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Press [

] on the keyboard or touch “Sfad Patch” on the

screen to switch to Smart Faders (Sfad) patch mode:

The active area of the patch grid moves across to your Smart
Bus slaves (Sfads) – in our example, faders 45 and 46:

Now position the cursor over the first crosspoint you

wish to configure – for example, Fader 45 (Left) to Au1L.

Press the [

SPACE bar

] or right-click to patch the input.

A yellow triangle indicates that the patch is made.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to patch the Right Aux output:

You have now patched the Aux Left and Right channels
controlled by your Smart Bus VCA to their physical destinations.

Summary of Contents for Eclipse

Page 1: ...Eclipse User Guide Version V1 0 1 Edition Apr 2009 ...

Page 2: ... It cannot be guaranteed that all product names products trademarks requisitions regulations guidelines specifications and norms are free from trade mark rights of third parties All entries in this document have been thoroughly checked however no guarantee for correctness can be given Innovason cannot be held responsible for any misleading or incorrect information provided throughout this manual I...

Page 3: ...re 22 Digital Patching 23 Internal Effects FM 8VB Card 24 Console Reset and Automation 25 The Standard Template 27 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION 28 Introduction 28 Before Installing This Device 29 The Standard Eclipse I O Package 30 Handling and Transportation 35 Dimensions and Weight 36 Ambient Conditions 38 Power 39 System Connections 40 Audio Connections 44 Switching on the Power 47 CHAPTER 3 OPERATIN...

Page 4: ...79 Signal In to Out 80 Default Patching 81 Default Bus Routing 85 Your First Mix 86 Saving Your Settings 105 CHAPTER 5 CONSOLE OPERATION 106 Introduction 106 Fader Strips and the Smart Panel 107 Input Channels 108 Smart Faders SFADs 124 Mix Busses 135 Mix Bus Sends 141 Output Channels 151 Smart Busses SBus 160 VCAs 169 Assignable Delays 173 Labels 176 Monitoring 182 Talkback 195 User Defined Panel...

Page 5: ...iles and Pages 274 File Management 276 Page Management 288 Sequence Playout 295 The Play List Automation 296 Automation Enable Buttons 311 Processing Libraries 312 CHAPTER 8 UTILITIES PREFERENCES 315 Introduction 315 FLAT Parameter Reset 316 Copy and Paste 317 Over Ram 319 Relax Automation Isolate 321 Request Mode 323 Pre Pan 325 Link Cards 325 Linking 326 Offline Mode 334 Test Signal Oscillator 3...

Page 6: ...SING M A R S COMPUTER AS A BACKUP NOVA COMPUTER 357 How to proceed 357 CHAPTER 11 INSTALLING A NEW RELEASE OF NOVA 358 Release description 358 Installation procedure 358 CHAPTER 12 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE DESK THE LOCAL AUDIO RACK AND THE COMPUTER 361 The System Setup window 361 APPENDICES 363 Appendix A The Standard Template 363 Appendix B Plug in Effects 367 GLOSSARY 373...

Page 7: ...ed guide to loading and working from the standard template File Templ1 If you have limited time to learn the console then these two chapters are for you Chapters 5 to 9 cover each area of operation in greater detail Use the Table of Contents at the beginning of the manual or Index Directory Page 377 to locate help on a particular topic Appendices Technical data a Glossary of terms and the Index Di...

Page 8: ...ve text within the Nova touch screen displays are both referred to in bold Console keyboard keys are referred to inside marks for example press the F11 key to access the PATCH INPUT grid Menu paths are referred to as a string of selections for example select GRID Patch Input from the main menus Also look out for the tables shown opposite which summarise how to select a display or option from a fro...

Page 9: ...der Strips The lower half of the Eclipse control surface features 48 Fader strips each with its own VU meter rotary control gain trim pan or user Label ID MUTE CUE and fader select SEL button Faders are touch sensitive and motorised Each is clearly labeled with a 4 character user name and colour coded ID The IDs enable you to glance across the console and easily distinguish Inputs blue from Auxes ...

Page 10: ...the colour coded IDs allow you to glance at the Smart Panel to see whether its controllers are assigned to Auxes Matrix outputs additional Inputs etc Selected Channel Control To the left of the SMART PANEL are the INPUT DELAY DYNAMIC PARAM EQ and PAN sections Together these form a channel strip for the selected Fader or Smart Panel strip Once a SEL button is active flashing these panels offer dire...

Page 11: ... to recall a different mix for each song you might Relax the vocal faders so that there are no sudden jumps in level Rqst turns the channel select SEL buttons into on off buttons for a requested parameter For example to turn EQ on or off across multiple channels Pre Pan provides an overview of bus routing from the selected channel or to the selected output with options to configure pre fader or in...

Page 12: ...ut key Nova may be used offline on any PC running Windows XP You can prepare configurations in advance and then load them to the console when you arrive at a venue USB Port and Timecode Display Directly to the left of the touch screen is a USB port where you can import or export user settings or install new software To the left of this is a timecode display for either the integrated M A R S hard d...

Page 13: ...e you can use this mode to load Pages to the console to check or modify settings without affecting the current mix Play List the Play List manages Page automation For example to change the order of Pages for the show to set crossfade times between Pages etc Test routes the Oscillator test tone to the selected channel D I O displays the PATCH DIRECT grid Patch IN displays the PATCH IN grid Patch OU...

Page 14: ...ds and an internal PC running the Nova application software DioCore an external unit connected to the console via Ethersound offering up to eight slots for input and output cards The DioCore may be located up to 100m from the console on coax CAT5 connection Muxipaire Stagebox optional an external unit connected to the console via Innovason s Muxipaire interface coax or fibre This Stagebox works in...

Page 15: ...rnal audio rack The internal effects card can be fitted only in the rear of the console FM 8VB 8 channels of internal effects Each pair of channels may be linked for stereo operation Each channel has 4 effects engines which may operate a VB Audio plug in Reverb Echo Chorus Flanger De esser Compressor Gate Multiband Compressor etc Note that all cards operate at 24 bit 48kHz If the system is synchro...

Page 16: ...which 64 channels of i o they wish to use from the Ethersound network In addition Ethersound may be used to link I O between consoles The example below shows two Innovason consoles sharing resources from two DioCores If more than 64 inputs and 64 outputs are required on stage then an additional remote unit the Muxipaire StageBox may be added This StageBox works in parallel with the six i o and int...

Page 17: ...rol digital gain trim and phase reverse A Low Cut Filter Dynamics independent Gate and Compressor Delay assignable from a pool of 48 delay resources Parametric EQ 4 band Pre fader Insert external device or internal effects bay Pan Main level Mute and Cue Aux Send Level pre fader post fader or independent Matrix Send Level pre or post fader Each mix bus may be configured as an Aux Group Master or M...

Page 18: ...d Delay Note that there is an important difference between inserting DSP and using a processed output Inserted processing is applied to everything downstream of the mix bus channel whereas UM8 processing applies to the physical output This allows you to patch say a single Matrix bus to multiple outputs each with its own delay tim9nh 1e e graphic EQ etc The following diagram shosws the division bet...

Page 19: ...t and or output channels Smart Fader SFAD layered control of several input channels from a single fader See the next page for details Smart Bus Fader XBus layered control of the Left Centre Right and Mono channels of a stereo multi channel Aux or Group mix bus Monitoring Level control of monitor output level You can use this option to control monitor level from a fader rather than the TB MONITORIN...

Page 20: ...se provides a unique layering solution Smart Faders SFADs This solution works by using a Smart VCA SVCA to control a number of Input slave channels Each time you press the SEL button on the Smart VCA its slaves are deployed to a pre defined zone on the console SZONE thereby controlling multiple sets of layered Inputs from very few physical faders By configuring multiple Smart VCAs the layout of th...

Page 21: ...ple to Smart Faders The individual component channels LCRM are controlled from a single Smart VCA fader When the Smart VCA is selected SEL active its component channels are deployed into the Smart Bus zone SBus This allows you to control multiple stereo or multi channel Auxes and Groups from very few physical faders For more details on Smart Busses see Page 160 ...

Page 22: ...but probably the most important is the Main Mix display This display provides a graphical overview of your complete mix You will see an overview of the Selected Channel and your 48 Fader Strip or Smart Panel main and send levels plus output metering for the Master Left Right and any automation statuses The Main Mix acts as the default display Think of this as home Other displays can be opened over...

Page 23: ...CT allows patching of physical sources directly to physical destinations For example to feed a microphone input to an AES output for recording This grid also allows to declare the insert list Inputs and Outputs declared as insert sends and insert returns Inputs and outputs may be local at the rear of the console or remote in a DioCore or Muxipaire Stagebox And multiple consoles and or DioCores may...

Page 24: ...o of these cards are fitted to the rear of the console as part of the standard Eclipse package You may fit more cards up to 6 providing you have spare slots Each FM 8VB card is seen by the system as an 8 input and 8 output card which feeds 8 internal effects bays there are no physical i o connectors to or from an FM 8VB card Within each bay you can then assign up to four effects modules E1 to E4 A...

Page 25: ...tus of your mix input and output patching etc By creating multiple Pages you can play out a sequence of different setups during the live show For example to recall a new mix at the beginning of each song Each File can contain up to 1000 Pages plus lower level user settings not stored in a Page These include the PCB Personal Console Builder configuration General Preferences DioCore Configuration et...

Page 26: ...s all the settings for the selected channel When you load back you can select which parameters you wish to load Default Patch Memories Within the PATCH IN PATCH OUT and PATCH DIRECT grids you can save a default memory which is also independent of the current File and Page You can use these memories to save default patching I O settings and labels which can then be loaded back as the basis for a ne...

Page 27: ... Load this File and you can be operating Eclipse within a matter of minutes The template File defines a typical user configuration where Input channels Auxes Groups a Master and Matrix busses are pre assigned to the console surface Default input and output patching are also implemented so all you need to do is connect your microphones PA monitors and you will have a working configuration You can f...

Page 28: ...lation Introduction This chapter covers the installation and connections for the standard Eclipse I O package If your system contains non standard components or you wish to learn more about networking multiple Innovason consoles please refer to Page 232 and the Eclipse Technical Manual ...

Page 29: ...is grounded correctly Do not store or use the system at extreme temperatures or in an environment with exposure to vibration dust or humidity Do not block the ventilation holes when installing the device Blocked ventilation holes are a fire hazard Do not place the device console or audio rack too close to strong electromagnetic radiation sources video monitors high voltage cables etc as this might...

Page 30: ...Mic Preamps o 1 UM 8PO card 8 Outputs Line AES ADAT Console local desk i o of o 1 SI 8D3 card 8 Mic Preamps o 2 UM 8PO cards 16 Outputs Line AES ADAT o 2 FM 8VB 16 mono effects bays o 16 Line Inputs and 16 Line Outputs Both units include two power supplies for redundancy A and B Only one supply is required however we recommend that you connect both power supplies in order to benefit from automatic...

Page 31: ...f the Ethersound network slave MCoptical Card Control and Sync This card handles control and synchronisation It generates the audio clocks drives the digital bus and handles communications with the console s integrated PC The card provides a choice of BNC or optical Receive and Transmit connections to a remote StageBox if one is fitted Note that a Muxipaire Stagebox is an option on the Eclipse sys...

Page 32: ...ge is delivered with five I O cards leaving one slot available for future expansion Card No I O Connector UM 8PO 2 16 balanced outputs with DSP processing and adjustable max level Each pair is switchable to AES all 16 outputs available on ADAT XLR XLR TOSLink FM 8VB 2 16 internal effects channels Any pair stereo up to 4 effects plug ins per channel n a SI 8D3 1 8 Mic Line balanced inputs XLR DSP 1...

Page 33: ...ce You can find details on DioCore networking on Page 232 You will also find three connections for Synchronisation Wc In BNC to connect an external word clock sync reference this is a future option Wc Out BNC word clock out This output follows the selected sync source and can be used to distribute system clock to external devices AES In XLR to connect an external AES sync reference this is a futur...

Page 34: ...naged by the DioCore See Page 15 for an overview of the available options The standard Eclipse package is delivered with a full complement of cards as follows Card No I O Connector SI 8D3 7 56 Mic Line balanced inputs XLR UM 8PO 1 8 balanced outputs with DSP processing and adjustable max level Each pair is switchable to AES all 16 outputs available on ADAT XLR XLR TOSLink ARC 1 Ethersound interfac...

Page 35: ...or easy maneuvering Warning At least two people are required to handle and carry the console properly Never put excessive pressure on the pots switches and connectors Cleaning the Console Surface To clean the surface of the console use a soft dry cloth Only use water or ethylic alcohol to clean the casing and silk screen printed surfaces other solvents can damage the paint or plastic parts Warning...

Page 36: ...ight Control Surface The Eclipse control surface is supplied with a flight case and protective cover The dimensions and weight of a console fitted with the standard I O package are Dimensions H x W x D Weight Console only 45 74 x 30 4 x 9 33 99lb Console with flight case 49 6 x 48 x 15 15 132 lb ...

Page 37: ...80 DioCore The DioCore is supplied with a flight case The dimensions and weight of a DioCore fitted with the standard I O package are Dimensions H x W x D Weight DioCore only 12 3 x 19 x 12 2 44lb 20Kg DioCore with flight case 29 x 20 6 x 24 6 59 5lb 27Kg ...

Page 38: ...eratures or in an environment with exposure to vibration dust or humidity Do not block the ventilation holes when operating the device Blocked ventilation holes are a fire hazard Be especially careful if you are using the console while it remains in the lower half of its flight case Do not place the device console or audio rack too close to strong electromagnetic radiation sources video monitors h...

Page 39: ...tors are provided on all devices If the power cord has a three pin plug it will provide sufficient grounding so long as the AC socket is grounded correctly For optimal performance the earthing network should be free of noise and all earthing connections must originate from a central earthing point It is recommended that you pull an extra earthing wire from each socket and connect that directly to ...

Page 40: ...he correct order 1 Connect the Ethersound OUT from the rear of the console to the Ethersound IN on the DioCore Using a standard CAT5 cable the length may be up to 100m When the Ethersound connection is correctly made and both receive and transmit devices are powered then the 2 LEDs beside the connector flash synchronously By leaving the console s Ethersound IN connection free the console becomes t...

Page 41: ...ck is set to AUTO In this mode the available clock signals are analysed and locked to according to a priority algorithm Internal Muxi WC Dio The available clock sources are MUXI SLAVE this source is not optional the system will automatically lock to this clock if you are receiving data from a StageBox Please see Page 232 for details on Ethersound networks AES select this option to lock to the AES ...

Page 42: ...be used to distribute sync to external devices Sync from DIO This is a clock extracted from the Dio device which is installed in the DSP Dio slot Today we only provide the Ethersound device So if the console is not the primary master 1st console in a network of several consoles of DioCores you will need to synchronize the console to the Ethersound clock generated by the primary master Just connect...

Page 43: ...Chapter 7 for details on using MIDI USB Ports can be used to connect a USB interface for data import or export or software upgrades Note that there is also a USB port on the front of the console RJ45 and PS2 connections these are standard PC connections which are unused on Eclipse Note that you can remove the standard PC panel from the rear of the console in order to connect an external PC This al...

Page 44: ...ng amplifiers headphones etc make sure that they are turned off or at a safe level SI 8D3 Cards standard This card provides 8 mic line inputs Every input cable should be wired as follows Each of the female XLR connectors allows connection to an electronically balanced universal preamp which accepts signals with levels between 51dBu and 26dBu Each preamp can be controlled from the console the avail...

Page 45: ...th output gain adjustable from 10 5 to 22dBu Use the DIP switches on the top of the card to configure each pair of XLR outputs as Two analogue channels one on each XLR Two AES channels on one XLR For example if the first switch is positioned to the AES side XLR 1 is disabled while XLR 2 provides 2 AES EBU channels You can configure XLRs 1 2 3 4 5 6 and 7 8 in any combination LEDs are provided for ...

