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide a reasonable protection against harmful interfer- ence when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 12 Appendix Appendix 1: Air Temperature and Humidity General Normal operation of the unit or system is warranted under the ambient condi- tions defined by EN 60721-3-3, set IE32, value 3K3. This standard consists of an extensive catalogue of parameters, the most important of which are: ambient temperature +5...+40 °C, relative humidity 5...85% (i.e., no formation of condensation or ice);...
  • Page 13 Appendix evaporation (sublimation) may be expected; otherwise the system must be heated and dried while switched off. A system without visible internal formation of ice or condensation should be heated up with its own heat dissipation, as homogeneously (and subsequently as slow) as possible;...
  • Page 14 Appendix Appendix 2: Mains Connector Strain Relief For anchoring connectors without a mechanical lock (e.g. IEC mains connec- tors), we recommend the following arrangement: Procedure: The cable clamp shipped with your unit is auto-adhesive. For mounting please follow the rules below: • The surface to be adhered to must be clean, dry, and free from grease, oil, or other contaminants.
  • Page 15 Appendix Appendix 3: Software License Use of the software is subject to the Studer Professional Audio Software License Agreement set forth below. Using the software indicates your accep- tance of this license agreement. If you do not accept these license terms, you are not authorized to use this software.
  • Page 16 Appendix Reverse Engineering Reverse engineering is only permitted with the express consent of Studer. The consent of Studer can be obtained but is not limited to the case in which the interface software can not be provided by Studer. In any case Studer has to be informed immediately upon complete or partial reverse engineering.

  • Page 17: Table Of Contents

    Vista FX Vista FX Introduction ...............................3 Hardware ................................4 Setup with SCoreLive ............................6 Hardware setup ..............................6 Network configration ............................7 Files on the Vista control PC ..........................7 Files on the redundant Vista control PC ......................8 Setup process in Vista application ........................8 Startup ................................10 Effect routing ..............................
  • Page 18 Vista FX 1-2 Vista FX SW V4.9 Document generated: 28.08.14...

  • Page 19: Introduction

    In general, multi- effect units provide effects processing for the most commonly used time based effects, such as : Reverb, Flange/Chorus and Delay. Studer Vista FX is the result of a collaboration between Studer and Lexicon, which provides broadcast quality effects-processing, controlled from the intuitive Vistonics interface of the Vista console.

  • Page 20: Hardware

    Vista FX Hardware The Vista FX hardware is coming in a housing which uses 2 RU in a 19” rack. It has the Studer partnumber 5003726. One such hardware unit is the equivalent of two Lexicon PCM96 “engines”. Up to three such Vista FX units can be combined, to provide Lexicon effects in the equivalent of six Lexicon PCM96.
  • Page 21 Vista FX Ethernet Mains Mains Control Ports A Switch Switch Number Of Slaves Switch Lock HD Link Ethernet Mains Mains LED’s Connectors Control Ports B Inlet Inlet Vista FX 1-5 Document generated: 28.08.14 SW V4.9...

  • Page 22: Setup With Scorelive

    OUT and IN of the master box. “Number of Slaves” of Slave FX boxes must be set to 0. Control connection The control connection to the desk is using Harman’s HiQNet protocol and needs a simple Ethernet connection. Setup All control ports of all units need to be daisy-chained with CAT5 cables. The first or the last port then needs to be connected to the Vista desk.

  • Page 23: Network Configration

    Vista FX network configration Vista control PC requirements We recommend using the subnet “xxx.xxx.3.xxx” on the used Vista network adapter by default for all Vista FX units. On some Vista systems (e.g. Vista 5) the subnet “xxx.xxx.3.xxx” does not yet exist. There, we recommend defining this additional subnet “xxx.xxx.3.xxx”. See note below on how to add a subnet.

  • Page 24: Files On The Redundant Vista Control Pc

    Vista FX ç this ID must be different on the redundant PC Node=555 ç must be set to “No” DhcpEnabled=No ç this needs to be the used subnet IpAddress=192.168.3.128 ç must be set to “Yes” ReconfigureDeviceInDiffSubnet=Yes ; old entries for compatibility ç...
  • Page 25 Vista FX FX Audio Setup Dialog Menu The FXAudioHiQNetSetup – window opens up, and the “Start Setup” button can be pressed. Setup Window Then all the connected Vista FX hardware units are detected and become available for the Vista mixing system. This is then displayed in the Surveyor window : Surveyor View When there is any change in the IP configuration, the system prompts to ask the user to run the Audio Setup Dialog again.

  • Page 26: Startup

    Vista FX startup Please note that all the above setup process needs to be done only once, as the initial setup. From then on, the Vista mixing system will always provide the FX, every time the system is started. Start-up time of the Vista FX unit During the power up of the Vista FX hardware unit, its lock LEDs of the active HD link connections are flashing.

