View Elements & Configuration

On the <device>/TFT Views page, create or select any element and go to the Element Configuration tab. Here you can edit all properties of the selected element. Also multiple elements of the same type can be edited.

The following settings appear on one or more TFT elements.

The Element Info area shows unique information about the element.

• Type shows element type and ID. Syntax: <Type> (ID<X>).
• Grid Info shows alignment and size of the element.

The Layout Settings Area allows to set the X- and Y-Position, measured from top left corner and width and height valued. Changing Width will always add or subtract on the right side, changing height will add or subtract on the bottom.

• Top allows to bring selected elements to top. Useful to sort overlapping elements.
• Bottom allows to bring selected elements to bottom. Useful to sort overlapping elements.

The option Visibility Condition allows you to hide elements if a logic is false/off and show them if the logic becomes true/on. If the visibility condition is false, the element will also not be touch sensitive or take any space. Also, the element can not serve as logic source if it is not visible.

The following display and operating elements are available for configuring TFT views.

Transparent elements with different states

A Transparent is a transparent box that can contain a name/text. The color can change depending on a selected condition. If the selected condition becomes true, the defined color will be used. If the condition is false, the transparent will be transparent.

On Indication area:

• Text: Enter the text you want the transparent to show. May also be left blank. Maximum of 33 characters is allowed.
• Select a logic condition: InCondition field, click select.

On Appearance area:

• Select the color you want. You can define any color on Colors Page.
• Instead of the background color, the font color can be defined (select the Use color for text check box).
• The font size can be adjusted (TFT 1 = small, TFT 5 = large).

By linking a transparent with a fader start logic function, the field shows whether the fader is open or not.

Buttons with different functions, colors and sizes

Because all DHD TFT displays are touch sensitive, you can configure buttons that can be used like keys on a console. Instead of the font color, the background color can be defined (select the Use color for text check box). The font size can also be adjusted (Font Size 1 = small, Font Size 5 = large, custom font sizes possible).

Buttons can have a user defined function. That allows to trigger e.g. logic functions or to indicate different behaviours.

Buttons can be set to Toggle or Timed Toggle:

• Toggle always engages the button.
• Timed Toggle: When you tap the button short, the button engages. When you tap the button again short, it disengages. When you tap the button longer, it is only engaged as long as pressed.

User Defined Buttons can have up to 5 conditional colors and up to 10 conditional labels.

The Lamp Source or Condition Source can be any logic source available in logic tree. Condition priorities are sorted as in output functions. The highest priority has to be on top, the lowest on bottom of the list.

(not assigned) has no function and can never become true. You can have a default color if no condition is true: use Device Running as logic source and sort it to the bottom of your condition list. If no conditional Label is true, the defined Text value is displayed.

The Button can only be used to display logic states. Activate Display Only to disable tapping the button. This also disables the shadow of the Button, it looks like a Label Element.

Access on Hidden Layer is meant for key functions to work on channels in the non-active layer. Works only between layer A and layer B.

Clock element with color Dark Blue

Analog clock is an analog and digital time display. The abbreviations of the weekdays shown by the clock element can be changed in Weekday abbreviations area. A time offset of +/- 12 hours can be set in Time/Date Options Area.

PPM Mono/Stereo Element with correlation detect and different sources and German PPM scaling.

The PPM Mono/Stereo element is a level meter for mono and stereo signals and correlation level meter. The source of a PPM can be a level detect (See also Level Detection) or a defined Channel / Fader. It can also work on Access. The scale colour can be adapted.

If the Width is bigger than the height, the element will be rotated 90 degrees automatically.

The PPM Element brings also a Correlation detect, if activated. Correlation detect workts only if a level detect is assigned.

Available scale types:

• German PPM (-60 dB to +10 dB)
• IEC IIa BBC PPM (1 to 7)
• Nordic (-42 dB to +12 dB)
• EBU-digital (-36 dB to 0 dB)
• North American VU (-20 dB to +3 dB)
• Digital 0…60 dB (-60 dB to 0 dB)

Above a certain value the bar graph changes its color from yellow to red. This threshold is adjustable between -20 dB and +20 dB (default = 0 dB).

