CALREC Putting Sound in the Picture 25
Dynamics Linking
There are four desk wide user dynamic
link busses. Each surround channel or
group has its own dynamic link bus.
When a surround channel is created the
surround master and all its spills except
the LFE are associated with the surround
channel’s dynamic link bus. The LFE is not
linked and its settings are independent of
the surround master’s.
In normal operation, if a surround master
is assigned to a dynamic link bus using
the link buttons on the dynamics panel,
all of its spill legs will also join the same
dynamic link bus. It is possible however,
to make each spill leg independent of its
master’s link bus, so that it can be linked
to a different bus. Independent spill legs
do not change if the surround master’s
link bus settings are changed or removed.
The dynamic link or “side chain”
independence of the assigned spill fader
is toggled using the User-Spill screen.
It can also be toggled by pressing and
holding down the link 1 or 2 button then
pressing the other link 1 or 2 button. If a
spill path’s dynamic link is independent of
the surround master’s then when the spill
is visible on the spill fader panel, the S/C
Link ISO LED is lit.
If a spill path’s dynamic link bus
independence is removed, it is
immediately linked to the same dynamics
bus as its surround master.
On the surround master, the link button
LED’s show which user dynamics link the
surround master is routed to. The OFF
button’s LED is lit when the master is not
linked to any of the four user busses.
USINg 5.1 SURROUND CHANNELS
Alternate Equalizer and Filters
When the surround master is switched to
the alternate EQ and filter settings, the
same settings are applied to any non-
independent spill paths. The spill paths
cannot use the alternate EQ and filter
settings independently of their surround
master.
VCA Groups
If a surround master is part of a VCA
group then the VCA primary and
secondary master levels, cut settings
and APFL settings affect all of its spill
legs. It is not possible for the spill faders
themselves to be masters or slaves of a
VCA group.
APFL, Tone and Channel Cut
Each spill leg can select APFL, tone and
CUT independently, but cannot select
or de-select any of these when they are
switched on using the surround master.
The surround master follows the tone
inhibit selections on the Options - TX REH
screen. The spill legs follow the inhibits via
the surround master only, not individually.
An opto can remote cut a spill leg, but not
a surround master.
Pre/Post Selections
A surround master’s pre/post selections
for inserts, direct outputs, aux sends,
tracks, mix minus and dynamics forces
all its spill legs to that setting, but the spill
legs can then adjust these individually.
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