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Overview

Avantis touchscreens show channel processing, bank overview, system setup & status, memory management menus and more.

Each touchscreen integrates with three user-configurable soft rotaries in addition to a Touch & Turn rotary control for quick and easy parameter modification.

Avantis consoles with more than one touchscreen operate independently of each other so, for example, two discrete channel processing screens can be visible simultaneously, or processing can be visible on one screen with I/O patching visible on the other.

1. Screen Mode

Select the Screen Mode:

  • Bank – Overview of all channels assigned to the fader Bank and Layer. Bank view can be used with the Copy, Paste, Reset, Safe, Freeze and Listen keys.
  • Processing – Access channel processing for the currently selected channel. When active, the Processing screen mode will remain latched when no channel is selected. Touch Bank or close the Processing window via the X in the top right corner, to un-latch.
  • Routing – Access routing and assignments for the selected channel. When active, the Routing screen mode will remain latched when no channel is selected. Touch Bank or close the Routing window via the X in the top right corner, to un-latch.
  • I/O – Patch system inputs and outputs by tapping on crosspoints
  • Ganging – Create up to 16 gang groups to link selected parameters across multiple channels
  • Meters – Access to Input, FX and Mix meters, RTA spectrogram and 4 user-customisable meter views.
  • FX – Configure the 12 RackFX units and 8 RackUltra FX units.
  • Scenes – Access to the Scene Manager, Global Safes and other scene tools
  • Setup – Access to mixer strip layout, mixer bus configuration, softkey configuration, stereo input configuration, network settings, audio settings, user profiles, mixer preferences, illumination and more.
  • Utility – Access the Show Manager, Library Manager, firmware update, system diagnostics, fader, and screen calibration, and MIDI options.

2. Selected Channel The currently selected channel.

  • Touch this area to bring up the channel naming keyboard and Channel Library button.
  • From the channel naming keyboard you may name and colour the channel.
  • Touching the Channel library button allows you to recall or store a Channel Library. Enable the Recall Preamp option to include Preamp settings when recalling the Library. Channel Libraries do not store routing, levels or assignments.

3. Menu Tabs Menu options for the selected Screen Mode.

4. Status Bar Icons are visible when certain modes of operation are active (Virtual Soundcheck, Scene Update Auto Tracking, etc) or if a system error is logged. Scene recalls and stores are shown here. Optionally this area can permanently display the Next and/or Last Scene Recall.

5. Active Mix The currently selected Mix.

6. View Press to show the configured soft rotaries and Scene List if enabled.

7. Soft Rotaries Three soft rotaries for the control of user-assignable parameters and Smart Rotary parameters if enabled.

8. Touch & Turn Control Touch a parameter or setting in the main screen area and adjust its value with the rotary control. The currently selected parameter is highlighted in orange.

9. Name Block Displays name, colour, channel type, number, metering information, and other channel parameters.

Touch a channel Name Block to select a channel for use with the Processing and Routing screens. When selected, the channel strip will be shaded green.

Each bank can have one channel selected. The currently selected channel is displayed in the top left corner of the screen.

 

10. Swipe Menu Multi-page menu showing either PAFL meters or additional contextual options. Swipe the menu, or touch the circular page indicators, to scroll between the pages.

Page 1

  • Listen – Hold down Listen and touch any highlighted area of the screen to listen to that point in the signal path of the selected channel
  • Options – Hold down Options and touch any highlighted area of the screen to configure it.
  • dB / IO / Name – Tap to toggle between Name Block modes to display the user-defined channel Name, the fader position in dB, or the I/O socket identifier of the patched source/destination.
  • Help – Touch to display contextual help for the active screen


Page 2

  • PAFL Meter – A 22-segment meter

Copy/Paste/Reset, Pre/Post, Safes, Freeze

The following physical keys can be used in conjunction with the touchscreen(s):

Copy - Hold down and touch any highlighted area of the screen to copy the settings of a specific processing block. A message will appear at the top of the screen to confirm the operation.

Paste - Hold down and touch any highlighted area of the screen to paste copied settings. A message will appear at the top of the screen to confirm the operation.

Reset - Hold down and touch any highlighted area of the touchscreen to reset the associated parameters to factory default. A message will appear at the top of the screen to confirm the operation.

Pre - Hold down Pre and touch a channel Name Block to toggle the sends to the active Mix between pre or post fade. Toggle all channels pre/post by holding down Pre and touching a master mix Name Block. Assignments and pre/post settings for the selected channel or Mix are also available in the Routing screen.

Safes - Hold down Safes and press a Name Block to make the channel safe from Scene recall. To make a processing block safe (e.g. PEQ), hold down Safes and touch the processing block. To make only a selection of parameters safe, use the Scenes / Global Safes screen.

Freeze - Hold down Freeze and press a Name Block to lock a channel in place across all layers.

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