Source Groups

Larger, or more complex loudspeaker system designs can comprise many sources. Source Groups exist to allow these to be managed more effectively, as they can bring order and structure to the Source Manager. Source Groups can also have a position offset and gain/delay deltas applied to them, which in a hierarchal sense are applied to all the groups children. Source Groups can contain either sources, and crucially, other groups.

Adding a Group

To add a Source Group to the sources list, simply press the add group button on the top bar of the Source Manager, which is the icon in the shape of a folder. The new group joins the sources list, with the distinguishing feature of an arrow to the left of it, and is shown in the Edit Source Panel, where you can give the group a name to identify it.

Position Offset

A position offset (X / Y / Z) can be applied to a Source Group: click the group’s row in the sources list to show it in the Edit Source Panel. The offset is applied to all of the group’s children.

Adding Sources to a Group

With a Source Group already existing in the Sources list, to assign a Source to the group, simply click the Source and drag it on to the group. The group, as the destination for the assignment, will turn green just prior to the assignment. The Source will now reposition itself under the group and will be indented slightly from the left.

Removing Sources from a Group

To remove a Source from a group that it is already assigned to, expand the group by clicking it, so the members are all visible. Click the Source in question and drag it to the top of the Sources list, until such time as the background colour of the header turns green. Release the mouse, and the Source will no longer be a member of the group. The Source will now relocate to the bottom of the sources list.

Expanding and Collapsing Groups

Groups can be expanded or collapsed, to keep the Sources list ‘clean’ and free of clutter. To do this, click the arrow to the left of the group’s name, and all members will be collapsed. Click it again, and all the members will be expanded. (Clicking the group’s name shows the group in the Edit Source Panel.)

Gain and Delay Delta

Gain and Delay values can be added or subtracted from all Sources within a group. To do this, click the group’s row to show it in the Edit Source Panel, and change the value in the data entry box by clicking and typing, or scrolling the mouse wheel inside the box.

Muting a Group

Each group has a mute checkbox in the ‘Mute L’ column of the sources list. Ticking it mutes every Source in the group, including those in groups inside it. The sources’ own Mute L / Mute R settings are left untouched, so unmuting the group restores exactly what was there before. Sources muted by a group (or by a Control Group) are dimmed in the sources list; hover over the row to see why it is muted.