The v5 Overview Screen
| The new v5 OS Overview Screen offers you
a highly visible main viewing screen that’s loaded with new features
and improvements. |
Tape Bank  |
Masters Bank |
Effects Bank |
New Feature! Top/Bottom
view
Perhaps the biggest change found on the Faders Window is the advent
of on-screen meters that let you view your incoming signal along with
the faders over-view. v5 defaults to BOT (bottom) meters on, which
displays individual channel meters to the right of each fader. Selecting
the TOP radio button, found under the Meters section at the right
hand side of the screen, switches to a larger view meters screen to
offer a more detailed look. Turning off both the TOP and BOT radio
buttons closes the meters view completely. |
Bottom Meters (Default) 
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Top Meters 
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New Feature! Meter Type
Each Fader can be assigned its own Meter Type (Pre Fader, Post
Fader, Post Mute/Fader). This new feature gives you a much higher
level of meter accuracy as well as providing an intuitive mixing view.
For Example: v5 lets you see the Post Fader and Mute levels on-screen,
which aren’t visible on the D8B surface. |
Meter Type
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New Feature! Meter Reference Point
Each meter can now be assigned its own reference point (–10dB,
-15dB, or –20dB). Reference points are assigned by selecting
Options/Meters/Meter Reference Point. |
Meter Reference Point
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New Feature! Show Meters In Trim Mode
When Trim Levels is selected in Automation mode, the faders move
to unity position and the meters revert to indicating the actual fader
positions rather than the signal levels. Select Show Meters In Trim
Mode under Options/Meters to allow the meters to display the signal
levels instead of the fader position.
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New Feature! Numeric Fader Reference
v5 now displays the individual numeric dB reference for each channel.
Found at the bottom of each fader, these numbers correspond to the
fader’s position and range from off to +10 dB.
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New Feature! Aux Mutes
As with previous software versions, using the Alt-click key command
switches between pre and post aux sends. With v5, aux sends can now
be muted on all of the D8B aux sends. Using the convenient key command
shift-click, aux sends can be muted for comparison. The Aux send numbers
darken when muted to help prevent accidental muting of the effect.
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New Feature! EQ Disable and Dim
The EQ view found in the Faders Window now shows the assigned
EQ curve even after it has been disabled rather then defaulting
to a flat curve as in previous OS versions. This is handy for keeping
track of the EQ overviews of individual channels.
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EQ on
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EQ Dim
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New Feature! EQ to Fat Channel
Double-clicking individual EQ windows brings up the corresponding
Fat Channel for detailed editing. See Fat
Channel section for details.
New Feature! Pan Sliders
New pan slider graphics let you visually and quickly identify
individual pan positions for the stereo aux sends. |
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