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Viz Mosart User Guide

Version 4.1 | Published July 09, 2021 ©

Audio Panel

The Audio Panel is a standalone utility. It visualizes a Behringer BCF2000 or JL Cooper MXL audio mixer connected to the Viz Mosart Server, as a replication of current faders, on air faders, and faders in preview.

Technically, the Audio Panel utility controls data transmission between the physical hardware panel and the AV Automation component on the Viz Mosart Server.

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This section contains the following topics:

Setting-up the Audio Panel

There are some once-only setup steps to get the Audio Panel working.

  1. Run the software to start the Audio Panel.
    Navigate to the Viz Mosart folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Mosart Medialab\Mosart Audio Panel\AudioPanel.exe.

  2. In Viz Mosart Server select Tools > General settings > Server, to browse Viz Mosart UI's connection settings, that you will also use for Audio Panel.
    This is where you tell Audio Panel where to find the server for Viz Mosart.

  3. You will use the same settings as the Viz Mosart UI.
    Must be the same as for a GUI connected to that server.

The Audio Panel requires Manus Administrator and AV Automation to run, as well as a green connection to that Viz Mosart server in the bottom left corner.

Configuration file is located in C:\ProgramData\Mosart Medialab\ConfigurationFiles\ or C:\channeltemplates\. The configuration file is created on startup of Audio Panel if it does not exist.

Here are a small selection of options to properly help you set up your audio fader panel.

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  • Server Settings: Server Name, Server Host and Server Host Backup should be changed/configured for use. You can also change the port that the Application uses to communicate with Viz Mosart servers, the default port is 8090.

  • Panel Settings: The Panel settings consists of the following sub-menus; Panel name, Panel type, Panel Port, Panel Index and Set Labels.

The configuration file is located in C:\ProgramData\Mosart Medialab\ConfigurationFiles\ or C:\channeltemplates\. The configuration file is created on startup of Audio Panel if it does not exist.

Server Settings

Item

Description

Server Name

This is the name used by the Audio Panel GUI.

Server host

This can either be the server name OR the IP address + port number.

Server host Backup

Same as "Server host", for the backup server.

Panel Settings

Item

Description

PanelName

A self-administered name for the panel.

Panel Type

The type of connection used for the audio panel (e.g; MIDI, RS422, RS232).

Panel Port

The specific port used in the above connection (e.g. COM3).

Panel Index

You can utilize several panels which could have an individual number.

Set Labels

Check if you wish to send label information back to the panel, only for panels with LCD label buttons.

User interface: Use these settings to Bank faders on the JLCooper Panel.

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  • Midi Bank Commands: Specifies MIDI controls on the JL Cooper Panel. Default values correspond to F1, F2, F3 and F4 keys.

  • Show Banks: Shows the bank associated with each fader in Audio Panel GUI on the top side for each fader if enabled. The bank for each fader can be changed by right clicking on the fader label and selecting the bank from the displayed pop-up list.

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In the Show menu there are options to show MIDI commands and to highlight in orange the selected bank on the faders.

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By right-clicking on any fader, and selecting Edit, you can configure properties of the fader’s operation.

Fader Configuration

The fader configuration is reached by right-clicking the fader bar (the box with the numbers indicating the level of the fader).

Fader Edit Menu

Menu Item

Description

MIDI Learn

Assigns any physical fader on the Audio Remote panel to the selected fader in the Audio panel. After selecting this function, move the fader on the physical mixer so Audio panel learns and memorizes this function.

MIDI Clear

Deletes the assigned physical fader from the Audio panel.

FaderMode

Selects whether the logical fader should work in Preview, Program or as a Generic fader which is constantly in use.
Program: Retrieves the active faders from the template in the program. The virtual fader becomes visible, and can be adjusted when On Air.
Preview: Retrieves the active faders from the template in preview. It permits you to change the levels while it is in preview before it is taken On Air.
Generic: Simple remote operation of a physical fader on an audio mixer.
Constantly connected from the same source. Locks the fader to the same source (for example, Mic 4) always remains static in the Audio panel and does not change based on current story in Viz Mosart.
See Also Selecting a Source.

FaderType

Check if you wish to send label information back to the panel.
Only for panels with LCD label buttons.

Move

Moves the selected fader UP or DOWN in the Audio panel

Selecting a Source

If you are using the Generic fader mode, a source from the source list can be selected by right-clicking in the area where labels are listed. Check the default number of faders. Input selection can be configured by right-clicking the fader header and selecting fader names. You can select a fader label by right clicking on the label (just below the fader header) and selecting the appropriate function in coordination with your audio mixer.

Note: Selecting "ANY" could remove the label. If no label is present, then the ANY function is the selected label.
To change the label again, right-click in the required fader, Edit > FaderType then select a new label.

Assign Function Keys

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  • Any function buttons below the GUI faders can be assigned to any of the function keys on a physical audio panel.
    The function of the button is set under the Function menu.

  • The name can be changed using Rename.

Menu Item

Description

MIDI Learn

Assigns any physical button on the Audio Remote Panel to the selected button in the Audio Panel GUI.
After selecting this function, click the button on the physical mixer so Audio Panel learns and memorizes this function.

MIDI Clear

Deletes the assigned physical button from the Audio Panel.

Function

Select a function for the button. Will be triggered on the fader in AvAutomation.

PFL: Activates the pfl mode on the fader.

MUTE: Activates the mute mode on the fader.

STANDBY: Activates the standby mode on the fader.

MANUAL: Activates the manual mode on the fader.

AUDIO GPI functionality is only available for Studer 3000 and Lawo RMNOPL drivers

AUDIO GPI - ON OFF: Toggles the Audio GPI for a specific GPI number on the mixer.

AUDIO GPI - ON: Turns the Audio GPI for a specific GPI number ON.

AUDIO GPI - OFF: Turns the Audio GPI for a specific GPI number OFF.

Rename

Renames the button label

Update After Viz Mosart Server Switching

The server that the Audio Panel GUI is connected to follows the Viz Mosart GUI, switching between a main and backup server in the Viz Mosart GUI automatically configures the selected server in the Audio Panel GUI accordingly.