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The DSP Toolchest

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Invert

{Off, On}

When enabled, inverts the delayed signal relative to the input polarity.

Enable

{Off, On}

Enable the tap. When enabled, the tap generates output from on its dedicated output port

and contributes to the summed output.

Delay(samp)

[0, 1.023k] samps

Sets the delay, in samples, between the input and output of this tap.

Gain

[-160, 10] dB

Sets the gain of the delayed signal.

Invert

{Off, On}

When enabled, inverts the delayed signal relative to the input polarity.

Enable

{Off, On}

Enable the tap. When enabled, the tap generates output from on its dedicated output port

and contributes to the summed output.

Delay(samp)

[0, 1.023k] samps

Sets the delay, in samples, between the input and output of this tap.

Gain

[-160, 10] dB

Sets the gain of the delayed signal.

Invert

{Off, On}

When enabled, inverts the delayed signal relative to the input polarity.

Enable

{Off, On}

Enable the tap. When enabled, the tap generates output from on its dedicated output port

and contributes to the summed output.

Delay(samp)

[0, 1.023k] samps

Sets the delay, in samples, between the input and output of this tap.

Gain

[-160, 10] dB

Sets the gain of the delayed signal.

Invert

{Off, On}

When enabled, inverts the delayed signal relative to the input polarity.

Master Bypass

{On, Off}

Summary of Contents for 3d Upgrade Board Set

Page 1: ...Metric Halo 3d Users Guide...

Page 3: ...re the unit for use 47 Connect the LIO 8 48 Get familiar with the front panel 48 Take a listen 49 MIOConsole3d 50 MIOConsole3d Default Window Layout 50 The Mixer window 56 Using the Mixer 61 The LIO 8...

Page 4: ...Panel 131 LIO 8 Rear Panel 133 LIO 8 3d Signal Flow 134 Making connections to the LIO 8 3d 134 LIO 8 Specifications 138 7 ULN 2 Users Guide 143 ULN 2 Overview 143 What it is 143 What it has 143 What y...

Page 5: ...reakdown 261 Configure Mixer Breakdown 283 Auxes 285 Groups 289 DCAs 289 Mute Groups 289 The Analog I O Pane 291 USB Satellite Computer Port SCP fundamentals 292 11 Monitor and Cue Controllers 296 Ove...

Page 6: ...cording Preferences 381 Discovery Preferences 388 15 Control Surface Support 389 Control Surface Preferences 389 Details of EuCon Control Surface Support 390 Avid Control Details 392 Avid Control Mixe...

Page 7: ...tion Type 2 429 MIOSoftDistortion Type 3 430 MIOSlew 430 MIOInSlew 431 MIO 4th Order Nonlinear Map 431 MIO 4th Order Symmetrical Nonlinear Map 432 MIO 4th Order dB Nonlinear Map 433 MIO 4th Order dB S...

Page 8: ...y commands 474 Mixer menu key commands 478 I O menu key commands 479 Monitor menu key commands 479 Window menu key commands 480 Help menu key commands 480 Key Commands Non Menu Bar functions 481 Monit...

Page 9: ...Pinouts 500 E ULN 8 LIO 8 Jumper Settings 502 Overview 502 D I Board 503 Line input grounding 503 Output levels 504 Power supply 505 F ULN R Installation Guide 506 ULN R Parts and Tools 506 Installing...

Page 10: ...Surround Mixer 44 1 22 Monitor Controller speaker assignment 45 2 1 LIO 8 47 2 2 LIO 8 Routing 48 2 3 MIOConsole3d LIO 8 default view 50 2 4 LIO 8 System and Unit Status display 51 2 5 Link Groups exa...

Page 11: ...xample 94 4 6 2882 Mixer Panes example 95 4 7 Monitor Controller 96 4 8 Cue Controller 97 4 9 Mixer Window 98 4 10 Mixer Strip elements exposed 99 4 11 Basic 3d Mixer signal flow 101 4 12 Input source...

Page 12: ...182 9 7 Security Privacy Privacy tab Allow MIOConsole3d access to Microphone 183 9 8 MIOConsole3d Domain configurations 186 9 9 Registration Message 187 9 10 Preferences Discovery Check for registere...

Page 13: ...sion Recording Preferences menu item 221 10 49 Mixer Menu 222 10 50 Status Pane Unit Icon 222 10 51 New Input Strip source button 223 10 52 Source selection window 224 10 53 View sources by box 224 10...

Page 14: ...nput Strip Source selection window 262 10 106 View sources by box 263 10 107 Configure Mixer window Hard Mutes enable 263 10 108 Analog Headamp controls 264 10 109 Analog Headamp Input Modes by model...

Page 15: ...303 11 11 Monitor and Cue Controller sources as assigned 303 11 12 Default Monitor Controller and Cue Control windows 306 11 13 Monitor Controller Output tooltip 306 11 14 Menu bar Monitor menu Monit...

Page 16: ...46 Next Take field with new Next Take number 347 12 47 Next Take field new Next Take number committed 347 12 48 Next Take field auto increments at the start of each new Take 347 12 49 Recording Prefs...

Page 17: ...p 385 14 20 Take Folder Name Template tooltip pop up 386 14 21 Name Templates script example 387 14 22 Discovery Parameter Controls 388 14 23 Discovery Parameter selection options for both controls 38...

Page 18: ...crew Placement No Rack Ear 502 E 4 D I Board Jumper Sites 503 E 5 Shield Lift Jumper Sites 503 E 6 Output Level Jumper Sites 504 E 7 PSU Jumper Sites 505 F 1 DB25 Connector Board 506 F 2 4 Channel ULN...

Page 19: ...sing power will make all aspects of your creative process not just better sounding but more efficient as well That s the design philosophy behind 3d as a whole Metric Halos 3d developmental stomping g...

Page 20: ...e call this the Root box All other 3d boxes are connected in turn from the Root box Audio applications on Host computer MHLink Driver on Host computer MHLink Root Box Box 1 MHLink Box 2 MHLink Box 3 m...

