Studer Vista 5 M3 - Channel Selection

Vista 5 M3 Digital Mixing System
2-8 Desk Operation
2.3 Channel Selection
 MULTI SEL
Used to make multiple selections; acts similar as the ‘Ctrl’ key on a PC key-
board.
LINK ALL
Links all channels of one type together (‘Super Gang’) mainly for setup pur-
poses. After LINK ALL is pressed, all LINK / SEL keys are half-lit, waiting for
the channel type to be defined (for linking). Such a ‘Super Gang’ includes
also channels which are currently not visible on the surface!
A gang is canceled by pressing any LINK / SEL key on the desk.
SWAP FADER: ROW 1...ROW 4
Swaps the current fader value and the MUTE key onto the selected rotary
row, if the current global view on that row has a level control with the same
range as the fader (–90...+10 dB), while the value of that row is temporarily
displayed on the faders. The function is canceled when pressing the swap key
again or when activating any other swap function.
 FADER
Pressing this key will make the keys
ROW 1...4 half-lit. All fader and mute
values of the current gang will be copied onto the control element shown on
the corresponding rotary row, if there is an appropriate parameter visible; e.g.
AUX level or Direct Out Level. If the fader is copied onto a stereo AUX, the
left/right pan value is also copied along with the fader and mute values.
Note: If the direct outputs of the input channels are connected to a multi-
track recorder, it might be desirable to have the fader values copied over onto
the direct output level controls before starting a recording. If the faders are
moved, e.g. during a live transmission, the levels on the multi-track machine
will remain constant.
LINK / SEL
This key is used to select channels in different situations:
  • SelectachannelforswitchingaudioprocessingsuchasEQinandout.
  • Selectachannelforcopyingpastingaudiovalues.
  • Selectachannelfor‘channelpatchview’ontheGraphicController
  • Selectachannelforjoystickassignment(PAN)
  • Select/de-selectachannelfromacontrolgroupwheninCGMsetupmode
  • Selectachanneltypewhenlinkingallchannelsofthesametype.
Pressing two of these keys simultaneously will form a ‘gang’ between the
two. With MULTI SEL it is also possible to select channels that are separate
from each other.
All the members of a gang act together like one channel. Any change to one
of the members is performed to all of them. See chapter 1.1.3 for details.
Document generated: 28.08.13
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