Grass Valley Maestro Master Control Installation v.2.4.0 - Manual (Page 164)

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Section 5 — The Maestro Configuration Editor
Group Type
Choices are:
• Mono (fully supported in v1.3 or higher )
• Stereo
• Dolby 5.1
• Dolby 7.1 (not supported)
• Dolby E pass-through
For a description of these group types, see Group Type in the Audio Output
section.
Channel Name
Create a Channel Name.
Suggested names for channels are:
- For a Stereo group:
L(Left)
R(Right)
- For a Dolby 5.1 group:
LF
(for left front)
RF (for right front)
C (for center)
LFE (for low frequency effects)
LS (for left surround)
RS (for right surround)
Derived Group Definitions
The source for the column names that are used in this section is the Audio
Output table (
page 158 ).
The Audio Input table is designed to provide mapping of audio channels
from a source to the audio output groups as defined in the Audio Output
table.
Many different Audio Input tables are allowed; theoretically, every source
feeding the Maestro switcher could have a different Audio Input table. It is
recommended that a small set of standard Audio Input tables be created
and be used for most sources. A few specialty tables can then be created if
special audio mapping is required.
The Audio Input tables provide “static” channel remapping, meaning that
the audio channels are mapped in configuration and are set in advance. On-
the-fly or “dynamic” remapping is accomplished through the audio group
drill-down screens or the Channel Mapping screen. The decision as to