Page 21: ...of the computer at all sample rates up to 192kHz The default setting is 32 channels of I O USB A single USB C port is provided on all 3d devices as a secondary cross platform compatible alternative c...

Page 22: ...itoring functions The graphic below illustrates how domains can connect to a Host computer A single box connected via USB a Domain Four boxes daisy chained together on a dedicated Gigabit Ethernet por...

Page 23: ...lore supporting specialized scenarios involving shared or split Hosting between MHLinked computers but for the time being there can be only one Root box The Metric Halo 3d box which is directly connec...

Page 24: ...d by applying the selection filters in the Routing window Cascade will take the filtered list on the right pane of the Routing window and apply that list sequentially to either selected range or a set...

Page 25: ...49 MIOConsole3d 50 MIOConsole3d Default Window Layout 50 The Mixer window 56 Using the Mixer 61 The LIO 8 and surround 65 Surround Monitoring Setup 66 Unleash the DSP 67 3 ULN 2 Quick Start Guide 68...

Page 26: ...Analog Out 1 2 either via a DB25 cable or the 1 4 TRS jacks Turn the unit on using the front panel switch Super QuickStart Plug your computer into the USB C port on the back of the ULN 8 Select ULN 8...

Page 27: ...ion has occurred You must do this before you will be able to use your hardware via MHLink The authorization process is the same for all third party drivers If you are unfamiliar with the process pleas...

Page 28: ...launch MIOConsole3d If you connect with USB you don t need to launch MIOConsole3d to establish the output routing it is setup automatically by the box itself Note The ULN 8 default configuration is se...

Page 29: ...r elements are resized added or removed Try selecting the 85 scale setting so you can see what it does Now resize the Mixer window by grabbing the window corner or any of the edges so you can see how...

Page 30: ...ick to download and install the new version Click on the Digital label circled in red below the firmware version to open the Digital I O Status window for this box You ll see a pop up with that device...

Page 31: ...f the System Status Pane is the primary default Mixer window There are three Mix Panes available to help organize your mixer Each Mix Pane can show any combination of Input strips Bus strips Main Aux...

Page 32: ...conserving valuable screen space 5 In the upper right of the default layout is the Monitor Controller This is a separate resizable window from the main Mixer window which can also be set to float so...

Page 33: ...cues which allows you to use them as a monitoring console for live monitoring and or as part of a send system for bus output routing By default there will be one Cue that mults the selected input in t...

Page 34: ...back dims Cue Source and mixes the Talkback source to all enabled Cues Listenback routes MC Source to all Listenback enabled Cues Cue Hamburger menu Edit the Output Graph for this Cue Delete this Cue...

Page 35: ...r surface has a stereo Main bus stereo Aux buses 1 through 4 and nine Input channel strips The first input strip is the Host which is a stereo mixer input routed from channels 1 and 2 of your host com...

Page 36: ...r modify with Cascade Hard Mute is a kill switch at the source of the desk strip designed for live sound applications Hard Mute is hidden and disabled by default Analog inputs get a head amp where you...

Page 37: ...ned to There are no pan controls on a channel assigned to a mono bus Mono input channels will have a pan knob when assigned to stereo or LCR buses Mono input channels assigned to LCRS through 7 1 buse...

Page 38: ...ign on the strip called Bus Output Use Bus Output to route bus strip outputs to any hardware port or as additional post fader return routes to the Host computer There are two other types of buses whic...

Page 39: ...You can utilize this to do parallel compression on submix buses or sum in a reverb bus that includes a dry component Routing Unit box Selector Input Source Selector Output Destination Selector Filter...

Page 40: ...ler source To play it safe if you haven t already done so reduce the Monitor Controller level from it s default 0 0 and bring it up after the music starts Select MHLink Audio or if you are connecting...

Page 41: ...ULN 8 s eight AES channels into the MIOConsole3d mixer and your DAW This procedure works with any kind of input from any box in the domain First hit command shift A to create a new input strip In the...

Page 42: ...in as shown in Mixer strip Plug in names will generally appear abbreviated in order to save space MIOEQ6 is shown above When you move the mouse over an inserted plug in the Insert label will change t...

Page 43: ...t slot to another anywhere in the Mixer to clone that Plug in to the new location Plug in instances will automatically adapt to the channel width of the target Insert as necessary Sweeping controls To...

Page 44: ...annels so let s fix that too Go to the top of the Host input strip and click on the input assignment pulldown At the top of this window you have the choice of a mono stereo or a multi channel strip Se...

Page 45: ...ently set to None in the Destinations field The routing box should appear as in the figure below If your speaker channels are all in ITU order you can just double click ULN 8 Analog 1 to automatically...

Page 46: ...EQ and compression powerhouse Very clean very transparent put it up against any precision digital mastering hardware and be just a little stunned Mix it with some Character for a tracking console vib...

Page 47: ...Analog Out 1 2 either via a DB25 cable or the 1 4 TRS jacks Turn the unit on using the front panel switch Super QuickStart Plug your computer into the USB C port on the back of the LIO 8 Select LIO 8...

Page 48: ...occurred You must do this before you will be able to use your hardware via MHLink The authorization process is the same for all third party drivers If you are unfamiliar with the process please read o...

Page 49: ...launch MIOConsole3d If you connect with USB you don t need to launch MIOConsole3d to establish the output routing it is setup automatically by the box itself Note The LIO 8 default configuration is se...

Page 50: ...r elements are resized added or removed Try selecting the 85 scale setting so you can see what it does Now resize the Mixer window by grabbing the window corner or any of the edges so you can see how...

Page 51: ...en the Digital I O Status window for this box You ll see a pop up with that device s type and serial number with Clock Lock status for each digital audio port and a selector to choose ADAT or TOSLINK...

Page 52: ...mixer Each Mix Pane can show any combination of Input strips Bus strips Main Aux and Group or DCA strips Mixer strip layouts i e which mix desk strip controls are shown are configured independently fo...

