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Cantar-X User Manual v2.44 (r14) 2013 March 21
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The 3 Screen paradigm
Here is where the Cantar screen lay-out is at its best: signals
going to the left ear are displayed on the left, signals to be
listened to in mono are displayed on the middle, and those
going to the right ear are displayed on the right.
The middle
screen does not represent a wired output but the 'mono' ef-
fect resulting from the routing to both the left and right ears.
Create Out-Maps
[MainSelector] to six o'clock. Out-Maps are grouped in banks
accessible from the black [monitor] crown:
nine
are shared by digi-out
Do
, foldback
Fb
and line-out
Lo
.
eleven
are devoted to the phones
Ph
.
The T1–T6 and T7/T8 tracks, the Xa & Xb mixer outputs, the
nine analog and the six digital inputs (recorded or not) are
routed to eight independent outputs (
Do,
Fb, Lo
and
Ph
)
each
w/. a left and a right arm.
This "
Ph d"
example (several tracks plus one input directly
sent to the phones) is applicable to any other Out-Map.
1 tracks to outputs
Rotate the [monitor] crown to
Ph
, the left circular screen
displays
Ph
. Rotate the [config] crown to get
d
on the
central screen.
left ear:
[jog] the blinking cursor to the Track 5 square, press
the [black] button to link it to the left ear (press the [red] button
to unlink), the blinking frequency increases to acknowledge
the link (same for T7);
both ears:
[jog] the blinking cursor to
T1, press the [black] button to link it to the left and right ears
(same for T2);
right ear:
[jog] to T6, press the [black] button
to link it (same for T8).
2 Inputs directly to Outputs
Any input (mic1 to mic5, line1 to line4, digi1 to digi 6), can
be sent to the outputs. While the blinking cursor jogs on
the inner ring of the circular screen, it points out the input to
be possibly routed to the left/both/right ears. To link the
desired input press the [black] button.
The M/S case
For an '
m–s
' recorded track pair (say T5 T6) to be sent as L/R
stereo to the
Lo
,
Fb
,
Do
outputs, create an Out-Map in which
T5 goes to the left and T6 to the right, Cantar will
automatically
decode these M/S tracks as L/R.
This applies to the T1 T2 and
T3 T4 pairs too, alone or together.
Out-Map banks
Rotate the black [monitor] crown over the
Do
,
Fb
,
Lo
,
Ph, So
posi-
tions, then the silver [config] crown to display the Out-Maps.
Do
AES 7&8 out
Nine user created
R
to
Z
maps and
XX
(miXa/miXb).
Two digital signals go to the AES-7&8 ports (p.58).
Fb
Foldback
Nine user created
R
to
Z
maps and
XX
(miXa/miXb).
Two analog signals go to a TA-3 socket (p.58).
(Foldback level, p.18)
Lo
Line-out
Nine user created
R
to
Z
maps and
XX
(miXa/miXb).
Two analog signals go to an XLR5 socket (p.58).
(Line-out level, p.18)
Ph
Phones
Fifteen user created
A
to
Q
maps and
XX
(miXa/miXb).
Two phones signals go to a 1/4" jack (p.58).
(Headphone level, p.18)
So
Solos
Solos connect the headphones to each of Cantar's ins
and outs:
M1... M5, L1... L4, T1... T8,
and to the mixdown
outputs:
XA
(miXa center),
XB
(miXb center),
XC
(miXa+miXb
center),
XX
(miXa/miXb left-right).
The modulos of Xa and Xb appear on the rectangular screen,
or the right side circular screen by [eye].
So
is close to the
Ph
position for a good reason: the last
activated solo map is kept in memory and immediately sent
to the phones when toggling between
Ph
and
So
. Here
is a tip: the
So
position monitoring the
dynamic
mix of the
PLAYed file, you can compare your recorded mixdown
"
Ph A: T7T8 center
" and "
So: XC
" by toggling between the
two, this allows you to evaluate the necessity of a remix with
Canttar's Play&Rec.
ROUTINGS
OUT-MAPS
• left ear: T 5 and T7
• both ears (mono): T 1 and T 2
• right ear: Line 3 and T8
