DigiDesign VENUE Profile Manual page 120

Patchbay Click and Drag
You can quickly select a range of crosspoints in the Patchbay
grid in one operation with a left-click and drag of the cursor.
You can click and drag horizontally, vertically, and at 45 de-
gree angles in any direction.
You cannot undo changes to the Patchbay grid.
To use click and drag in the Patchbay grid:
Left-click on the crosspoint defining the start of the range.
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Continue to hold the left-click button, then drag horizon-
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tally (to populate a row), vertically (to populate a column), or
horizontally and vertically (a 45 degree angle).
Release the left-click button when the destination cros-
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spoint is reached. All crosspoints along the path are filled in.
The destination crosspoint sets the targeted channel. If the
new assignments steal any previous assignments, a warning
dialog will ask you to confirm or cancel the reassignment.
To suppress the reassignment warning dialog, hold Default
(on the control surface) or Alt (on the computer keyboard)
while clicking in the patch grid. For more information, see
"Warning when Stealing Inputs or Outputs in the Patch-
bay" on page 111.
Using the Arrow Keys to Assign Channels
You can use the Arrow keys to assign routing.
To assign channels using the Arrow Keys on the keyboard:
Place the cursor over the Patching Grid so that the cursor
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changes to the crosshair.
Press the Left or Right Arrow keys to move the crosshair to
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the next or previous hardware I/O column; press the Down or
Up Arrow keys to move the cursor to the next or previous
channel.
When the crosshair is over the correct square in the grid,
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press Enter to assign the patch.
Multiple Input and Output Assignments in
the Patchbay
Input sources can be assigned to multiple Input Channels in
the Patchbay. Output busses can be assigned to multiple hard-
ware outputs.
Stage inputs assigned to multiple channels share a common
preamp gain. Adjusting one channel's gain automatically ad-
justs all other channels. All other channel functions (such as
EQ, dynamics, and panning) remain independent.
To assign a hardware input source to multiple Input Channels or
FX Returns:
Go to the appropriate Input tab in the Patchbay.
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Click in the Patching Grid to assign the source to the first In-
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put Channel or FX Return.
Click additional grid squares in the same column to assign
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the source to additional channels. The selected hardware in-
put is routed to each of the assigned Input Channels or FX Re-
turns.
Multiple input
assignments
A hardware input routed to multiple Input Channels
To assign an Output bus to multiple hardware outputs:
Go the appropriate Output tab in the Patchbay.
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Click in the Patching Grid to assign the Output bus to the
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first hardware output.
Click additional grid squares in the same row to assign the
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same Output bus to additional hardware outputs. An asterisk
(*) appears at the end of the displayed destination to indicate
the multiple routing.
Multiple output
assignments
An Output bus assigned to multiple hardware outputs
Choosing the Digital Source (AES or ADAT)
If your system includes a DSI digital input card, do the follow-
ing to specify the digital source.
To configure a digital input for AES or ADAT:
In the Patchbay, route a DSI or other digital input to an in-
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put channel.
Click the Inputs tab and navigate to the input channel being
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fed from the DSI input.
Click the ADAT button on-screen, in the channel Input con-
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trols section. When lit, ADAT input is active; when unlit, AES
input is active. The corresponding channel's Source LED on
the Stage Rack DSI Card lights to indicate AES or ADAT.