Aux Mode; Vca Groups - EAW UMX.96 Owner's Manual

EAW UMX.96 Owner's Manual
If a bus is designated as a group, it doesn't have a send level control on each channel; the channel fader
handles that function because the group send is always post-fader. When two group buses are stereo-linked,
then the group signal follows the channel pan control as well. The group can be routed back to the main mix
in addition to being available at the rear panel jacks.
Note: There is an important distinction between aux and group buses: A group bus can be routed back to
the main mix. An aux bus cannot. It ends at the balanced output on the rear panel.
Since the UMX.96 follows the model of an analog VCA console, you often don't need groups for submixing since
you can use VCAs instead. The few reasons to make a group assignment might include having to apply signal
processing to a group of inputs as a whole or to make a special mix that follows the channel fader setting.
Aux/Group buses have analog insert jacks and they also have balanced XLR line output connectors on the
rear panel. Additional information can be found in Sections 12.2.4.25, and 12.2.8.
3.6

Aux Mode

Aux mode temporarily transfers the levels for a selected aux/group send to
the VCA Control faders. You can enter and leave aux mode any time; enter-
ing aux mode does not alter any of the internal signal routing or fader level
settings; it simply alters what the faders are displaying by showing the
selected aux/group send levels for the current bank.
Enter Aux Mode by pressing the AUX MODE button, located at the bottom
left of the lower channel assign area. Once you are in Aux Mode, the num-
bered Aux/Group Channel Assign buttons above the AUX MODE button
select which aux send appears on the faders and the numbered button
for that aux/group flashes. If a send is part of a stereo linked pair, then the
linked pair of buttons flashes. Sends designated as aux sends flash blue
and those designated as group sends flash green. Additional information
can be found in Section 8.2.3.4.
Exit Aux Mode by pressing the AUX MODE button again.
3.7

VCA Groups

The VCA (Virtual Control Attenuator) system in the UMX.96 functions in the same
manner as the VCA (Voltage Controlled Attenuator) in an analog console. Both allow
creation of fader groups controlled by a master VCA fader. The UMX.96 has 16 VCA
masters that control any input or output channel fader. In addition, the UMX.96 VCAs
allow soloing and muting of VCA groups, increasing their flexibility.
To create a VCA group from the control surface, press a numbered VCA Groups button
in the Channel Assign section on the upper control surface, then press the Assign
button of every channel that you wish to be a member of the VCA group. Assigned
buttons glow green. It is permissible for any channel to be a member of multiple VCA
groups. VCA masters may also be members of another VCA group of a higher number.
To assign a channel to a VCA group via the touchscreen, first select the channel, then
touch the touchscreen buttons for each VCA group desired. Repeat this for each chan-
nel as necessary.
Another touchscreen method of assigning channels to the VCA is to select a VCA mas-
ter channel to view the VCA overview. Press the Assignment tab on the touch screen.
From here, you can quickly access all VCA groups and see/make assignments to a
single VCA group all at once. Refer to Sections 10 and 12.2.41.
VCA masters are easily accessible from the center of the console. You can control them in groups of 8 by
pressing either the VCA 1-8 or VCA 9-16 buttons next to the VCA Master faders.
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