Panasonic Mixing Automation Expansion Software Users Guide

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OVERVIEW
MAX is a sophisticated software package engineered to automate your
Panasonic DA7 Digital Mixer in conjunction with a Macintosh computer.
MAX provides time code-synchronized record and playback of all automatable
mixer features, including automated moving faders, surround panning,
channel on/offs, aux send levels, EQ, dynamics on/offs, and routing.
Even though your DA7 already has automation, using MAX gives you easier
and more precise mix editing. Mixes can be longer and can be saved to...

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Overview
The Cue List shows each automation move as an event occurring at a specific
SMPTE time. You see and edit the mix as a sequence of events. 
Individual fader moves or whole sections of a mix can be copied, cut, pasted,
and modified. 
You can even create precision fade-outs by simply typing the start and end
times into the computer. 

The Graphic Editing view displays the mix as curves on a time line. You can
see multiple channels at the same time, and easily see what moves are coming
up. You edit the mix by drawing fader curves.
What’s more, you can freely change the way you view the mix, with the
Custom View, Cue List, or Graphic window, even while the mix is playing.
And you can have multiple mixes open at the same time, allowing you to
instantly compare two different mixes. You can even freely copy from one mix
and paste into...

MAX provides a clear graphic display of automated Surround Panning
positions. It also allows panning of either individual channels or the grouped
multiple channels.
Mixes reside in the Macintosh’s “RAM”. You can save the mixes to a disk,
either manually or automatically using the Auto Backup feature. 
MAX allows you to quickly create different mixes, listen to them, compare
them, save them, retrieve and modify them.
MAX also allows you to customize the software to your personal style of
mixing. You can...

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FEATURES
MAX FORPANASONICDA7 KEYFEATURES
•Capture “Snapshots”in Real Time. 
•Snapshots can be Individually Named
•Auto Transition Between Snapshots
•Dynamic Memory Meters Display Available Memory
•On-Screen Display of Time code Frame Rate
•Multiple Preference Files for Each Engineer or Project Type
•Single Key Access to Frequently Used Items
•OMS Compatible
•Mixer Faders Can Become MIDI Control Surface
•Real Time MIDI Recording
•Enhanced MMC
•Large Screen Support with 1024 x 768 resolution...

MAX CUELISTFEATURES
• Powerful Cue List EDL Style Editing for Precision Control 
• Cut, Copy, and Paste Mix Editing 
• Offset, Scale, Crop, and Smooth Fader Moves 
• Interpolate Moves, During Scale - Stretch Editing Operations
• Triangles Expand to reveal Microscope View of Fader Moves
• View Filter Displays Channels, Range of Time, Type of Event
• Ability to Create Events Off-Line 
• Undo and Redo on All Editing Operations
• Moving Time Line With Markers
• Revert Command
• Find Command
• Merge Mixes
•...

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Chapter  1 
GETTINGSTARTED
COMPUTERSKILLSREQUIRED
This manual assumes that the user already possesses computer-operating
skills, particularly a familiarity with the mouse (pointing, clicking, dragging),
menus, dialogue boxes, the Desktop, the Finder, the Chooser, and other basic
Macintosh concepts. 
If you have just purchased your first Computer for the purposes of
automating your mixer, we recommend that you first read the introductory
manuals that came with your computer before starting to use the...

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COMPUTERSETUP
The Chooser and AppleTalk 
Your Macintosh may or may not be connected to printers via the “AppleTalk
Network.” AppleTalk must be “Active” for printing. However, turning it on
robs processing time from the computer, and may adversely affect the way
that the MAX software responds to time code. 
Therefore it is recommended that you turn AppleTalk off while mixing with
MAX. Leave it turned off until you want to print. 
To turn AppleTalk off, select the Chooser from the Apple menu. Then click...

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Getting Started
SOFTWAREINSTALLATION
For installation, follow the steps shown below.  RAMSA MAX software and
DA7 Librarianare contained in the provided disk labeled “Mixing
Automation eXpansion Software. DA7 Librarian software will be discussed
later in Chapter 16.
1 Insert the MAX disk. Installer icon appears. 
Double-click on MAX icon if the Installer icon is not displayed.
An error message will appear if a wrong disk other than “MAX disk” is
inserted.
2Double–click on the Installer icon to expand...

If a wrong password is entered, a warning will appear. Clicking OK will
let you attempt to enter the password again.
5An “Extract” dialogue box will appear. 
Select the destination folder where you want to store MAX.
Click the Extractbutton to begin the software installation. 
6When the installation of MAXends, a new “Extract” dialogue box will
appear for the DA7 Librarian program.
Select the destination folder for the DA7 Librarian.
Click the Extractbutton to begin the installation of the Librarian...