Studer Vista 8 User Manual

Studer Vista 8

Digital Audio Console Information

29th July 2004

1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................ 3

2 GENERAL SYSTEM OVERVIEW ............................................................................... 3

2.1 S

YSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM .......................................................................................... 3

2.1.1 Block Diagram showing system utlising D21m IO System ................................ 3

2.2 CONTROL SURFACE (VISTA 8)..................................................................................... 4

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Momentary/Latching Activation of all Buttons .......................................................... 5

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Ganging ...................................................................................................................... 5

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Fast Copy/Paste and Half-Lit Keys............................................................................ 5

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Banking with Scrolling Navigation ............................................................................ 5

2.3 DSP CORE................................................................................................................... 6

2.4 I

NPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM .............................................................................................. 7

2.4.1 Available D21m Audio IO Cards ....................................................................... 7

2.4.2 D21m Stagebox System ...................................................................................... 7

2.5 MONITORING, TALKBACK AND SIGNALLING ............................................................... 8

2.5.1 Monitoring.......................................................................................................... 8

2.5.2 Talkback and Signalling..................................................................................... 8

2.6 EXTERNAL SYNCHRONISATION ................................................................................... 9

3 TROUBLESHOOTING................................................................................................... 9

3.1 SYSTEM SURVEYOR..................................................................................................... 9

3.2 SERVICE ISSUES......................................................................................................... 10

4 REDUNDANCY ............................................................................................................. 11

4.1.1 Power Supplies................................................................................................. 11

4.1.2 DSP Core.......................................................................................................... 11

4.1.3 MADI Links ...................................................................................................... 12

4.1.4 Control System ................................................................................................. 12

4.1.5 Control Surface ................................................................................................ 12

4.1.6 Mastersync Unit ............................................................................................... 13

4.2 N-1 DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................... 13

5 TECHNICAL SPECS .................................................................................................... 14

5.1 VISTA 8 CONTROL SURFACE DIMENSIONS ................................................................ 14

5.2 P

OWER CONSUMPTION .............................................................................................. 14

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1 Introduction

This document outlines some of the key features of the Studer Vista 8 Digital Audio Console.

2 General System Overview

The system structure of the Vista 8 Digital Console can be separated into 5 main areas:

1. Control Surface

2. DSP Core

3. IO

4. Monitoring & Signalling

5. External Synchronisation

2.1 System Block Diagram

2.1.1 Block Diagram showing system utlising D21m IO System

Global Wiring Overview Vista 8 (with D21m I/O)

Vista 8 Desk (with built-in Cont rol System)

RS485/HP/TB

Optical Link

D21m Stagebox

Option: Outputs for Custom

Meters

Mic Control Data

AES/EBU Link

AES/EBU Link

Control Room
Monitoring 5.1

D21m Hub

TB Int

PFL/CR/ST

MADI (with embedded Mic Control)

LVDS (CAT 5)

DSP Core

Monitoring Frame

48 GPI

32 GPO

Studio A

Monitoring

2Ch

(optional)

Stagebox IO

Local IO

House Sync

(Video, Wordclock, etc)

(Option: Mastersync Unit)

Studio B

Monitoring

2Ch

(optional)

PLEASE NOTE: This is a general System Block Diagram. Actual number of D21 IO frames
will depend on customer requirements.

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2.2 Control Surface (Vista 8)

The Control Surface of the Vista 8 is shown below (only 1 fader bay shown):

The control surface features the industry acclaimed Vistonics User Interface which offers a
“where you look is where you control” philosophy. The Studer developed Vistonics
technology mounts rotary controls and switches on TFT Screens. This then offers the user the
benefits of screen technology (Touchscreen, colour, icons and text) without the limitations of
having to access physical controls away from the where the control is displayed. A touch and
access philosophy combined with Channel strip orientated operation offers a friendly and
intuitive operating concept.

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This extremely intuitive and fast to learn operational concept is further enhanced by 4 other
key operational features that frees the users mind from working on the console and allows
more thought to be placed on the work at hand. These key features are:

• Momentary/Latching Activation of all Buttons

The console recognizes and senses the button-push duration and responds accordingly. The
buttons therefore act momentarily or latchingly depending on how they were pressed (pressed­and-held or briefly tapped). In addition to Talkback, PFL, EQ on/off, etc., the functions affected
include those accessed by the touch-screen - such as viewing of audio function - as well as the
monitoring source selectors and the machine control.

• Ganging

The ganging function in the mixer allows the operator to quickly apply functions to multiple
channel strips because channels within the gang act as one. This can be used, for example, for
Mute, Automation mode changes, faders, Bus assign and much more to increase speed and
comfort in operation. Creating a gang over the console makes the set-up quick and easy.

• Fast Copy/Paste and Half-Lit Keys

The console incorporates dedicated copy/paste keys for each audio function including EQ,
dynamics, panorama and delay. A simple button-press in the original channel and another in
the target channel copies the settings across. Copy/Paste is guided up by the half-lit buttons: if
one button has been pressed and the desk is awaiting a second button-press, all available
target buttons illuminate at half brightness until one of them has been selected. Also, complete
channels can be cloned to one or many target channels. Setting up the Studer Vista 7 for a
production becomes a quick and easy task. Non-productive time is reduced considerably.

• Banking with Scrolling Navigation

DSP channels not visible on the physical desk are accessed by scrolling the channels available in the
DSP core. The channel order is freely assignable: channels can be grouped or even shown repeatedly
on the surface. This ensures physical orientation on the desk so that the operator is always clearly
informed as to what is happening. Channel Bays with, for example, the master channels can also be
locked in place.

The Vista 8 also includes a completely redesigned Control Bay. While talkback and monitoring
functionality, trackball and a motorized joystick have been maintained from the previous Vista
consoles, dedicated control elements have been introduced for operation of outputs. 12 motorized

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