Panasonic Mixing Automation Expansion Software Users Guide

							REALTIMEMENU
This menu is for turning on and off special
features, and for opening dialogues, that
relate to Real Time operation.
Real Time operation means creating and
editing a mix while time code is received.
(As distinguished from Off Line, which
means creating and editing a mix from the
Cue List, by numerically manipulating
discreet automation events.)
Auto Punch In 
Auto Punch In makes Real Time mix editing
easier by automatically switching any
selected fader from Read into Write mode
when the fader is moved across its null
point. 
Auto Punch Out 
Auto Punch Out makes Real Time mix editing easier by automatically
switching any selected fader from Write into Read mode when the fader is
moved across its null point. Auto Punch out must be pre-Selected, that is to
say, you must push a button before you punch out.
SoftTouch 
When SoftTouch is turned on, faders on the mixer behave as if they were
touch sensitive. When the Edit Mode is Write, simply moving any fader selects
it, without pushing a button. There will be no jump in level if Auto Punch is
turned on, because the move will not be written until the null point is
crossed. The fader will return to read mode if it is not moved for a certain
period of time. This time period user-set in the Preferences dialogue box. It is
entered in seconds.
Auto Disable 
When Auto De-select is checked, faders automatically switch from Write to
Read modes when the time code is stopped.
This prevents accidental writing of fader moves on the subsequent pass.
Auto De-select defaults to On (checked). 
There are special circumstances where it might be desirable to turn it off. For
example, if looping the program material and continually trimming the mix, it
may be more convenient to leave Auto De-select off, so that the individual
faders do not have to be “re-Selected” with every pass.
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							Group Members Move with Master
When checked, the SoftGroup members move along with the master.
Faders Control Group Master or MIDI
When checked, the mixer’s faders will control either SoftGroup Masters, or
MIDI faders. 
To use this feature, it is necessary to first make a fader into either a SoftGroup
Master or a MIDI fader.
Overwrite
This menu opens the Overwrite dialogue box. Enable each parameter that you
intend to edit in the next pass. Parameters that are not enabled will be “read
only” in the next pass. 
Enable All / Disable All (Command E) 
This instantly selects all faders. If all channels are already Selected, this
instantly de-selects faders, returning them to Read. 
Set All Channels To: 
Moves all the faders in the Custom View up to a user-specified level.
Unsolo All
Disengages all solos.
All Channels On
Turns audio on for every channel.
Motors Off
Turns mixer motors on and off. You can still perform an automated mix with
the motors turned off. 
The Panasonic WR-DA7 Digital Mixer actually controls signal levels using
internal digital signal processors. The moving faders are simply a control
input device and representation of what the internal digital signal processors
are doing. No audio passes through the faders as it does in a traditional
analogue console.
Receive Time Code 
Has the same effect as the T.C. button in the Control Bar. Turn Receive Time
Code on to do an automated mix. Turn off to freely play the program material
without an automated mix playing back, without a snapshot being taken, and
without a message to bring a fader window to the front.
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							MIDI Input Filter 
When using the MIDI Record feature,
setting the MIDI Input Filter allows
selective filtering out of specific MIDI
events, by channel and kind. Used to save
memory and avoid recording unwanted
MIDI data.
MIDI Record 
Turns MIDI Record On or Off. When MIDI
Record is On, and time code is received,
the software can record MIDI commands
received on a MIDI interface connected to
one serial port of the Macintosh. This may
be used, for example, to record notes from
a keyboard to fire sampled sound effects.
Open Current Studio Setup
Opens current OMS studio setup, if OMS is
installed.
MMC Devices... 
Opens track arming window. Shows MMC devices defined in OMS setup.
Enable buttons for each track. Number of tracks for each device is set in the
Machine Control tab of the Prefs dialog box.
Group Members Move With Master
When checked, group members move on screen when the group masters or
stereo grand master is moved. 
When not checked, the group members do not move with the master, but
their levels change with the master. This feature only affects the display, and
not how the mix sounds.
Update Configuration 
Makes the Custom View show the current position of the faders. Useful
because at any point in the mix, if “Motors” are off, when you stop the
program material the faders on the screen will not reflect the real position of
the physical faders. 
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							Capture Snapshot
A Snapshot is a kind of event which represents the state of all of the mixer’s
automated parameters.
A Snapshot which is inserted into the Cue List then becomes part of the mix,
it can be edited, and it also becomes a locate point.
Send Snapshot 
A Snapshot is a kind of event which represents the state of all of the mixer’s
automated parameters.
One Snapshot is written into the mix at the beginning automatically, more
may be inserted or edited in the Cue List. 
To use Send Snapshot, first select a Snapshot event in the Cue List by clicking
on it once. Then select Send Snapshot. 
This forces the mixer to immediately “Snap” to the state of the selected
Snapshot. This is a means of instantly setting all of the channel on/offs and
faders to some previously written state, all channels at the same time. 
For example, clicking on a Snapshot in the Cue List, and selecting Send
Snapshot, may be used for instantly turning off every channel on the mixer.
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							GRAPHICEDITINGMENU
Snap to Markers
Snap to Marker, when checked in the Graphic Editing
menu, makes it easier to align events to markers in the
Graphic view.
When dragging a selected region of fader moves near a
marker, the region will snap to (align with) the marker.
When extending or moving a Channel On/Off, the start or
end of the Channel On/Off will align to the marker.
Show or Hide Marker and Snapshot Names
To show or hide marker names, click on the blue triangles.
To show or hide snapshot names, click on the red triangles.
Show or hide can also be selected from the Graphic Editing menu.
Show or Hide Marker and Snapshot Lines
To show or hide the vertical lines that extend downward from the markers
and snapshots, select Show Lines or Hide Lines from the Graphic Editing
menu.
Auto Smooth
As fader moves are drawn, the software smoothes out any small irregularities. 
It does this automatically when you release the mouse. 
WINDOWSMENU
Selects how you are viewing the active mix in the front most
window, Custom View 1 through 10, Cue List, or Graphic
View.
Below the line are the names of your opened mixes. Select
which mix you will be editing or playing back, that is to say,
which is the active (front-most) window.
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Chapter 16
DA7 LIBRARIANSOFTWARE
The DA7 Librarian Software allows you to edit and save multiple DA7 libraries
to disk. 
INSTALLATION
To install the software, please refer to Software Installation in Chapter 1.
LAUNCHINGLIBRARIANSOFTWARE
Double click to launch the application. The application will automatically
upload the current contents of the DA7 Libraries. This may take some time,
due to the large amount of data that the DA7 can store. 
						

