Euphonix MixView CS3000 Quick start guide

CS3000
CS2000
MixView Software Supplement
Version 3.0
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CS3000/2000
MixView Software Supplement
Version 3.0
Revision 2
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 : AUTOMATED EQ ............................... 1 - 1
Overview ............................................................................................... 1 - 1
EQ Object key ....................................................................................... 1 - 1
Writing EQ Moves................................................................................ 1 - 1
All Parameter Punch................................................................................................1 - 1
Individual Parameter Punch.....................................................................................1 - 1
Playing EQ Moves................................................................................ 1 - 1
Additional EQ Automation Features ................................................. 1 - 2
Automation Viewer .................................................................................................1 - 2
Monitor Before Record (MBR).................................................................................1 - 2
SECTION 2 : AUTOMATION EDITING ....................... 2 - 3
Edit Operations..................................................................................... 2 - 3
Edit Template........................................................................................ 2 - 5
Edit Descriptions .....................................................................................................2 - 5
Edit Region............................................................................................ 2 - 5
Manual Timecode entry ..........................................................................................2 - 5
Using Cue/Locate points .........................................................................................2 - 6
On-The-Fly ...............................................................................................................2 - 6
SECTION 3 : AUTOMATION UTILITIES ..................... 3 - 7
Punch Menu ......................................................................................... 3 - 7
Pass Join............................................................................................... 3 - 8
Exercise 1.............................................................................................. 3 - 9
Pass Join Event Entry ..............................................................................................3 - 9
Viewing the Pass Join List ....................................................................................3 - 10
Join Template..................................................................................... 3 - 11
Object Included/Excluded......................................................................................3 - 11
Execute the Join....................................................................................................3 - 12
Editing the Pass Join List ......................................................................................3 - 12
The Base Pass .......................................................................................................3 - 12
Other Automation Features...................................................................................3 - 13
Monitor Before Record (MBR) ........................................................ 3 - 13
Exercise 2............................................................................................ 3 - 14
Engaging MBR mode.............................................................................................3 - 14
Aborting MBR Mode .............................................................................................3 - 15
SECTION 4 : THE AUDIO CUBE .............................4 - 17
Overview ............................................................................................. 4 - 17
Additional Aux Sends............................................................................................4 - 17
Hyper-Surround Panning .......................................................................................4 - 18
Chassis ..................................................................................................................4 - 19
Power Supply.........................................................................................................4 - 19
Quad Bus Cards .....................................................................................................4 - 19
Interconnections....................................................................................................4 - 20
Bus Inject Inputs....................................................................................................4 - 20
Bus Inserts.............................................................................................................4 - 20

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Cube Configuration............................................................................ 4 - 20
System Configurations Cube Input Assignments..................................................4 - 20
“Standard” Cube Input Assignment Template......................................................4 - 21
“Special” Cube Input Assignment Template ........................................................4 - 22
Direct Outputs .......................................................................................................4 - 24
I/O Configuration...................................................................................................4 - 24
Cube Metering.......................................................................................................4 - 25
Diagnostics Screen................................................................................................4 - 25
Operational Configuration.....................................................................................4 - 26
Define Bus Types...................................................................................................4 - 26
Exercise 1............................................................................................ 4 - 27
Defining Buses ......................................................................................................4 - 27
Cube Aux Masters.................................................................................................4 - 28
Pan Bus Masters ...................................................................................................4 - 30
SECTION 5 : HYPER-SURROUND..........................5 - 31
Overview ............................................................................................. 5 - 31
Panner Rotary Control Set.....................................................................................5 - 31
Panner Assignable Key Set ...................................................................................5 - 31
EXERCISE 1 / Setting Up a 5.1 Panner............................................5 - 32
Selecting a Format ................................................................................................5 - 33
Selecting a Channel ..............................................................................................5 - 33
Selecting a Bus......................................................................................................5 - 33
Next Block .............................................................................................................5 - 33
Understanding The Panner Controls.............................................. 5 - 34
Using the Panner ...................................................................................................5 - 34
Naming the Panner................................................................................................5 - 34
The Rotary Controls...............................................................................................5 - 34
EXERCISE 2 / Setting Up an LCR Panner........................................ 5 - 37
Setting Up an LCR Panner .....................................................................................5 - 37
Changing Bus Numbers.........................................................................................5 - 37
Shared Buses.........................................................................................................5 - 37
Setting Up a Surround Only Panner ......................................................................5 - 38
EXERCISE 3 / Setting Up a Surround Only Panner ....................... 5 - 38
Preset Library.........................................................................................................5 - 39
Storing & Naming Presets.....................................................................................5 - 39
Standard Formats ..................................................................................................5 - 39
Partial and Multiple Formats.................................................................................5 - 39
Custom Formats.....................................................................................................5 - 40
SECTION 6 : MOVING FADERS .............................6 - 41
Moving Faders vs Standard Faders:............................................... 6 - 41
SmartDisplay Menus......................................................................... 6 - 41
Moving Fader Options....................................................................... 6 - 42
Motors ON/OFF .....................................................................................................6 - 42
Touch ON/OFF .......................................................................................................6 - 43
Release ON/OFF ....................................................................................................6 - 43
Slaves follow On/Off.............................................................................................6 - 44
First Punch Manual ........................................................................... 6 - 44

