Sony OXFORD - Chapter 7 Session Management

Chapter 7 Session Management 7-1
Chapter 7 Session Management
7-1 The Basics
Chapter 7 – Session Management™
Chapter 7 Contents
7-1 The Basics........................................................................................ 7-2
7-2 Files Hierarchy and Automatable Controls ................................. 7-3
7-2-1 Files Hierarchy ..................................................................... 7-3
7-2-2 Automatable Controls .......................................................... 7-6
7-3 File Data Storage .............................................................................. 7-7
7-4 Programme Material ......................................................................... 7-8
7-5 Mixing Overview ............................................................................. 7-9
7-5-1 Getting Started ..................................................................... 7-9
7-5-2 Name the Artist/Project and Title ...................................... 7-10
7-5-3 To Set Cue Points............................................................... 7-11
7-5-4 To Automate Cuts .............................................................. 7-13
7-5-5 To Save a Mix .................................................................... 7-19
7-5-6 To Automate Fader Moves ................................................ 7-20
7-5-7 Dropping Out of Write on Subsequent Mix Passes ........... 7-21
7-5-8 To Record Absolute Moves for a Number of Faders........ 7-22
7-5-9 To Trim Fader Moves ........................................................ 7-22
7-5-10 To Trim Moves for a Number of Faders ............................ 7-22
7-5-11 To Automate a Pan Move (or any other Knob) ................. 7-23
7-5-12 To Assemble a Mix ............................................................ 7-24
7-6 The Session Management™ Screen Pages ................................. 7-27
7-6-1 The Start-up Logo Screen .................................................. 7-27
7-6-2 The System Screen............................................................. 7-28
7-6-3 The Machines Screen ......................................................... 7-30
7-6-4 Artists/Projects & Titles Screen ......................................... 7-32
7-6-5 Mixes & Cues Screen......................................................... 7-35
7-6-6 Merge/Assemble Screen .................................................... 7-40
7-6-7 Track Lists Screen.............................................................. 7-46
7-6-8 Snapshots, Copy & Link Screen ........................................ 7-49
7-6-9
Copy Channel Fader Balance to M/T Faders and M/T to Channels 7-60
7-6-10 Copy Monitor and M/T Send Fader Balance to Cues ........ 7-60
7-6-11 Quick Copy EQ A to B and B to A .................................... 7-60
7-6-12 Machine Remotes Screen ................................................... 7-61
7-7 Dynamic Automation Moves ......................................................... 7-64
7-7-1 Motorised Fader Controls .................................................. 7-64
7-7-2 Automating Faders ............................................................. 7-65
7-7-3 To Automate Cuts .............................................................. 7-70
7-7-4 To Automate Other Switches ............................................. 7-76
7-7-5 To Automate a Pan Move (or any other knob) .................. 7-77
7-7-6
Dropping Out of Write on Subsequent Mix Passes for Knobs 7-78
7-7-7 To Trim Pan Moves (or any other knob) ........................... 7-78
7-7-8 Automation Off and Selective Automation Isolate............ 7-79
7-7-9 Film Mode.......................................................................... 7-80
7-7-10 Global Ready Enable ......................................................... 7-81
7-8 Offline Automation ........................................................................ 7-84
7-9 MIDI ............................................................................................... 7-89
7-9-1 MIDI Control Pages ........................................................... 7-89
7-9-2 Setting MIDI parameters.................................................... 7-90
7-9-3 MIDI Bars & Beats ............................................................ 7-93
7-10 Backups ......................................................................................... 7-95
7-11 Preferences .................................................................................. 7-101