Page 53: ...conserving valuable screen space 5 In the upper right of the default layout is the Monitor Controller This is a separate resizable window from the main Mixer window which can also be set to float so...

Page 54: ...cues which allows you to use them as a monitoring console for live monitoring and or as part of a send system for bus output routing By default there will be one Cue that mults the selected input in t...

Page 55: ...back dims Cue Source and mixes the Talkback source to all enabled Cues Listenback routes MC Source to all Listenback enabled Cues Cue Hamburger menu Edit the Output Graph for this Cue Delete this Cue...

Page 56: ...surface has a stereo Main bus stereo Aux buses 1 through 4 and nine Input channel strips The first input strip is the Host which is a stereo mixer input routed from channels 1 and 2 of your host comp...

Page 57: ...r modify with Cascade Hard Mute is a kill switch at the source of the desk strip designed for live sound applications Hard Mute is hidden and disabled by default Analog inputs get a head amp where you...

Page 58: ...ned to There are no pan controls on a channel assigned to a mono bus Mono input channels will have a pan knob when assigned to stereo or LCR buses Mono input channels assigned to LCRS through 7 1 buse...

Page 59: ...ign on the strip called Bus Output Use Bus Output to route bus strip outputs to any hardware port or as additional post fader return routes to the Host computer There are two other types of buses whic...

Page 60: ...You can utilize this to do parallel compression on submix buses or sum in a reverb bus that includes a dry component Routing Unit box Selector Input Source Selector Output Destination Selector Filter...

Page 61: ...ller source To play it safe if you haven t already done so reduce the Monitor Controller level from it s default 0 0 and bring it up after the music starts Select MHLink Audio or if you are connecting...

Page 62: ...LIO 8 s eight AES channels into the MIOConsole3d mixer and your DAW This procedure works with any kind of input from any box in the domain First hit command shift A to create a new input strip In the...

Page 63: ...in as shown in Mixer strip Plug in names will generally appear abbreviated in order to save space MIOEQ6 is shown above When you move the mouse over an inserted plug in the Insert label will change t...

Page 64: ...t slot to another anywhere in the Mixer to clone that Plug in to the new location Plug in instances will automatically adapt to the channel width of the target Insert as necessary Sweeping controls To...

Page 65: ...t strip and click on the input assignment pulldown At the top of this window you have the choice of a mono stereo or a multi channel strip Select Multi and click Apply Your Host strip is automatically...

Page 66: ...should appear as in the figure below If your speaker channels are all in ITU order you can just double click LIO 8 Analog 1 to automatically cascade L R C LFE Ls Rs to channels 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 respec...

Page 67: ...ense inconvenience or limitations imposed by running such processes in outboard gear or a DAW monitor bus You should definitely check out the following processes MIOStrip Gating EQ and compression pow...

Page 68: ...Monitor Out L R Super QuickStart Plug your computer into the USB C port on the back of the ULN 2 Select ULN 2 as your computers audio device Done The ULN 2 will receive and send audio from to channel...

Page 69: ...S 10 13 Apple introduced another layer of driver system extension software security In order for third party drivers system extensions to be activated on new installs of High Sierra the user of the co...

Page 70: ...don t need to launch MIOConsole3d to establish the output routing it is setup automatically by the box itself Note The ULN 2 default configuration is set to receive audio from channels 1 and 2 from yo...

Page 71: ...t scaling does not change the size of all of the Mixer strip elements the fader meters section remains elastic and will shrink or stretch as other Mixer elements are resized added or removed Try selec...

Page 72: ...ware version As with the Console and Driver displays in the Status Pane header when the firmware version turns orange click to download and install the new version Click on the Digital label circled i...

Page 73: ...f the System Status Pane is the primary default Mixer window There are three Mix Panes available to help organize your mixer Each Mix Pane can show any combination of Input strips Bus strips Main Aux...

Page 74: ...efault layout is the Monitor Controller This is a separate resizable window from the main Mixer window which can also be set to float so it is always visible on your display Across the top of the Moni...

Page 75: ...l Option Click returns controls to the default setting 6 Below the Monitor Controller is the Cue Controls window This window will expand downwards as you add more Cue Sends You can think of Cues as na...

Page 76: ...f source has headamp 48v Phantom Power for TB source if source is Mic or Mic Pad Dim amount for Cues when Listenback is engaged Cue Name from Output Assign window Folds Cue down to mono Locks Cue gain...

Page 77: ...ereo Aux buses 1 through 4 and nine Input channel strips The first input strip is the Host which is a stereo mixer input routed from channels 1 and 2 of your host computer ie channels 1 and 2 from you...

Page 78: ...r modify with Cascade Hard Mute is a kill switch at the source of the desk strip designed for live sound applications Hard Mute is hidden and disabled by default Analog inputs get a head amp where you...

Page 79: ...y to match the channel width of the strip to the bus that it is assigned to There are no pan controls on a channel assigned to a mono bus Mono input channels will have a pan knob when assigned to ster...

Page 80: ...ute Group DCA and Assign control elements which all work just like the Input strips Aux Group and Main buses have an additional routing selector below Assign on the strip called Bus Output Use Bus Out...

Page 81: ...You can utilize this to do parallel compression on submix buses or sum in a reverb bus that includes a dry component Routing Unit box Selector Input Source Selector Output Destination Selector Filter...

Page 82: ...g via USB ULN 2 as your audio interface in your DAW s hardware con figuration To play from your DAW send your DAW s signal to outputs 1 2 and it will also come into the ULN 2 on the Host 1 2 strip Hit...

Page 83: ...main First hit command shift A to create a new input strip In the routing window that pops up select Digital from the filter list on the left to show only the digital inputs select ADAT 1 type 8 in th...

Page 84: ...shown in Mixer strip Plug in names will generally appear abbreviated in order to save space MIOEQ6 is shown above When you move the mouse over an inserted plug in the Insert label will change to show...

Page 85: ...t slot to another anywhere in the Mixer to clone that Plug in to the new location Plug in instances will automatically adapt to the channel width of the target Insert as necessary Sweeping controls To...