Page 46: ...A D converter directly The nominal input level is fixed at 4dBu with scale is at 22dBu It is not possible to alter this Four XLR interface cables are supplied with the console to provide balanced XLR F and XLR M connections to the 16 i o Headphones and Talkback standard On the front of the console you will also find stereo jack headphone output XLR talkback input These connections are used for the...

Page 47: ...urn on each of the mains leads connected to the A and B power supplies The PSU status LEDs at the front of the unit will turn green for correct operation 2 Power on the console using the two switches on the rear panel The POWER status LEDs on the front panel of the console should turn green for correct operation If an LED is red then the power supply or voltage rail has failed Please consult the E...

Page 48: ...a software The different components are DESK the control surface LOCAL RACK the console rear cards STAGE BOX a remote Muxipaire StageBox optional CORE 1 to CORE 4 up to 4 remote DioCores With the standard Eclipse I O package you should see the DESK LOCAL RACK and CORE 1 turn green For CORE 1 to CORE 4 a third status colour orange indicates a data error Check your Ethersound connections and cable l...

Page 49: ...ime to learn the console then read this chapter first followed by Chapter 4 which provides a Getting Started guide to loading and working from the standard template File Templ1 To mix on Eclipse there are three principle control areas you will use The Fader and Smart Panel Strips The Selected Channel EQ Dynamics etc The Nova Main Mix display This chapter describes each control area and explains th...

Page 50: ... as a VCA Smart Fader etc IDs To help identify which channel types have been assigned where each strip has a colour coded ID The IDs enable you to glance across the console and easily distinguish Inputs blue from Auxes green VCAs yellow etc Fader and Smart Panel strips are colour coded as follows Input Channels Blue Smart Faders Light Blue almost white Groups Pink Auxes Green Smart Bus Group or Au...

Page 51: ...he Smart VCA meter You can change the meter ballistics from the General Preferences see Page 341 Gain Pan or Trim Rotary Control The rotary control can be switched globally across the console using the Pot button beside the trackball On Input channels it adjusts Gain analogue mic preamp gain SI 8D3 inputs only Pan Left Right pan User today is digital gain trim all inputs On Output channels it adju...

Page 52: ...ave channels as follows MUTE flashing the channel is muted only by the VCA When you unmute the VCA the channel MUTE cancels MUTE steady state the channel MUTE is active it will not be affected by the VCA MUTE To unmute the channel you must unmute both the VCA and the slave Label This 4 character user label can be entered by selecting the channel press SEL and then pressing F3 on the console keyboa...

Page 53: ...On Smart VCAs or Smart Bus VCAs the button activates CUEs on all slave channels Note that this will only work if all slave CUEs are in the same state either all on or all off You cannot CUE a VCA CUEs on Output channels always intercancel on Input channels you can select intercanceling or additive CUEs Cue options are set from the TB MONITORING panel This is also where you will find the CUE Clear ...

Page 54: ...els are mapped onto the Smart Panel controllers 2 Press FX Edit to assign any internal effects processing controls onto the Smart Panel See Page 256 Labelling the Smart Panel Layers Each of the A B C and D buttons has a 4 character label to name the Smart Panel layer To change the label 1 Press and hold the layer button e g A The Smart Layer Name pop up appears 2 Type in a name up to 4 characters ...

Page 55: ...vl Indicator 1 Turn the rotary control to adjust channel level The Lvl meter indicates the current level using a single green LED As for Fader strips the Smart Panel rotary controls may adjust either the main channel level or an Aux Matrix send level CUE 1 Press down on the rotary control to turn Cue on or off When active the CUE LED lights Note that a Smart Panel strip has no separate rotary cont...

Page 56: ...ocal time Double click on it to adjust 4 Click on the X to quit the Nova software shut down the console 5 Previous Current Next Page Here you will see the Previous Current and Next Page names In our example we only have a single page INNOVA loaded from the template file Templ1 The names BEGIN and END either side indicate that nothing will load if we select the NEXT or PREV Page buttons on the FILE...

Page 57: ...s 2 DESK SMART PANEL Overview The lower half of the display provides an overview of main levels VU metering and send levels Aux or Matrix sends for the DESK the 48 Fader strips or the SMART PANEL the 48 Smart Panel controllers 3 Monitor Levels This area shows the monitor level and AFL PFL or APL levels for the currently selected monitor output It works in conjunction with the TB MONITORING front p...

Page 58: ...er Once a SEL button is active flashing the Selected Channel offers direct control of all settings gain insert switching low cut filter delay dynamics equalisation and panning The controls work in conjunction with the Main Mix display which provides graphical feedback on parameters So to adjust EQ on an input channel 1 Press SEL on the Input Fader or Smart Panel strip The SEL button and Label on t...

Page 59: ...lay now shows all the parameters available for the Input channel Buttons highlighted in yellow are on those in black are off In our example both the COMPRESSOR and EQUALIZER are turned on Push button parameters such as 48V and rotary controls such as Gain can be adjusted from the display as well as the console surface See Page 73 Tabs in the middle of the display are used to show different sets of...

Page 60: ... output For example if the output is on a UM8 PO card you will see the Compressor Gate Parametric and Graphic EQ supplied by the UM8 card Insert Pre processing which has been inserted pre fader This could be an external device one of the 16 floating DSP resources or an internal effects bay Insert Post post fader inserted processing which could be an external device one of the 16 floating DSP resou...

Page 61: ...ing from top to bottom the display shows Send levels the upper row of faders shows the level of Aux green or Matrix violet sends from the selected channel VU metering identical to the VU meters on the console surface MUTE status any red buttons indicate that a channel is muted For example faders 25 to 32 are muted Fader number 1 to 48 for visual reference only Bus Routing any yellow buttons indica...

Page 62: ... or mix bus master to an Aux or Matrix send The mode of each fader depends on which type of channel is currently selected SEL so let s take a couple of examples Note that this default fader mode Dual can be altered from the General Preferences window see Page 341 for details Routing from an Input Forward Bus Assign 1 Press SEL on an Input fader blue ID e g Fader 1 The SEL button and Label should b...

Page 63: ...ntrolling the Aux master levels these faders are adjusting the Aux Send levels from the selected input You can confirm this by looking at the upper row of faders on the Main Mix display 7 Now select a different Input channel Notice how the Aux faders jump This is because they are now controlling the Aux send levels from a different input So this is a great way to work for Front of House where you ...

Page 64: ... Look across the console at the status of the SEL buttons on your input channels Any steady state SEL buttons indicate bus assignments to the selected Aux in our example a range of input channels are assigned to the Aux 3 Look at the DESK overview on the Main Mix display The selected Aux is highlighted in green and bus assignments to it are shown by the yellow routing buttons To change the routing...

Page 65: ...cted Aux You can confirm this by looking at the upper row of faders on the Main Mix display 7 Now press SEL on a different Aux fader The Input faders jump This is because they are now controlling the Aux send levels to a different Aux output So to mix Monitors simply press the SEL button on each Aux and reach out for your input faders to set the levels sending to each wedge Note that Aux sends can...

Page 66: ...splay updates to provide an overview of SMART PANEL main levels send levels routing assignments etc Note that if the Flip on faders if tab is active option is set within the General Preferences window then the Smart Panel channels are mapped down onto the 48 console faders Any steady state SEL buttons indicate routing from the Smart Panel channels to the selected fader You can move the console fad...

Page 67: ...tarting send levels as you go Once you are mixing take care with the SEL buttons as follows 2 For Front of House mixing keep an input channel selected most of the time This way your Input Group Master and Matrix faders are always controlling their main mix and output levels 3 Switch to Reverse bus assign when you want to quickly set up a mix to an aux press SEL on the aux and set your mix from the...

Page 68: ...tch Input Input patching for example to patch a microphone to an input channel PATCH OUT GRID Patch Output Output patching for example to patch an Aux to an in ear monitor feed LINK GRID Link channel Links channel parameters for example to link the EQ sections across multiple channels LINK I O GRID Link I O Links input or output card parameters for example to link the output card processing for Au...

Page 69: ...that when you are viewing displays other than the Main Mix you will have limited control over your mix the Selected Channel controls EQ Dynamics etc are locked you cannot make bus routing assignments etc For this reason you should always return to the Main Mix display to continue mixing You can use any of the following methods to cancel an active display 1 Press CANCEL to the left of the trackball...

Page 70: ... all of the following options 1 Using the trackball you can move the Geq window anywhere on the screen 2 Some windows such as the Playlist can be resized by selecting and dragging the window borders If information within a window is hidden then left right or up down scroll bars will automatically appear Select a scroll bar at the bottom to scroll left right or up down Any changes you make to windo...

Page 71: ... Boxes For some operations you will be asked for confirmation with a pop up dialogue box 1 Press the OK or CANCEL buttons beside the trackball to confirm or cancel the operation 2 Or click on the screen buttons 3 If you are using the console keyboard you can also press ENTER to confirm or Esc to cancel ...

Page 72: ... the on screen button Note that using the touch screen is best reserved for large buttons or small fingers The Console Keyboard The console keyboard is located in a pull out drawer at the front of the desk and is used for entering names such as Labels File names etc Names may be limited to a certain number of characters and cannot contain spaces or invalid characters The keyboard also provides acc...

Page 73: ...l 1 To control switched functions such as Compressor On Off position the pointer over the button and left click 2 To adjust on screen rotary controls such as Compressor Threshold position the pointer over the control and left click to decrement or right click to increment the value Normally the right click button has no function However occasionally it is required to access a particular function f...

Page 74: ...e let s look at how to get started on the console To do this we are going to load and work with the standard template File Templ1 which is pre installed on every console We are assuming that you have already installed and connected your console as described in Chapter 2 For more details on a particular console operation then please see Chapter 5 To modify or build your own configuration please see...

Page 75: ...reo Master and Matrix busses are all pre assigned to the console surface Default input output and internal effects patching are also implemented so all you need to do is connect your microphones PA or monitors to the correct I O and you will have audio For specific details on the connections defined by Templ1 please see Appendix A Warning When you load an unknown file you may load settings which c...

Page 76: ... memory are replaced Therefore you will be asked if you wish to save each of these Pages before the load takes place 4 If you have nothing new to save press CANCEL The Nova software now loads the Templ File from hard disk to the console memory The Temp1 File contains a single Page INNOVA When the load is complete the console resets to the settings stored in this Page Note that the active File and ...

Page 77: ...hod is to use Save As 1 Using the trackball select FILE Save As from the main menus A window requesting a File name appears on the Nova screen 2 Type in a name on the console keyboard e g Show1 Note that the file name is limited to 8 characters and cannot contain spaces or invalid characters 3 Confirm by pressing OK Nova now saves all Pages within the desk memory into a new File on its hard disk c...

Page 78: ...Input channels 1 to 32 are patched from the first 32 mic line inputs to the DioCore The four Auxes assigned to Fader Strips 41 to 44 are stereo and are patched back to the UM 8PO card in DioCore This makes them ideal for stage monitor feeds The stereo Master is patched to local UM 8 outputs at the rear of the console Connect your PA speakers here By interrogating the bus routing as described on Pa...

Page 79: ...red to provide mono FX sends Auxes and stereo FX returns Linked Input channels to from 4 internal Stereo Effects bays FM 8VB card They are routed from all Inputs and prepared as post fader sends Layer B INPT 8 controls are used in this layer as Inputs patched from the 8 mic line inputs at the rear of the console SI 8D3 card Layer C VCAs This layer provides 12 VCA channels Layer D MATX This layer p...

Page 80: ... channels to your Master and other outputs Auxes Groups etc PATCH OUT patch your Master and other outputs to their physical destinations By loading the Templ1 File you already have a console with Inputs and Outputs patched and with routing assignments made This means that you can literally open some Input faders open the stereo Master and start mixing If you want to do this right now skip to Page ...

Page 81: ... 380 Default Patching Input Channels Faders 1 to 32 are patched from the first 32 mic line inputs to the DioCore Smart Panel controls on Layer B are patched from the 8 mic line inputs at the rear of the console You can view or modify this patching from the PATCH IN grid as described on Page 212 ...

Page 82: ...O outputs at the rear of the console All these outputs feature signal processing provided by the UM 8 card Compressor Gate Delay Parametric EQ Graphic EQ and output Gain The four stereo Auxes Fader strips 41 to 44 are patched to the 8 UM 8PO outputs in the DioCore Therefore they also feature Output processing You can view or modify this patching from the PATCH OUT grid as described on Page 223 ...

Page 83: ... 1 83 380 Effects Patching The first FM 8VB card is configured for four stereo effects bays and is automatically patched to from the Smart Panel Layer A FX send and return channels You can view or modify the FX Send patching from the PATCH OUT grid and FX Return patching from the PATCH IN ...

Page 84: ...atching The second FM 8VB card is configured for eight mono inserted effects bays And the first 8 Line Level ins and outs on the SY80 card at the rear of the console are configured for eight mono external insert points You can view or modify this patching from the PATCH DIRECT grid as described on Page 230 ...

Page 85: ...outed to The stereo Master All four stereo Auxes Faders 41 to 44 these sends are prepared as pre fader sends All four mono FX sends Smart Panel Layer A these sends are prepared as post fader sends There are no routing assignments to any VCAs or Matrix outputs If you want to know more about Mix Busses see Page 135 For details on Aux and Matrix sends see Page 141 For the moment we will assume that y...

Page 86: ... at the rear of the console Note that it is important that you select an Input channel while setting up your initial mix This ensures that your faders are controlling main channel levels and not Aux send levels See Page 62 for details Microphone Preamp Settings To adjust mic preamp gains for several Input faders 1 Press the Pot Button beside the trackball until the Gain LED lights 2 Turn the rotar...

Page 87: ...elected Input channel SEL flashing on the left of the Main Mix display And LEFT and RIGHT output metering for the stereo Master on the right of the display Panning 1 Press the Pot Button beside the trackball until the Pan LED lights This assigns LCR Pan to the Fader strip rotary controls 2 Turn the rotary controls to set the pan position Panning will affect all stereo bus sends in our template thi...

Page 88: ...put 1 Press SEL on the Input channel you wish to process The SEL button and Label flash 2 You can now use any of the front panel controls to adjust EQ Compressor Gate etc Controls are laid out to match the controls on the Main Mix display For a full explanation of EQ Dynamics and other processing sections please see Page 108 ...

Page 89: ... is applied on the output card The standard template Templ1 links this processing so that any settings you apply on the MasL fader will apply to both left and right or vice versa You can see this linking within the LINK I O display The display shows that a link group Group 01 has been configured for the MasL and MasR outputs This link group links the GAIN DELAY GATE COMP and EQU parametric and gra...

Page 90: ... on Therefore the selected channel is covered by the Geq window 2 To adjust the Graphic EQ either click and drag the on screen faders 3 Or press and hold the flashing SEL button on the Master channel While you hold the SEL button the 31 bands of Graphic EQ are temporarily assigned down onto the first 31 faders Fader 32 allows you to change the scale of the Graphic 4 When you are finished release t...

Page 91: ...st the other processing sections from the front panel controls 6 To view the parameters on the Main Mix display close the Geq window Remember that because Output processing is linked for the MasL and MasR Faders any processing will be applied to Left and Right channels For more information on Output processing see Page 151 ...

Page 92: ...ting send levels to the selected Aux 2 Look across the console at the status of the SEL buttons on your input channels The steady state SEL buttons indicate bus assignments to the selected Aux 3 Move the Input faders in our example Faders 1 to 8 The faders adjust the Aux Send levels to the selected Aux You can confirm this by looking at the upper row of faders on the Main Mix display 4 Press SEL o...

Page 93: ...n and Pre fader You can find more details on this display on Page 142 7 When you have finished setting up the send mixes press SEL on an Input fader to return your Input channels to their normal operation main channel level Note that the default fader mode Dual can be altered from the General Preferences window see Page 341 for details You can also set a General Preferences option so that when an ...

Page 94: ...an control master settings Level Mute Cue and Composite Pan You can also use the SEL button to route or unroute Inputs from the Aux left and right 3 From the Au1L or Au1R component channels you can control individual parameters for the left and right channels Note that the Templ1 file links Output processing for the Aux Left and Right channels so actually it is not possible to set independent EQ f...

