I’m working most of my time with classical orchestras and big corporate Events (80+ Inputs). I’m very happy with my DLIVE S-Class :).
In the workflow I hardly miss the ‘Multi Select Feature’ (i.e. LAWO, Stagetech). It’s a very helpful thing if you have to edit some or many channels with the same parameters (i.e. HPF, EQ, Gain…). In my opinion, it’s not the biggest challenge for the programmers to implement this top-class feature in the workflow.
I’d like to have this feature by press and hold the SEL-Key from the first channel and then press the last channel SEL-Key for the channelblock. Now all parameter changes working for all these channels. By pressing another SEL-Key you can disable the multiselect and work on single channels.
This is something I use on Yamaha PM10/PM7 all the time and its awesome. Yes I understand different cost point. But A&H already has the best, fastest work flow. This would just push the desk that much further. Maybe even an All button (like Digico does it would work) for editing banks of channel parameters. This in conjunction with DCA spills is a fast way of working.
I think the idea of pressing two SEL buttons is good and easy. To recognize the function the SEL buttons of the selected channels could blink slowly. I think that would be important.
They could basically just copy Soundcraft Vi on this. Vi has its faults, but this specific feature is pretty much implemented perfectly.
but the Souncraft Vi has hardware to support that funktion. we don’t have hardware like this on the dLive
so we have to find a workaround to handle these
On Vi you just hold down the select buttons to select a range. This works for copy/pase, saving to/loading from library, and gang selection. There is a ‘gang’ button for ganging, but that could just be a user button. No biggie.
no, a softkey with the function “gang” and the SEL buttons are sufficient to select the desired range.
So first press the “gear” softkey, then two SEL keys to mark the channels.
then the SEL buttons flash.
To end the action, simply press the “gang” softkey again.
I don’t think it’s so pessimistic.
Of course, only channels that are on ONE fader bank can be accessed, and then logically only channels of the same type can be accessed (either inputs or busses).
a signaling of the selection with flashing SEL keys would show only the channels that are selected even on mixed banks.
ok, then I repeat again, maybe I did not explain it well what I mean:
you can use this if you follow one rule: only channels of the same type can be used.
so only inputs or mix busses, exactly the same way as in the ganging menu.
then the logic is simple: only functions of the same type are coupled in the respective layer. and at these channels the SEL buttons flash, so you can see which gangings you have created.
if this is solved in this way, there is no limitation due to the flexible layer structure.
I would like to bring this up again! A multi-select/temporary gang feature would be a great workflow enhancement in lots of situations, from setup of many lav channels to working with multiple instances of the same source like orchestras and choirs.
In my mind the easiest way to achieve this would be to hold down a select button and then press a second button to get a range of channels or individual select buttons for selecting individual channels not depending on their location on the surface. Then a single press on any select button will disengage the gang. The feature could be enabled or disabled in the surface settings and that setting could, but not necessarily, be assigned to a soft key (like the DCA spill setting for example).
It might also help if we weren’t limited to 16 gangs, if different parameters on one channel could belong to different gangs, and lastly if you could toggle gangs off and on.
