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WheatNet-IP
/ Apr 2009
System Salvos/Macros Tab
In the WheatNet-IP system, you can group up to 100 connection states into a
“Salvo” and then trigger the one Salvo instead of the 100 individual connections.
This capability is especially useful for systematic events involving multiple
connection changes. Going from your late night automated set up into your
Morning Drive Show is a good example. It may involve switching out automation
from your air feed, bringing in a control surface, a bunch of mics, switching
headphone feeds, connecting automation playback decks, etc. The good news is
that this set up tends to be the same every day. Go ahead and group all of these
connections into a Salvo, and instead of all the patching and cross connecting you
would have had to do in the old analog days, you can simple click on a menu
selection (or press a button if you map the Salvo to an LIO port) and make these
wholesale changes quickly and reliably. It’s one of the great benefits of having
a networked system in the first place.
Here’s how to do it. Click on the Salvos/Macros tab, and a new window opens.
It shows a crosspoint grid with scroll bars, like you have seen before, but there are
differences. A new button area labeled “Salvos” has appeared on screen between
the system tabs and the crosspoint grid itself. Also, the grid background shows
the legend “Salvo Edit Screen,” and any dots on the grid representing connections
will be in a new color. By the way, the trick you learned earlier about right-
clicking on the WheatNet-IP logo on the crosspoint grid also works here. It will
bring up some of the same menus that change how the signals are labeled and
sorted on the grid (by name, ID, etc.). Any of the filters you’ve defined for
restricting the crosspoint view will also be usable on the salvo grid.