Axia Element - What Can You Do with VMODE

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Be certain to replace the default channel numbers to
avoid confusion.
Out Stream Type: Choose from Live Stereo,
Medium Stereo, Standard Stereo, Surround
and Disabled. Only enable VMODE streams you
intend to actively use; active streams without any
activity simply clutter up your network with empty
streams!
Status/Audio: Indicate stream health and audio
presence as explained previously.
What can you do with VMODE?
Now that you know how to set up and enable VMIX,
Here are a few examples of how you might use it.
Create a mono stream.
Imagine you’ve got a satellite receiver connected to
an Audio Node. Sometimes, the program content is re-
ceived on only the Left channel — there is other content
on the Right channel that you don’t want to air! Using
VMODE, you can split the L and R channels and create
a new source using just the channel you want, like so:
Choose External in the Input Selector box.
Type the receiver’s name in the Src Name box.
Enter the unique channel number of the receiver
in the Channel box.
Leave In Stream Type set as From Source.
Choose Upmix from L in the Audio Mode
box.
Enter a unique channel number in the Output
Channel box.
Choose a stream type from the Out Stream
Type box (you can choose Standard because this is
not live audio).
Click the Apply V-Mode Settings button.
You’ve just created a mono source with only the con-
tent you want that can be routed wherever you like.
Create a Split Record feed with Gain Control
Element v2.x introduces a “split” record function
that can be enabled in any devices’ Source Profile; this
allows you to send a sources’ audio to one channel of the
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stereo Record bus. You’d like to use this split-recording
for an interview with a host several guests, placing the
host on the Left channel and all the other sources (guest
mics, phone callers, etc.) on the Right channel. Plus,
each source needs to have an independent gain stage
separate from the on-air (PGM-1) mix. Complex yes; but
with VMODE you can do it.
Using Element console controls, place the
Host’s mic into the Aux Send A bus, pre-fader (ON
PRE).
Place each additional source to be recorded
on the right channel into the Aux Send B bus, pre-
fader.
Make certain that the Aux Send A and Aux
Send B buses are ON and at a suitable gain level.
Now, within VMODE, choose an input pair and
set their Input Selector boxes to Aux Send A and
Aux Send B.
Set the Audio Mode of the first of the two
VMODE inputs rows to Combine L,L.
Create a unique channel number and stream
type for your new VMODE stream. This unique
channel will contain the Left channel of Aux Send
A on its Left output channel, and the Left channel of
Aux Send B on its Right output channel.
Load your new VMODE stream to an Element
fader and assign it to PGM-4/Record. Voila!
What’s Next
You’ve learned about nearly all of Element’s func-
tions, learned how to set up Show and Source Profiles,
configure Virtual Mixers, and more. Now, if you’re
ready to explore the final frontier, join us in Chapters 7
& 8 for a look at Element and StudioEngine advanced
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