Panasonic Mixing Automation Expansion Software Users Guide

							Create Channel On/Off Events 
Select Channel On or Off
Time 
Enter the time that the Channel On/Off or In occurs. 
Channel On/Offs are entered in Hours, Minutes, Seconds, and Frames.
Select Channels 
To the right of the dialogue box is the channel selection list. 
Click to select which channels will have Channel On/Offs created. 
Shift-click to select a continuous range of channels. 
Command click to select or de-select multiple discontinuous channels.
Press Enter or click Create to create the Channel On/Offs.
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							Create Surround Pan Events
To create Surround Pan events, open the Create Surround Pan Events
dialogue box.
Pan Position
Specifies the starting and ending position for the pan move.
Use the mouse to set the starting and ending positions.
These are also displayed numerically, using the same convention that the
mixer uses, namely:
Left 16 through 1, C for Center, Right 1 through 16.
Rear 16 through 1, C for Center, Front 1 through 16.
Click on “At this time” for the start position of the move, and MAX will
automatically find the position of the channel at the specified time and use it
as the start of the move. 
Click on “At this time” for the end position of the move, and MAX will
automatically find the position of the channel at the specified time and use it
as the end of the move. 
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							Time Range 
Enter the times when the pan starts and ends.
Select Channels 
To the right of the dialogue box is the channel selection list. 
Click to select which channels will have surround pan moves created. Shift-
click to select a continuous range of channels. Command click to select or de-
select multiple discontinuous channels.
Press Enter or click Create to create the pans.
Notice how the Pans events appear in the Cue List.
They can be cut, copied, pasted, paste special, and moves.
Like the fader moves, they have a small triangle. Click on the triangle to
expand the observe the sub events that comprise the move. (The sub-events
are dimmed because they are not editable.)
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							Create Parameter Change
Parameter Changes include such things as Aux Send levels, Pan, EQ settings,
and Dynamics settings.
A Parameter Change means a continuous change.
In the Create Parameter Change dialogue box, you can create the equivalent
of an automated knob.
For example, you can cause the EQ settings for a given channel to gradually
change their frequency with respect to time. 
(If you want to create a Switch event, such as EQ on and off, use the Create
Switch Events dialogue, discussed in the next section.)
To create a Parameter Change, after opening the dialogue box, select the
desired Parameter from the Parameter menu.
Enter a starting and ending value for the parameter.
Send levels are entered either in dB or a number from 0 to 255.
To edit in dB, open the Preferences dialogue box (in Edit menu.) Click to
select Faders. Check the box “Edit Fader Positions in dB.” When you enter a
dB value, the closest actual allowable value will be substituted.
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							To enter the minimum level in dB mode, type Option 5, which is the °sign.
Click on “At this time” for the start level of the move, and MAX will
automatically find the level of the send at the specified time and use it as the
level at the start of the move. 
Click on “At this time” for the end level of the move, and MAX will
automatically find the level of the send at the specified time and use it as the
level at the end of the move. 
Time Range 
Enter the times when the change starts and ends.
Select Channels 
To the right of the dialogue box is the channel selection list. 
Click to select which channels will have switch events created. 
Shift-click to select a continuous range of channels. 
Command click to select or de-select multiple discontinuous channels.
Press Enter or click Create to create the events and insert them into the Cue
List.
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							Create Switch Events
Switch Events include such things as EQ on/off, Aux Send Pre/Post, etc.
In the Create Switch Events dialogue box, you can create the equivalent of an
automated switch, not a knob.
For example, you can cause the EQ to turn on or off for a given channel at a
specific time. 
(If you want to create a continuous event, equivalent to turning a knob, such
as a changing EQ frequency setting, use the Create Parameter Change
dialogue box, discussed in the previous section.)
Switch Events are created just like Channel On/Off events.
(In fact, Channel On/Off events are Switch Events.)
After opening the dialogue box, select the desired type of switch event from
the switch event menu. Select On or Off.
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							Time 
Enter the time that the Switch Event occurs. 
Times are entered in Hours, Minutes, Seconds, and Frames.
Select Channels 
To the right of the dialogue box is the channel selection list. 
Click to select which channels will have switch events created. 
Shift-click to select a continuous range of channels. 
Command click to select or de-select multiple discontinuous channels.
Press Enter or click Create to create the events and insert them into the Cue
List.
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							Create Snapshots 
MAX’s snapshot dialogue will either capture the current state of the mixer, or,
the state of the automation at some point in time of the mix. 
The fader values and channel on/offs displayed will change in real time: move
a fader on the mixer and the number in the dialogue box changes. 
Click on an channel to edit the values for that channel.
Shift-Enter will apply the edited value to all channels.
You may type a name, up to 125 characters, for the Snapshot. Later, you can
Find the name using the Find dialogue.
Type a time and press Enter or click Insert Snapshot to create the snapshot.
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							More About Snapshots 
MAX automatically takes one snapshot on the first pass after clearing memory.
The snapshot time is equal to the first time code received.
For example, clear the mix from the edit menu. Start the time code source at
0. Turn a channel off at 5 seconds. Stop the time code. Look at the Cue List. 
There will be two events in the Cue List. 
There is a Snapshot at 0, and a Channel Off at 5 seconds.
The snapshot is only taken if a move is made. 
For example, clear the mix from the edit menu. Start the time code source at
0. Do not make any fader moves or channel on/off moves. Stop the time code.
Look at the Cue List. There will be no events in the Cue List.
The mix must begin with a snapshot. You can confirm this by looking in the
Cue List, the very first event will be a snapshot. Do not write moves before the
first snapshot. 
You may edit this snapshot in the Cue List. Click on the “triangle” to view and
edit the level and on/off state of each channel. If you delete the first snapshot,
be sure to replace it using the Create Snapshot dialogue box.
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							Create Library Events (Dynamics, EQ, and Effects)
The Panasonic WR-DA7 Digital Mixer features extensive Libraries of Channels,
Dynamics, and EQ settings.
“Library Events” may be created in the Cue List. These cause
MAX to send commands to the mixer, at user-specified times, causing the
mixer to automatically recall and apply the desired Library setting.
After opening the dialogue box, first select from the Library menu.
The names of the Library entries are displayed in the left column. Click to
select the desired Library name.
Then click to select the channel or channels which will be affected by the
Library event. Shift-click to select a contiguous range of channels, command-
click to select any combination of channels.
Type the time that you want the event to occur, and click Create to create the
events and insert them into the Cue List.
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