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SECTION 7 : CHANNEL FUNCTION ENHANCEMENTS ...7 - 47
Overview ............................................................................................. 7 - 47
Aux Modes.......................................................................................... 7 - 47
Exercise 1............................................................................................ 7 - 47
Mono Independent Mode......................................................................................7 - 47
Fader Source Tracking ..................................................................... 7 - 49
Exercise 2............................................................................................ 7 - 49
Configuring Aux Send Modes.......................................................... 7 - 50
Mono Ind Modes (mono in/mono out) ..............................................................7 - 50
Mono Independent ”0dB” Locked Mode...............................................................7 - 50
Level/Pan Linked Modes (mono in/stereo out) (stereo in/stereo out)..................7 - 51
Exercise 3............................................................................................ 7 - 51
Mono Pan Mode....................................................................................................7 - 51
Mono Pan Center Locked Mode............................................................................7 - 53
Mono Mode...........................................................................................................7 - 53
Exercise 4............................................................................................ 7 - 53
Stereo Balance Mode............................................................................................7 - 53
Stereo Center Locked Mode..................................................................................7 - 54
Stereo Individual Mode.........................................................................................7 - 55
Stereo Reverse Modes..........................................................................................7 - 55
Copying an Aux Setup....................................................................... 7 - 55
Meter Modes...................................................................................... 7 - 56
Metering Presets...................................................................................................7 - 57
MT Bus to Out3................................................................................... 7 - 57
Querying a Channel’s Bus/Line Routing ........................................ 7 - 58
SECTION 8 : MIDI REMOTE CONTROL ....................8 - 59
Overview ............................................................................................. 8 - 59
Program Changes.............................................................................. 8 - 59
MIDI Presets..........................................................................................................8 - 59
Assigning MIDI Presets.........................................................................................8 - 60
Assigning MIDI Channels......................................................................................8 - 60
Assigning MIDI Program Changes ........................................................................8 - 60
Assigning MIDI Channel Names ...........................................................................8 - 61
Sending Multiple MIDI Program Changes ............................................................8 - 61
Linking Presets to Console SnapShots .......................................... 8 - 61
Remote Control of Console SnapShots.......................................... 8 - 62
Remote Control of External Eqpt. (OUT)......................................... 8 - 63
Remote Control of Console Objects by External Eqpt. (IN)......... 8 - 65
SECTION 9 : FADER LINKS™...............................9 - 67
Overview ............................................................................................. 9 - 67
Fader Links Setup .............................................................................. 9 - 67

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SECTION 10 : MX464 ...................................... 10 - 69
Master Section External Input Selection .................................... 10 - 69
Pulsed GPI Switching...................................................................... 10 - 70
System-wide GPI Relay and Speaker Mutes.............................. 10 - 70
Assigning Custom GPI Names.............................................................................10 - 72
DSC Mon Cnfg Page 3 Clear .......................................................... 10 - 72
SECTION 11 : MISCELLANEOUS ......................... 11 - 73
Overview ........................................................................................... 11 - 73
Locate Menu System ...................................................................... 11 - 73
Cue List and Menu........................................................................... 11 - 74
Assigning Custom Cue Names............................................................................11 - 75
Other New Features........................................................................ 11 - 75

