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Operation: Front Panel
Wide Sends
(rear connection)
The Wide Sends connection outputs the Wide Inputs mix directly. The Wide Sends is typically used to
feed an external processor for monitoring purposes.
(See pg. 10)
4:2:4 Sends
(rear connection)
The 4:2:4 Sends connection outputs the Wide Inputs mix downmixed to LCRS format for use with a
Dolby 4:2:4 monitoring processor. MultiMAX downmixes the Wide Inputs mix to LCRS by applying
the following coefficients:
LCR>LCR @ 0dB
LC>L @ –3.5dB (7.1 only) LS>S @ –3.0dB (Normal 0)
LC>C @ –9.5dB (7.1 only)
LS>S @ –6.0dB (Film-3)
RC>C @ –9.5dB (7.1 only)
RS>S @ –3.0dB (Normal 0)
RC>R @ –3.5dB (7.1 only)
RS>S @ –6.0dB (Film-3)
Important: Use this output only when Format: Main Mon is set to F5/S2 or F3/S2
. (See pg. 42)
Other surround formats use a matrix process to encode the surround channels thereby requiring the
use of a surrounds encoder/decoder to hear the effect of the applied matrix process whether in mono,
stereo, 3 or 4 channel surround playback. As a result, the 4:2:4 Sends has not been configured to output
other surround formats correctly.
(See pg. 17)
Note: By using the L, C and R outputs from the 4:2:4 Sends and the LS, RS, and LFE from the Wide Sends
it is possible to output an F5/S2 or F3/S2 7.1 mix to a 5.1 processor.
Downmix Out
(rear connection)
The Downmix Out connection outputs the Wide Inputs mix in two channel stereo (Lo Ro) format.
This provides an easy way to create stereo work copies for the client. Downmix has a 3dB loss to
account for bus build.
Note: The downmix coefficients for the center and surround(s) channels are variable, and may be specified
in the Options/Downmix menu. (See pg. 47)