Page 86: ...t strip and click on the input assignment pulldown At the top of this window you have the choice of a mono stereo or a multi channel strip Select Multi and click Apply Your Host strip is automatically...

Page 87: ...x should appear as in the figure below If your speaker channels are all in ITU order you can just double click ULN 2 ADAT 1 to automatically cascade L R C LFE Ls Rs to channels 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 respect...

Page 88: ...ense inconvenience or limitations imposed by running such processes in outboard gear or a DAW monitor bus You should definitely check out the following processes MIOStrip Gating EQ and compression pow...

Page 89: ...d monitors and the 2882 s outputs this allows the 2882 to work at full digital resolution without overdriving the amplifiers Super QuickStart Plug your computer into the USB C port on the back of the...

Page 90: ...ity In order for third party drivers system extensions to be activated on new installs of High Sierra the user of the computer you must explicitly approve the activation after the installation has occ...

Page 91: ...he output routing it is setup automatically by the box itself Note The 2882 default configuration is set to receive audio from channels 1 and 2 from your computer and play audio out both the headphone...

Page 92: ...y selecting the 85 scale setting so you can see what it does Now resize the Mixer window by grabbing the window corner or any of the edges so you can see how the mixer elements react You can also chan...

Page 93: ...box You ll see a pop up with that device s type and serial number with Clock Lock status for each digital audio port and a selector to choose ADAT or TOSLINK as the output format for the 2882 s built...

Page 94: ...mixer Each Mix Pane can show any combination of Input strips Bus strips Main Aux and Group or DCA strips Mixer strip layouts i e which mix desk strip controls are shown are configured independently fo...

Page 95: ...ou maximize the efficiency of your control surface while conserving valuable screen space 5 In the upper right of the default layout is the Monitor Controller This is a separate resizable window from...

Page 96: ...ntrol Option Click returns controls to the default setting 6 Below the Monitor Controller is the Cue Controls window This window will expand downwards as you add more Cue Sends You can think of Cues a...

Page 97: ...f source has headamp 48v Phantom Power for TB source if source is Mic or Mic Pad Dim amount for Cues when Listenback is engaged Cue Name from Output Assign window Folds Cue down to mono Locks Cue gain...

Page 98: ...surface has a stereo Main bus stereo Aux buses 1 through 4 and nine Input channel strips The first input strip is the Host which is a stereo mixer input routed from channels 1 and 2 of your host comp...

Page 99: ...r modify with Cascade Hard Mute is a kill switch at the source of the desk strip designed for live sound applications Hard Mute is hidden and disabled by default Analog inputs get a head amp where you...

Page 100: ...ned to There are no pan controls on a channel assigned to a mono bus Mono input channels will have a pan knob when assigned to stereo or LCR buses Mono input channels assigned to LCRS through 7 1 buse...

Page 101: ...ign on the strip called Bus Output Use Bus Output to route bus strip outputs to any hardware port or as additional post fader return routes to the Host computer There are two other types of buses whic...

Page 102: ...You can utilize this to do parallel compression on submix buses or sum in a reverb bus that includes a dry component Routing Unit box Selector Input Source Selector Output Destination Selector Filter...

Page 103: ...ller source To play it safe if you haven t already done so reduce the Monitor Controller level from it s default 0 0 and bring it up after the music starts Select MHLink Audio or if you are connecting...

Page 104: ...2882 s eight ADAT channels into the MIOConsole3d mixer and your DAW This procedure works with any kind of input from any box in the domain First hit command shift A to create a new input strip In the...

Page 105: ...in as shown in Mixer strip Plug in names will generally appear abbreviated in order to save space MIOEQ6 is shown above When you move the mouse over an inserted plug in the Insert label will change t...

Page 106: ...t slot to another anywhere in the Mixer to clone that Plug in to the new location Plug in instances will automatically adapt to the channel width of the target Insert as necessary Sweeping controls To...

Page 107: ...t strip and click on the input assignment pulldown At the top of this window you have the choice of a mono stereo or a multi channel strip Select Multi and click Apply Your Host strip is automatically...

Page 108: ...should appear as in the figure below If your speaker channels are all in ITU order you can just double click 2882 Analog 1 to automatically cascade L R C LFE Ls Rs to channels 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 respect...

Page 109: ...ense inconvenience or limitations imposed by running such processes in outboard gear or a DAW monitor bus You should definitely check out the following processes MIOStrip Gating EQ and compression pow...

Page 110: ...dware 131 LIO 8 Front Panel 131 LIO 8 Rear Panel 133 LIO 8 3d Signal Flow 134 Making connections to the LIO 8 3d 134 LIO 8 Specifications 138 7 ULN 2 Users Guide 143 ULN 2 Overview 143 What it is 143...

Page 111: ...2882 Specifications 171...

Page 112: ...liant USB C connection is available as an alternative computer interface All inputs and outputs are capable of 24 bit 192kHz operation What it has 18 simultaneous input channels and 20 simultaneous ou...

Page 113: ...ble Capabilities Battery Powerable Rack Mount Kit Options can be installed before or after purchase Metric Halo Edge Card expansion modules Click here for more information on the available Edge Card c...

Page 114: ...C Power Cord appropriate for your area One 18 volt 48 watt world ready external power supply One 12 CAT 5e Gigabit Ethernet Cable One 14 CAT 5e Gigabit Ethernet Cable Two Rack Ears w fasteners Jumpers...

Page 115: ...tem is internally clocked Wordclock indicates that system is being clocked from the wordclock input Digital In indicates that the system is being clocked from the selected digital input Control Mode I...

Page 116: ...een affecting the Monitor Control section or Headphones There are two multicolor LEDs below the encoder that indicate which path the encoder is modifying as well as mute and dim status The ULN 8 front...

Page 117: ...Hz 1 8 Hz 64 7 kHz Noise Floor flat 0 22 05 kHz typ 115 dB 8 channels balanced line level sends on DB25 that mirror the selected input 8 channels balanced line monitor outputs on DB25 Each output has...

