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45 PRO X User Manual
Chapter 8: Patching
This chapter describes the patching feature of the PRO Series.
Introduction
Patching is a GUI-only feature that lets you carry out all system routing
requirements. The GUI main menu has a Patching option that takes you to
the Patching screen, which contains all of the available patching connectors
in the system. This screen provides an easy-to-use interface, where you can
select your source and destination patching options, facilitated by a panel
of function buttons. Additionally, the Patching screen lets you set up the
units (devices). For example, you can adjust the analogue gain, select +48V
phantom voltage etc., of the line I/O units connected in the system.
Terms used in PRO X patching
The following is an explanation of the patching terms:
• Checkpoint A patching data store point, created by clicking CHECKPOINT.
• Destination The patch connector to which a signal is routed.
• Device A diagram in the I/O tabs that represents a physical rack unit, such as
a line I/O, mic splitter, DN9696 etc.
• Drag A method of selecting a block of source patch connectors in the From
section of the Patching screen (see “To select a block of patch connectors in
the From section” in chapter 8).
• From section The leftmost area of the patching screen that contains the
source patch connectors.
• Patch connector Any tab patching point, for example, an XLR connector,
bus, sidechain compressor etc.
• Patching The process of routing a channel/signal from a
source to a destination(s).
• Source The patch connector from which a signal is patched.
• Tab A ‘sheet’ in the From and To sections that contains a specic group of
patch connectors.
• To section The rightmost area of the Patching screen that contains the
destination patch connectors.
About the Patching screen
The Patching screen has two main areas: a function button panel towards
the top of the screen and a patching area below. The function buttons provide
the required patching functionality and allow I/O tab devices to be set up. The
patching area provides access to all the patch connectors.
The patching area is split equally into two independent sections, called From and
To, which contain the source and destination patch connectors, respectively. The
patch connectors are grouped on tabs according to type. Only one tab per section
will be visible at any time.
The I/O tabs represent the Stage and FOH racks, and contain graphical
representations (devices) of the units connected in those racks.
Figure 13: Patching screen
Item Element Description
1 SINGLE button
Lets you patch a single source to a single destination or multiple destinations.
See “Single patching (SINGLE)” in chapter 8.
2 SEQ. button
Lets you select multiple sources and patch them one by one (see “Sequence patching
(SEQ.)” in chapter 8).
3 AUTO button
Lets you select a block of sources and patch them all automatically, simply by selecting a
single destination. Any existing patches within the destination range will be replaced by
the new ones. See “Automatic patching (AUTO)” in chapter 8.
4 NONE button Clears all currently selected patch connectors from all tabs in the From and To sections.
5 LIST button
Changes the tooltip type from standard to list when carrying out a sequence patching
operating via the SEQ. button (see “List tooltip” in chapter 8).
6 CHECKPOINT button
Sets a patching store point, or snapshot, that contains the patching status at that instant.
Each time CHECKPOINT is clicked the previous checkpoint is overwritten.
7 RESTORE button
Reverts patching status to the last checkpoint or, if no checkpoints have been created,
it will revert patching status to the power up condition. All patching done in the
intervening period will be lost.
8 UNDO button
Undoes the latest single patch, even if it was part of a multiple patching operation.
Repeated clicks will undo the preceding patching operations, going back to the last
checkpoint, or power up if no checkpoints have been created.
9 REDO button Redoes an undo. This can be repeated for each undo in the previous undo operation.