User's Manual

38 Chapter 8: Basic Operation
XL8 Control Centre
Quick Reference Guide
Using VCA/POP groups
VCA/POP groups allow simultaneous control over a number of channels. Being instantly
recognisable, they provide a quick method of bringing particular channels to the control
surface and save you having to remember their name/number.
You can choose channel group associations and also configure the colour and legend of
each group’s LCD select button, which is used for group member assignment and recall.
Any group can have any combination of channels (input/output) assigned to them,
although in normal practice it is more likely that they will only have one or the other.
Only input channel group members are unfolded to the surface (input bays). VCA
groups include fader, solo and mute control, whereas POP groups merely bring a group
of input channels to a desired area of the control surface for viewing or adjustment.
>> To assign channels to a VCA/POP group
1 In the mix bay, press and hold down the desired group’s LCD select button. For
example, a VCA group named “Guitar”. The button will start flashing when you
are in group member selection mode and the inputs will jump to programme
mode.
2 While still holding down the group’s LCD select button, press the LCD select
buttons of the channels that you want as group members. For example, “Bass”
and “Lead”. If necessary scroll to a new channel bank. A bank LED in the input
select section (see Table 1 “Description of the navigational controls” on page 20)
will flash if its bank contains a channel that is a member of the current group, but
is not currently at the control surface.
3 Release the group’s LCD select button. The group now contains the input channel
members you have just chosen and the group will be selected.
4 Press the group’s LCD select button again to exit the group.
To quickly see which channels are in a particular VCA group, press its SOLO
button on/off. Monitor this action on the dashboard screen (master bay GUI).
Only the SOLO buttons of channels that are group members will be affected.
Input channel
select buttons
VCA group
select
button