Panasonic Mixing Automation Expansion Software Users Guide

Click on the Module: pop up menu. 
Notice above the upper dividing line; 
New Module, Duplicate Module, and Delete Module.
Between the dividing lines are pre-defined modules for your digital mixing
console.
Below the dividing line are where the user-editable modules appear.
Please note that you cannot Edit or Delete the pre-defined modules.
You may, however, Duplicate them, and then edit the duplicated module.
ELEMENTS OF THEEDITMODULEDIALOGUE
On the left side of the dialogue box is the module that you...

PROCEDURE FOREDITINGMODULES
Select a fader, knob, switch, popup menu, label, or line from the tool bar.
Click to place it in the module.
If necessary, drag it to the desired location within the module.
Use the eraser to remove it.
Faders, knobs, switches, and popup menus representing automated controls
on the digital mixer must be connected to the mixer using the Connect To:
menu.
If the fader, knob, switch or popup menu is not connected to the mixer, it
will simply exist as a graphic element (that is, a...

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To Place an Item
Click on one of the items in the tool bar, either a fader, knob, switch, popup
menu, label, or line.
Clicking on Faders and holding the mouse down opens a sub menu for
selecting a long throw fader, or a short throw fader. 
Click on Add Popup Menu prior to placing a popup menu. 
Move the pointer over to the left, into the module area, and click to place a
popup menu. 
Click to place a fader.
In a similar manner, clicking on the Knob in the tool bar to select...

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To Move an Item
Once an item has been placed, it can be moved to some extent, depending
upon the size of the item, and the position of adjacent items. Click the
Selection pointer in the tool bar.
Use the pointer to select and move items within the module area.
To Erase an Item
Once an item has been placed, it can be removed. Click the eraser in the tool
bar. Use the eraser to remove items from the module.
Be aware that the pre-defined modules are not editable, so you cannot...

Naming Module Controls
When you click on Knob or Switch, a Name field appears.
When you click on a Fader, no name field appears.
(Audio channels are named using the Channel Names and Labels dialogue
selected from the Edit Menu.)
In the Edit Module dialogue, you can type a name for each Knob and Switch.
The name can then be used by the Cue List window and its related dialogues.
For example, a switch may be given a name, say “EQ IN/OUT”.
When the switch is turned on and off as part of an automated mix, the...

Connecting Labels
When a Label is selected, you can use the Connect To: menu to make the
Label automatically change.
Select “ * * * “ if you want the label to simply be text that doesn’t change.
Example: A label that says simply “L   R”, that is under a Pan knob.
Select “Channel Label” if you want the Label to automatically take on the
channel labels used in the Custom View.
Example: In the Custom View, the abbreviated names of the actual audio
tracks may be typed at the bottom of each module. For...

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Calibration Lines and Calibration Labels
Calibration lines are the lines on the module that show the
position of a fader. 
You can chose to show or hide these lines.
To show calibration lines, check “Show Calibration Lines”.  
To hide calibration lines, uncheck “Show Calibration Lines”.  
A module could consist of only calibration lines. 
Such a module would be useful if positioned along side a
fader module in the Custom View.
Usually, however, calibration lines are used in...

The calibration labels (that is, the dB marks) can be turned off or on by the
user.
They can also be positioned on the left, center, or right of the module.
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Examples
In the following two examples, we will show how to create an automated
module with a fader and pan pot. Then we will show how to create a non-
automated input gain module.
Creating an Automated Module with a Fader and Pan
In the Edit Module dialogue box, Select New from the Module menu. Name
the module “Fader and Pan”. Click OK.
Check Show Calibration Lines. 
Check Calibration Labels Right.
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Select the fader tool. Click to place the fader in the module. 
Connect the fader to mixing console by selecting Connect To: Channel
Fader.
Select the knob tool. Click to place the knob in the module, above the fader.
Connect the knob to mixing console by selecting Connect To: Pan.
Select the label tool. Click to place a label under the knob.
Type “L {2 spaces} R”. Do not connect the label.
The menu should indicate Connect To: “* * *”.
Click OKto keep your work and exit the...