Page 118: ...Switch Mic Amp Mic S R Input mode Mic Line Input mode 48v 48v Mic Line Switch Mic DB25 A D 8 channels DI Amp DI TRS Line DB25 Line Amp Trim Send DB25 Line DB25 Line Amp Send Amp Send DB25 Analog Inpu...

Page 119: ...of driver system exten sion software security In order for third party drivers system extensions to be activated on new installs of High Sierra the user of the computer you must explicitly approve th...

Page 120: ...rs you need to physically disconnect that input or otherwise ensure that no signal is present at the unused input You may notice that the MIOConsole3d has an input selection for Inst This can be used...

Page 121: ...greatly expanded through the addition of a Metric Halo EdgeBus card Clock Sync Clock sync is a serious consideration in any digital audio system If you are recording analog sources with ULN 8 you can...

Page 122: ...e unit with 24V the power source will have to provide 1 3 amps of current and so on The ULN 8 ships with a world ready 18 volt 2 amp power supply You can plug this supply into any AC power source from...

Page 123: ...mic Range 60 dB A weighted typ 118 dB Noise Floor flat 0 22 05 kHz typ 115 dB Noise Floor A weighted typ 117 9 dB Gain Range 22 dB to 91 5 dB Gain Precision 0 05 dB Gain Step 0 5 dB THD D A A D loop 1...

Page 124: ...HD D A A D loop 0 dBFS 0 0015 Crosstalk 1kHz 127 dB IMD 1k component 19 kHz 20kHz 8dBu 104 dBu Gain Range 12 dB to 31 5 dB Gain Precision 0 05 dB Gain Step 0 5 dB Table 5 6 ULN 8 Line Input ADC Line I...

Page 125: ...ransient Control Instantiable Reverb Instantiable Dither Instantiable Mix Foldown Instantiable Signal Generation Instantiable Nearly Infinite Combinations via DSP Instantiable Table 5 10 ULN 8 Output...

Page 126: ...igidesign Digital Mic Input Connector 8 Channels DB 25 Mic Input Pinout Tascam Digidesign Analog Line Input Connector 8 Channels DB 25 Line Input Pinout Tascam Digidesign Analog Send Output Connector...

Page 127: ...Supply Max Input Current 1 2 A External Supply Output 18 VDC External Supply Max Output Current 2 0 A External Supply Connector 4 Pin XLR Table 5 14 ULN 8 Power Case Material Powder Coated Aluminum Fa...

Page 128: ...B C connection is available as an alternative computer interface All inputs and outputs are capable of 24 bit 192kHz operation What it has 18 simultaneous input channels and 20 simultaneous output cha...

Page 129: ...ptions can be installed before or after purchase 4 or 8 channels of ULN R Microphone preamps Metric Halo Edge Card expansion modules Click here for more information on the available Edge Card configur...

Page 130: ...IEC Power Cord appropriate for your area One 18 volt 48 watt world ready external power supply One 12 CAT 5e Gigabit Ethernet Cable One 14 CAT 5e Gigabit Ethernet Cable Two Rack Ears w fasteners Jump...

Page 131: ...mple Rate is determined from the currently selected clock source so it will accurately indi cate the current sample rate even when the clock source is being provided by an external device Clock source...

Page 132: ...panel adjustment for your audio By pressing the encoder it can toggle between affecting the Monitor Control section or Headphones There are two multicolor LEDs below the encoder that indicate which p...

Page 133: ...ts on DB25 Each output has 24 bit 192kHz D A converters 120dB SNR Gain range from 96 dB to 30 dB Outputs 1 and 2 are also multed to 1 4 TRS connectors 8 channels AES digital I O on DB25 Single wire mo...

Page 134: ...mode 48v 48v Mic Line Switch Mic DB25 A D 8 channels DI Amp DI TRS Line DB25 Line Amp Trim Send DB25 Line DB25 Line Amp Send Amp Send DB25 Analog Inputs 1 2 Trim Line Monitor Outs 1 2 TRS Send Amp Ed...

Page 135: ...r of driver system exten sion software security In order for third party drivers system extensions to be activated on new installs of High Sierra the user of the computer you must explicitly approve t...

Page 136: ...g Right Sleeve Ground Connecting to the DIs The DI inputs provide an excellent high impedance input for directly connecting instruments to the LIO 8 These inputs are unity gain summed with the corresp...

Page 137: ...procedure for distributing clock is to use an AES clock signal The AES clock signal is an AES digital audio signal with no audio activity The LIO 8 only uses the AES preambles for clock recovery so i...

Page 138: ...er source in this way While this will not damage the LIO 8 in any way to avoid the spark just connect the power connector to LIO 8 before connecting the power source to the wall LIO 8 Specifications R...

Page 139: ...00 Hz 5 7 Hz 42 1 kHz 0 1 0dB fs 192000 Hz 1 8 Hz 64 7 kHz 5 low end in channel phase deviation point 10 7 Hz Interchannel phase 0 Hz 20 kHz 0 05 Crosstalk from SMPTE Input 142 dB Table 6 5 LIO 8 Line...

Page 140: ...tors 4 AES Clock Source Indicators 4 AES Lock Indicators 4 AES Input Signal Indicators 4 AES Output Signal Indicators 4 System Lock Indicator 1 Firewire Indicator 1 Front Panel Modes 14 Headphone Outp...

Page 141: ...1mm Coaxial Power Switched 4 Pin XLR Security Slot Kensignton Table 6 10 LIO 8 Back Panel Software Driver CoreAudio Mac OS X Mac OS X 10 8 5 or newer Architecture Intel MIOConsole3d Included Record P...

Page 142: ...LIO 8 Users Guide 142 Case Dimensions 17 x 13 x 1 72 Dimensions 432 x 330 x 44 mm Rack Ears included Powder Coated Steel Rear Rack Mounts Available Table 6 13 LIO 8 Case...

Page 143: ...chaining are provided by two MHLink Gigabit Ethernet ports each of which support 128 channels of bidirectional audio at 192khz 32 bit data rate A UAC2 class compliant USB C connection is available as...

