Studer Vista 1 - Using the Channel Patch for Patching Audio

Vista 1 Digital Mixing System
GC Operation 4-31
Document generated: 18.04.17
SW V5.3
Essentially, the Channel Patch provides a block diagram of the selected chan-
nel’s audio path. All channel types can be selected. From the Channel Patch,
you can:
  • ViewGeneralPatchconnectionstoandfromtheselectedchannel;
  • Directlyaccessthechannel’spatchpointsintheGeneralPatch;
  • Viewchannel’sDSPprocessingblocks;
  • SettheorderofDSPprocessingblocksintheselectedchannel’saudio
path;
  • Togglethree-wayinputselectoroftheselectedchannel;
  • Toggleselectedchannel’stwo-wayDynamicskeyselector;
  • Viewandeditselectedchannel’s Desk Labels;
  • Switchoffselectedchannel’s Label Inheritance function;
  • SettheMeteringsourcepointintheselectedchannel’saudiopath;
  • SettheDirectOutputsourcepointintheselectedchannel’saudiopath;
  • SetuptheSidechainLinks;
  • ActivatetheSidechainLinkfortheselectedchannel.
4.4.3.1 Using the Channel Patch for Patching Audio
The Channel Patch page displays the following channel-oriented patch items
of the selected channel for viewing:
In1 The first audio input;
In2 The second audio input;
Gen (In3) The third audio input;
Snd The Insert Send;
Ret The Insert Return;
Ext The key signal to Dynamics Block;
Dir The Direct Out.
These labels will be displayed according to the current Label Mode. To edit
the patch connection, just double-click the left touch pad button while the
cursor is positioned on a connection. This will toggle over to the General
Patch page, allowing actions to be performed. The connection you pointed
at will be pre-selected automatically.
Examples for channel Im1 (Input Mono 1):
Double-click on In1 field • togglestoGeneralPatch
• pre-selects Target Im 1 Input m 1 In1
 • now only select a Source and patch it.
Double-click on Dir field • togglestoGeneralPatch
 • pre-selects Source Im 1 Input m 1 DirOut
 • now only select a Target and patch it.
Obviously, if the connection you selected is a Source (Snd, Dir), you will
only have to select a Target in the General Patch. If the connection is a Target
(In1, In2, Gen, Ret, Ext), you will only have to select a Source.
All patch cross-points are saved with snapshots and presets.
 Tip To quickly toggle the display from Channel Patch to General Patch page, just
click the right touch pad button while the cursor is positioned anywhere in
the Channel Patch page.
To quickly switch back from General Patch to Channel Patch page, just click
the right touch pad button while the cursor is positioned over the X-Y field
in the General Patch.