POWER STUDIO

D&R Airlite

Use the D&R Airlite plugin to connect Power Studio to a D&R Airlite mixer. The same plugin is also used when Power Studio is connected to a D&R Webstation.

The installer includes the plugin and its required support files. Configure the plugin in Options and Settings > Plugins, enable it, then restart Power Studio.

Each Airlite or Webstation channel can be assigned to a specific Power Studio player or cart in pre-select mode. Choose button start or fader start according to the way presenters operate the mixer.

Configure Audio Routing

Before enabling the plugin, configure the audio routing so the Power Studio outputs match the physical Airlite or Webstation channels:

  1. Open Options and Settings from the maintenance menu.
  2. Open Audio Routing.
  3. Route Player A and Player B to the mixer channels used for the main playout players.
  4. Route the PFL outputs for the players. The standard setup is to route each player's PFL output to the same physical Airlite, Webstation or soundcard output as that player's normal playout output. Use a dedicated cue or monitor output only when the studio workflow needs a separate software-level PFL path.
  5. Route Automation or non-stop playout to the channel used for unattended playback. A common Airlite setup uses channel 4 for this; a common Webstation setup uses channel 3.
  6. Route Cart A and Cart B to the cart channels used by the studio.
  7. Route auxiliary audio such as Playlist PFL, Track Browser and Mix Editor to a channel that is not already used by the playout players or cart players.

In Advanced audio settings, keep the internal sample rate consistent with the Windows audio device settings. For a simple Airlite setup with Player A and Player B, the number of players is commonly set to 2.

In Recording, select the recording input used for voice tracks or production recordings.

Configure The Airlite Plugin

Open Options and Settings > Plugins, select the D&R Airlite Mixer remote control plugin, and click Configure plugin. Use this same plugin for a D&R Webstation setup.

Check the Airlite Control application as well:

  1. In the Windows taskbar, right-click the green Airlite Control icon.
  2. Open Settings.
  3. Set Host to 127.0.0.1 when Airlite Control runs on the same computer as Power Studio.
  4. Check that the UDP send port in Power Studio matches the Listen port in Airlite Control.
  5. Check that the UDP receive port in Power Studio matches the Custom port in Airlite Control.
  6. Apply the Airlite Control settings.

Back in Power Studio, enable the plugin, apply the settings and restart Power Studio. If Windows Firewall asks whether Power Studio is allowed to communicate on the network, allow it on the trusted studio network.

Adapt the mapping to the station's own mixer layout. The important part is that the audio routing and the remote-control mapping describe the same physical mixer channels. A typical Airlite control mapping is:

  • Channel 1 controls Player A and starts by fader/button, the player's PFL is controlled by the cue button.
  • Channel 2 controls Player B and starts by fader/button, the player's PFL is controlled by the cue button.
  • Channel 3 controls Cart A and starts by button.
  • Channel 4 controls Cart B and starts by button.

Test The Mixer

Test all mixer buttons, fader-start behavior, channel assignments and indicators before live use. Also test recovery after restarting Power Studio and after restarting Airlite Control.

The D&R MambaNet wiki has an older visual walkthrough of the same setup: Power Studio audio setup and Power Studio plugin setup.