Section 1: Automation EQ
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SECTION 1 : AUTOMATED EQ
Fader
APan BOn CD
M ixView v3.0 provides dynamic automation of EQ. All EQ parameters can be individually punched-in via the DSC rotary controls or simulta-
neously all punched-in via the channel EQ•Dyn attention key.
The EQ is considered an object like the Fader, On and Pan keys, etc. In v3.0
software, the D object key becomes the EQ object key (EQ/D) similar to the
Fader/A, Pan/B and On/C keys. The lone “D” key cap legend will be changed in
future systems to reflect this function.
With a Mix loaded and Mix ON, press
and light the [D] (EQ/D) object key. Give
the system valid forward time code and
observe the Pass Rec light come on.
At this point, if you wish to punch in all parameters of an EQ, press the desired
EQ attention key (EQ1 or EQ2) in the lower fader block.
When all EQ parameters are punched in, you will see all upper idt (Iso/Dyn/
Trim) LEDs next to the EQ rotary controls, the EQ in/out idt LED and the fader
block EQ attention key LED flash, indicating that all EQ parameters are writing.
You can now make changes to any EQ parameter including EQ In/Out and they
will be recorded.
If the EQ is out of circuit during a write, the EQ attention key LED will flash on
momentarily. If the EQ is in circuit during a write, the EQ attention key LED will
flash off momentarily.
To automate individual parameters, punch in by pressing the upper of the two
grey idt keys next to the parameter control you want to automate. The idt LED
for that key and rotary control will flash, indicating that your moves will be
recorded. The EQ in/out parameter is punched in using its idt key on the DSC.
Individual parameter punch does not require the EQ/D object key to be lit to
record. The idt keys are live when ever EQ is displayed on the screen.
Locate your timecode source to the start point and play. Moves written in
automation are seen as the EQ curve changes in real time on the DSC EQ
screen.
EQ object key
Writing EQ Moves
All Parameter Punch
IndividualParameter
Punch
Playing EQ Moves
id t
id t
(Iso/Dyn/Trim) LED
EQ parameter
punch key EQ parameter control
Overview

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Additional EQ
Automation
Features
Automation Viewer
Monitor Before Record
(MBR)
F3F1 F2 F4 F3F1 F2 F4
F3F1 F2 F4 F3F1 F2 F4
F3F1 F2 F4
Pass 1 Undo? Redo?
Clr? Pack? Edit Util Zoom Full Show ZFac
View Join Group Trim
Set:EQ1 LG / lG / hG / HG
By using the Pass Control screen, the A, B, C and D rows are assignable, via
menu selection, to display several EQ automation parameters and their
automation moves. The display is similar in style to auxes, pans and faders.
They can also show combinations of EQ and Aux moves if desired.
Press [Pass Ctrl] to view the Pass Control screen. Press [F4] (down arrows),
[F4] (Util), [F1] (View) and then [F3] (Show):
In this menu, each row can be configured individually or all four rows can be
configured simultaneously by recalling “Sets”.
In Set mode (Set:EQ1 in our example), [F3]/[F4], the [+]/[-] keys and the
SpinKnob select the set for the four rows. Remember, a “Set” is a preset that
configures all four rows . Press [F1] to toggle between Row and Set modes:
In Row mode, [F2] selects the row to be configured. [F3]/[F4], the [+]/[-] keys
F3F1 F2 F4
Row 1: EQ1 lG
and the SpinKnob allow selection of the parameter to be viewed in the row.
The Monitor Before Record (MBR) automation feature applies to automated EQ
(see the Automation Editing section later in this document for a discussion of
MBR).
EQ moves are in Absolute only and the Win, Wout and Wthru applies to EQ.

