Menu items, Create custom block document, Merge into custom block – Biamp A4 User Manual
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Menu Items
Create Custom Block Document
Create Custom Block Document opens a
new DAP file, and a Create Custom DSP
Block screen determines the quantities
of audio and logic inputs/outputs
necessary for the custom block. These
quantities should match the combined
totals from all components to be included
in the custom block. Once quantities are
selected, appropriate APT (Audio Pass-
Through) and LPT (Logic Pass-Through)
blocks are placed into the layout. The
desired components are then placed
within, and connected to, the APT and
LPT blocks. Components may be added
individually, or copied as a group from a
separate DAP file.
Certain components (such as Inputs/Outputs and Control Devices) cannot be placed within
custom blocks. The number of components in a custom block is limited only by DSP resources
available within a single hardware unit. Once the components are placed and connected, select
Merge Into Custom Block
Merge Into Custom Block checks for errors (such as
inappropriate connections) as it packages the
components into a single block. The resulting block
can then be copied into the
(and
named) for use in future DAP design files. The
Custom Block DAP file should also be saved as a
reference for subsequent modifications.
Control settings for each component within a Custom Block can be adjusted (see
). Double-clicking a Custom Block in a design layout produces an Open
Custom Block Control Dialogs screen. Open Custom Block Control provides direct access to
the control dialogs for selected components. View Custom Block Layout displays the
individual components within the Custom Block, which can then be accessed normally. Control
Settings are saved as part of the Custom Block DAP file.
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