Page 95: ...ts bay you will find FX send e g FX1 this a mono Aux green ID Stereo FX Return e g FX1L and FX1R these are two Input channels blue IDs which have been routed to the stereo Master 2 Press SEL on one of the FX sends e g FX1 The SEL button and Label flash and the console s Input channel faders move This is because the faders are now adjusting send levels to the selected Aux The Main Mix display also ...

Page 96: ...Press SEL on any Input fader you wish to send to the effect Notice that the SEL buttons on the Smart Panel FX1 to FX4 channels are selected steady state This means that the Aux sends are routed on If you open the PAN display you will also see that the sends have been prepared as post fader 5 Close the PAN display and with your Input fader selected move the FX1 rotary control to adjust the FX send ...

Page 97: ... the FX1L or FX1R Smart Panel controls 7 Turn either control to adjust the FX return level to the stereo Master mix Note that the Templ1 file links the FX Return Input channels Fader Mute etc from the LINK display This means that when you turn the FX1L rotary control you are adjusting the level of both sides of the return ...

Page 98: ... on the FX1 Aux channel and click on the Output processing tab Or press SEL on the FX1L or FX1R return and click on the Effects processing tab Both access the same effects bay 2 Double click on the Just Verb module to open the Effects Editor window 3 If you want the Effects Editor window to open every time you select the FX send or return channels then turn on Display Hold as shown above ...

Page 99: ...controls to adjust the labelled parameters You can view the parameter values on the Effects Editor window For some plug ins like the Just Verb there may be more than one page of controls 6 Press the Smart Panel A B C and D buttons to page through the different sets of effects controls 7 When are finished deselect FX Edit and press SEL on one of your Input faders to return your Input channels to th...

Page 100: ...your device to Line Level input 1 and output 1 2 Press SEL on your Input channel 3 From the Main Mix display click on the down arrow beside the insert on off button to open the INSERT selection list 4 Select the insert you wish to assign Ext Ins1 and OK The insert point named ExtIns1 is now assigned to the channel and is automatically switched on As this is an external insert you need to control s...

Page 101: ...annels The VCA behaves like an analogue VCA with non moving slave faders This allows you to see and update slave fader positions even if the VCA master is closed 4 Press MUTE on the VCA fader strip to mute or unmute the slave channels The VCA MUTE will not override any existing slave channel MUTEs This is indicated on the slave channels as follows MUTE flashing the channel is muted only by the VCA...

Page 102: ...a new 4 character label from the keyboard 4 Below you can enter a longer alias up to 16 characters which is tied to the source Label and will appear on the Main Mix display 5 In the PROCESSING field you can also enter an alias for the processing channel This appears below the Peak and VU metering on the Main Mix display 6 Confirm by pressing OK The Label appears on the Fader strip or Smart Panel c...

Page 103: ... loads some default Monitor preferences The monitor bus is automatically fed from the stereo Master when no other CUE is active This is why the CUE buttons on the Master faders Faders 47 and 48 cannot be turned off Both Headphones and the Monitor 01 circuit receive the same CUE bus but with separate level controls To modify the monitoring preferences see Page 194 To control the headphone output 1 ...

Page 104: ...lay and on the orange Monitor faders CUE Modes 1 To change the CUE mode press the PFL AFL APL button If an Input channel is selected the button toggles between AFL and PFL If an Output channel is selected the button cycles through AFL PFL and APL After Processing Listen 2 To select Solo in Place press SIP Only Input channel CUEs can operate in Solo in Place 3 To make input channel CUE buttons excl...

Page 105: ...disk To save your settings you can use either File Save saves all the Pages in memory into the active File File Save As saves all the Pages in memory into a new File which you can name See Page 77 Remember that the active File name is displayed at the top of the Main Mix display If you ve already created a new user File then File Save is the quickest method see below If not use Save As This way yo...

Page 106: ... Smart Fader SFAD Inputs Page 124 Mix Busses o Signal Flow and Routing Page 135 o Bus Sends Page 141 o Output channels Page 151 Smart Busses Page 160 VCAs Page 169 Then other general operation topics Assignable Delays Page 173 Labels Page 176 Monitoring Page 182 Talkback Page 195 The User Defined Panel Page 197 Note that channel Inserts and Internal Effects are covered in Chapter 6 This is also wh...

Page 107: ...y are assigned to the surface In other words what you see is what you get Eclipse provides 48 fader strips plus 48 Smart Panel rotary controllers available in 4 layers A B C and D Each may control any Input Output Aux Group Master or Matrix or act as a VCA Smart Fader etc Please refer back to Page 50 for details on the operation of Fader Strips and Smart Panel controllers ...

Page 108: ...t Matrix Send Level post fader Mono Stereo and Multi Channel Inputs To create stereo or multi channel input channels you can either link channels or use Smart Faders SFADs to control a number of layered input channels from a single fader Linking works by linking different elements of a set of channels For example if you want to have two Fader Strips for a stereo source with independent left right ...

Page 109: ... flash when active The INPUT DELAY DYNAMIC and PARAM EQ panels now offers direct access to Input parameters The controls work in conjunction with the Main Mix display 2 Make sure that the Channel tab is selected Also keep an eye on the highlighted areas which confirm the type of channel and where it is patched from IN confirms that this is an Input channel with a Main level of 96 0dB DIO 1 this is...

Page 110: ... Gain control to set the mic gain Gain may be set from 27dB to 66dB in 1 5dB steps The default Gain for all preamps is 0dB 3 Press the 48V button to select 48V phantom power The Main Mix display shows the status The phantom power supply voltage is 48V and its current is limited to 6mA You can also enter settings from here for example click on the GAIN control to adjust input gain in 1 5dB steps Di...

Page 111: ...nput channels this meter is always pre fader and can be switched pre or post processing from the General Preferences see Page 341 This meter also shows any Gate activity Main Mix display DESK SMART PANEL overview these VU meters are identical to those on the console surface but do not show Gate activity Main Mix display PEAK and VU Metering these two meters always meter the selected input pre proc...

Page 112: ...rophone sources are suddenly very hot 1 Click on ADJ to apply an automatic level adjustment to all input channels across the console The level applied is preset within the General Preferences window see Page 341 The level can only ever decrease input gain there is no option for a adjustment Note that you can only use the ADJ mode if the console s VU meters are pre processing with a maximum hold ti...

Page 113: ...ary control to switch the filter on or off When active the display shows the roll off frequency 2 Turn the control to adjust the roll off frequency Frequency may be set between 30Hz and 571Hz in 53 steps You may need to confirm before switching the filter off this is an option set from the General Preferences see Page 341 DELAY Eclipse offers a pool of 48 delays assignable to any input or output m...

Page 114: ...on applied by the compressor OUT output level from the dynamics The front panel controls follow the on screen layout shown on the Main Mix display So for example when adjusting the compressor the top controls adjust Attack time and Threshold the middle controls are Release time and make up Gain and the lower control sets the Ratio The Main Mix display includes the same IN GATE Red and OUT metering...

Page 115: ...he on screen COMPRESSOR button lights yellow 3 You can now use the rotary controls to adjust the compressor Compressor parameters may be set as follows Threshold level from 90dB to 10dB Ratio from 1 1 no compression to infinity 1 limiting Attack Time from 0 5ms to 200ms Release Time from 50ms to 10s Make up Gain from 11dB to 20dB The action of the compressor is best described by looking at the dyn...

Page 116: ... controls to adjust the gate Gate parameters may be set as follows Threshold level from 90dB to 10dB Range from 95dB to 10dB expander Attack Time from 0 5ms to 200ms Release Time from 50ms to 10s Hold Time from 0 5ms to 10s The action of the gate expander is best described by looking at the dynamics curve on the Main Mix display You can also see gate activity on the Fader strip VU meters The top L...

Page 117: ... bands of parametric EQ The PARAM EQ panel provides 12 dedicated controls four sets of Gain Frequency and Q bandwidth The front panel control layout is copied on the Main Mix display and the display includes an EQ curve Note that the EQ curve provides an overview of the combined parametric EQ and low cut filter sections ...

Page 118: ...ers are as follows Band 1 102Hz 0dB 1 octave Band 2 406Hz 0dB 1 octave Band 3 1000Hz 0dB 1 octave Band 4 6062Hz 0dB 1 octave The range of values for every band is as follows Frequency 27Hz to 19698Hz 96 values Gain 15 dB in steps of 1 dB plus a Notch at 50 dB Q Factor from 1 8 to 8 octaves by the power of 2 The action of the EQ section is best described by looking at the EQ curve on the Main Mix d...

Page 119: ... Masters However if an Aux send has been configured for Independent panning then the control may be switched between Main channel pan Independent Aux send pan see Page 142 For now let s assume that you are adjusting the main channel pan position 1 Turn the control to adjust the Left Right position The Pan position is indicated on the front panel and on the Main Mix display Left right pan may also ...

Page 120: ...you can control are Main Level The main channel level is adjusted by the Fader or Smart Panel rotary controller when an input channel is selected SEL active Note that if an Aux is selected then all input faders switch to control the send level to the selected Aux The main level for the selected input channel is shown on the Main Mix display as follows You can also get an overview of all main level...

Page 121: ...d by the channel MUTE Note that if the MUTE button is flashing this indicates that it is being controlled by a VCA or Smart Fader master Cue 1 Press the CUE button to route the input channel onto the console s stereo Monitor bus The CUE button turns green when active The status of CUE buttons is also shown by the lower row of buttons green on the Main Mix display For input channels the CUE button ...

Page 122: ...put channel The SEL button and Label on the Input should be flashing 2 Move an Aux Fader or Smart Panel controller to adjust the send level to the Aux The upper row of faders on the DESK or SMART PANEL Main Mix display provides confirmation of the send levels from the selected channel Reverse Assign 1 Press SEL on the Aux channel The SEL button and Label on the Aux should be flashing 2 Move an Inp...

Page 123: ...its own send level Matrix sends are always mono According to their preferences setting they can receive Inputs Pre or Post fader Operation is similar to adjusting aux send levels but normally you will need to press and hold the SEL button on the selected input or on the selected matrix in order to adjust matrix send levels from the faders See Page 148 for full details ...

Page 124: ...tion Smart Faders SFADs This solution works by using a Smart VCA SVCA to control a number of Input slave channels Each time you press the SEL button on the Smart VCA its slaves are deployed to a pre defined zone on the console SZONE thereby controlling multiple sets of layered Inputs from very few physical faders The following examples illustrate the principles of Smart Faders If a standard input ...

Page 125: ...s Smart Faders can be used to create stereo channels Or to create a layered console with multiple layers Each individual microphone can be patched several time in different layers split Thus you can create several consoles using the same inputs and benefit of a monitoring and FOH console on the same control surface Note that each input benefits for each console of its own channel processing No nee...

Page 126: ...ve channels can appear at any position within the SZONE In this section we will deal with the operation of Smart Faders If you don t have any Smart Fader Inputs on your console then please see Page 201 for details on how to configure a Smart Fader zone from the Personal Console Builder and Page 219 to patch Smart Fader inputs from the PATCH INPUT grid Does my Console Have Smart Faders You can inte...

Page 127: ...of the Smart VCA or Standard Input faders to control the mix Smart VCAs behave very much like a normal VCA as you move the fader you are adjusting the overall level of any slaves 2 Select a standard Input press SEL to assign it to the Selected Channel or view its routing When a standard Input is selected the SZONE is unused you will see blank Labels on the fader strips and the faders close 3 Now p...

Page 128: ... from the SZONE just as if they were normal input channels 1 The VU meter shows signal level for the input channel 2 Turn the rotary control to adjust Gain Pan or Trim 3 Press MUTE to mute the channel 4 Move the fader to adjust the level 5 Press CUE to cue the channel 6 Press the SEL button to assign the input channel to the Selected Channel and adjust EQ Dynamics etc ...

Page 129: ...e or unmute the slave channels Note that the SVCA MUTE will not override any existing slave channel MUTEs This is indicated on the slave channels as follows MUTE flashing the channel is muted only by the VCA When you unmute the VCA the channel MUTE cancels MUTE steady state the channel MUTE is active it will not be affected by the VCA MUTE To unmute the channel you must unmute both the VCA and the...

Page 130: ...d as shown below When the SVCA Grp1 is panned centre the stereo image of the slave channels remains intact Turn the PAN control on the SVCA to the right and the stereo image can be offset to the right Note that if you turn the SVCA PAN to full right or full left then you will destroy the stereo imaging of the slave channels So reset the SVCA PAN to centre to restore your original slave pan positio...

Page 131: ...channel for example drum The SVCA slaves are deployed into the Smart Fader Zone Notice how one of the SZONE Labels is fully lit in our example BD F This is the active input channel as shown on the Main Mix display 2 So you can reach up to Selected Channel controls and adjust the EQ Dynamics etc of this input 3 Now press SEL on the SVCA channel again The next SZONE slave is assigned to the Selected...

Page 132: ...h time you press SEL on a SVCA the last active input is remembered and you may adjust its EQ DYNAMICS etc from the Selected Channel controls So for example you can move between the EQ on a lead guitar controlled by a Guitars Smart VCA to the EQ on the Bass DI controlled by a Bass Smart VCA simply by pressing SEL on the Guitars or Bass SVCA channels The diagram below summarises the control from the...

Page 133: ...s 3 Enter a new 4 character label from the keyboard 4 Confirm by pressing OK The new Label appears on the SVCA Fader strip You can label multiple Fader or Smart Panel strips by pressing ALT F3 Smart Fader Metering The VU meter on the Smart VCA displays the highest signal level of any slave channel For example if you have a Smart VCA controlling your drum mic Input channels whichever Input is loude...

Page 134: ...f this level preference it is worth checking all of the following 1 Press SEL on the first SVCA and set its fader level to 0dB with MUTE off 2 Press and hold the SEL button on the SVCA and select SEL buttons on each bus you wish to route to You should also configure any pre fader or Independent sends at this time See Page 142 for details 3 Now adjust each of the Smart Fader slaves to the levels yo...

Page 135: ...chnical Manual for further details Signal Flow Each of the 48 mix busses may be configured as an Aux Group Master or Matrix output The differences between the bus types are Routing Hierarchy channels are routed to busses according to the following hierarchy o Input channels may be routed to any mix bus o Auxes or Groups may be routed to a Master or Matrix o Masters may be routed to a Matrix Mono S...

Page 136: ...Master Reverse Assign this method allows you to interrogate and modify the assignments onto an individual bus This is great when you wish to route a range of channels to a single bus output For example to adjust the routing and send levels going to an Aux output Note that both bus routing and any send levels are set from the console s SEL buttons and Faders or Smart Panel controllers in one operat...

Page 137: ... with a red ID The SEL button and Label on the Master should be flashing 2 Press and hold the flashing SEL button on the Master 3 Then press and hold SEL on the first input fader 4 Release the Master SEL button but keep holding the input SEL and press SEL on the last input fader 5 Release both SEL buttons All channels between your first and last selections are assigned to the Master Note that you ...

Page 138: ...nnel or mix bus master Controlling the send level from the input channel or mix bus master to an Aux or Matrix send The following table summarises the Fader function or Smart Panel rotary control function for each type of Selected channel Note that the Matrix Sends may operate in Static assign or Active assign as described on Page 148 Note that this table applies to the Dual fader mode This mode c...

Page 139: ...o a pre configured zone the Smart Bus zone SBus Note that Groups and Auxes share the same SBus zone so if you select a Group its component channels are deployed to the same physical faders as when you select an Aux Also note that the SBus zone can be two faders LR three faders LCR or four faders LCRM depending on the widest Aux or Group you have configured Masters Masters do not share the same SBu...

Page 140: ...Groups you can set the mix bus send to be independent of the main channel pan So for example you could route the mono channel with Independent panning in order to pan it only to the Left or Right See Page 142 When you route stereo or LCRM busses to each other then component channels are routed one to one or summed as shown below Note that on Auxes and Groups but not Masters you can adjust the pan ...

