Configuring and Using the Quasar Soft HTML Control on a Quasar console.

Scope

This document covers the use of the Quasar Soft HTML5 control interface on your Quasar console.

Description

Quasar Soft is a customizable remote control solution that lets you control the Quasar surface from your browser. You can generate up to eight HTML-5 pages and configure them to display any of the 64 input channels, plus a small monitor section, or even the entire master section of the console. Quasar Soft comes standard with Quasar XR consoles and is an optional upgrade for Quasar SR consoles.

Quasar Soft and Quasar Cast were introduced with Quasar system version 2.0. If you are not running version 2.0 or higher you will need to upgrade to have these options available. For upgrade information please review the Axia Quasar System Update v2.0.0 - Release Notes & Update Instructions.

Using Quasar Soft

Quasar Soft is accessed from the main Quasar Control Center web page.

  1. Open a Web Browser and navigate to the main web page of your Quasar Console.

  2. Select Quasar Soft from the left side menu

  3. Select the desired Channel Section, Monitoring Section, and Channel Strip Layout options

Options are covered in detail with examples below.

  1. Click Start

The options shown in the previous image will launch a Quasar Soft console in a new browser tab that looks like this;

Launching Different Quasar Soft configurations

Multiple instances of Quasar Soft can be launched by returning to the Quasar Soft page of your Quasar console, choosing different (or the same) options, and clicking the Start button again. For example, picking the following options;

Creates a very simple ON/OFF control for only a few channels of the same console shown above.

Creating Shortcut Icons

http://192.168.2.90/html5_ctrl?
nf=8
&chst=1 start channel(1 to 64)
&chen=64 end channel (1 to 64)
&gaps=0 (0 or 1 - small gap every four channels or not)
&tabs=1 (0 or 1 - tabs at top or not)
&list= 1%2C3%2C5 (must sep witih %2c which is comma)
&mon=0 0-none 1-smallmon 2-largemon 3-largew/konbs
&mpos=1 0-left 1-right
&cw0=k
&cw1=p
&cw2=d
&cw3=f
&cw4=t
&cw5=o
&cw6=r
&cw7=s
&cw8=b

cw 
cw0=-
&cw1=k - knobs
&cw2=p - PGM Buttons
&cw3=d - Channel display
&cw4=f - Fader & Bargrahp
&cw5=r - Rotary Fader
&cw6=t - TB and PFL Buttons
&cw7=o - ON button
&cw8=s - ON OFF Buttons

cw0=b - pan (balance)
&cw1=m - Auto Mix weight
&cw2=l - Audio Delay
&cw3=1 (1 to 8 Aux Sends)