  • Page 27: Effect Routing

    Vista FX eFFect routing The Lexicon PCM96 Surround provides the categories of effects presets as mentioned in chapter 1. The routing of these effect-blocks can vary in terms of number of inputs and outputs. This can then allow a number of effects to be processed simultaneously on the same unit.
  • Page 28 Vista FX effect signal back into the mix, an input channel (“effect-return”) has to be used. Since this is still a practical way of working, and because many operators are very familiar with this concept, it is also used for Vista FX. Insert Effects When an effect is only used for one single channel, it can be patched into the channels insert path.

  • Page 29: Operation

    Vista FX operation As oposed to the initial setup process, which is described above - here, the actual operation with Vista FX is explained. engine setup As the starting point for working on a session by session basis with Vista FX, the engine setup needs to be carried out.
  • Page 30 Vista FX Dual Stereo setup : This setup provides two stereo effect blocks for one engine. It is suitable for usage of a stereo effect, e.g. a stereo reverb. Since two engines are avaialble, the user has the benefit of running two different stereo effects at the same time.

  • Page 31: General Patch

    Vista FX with will reset all effects and they will need to be reloaded again! There is a warning window which informs about the consequences that the changing of the engine setup will have : Note : Also the state of the engine setup is stored in snapshots. This means that the engine setup can be changed be recalling a previuosly created snapshot.
  • Page 32 Vista FX The general patch always shows six input- as well as output ports per engine. Because up to three Vista FX hardware units can be connected, and each hardware unit has two engines, the total of shown patch points is always 36 input- and 36 output ports.
  • Page 33 Vista FX Quad Mono setup : When loading a Quad Mono setup, the ports look accordingly : Single Two In Five Out setup : When loading a Single Two In Five Out setup, the ports look accordingly Single Five In Five Out setup : When loading a Single Five In Five Out setup, the ports look accordingly Single Six In Six Out setup : When loading a Single Six In Six Out setup, the ports look accordingly :...

  • Page 34: Create Send Return Effects

    Vista FX window : As a shortcut for ‘patching to effect targets’ and ‘from effect sources’, it is also possible to doubleclick into one of the twelve label areas in the setup window. This then navigates directly to the general patch, to the desired target or source.
  • Page 35 Vista FX This return channel then gets the blue FX icon instead of the panning icon in the Vistonics touch area (the panning can still be done in the channel ‘misc’ view). Make the desired bus assign for the return channel Operate the FX parameters from the FX icon in the Vistonics touch area. Use Filters and EQ as well as Dynamics of the return channel to further pro- cess the effect sound to taste.

  • Page 36: Create Insert Effects

    Vista FX create insert effects To setup the desk for working with an ‘Insert’ effect, the following steps of preparation need to be carried out : Patch the effect output port and effect input port into the insert path of the desired channel - either on general patch or easier on channel patch page.
  • Page 37 Vista FX This channel then gets the blue FX icon instead of the panning icon in the Vistonics touch area (the panning can still be done in the channel ‘misc’ view). Operate the FX parameters from the FX icon in the Vistonics touch area. Activate the channels Insert On/Off. Use the effects wet/dry Mix parameter to blend the processed signal to the dry signal to get the desired resulting sound.

  • Page 38: Loading Effects

    Vista FX Loading effects Preset On/Off Category Copy/Paste Effect Parameters When touching into the FX icon area of the Vistonics, a number of blue coloured Vistonics rotaries and icon areas are opened up. This area is always 5 x 4 Vistonics rotaries wide. It is divided into the following areas : Category : The Vista FX presets are grouped into categories.
  • Page 39 Vista FX Mix : Adjusts the proportion of wet (processed) signal to dry (unprocessed) signal. Ranges from 0% (all dry) to 100% (all wet). With send-return effects, you will leave this at 100% wet, and with insert-effects, the desired dry/wet blend can be created. On/Off - Copy/Paste : Here, the effect processing of the engine is globaly switched On or Off. Please note, that the default state of the processing is Off ! The small Vistonics button has the function of a copy/paste button.

  • Page 40: Effect Parameters

    Vista FX effect parameters Please note that per preset,a maximum of 16 parameters can be controlled on the Vistonics user interface. Some of the original Lexicon effects have more than 16 parameters, in this case STUDER has made the choice of the 16 most important parameters - which then can be controlled.
  • Page 41 Vista FX Bass RT : This parameter controls bass reverb time. It is closely associated with the Bass Crossover parameter. BassRT applies to signal below the frequency described by Bass Crossover. If BassRT is less than 1.0, then the low frequency part of the reverb tail will be shorter than the midrange part. If BassRT is greater than 1.0, then the low frequency part of the tail is longer. Range [0.25 .. 4] multiplier. Tail Width : The reverb tail (all components of the reverb except for early reflections, etc.) is passed through a simple 2x2 matrix. This provides an encoding of the tail that dramatically changes its spatial characteristics.
  • Page 42 Vista FX Reverb Level : This parameter acts as a master control for reverb signals going to the output channels. Range [Off .. 0.0] dB Spread : The spread parameter is closely tied to the Shape parameter. Spread is a window of time during which a signal is injected into the reverb. Shape con- trols just how the signal is injected during this window.