Page 144: ...be installed before or after purchase 1 or 2 channels of Jensen input transformers What you need to use it Computer Any Mac that supports Mac OS X 10 8 5 with a Gigabit Ethernet or UAC2 class complian...

Page 145: ...nal power supply base configuration includes one S PDIF AES Stereo Digital I O EdgeCard pre installed Note al ternate EdgeCard configurations are available at time of order One 12 CAT 5e Gigabit Ether...

Page 146: ...connected to the XLR portion of the Neutrik combo connector Maximum gain is 72 dB Push the Mic TRS switch IN to select the MIC input The DI amp is optimized for high impedance sources like magnetic pi...

Page 147: ...sample rate will still be indicated on the front panel display Digital I O Section The AES and S PDIF lights indicate when a valid incoming digital audio stream is present The Locked light indicates...

Page 148: ...ULN 2 to be used as an active mic splitter 2 channels balanced TRS main outputs Each output has 24 bit 96kHz D A converters 120dB SNR functional at 4x SR switchable 4 10 level 2 channels balanced Moni...

Page 149: ...T TOSLINK EdgeBus MADI Optical Copper EdgeBus S PDIF MIDI EdgeBus 2x ADAT S PDIF EdgeBus MADI Optical x2 EdgeBus MADI Copper x4 Analog Board 3d Card Included EdgeCard Optional EdgeCard 48v Figure 7 5...

Page 150: ...nd transparently integrates the new devices into the currently running Console3d mixer making all the added I O ports and DSP engine power immediately available for use MHLink requires the installatio...

Page 151: ...Line level inputs Additionally the DI input is capable of 63 dB of gain and can be used with dynamic microphones phantom power is only available with the Mic Amp Feel free to experiment with the diffe...

Page 152: ...ack to ground In order to do this you can simply use a balanced TRS TRS connector with the unbalanced gear You can also construct a special cable with a TRS connector and a TS connector In this cable...

Page 153: ...ou may have to exert some force to remove the plug Making an XLR connection When you connect a Male XLR plug to a ULN 2 jack ensure that you have aligned the pins with the connector body and insert fi...

Page 154: ...ital audio inputs can often recover clean sounding audio from unlocked audio devices running at the same sample rate this is honestly just an accidental quirk of the over built quality of the 3d hardw...

Page 155: ...k cable jitter which may adversely affect clock stability and audio quality The AES recommended procedure for distributing clock is to use an AES clock signal The AES clock signal is an AES digital au...

Page 156: ...power source to the wall ULN 2 Specifications Mic Inputs Stepped Gain Range 6 dB 72 dB 6 dB Steps Gain Range with Trim 14dB 70 dB Input Impedance 3 3k Harmonic Distortion 1kHz 9dBu in 6 dB Gain 0 000...

Page 157: ...parametric EQ Instantiable Dynamics Instantiable Character Instantiable Reverb Instantiable Dither Instantiable Mix Foldown Instantiable Nearly Infinite Combinations via DSP Graph Instantiable Table 7...

Page 158: ...Mic Line Input Connectors 2 Channels Neutrik Combo XLR TRS Insert Send Connectors 2 Channels TRS Insert Return Connectors 2 Channels TRS Analog Output Connectors 2 Channels switchable 4 10 TRS Monito...

Page 159: ...VDC External Supply Max Output Current 2 0 A External Supply Connector 2 1mm coaxial 4 Pin XLR Table 7 12 ULN 2 Power Case Material Powder Coated Aluminum Fasteners 7 64 Hex Socket Head Weight 4 lbs...

Page 160: ...the analog outputs digital i o and internal routing and processing paths support sample rates up to 192kHz What it has 20 simultaneous input channels and 20 simultaneous output channels with the base...

Page 161: ...Powerable Rack Mount Kit What you need to use it Computer Any Mac that supports Mac OS X 10 8 5 with a Gigabit Ethernet or UAC2 class compliant USB connection Mac OS X 10 8 5 or newer required Mac OS...

Page 162: ...F AES Stereo Digital I O EdgeCard pre installed Note al ternate EdgeCard configurations are available at time of order One 18 volt 48 watt world ready external power supply One 12 CAT 5e Gigabit Ether...

Page 163: ...power Indicates that at least one of the preamps has the phantom power enabled FireWire Indicates that the 2882 has been successfully connected to either a USB or MHLink Gigabit Ethernet connection to...

Page 164: ...alanced TRS inputs Each input has 24 bit 96kHz A D converters 110dB SNR remote controllable pre amps with 40 dB of gain remote switchable input impedance characteristics remote switchable 20dB pad rem...

Page 165: ...SP EdgeBus 4x ADAT TOSLINK EdgeBus MADI Optical Copper EdgeBus S PDIF MIDI EdgeBus 2x ADAT S PDIF EdgeBus MADI Optical x2 EdgeBus MADI Copper x4 Analog Board 3d Card Included EdgeCard Optional EdgeCar...

Page 166: ...ierra macOS 10 13 Apple introduced another layer of driver system exten sion software security In order for third party drivers system extensions to be activated on new installs of High Sierra the use...

Page 167: ...red pin 2 hot and the 1 4 inputs are wired Tip hot TIP To use the 2882 TRS input with guitar or bass you can simply use a standard TS guitar cable patch cord and it will work fine However you can take...

Page 168: ...flips distortion or no sound To disconnect a 1 4 plug firmly pull the plug straight out from the connector body The connectors on 2882 are stiff so you may have to exert some force to remove the plug...

Page 169: ...hat the 3d digital audio inputs can often recover clean sounding audio from unlocked audio devices running at the same sample rate this is honestly just an accidental quirk of the over built quality o...

Page 170: ...nput 4 Sending an ADAT or S PDIF signal into the Optical Digital input The BNC word clock input port is a 75 Ohm terminated coaxial input It should be driven by a 75 Ohm source driver and interconnect...