Page 141: ... Routing to Masters Master bus assignments are also made directly there is no separate send level All assignments are post fader and always follow the main channel Pan Aux Sends When you route to an Aux you can turn the bus assignment on or off and set the Aux send level Aux sends can be Pre fader Post fader following the channel Pan Post fader and Independent separate pan position Matrix Sends Li...

Page 142: ...Input channel The SEL button and Label on the input should be flashing 2 Open the PAN display by pressing the Pre Pan button on the UTILITIES panel The display shows assignments from the selected input channel e g Lead to every bus controlled from the DESK Faders Above we have 3 Groups a stereo Master and 10 Auxes available and our Input is assigned ON to a Group the Master and an Aux No other opt...

Page 143: ...he main channel pan they follow the channel pan to the Right 3 Now press the SMRT button on the USER DEFINED PANEL or click on S PANEL The display updates to show assignments from the selected Input channel to busses controlled from the Smart Panel In our example there are 8 available Auxes and our Input is not assigned to any of them ON is off 4 Return to the DESK faders and press SEL on a differ...

Page 144: ... that it doesn t matter if the Input channels are assigned to the Fader Strips or Smart Panel you will see all Input channels providing a complete overview of assignments In the example above we are only using the first few Input channels the Lead and AGtr channels are routed to the selected Aux ON post fader following channel pan Notice that some of the Inputs are Smart Faders for each Smart Fade...

Page 145: ...PENDENT boxes from the PAN display Let s take an example of routing some Input channels to an Aux 1 Press SEL on the Output channel an Aux The SEL button and Label on the Aux should be flashing 2 Open the PAN display by pressing the Pre Pan button The display shows bus assignments and panning to the selected Aux e g AUX 1 from all 104 Input channels 3 Now using the console keyboard choose your ass...

Page 146: ...t cut described on Page 137 to select a range of channels You have now prepared your aux assignments to be pre fader and any assignments which are ON are already pre fader in our example Lead and AGtr 5 You can turn on other Aux sends by changing the assignment mode to ON off press O on the keyboard and repeating step 4 6 You can make sends Independent by changing to INDEPENDENT press I on the key...

Page 147: ...e the input channel SEL button and use its pan control either on the Fader strip or Selected Channel to adjust the pan position to Aux 1 While the Label of the bus is shown in white on the Main Mix display e g AUX1 you are adjusting the Independent pan position for this send Note that you can only adjust Independent panning if the Aux assignment is set to be Independent from the PAN display 4 When...

Page 148: ...either Forward or Reverse Bus Assign As Matrices are mono they are not affected by pan position Matrix sends are always post fader from Output channels other mix busses but can be switched pre fader or post fader for all input channels This option is set globally and is selected from the General Preferences window PREF USER DEFINED PANEL UTIL General Preferences n a ...

Page 149: ...when you press and hold the SEL button on the Matrix see below for further details Static mode on this mode works in the same way as Aux sends When you select a Matrix all Input Group Aux and Master faders become the send levels to the matrix Warning If you work with Static Mode on then you must remember that if a Matrix SEL button is pressed your Master and Input Aux Group faders are NOT adjustin...

Page 150: ...ate bus assignments to the selected Matrix in our example the stereo Master and Input faders 07 and 08 are assigned 3 Now move your input and master faders you are controlling the main input channel and master levels Note that this is different to routing to an aux 4 So to set the send levels to the matrix press and hold its flashing SEL button Now the faders on the console update to show the send...

Page 151: ...effects bay Signal Processing To apply signal processing you can either insert one of 16 internal floating DSP paths or route the mix bus to a physical output Every output of a UM8 PO card provides output processing Compressor Gate 8 band Parametric EQ 31 band Graphic EQ and Delay Note that there is an important difference between inserting a floating DSP path and using a processed output Inserted...

Page 152: ...ou wish to EQ every destination fed from the Master then it makes sense to EQ the Master bus and not the separate outputs from the UM8 card There are 16 mono internal processing paths which you can insert into any output channel Aux Group Matrix or Master either pre or post fader Note that if you wish you can insert two paths one pre and one post fader in order to increase the mix bus DSP Each int...

Page 153: ... Post tab to select whether the processing will be pre or post fader 3 Click on the down arrow beside the insert on off button to open the INSERT selection list 4 Select INT PROCESS and OK or press Enter An internal DSP path is now assigned to the selected channel and is automatically switched on 5 You can now use the INPUT Trim Ø DYNAMICS DELAY LOW CUT and PARAM EQ controls to adjust the internal...

Page 154: ...SP processing provided by the card itself You should use Output processing when you want to treat a specific destination For example to patch a single Matrix bus to multiple outputs each with its own delay time EQ etc Every UM8 PO output provides Output Gain adjustable from 10 5dB to 22 dB Phase reverse Delay up to 1365ms Compressor Limiter Gate Expander 8 band Parametric EQ 31 band Graphic EQ ...

Page 155: ...hows No Patch If the mix bus is patched to multiple outputs 3 Press the SEL button to cycle through each output Use the output Label alias and system description to make sure you are controlling the desired output If your Output channel is a Smart Bus VCA used with stereo LCR or LCRM Auxes and Groups then the SEL button steps through the first output patched from each Smart Bus component channel L...

Page 156: ...o reverse the phase of the selected output Delay turn the delay control to adjust the delay time and press down to change the mode of control sample ms or metres The delay can be turned on or off with the ON button Note that the maximum delay time of a UM8 processed output is 1365ms Compressor Limiter as for an input channel see Page 114 Gate Expander as for an input channel 8 band Parametric EQ s...

Page 157: ...both parameter and graphic EQ on the EQ curve as above or display the 8 band parameter EQ only 2 To open the Geq window either click on Edit or press the EQ1 EQ2 button on the PARAM EQ panel The Geq pop up window appears and can be positioned anywhere on the Main Mix display 3 On the left of the window the available functions are EQ ON turns the GEQ on or off yellow on Setting A or B toggles betwe...

Page 158: ...put channel the Graphic EQ is assigned to the first 32 faders Hold SEL select this option and every time you press and hold the SEL button on this Output channel the Graphic EQ is assigned to the first 32 faders When you release the SEL button the faders return to normal operation With each option the 31 band Graphic EQ is assigned to Faders 1 to 31 You can use the console faders to adjust the gai...

Page 159: ... and the setting will be applied to all output channels which have Graphic EQ all UM8 outputs Setting Geq Options for All Pages of a Show For the ON and Scale 6 or 18 buttons you can apply the same setting across all Pages within the console s memory For example to set the Graphic EQ on or off for a particular bus for the entire show Note that this affects the Pages in memory only To save the chan...

Page 160: ...red when you define a stereo LCR or LCRM Aux Group or Master There are two stages to the configuration Define the Smart Bus VCA and XBus zone configured from the Personal Console Builder Groups and Auxes share the same XBus zone and the zone can be two faders LR three faders LCR or four faders LCRM depending on the widest Aux or Group you have configured If you wish to use multiple Smart Bus Maste...

Page 161: ...ocation from the ID colours used on the Fader Strips Smart Panel and or Main Mix display The Smart Bus component channels Left Centre Right and Mono are shown with a light green ID in our example Faders 45 and 46 1 Press SEL on a Smart Bus VCA e g AUX1 This Aux is stereo and therefore has two component channels which are deployed to the Smart Bus zone 2 Press SEL on a different Aux e g AUX2 Aux2 L...

Page 162: ...Gain adjusts the output gain available on a UM8 processed output Trim is available on inserted floating DSP Pan this will reduce or offset the image of the stereo or LCR Aux 3 Press MUTE to mute the channel 4 Move the fader to adjust the level 5 Press CUE to cue the channel 6 Press the SEL button to assign the Output channel to the Selected Channel and adjust processing Remember signal processing ...

Page 163: ...ponent channels The Smart Bus VCA MUTE will not override any existing component channel MUTEs This is indicated on the component channels as follows MUTE flashing the channel is muted only by the VCA When you unmute the VCA the channel MUTE cancels MUTE steady state the channel MUTE is active it will not be affected by the VCA MUTE To unmute the channel you must unmute both the VCA and the slave 3...

Page 164: ...s intact Turn the PAN control to the right and the stereo image can be offset to the right Note that if you turn the Smart Bus VCA PAN to full right or full left then you will destroy the stereo imaging of the component channels So reset the AUX1 PAN to centre to restore your original slave pan positions You can see the affect of any pan offsets on the Main Mix display The following diagram shows ...

Page 165: ...surface in conjunction with the Main Mix display 1 Press SEL on the Smart Bus VCA for example AUX1 The component channels are deployed into the Smart Bus zone Notice how one of the Labels is fully lit in our example AU1L This is the active component channel as shown on the Main Mix display 2 Reach up to Selected Channel controls and you can adjust any processing available for this output 3 Now pre...

Page 166: ... the SEL button on the Smart Bus VCA and you will see that it cycles through all the components of the Smart Bus The diagram below summarises the control from a Smart Bus VCA channel AUX Controls such as EQ or Dynamics adjust a single Output the active component channel Controls such as Fader or Mute act across all Smart Bus slaves XBus ...

Page 167: ... Bus VCA e g AUX displays the highest signal level of any component channel For example if the Aux Left channel is higher than Aux Right you will see the Aux Left signal metered on the Smart Bus VCA Smart Busses Patched to Multiple Outputs Normally if a mix bus is patched to multiple outputs you press the SEL button on the Output channel to cycle through each destination However on a Smart Bus VCA...

Page 168: ...hecking all of the following 1 Press SEL on the first Smart Bus VCA and set its fader level to 0dB with MUTE off 2 Press and hold the SEL button on the Smart Bus VCA and press SEL buttons on all the inputs you wish to route from You should also configure any pre fader or Independent sends at this time See Page 142 for details 3 Now adjust the Left Centre Right and Mono Smart Bus component channels...

Page 169: ...hannels Note that you cannot nest VCA groups control a VCA from another VCA However you can assign VCA to SVCAs and you can assign the same channel to several VCAs at a time Each VCA behaves like an analogue VCA with non moving slave faders This allows you to see and update slave fader positions even if the VCA master is closed Also note that a VCA controls level and MUTE only you cannot apply mas...

Page 170: ...channel Group Aux or Master to a VCA then all the slaves Left Centre Right M are controlled from the VCA you cannot deselect individual SBus slaves VCA Operation When a channel is assigned to a single VCA 1 Move the VCA fader or Smart Panel controller to adjust the main level of the slave channels The VCA behaves like an analogue VCA with non moving slave faders This allows you to see and update s...

Page 171: ...nnot apply master control of EQ Dynamics etc The VCA level and Label are shown above the PAN area of the display 4 To change the VCA Label select the VCA and press F3 on the console keyboard The Channel LABEL window appears 5 You can enter a new 4 character label from the keyboard 6 Confirm by pressing OK The new Label appears on the Fader strip or Smart Panel controller and on the Main Mix displa...

Page 172: ... open the Band then you would want the drums to remain cut Priority logic OR the VCA having the highest level is applied to the slave channel This means that as long as one VCA is open the channel will never be cut You might use this mode on a solo guitar mic Assign the guitar to both the Band VCA and to is own Solo VCA Normally its level will set by the Band VCA but when it comes to solo you can ...

Page 173: ...r However on an output channel you can choose whether to insert a delay pre fader post fader or both To assign a delay to an input channel 1 Select the channel press SEL on the fader or Smart Panel controller The Main Mix display updates to show the parameters for the selected channel 2 Press the DELAY ON button on the console or right click on the DELAY box on the Main Mix display A pop up appear...

Page 174: ...a pre fader delay Click the Ins Post tab to assign a post fader delay Note that you must select one of these tabs before you can assign a delay Also note that the inserted delay will affect all the outputs patched on the bus as it is part of the bus and not individual for each output 3 Follow the steps in the previous section to assign the delay You can assign a delay pre fader AND post fader if y...

Page 175: ... see the delay time update in the Main Mix display Note that the top figure beside DELAY indicates that a maximum delay time of 222ms is available The actual delay time set is 29 42ms in our example 3 Press the front panel ON button to turn delay on or off The button is lit and the Main Mix DELAY area is yellow when delay is on Note that when using an assignable delay on an output channel mix bus ...

Page 176: ... channel or a destination patched from a mix bus the user Label will always show the name of the source or destination Therefore for most applications it makes sense to label your physical sources and destinations rather than input output channels Labels are also shown on the Main Mix display along with additional naming information In our example LEAD this is the 4 character user label for the so...

Page 177: ...ess the SEL button on the output channel to cycle through each patched output The output Label alias system description and any Output processing parameters update accordingly In our example below a Master bus is patched to an output labeled SPKL with equalisation And to an output labeled OUA3 which has output processing switched off ...

Page 178: ...sole surface 1 Press SEL on the Input Fader or Smart Panel strip to select the channel 2 Then press F3 on the console keyboard The Input LABEL window appears 3 In the INPUT field enter a new 4 character label from the keyboard 4 Below you can enter a longer alias up to 16 characters which is tied to the source Label and will appear on the Main Mix display 5 In the PROCESSING field you can also ent...

Page 179: ...ould keep pressing SEL until the output you wish to label appears on the Main Mix display 2 Then press F3 on the console keyboard The Output LABEL window appears 3 In the OUTPUT field enter a new 4 character label from the keyboard 4 Below you can enter a longer alias up to 16 characters which is tied to the output Label and will appear on the Main Mix display 5 In the MIX field you can also enter...

Page 180: ...n Input or Output channel which has not been patched then the Channel LABEL window appears 2 You can enter a new 4 character label from the keyboard 3 Confirm by pressing OK The new Label appears on the Fader strip or Smart Panel controller and on the Main Mix display Note that once a source is patched to an input channel or a destination patched from a mix bus the user Label will always show the ...

Page 181: ...first Fader or Smart Panel strip you want to label 2 Then press ALT F3 on the console keyboard The LABEL window appears 3 Enter a 4 character label from the keyboard 4 Confirm by pressing OK The LABEL window remains open and automatically selects the next Fader or Smart Panel strip on the console 5 Enter the next 4 character label and confirm with OK 6 If you wish to keep any existing labels then ...

Page 182: ...utput channels CUE may be PFL AFL or APL after processing listen For each cue type IN PFL IN AFL OUT PFL OUT AFL and OUT APL you can set a trim level so that when you change from say AFL on an Output channel to PFL on an Input channel you can match the levels accordingly Only one cue type is active at a time so when you CUE an Input channel it cancels any Output CUEs and vice versa If you wish you...

Page 183: ...de to turn off all monitoring when working with headphones 2 With a monitor circuit selected e g 01 turn the Level control to adjust the level As you move the control you will see the MONITOR 1 level at the top right of the Main Mix display and on the orange faders 3 Select a different circuit e g 02 and both areas update to show the level of the Monitor 2 output 4 Press Mono to mono the monitor b...

Page 184: ...tch The steps below explain how to patch three monitor circuits to three different sets of physical outputs 1 Select Monitor 01 and patch the first monitor circuit orange monitor faders using the PATCH OUT grid 2 Now press Monitor 02 and patch the second circuit Notice how the orange monitor faders now represent the second circuit Also note that the first monitor output has been muted indicated by...

Page 185: ...d as the MONITORING fader 1 Having loaded this PCB configuration you can use the fader to control the monitor level of the active circuit 01 02 or 03 The monitoring fader is indicated by an orange ID on the surface and Main Mix display Note that once a monitor fader is assigned to the surface the Level control on the TB MONITORING panel has no function 2 Press the SEL button on the Monitoring fade...

Page 186: ...stereo monitor bus or a Select bus as shown below This choice is made from the MONITORING preferences window Tick Cue to receive the Cue bus In this mode the Headphones behave just like another monitor output except there is no APL for Output channels When APL is selected the Headphones receive AFL Tick Select and the Headphone circuit monitors whichever channel is currently selected SEL active Th...

Page 187: ...eadphone rotary control on the TB MONITORING panel marked opposite As you move the control you will see the HEADPHONE circuit level appear at the top right of the Main Mix display Note that in Version 1 software the Headphone mute button and Push Delay function on the TB MONITORING panel are not implemented ...

