Party lines, feeds and groups

Party lines, feeds and groups are what keys point at, besides single users. Create them here, then add keys for them to profiles.

	What it is	Keys on it
Party line	A shared channel. Everyone talking on it is heard by everyone listening to it.	Talk and listen.
Feed	Audio to listen to, such as programme sound, IFB or a reference mix.	Listen only.
Group	A set of users. Talking to the group talks to each member directly.	Talk only.

Use a party line for a conversation among several people, such as the production or the technical crew. Use a group when one person gives instructions to many, such as a director to all cameras. The members hear the director directly, but not each other.

Party lines and feeds

Open Party lines & feeds. Both kinds are in one list. All, Party lines and Feeds above it filter the list.

Create a line

Press New line, type a Name and, if you like, a Description, and choose the Kind:

• Party line: keys talk and listen.
• Feed: keys only listen.

Then press Create. Names must be unique.

Feed a line from hardware

A feed carries whatever hardware sends into it: a mixing desk’s programme output, a playout, another intercom. Connect it with a bridge line whose target is the feed, on the server’s own sound card or on a bridge. See Bridges. The same works for a party line, for example to bring another intercom’s channel onto it.

Rename, describe or convert a line

Double-click a name or description to change it; Enter saves, Escape cancels.

To turn a party line into a feed or back, choose the other Kind in its row and confirm. Turning a party line into a feed makes its keys listen-only and clears any latched talk. Users keep their listen levels either way.

Copy ID copies the line’s id, for the API and for bridge configuration files.

Delete a line

Press Delete in its row, or tick several lines and press Delete, and confirm. Every key on the line goes. Bridge lines on it stay, marked Target missing, until you point them at something else or delete them.

Groups

Open Groups. Each group shows how many members it has.

Create a group and add members

Press New group, type a name such as All cameras and press Create and add members. The members page opens.

Flip Member for each user who belongs in the group. Every flip saves at once. To add or remove many, tick them and press Add to group or Remove from group. Members and Not members above the list filter it.

A user in a group hears whoever talks on the group key, directly, as if that person had a key for them.

Use a group

• Add a group key to a profile under Profiles and keys. Users on it talk to every member at once.
• Limit Talk all to the members of some groups.

Rename or delete a group

Double-click a group’s name to rename it. Delete removes the group and every key pointing at it. The users stay.