You can set the properties of the peak program meters of the TFT displays with the aid of TB8. In the project tree, select <Device>/<Mixer>/Logic/Level Detects and select the desired Level Detect. Please enter the following values to emulate an analog peak program meter with an integration time of 10 ms, according to the standards DIN 45406 and IEC 268-10 (PPM, Type I), respectively:

• Attack = 2 ms
• Release = 0.7 s

Please use the following values to emulate a digital peak program meter:

• Attack = 0 ms (or 1 ms if integration time is required)
• Release = 0.7 s

TFT Surround (5.1) PPM

The 5.1 PPM shows 5.1 signals as single meters for each channel in one graph. The 5.1 PPM can be applied to 5.1 channels with Multi Channel Source or to three stereo level detects .

Level detects order for 5.1 meters

The sources of the level detects are L/R, C/LFE and LS/RS. Please note, that the center and LFE signals are handled as a stereo pair internally. This way, the center and LFE levels can be shown with one PPM. The left signal is always center and the right signal is LFE.

The Level Detects must exist in the order L/R, C/LFE, Ls/Rs in a row on the <Device>/Logic/Level Detects page. Otherwise 5.1 PPM will use the wrong data sources.

In the Edit window you can just select the first data source (Level Detect L/R). The peak meter will then use automatically the following two stereo level detects.

Loudness Meter Elements with different Scalings and Range settings

The Loudness Meter element provides a loudness meter for mono and stereo signals.

Available scale types:

• EBU+18 LU
• EBU+9 LU
• EBU-5 LUFS
• EBU-14 LUFS

Top Range can have values -20…30 LU.

The Loudness Meter element contains only the bar (incl. peak display and short value arrow)

• short value is graphically shown as a small triangle on the left side
• true peak display on top of the meter bar (oversampled x4, -1dBFS)
• if required, Momentary, Short, Integrated, Loudnes Range values (M, S, I, LRA) can be added as extra Label Elements - size, label and colour can be customized
• start, stop and reset are available as key function, gating (triggered by external sources) can be realised via virtual keys.

Since TB8 v8.1.8 and Firmware 8.1.9, the Loudness Meter Element can now be configured further:

• The Main Bar function can now be configured as Momentary (standard value) or Short
• The Triangle function can now be configured as Short (standard value), Momentary or Off

Predefined timer with automatic and manual control.

Different Label Element examples: showing a selector, without function, showing logged in user, colored text and clock

The Label Element can be used in various functions (preset is (None)). Either the font colour or the background colour can be defined (select the Use color for Background check box). The font size can also be adjusted (Font Size 1 = small, Font Size 5 = large, custom font possible).

TFT Filter element with example EQ configuration

Filter element provides a graph for showing the EQ, VarFilter and Subsonic parameters.

Touch EQ overlay.

The Filter element is the container for the Touch EQ functionality. This function implements an overlay to edit filter curves in an easy and intuitive way by dragging.

Existing Filter elements will be automatically updated.

The Touch EQ overlay can be opened by double tapping on the filter element. On the upper left, the name of the selected channel is displayed. On the upper right, the on/off state of the DSP Functions is displayed and can be changed by tapping the icon. DSP Functions that can be edited in Touch EQ functionality are: SubSonic, EQ 1-4, VarFilter 1 (Filter 1 on device), VarFilter 2 (Filter 2 on device). See Channel Assignment / Fader Configuration for more information on configuring DSP Functions. If a DSP Function is not used in a channel in TB8, it will not be displayed. The EQ 1-4 Functions can be enabled globally on the EQ entry.

To select a DSP Function, tap the circle icon of the filter curve. In the upper left, all parameter values of the DSP Function are displayed. In the lower section, additional information and options are given.

• Change the Frequency and Gain by dragging the circle within the grid.
• Change the Quality / Q parameter by pinching with your fingers while holding the circle icon or by using the Q slider in the lower section
• Change the Type setting by tapping the following icons on the lower section:
  • icon: High Pass (VarFilter)
  • icon: Low Pass (VarFilter)
  • icon: Band Pass (EQ 1-4)
  • icon: Notch (EQ 1-4)
  • icon: High Shelving (EQ 1-4)
  • icon: Low Shelving (EQ 1-4)
• SubSonic / VarFilters: switch the DSP Function on/off by tapping the concurring icon in the upper / lower section or by double tapping the circle icon.
• EQ 1-4: Globally switch all eq DSP Functions on/off by tapping the concurring icon in the upper section. Swicht every single EQ Band (1-4) on/off by double tapping the circle icon or by tapping the icon in the lower section.

To close the Touch EQ overlay, tap the X button in the upper right corner or tap on a margin of the overlay.

Single DSP Functions (EQ 1-4, SubSonic, Filter 1, Filter 2) can be disabled by setting the element color to off. The Function can still be controlled, it is only visually hidden on the specific filter element.