Page 171: ...r you may see a small spark when you make the connection This is due to surge current and is normal if you connect a power source in this way While this will not damage the 2882 in any way to avoid th...

Page 172: ...e Dither Instantiable Mix Foldown Instantiable Nearly Infinite Combinations via DSP Graph Instantiable Table 8 5 2882 Output Processing Front Panel Indicator LEDs 177 Meters 16 Segments per Meter 10 C...

Page 173: ...k Connectors 2 RJ 45 8 pin USB C Metric Halo EdgeBus Card expansion slot Power Unswitched 2 1mm Coaxial Security Slot Kensington Table 8 7 2882 Back Panel Software Driver CoreAudio Mac OS X Mac OS X 1...

Page 174: ...e 174 Case Material Powder Coated Aluminum Fasteners 7 64 Hex Socket Head Weight 4 5 lbs Weight 2 kg Dimensions 13 5 x 11 x 1 73 34 3 cm x 27 9 cm x 4 4 cm Rack Ears included Powder Coated Steel Table...

Page 175: ...The MIOConsole3d Mixer Grand Tour 250 Mixer Default Configurations 250 Console3d Mix Desk Organization 253 Mix Desk Command Control 256 Mixer Strip Controls Breakdown 261 Configure Mixer Breakdown 28...

Page 176: ...63 Multichannel Plug ins 366 Graphs 367 14 MIOConsole3d Preferences 371 Accessing the preferences 371 Appearance Preferences 372 Interaction Preferences 376 Control Surface Preferences 379 Recording P...

Page 177: ...6 MIOHardClip 427 MIOSoftClip Type 1 427 MIOSoftClip Type 2 428 MIOSoftClip Type 3 428 MIOSoftDistortion Type 1 429 MIOSoftDistortion Type 2 429 MIOSoftDistortion Type 3 430 MIOSlew 430 MIOInSlew 431...

Page 178: ...ector 448 TransientControl 449 CV NCO Freq 450 Abs 450 Max 451 Min 451 Select 451 Map Range 451 Constant 452 Divide 452 Square Root 453 Reciprocal Square Root 453 ADSR 453 Exponential ADSR 454 Band Sp...

Page 179: ...e newest MIOConsole version place it in your Applications folder and launch as usual Driver Installation The MHLinkDriver is required for connecting via Gigabit Ethernet where the full power of the 3d...

Page 180: ...ew installs of High Sierra the user you of the computer must explicitly approve the activation after the installation has occurred This activation is only required for new installs of High Sierra If y...

Page 181: ...s from the Apple Menu Figure 9 4 Apple Menu System Preferences 2 Select Security Privacy highlighted in red Figure 9 5 System Preferences Security Privacy 3 If the lock at the bottom of the window is...

Page 182: ...macOS 10 14 is also present in Catalina 10 15 You must grant permission This is a one time thing You might think But I dont wan t to use my computer s microphone And you would be correct But Mojave t...

Page 183: ...Installation and Registration 183 Figure 9 7 Security Privacy Privacy tab Allow MIOConsole3d access to Microphone...

Page 184: ...such as audio streams and is a low priority peripheral port in the resource allocation hierarchy of modern motherboards and operating systems Even among systems that are verified to have implemented t...

Page 185: ...yourself unable to set the domain sample rate higher than your current setting check the USB I O channel count of the root box see sidebar below If your target sample rate is 4x make sure all USB por...

Page 186: ...Currently the driver console and firmware do not provide any support for arbitrating or sharing the 3d hardware between multiple computers Only run one copy of MIOConsole3d at a time if multiple comp...

Page 187: ...stration window Later Closes the message The message will appear again the next time you launch MIOConsole3d Do not show this message again This will set MIOConsole3d to no longer warn you about unreg...

Page 188: ...ou wish to register fill in the registration form required fields are labeled in black optional information is labeled in gray When you re finished hit OK If there are any required fields empty you ll...

Page 189: ...selection view by box and port type making it easy to target just the ports you want even in large installations with hundreds of available computer analog and digital I O ports Cascade and Group assi...

Page 190: ...rmats from mono through Atmos 7 1 4 Cue Controllers are added as needed with Talkback Listenback and individual source and destination mono fold down mute dim lock and volume controls per Cue All Moni...

Page 191: ...nd K option K Default key commands are visible in the menu screenshots below next to their respective commands Figure 10 3 MIOConsole3d Menu Bar MIOConsole3d Application Menu Figure 10 4 MIOConsole3d...

Page 192: ...rences default key command opens the MIOConsole3d Preferences window Please see the MIOConsole3d Preferences section for the full overview Register Attached Units scans your system for connected 3d un...

Page 193: ...in a window which presents the entire Domain from the saved file every 3d box with every I O route and all Mix desk settings and Insert plug ins in relation to the boxes in your current domain This al...

Page 194: ...file verbatim including Monitor Controller configurations and room tuning graphs or to perform a full system reset to a specific configuration as part of a calibration or troubleshooting procedure Th...

Page 195: ...he Map Domain from File to System window will appear Figure 10 8 Map Domain from File to System The left column lists the domains that are in the file On the right are the domains that are in your run...

Page 196: ...he mapping process without making any changes to your existing configuration click the Cancel button or the window s Close button After you click the Next button you will see the Box Mapping pane Figu...

Page 197: ...Box Type and then any remaining unmatched boxes are matched by domain order This is appropriate if you are mapping from one mixed domain to another where you are trying to get the best match of box mo...

Page 198: ...Figure 10 12 Map Boxes Offline Unit options Once you have made your mapping selections you can either click Finish to finalize the mapping with the I O channels automatically set based on the box map...

Page 199: ...output in the source domain configuration This field specifies whether the route is pre or post process direct out an I O insert route Monitor Controller Cue etc New Route defines where the signal wi...

Page 200: ...s these core OS commands are contextual and will be applied according to the current item selection In the Mixer window they apply to all text and numeric data entry fields In the Session editing spac...

Page 201: ...d menu expansion arrow to expand all categories and option click an open arrow to collapse them We will overview the Edit Key Commands interface here so you know how it all works and reference the def...