							LIBRARIANWINDOW
A window opens showing a table of Library names, and Source and
Destination tables. These tables have standard scroll bars to allow you to
scroll down and view more library entries.
On the left is the list of DA7 libraries. You can select and view the contents of
one library at a time. Select either Scene Library, Automation Library, Channel
Library, EQ Library, Dynamics Library or MIDI Remote. 
This only affects what you are viewing and editing. However, when you
actually save a file to disk, or download it to the DA7, understand that all 6
libraries are saved or downloaded at the same time.
The DA7 can internally store has 51 Scene Libraries and 4 Automation
Libraries. 
The DA7 also internally stores 50 of each of the other Libraries.
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SETTING THEPORT ANDCOMMUNICATIONSPEED
Drag down the EDIT from the menu bar to select the  Port Settings. 
The Port Settings window appears.
Click on a button to select the Port - either Modem or Printer .
Click on a button to select the Speed - either 62.5 k or 125 k, so that it is
identical to how the DA7 is set.
Click OK button.
Set the communication speed on the DA7 - either 62.5 k or 125 k, so that it is
identical to how the Librarian is set. 
Note:After changing the port selection, you will need to close the Librarian
Software once and then restart it.
For more information, see Chapter 11, MIDIof the DA7 Users Guide. 
						

							TOSELECT ANDVIEW ALIBRARY
To view a Librarys contents, prior to Editing or Saving it, you must first select
it under Source. Click on either File...or DA7.
Click DA7to select Libraries currently stored in the DA7 at the time the DA7
Librarian application was launched. (Clicking on DA7causes the Destination
DA7 button to dim, that is, become unavailable.)
Click File...if you wish to select Libraries previously saved in a file.
Clicking File...brings up the standard Open dialogue box for selecting and
opening a previously saved Library.
Click to Select from the list of Libraries to choose the Library that you wish to
view and possibly edit and save. 
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TOEDIT ANDSAV E
Prior to Editing and Saving, you must first select a Destination. The
Destinationcan be a File(that is, save to disk) or the DA7.
Click DA7to select the DA7. 
(Clicking on DA7causes the Source DA7 button to dim, that is, become
unavailable.)
Click File...if you wish to select the name of a file to save the Libraries to
disk.
Clicking File...brings up a standard dialogue box to allow you to name the
Destination file. 
But this does not actually save anything to disk yet. You must click on the
Savebutton at the bottom of the window to save to disk. 
(See warning on the next page)