The whole Touch EQ functionality can be disabled when setting the grid color to Off.

The Filter element can be run in two display modes: Display Only or Default mode. In Default mode, the Touch EQ functionality will be applied to the element directly on the element, the overlay can also be opened on double tap. For smaller filter elements, this can be confusing. You can activate Display Only mode to hide the touch points on the preview-element and still open the overlay on double tap. Check Display Only, if you want the element to behave this way.

The Overlay can be disabled to avoid accidental operation using the Enable Overlay Mode Checkbox. Uncheck Enable Overlay Mode to disable the overlay. This will not affect the Display Only mode settings. It can be useful for access pages when no overlay is required but touch functionality is useful.

Dynamic element with example settings

Graph for showing the dynamic ratio parameters. Monitors Compressor, Limiter and Expander.

Parameter Elements displaying EQ1, EQ2, Compressor and Expander Values

The Parameter Element shows certain parameters of a selected DSP function. The Parameters are displayed only. Color option always changes font color.

Possible Functions:

• EQ1…4
• Subsonic
• Limiter
• Noise Gate
• Compressor
• Expander
• DeEsser
• DeEsser2
• AGC
• VarFilter 1/2
• Gain
• Pan/Bal
• Delay
• Stereo Width
• Loudness AGC
• Automix
• 5.1 Pan/Bal
• 5.1 Surround
• 5.2 Misc.
• CF Out

Encoder Elements with different functions

Encoder Element is for controlling DSP functions on a TFT (except AUX functions). Additionally, a hardware rotary controller can be assigned via Control By selection.

Possible DSP functions:

• EQ 1…4
• SubSonic
• Limiter
• Noise Gate
• Compressor
• Expander
• DeEsser
• DeEsser2
• AGC
• Var. LP/HP1
• Var. LP/HP2
• Gain
• Pan/Bal
• Delay
• Stereo Width
• Loudness AGC
• 5.1 Pan/Bal
• 5.1 Surround
• 5.1 Misc

A sub-function can be selected that is set by default. Additionally, you can lock the preselected sub-function or you can hide all other sub-functions to show only the selected sub-function. In both cases it is not possible to swap to another sub-function.

The Color can be changed. If a hardware rotary controller is assigned, the color assignment will be ignored and the color of the hardware rotary controller will be used automatically.

The Encoder Element can act on a Fader/Layer, a Channel or on access.

Aux Elements with pre and post selected and different color settings.

Aux Element is used to set the level of an aux send. It can be controlled by a hardware potentiometer / encoder. It can be assigned to a fader/channel or work with access.

A sub-function can be selected that is set by default. Additionally, you can lock the preselected sub-function.

Gain Reduction TFT element

Gain Reduction element shows the gain reduction caused by the compressor and/or the limiter. It can also be useful to monitor any automix activities.

• Select the Compressor check box to show the gain reduction caused by the compressor.
• Select the Limiter check box to show the gain reduction caused by the limiter.
• Select the Expander check box to show the gain reduction caused by the expander.
• Select the Automix check box to show the gain reduction caused by the Automix.
• It is possible to select multiple check boxes to show the sum of the gain reduction of compressor, limiter, expander and automix.

Up/Down Element used as Rotary Selector

The Up/Down Element ist the TFT equivalent to the rotary pulse encoder on a console.

It can be used:

• As a rotary selector
• As potentiometer control
• To edit a delay in a fixed processing
• To set a timer
• To select in a talkback list.

Main Parameter Elements displaying EQ1, EQ2, Compressor and Expander Values

The Main Parameter Element shows certain parameters of a selected DSP function. Color option always changes font color.

The Main Parameter Element is a button. When pressing, the paramter settings are assigned to a main encoder element, thats set to Follow Menu.

Possible Functions:

• EQ1…4
• Subsonic
• Limiter
• Noise Gate
• Compressor
• Expander
• DeEsser
• DeEsser2
• AGC
• VarFilter 1/2
• Gain
• Pan/Bal
• Delay
• Stereo Width
• Loudness AGC
• Automix
• 5.1 Pan/Bal
• 5.1 Surround
• 5.2 Misc.
• CF Out

On New TFTs, Main Encoder Element has no practical function and differs only slightly from the normal Encoder Element. On old TFTs, it allows assigning a function to a Hardware Encoder or Up/Down Element.

On New TFTs, Main Encoder Aux has no practical function and differs only slightly from the normal Aux Element. On old TFTs, it allows assigning a function to a Hardware Encoder or Up/Down Element.

