Grouping and linking
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Grouping and linking
This chapter explains the DCA Group and Mute Group functions that enable you to control the level
or muting of multiple channels together, the Channel Link function that links the parameters of
multiple channels, and the operations that enable you to copy or move parameters between channels.
About DCA groups and Mute groups
CL series consoles feature sixteen DCA groups and eight mute groups that enable you to control the
level of multiple channels simultaneously.
DCA groups enable you to assign input channels to sixteen groups, so that the Centralogic section
faders 1–8 can be used to control the level of all channels in each group. A single DCA fader will control
the level of all input channels belonging to the same DCA group while maintaining the level difference
between the channels. This provides a convenient way in which drum mics, for example, can be
grouped.
Mute groups enable you to use USER DEFINED keys [1]–[16] to mute or unmute multiple channels in
a single operation. You can use this to cut out multiple channels simultaneously. Mute groups 1–8 can
be used with both input channels and output channels. Both types of channels can exist in the same
group.
Using DCA groups
This section explains how to assign input channels to the sixteen DCA groups and use the faders in the
Centralogic section to control them.
Assigning channels to a DCA group
There are two ways to assign a channel to a DCA group.
• You can select a specific DCA group first and then specify the channels to be assigned to the group, or
• You can select a specific channel and then specify the DCA group to which it should be assigned.
NOTE
• DCA groups can be used only with input channels.
• DCA group settings are saved as part of the scene.
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Selecting channels to belong to a specific DCA group
1.
In the Function Access Area, press the CH JOB
button.
The CH JOB button lets you perform grouping,
linking, and copying operations between channels.
When you press this button, the Function Access Area
will change as follows.
2.
Press the DCA GROUP button to access the
DCA/MUTE GROUP ASSIGN MODE popup
window.
In the DCA/MUTE GROUP ASSIGN MODE popup
window, if the DCA GROUP ASSIGN button has been
selected, select the channels to be assigned to the DCA
group. This popup window includes the following
items.
1
CLEAR ALL button
Clears all channels that are assigned to the currently-selected DCA group.
2
DCA GROUP ASSIGN/MUTE GROUP ASSIGN buttons
Toggle between the DCA GROUP ASSIGN popup window and the MUTE GROUP ASSIGN
popup window.
DCA GROUP button
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4
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