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Room Combiners Control Dialog
Room Combiners are provided to enhance the capabilities of Auto Mixers in room combining and zone routing
applications. Room Combiners automatically determine proper routing of audio signals & control data for the Auto
Mixers. Control data represents NOM (number of open mics) and ATS (adaptive threshold sensing) information.
Room Combiners are available only from the Object Toolbar (not from the Equipment Room).
When a Room Combiner is placed, an
Initialization Properties dialog box
appears for creating physical relationships
between rooms. The overall space is first
defined by left-clicking multiple squares
(non-contiguous rooms are allowed).
Right-clicking then provides a menu of
additional options, such as Merge
adjacent squares into larger rooms, and
Isolate rooms which have no moveable
partitions. Enable Control Inputs
provides the Room Combiner with
control nodes, which allow combining via
external devices (see Controls).
Once a Room Combiner is placed, the Control Dialog Box is available,
which displays the overall space, including zones, partitions, levels, and
mutes. Moveable partitions are numbered relative to control input nodes
on the block. Combining may be accomplished 'automatically' by
manipulation of these partitions. Moveable partitions can be
opened/closed by means of external controls (see Controls & RS-
232/Telnet). Combining can instead be accomplished by recalling stored
preset configurations. Preset configurations must first be created, then
recalled through either a Software User Interface or external controls (see
Controls & RS-232/Telnet).
The Room Combiner dialog box allows rooms to be combined in groups,
which are color-coded and numbered for identification. This can be used
for real-time software control, or to generate various configurations to be
stored as presets. Rooms can be grouped by manipulating partitions
(using the mouse), or by selecting multiple rooms while holding Shift or
Ctrl. This last approach allows non-contiguous and isolated rooms to be
included in combined groups. Right-clicking on a room provides a menu
of sixteen available groups. Level and mute adjustments become ganged
for all rooms combined in the same group.
Right-clicking over certain settings will provide a menu of additional options. Control Dialog Boxes for Room
Combiner components can be minimized to create user control surfaces (see Customizing Component Objects).