DiGiCo SD Series Broadcast User Manual
DiGiCo SD Series Broadcast Options
DiGiCo
SD Series Broadcast Options
Issue E - April 2014 - Software Version 680+
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Contents
1.1 Introduction................................................................................... .......4
1.1.1 Overview .......................................................................... .......4
1.2 Features......................................................................................... .......4
1.2.1 Surround Busses............................................................ .......4
1.2.2 Surround Inputs............................................................... .......5
1.2.3 Folded Multi Channel Controls ...................................... .......7
1.2.4 Mix Minus ......................................................................... .......8
1.2.5 Monitoring........................................................................ .......9
1.2.6 Fader Starts.................................................................... .......13
1.2.7 Solo Options.................................................................. .......14
1.2.8 GPIO Relays ................................................................... .......15
1.2.9 Meter Options ................................................................ .......16
1.2.10 Headphone Panel ........................................................ .......17
1.2.11 Auxes On Group Busses............................................. .......18
1.2.12 Buss Upmix/Downmix................................................. .......19
1.2.13 Audio Follows Video ................................................... .......20
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Folded View
1.1 Introduction
1.1.1 Overview ...............................................................................
The DiGiCo Broadcast Options package offers many additional features detailed in this appendix.
For details of the standard console operations please refer to the relevant console’s User Manual
1.2 Features
1.2.1 Surround Busses .................................................................
Channel
Unfold
Links
Settings
Fold
Buss sizes and numbers are defined in the Master screen > Files >Session Structure panel.
Once created and assigned to the worksurface they can be viewed on screen as above.
A surround buss has 2 views, Folded and Unfolded.
Folded busses have an Unfold button that when pressed provides a screen view and control of the individual legs of the buss.
This view can be Folded again by pressing the Fold button on the Unfolded view control strip.
The leg of the surround buss that appears and can be adjusted in Folded view is chosen by selecting a Folded View Channel in the
control strip.
NOTE: In Folded view, the Fader and Mute will always adjust all legs of the Surround Buss.
Any member(s) of the surround buss can be Linked by pressing the Set Links button and then touching the relevant channels.
To create more than one set of links, toggle the Set Links button and start the process again.
In the above example of a 5.1 buss you will see that the Left and Right legs are linked and the Surround Left and Surround Right legs are
also linked separately.
NOTE: If the Surround Buss is folded and the Folded View Channel is linked to any of the other legs, an adjustment to the
settings in the Folded view will also affect all other channels linked to it.
There is an additional option to set elements of the individual legs to be the same as the Folded View Channel. This is achieved by
pressing any of the following buttons:
Trim & Delay
Filters & EQ
Dynamics
Fader & Mute
This is a quick method of giving all the legs of a surround buss the same settings.
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Link Indicators
1.2.2 Surround Inputs ...................................................................
Channel
Link Control
Multi
Button
Select
Type
Leave or Remove
Channels
Settings
Unfold
Fold
Surround (Multi) Inputs work in a similar way to surround busses but they are created by the user.
1) Touch the top of any input channel and then press the Multi button.
2) Select a Multi Channel type which is either a surround format of your choice or a Multi Input.
A Multi input can consist of up to 11 channels of your choice that you want to group together. This could be a number of sources of similar
type (eg strings or vocals)
3) Assuming that you have chosen 5.1 as an example you will then be prompted to select each leg of the 5.1 stem by pressing
worksurface channel select buttons. As you choose each one, the selection will automatically move to the next.
4) At this point you will also be required to either Leave the relevant channels on the worksurface (in addition to the ones in the Multi) or
Remove the relevant channels from the worksurface and only have them in the Multi. The suggested method would be to Remove the
selected channels as otherwise they will exist in two places and possibly cause confusion.
5) When all the legs have been selected, press the OK button and the Multi Channel will be created in the same worksurface position as
the channel that was used to start the process.
You can now use the Unfold/Fold buttons to view the Multi and adjust settings for any individual leg (channel) or elements of all the legs
according to the Links which are set within the Multi.
NOTE: In Folded view, the Fader and Mute will always adjust all members of the Multi.
The leg of the Multi that appears and can be adjusted in Folded view is chosen by selecting a Folded View Channel in the control strip.
Any member(s) of the Multi can be Linked by pressing the Set Links button and then touching the relevant channels.
To create more than one set of links, toggle the Set Links button and start the process again.
NOTE: If the Multi is folded and the Folded View Channel is linked to any of the other members, an adjustment to the settings
in the Folded view will also affect all other channels linked to it.
There is an additional option to set elements of the channels to be the same as the Folded View Channel. This is achieved by pressing any
of the following buttons:
Trim & Delay
Filters & EQ
Dynamics
Aux Sends
Fader & Mute
This is a quick method of giving all the channels of a multi the same settings.
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Alternative method to Create a Surround/Multi Input
The other method of creating a Surround or Multi Channel is very similar but starts with an empty channel strip.
1) Press the LCD Function button and select Create Multi.
2) Any blank channel strips will now have the words “Create Multi” written in their LCD display.
3) Press one of the Channel Select buttons on a blank strip and the Select Multi Channels will be displayed on screen.
4) Select a Multi Channel type which is either a surround format of your choice or a Multi Input.
A Multi input can consist of up to 11 channels of your choice that you want to group together. This could be a number of sources of similar
type (eg strings or vocals)
5) Assuming that you have chosen 5.1 as an example you will then be prompted to select each leg of the 5.1 stem by pressing
worksurface channel select buttons. As you choose each one, the selection will automatically move to the next.
6) At this point you will also be required to either Leave the relevant channels on the worksurface (in addition to the ones in the Multi) or
Remove the relevant channels from the worksurface and only have them in the Multi. The suggested method would be to Remove the
selected channels as otherwise they will exist in two places and possibly cause confusion.
7) When all the legs have been selected, press the OK button and the Multi Channel will be created in the same worksurface position as
the channel that was used to start the process.
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