MACKIE Digital 8Bus D8B v5.1 - Manual (Page 44)

D8B Manual • Chapter 2 • page 38
Session Setup Section
GROUP GENERAL PLUG INS DIGITAL I/O
SAVE SAVE AS... NEW LOAD
SETUP
Buttons in this section are used for file mainte-
nance and for setting up system functions such as
Virtual Groups, Digital I/O, meter assignment, and
MIDI parameters.
SAVE button
• Saves the currently active session to the internal
hard drive or floppy drive. We recommend us-
ing the floppy only for backup.
• Saves all snapshot and automation data as
well as the status of all digital parameters at
the time of saving.
SAVE AS… button
• Saves the currently active session under a
new name.
• Uses the V-Pots and SELECT buttons in the
Fat Channel display to rename and complete
the operation.
• To finish the SAVE AS… either press Select
beneath SAVE in the onboard Fat Channel dis-
play or simply press SAVE AS… a second
time.
• To quick-save the proposed file name, simply
double-click SAVE AS…
NEW button
• Press this button to start a new session. This
is the same as New Session… in the on-screen
File menu.
• The New Session menu appears in the onboard
Fat Channel.
• All Template preferences are loaded at the be-
ginning of a New session.
LOAD button
• Brings up the LOAD menu in the onboard Fat
Channel display. This is the same as Open
Session… in the on-screen File menu.
• Facilitates the loading of previously saved ses-
sion files from the hard drive or floppy disk.
• Sessions can be scanned in the Fat Channel
display by pressing the first two SELECT but-
tons on the left or by turning the far left V-Pot.
GROUP button
• Brings up the Group menu in the Fat Channel
display.
• This is a virtual group function where faders
and mutes are linked to one master fader, solo,
and mute button in the Master fader bank.
• After pressing GROUP, press the SELECT but-
tons on each channel strip to be included in
the group, then press Exit to complete the ac-
tion.
• Control the group from the Master fader bank,
where faders strips 1–8 control groups 1–8.
GENERAL button
Brings up the General menu in the Fat Channel
display. Provides access to:
• Solo settings
• The surround sound matrix
• MIDI Machine Control settings
• Console layout (channel reassignment)
• Record Safe and Write Ready status settings
• VFD display brightness
• Network cascading and Alt I/O assignments
• One-button record status
• About current OS version
PLUG-INS button
Brings up the Plug-In menu in the Fat Channel
display for selecting the effects package to load into
the internal FX card. Refer to the individual Plug-ins
manuals for specific implementation.
DIGITAL I/O button
• Brings up the Digital I/O configuration menu
in the Fat Channel display.
• For selecting Tape I/O, Alt I/O, and Stereo I/O
settings.
• For selecting and setting the internal sample
rate or assigning the console to sync to external
word clock.