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SECTION 2 : AUTOMATION EDITING
Edit Operations
From the Edit menu, press [F1] repeatedly to
view the selections. Additionally, the SpinKnob
and [+]/[-] keys also cycle the selections while
the Numeric keypad provides a quick selection
method of edit operations.
These operations require that a Mix is loaded
and valid automation data is present. Each of the
10 operations are applied only to objects se-
lected in the edit template and all can be applied to multiple blocks simulta-
neously. 6 are applied only to the “Edit Region” defined by the green edit Start
point and the red edit End point on the Pass Control screen. 4, Insert, Over-
write, Bounce and Distribute only use the green Start point and aren’t limited
by the edit region. The edit operations are described below along with their
numeric key equivalents.
COPY: Automation data within the edit region is copied into the copy
buffer. Numeric key [7]
CUT: This is a “butt splice” style of operation. Time and automation data
within the Cut edit region is deleted. The deleted automation data is
copied into the copy buffer. Automation data after the end point is moved
up to the start point. Numeric key [8]
INS (INSERT): This operation accompanies a Copy operation. Time is
inserted beginning at the selected Start point to make room for the
contents of the copy buffer. Only the Start point is relevant during and
Insert since the duration of the Insert is determined by the contents of
the copy buffer. Numeric Key [9]
F3F1 F2 F4
F3F1 F2 F4
F3F1 F2 F4
Clr? Pack? Edit Util
COPY ? [Yes] Tplt T/C
Pass 0 Undo? Redo?
Pass
Ctrl
T he new Off-Line Editing system provides Cut, Copy, Insert, Overwrite, Fill, Gap, Repeat, Bounce & Distribute functions. These allow the
operator to piece together the automation data of various objects (Fader, On,
Pan and now EQ) from current or previous passes within a mix, forming a
custom pass. In some operations, automation data may be inserted into
dissimilar objects of the console, i.e., from a fader into an aux, etc. All of these
operations, except Copy, generate a new pass.
There are ten edit operations available. Press [Pass Ctrl], [F4] (down arrows)
and then [F3] (Edit) to access the Edit Operations menu.

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OVR (OVERWRITE): This operation accompanies a Copy operation.
Existing data is overwritten (no time is inserted) by the contents of the
copy buffer beginning at the Start point. During an Overwrite operation,
the End point is ignored and the Length of the Overwrite is equal to the
size of the copy buffer contents. Automation data will Overwrite only into
the block it was copied from. You can not for example Overwrite data
fromlowerfader12intoupper$OËâ›r23.Thisrequires a different opera-
tion. Numeric key [4]
REP (REPEAT): This operation accompanies a Copy operation. The
contents of the copy buffer overwrites data within the edit region, as
many times as possible up to the End point. Automation data will Repeat
only into the block it was copied from. Numeric key [5]
CLR (CLEAR): Overwrites automation data within the edit region. The
object’s level or position at the Start point is written thru the edit region.
Numeric key [0]
FILL: Similar to Clear in that it overwrites automation data within the
edit region. However the object’s level or position at the current timecode
point instead of the Start point, is written thru the edit region. Numeric
key [6]
GAP: Similar to CLR in that the Start point level or position of each
object is written thru to the End point. However, GAP inserts time into the
mix for selected objects and existing automation data after the Start
point is moved later in time by the amount defined in the edit region.
Numeric key [1]
BNCE (BOUNCE): This operation accompanies a Copy operation.
Bounce is an Overwrite type operation that works across blocks. Begin-
ning at the Start point, the contents of the copy buffer are placed into all
objects selected in the edit template. During a Bounce operation the End
point is ignored and existing data equal to the duration of the copy buffer
is overwritten. The amount of automation data after the Start point to be
overwritten is determined by of the contents of the copy buffer. Bounce
works across blocks and the data can be Bounced to more than one
object at a time. Mapping of like objects is maintained. Numeric Key [2]
DIST (DISTRIBUTE): This operation accompanies a Copy operation. The
copy operation must be of a single object. The copied object is distrib-
uted into any other object or group of objects on the desk and existing
data is overwritten. Distribute works across blocks however it differs
from Bounce in that the data can be placed into unlike objects. For
example, fader data can be Distributed into faders, pans, auxes, EQ or
any combination of objects. While Distributing fader data into an On/
Mute object is possible, the result is indeterminate. Numeric key [3]

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Edit Template
Edit Descriptions
Edit Region
ManualTimecode entry
Edit template color legend
Press [F3] to view the template screen.
Here you will select the objects to be included in the edit operation by press-
ing the appropriate DSC Object key (Fader, Pan ,On etc.) and then pressing the
appropriate block attention key. Selected desk objects turn green for individual
objects, yellow for group master objects and blue when the selected object is
both a group master and underlying individual object. The color-coded legend
is shown at the bottom of the template screen.
Also in this screen, above the template you will see text briefly describing the
selected edit operation. To read each description, press [F1] to sequence
through the other edit operations.
When finished making template selections, press [F3] again to exit the tem-
plate and view the Pass Control screen.
The Edit region is defined by the Start and End times. Press [F4] (T/C) to view
the edit regions Start and End points. Use [F1] to toggle between “Start” and
“End” time. There are three ways to enter the Start and End points:
1. Manual timecode entry
2. Using Cue/Locate points
3. On-The-Fly while timecode is rolling.
Use [F1] to select “Start” time. Enter the timecode value starting with hours
using the Numeric keypad then press [Enter]. You will see the green “Start”
marker appear on the Pass Control screen. Press [F1] to toggle to “End” and
enter the desired value again. You will see the red “End” marker appear on the
Pass Control screen. The timecode value can be nudged using the [+]/[-] keys
or the SpinKnob. The system will not allow an End time to be entered which is
less than the Start time. If you attempt to enter a Start time which is later than
the End time, the End time is reset to the Start time.

