Studer Vista 5 M3 - Sysadmin: Control Group Assign; Control Group Basics

Vista 5 M3 Digital Mixing System
GC Operation 4-141
Document generated: 28.08.13
SW V4.9
Reinitialize: This action will reinitialize the monitor system and reload the last used moni-
tor configuration file. The monitors will mute during this operation.
Test Command: This menu item is only used in the factory for testing the communication
between the work-surface, the control PC, and the monitoring racks.
4.7.6 SysAdmin: Control Group Assign
4.7.6.1 Control Group Basics
A Control Group is a group of console channels controlled by a Control Group
Master (CGM), similarly to the VCA groups in analog consoles.
Control Group Master The Control Group Master is a dedicated channel of a special type. The sole
purpose of the Control Group Master is to control the audio functions of its
Members.
Up to 32 Control Group Master channels can be defined by the currently
loaded configuration. The number of each Control Group Master is shown on
the 7-segment display in the channel strip of each CGM, following the rule:
Control Group No. Display
1 0
2 1
... ...
10 9
11 A
12 b
13 C
14 d
15 E
16 F
17 0.
18
1.
... ...
26
9.
27
A.
28
b.
29
C.
30
d.
31
E.
32
F.
The Control Group Master channel controls the audio functions of the Mem-
bers. Master channels can be assigned to desk strips in the same way as any
other console channel. The desk strip to which a Control Group Master is
assigned will display the following:
  • ControlGroupMasternumbersintheseven-segmentdisplaynexttothe
fader: 0 through 9, characters A through F (and, for numbers above 16,
the same but followed by a decimal point, as shown in the table above);
  • ThefixedlabelissettoCGM(ControlGroupMaster),butcanbesetto
display user labels such as DRUM, LVOX, BVOX, RTHM, etc. in the
Control Group Filter dialog box in the GC.