Studer Vista 5 M2 Operating Instructions Manual page 111

CHAPTER 4
4 Graphic Controller Operation........................................................................................................................................... 5
4.1 Introduction................................................................................................................................................................... 5
4.2 The GC Screen.............................................................................................................................................................. 7
4.2.1 The Toolbar ........................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.2.2 The Status Bar....................................................................................................................................................... 9
4.3 Graphic Controller Basics........................................................................................................................................... 10
4.3.1 Sources and Targets ............................................................................................................................................ 10
4.3.2 The Session Confi guration.................................................................................................................................. 11
4.3.3 Labels.................................................................................................................................................................. 12
4.4 First Level of Operation: Main GC Pages .................................................................................................................. 13
4.4.1 One Page, or More... ........................................................................................................................................... 14
4.4.1.1 Working with one Single Page........................................................................................................................ 14
4.4.1.2 Working with Multiple Pages ......................................................................................................................... 15
4.4.2 The General Patch............................................................................................................................................... 17
4.4.2.1 General Patch Navigation ............................................................................................................................... 18
4.4.2.1.1 Navigating the Sources/Targets List ........................................................................................................ 18
4.4.2.1.2 Other Navigation Methods....................................................................................................................... 19
4.4.2.1.3 What Subcategories are There?................................................................................................................ 21
4.4.2.2 How to Deal with the Analog Interfacing? ..................................................................................................... 22
4.4.2.3 Digital Input/Output Subclasses ..................................................................................................................... 23
4.4.2.3.1 Using Subclasses to Aid Navigation ........................................................................................................ 23
4.4.2.4 Making and Clearing the Cross-Points ........................................................................................................... 24
4.4.2.5 Editing the User Labels in the General Patch ................................................................................................. 27
4.4.2.5.1 Sorting Options ........................................................................................................................................ 28
4.4.2.5.2 How to View the Different Label Types .................................................................................................. 28
4.4.2.6 Working with Labels....................................................................................................................................... 29
4.4.2.6.1 Automatic Label Propagation .................................................................................................................. 30
4.4.2.7 What are Device Labels? ................................................................................................................................ 31
4.4.2.8 How to Activate the Device Label Functionality............................................................................................ 32
4.4.2.9 Where are the Device Labels Saved?.............................................................................................................. 32
4.4.2.10 How to Create or Overwrite a Device Label .................................................................................................. 32
4.4.2.11 How to Edit an Existing Device Label ........................................................................................................... 32
4.4.2.12 Background Information ................................................................................................................................ 32
4.4.3 Channel Patch ..................................................................................................................................................... 33
4.4.3.1 Using the Channel Patch for Patching Audio ................................................................................................. 34
4.4.3.2 Setting the Order of DSP Processing Blocks .................................................................................................. 35
4.4.3.3 On-screen Toggles for Input Selector and Dynamics Key Selector................................................................ 35
4.4.3.4 Editing the Channel User Labels .................................................................................................................... 35
4.4.3.5 Set the Metering and Direct Out Source Point................................................................................................ 36
4.4.3.6 Switch off the Label Inheritance..................................................................................................................... 36
4.4.3.7 Setup & Activate the Dynamics Sidechain Link............................................................................................. 37
Date printed: 06.12.06 SW V3.6
Vista 5 Digital Mixing System
GC Operation 4-1