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On-The-Fly
UsingCue/Locatepoints From the T/C menu press [F4] (Cue). Use the Numeric keypad, the [+]/[-] keys
or the SpinKnob to select a cue number from the cue list and press [Enter].
Again, use [F1] to toggle between “Start” and “End”. For detailed information
on the Locate/Cue system refer to the CS3000/2000 Operation Manual.
While in the T/C menu, toggle to “Start” and play the T/C source. At the
desired point in the program, press [Enter] in the Numeric keypad to capture a
timecode value. The menu will automatically toggle to “End”. Press [Enter]
again at the desired point to capture a timecode value. Should the start time
need to be updated, the menu must be manually toggled back to “Start” using
F1.
From the top-level Pass Control menu, the DSC Numeric [7] key enters a
“Start” value while the Numeric [8] key enters an “End” value.

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SECTION 3 : AUTOMATION UTILITIES
T he Punch menu allows you to accomplish three useful automation tasks:
1. Establish an automation “Punch Group” to allow a collection of objects
to be punched in with a single DSC keystroke.
2. Disable Write In, Write Out and Write Through at the end of each
automation pass via a menu preference.
3. Allow the punch out “Filter” to follow the Object select keys via a
menu preference.
Make sure that the DSC [Mix On] key is lit and press the DSC [Pnch] key:
F3F1 F2 F4
[F1] (Touch) and [F2] (Rel) correspond to the identical settings in the Moving
fader menu. Changes in either menu are reflected in the other.
Press [F3] (Tplt) to view the Punch menu and screen template:
F3F1 F2 F4
The Punch template screen allows you to select any combination of mute,
fader, pan, EQ1, EQ2, Aux A, B, C, or D objects on any channel(s). All armed
objects can then be punched-in by pressing the [*ST] key. While the punch
Punch Menu
Touch Rel Tplt Setup
You can check the status of the
Touch and Release settings
without a title loaded by
accessing the Moving Faders
menu. See the section on Moving
Faders for more details.
SIDE NOTE:
Punch -> Select objects
Punch Menu

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Pass Join
Example
template is visible, the [All Lower], [All Upper] and [All Aux] keys operate
to arm/disarm their respective Mix Controller object blocks. When the tem-
plate is not visible on-screen, these keys punch-in those object blocks.
From the top-level Punch menu, press [F4] (Setup):
F3F1 F2 F4
Press [F1] (Filter) to configure the Filter punch out feature:
F3F1 F2 F4
With Filter punch-out active, any lit DSC Object keys [On/A], [Fader/B], [Pan/
C] and/or [EQ/D], allow you to selectively punch-out their respective objects
within a block when its attention key is pressed. With Filter punch-out
disabled, all objects in a block are punched-out together.
Press [F3] (Win/Wout) to configure the Win/Wout feature:
F3F1 F2 F4
With Clear Win/Wout active, WriteIn/WriteOut/WriteThru is automatically
turned off after each automation pass. This can help prevent unintentional
write-over of automation data.
Pass Join provides the ability to merge segments of selected passes to form a
custom pass. Each segment maintains its original time placement.
You like the beginning of pass 8 but pass 5 is better for the scene change and
pass 12 has the fade you like. You build the join list on the fly or off-line,
defining the pass numbers and times of the transition. Your list will show that
the mix will start with pass 8. At the scene change, you switched to pass 5.
At the fade you switch to pass 12. The Join can involve every automated
object on the desk or just a single one.
Filter Win/Wout
Filter punch out? [No]
Clear Win/Wout? [No]
Punch Setup Menu

