Glyph GPM-216 - Manual (Page 39)

Glyph GPM-216
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Creating a Profile
The power of the GPM will only be released when you learn to use profiles. A profile allows you to assign a
meaningful name to each audio source, to assign it to a channel, and to store source volume and pan
settings so you can get the same mix every time you turn on the GPM.
Plan ahead
There are many possible ways to configure your GPM units. We will discuss the simplest way here. As you gain
experience, you can alter the profile that we create here, or create new ones.
The simplest approach is to configure all the GPM units used by your band so that the same source appears on the
same channel on each GPM unit. Each musician will then set their own volume and pan settings for the source to
create a personal mix.
1. Decide what type of sources each GPM unit will provide. A GPM unit can provide a single stereo source, a single
mono source or two mono sources.
2. Choose a name for each GPM unit. A good choice would be the name of the musician who will be using the unit.
Unit names are limited to 6 characters, and each unit name must be unique.
3. Choose a name for the input on each unit. If you have two mono sources you will need two names; if stereo or
one mono you will need one name. A good choice is the name of the instrument.
⇒ The combination of unit name and input name will identify the source in the mix. If the unit name is “John”
and the two mono inputs are “guitar” and “vocals” then the two source names in the mix will be
“John:guitar” and “John:vocals”.
4. Decide which channel will be assigned to each source in the mix. This will determine which Selector button
selects that source when you want to change its volume or pan position or to mute or solo it. You can cluster them
together, using 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. or you can space them out on the display, using 1, 3, 5, 7, etc. In addition, you can
group them as you like.
In this example we have seven sources named “John:guitar”, “John:vocals”, “Paul:bass”, “Paul:vocals”,
“George:guitar” , “George:vocals” and “Stan:drums”. We have decided that we want all of the vocals grouped
together on the top row of selectors and all of the instruments on the bottom row. So our channel assignments will
be:
John:guitar - 9
John:vocals - 1
Paul:bass - 10
Paul:vocals - 2
George:guitar - 11
George:vocals - 3
Stan:drums - 12
Planning is complete. It is time to run the Configurator. Please refer to Chapter 3, page 18 of the GPM-216 Manual.