Chapter 12: Matrix Mixers
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To control mixer input source (“send”) levels on the console:
1
Press the Matrixes switch in the Output fader assign section.
2
Press a Select switch for a Matrix to select that mixer and
view its inputs. Input parameters are shown on the top row of
the Output LCD. Input source levels are controlled by the en-
coders, and output levels are controlled by the faders.
3
Press the encoder to turn that mixer input source on or off.
4
Turn the Output encoders 1–8 to set the level for the first
eight input sources assigned to the currently selected Matrix
mixer.
5
To adjust source inputs 9–12, press the Next Page switch to
bank those sources to Output Encoders 5–8. To return to
sources 1–8, press the Prev Page switch.
Matrix Mixer Input Pan
The Matrix mixer input (or “send”) pan controls adjust the
panning of each Matrix mixer input across the stereo outputs
of a linked stereo Matrix mixer.
To control Matrix send pan:
1
Press the Matrixes switch in the Output fader assign section.
2
Press an Output channel Select switch to select a Matrix.
3
Press the Pan switch located below the Prev Page and Next
Page switches.
4
Adjust the Output Encoder 1–8 to adjust pan on Matrix in-
puts 1–8. To access inputs 9–12 for the current mixer, press the
Next Page switch.
Resetting Matrix Mixer Input Controls
You can reset level, pan and stereo link settings for any matrix
mixer. Input source assignments persist.
To reset a Matrix mixer parameter to its default value:
1
Select one or more Matrix mixers you want to change.
2
Right-click the encoder on-screen and choose
Reset
.
To reset all Matrix mixer parameters to their default values:
1
Select one or more Matrix mixers you want to change.
2
Click the pop-up menu at the bottom of the mixer area and
choose
Reset Mix
.
Clearing Matrix Mixer Settings
You can clear mixer input assignments to quickly set all the
input sources to None.
To clear Matrix input assignments:
1
Select one or more Matrix mixers you want to clear.
2
Click the pop-up menu at the bottom of the mixer area and
choose
Clear Mix Sources
.
Copying Matrix Mixer Input Settings
You can copy mixer settings from one Matrix mixer to an-
other mixer of the same type. This lets you quickly duplicate
monitor mixes or other signal feeds.
To copy settings between mixers:
1
Select the Matrix mixer that you want to be the destination
of the copied settings so that it is displayed on-screen.
2
Click the pop-up menu at the bottom of the mixer area,
choose
Replace With Mix and Mix Sources From
.
3
Choose the
Mtx
(Matrix mixer) from the sub-menu whose
settings you want to copy to the current mixer.
Resetting a mix
Copying mixer settings overwrites all the settings on the
destination mixer.
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