  • Page 43: Rooms

    Vista FX 5.6.2 Rooms For the category Rooms the following parameters are available : Reverb Time : This is the reverb decay time. The range is depending on the Room Size parameter. Range [0.11 .. 210] s. Room Size : Room Size corresponds roughly to the length of the longest wall of a rect- angular room.
  • Page 44 Vista FX patterns. Range [Off .. 0.0] dB. On mono and stereo engines only. Reverb Level : This parameter acts as a master control for reverb signals going to the output channels. Range [Off .. 0.0] dB. On mono and stereo engines only. RtHC Damping : The damping parameter is closely tied to the RTHC parameter. It controls the strength of the hi frequency absorption and has three values: Light, Normal, and Heavy.

  • Page 45: Environments

    Vista FX 5.6.3 environments For the category Environmens a subset of the Halls, Rooms and Delay parameters are available. 5.6.4 chorus / Flange For the category Chorus / Flange the following parameters are available. Delay Level : Controls all delays in the algorithm. Each voice has its nominal gain value adjusted by this percentage.
  • Page 46 Vista FX Voice 1 Frequency : The delay voice output signal is filtered by a one pole low-pass. This is the filters cutoff frequency Range [50 .. 20’000] Hz Voice 1 FB : The feedback signal is filtered by a one pole low-pass. This is the filters cutoff frequency Range [50 ..

  • Page 47: Resonance

    Vista FX 5.6.6 resonance For the category Resonance (Resonant Chords) the following parameters are available. Delay Level : Controls all delays in the algorithm. Each voice has its nominal gain value adjusted by this percentage. [0 .. 100] % Delay Feedback : Controls all delays in the algorithm.

  • Page 48: Pitch Shift

    Vista FX 5.6.8 pitch shift For the category Pitch Shift the following parameters are available. Pitch Shift : This parameter determines the amount of positive or negative pitch shift for the shift. Expressed in semitones. Range [-12.0 .. 12.0] smt. Pitch Trim : This parameter detunes the pitch shift established by the Shift Semi or Pitch Shift parameters.

  • Page 49: Tap Control

    Vista FX 5.6.10 tap control On the category Delay, the presets Simple Mono Delay (T) and Simple Stereo Delay (T) are also providing an assignable Tap control. Tapping : Assigns the Tap control to one of the USR buttons on the consoles channel strip.
  • Page 50 Vista FX Note : Effect settings can only be copied within the same engine setup format (mono, stereo, surround) ! The paste function will only be carried out when the target channel has the same engine format as the source channel, or the setting stored in the clip- board library. If the format is not matching, the settings are not pasted into the target chan- nel.

  • Page 51: Snapshot Operation

    Vista FX snapshot operation 5.8.1 snapshots and presets All necesarry settings to recreate any use of Vista FX can be stored is snap- shots. In more detail, the following data is stored within each snapshot or system preset : * the engine setup * patching of the effect input- and output ports * choice of preset * effect parameter settings of the current state...
  • Page 52 Vista FX In addition to the effect parameters, also the engine setup - or parts thereof can be isolated. This can be done in the Vista FX engine setup window. Partial Snapshots Effect parameters can be used in partial snapshots as any other audio param- eter in the system.

  • Page 53: Dynamic Automation

    Vista FX dynamic automation Effect parameters can only be used in Static Automation mode. In the Dynamic Automation mode, effect parameters cannot be automated against timecode. 5.10 offline operation Without having FX connected to the desk, it is possible to configure FX and set its parameters using the Virtual Vista application.

  • Page 54: Preset Overview

    Vista FX preset oVerView This table provides an overview over the number of presets per category and per FX engine setup format. Surround Category Size Mono Stereo Two In Five Out Five In Five Out Six In Six Out Small Halls Medium Large...

  • Page 55: Specifications

    Vista FX speciFications Supported Sampling Rates Conditions / Details Clock signal provided from DSP engine via HD-Link connections - Vista FX unit is autolocking 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz to the provided clock. Ambient Conditions Details Value Operating Temperature Range see safety instructions 5 to 40 °C / 41 to 104 °F Relative Humidity see safety instructions...
  • Page 56 Vista FX 1-40 Vista FX SW V4.9 Document generated: 28.08.14...

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