This is a Dynamic Button List. Can be used as Input Select, Monitor Select or Snapshot selection. Usage of Monitor Select in combination with defined Selector.

Button List with channel snapshot management function

The Button List 2015 allows to display all selectable values for an action. A Button List can have a maximum of 250 pages.

The selectable functions are:

Select from all possible inputs in the same pool for a defined channel (on access or channel/fader). Input selection is directly active, no button list controls for loading/saving/renaming are needed. Only Prev. Page and Next Page controls are required.

The Input selection has an on air protection: if the Fader Start is on, the channel input can not be set. To ignore on air protection, activate Force option.

If an input is already in use, it will be marked and can not be used again. All inputs can only be active on one channel. To quickly change channel sorting, activate Reassign option. When you select a channel, it will now move to the new Fader. On the old position, a blank channel strip will be created.

Renaming an input is done with Key function TFT Functions/Show Keyboard and Function Edit channel label.

Select from the options you defined in a selector. You need to create and select a Selector with a Selector Source List.

Allow Shift can be used in combination with key function Monitor Functions/Monitor Bus Shift. Set an offset there to shift up to another selector (See the selector IDs for correct value). The selector shifted to must have a Selector Source List.

To prevent the selector from being switched off, select Deny Switch OFF. This is useful when Allow Shift is used.

Load a mixer snapshot. If a channel is selected or access pressed, a channel snapshot can be loaded.

These functions will be used together with the DHDOM/DHDOS and need additional configuration in that software.

• Load/Save Remote Snap: Load a server snapshot stored on operation server. Can be a channel or a mixer snapshot. See Operation Manager / Snapshot Manager documentation for more information on snapshot management.
• Remote Routing: Perform a remote routing. See Operation Manager / Remote Routing documentation for more information. The Routing List Addr X is the list address you define in OM.

Select a Selector Source List as list for possible routing inputs. This Function can be used in combination with the Routing output function on a key. It is useful if you have a bigger amount of routing inputs and don't want to add all with a separate key but use a button list to display all possible.

Button List Controls, configured for snapshot management

Control buttons for Button List 2015. Select the Button List, you want to control. Then select the function.

Possible functions are:

• Rename Snapshot: Rename an existing snapshot. Only useful for Button lists with snapshot functions.
• Load Snapshot: Load an existing snapshot. Only useful for Button lists with snapshot functions.
• Save Snapshot: Save an existing snapshot. Only useful for Button lists with snapshot functions.
• Next Page: Switch Button list to next page.
• Previous Page: Switch Button list to previous page.
• Select Page: Switch Button list to defined page (Max. 250 Pages).

Display Button Element, not active (pressed).

Display Button is a button with display. Can be used to set access on defined channel. The Display Button gives an overview of the active DSP Processing state.

Fader elements with different sizes and colors

Fader elements can be used to control assigned channels. They have the same properties as hardware faders. If a software and a hardware fader are assigned to a channel, the fader values will be synchronized. On Fader modules without motor faders, the displays will show arrows if the state is changed on the TFT Fader.

You can adjust the color of the fader. If the Scaling is not visible, you must make the width of the fader element bigger.

The fader can be assigned on Faders/Layers, directly on channels or work with access.

This Element can be useful for controlling bus volumes or volumes of channels where direct access is not necessary.

The Pot. Slider element allows you to control or display various encoder / potentiometer states. The color can be changed.

• Fine Control makes the scaling and control behaviour more precise, you can control now in 0.1 dB steps. Without this option, the control is set to 1 dB Steps.
• Hide Label hides the label text, you entered in the Common/Text field.
• Hide Value hides the value of the element.

You can control system potentiometers and software potentiometers. You can also control faders on layers.

You can only display channel fader values and hardware encoder / potentiometer values. TB8 will notify you if your selected encoder / potentiometer is display only.

Sample Picture Elements

Cores with microSD-Card support picture elements on TFT views. Picture elements can be any image file (file type PNG) matching system recommendations. To define pictures in your configuration, see Resource Files.

Make sure to have your pictures set on an accurate resolution when importing the resource files.

For placing pictures:

• Drag a Picture Element from the View Options/Available Elements list to the view. The element will be empty.
• Go to Element Configuration tab. On Appearance area, select the image needed image, defined in the resource files.
• Check Maintain Aspect Ratio to maintain aspect ratio. When checked:
  • With Horizontal Position and Vertical Position you can decide how the image will be aligned when the picture container does not have the correct width and/or height in relation to the resource file.