Configuring a group master

Soft limits () are adjustable, letting you set the ceiling and floor for the group.

Grouped faders move together at relative levels to the top or bottom of their travel. If one fader reaches the limit of its travel first, it retains that position while the other faders continue to travel. When the grouped faders travel in the reverse direction, the fader that was at its limit reverts to its position relative to the other faders. No gain block’s level fader can be set beyond the group fader’s upper or lower limits, either the hard limits or the soft limits. Any gain fader in the group can be set to a level below the group fader.

An icon in the gain control indicates that a gain control is assigned to a group; in figure 5-9, indicates group 2. in the output 3 control indicates that that gain control is assigned to more than one group.

NIf a block is muted, that block remains muted when the group mute is released.

TExtron recommends that if you include a control in multiple groups, that you do so with care; overlapping group membership can quickly become unmanageable.

Configure a group as follows:

1. Click Tools > Configure Groups to open the Configure Groups dialog box.

NOr, click View > Group Controls and then click the Add a Group menu selection. 2. In the Select Group drop-down box, click a group to select it (figure 5-11).

Figure 5-11 — Configure Groups dialog box

N<empty> groups have no group members assigned. Numbered groups (such as “Group #1“) have controls assigned that may be overwritten if you select them and continue.

3. In the Select Control Type field, click the + to expand the Gain and/or Mute tree and then select a control to assign it to the group.

4. In the Available Group Members field, click the desired checkboxes to select or deselect those blocks as members of the group.

NPotential group members in step 4 that are already assigned to a different group are displayed in blue.

Click the Apply button to create or configure the group.

If desired, repeat steps 2 through 5 to create or configure other groups.

Click the Close button to exit the Configure Groups dialog box.

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