Studer Vista 1 - Graphical Controller Operation

Vista 1 Digital Mixing System
GC Operation 4-1
Document generated: 18.04.17
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CHAPTER 4
4 Graphical Controller Operation ......................................................................................................................5
4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................5
4.2 The GC Screen ....................................................................................................................................................6
4.2.1 The View Button ................................................................................................................................................... 7
4.2.2 The Quick Access Bar ........................................................................................................................................... 7
4.2.3 The Ribbon Style Selector .................................................................................................................................... 8
4.3 Graphical Controller Basics ................................................................................................................................9
4.3.1 Sources and Targets ............................................................................................................................................... 9
4.3.2 Pre-defined Configurations ................................................................................................................................. 10
4.3.3 Labels .................................................................................................................................................................. 11
4.4 First Level: Main GC Pages .............................................................................................................................12
4.4.1 Working with Multiple Pages .............................................................................................................................. 13
4.4.2 The General Patch ............................................................................................................................................... 13
4.4.2.1 General Patch Navigation ........................................................................................................................................15
4.4.2.1.1 Navigating the Sources/Targets List ............................................................................................................................15
4.4.2.1.2 Other Navigation Methods ...........................................................................................................................................16
4.4.2.1.3 What Patch Groups are There? ....................................................................................................................................17
4.4.2.2 How to Deal with the Analog Interfacing? ..............................................................................................................18
4.4.2.3 Digital Input/Output Subclasses ...............................................................................................................................18
4.4.2.4 Making and Clearing the Cross-Points ....................................................................................................................19
4.4.2.5 Editing the User Labels in the General Patch ..........................................................................................................22
4.4.2.5.1 Sorting Options ............................................................................................................................................................23
4.4.2.5.2 View the Different Label Types ...................................................................................................................................23
4.4.2.6 Working with Labels ................................................................................................................................................24
4.4.2.6.1 Automatic Label Propagation ......................................................................................................................................25
4.4.2.7 What are Device Labels? .........................................................................................................................................26
4.4.2.8 How to Activate the Device Label Functionality .....................................................................................................27
4.4.2.9 Where are the Device Labels Saved? ....................................................................................................................... 27
4.4.2.10 How to Create or Overwrite a Device Label ............................................................................................................27
4.4.2.11 How to Edit an Existing Device Label .....................................................................................................................27
4.4.2.12 Background Information ..........................................................................................................................................27
4.4.2.13 Automatic Generation of Intelligent Fixed Labels...................................................................................................28
4.4.3 Channel Patch...................................................................................................................................................... 30
4.4.3.1 Using the Channel Patch for Patching Audio ...........................................................................................................31
4.4.3.2 Setting the Order of DSP Processing Blocks ...........................................................................................................32
4.4.3.3 On-screen Toggles for Input Selector and Dynamics Key Selector ......................................................................... 32
4.4.3.4 Editing the Channel User Labels .............................................................................................................................32
4.4.3.5 Set the Metering and Direct Out Source Point ......................................................................................................... 33
4.4.3.6 Switch off the Label Inheritance ..............................................................................................................................33
4.4.3.7 Setup & Activate the Dynamics Sidechain Link ......................................................................................................34
4.4.3.8 Fader Ramp Control (‘Audio Follows Video’) ........................................................................................................36
4.4.4 Snapshot Page ..................................................................................................................................................... 37
4.4.4.1 Snapshots .................................................................................................................................................................38
4.4.4.2 Multiple Snapshots ................................................................................................................................................... 42
4.4.4.3 Snapshot Crossfading ............................................................................................................................................... 44
4.4.4.4 Additional Snapshot Functionality ..........................................................................................................................45
4.4.4.5 Partial Snapshots .....................................................................................................................................................46
4.4.4.6 Typical Applications .................................................................................................................................................48
4.4.4.7 Snapshot Filtering (Static Automation) ....................................................................................................................49
4.4.4.8 Presets ......................................................................................................................................................................51