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The above diagram graphically shows a join operation for a single fader. Once
the Join operation is complete, you can play the mix with the new “joined”
pass. If you don’t like it , you can go back into your list and edit the “FROM”
and “TO” pass numbers, or change transition time by editing each transition’s
“AT” timecode number and then re-execute.
For this exercise you will need a mix with several passes. Fader moves work
best to demonstrate the Join function. Assuming a mix is loaded and Mix On is
lit, press the [Pass Ctrl] key above the SmartDisplay.
In the top level Pass Control menu, observe the pass tree in the screen display.
Notice that when you turn the SpinKnob or press the [+]/[-] keys, the green
“current pass” indicator holds its position while the yellow cursor moves
around the pass tree. This yellow pass will become the “TO” event in the Join
list when the [Enter] key is pressed.
Using the SpinKnob, position the yellow selection box to the pass you want to
begin from and then press [Enter]. While in the top level Pass Ctrl menu and
screen, start timecode playing. Select a “TO” pass by moving the yellow
cursor. At the desired time, press the [Enter] key to make the change. The
yellow pass will be entered as a “TO” pass in the Pass Join list and change to
green indicating it is now the current pass. The previous green pass will be
entered into the Join list as the “FROM” pass. Repeat this a few times,
moving the yellow cursor and pressing [Enter].
Pass Join Event Entry
Exercise 1
Pass 8 with good fade in:
Pass 5 with good scene change:
Pass 12 with good fade out:
Result of pass join:
Moves yellow cursor in
Pass Tree
*ST
-DIR
+Bus
Pass Control window
Pass Tree yellow ”TO” Pass green current or ”FROM” pass

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List entries will have a pass “FROM”, pass “TO” and an “AT” timecode value.
The first event in the list indicates a change FROM pass 8 TO pass 5 at
1:08:35.13. The second event indicates a change FROM pass 5 TO pass 12 at
1:08:55.21. Editing of this list is covered later in this section.
Combination Pass Join list and Pass Control half screen
pass join At time
From pass and To pass
Viewing the Pass Join
List
F3F1 F2 F4 F3F1 F2 F4
F3F1 F2 F4 F3F1 F2 F4
Clr? Pack? Edit Util Join? Edit Tplt ON
View Join Group Trim
Pass0 Undo? Redo?
Stop timecode and view the Pass Join menu and list. From the top-level Pass
Control menu, press [F4] (down arrows), [F4] (Util) and then [F2] (Join):
This is the Pass Join menu. On the screen you will see the Pass Join list.

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Once the list is complete, the next step is to select the objects that will be
included in a Join operation. This can include all objects on the console or only
a select few. Objects are selected in the Pass Join template. From the Pass
Join menu, press [F3] to see the template on the screen display:
With nothing selected, all objects in the template will appear grey. Selections
are made in this template in a similar manner as other templates. Choose the
type of object to be included using the DSC’s Object keys (Pan, Fader, On, etc.),
then use the I/O block attention keys to include the individual objects.
For example, press and light the [Fdr/A] object key then 4 fader attention keys.
You will see the selected fader blocks turn green in the template. Press the
attention key again to deselect the object or press the [Clr]key above the
SpinKnob to clear the entire template. Try the same with a few pan and On
objects to get the idea.
Press and light the [Fdr/A] object key then press the DSC [All upper] key. You
will see all upper faders turn green. Press [Clr]. Likewise, press [All lower] to
select all lower faders. Press [Clr]. With the [Fdr/A] key lit, pressing [All aux]
DSC Automation Object keys
Fader
APan BOn CD
F3F1 F2 F4
F3F1 F2 F4
Join? Edit Tplt ON
Join? Edit View ON
F3 toggles between the Template and the Join list.
Object Included/
Excluded
Join Template