Page 188: ...active on an output channel AFL Out is green 3 When PFL In is selected adjust the Trim control to set the PFL level for Input channels 4 When AFL In is selected adjust the Trim control to set the AFL level for Input channels The two levels are stored so that when you switch between cue modes they are automatically recalled 5 By default CUE buttons on input channels are additive To make them interc...

Page 189: ... Out AFL Out and APL Out levels for the different modes The three levels are stored so that when you switch between cue modes they are automatically recalled 5 CUE buttons on Output channels always intercancel APL After Processing Listen Each mix bus which is patched to a UM 8PO output can access a full range of DSP processing provided by the card itself APL allows you to listen to an Output chann...

Page 190: ... a VCA channel You can select CUE on a Smart VCA or Smart Bus VCA 1 Press CUE on the Smart VCA to activate CUE on all the slave channels You can deselect individual CUE buttons from slave channels if you wish If you do this then you will need to deselect all slave CUEs before you can re activate them from the Smart VCA master ...

Page 191: ...n on the TB MONITORING panel A confirmation box appears 2 Confirm by pressing OK Solo in Place is now active When SIP is active the Main Mix display looks as follows 3 You can now press CUE buttons to solo input channels Solo in place may work with or without Auto Cancel If you have channels which you do not want to be muted by the Solo in Place function e g effects returns then you can put them i...

Page 192: ...hile you press the CUE buttons on the channels you wish to assign to this monitor circuit 2 Now press and hold the 02 button and press the CUEs you wish to assign to monitor circuit 2 3 You can check which channels are assigned to each circuit at any time by pressing the 01 or 02 buttons All CUEs assigned to the selected circuit become active 4 To remove a channel press and hold the 01 or 02 butto...

Page 193: ...r the multitrack returns without having to patch them to separate input channels This function is configured from the MONITORING preferences window 1 To turn on the option tick the Send input to monitoring box From now on whenever an Output channel is selected SEL active if there is a return input configured for it then the input will be sent to the monitor bus 2 To configure the multitrack return...

Page 194: ...uttons on the Master faders You can deselect Master Left or Master Right to cue one side only MONO On when ticked this option sets the Cue bus to mono HEADPHONE Selects the monitor source for the Headphone output see Page 186 Tick Cue to receive the Cue bus Tick Select and the Headphone circuit monitors whichever channel is currently selected SEL active ON OUTPUT SELECT Send input to monitoring us...

Page 195: ...microphone source and destination channel from the Nova touch screen as follows 1 Whilst holding a control e g TB1 the Talkback Preferences window appears 2 Select a talkback source from the drop down menu By default the engineer talkback XLR at the front of the console is selected Talkback However you can choose any microphone input connected to a local mic card fitted at the rear of the console ...

Page 196: ...announcement would still be possible even if the faders are closed PRE MUTE Talkback is injected pre mute For example if you have muted an Aux feeding a wedge on stage you can still talk to the musician using this wedge STATIC ROUTING By default this option is activated so that any busses selected for TB1 TB2 and SLATE are remembered This means each time the control is pressed the prepared routing...

Page 197: ... adjust the brightness of the two Littlelites which can be connected at the top of the console ID turn to adjust the brightness of the Fader and Smart Panel colour coded IDs VU turn to adjust the brightness of the VU metering across the console DESK press to switch the lower half of the Main Mix display to Faders 1 to 48 SMRT press to switch the Main Mix display to Smart Panel controllers 1 to 48 ...

Page 198: ...er Strip and Smart Panel assignments Page 198 Patching the PATCH IN PATCH OUT and PATCH DIRECT displays Page 210 Inserts Page 264 Internal Effects FX Page 244 Note that many Nova displays PATCH IN PATCH OUT LINK RELAX etc are grid type displays They all behave in a similar manner therefore once you understand one you will feel comfortable operating the others For an example of how to work with any...

Page 199: ...ns in Pages If you wish to load different Fader strip or Smart Panel assignments during a show save a File for each configuration 1 Select the Personal Console Builder by pressing the PCB button on the USER DEFINED panel The grid shows the assignments of channel types on the left to the DESK faders 1 to 48 or Smart Panel controllers 1 to 48 2 Click on the DESK and SmartPanel tabs to switch view Th...

Page 200: ... by a green box This helps distinguish a direct mix bus fader e g Master Left from a Smart Bus VCA e g stereo Aux and its deployment zone faders 45 and 46 On the lower left of the display there is a key to this coding On the lower right you will see the mix bus resource counter Free mix 22 48 This shows the number of mix busses still available in our example we have 22 free busses Above this a tic...

Page 201: ...ng assignment press the SPACE bar again The assignment is removed this will create an empty fader strip on the console surface once the configuration is loaded Note that the console does not update when you modify the PCB display You must first create your configuration and then load it to the console as follows 4 Press OK A confirmation pop up asks you to confirm the load 5 Confirm by pressing OK...

Page 202: ...urce counter within the Personal Console Builder and why Input fader assignments are marked by a yellow fader assignment box rather than a green DSP resource To work with Smart Faders you must configure a number of Sfads in our example faders 27 to 30 The Smart Fader zone must use contiguous faders and only one zone is allowed If you attempt to configure a non contiguous zone then the following po...

Page 203: ...tion is made by assigning a mix bus channel to a fader from the Personal Console Builder In our example Faders 31 and 32 are Groups pink Faders 33 to 36 are Matrices violet Faders 41 to 44 are stereo Auxes green Faders 47 48 are Master Left and Master Right red Each time a bus is assigned the mix bus resource counter updates in our example we have 22 free busses remaining Please see Page 135 for a...

Page 204: ...ssignments To assign a mono mix bus to a fader 1 Select the GROUP AUX MASTER or MATRIX channel type 2 Press the SPACE bar to make the assignment The example below shows a mono Group mono Aux mono Master and Matrix assigned to faders 41 to 44 Each assignment is represented by a green box as it uses a single mix bus DSP resource ...

Page 205: ...re a Smart Bus deployment zone XBus Groups and Auxes share the same XBus zone and the zone can be two faders LR three faders LCR or four faders LCRM depending on the widest Aux or Group Please see Page 160 for an overview of Smart Busses and their operation Let s take an example of configuring a stereo Aux First define the Left and Right deployment faders as follows 1 Select a component e g LEFT a...

Page 206: ...y Smart Bus Auxes or Groups you configure So far you have not used any mix bus DSP resource Now configure the stereo Aux as follows 1 Select the AUX channel type and assign it to a different fader e g Fader 41 2 Now on the same fader select the LEFT component and press SPACE bar Fader 41 now turns into a Smart Bus VCA the AUX assignment box turns yellow and a green DSP resource is allocated to the...

Page 207: ...der 41 This Smart Bus VCA controls two DSP resources which will be assigned to the deployment faders when the Smart Bus VCA is selected 4 You can repeat the last few steps to configure as many stereo Auxes and Groups as you wish Auxes and Groups share the same Smart Bus deployment zone So in the example below the two stereo Groups and four stereo Auxes will all be deployed to faders 45 and 46 See ...

Page 208: ...lest method of control is to assign a fader to MASTER LEFT and MASTER RIGHT Alternatively if you want create multiple stereo or LCRM Masters then you will need to define a second Smart Bus deployment zone In the example below Faders 47 and 48 are deployment faders for two stereo Masters Faders 35 and Faders 36 You could use Smart Bus VCAs to hide the Master component channels by assigning the Left...

Page 209: ... as follows VCA a VCA master yellow See Page 169 MONITORING a monitoring fader orange This fader will control the level of the selected monitor output 01 02 or 03 See Page 185 CROSSFADE white This fader will control the transition time between Pages when using automation See Page 308 You can assign as many VCA masters as you like Only one MONITORING and one CROSSFADE fader may be assigned at a tim...

Page 210: ...the Personal Console Builder reserves the two mix busses for the follow monitor VU meter feed 1 Tick the checkbox on the Personal Console Builder and load the configuration by pressing OK 2 Then open the PATCH OUT grid see Page 223 3 Select the left monitor fader orange and the physical output feeding the left VU meter 4 Press v on the console keyboard to patch the VU follow monitor mix bus to the...

Page 211: ...of physical sources directly to physical destinations For example to feed a microphone input to an AES output for recording Inputs and outputs may be local at the rear of the console or remote in a DioCore or Muxipaire Stagebox And multiple consoles and or DioCores may be networked in order to share I O resources Perhaps the most important feature of the digital patch is that all crosspoints are s...

Page 212: ...e how the colour coding provides an overview of which faders are assigned to Inputs blue VCAs yellow Auxes green etc See Page 50 for full details on colour coding Note also how some parts of the grid are light grey patching allowed and others are dark patching not allowed This is because the PATCH INPUT grid is only used to connect sources to Input channels therefore if a fader is assigned to a mi...

Page 213: ...esource is also represented by a row of boxes above faders 01 to 48 A yellow box indicates DSP is assigned to the fader In our example Input faders 1 to 32 are all marked with the yellow DSP resource box A grey box indicates no Input DSP resource You will see this on faders assigned to a mix bus or VCA or on Input faders which have not been patched Within all PATCH grids you can view connections e...

Page 214: ... MUXI tab and can see there is a Local SI8 card with 8 microphone inputs and two Local FM8 cards with 16 internal effects inputs All other Muxipaire cards have no Board fitted DSP LINE the 16 Line Level inputs on the DSP card at the rear of the console DIO1 the 64 Ethersound channels connected to the Ethersound interface on the Sy80 DSP card at the rear of the console With the standard template Te...

Page 215: ...abs access additional grids where you can patch inputs from up to 4 DioCores onto the 64 channel Ethersound network The Config tab allows you to configure the network See Page 232 for more details 2 Select MUXI or DSP LINE and the Core1 Core 2 Core 3 and Core 4 tabs become unavailable as they are no longer relevant The Config tab now allows you to configure the I O cards in the Muxipaire interface...

Page 216: ...he cursor over the desired crosspoint for example DIO input 1 to Fader 01 You can select the channel by pressing its SEL button Then use the up and down arrows on the console keyboard to select the source 3 Now press the SPACE bar on the console keyboard or right click to patch the input A yellow triangle indicates the patch is made If this is the first time you have patched the Input fader the Fr...

Page 217: ...ce is assigned 5 To make consecutive patch points as above press SHIFT on the console keyboard and click and drag diagonally across the grid 6 To remove an existing patch position the cursor and press the SPACE bar or right click again The patch is removed the yellow triangle disappears Within the DIO1 grid yellow triangles indicate the patch points this is because the Ethersound interface is bi d...

Page 218: ...w DSP assignment box above the fader e g Fader 07 2 Press the SPACE bar or right click 3 You will be asked to confirm so press OK The DSP resource is removed and the Free processing counter increases by one Controlling Input Parameters You can use the Input Adj screen controls to adjust the following parameters Input Gain left click to increase or right click to decrease the gain in 1 5dB steps Or...

Page 219: ...Fader slaves SFADs on your console SFADs are configured from the Personal Console Builder see Page 201 For details on Smart Fader operation please see Page 124 Let s take an example where we wish to control the first four DIO inputs from a single fader Fader 01 1 Select the Input fader which will become the Smart Fader VCA e g press SEL on Fader 01 2 Press s on the keyboard or touch Sfad Patch on ...

Page 220: ...bar or right click to patch the input A yellow triangle indicates that the patch is made 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to patch the other sources in our example DIO inputs 1 to 4 to Faders 25 to 28 6 Press CANCEL or ESC to exit the PATCH INPUT display and look across the console When you select your Smart Fader VCA SVCA SEL flashing the slave channels DIO 1 to 4 are deployed to the Smart Fader zone fader...

Page 221: ...nputs as you wish 2 Crosspoints made to a SVCA are indicated with green boxes This shows that the patch is a multiple patch and not a direct one to one assignment 3 Each time you patch a source to a Smart Fader an Input DSP resource is used This is indicated by boxes within the DSP resource row 4 Smart Fader slaves are assigned to the control surface in the order you patch them For example if you ...

Page 222: ...ATCH INPUT grid for a console using Smart Faders Some Input faders are patched directly from a source while others are Smart Fader VCAs controlling multiple channels Switch to Smart Fader patch mode and the display updates You can now see the individual source patching for each source controlled by the selected SVCA ...

Page 223: ...r VCA are indicated with green boxes A column of LEDs to the right of the output labels shows if an output is muted red As before you can view the patching from either the DESK Fader strips 1 to 48 or S PANEL Smart Panel strips 1 to 48 The PATCH OUTPUT grid is only used to connect Output channels to destinations therefore you cannot select an Input or VCA fader as patching is not allowed At the bo...

Page 224: ...within the PATCH INPUT display the three tabs control access to the Core1 Core 2 Core 3 Core 4 and Config tabs at the top of the grid See Page 232 for details Note that if you select either the DSP LINE or MUXI tabs the following information appears at the bottom left of the display For technical reasons you may only patch up to 32 mix busses to Muxipaire interfaces These are the i o cards at the ...

Page 225: ...ategory e g DIO1 and the PATCH tab at the top of the PATCH OUTPUT display 2 Position the cursor over the crosspoint for example To select the Output channel press its SEL button Then use the up and down arrows on the console keyboard to select the destination 3 Now press the SPACE bar on the console keyboard or right click to patch the output A yellow triangle indicates the patch is made ...

Page 226: ...riangles indicate the patch points this is because the Ethersound interface is bi directional You can find more details on this on Page 232 If you make a patch within the DSP LINE or MUXI grids then a yellow box indicates the patch point Remember that you can patch an Output channel to multiple destinations Therefore it can often be useful to your patching by returning to the Main Mix display See ...

Page 227: ...Masters then you will need to use Smart Bus patching as follows Smart Busses are configured from the Personal Console Builder see Page 203 For details on Smart Bus operation please see Page 160 Let s take an example of patching the Left and Right component channels of a stereo Aux to two DioCore Outputs 1 Select the Output channel e g AUX1 Notice that the Aux is marked with a box above its fader T...

Page 228: ...Smart Bus slaves Sfads in our example faders 45 and 46 3 Now position the cursor over the first crosspoint you wish to configure for example Fader 45 Left to Au1L 4 Press the SPACE bar or right click to patch the input A yellow triangle indicates that the patch is made 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to patch the Right Aux output You have now patched the Aux Left and Right channels controlled by your Smart...

Page 229: ... black and white boxes 3 If you attempt to patch a Smart Bus VCA directly to an output then you will get an error that the mix is stereo Press s to switch to Smart Fader patch mode The example below shows a typical PATCH OUTPUT grid for a console using Smart Busses Four stereo Aux faders are patched to eight physical destinations Switch to Smart Fader patch mode and the display updates You can now...

Page 230: ...ination i o category Connections are indicated by a yellow box within the grid In our example we have 4 connections from the first 4 Ethersound channels DioCore to Local Line Outputs 9 10 11 and 12 at the rear of the console 3 To make or remove patch points select the crosspoint and press the SPACE bar on the console keyboard or right click The Input Adj area can be used to adjust settings for a s...

Page 231: ...h Direct Display Eclipse User Guide V1 0 1 231 380 Note that the PATCH DIRECT grid is also used to define insert points These are displayed on the grid with a purple box See Page 264 for details on defining and naming insert points ...

Page 232: ...ps onto the 64 Ethersound channels Ethersound may also be used to link I O between consoles or to connect to third party Ethersound devices Note that the order of IN and OUT connections within the network determine which device is the Ethersound Primary Master The Primary Master is the first device on the network in other words it will be left with its Ethersound IN port free In the example above ...

Page 233: ...he DIO1 tab on the left followed by the CONFIG tab at the top of the display The display updates to show the 4 DioCores saved in your configuration Our example shows a standard Eclipse package which includes one DioCore unit Core 1 You can see the MAC address of the unit its name Core 1 and i o card configuration SI SI 8D3 card UM UM 8PO card etc If the DioCore is powered and correctly connected t...

Page 234: ...ll only see the MAC addresses of previously saved DioCores If you have a new unit to configure then you can prepare a configuration offline 1 Type in the DioCore MAC address The DioCore MAC address can be found on a sticker on the ARC card s PCB 2 Then click on a card slot e g A and press the or buttons on the console keyboard to scroll through the available i o card types 3 Click the each slot an...

