Studer Vista - Conference Level; Monitoring the Conference Using the MPX Bus; Adding On-Air Signal to the Conference

Vista Digital Mixing System
8-40 Vista 8 Differences
SW V3.5 Date printed: 05.04.2005
8.6.10.6 Conference Level
While in conference mode, the N–X send level of the channel conferencing
may be adjusted. This level will then be used as a conference send level
only. When opening the fader, the level previously set returns. In other
words, the system remembers two level settings; one of them is active
when conferencing, the other one is activated in normal N–X mode.
8.6.10.7 Monitoring the Conference Using the MPX Bus
Within the new Configuration Editor software, the MPX bus type has been
added. This bus only exists once within a configuration (similar to a PFL
bus) and is used to monitor the conference. It is a mono bus. Any channel
currently conferencing is automatically assigned to the MPX bus, and the
MPX bus output may be monitored using a source selector key. Since the
MPX bus output is a normal bus output, it can also be patched to any con-
sole output. This allows, for example, feeding this signal to a small loud-
speaker for constantly playing back the conference signal.
8.6.10.8 Adding On-Air Signal to the Conference
It is possible to add an amount of the master signal to the conference, in
case the conferencing members should want to constantly hear what's hap-
pening on air. This functionality is provided by a special function, whereby
an auxiliary master channel is added as a conference member. This AUX
bus is fed by the on air signal from the masters.
Procedure: Have one AUX bus configured with an On/Off symbol at the master chan-
nels. Have another On/Off symbol between this master channel and all N–
X buses (this step is normally performed by the N–X wizard available in
the Configuration Editor software.)
Define your conference members by pressing MPX and selecting any of the
half-lit N–X owner channels, and add the AUX master channel as a further
conference member.
Go to the console master channels and open some level to this AUX bus.
Vary the N–1 send level on the corresponding AUX master channel in
order to add the on-air signal to the conference. Since this feed is taken
pre-fader, this master’s fader has no effect.
Typically, one auxiliary bus is reserved for this use. It may be the one with
the highest of all bus numbers, in order to avoid confusion with the rest of
the buses. By using the new “N–X setup” wizard within the Configuration
Editor software, this functionality can be easily added with all typical set-
tings.