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To auto-configure the channel-group assignments, press the SETUP button and choose your preferred ASSIGN BY function
on the SETUP screen:
SETUP 1/8 screen
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ASSIGN BY NAME uses channel name information in the AES50 datastream to automatically map input channels to DP48
Groups, including the following details:
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Confirm/cancel that channels will be assigned to Groups 1-12 by channel name
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Function clears all previous Group channel assignments
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Channels with specific leading characters such as - ' * ( ) , . / [ ] < > will be mixed to their assigned Group with
0 dB level and panned to center
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Input channels with different leading characters will not be assigned automatically
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Channels can later be re-assigned manually pressing the ASSIGN button
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ASSIGN BY COLOUR uses channel colour information in the AES50 datastream to automatically map input channels to
DP48 Groups, including the following details:
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Confirm/cancel that channels will be assigned to Groups 1-12 by colour
· · Function clears all previous Group channel assignments
· · Input channels coloured WH (white) or BK (black) will not be assigned
· · By default, channels will be mixed to their assigned Group with 0 dB level and panned to center
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Channels can later be re-assigned manually by pressing the ASSIGN button
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GROUP NAMES IMPORT is an alternative method that allows you to name all Groups by using an external word processor
(e.g., Microsoft Word, Open Office Writer, or a simple text editor) or a spreadsheet/calculation program, such as
Microsoft Excel or Open Office Calc.
· · Example procedure using a text editor:
1. Open the text editor and start a new empty document.
2. Write the group names in one line, separated by " , " or " ; ".
3. Save the file in .csv format to a SD Card.
4. Insert this SD card in your DP48.
5. Go to SETUP screen page 8/8.
6. Select GRP NAMES.
7. Select IMPORT.
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Example procedure using a spreadsheet/calculation program:
1. Open the spreadsheet/calculation program, and start with an empty chart.
2. Insert one group name per cell (from left to right).
3. Save the file in .csv format to an SD Card.
4. Now follow Steps 4-7 as described in the text editor procedure.
NOTES:
1. Do NOT use special characters, such as umlauts/vowels (Ä, Ö, Ü).
2. Case shift (large/small letters) is generally supported.
3. Group names are limited to max. 7 characters (incl. blank spaces).
SETUP 7/8 screen
The SETUP 7/8 screen allows you to choose a preference for the channel-group when a RESET is done. Default is "12 STEREO".
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CLEAR ALL deletes all input channel assignments from all Groups.
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ULTRANET 12 automatically creates 12 mono Groups:
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Function clears all existing channel assignments from all Groups
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Function maps AES50 input channels 33-44 to Groups 1-12.
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ULTRANET 16 automatically creates 8 mono and 4 stereo Groups:
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Function clears all existing channel assignments from all Groups
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Function assigns AES50 channels as follows:
· · Input channels 33-40 are assigned to Groups 1-8
· · Input channels 41-48 are assigned as stereo pairs to Groups 9-12
• • 12 STEREO automatically creates 12 stereo Groups from the first 24 AES50 channels:
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Function architecture assumes the FOH engineers will provide stereo stem groups for monitoring, rather than
individual sources
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Function will work best with groups of instruments, such as drums, horns, strings, choir, keys, bass, guitars,
and so on, that mainly need level adjustments by the musician using DP48
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