Page 235: ...ether working online or offline you can give each DioCore an alias name 1 Type in the name in the alias name field Once renamed the Core alias is used to reference the DioCore in all displays for example at the top of the PATCH grids 2 Press the save configuration button and OK to save the new alias name ...

Page 236: ...PATCH INPUT and PATCH OUTPUT displays To decide which sources will feed the 64 Ethersound input channels 1 Select the PATCH INPUT display 2 Then select the first DioCore which you wish to patch to the Ethersound channels for example Core 1 3 Use the patch grid to patch the physical sources from the DioCore on the left to the 64 Ethersound inputs In our example we have patched the first 32 DioCore ...

Page 237: ... Notice that The Ethersound channels on the left are colour coded to show their origin o Red sources from Core 1 o Blue sources from Core 2 o Green sources from Core 3 o Yellow sources from Core 4 o White not assigned to a DioCore These channels may be receiving audio data from an external Ethersound device Each Ethersound channel automatically inherits the user Label given to the DioCore source f...

Page 238: ...channel to the DioCore Inputs and a Downstream channel to DioCore outputs The direction of data flow is displayed within the DIO1 PATCH grids when you make a patch For example 1 Press the SPACE bar within the PATCH INPUT DIO1 grid and an up triangle indicates an Upstream channel 2 Press the SPACE bar within the PATCH OUTPUT DIO1 grid and down triangle indicates a Downstream channel For an installa...

Page 239: ...ed the network in a Downstream direction to the PC The PC receives the digital audio data and sends it back Upstream towards the consoles If one of the devices fails then the previous element in the chain redirects the Upstream data towards the Downstream data without any break in audio This data flow requires a reversal of the usual Nova Upstream and Downstream channel patching So rather than pre...

Page 240: ...andle more than 64 mic inputs from the stage you will need to complement the DioCore with a Muxipaire Stage Box This StageBox works in parallel with the A to H slots at the rear of the console Note that you can fit an input card to Stagebox slot A and an output card to the console slot A But you cannot fit input cards to both slots or output cards to both slots without a conflict Therefore in orde...

Page 241: ...n the Config tab If the console and Stagebox are powered and connected then the Nova software automatically detects the card configuration Local these are the I O cards fitted at the rear of the console Distant these are I O cards fitted within a remote Stagebox If you are working offline you can prepare a Muxipaire card configuration in the same way as for a DioCore See Page 232 Please see the Ec...

Page 242: ...he Input or Output LABEL window appears 2 In the INPUT or OUTPUT field enter a new 4 character label from the keyboard 3 Below you can enter a longer alias up to 16 characters which is tied to the source or destination Label and will appear on the Main Mix display 4 Confirm by pressing OK The label appears on the PATCH display and also on the console surface if the source or destination is patched...

Page 243: ...h crosspoints for the grid display When you load the default you can then select which elements you wish to load for example you may wish to load default Labels but configure the patching manually To save the default memory 1 Select GRID Default Save as Default from the Nova menus This saves all Labels Input settings and Patch crosspoints into the PATCH INPUT default memory Note that only one defa...

Page 244: ...rameters and patching are recalled with the rest of your mix The effects processing is provided by the FM 8VB card Two of these cards are fitted to the rear of the console as part of the standard Eclipse package You may fit more cards up to 6 providing you have spare slots in the rear of the console Each FM 8VB card is seen by the system as an 8 input and 8 output card which feeds 8 internal effec...

Page 245: ...ompressor Gate and a Multi band Compressor Note that some plug ins use more DSP resource than others For example you may assign up to 8 de essers but only 4 JustVerbs from each FM8 VB card Once assigned you can control each effects module from the console s Main Mix display by double clicking on it For example here is the Just Verb2 plug in Editor You can also assign the module s controls onto the...

Page 246: ...ys will be mono and which stereo Note that you can also change the mono stereo status from the Main Mix display once your patching is complete see Page 253 1 Open the PATCH IN or PATCH OUT grid 2 Select the MUXI tab to view the eight Muxipaire interface card slots at the rear of the console In our example the last two slots are fitted with Local FM8 FM 8VB cards Patch IN UTILITIES GRID Patch Input...

Page 247: ...click on St to change the configuration of each input output pair from mono white to stereo yellow In our example inputs and outputs 1 2 and 3 4 on the selected card are configured as stereo bays while 5 to 8 are mono bays E1 to E4 represent the four effects engines provided by each bay These are a graphical representation only you cannot assign your effects modules from here ...

Page 248: ...l deal with the use of an aux send and effects return For details on inserting an effects bay see Page 264 Patching an Aux Send and Effects Return In our example we are going to patch a stereo effects bay from a mono auxiliary and return the effect to two input channels 1 Open the PATCH OUT grid 2 Select the MUXI tab and locate the Local FM8 card which is providing the stereo effects bay We are us...

Page 249: ...uide V1 0 1 249 380 4 Now open the PATCH OUT grid and select MUXI 5 Patch the left and right returns of the Local FM8 card to two input faders in our example FX1L to Fader 11 and FX1R to Fader 12 As before you should see two yellow crosspoints indicating your connections ...

Page 250: ...of the Main Mix updates to show parameters for the selected channel in our example the aux patched to FX1 2 Select the Output tab to view the output processing If you have patched the aux to the FM8 VB card correctly then you will see the racks of the effects bay as shown If you do not see the effects racks then either the aux is not patched to an FM8 VB card Or the aux may be patched to multiple ...

Page 251: ...reo effects bay as FX1L OutputB8 the output of a UM 8PO card which has Compressor EQ etc You can check your effects return patching in a similar manner 4 Select the fader or Smart Panel controller assigned to either of your effects return channels Left or Right by pressing its SEL button The Main Mix updates in our example the input channel named FX1L 5 With the Channel tab selected you can view a...

Page 252: ...Mono and Stereo Sends Returns Our example patched a stereo effects bay from a mono auxiliary However you can deal with other combinations of mono and stereo sends returns as follows You may patch a mono aux to a mono effects bay and return the effect on a mono input channel To use a mono aux with a stereo effects bay patch the aux to both the Left and Right inputs of the stereo bay Return the effe...

Page 253: ...and access the effects Remember that if you are using an Aux send and Effects Return you can either Select the Aux fader and the Output tab Or select an effects return input and the Effect tab Note that if you have inserted effects processing then select the Ins Pre or Ins Post tab to view the pre or post fader inserted processing 1 In our example press SEL on the Aux fader and click the Output ta...

Page 254: ...4 Chorus 8 C Limiters 8 Compressors 7 De Essers etc from this FM8 card 3 Double click on the plug in name or press Enter to make the assignment 4 Repeat to assign the other effects plug ins as required The effects modules are daisy chained from top to bottom as shown on the display 5 If you need to remove a plug in select None from the bottom of the plug in selection list You can assign plug ins i...

Page 255: ...n open multiple windows and position them as you wish over the Main Mix display Details of all available plug ins are included in Appendix A Here we will use the Just Verb2 plug in as an example 2 To adjust the parameters Click or touch the on screen buttons Click and drag left or right on a rotary control Click on a parameter value to enter a specific number from the console keyboard for example ...

Page 256: ...the parameter values on the Main Mix Effects Editor window Note that the Effects Editor window does not have to be open in order to use the FX Edit function Each time FX Edit is selected the last effects module viewed will be mapped onto the Smart Panel controls for the selected channel You can also lock the Smart Panel into FX Edit mode from the General Preferences see Page 341 For some plug ins ...

Page 257: ...her the effects bay is set for MONO or STEREO operation A B Settings 1 Click on the Setting A button to switch to Setting B This button enables you to setup one effect A switch to the alternate setting B and setup a different sounding effect You can then A B between the two settings by clicking the A B button Note that it is only the current setting which is stored when you save a Page Therefore i...

Page 258: ...or export presets to another Innovason console See Page 284 To save the current effects parameters to a preset 1 Click on the SAVE button A file dialogue window opens asking for a File name 2 Enter a name and select Save The preset is stored onto the console s hard disk in the EFFECTS folder To load a preset 1 Open the Effects Editor on the channel where you wish to load the preset Note that the p...

Page 259: ...oller is selected SEL is pressed By enabling this option for different plug in Editors on different channels you can quickly get access to say your vocal Reverb each time the vocal channel is selected then to your guitar Chorus when your guitar channel is selected etc When Display Hold is disabled white you must re select the Effects Editor window by double clicking on the effects rack each time y...

Page 260: ...fects bays Locking a Rack 1 Each effects rack can be locked by clicking on the button below the down arrow When locked the effects module will NOT be reset by any Page changes This allows you to use the effect like an outboard device so that it remains in manual control at all times 2 Click on the padlock icon to remove the lock Note that each effects module within the bay can be locked or unlocke...

Page 261: ... use these to save and recall say the complete effects setup for a vocal channel To save the current bay s configuration and parameters 1 Click on the SAVE button A file dialogue window opens asking for a File name 2 Enter a name and select Save The bay is stored onto the console s hard disk in the EFFECTS folder To load back your bay configuration 3 Open the effects processing on the channel wher...

Page 262: ... card to support the stored settings For example if you have already used your complement of four JustVerb plug ins then the bay LOAD may fail An error pop up appears if this occurs To successfully load the bay configuration you will need to remove a JustVerb resource from another channel on the FM8 VB card Mono Stereo Configuration 1 Click on the MONO or STEREO button to change the mono stereo co...

Page 263: ... Inserting an Internal Effects Bay Rather than use an aux send and effect return you can insert an effects bay directly into the input or output channel This is great for inserting an effect on a particular channel or mix bus Please see Page 264 for details on inserting an internal effect ...

Page 264: ...e can be An external device connected to any input output pair An internal effects bay provided by the FM8 VB card One of the 16 floating DSP resources Note that on output channels you can use both insert points For example to insert a floating DSP resource pre fader and then an internal effects bay post fader In either case the first operation is to configure the external device or internal effec...

Page 265: ...from the PATCH DIRECT grid 1 Open the PATCH DIRECT grid 2 Select the MUXI tab to view the eight Muxipaire interface card slots at the rear of the console In our example the last two slots are fitted with Local FM8 FM 8VB cards 3 Position the cursor at the input and output crosspoint which you wish to define as the insert send and return for example at input FX5 and output FX5 on the second Local F...

Page 266: ... the insert A window appears asking for a name 5 Enter a name for example De esser and select OK or press Enter The selected crosspoint turns blue to indicate that the insert has been defined You have now defined an insert point named De esser where the insert send is output FX5 and the insert return is input FX5 ...

Page 267: ...AD vocal input channel press SEL on the fader Note that the insert on off button displays the name of any assigned insert In our example there is nothing assigned and so the button reads NO INSERT 2 Click on the down arrow beside the insert on off button to open the INSERT selection list 3 Select the insert you wish to assign for example De esser and OK or press Enter The insert point named De ess...

Page 268: ...at processing from the console 1 Select the channel and click on the InsPre tab You can now configure and control the effects bay from the Smart Panel or Main Mix display as described on Page 255 2 Remember that you can turn the insert off at any time by pressing the Insert button or clicking on the Insert name on the Main Mix display Yellow insert on Black insert off ...

Page 269: ...processing from 16 floating DSP paths 1 Select the output channel press SEL on the fader or Smart Panel controller 2 BEFORE you right click to choose an insert select whether the insert will be pre or post fader Click the Ins Pre tab to assign a pre fader insert Click the Ins Post tab to assign a post fader insert 3 Now follow the steps on Page 267 to assign the insert On output channels the INSER...

Page 270: ...e internal processing by selecting the Ins Pre or Ins Post tab The following example shows Ins Pre processing on our Master fader the inserted device is one of the 16 internal DSP resources 5 You can now use the front panel DYNAMIC or PARAM EQ controls to adjust the inserted processing ...

Page 271: ...en assign the left insert to the left channel and right insert to the right channel To use a stereo effect on a mono source for example to apply stereo chorus to a guitar split the source to two input channels pan the channels left and right to the mix and assign the left insert to the left channel and right insert to the right channel This example is illustrated below 1 Configure the stereo effec...

Page 272: ...Left insert point 5 Then assign the Chorus effect plug in to one of the effects racks 6 Select the second Guitar input fader pan the channel full right and assign the Chorus Right insert point 7 Remember to check that the insert on off button is on yellow on both guitar channels 8 You can now control the Chorus by selecting the Ins Pre tab on either input channel You can link the two channels so t...

Page 273: ...on This chapter explains the reset capabilities of the console and covers the operation of Files Pages Play List Automation and Processing Libraries which can be used to save and load the settings for a particular channel Files and Pages Page 274 The Play List Automation Page 296 Processing Libraries Page 312 ...

Page 274: ...ge changes can be triggered manually or automated such that they respond to MIDI timecode MTC or MIDI Program changes Likewise Page changes from the console can output MIDI Program changes to external devices for example to reset outboard effects Crossfades may also be programmed for smooth transitions between Pages What s Stored Where Files are stored on the console s internal hard disk and may b...

Page 275: ...by loading Pages held in memory To store settings permanently to hard disk you must use a SAVE function Save File saves all Pages in RAM to the active File on hard disk Save Page saves the current Page in RAM to the active File on hard disk If you do not save the File or Page and power off the console or load a different File you will lose the Pages in RAM To load settings from hard disk you can c...

Page 276: ...File Management File operations are managed from the FILE main menu In addition you can open the EDIT display and save a File using the Edit File and Save File buttons on the FILES AUTO panel This section deals with all File operations except the EDIT display see Page 293 ...

Page 277: ...any amplifiers headphones etc are turned off or at a safe operating level before you load To load a file 1 Using the trackball select FILE Load from the main menus 2 Select the File you wish to load e g Templ1 3 Confirm by pressing OK The following dialogue box appears This is asking if you wish to save the current PAGE in our example INNOVA before loading the File When you load a File any Pages i...

Page 278: ...om the selected File to RAM When the load is complete the console controls reset to the current Page The active File and previous current and next Page names are shown at the top of the Main Mix display Note that you can isolate channel parameters so that they are not reset using the Relax function see Page 321 ...

Page 279: ... a new File which you can name Remember that the active File name is displayed at the top of the Main Mix display If you ve already created a new user File then File Save is the quickest method If not use Save As This way you won t overwrite someone else s File File Save To save the active File 1 Press the Save File button on the FILES AUTO panel The button lights red as data is writing to the har...

Page 280: ...screen 2 Type in a name on the console keyboard e g Show1 Note that the file name is limited to 8 characters and cannot contain spaces or invalid characters 3 Confirm by pressing OK Nova now saves all Pages within the desk memory into a new File on its hard disk called Show1 You will see the progress of the save When the Save is complete the new File name appears at the top of the Main Mix display...

Page 281: ...1 Configure the console with the default Page settings you wish to store The template may contain multiple Pages if you wish 2 Select File Save As 3 Enter the following file name 4 Press OK All Pages in RAM are stored in a File named NEWFILE From hereon whenever you select File New you will be asked if you wish to use the Default file Click on Default or press OK to create a new file based on the ...

Page 282: ...efault or press OK to create a new file based on the template NEWFILE Click on Empty to create a new empty File blank Page no Labels patches settings etc If this pop up does not appear then the Nova hard disk does not contain a default File NEWFILE and the new File will automatically be Empty 2 Next type in a name on the console keyboard e g Show1 Note that the file name is limited to 8 characters...

Page 283: ...ill lose the current console settings and any Pages held in memory To delete a File 1 Using the trackball select FILE Delete from the main menus 2 Select the File you wish to delete e g Show1 3 Confirm by pressing OK To prevent accidental deletion a confirmation box appears 4 Press OK again to confirm The File and all its Pages are removed from the hard disk Note that you cannot delete the active ...

Page 284: ...or archiving or to transfer settings between consoles 1 Connect your USB device to the console s USB port Note that Innovason cannot guarantee compatibility with all available USB interfaces Therefore please check the compatibility of your USB interface on your system Warning DO NOT remove the USB device while data is being transferred To do so may corrupt the data ...

