Hide unused groups?

As an alternative, assuming, of course, that what your asking is not doable with the current software, perhaps you could make Group 1 Channels 1-10, Group 2, channels 11-14, and then label them "Group 1" and "Group 11".

This might, of course, get confusing if you want to recall them from the command line, but as far as using the direct selects, should produce a comparable effect to a flexi-view direct selects.

LuxExFulmen said:

As an alternative, assuming, of course, that what your asking is not doable with the current software, perhaps you could make Group 1 Channels 1-10, Group 2, channels 11-14, and then label them "Group 1" and "Group 11".

This might, of course, get confusing if you want to recall them from the command line, but as far as using the direct selects, should produce a comparable effect to a flexi-view direct selects.

A good idea, except that the group label doesn't appear on the command line- so when the LD calls for group 201 and they see "group 14"  on the command line on their monitor they freak out.

I thought about using decimal group numbers, like Group 0.01, Group 0.11, group 2.01- they would work on the direct selects, but there is that pesky decimal point that would probably get forgotten and it's more keystrokes on the command line.

The "flexi-group" option would make it easier for the board op (using either direct selects or command line).

-Todd

I (like to) think of myself as a hard-core programmer; - and even if we have got many fancy buttons all over the place, it is actually faster to do it manually in the old, alpha-numeric-way. You push buttons much faster then he/she talks.

So, if you have failed to train your LD (shame!); - just push digits. I assure you; it's much faster!

tdrga said:

I thought about using decimal group numbers, like Group 0.01, Group 0.11, group 2.01- they would work on the direct selects, but there is that pesky decimal point that would probably get forgotten and it's more keystrokes on the command line.

Todd,

If you are planning on typing in the groups, why do you care if they are in order on the DS? And yes, flexi-DS will be helpful once we have that option, but until then...

Suggestion 2:

Record the groups as the LD specifies, then make macros that recall the groups. You can use a different page of macros (like the 700s. Be aware that M801 through 803 refer to the three "half moon" keys above the filter and parameter keys, and that 901 through 908 are the default macros for the RVIs).

M701= [group] [1]

M702= [group] [11]  ....

Even if you generally use DS for Macros, you can have multiple instances of the same categories across multiple DS, so you can have macros 1-50 on one array of DS and macros 701-750 on another array.

Hope that helps.

-M

train your LD (main), or push digits (second - and surprisingly fast)!

Life is far to short to make workarounds and macros for people that just don't want to understand... ;-)

train your LD (main), or push digits (second - and surprisingly fast)!

Life is far to short to make workarounds and macros for people that just don't want to understand... ;-)

I'm not sure what you mean by "train your LD". But, everyone thinks and works differently; you cannot nor should not expect everyone to think and work the same way that you do. And this is a very powerful console that allows users to arrive at the same ends through different means so that no one should have to work in one particular way.

And life is too short to *not* make macros. ; )

-M