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Execute the Join
The Base Pass
Pass 8 first From pass in list
Pass 13 created and
branched from pass 8
Editing the Pass Join
List
will select all Aux A blocks. The operation should now be clear. A shortcut for
selecting all objects is pressing the [*ST] key. You will see all objects turn
green in the template. Press [Clr] to clear the template.
Once the desired objects are included in the template, press [F1] to execute
the join. A new pass is created in the pass tree branching from the first
“FROM” pass in the join list. The pass created from our list on the previous
page would be pass 13 and would branch from pass 8.
After executing the Join, play the mix to audition it. If it is not satisfactory the
Join List Events can be edited and the Join re-executed until it is right.
While in the top level Pass Join menu, the join event list and pass tree is
displayed side by side on the screen. The SpinKnob and [+]/[-] keys moves the
yellow cursor in the pass tree screen.
To edit values in the list press [F2] Edit to see the “flag” light in the menu.
Now instead of moving the yellow pass cursor, the [+]/[-] keys move a blue
cursor up and down the edit list, the [left arrow] and [right arrow] keys move
the cursor relatively and the SpinKnob is used to vary the selected parameter.
A new event line can be added to the list by pressing [Enter] with the Edit flag
lit. The default TO and FROM passes are 1 and 2. The current time is entered
as the AT time.
In the Euphonix automation system, every pass is a compilation of new moves
merged with moves from the previous pass.
Once the join is executed, all automated objects start with the “Base Pass”.
The objects included in the join template will play back the pass sequence
shown in the Pass Join list. All other automated objects read the Base Pass
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By default the Base Pass will be the first “FROM” pass in the list. It was your
starting pass and where the join pass will branch from.
The example outlined in the section introduction was pretty basic. You can get
quite creative with the Join operation however. Expanding on the example ,
imagine applying this join sequence to 4 faders only, and allow all other
automated objects to follow a separate Base Pass throughout the mix. Pass 8
is the default Base Pass in the above example, however any other pass in the
tree can be selected.
Access the Base Pass the same way you edit list parameters, (see above). Use
the SpinKnob to select the desired Base Pass.
We will use the above example, but change the Base Pass to 10. Our 4
selected faders will start on pass 8.
At the designated timecode point they will go to 5, then 12, They would
remain on 12 through the remainder of the mix. Our new Base Pass of 10 will
be applied to all other automated objects. When the Join operation is ex-
ecuted, the resultant pass will branch from pass 10, the new Base Pass.
Smart Display [F4] toggles the Pass Join system on or off.
• Import Mix allows the operator to place an entire mix into the pass tree
of another mix. Once a mix is imported it will be seen as a branch pass in
the current mix pass tree from pass 0. Combined with Off-Line Editing
and Pass Join, the possibilities for mix editing in v3.0 are endless.
• An Off-line Trim feature allows any fader or aux to be trimmed up or
down in .25dB increments, through the entire MIX, or just a certain
timecode-delimited range.
• The dB value of a fader in Abs write mode now appears below the UF or
LF number in the Pass Control screen for an accurate automation move.
• Group coalesce allows the Group Masters automation to be written into
its slaves as trim moves.
MixView 3.0 now includes a Monitor Before Record (MBR) automation
feature. Access is via the MBR button on the DSC.
Monitor Before
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MBR mode can be applied to both moving and non-motorized fader
systems, and in absolute as well as trim modes. Normally, in order
to automate a fader, you would press the [Mix On] key to activate
the mix system, select the [Fdr] object key, play the time code
source (see Pass Rec light) and press any fader’s punch (attention) key
to immediately begin writing automation data. By first pressing the
[MBR] button, you instruct the console to put any fader into a monitor
“preview” mode when it is first punched-in. This suspends automation control
of that fader, allowing you to have manual control over its level in advance of
writing any automation data. The fader operates manually as if it were in Set
mode even though it is still in Dynamic mode ready to record automation. A
look at the Template screen will confirm its red Dynamic status. Once you have
set your new level, pressing the fader’s punch key a second time, begins
writing automation data.
In this exercise, we will show how to engage and abort MBR mode, both for a
single motorized fader and standard non-motorized fader. Using MBR assumes
that you know how to set up the console, load titles and record automation.
You will also need a valid mix containing previous fader automation data. You
can use one of your existing mixes or create a new mix and write fader moves
prior to performing this exercise. For more information on these subjects, see
the Tutorial and Automation sections of the CS3000/2000 Operation Manual.
Be sure you have a title loaded, the [Mix On] key is active, the [Punch] key is
illuminated and the [Fdr] object key on the DSC is selected (illuminated).
Press the [MBR] key and start your time code source or use the console's VTM
(Virtual Tape Machine). The descriptions which follow cover consoles with and
without Moving Faders.
Moving Fader
If the Motors menu option is set On, Moving Faders caps will start to
follow the fader’s automation data.
Non-motorized fader
For non-motorized faders, the null LEDs will begin to indicate relative
fader levels.
To engage MBR mode, either touch a moving fader’s cap or press the standard
fader’s punch (attention) key.
Moving Fader
You will notice two events. First, the fader cap will stop following the
automation data for that channel. Secondly, the fader’s null LEDs will
begin blinking at a fast rate. This signifies that fader is now in MBR
mode.
EngagingMBRmode
Exercise 2
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