Page 285: ...itten to the File on hard disk 2 Using the trackball select FILE Export from the main menus You will be presented with a File Explorer window 3 Select your destination e g the USB device and click on Save The File is copied to the selected destination and saved with a 13a file extension If a File of the same name already exists then you will be asked if you wish to replace it 4 Once the export is ...

Page 286: ...ensoft file type 13a you wish to load 3 And click on Open The following dialogue box appears If you are importing a File to a different console then it is possible that some Page settings may not be compatible For example if one system has different I O cards to another then only parameters consistent between the two systems may be imported 4 Click on OK The File is imported to the hard disk 5 Use...

Page 287: ...se to locate different types of data file The following file types can be imported and exported on Eclipse 13a a File may contain up to 1000 Pages lib a Processing Library JustVerb an Internal Effects preset bay an Internal Effects Bay setting See Pages 312 258 and 261 for more details on processing libraries effects presets and effects bays ...

Page 288: ...shown at the top right of every Nova display The Next and Prev buttons on the FILES AUTO panel step through the Pages in order in our example press Next to recall Song3 press Prev to recall Song1 If a File contains less than three Pages then you will see the names BEGIN and END either side of the current Page name These are not Pages but indicate the beginning and end of the sequence Pages are man...

Page 289: ...to create a sequence of Pages each based on the current Page Both operations are similar Let s take an example where you have a single Page named Song1 and wish to use this as the starting point for a new Page 1 Using the trackball select PAGE Insert Next as from the main menus or press F2 on the console keyboard 2 Type in a name for the Page Song2 and press OK A new Page called Song2 is created a...

Page 290: ...ing and use Goto when you return to the previous Page your mix will remain intact Whereas if you use Load Page your mix settings have gone unless you saved them before using Load Page So only use Load Page if you don t like the settings in the current Page and wish to revert to something saved earlier Both operations are similar 1 Press Goto or Load on the FILES AUTO panel A selection window appea...

Page 291: ...en you save For example using Save Page in the example below saves Song2 into the File named FOHSetup If a Page named Song2 already existed in this File then it is overwritten You can use either of the following to save the current Page Page Save saves the Page under its existing name Page Save As saves the Page with a new name Page Save To save the Page 1 Press the Save Page button on the FILES A...

Page 292: ...n the console keyboard e g Song4 Note that the file name is limited to 8 characters and cannot contain spaces or invalid characters 3 Confirm by pressing OK Nova now saves the current Page in RAM into a new Page on disk called Song4 within the active File FOHSetup You will see the progress of the save When the Save is complete the new Page becomes the current Page as shown at the top of the Nova d...

Page 293: ...s etc On the right of the display you can view the Memory RAM and Disk hard disk usage FILES ON DISK This column lists all the Files saved on the Nova hard disk 1 Select a File and the middle column updates to show the Pages contained in the selected File e g DEMO The screen buttons below FILES ON DISK allow you to Create a NEW file identical to File New LOAD all Pages from the File into RAM ident...

Page 294: ...S ON RAM allow you to INSERT inserts a Page from the ON DISK column to the ON RAM list You can use this function to insert a Page from a different File or insert multiple copies of the same Page INSERT AS as above this button inserts a Page from disk to the RAM sequence but allows you to rename the Page Use this option when you wish to duplicate a Page so that you can make changes and save it back...

Page 295: ...has been programmed for the Page change then it will be applied If you need to skip a Page for example the artist suddenly decides to change the running order and jump from song 3 to song 7 then you can use the Load or Goto buttons Load allows you to load a Page from those stored on hard disk in the active File Note that this option replaces the current Page Goto allows you to select a Page from R...

Page 296: ...ogram changes MIDI OUT synchronise Page changes to Midi timecode MTC and set crossfade transitions between Pages All these functions are defined from the Play List 1 Press the Play List button on the UTILITIES panel to open the window The Play List is a floating window which you can position anywhere on the Nova screen 2 To manipulate the position of the Play List use the traditional Windows proce...

Page 297: ...hen a cell is being edited you can jump from one cell to another using the keyboard cursor keys or TAB without leaving the editing mode This is very convenient for quickly configuring MIDI program changes The keyboard ENTER key validates the selected value and takes you out of the editing mode Therefore to type additional lines in a comment cell use CTRL ENTER To copy and paste text in a cell use ...

Page 298: ... hide comment lines for an individual Page 2 Double click on the button at the top of the PlayList beside Q for the following global operations 1st Double click hides comment lines for all Pages 2nd Double click shows comment lines for all Pages 3rd Double click shows comment lines for the current previous and next Page Arranging Columns 1 Click on a column header and drag and drop to rearrange it...

Page 299: ...AY at the top of the window You can now use the COLUMN DISPLAY options to hide any unwanted elements In the example opposite we have chosen not to display program changes for Pages CH and PG or program changes sent to MIDI channels 8 to 16 3 When you have finished press OK The simplified Play List looks as follows You can find more details on the Playlist Settings window on Page 310 and the right ...

Page 300: ...Play List Functions The following diagram provides an overview of the Play List Note that most functions only become operational once the relevant Automation Enable button has been activated on the Main Mix display See Page 311 for details Let s look at each function in more detail ...

Page 301: ...IDI channels You can label each column up to 4 characters so that you can identify a device by its name rather than by channel number To define a program change 1 Select the Page which will send the program change 2 In the MIDI channel cell column 01 to 16 type in the value of the program change You can enter any value from 0 to 127 3 Confirm by pressing ENTER 4 When you have finished remember to ...

Page 302: ... can enter any value from 0 to 127 4 Confirm by pressing ENTER 5 When you have finished remember to turn on MIDI in on the Main Mix display see Page 311 From hereon when an external device sends the Program change on the specified channel Eclipse will recall the configured Page Note that if a crossfade is specified for the Page then you can select whether the crossfade will be applied from the Pla...

Page 303: ... the Main Menus The MTC Xfade window appears The area below Midi Time Code shows REC and PLAY the MIDI timecode mode In our example PLAY mode is selected MTC the incoming MIDI timecode with any offset applied In our example the MTC is 00 00 00 00 OFFSET this box can be used to enter an offset The area below Next shows details for the next Page change MTC displays the next MIDI timecode programmed ...

Page 304: ... MTC events defined within the Play List Use this mode during the show to synchronise Page changes to MTC RECORD Use this mode during rehearsals to enter MTC values to the Play List on the fly When active the REC LED is red and the MTC box turns red Programming Page Changes Having configured the MIDI timecode you can now program the Page changes using the column headed MTC within the Play List You...

Page 305: ... button on the console when you want to change of Page to take place The current Page updates e g to Song2 7 Let the MTC run and press Next to capture timecode values for every Page change If you want to bypass a Page or several Pages use the Goto function rather than Next 8 When the run through is complete quit RECORD mode You can either click on the PLAY box or press ALT J on the console keyboar...

Page 306: ...the fader down the crossfades play out slower Crossfading Pages The column headed FADE IN within the Play List allows entry of the fade in time for each Page 1 Select the Page you wish to crossfade into 2 In the FADE IN cell enter the fade in time You can enter a value between 0 1 and 999 seconds 3 Confirm by pressing ENTER 4 Make sure that the CHAIN cell is blank 5 Repeat for each of Page you wis...

Page 307: ...ion So for example to chain three Pages 1 Select the first Page and enter a FADE IN time 2 Then double click in CHAIN column The word CHAIN should appear 3 Select the next Page and enter a FADE IN time and CHAIN 4 Select the final Page and enter a FADE IN time For this page make sure the CHAIN column is blank A blank CHAIN column means that automation will stop at the end of the Page transition 5 ...

Page 308: ...by a white fader ID 2 The fader defaults to its halfway position At this position the fader has no effect on the pre programmed fade in times 3 Raise the fader to make your crossfades occur faster If you raise the fader fully open then the fade in time is set to 0s and the Page change acts immediately 4 Lower the fader to slow down fade times If you close the fader then the crossfade is paused and...

Page 309: ...NE mode described on Page 334 in the way in which it is cancelled PREVIEW is automatically cancelled by pressing Next or Prev You can also cancel PREVIEW without recalling a Page by pressing ALT O on the keyboard INSERT NEW inserts a blank Page just after the current selection INSERT NEXT AS inserts a copy of the selected Page just after the current selection REMOVE removes the selected Page from ...

Page 310: ...ver the user changes a mixing parameter masked by the window For example if the Play List is covering EQ parameters on the Main Mix display when you change an EQ value the window will disappear for set period of time Enter the time period in the HIDE TIMEOUT field DEFAULT resets the Play List appearance to a default configuration COLUMN DISPLAY shows or hides columns within the Play List You can u...

Page 311: ...he rear of the console out when enabled MIDI program changes are output to the MIDI OUT connector at the rear of the console TC when enabled Page changes will be actioned from MIDI timecode MTC received at the MIDI IN connector start when enabled fader starts programmed from the FADER START display will send MIDI Note On and Note off messages to the MIDI OUT connector crossfade enable this option ...

Page 312: ...ck you can choose which parameters you wish to load Libraries are saved onto the Nova hard disk and can be exported to USB for transfer to another console The BANK main menu accesses all Processing Library functions Bank Save To save a channel s settings into a processing library 1 Press SEL on the channel you wish the save 2 Select Bank Save or use the following shortcut Press and hold the SEL bu...

Page 313: ...ad to 2 Select Bank Load or use the following shortcut Press and hold the SEL button on the channel Then press Load on the FILES AUTO panel The following pop up appears 3 Select the library file you wish to load in our example Kick Dr 4 Under Preferences tick the settings which you wish to load 5 Then press OK The ticked parameters are loaded from the library file to the selected channel ...

Page 314: ...Select the Library you wish to delete and press OK Bank Import and Export Select Bank Export to export a Library from hard disk to USB Select Bank Import to import a Library from USB to the Nova hard disk In both cases you are presented with File Explorer windows which can be used in a similar manner to importing and exporting Files see Page 284 Processing Libraries are stored as file type lib ...

Page 315: ...lay Page 142 o Link Cards see Page 332 UTILITIES above FILES AUTO o Offline see Page 334 o Play List opens the Play List Page 296 o Test Tone Oscillator see Page 336 o D I O opens PATCH DIREC see Page 230 o Patch In opens PATCH INPUT see Page 212 o Patch Out opens PATCH OUTPUT Page 223 Nova displays o Link Channel see Page 327 o Fader Start see Page 338 o Mute Midi Message see Page 339 o General P...

Page 316: ...ick on the checkboxes Or press the Gate ON Compressor ON EQ ON buttons on the console to tick or untick the checkboxes 4 When you are ready press OK to confirm the operation The chosen parameters are reset to their default values on the selected channel Note that the example above shows an Input channel If you select an Output channel UM8 output then you can reset the Parametric EQ and Graphic EQ ...

Page 317: ...lay opens The top of the display shows that we have copied an IN channel from the Page named INNOVA the copied channel is marked with a green box below its fader at the bottom of the display 3 In the Preferences area select the parameters you wish to paste in our example Compressor and Parametric EQ You can use SELECT ALL or UNSELECT ALL to tick or untick all options 4 Now select the channels to p...

Page 318: ...eters are pasted to the selected channels and the PASTE display closes Note that you cannot undo the paste other than to reload a saved Page from File If you are working offline you can select Copy and Paste from the UTIL main menu Or use the console keyboard Press Ctrl C to copy the selected channel Press Ctrl P to open the PASTE display ...

Page 319: ... the beginning of a show you realise that an instrument is too low in the mix you can raise its level and then write this new fader level into all Pages in RAM This function overwrites settings in RAM therefore it is called Over Ram Note that parameters are updated according to their absolute values you cannot trim an existing value 1 Press Over Ram on the UTILITIES panel to open the OVERRAM displ...

Page 320: ... strips or Smart Panel controllers DESK or S PANEL 3 When you are ready press OK to perform the operation The chosen parameters for the selected channel s are written into the selected Pages in RAM Parameters are only written to Pages in RAM and will not affect Pages saved to a File on hard disk If you wish to keep your Over Ram changes for another day save the File to write the RAM Pages to hard ...

Page 321: ...r On the left is a list of parameters which can be relaxed Along the bottom are the console faders You can select Fader strips or Smart Panel controllers DESK or S PANEL 2 Select the channels you wish to Relax by pressing their SEL buttons If you have Smart Faders or Smart Busses press their SEL button to deploy the slaves you can then select the individual component channels 3 Select a parameter ...

Page 322: ...sing the Load Page Goto Next Previous or automated Play List functions any relaxed channel parameters are not reset Note that whenever you select a channel with relaxed parameters the Relax button illuminates Note that the configuration of the Relax grid is saved in the active File This means that when you load a File the status of isolated channel parameters are remembered If you are working offl...

Page 323: ... g EQ on 1 Press the Rqst button on the UTILITIES panel to turn on Request mode The SEL buttons across the console update to reflect the status of the pop up window parameter in our example 48V phantom power 2 Press a SEL button to turn phantom power on or off You can use SEL buttons on Fader strips and Smart Panel controllers Note that the functionality depends on the type of channel assigned to ...

Page 324: ...or 48V phantom power On Off from the INPUT panel Phase On Off from the INPUT panel Low Cut Filter On Off from the INPUT panel Gate On Off from the DYNAMIC panel Compressor On Off from the DYNAMIC panel Equaliser On Off from the PARAM EQ panel Oscillator On Off press Test on the UTILITES panel 5 When you have finished exit Request mode by deselecting the Rqst button or pressing CANCEL Request mode ...

Page 325: ...n overview of bus routing from the selected channel or to the selected output with options to configure pre fader or independent pan bus sends For details please see Page 142 Link Cards This button opens the LINK IO display which can be used to link I O parameters on an input or output card For details please see Page 332 ...

Page 326: ...e Sy80 DSP module I O Linking links any I O parameters or processing on input or output cards I For example to link EQ and Dynamics on an input channel you would use Channel Linking But to link the EQ and Dynamics on a UM8 processed output you would use I O Linking Link Cards command on the desk Channel Linking and I O Linking are configured in similar ways from different grid displays I O paramet...

Page 327: ...Also note the following points on channel linking Only channels of the same type can be linked for example you cannot link input channels to Auxes For any channel type you can link Faders and Mutes On input channels you can also link Delay if assigned Gate Compressor and Equaliser sections On output channels you can link Delay if assigned and any internal processing one of the 16 floating DSP path...

Page 328: ...the PARAM EQ panel The LINK display looks just like a patch grid and operates in a similar manner On the left you can select which parameters are included in each link group 01 to 77 Along the bottom are the console faders You can configure channel linking for Fader strips and Smart Panel controllers DESK or S PANEL Link Rotary PARAM EQ GRID Link Channel n a ...

Page 329: ...e link group The LINK display should look something like this 5 Now select the parameters which will be linked on the left of the grid If a parameter cannot be linked it turns from white to grey 6 Repeat for each Link group you wish to create The example below shows three separate Link groups 01 02 and 03 with different parameters linked in each group Link group 01 all parameters are linked across...

Page 330: ...art Busses you can link the master VCA faders and mutes To link individual channel processing press SEL to deploy the slaves you can then select the individual component channels 7 Once you have finished press CANCEL to return to the Main Mix display The linked channels operate as a ganged link In other words adjust any channel in the group to adjust all linked parameters Links between channels ar...

Page 331: ...can temporarily remove a channel from the link as follows 1 Press and hold the SEL button on the channel you wish to adjust 2 Move the parameter e g the fader This adjusts the fader level of the individual channel 3 Release the SEL button and move the fader All linked channel faders move You can use this procedure to adjust any parameter e g EQ gain Input gain etc ...

Page 332: ...8 processing outputs you can link Gain Analogue output level Delay Gate Compressor Parametric EQ and Graphic EQ Up to 40 Input and 40 Output Link groups may be created Parameters within each group operate as a ganged link In other words adjust one channel to adjust all channels in the group Links between channels are relative For example a gain change from 0dB to 3dB will add 3dB to the gain of al...

