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4 Basic Mixing and Routing
4.4 Filter DCA Groups
StudioLive™ Series III
Owner’s Manual
4.4 Filter DCA Groups
Professional mixing consoles have addressed the problem of managing complex
mixes with population groups that reduce the channels you’re viewing at one time
and DCAs that control the overall level of a group of channels.
We’ve combined the best aspects of these solutions with Filter DCAs. A Filter DCA can
contain any combination of the available input channels and effects returns, and you
can create as many Filter DCA groups as you need. You can even include the same
channel in multiple Filter DCAs so you can manage mixes in multiple ways. Each
group is given a master level control so you can control the overall level of the group
while maintaining each channel’s relative balance in the mix. In this way, for example,
you can create a single fader to control every drum in a monitor mix and maintain
the relative level of the drum mix that you created.
Once selected, a Filter DCA group stays active until exited regardless of which mix is
selected. This allows you to adjust the group independently across different mixes.
You can also flip between groups on the fly to change the view of a selected mix.
You can create up to 24 Filter DCA Groups.
4.4.1 Creating Filter DCAs
1. To create a new Filter DCA Group, press the DCA Groups button in the Master
Control section.
2. This will open the Filter DCA Group edit screen.
3. Press the “+” button on the Master Control Touchscreen.
4. Press the default name to create custom filter name. Press “Enter” when done.
5. The Select buttons on your mixer will flash. Press the Select buttons for the
channels you’d like to assign to your new Filter DCA Group. The Select buttons
will illuminate solid as the channel is assigned to the group. You can also use the
select buttons on the Touchscreen to assign channels.
6. Press “Done” when you’ve finished making your channel selections.