Working with DCA and Mute groups
Posted by Alex Skinner, Last modified by Alex Skinner on 24 April 2020 02:30 PM
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DCA’s or Digitally Controlled Amplifiers are a useful tool to control the level of multiple channels at once. No audio passes through a DCA, they are purely for control purposes. Using the fader of a DCA effects the overall level of the assigned channels whilst keeping the same mix and muting the DCA mutes the assigned channels with one button. Mute groups are used to quickly mute multiple sources at once. A common way to use mute groups would be to mute the FX in between songs. Mute groups need to be assigned to a soft key to be used. To do this:
Then assign a channel to a mute group.
DCA Spill
DCA Spill replaces the fader strips with the members of the DCA. This can be used to view a selection of channels quickly. To set up DCA Spill, go to Setup > Surface > Soft Controls and assign DCA Spill to a soft key. You can choose for the softkey to spill a specified DCA, or the currently selected DCA. To use DCA Spill in Spill On Sel mode, press the soft key assigned to this function so that it illuminates. Then press the Sel key of the DCA to enter spill mode and press it again to exit. | |
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