Page 333: ...r Output cards GAIN GATE etc 2 Select the tabs at the top of the display to view different system I O cards MUXI Muxipaire I O local or Stagebox cards DSP LINE Line level I O on the DSP card at the rear of the console DIO1 Ethersound channels Core 1 to Core 4 DIO Core I O cards 3 Use the grid to configure Input and Output link groups in a similar manner to channel link groups see Page 327 In the e...

Page 334: ...anel to activate Offline mode Once active a red OFFLINE alert appears at the top of the Nova display and all meters on the display go full scale This mode is equivalent to disconnecting the console from its audio racks and DSP So if you make a change now you will no longer hear its results When you exit offline mode the console is reconnected to the audio racks and DSP all controls reset to the cu...

Page 335: ...ous Page 5 Then deselect Off Line The console reconnects to the audio racks and DSP and you will see the controls return to the settings of the current Page Providing you didn t modify the current Page there will be no change in audio 6 You can now operate the console in real time as usual The console also supports a function called Preview which is available when automating the console from the P...

Page 336: ...sh to apply test tone to 2 Then press Test on the UTILITIES panel The following window appears where you can configure the test signal 3 Tick one of the checkboxes to select a signal type For the Oscillator left click or right click on the frequency to decrease or increase the frequency in fixed steps The Oscillator level is fixed at 8dBFS and its frequency may be adjusted from 16Hz to 16kHz in st...

Page 337: ...rences Test Signal Oscillator Eclipse User Guide V1 0 1 337 380 5 To turn off the test signal select the channel and press Test again 6 Press OK to remove the test signal The channel returns to its previous assignment ...

Page 338: ...artment for further information on this unit Fader starts are configured from the FADER START display 1 Using the trackball select GRID Fader Start This display operates just like any other patch grid On the left are listed the MIDI note numbers which will transmit the Note ON and Note OFF messages Along the bottom are the console faders You can configure fader starts for Fader strips and Smart Pa...

Page 339: ...kball select GRID Mute Midi Message This display operates just like any other patch grid On the left are listed the MIDI Control Change numbers Along the bottom are the console faders You can configure MUTE buttons on Fader strips and Smart Panel controllers DESK or S PANEL 2 Press the SPACE BAR or right click to make an assignment on the grid 3 At the top of the display select the MIDI Send chann...

Page 340: ...7 when the MUTE is on to the configured Control Change number on the designated MIDI send channel 6 With the Receive channel enabled change the state of the same Control Change number on your external MIDI device The MUTE button is turned on and off on receipt of a value of 127 and 0 respectively 7 For bi directional control make sure both Enable boxes are checked on the MUTE MIDI MESSAGE display ...

Page 341: ...2 When an Aux is selected Input faders act as aux sends Conversely when an Input is selected Aux faders control the aux sends In Input channel faders always control main level and not Aux send level Aux Aux channel faders always control Aux master level and never Aux send levels VCA Determines the logic used when the same channel to assigned to more than one VCA see Page 169 The options are OR Pri...

Page 342: ... Matrix Send Determines the Matrix send mode and send position for Input channels see Page 148 The options are Static mode selects Static Matrix send assign mode Uncheck this box for Active assign mode Inputs post fader selects post fader sends when Matrices are assigned from Input channels Uncheck this box for pre fader sends Ethersound Network Determines Ethersound network preferences if you are...

Page 343: ...is option to switch Input channel metering post processing Desk Label Brightness Sets options for the Label displays 4 character labels across the console Selected sets the brightness of the selected channel label Unselected sets the brightness of all other channel labels not selected Fader level Hold Time this option sets the amount of time the fader level will be displayed for when you touch a f...

Page 344: ...re the pan knob acts Select cue When you hold the Select of the Aux and press the CUE of an Input this toggle the Pan status of this Input between dependant Independant for this Aux Follow last Select the PAN knob acts on the last selected stereo Aux or Master Select return to Global When the Pan knob acts on a stereo Aux if you select an other channel the Pan return to its normal mode acts for Ma...

Page 345: ...events modification of all output processing To configure a console lock 1 Using the trackball select UTIL Lock The following pop up appears 2 Select which elements you wish to protect Outputs locked prevents modification of all output processing UM8 cards Always start on this unmodified file tick this checkbox and the console will always boot up using the current File Cannot modify file or page p...

Page 346: ...ions are now locked Let s assume you selected all the options If someone attempts to make adjustments then a NOT AVAILABLE pop up warns them When you return to the console you can unlock it as follows 1 Using the trackball select UTIL Unlock 2 Type in your password 3 And press OK The console unlocks ...

Page 347: ...e User Guide V1 0 1 347 380 Help Keyboard Shortcuts The General Help display provides an overview of all console keyboard shortcuts 1 Press F1 on the console keyboard or select UTIL Help to open the display These are described in more detail on Page 347 ...

Page 348: ... the trackball select UTIL About to open the following pop up window This provides contact information for Innovason and information on the Muxi and Desk DLL You may be asked for this information should you need to contact our Service department 2 Press OK to clear this window ...

Page 349: ...ou will now be asked if you wish to save each of the Pages in RAM to the active File Press CANCEL to cancel the shutdown operation Select Yes to save just this Page you will then be asked about each Page in turn Press OK Yes all to save all Pages to the active File Select No if you don t want to save this Page you will then be asked about the remaining Pages in turn Select No all to shutdown witho...

Page 350: ...offline PC By preparing Pages and saving them into a File you can build a configuration ahead of an event and load the File onto the console when you arrive As each Nova display has already been covered in the main part of this manual here we will deal with the basic operating principles when using a keyboard mouse and keyboard You will find a summary of all functions on Page 347 ...

Page 351: ...d your File to a real live Eclipse console the console metering will work in real time Saving and Importing to the Console Just as if you were sat at the console you can create multiple Pages and save them into a File Copy the Nova File to a USB interface to import the data to the Eclipse console See Chapter 7 for details on these operations Note that when you import a File only parameters which a...

Page 352: ...d with a scroll wheel not used by Nova However the scroll wheel often acts as a third button which Nova can exploit The diagram below shows the functionality of the left click right click and scroll wheel button and the equivalent keyboard operations Confirming Operations Quite often you will need to confirm an operation You can either point and left click on the OK or CANCEL buttons or use the En...

Page 353: ...e a Label you would press F3 on the console keyboard For a full list of shortcuts see Page 347 You can also use the keyboard to select Nova menus 1 Press ALT plus the underlined letter of the main menu FILE PAGE BANK For example press ALT K to open the Bank menu 2 Once open use the Up Down arrow keys to select a submenu option 3 Press Enter to confirm the selection Often you will use the keyboard ...

Page 354: ...using the left click mouse button or using the Up Down Left Right arrow buttons on the keyboard 2 Make a patch by Pressing SPACE bar on the keyboard Or using the right click mouse button 3 To exit the current display press ESC on the keyboard Within the Patch In Out and Direct displays you can access labels by pressing F3 or name a range of inputs or outputs by pressing ALT F3 see Page 181 You can...

Page 355: ...o cursor left or right The selected channel is shown with a green fader track in our example Input Fader 01 is the selected channel Remember that the faders are colour coded to help identify their type blue faders are Inputs yellow faders are VCAs etc For a list ID colours see Page 50 3 Right click and drag a fader to change its position This is equivalent to moving a fader on the console If you n...

Page 356: ...o control switched functions such as Compressor On Off position the pointer over the button and left click Some functions such as phantom power 48V have a keyboard shortcut F7 For a full list of shortcuts see Page 347 6 To adjust on screen rotary controls such as Compressor Threshold position the pointer over the control and left click to decrement or right click to increment the value 7 Sometimes...

Page 357: ... to proceed Both computers are mounted like a drawer in the desk It is very easy and fast to remove the computers just disconnects the ca bles VGA USB Net Link remove the 4 screws of each computer and pull the drawers Then install M A R S Computer instead of the NOVA one Please do not install the Failed or anoher NOVA Computer instead of M A R S Computer Connect VGA and USB to the computer and res...

Page 358: ...release of NOVA with the same Release Number but other Progression or Debug number The created files with the previous release are preserved Install Bat is a release installer ti be used when you want to install a new release The created files with the previous release will be lost think to make a back up in USB key before the new installation Nova zip contains NOVA software Note that you can use ...

Page 359: ...acters The files that a folder named for example Nova111 of your USB key must contain before the installation 1 Start the console 2 When asked press F4 to install a new release of Nova 3 Plug you USB key in the NOVA computer 4 From the Browser open the folder which contains the previously copied files and double click on update bat or install bat according to the release that you install see Relea...

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Page 361: ...between the console Local audio Rack DSP etc The symptoms You can see if you are in this situation thru the following symptoms Local Rack and or Desk are red The ECLIPSE V5 0 message still defiles on the desk vu meters Touching one of the console fader or switch or coders doesn t affect the software or the audio The message Instantiation KO appears during the starting of the console at least one I...

Page 362: ...ed for the surface control communication Parallel Port Number 1 this is the address of the port used for the local audio rack communication MIDI CABLE TEST this indicates the status of a MIDI cable when connected from Midi IN to MIIDI out of NOVA Make 50 pages Not for the user for software developpers only Firmware Update this launches the software allowing to update the FM 8VB UM 8PO and DSP firw...

Page 363: ...The Standard Template This appendix covers input output and control surface assignments made by the Templ1 standard template I O Connections The Templ1 File loads default input and output patching to the PATCH IN PATCH OUT and PATCH DIRECT grids Use the tables to connect your audio devices as follows ...

Page 364: ...XLR or TOSLink Matrix 7 12 Monitor Left Right Smart Panel Bank D TB Mon Panel 01 D DSP Line Outputs 1 8 DSub25 Ext insert sends 1 8 Assigned as inserts D DSP Line Inputs 1 8 DSub25 Ext insert returns 1 8 Assigned as inserts D DSP Line Inputs 9 16 DSub25 Spare n a D DSP Line Outputs 9 16 DSub25 Spare n a E SI 8D3 Mic Line Inputs 1 8 XLR Local Inputs 1 8 Smart Panel Bank B G FM 8VB Internal Effects ...

Page 365: ... SI 8D3 Mic Line Inputs 1 8 XLR Ethersound Inputs 9 12 Faders 9 12 C SI 8D3 Mic Line Inputs 1 8 XLR Ethersound Inputs 13 24 Faders 13 24 D SI 8D3 Mic Line Inputs 1 8 XLR Ethersound Inputs 25 32 Faders 25 32 E SI 8D3 Mic Line Inputs 1 8 XLR Spare n a F SI 8D3 Mic Line Inputs 1 8 XLR Spare n a G SI 8D3 Mic Line Inputs 1 8 XLR Spare n a H UM 8PO Line AES ADAT Outputs 1 2 Outputs 3 8 XLR or TOSLink St...

Page 366: ... n a 40 Spare 41 44 45 6 Aux 1 4 DioCore UM 8PO 1 8 Aux Left Right deployed AUX1 Au L R Stereo Output Processing UM8 47 48 Master Left Right Console UM 8PO card 1 2 MasL R Stereo Output Processing UM8 Smart Panel Controllers 1 48 Smart Panel Channel Type Label Mono Stereo DSP A FX Upper Input Channels FX Returns 1 4 FX1L R Linked Mono Input Channel Processing A FX Lower Auxes FX Sends 1 4 FX1 Mono...

Page 367: ...ppendix B Plug in Effects The following are the Effects Editor windows for each FM8 VB card plug in The Chorus This plug in provides different variations of Chorus Flanger and Modulation The C Limiter A brick wall limiter generating pleasant distortion for high level signals ...

Page 368: ... 368 380 V1 0 1 Eclipse User Guide The Compressor A very efficient compressor with Hard or Soft behaviour The De Esser Ducker A De esser with a band pass and high pass filter This plug in will be switchable to a Ducker in the next release ...

Page 369: ... B Plug in Effects Eclipse User Guide V1 0 1 369 380 The EQ Pro G8 An 8 band EQ where each band can be parametric shelving a Notch a high pass filter or low pass filter The Expander An Expander with Hard or Soft behaviour ...

Page 370: ...es Appendix B Plug in Effects 370 380 V1 0 1 Eclipse User Guide The GEQ 31 A complete Graphic EQ offering a choice of dB scales The Just Verb2 This reverb uses the famous algorithms of the VB Audio Aphro reverb ...

Page 371: ... 380 The MultiTap Delay This MultiTap delay can provide all variations of Echoes Ping Pong etc Use the Tap button to tap in the tempo Each Tap adjustable level and pan The Stereo Phase EQ This unique plug in allows adjustment of phase 180 at four different frequencies ...

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Page 373: ...designed with LabX Technologies LLCTM DioCore A DioCore is a remote stage rack with 8 audio card slots that can hold 8 channel input or output cards for up to 64 I Os DioCore is controlled by an ARC card Transmission is via Cat5v cable on the open 64x64 Ethersound protocol Dio Es This is a daughter card which can be installed into one of two locations on the DSP card It allows the use of a 64 bi d...

Page 374: ...hone preamp module which gave INNOVASON its reputation for high audio quality It can be installed in any distant Stagebox DioCore or local audio rack Mix Box SmartFAD This is the name given to the concept of controlling several inputs from one physical fader The user can configure a SVCA SmartFader Master to control a number of input slaves SFADs The user can also configure where those slaves appe...

Page 375: ...bs with push switch Local audio rack on rear of console with six slots for I O modules Four SubD25 connectors providing 16 line inputs and 16 flat outputs DSP engine enabling mixing of up to 104 inputs into 48 mix busses simultaneously Muxipaire interface enables connection of a 64 I O Stage Box via coax or fibre optic cable up to 500m Ethersound interface provides connectivity of up to four DioCo...

Page 376: ...puts on four balanced XLRs provide eight AES input channels DI 8Src four inputs on four balanced XLRs provide eight AES input channels each of which has its own SRC sample rate converter Accepts AES signal with a frequency from 32 56KHz UM 8PO eight analogue outputs on eight balanced XLRs Each pair of outputs is switchable to AES The eight audio channels are also available as ADAT via a TOSlink co...

Page 377: ...n 230 Data Structure 275 Delay Assignable 173 Delay UM 8 Outputs 154 Delay controls 113 Delete File 283 DESK Status 48 DESK SMART PANEL buttons 61 DI 8S Cards 45 DI 8Src Cards 45 Dimensions 36 DIO Sync 41 DIO1 tab 214 224 230 DioCore 14 33 DioCore Configuration 233 DioCore Networks 232 239 Display Hold 157 259 Distant busses 224 DSP Line tab 214 224 230 DSP resource busses 200 DSP resource inputs ...

Page 378: ...on 108 Input Gain 110 218 Input metering 111 Input Patching 216 Input Trim 110 Insert Page 289 309 Insert button 113 Inserts 264 Installation 28 Internal DSP Paths 152 Internal Effects 244 Internal Sync 41 Isolating Parameters 321 Keyboard 72 Keyboard Shortcuts 347 Label 52 Labels 176 Layering Inputs 124 LCRM Busses 160 205 Level fader level 120 138 Limiter 114 Line Level Outputs 46 Line AES Outpu...

Page 379: ...248 Patching MUXI Configuration 241 Patching Names 242 Personal Console Builder 199 PFL 188 Phantom power 48V 44 110 218 Phase reverse 110 218 Pink Noise 336 Play List 296 Play List Settings 310 Plug ins 253 367 Postfader Sends 145 Power 39 Powering off 349 Powering On 47 Pre Pan button 142 Prefader Sends 145 Preferences General 341 Monitoring 194 Presets Effects 258 Presets Processing 312 PREVIEW...

Page 380: ...ching On 47 Sy80 Card 31 Sync Source 41 System Clock Source 41 System Overview 14 Talkback 195 Talkback Input 46 Technical Data 375 Temperature 38 Test button 336 Timecode display 12 303 Touch Screen 56 72 Trackball 72 Transportation 35 Trim 110 UM 8PO Cards 45 UM 8PO Outputs 154 USB Ports 43 284 User Defined Panel 197 UTILITIES panel 11 13 315 VB Audio plug ins 253 VCA Grouping 169 Weight 36 Whit...

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