Rane HAL1x Design Guide - Page 11

CHAPTER 1: Welcome to the World of HAL l Paging System-Here's another time saver! In the HAL System, you design your paging in one central location (the Paging Manager). No longer do you need to wire your paging into every zone you create. This wiring is done for you, behind the scenes. See "About Paging" on page 99 for more information. l Control Linking-You won't believe how simple it is in Halogen to set up remote controls for your end users. Each control in the system contains a special link icon. To link two controls together, you simply drag one control's icon and drop it onto the icon of the control to which you are linking. There's certainly a bit more to learn, but the process is really as simple as that. See "About Control Links" on page 106 for more information. l Room Combine Processor-Perhaps the ultimate time saver in the HAL System is its Room Combine Processor. Whereas you may have approached room combine designs with a sense of dread (all those complicated matrix mixers), you'll now skip through the creation of a room combine design in no time at all. We can honestly say that the process is simple! See "About Room Combine" on page 122 for more information. l Presets-With the introduction of Toggle and Selector presets, the HAL System makes it possible to activate and deactivate a single preset, eliminating the complexities introduced by layering presets (although the layering approach is still available, if needed). See "About Presets" on page 136 for more information. 3. Design to your heart's content! And have fun with it. The Halogen Processing Workspace is a blank canvas waiting to be filled with your ideas and design expertise. The tools provided by the HAL System remove many of the tedious, time-consuming tasks from days-gone-by and free you up to do what you do best-design audio systems! 7