Page 202: ...ons even when the MIOConsole3d application is not in the fore ground New key commands may be entered by clicking the plus sign add icon to the far right Each MIOConsole function listed in the command...

Page 203: ...tor Outputs See Monitor Controller keymaps for the default keystroke settings Parameter Controls provides Coarse and Fine increment up and increment down controls for any numeric parameter control und...

Page 204: ...NOTE Keep in mind while MIOConsole3d is running any global key command will trigger whenever you press that keystroke no matter what program you are working in This will make it impossible to use tha...

Page 205: ...Selecting Install Current Firmware will open the Install Firmware Update dialog box which details the version of the firmware to be installed with a reminder that all 3d boxes in the domain will need...

Page 206: ...the firmware to be installed with a reminder that your host computer requires restarting to complete the installation process You may Cancel the update procedure at this point without interrupting you...

Page 207: ...and cue routing This way of working was refined over the decades specifically to get the technology out of the way of the creative process and let the artists and engineers concentrate on the reason t...

Page 208: ...a completely new set of audio tracks If you are working from a modified but unsaved console selecting New Session will open a dialog asking if you wish to save your current console file before creatin...

Page 209: ...Missing Sound Files The missing files and their enclosing folder are listed in yellow Selecting either the enclosing folder or a soundfile will automatically copy the name of the selected item and ope...

Page 210: ...rage devices you wish to use in the configuration you wish to employ before allowing yourself to fully trust it ImportTakeFolder default Y opens a Finder navigation window where you can select an exis...

Page 211: ...fade and crossfade details The definitions below describe the Selected Segments context for brevity Please Note Session Edit menu commands using a timeline selection will apply to all tracks within th...

Page 212: ...the previous Out point of the selected segments Any non selected segments later in the timeline will remain untouched Align Selected Segments to Grids default A moves all selected segments to the nea...

Page 213: ...point to the Loop End point Export Selection is similar to Export Tracks but exports the audio only from the selected tracks within the duration set by current timeline range or segment Selection All...

Page 214: ...iately below Each time you hit Return will move the playhead to the next cue point The Enabled Return Points submenu lets you select the cue points to be included in the Return To Next Cue Point toggl...

Page 215: ...r stopping continues playing from the last point the playhead stopped From Playhead Return on Stop plays from the current Playhead position and when stopping returns the Playhead to its previous playb...

Page 216: ...e level view for tight editing and noise floor examination Session Looping menu Figure 10 38 Session Looping menu Session provides a number of looping modes for rehearsal overdubbing and editing The S...

Page 217: ...imeline selection boundaries Session Markers menu Figure 10 40 Session Markers menu Markers in the Session can be used as standard location pointers for editing remarks QC comments or playback Cues In...

Page 218: ...Markers opens a Finder Save dialog box where you can save current Marker List meta data as an independent json format markup text file The file extension for saved Markers files is markers3d Load Mar...

Page 219: ...ns Zoom Tracks In Horizontally will focus towards the beginning of the audio file at the left edge of the Overviews window Zoom Tracks Out Horizontally default zooms the tracks out as you would expect...

Page 220: ...less space with the waveforms of overlapped audio superimposed over each other Expanding the track lanes exposes all segments within the track to separate lanes to facilitate editing fade adjustment...

Page 221: ...will be highlighted white and a Click Input Strip will appear at the far right of the Mix desk The Click is assigned by default to the Main bus and may be routed anywhere in the system like any other...

Page 222: ...e default key command to open Configure Mixer is command shift C See the Configure Mixer section for the full breakdown Show System Status Pane shows hides the System Status Pane on the far left side...

Page 223: ...you create a stereo strip the Console will skip channel 12 and assign the new stereo returns to channels 13 14 This logic also follows for multichannel surround groupings left channels will be odd rig...

Page 224: ...ain mixer bus Figure 10 53 View sources by box Clicking on All Units opens a drop menu where you can narrow your selection view to show only the routable sources from a particular box on your MHLink d...

Page 225: ...assigned from ADAT 1 2 ADAT 3 4 ADAT 5 6 and ADAT 7 8 respectively This procedure is the same whether creating 2 strips or 72 mono stereo or multichannel Add Aux Bus is for adding a new Auxiliary mix...

Page 226: ...cient Mixer desks that show only the controls you need and will fit comfortably on any computer display arrangement Figure 10 55 Mixer UI Scale selector Note that Mixer UI scaling does not change the...

Page 227: ...x so if you have a ton of insert processes running on one particular strip that process load will not be shared across boxes 2 Processing on signal paths routed to a physical output port rather than a...

Page 228: ...for a heavier load on your Host computer Most computers suitable for DAW use can handle 128 channels of I O at up to 96kHz without too much trouble but if you don t really need 128 channels 64 is eas...

Page 229: ...e states are not saved in Monitor Controller presets Load Domain Monitor Controller will manually load a previously saved Monitor Controller configu ration to your current MIOConsole3d Mixer See also...

Page 230: ...select this input For instance you could use this to say switch between the Line 4 and the Mic S R inputs on a ULN8 depending on your MC Source selection The Set Clock Source to checkbox lets you swit...

Page 231: ...are completely independent of the Mixer process path Graphs can be saved recalled and edited freely as can each component processor used within the DSP Graph framework Click the link for detailed fun...

Page 232: ...Panel windows normally Show Hide Mixer Window Show Hide Analog Window Show Hide Monitor Controller and Show Hide Cue Controller toggle the visibility of each window Bring Session Window to Front indi...

Page 233: ...e sequence of events that revealed the problem explain what you were trying to do when the problem occurred and describe what happened that was unexpected or just plain wrong To address any technical...

Page 234: ...es a text file with the log items gen erated by the MHLinkDriver over the last hour called mhlink_system log to your current User Home folder After the log has been created it will be revealed in the...

Page 235: ...nnected 12ch In 12ch Out MHLink Top port status Linked Locked DSP load status MHLink Top port Unconnected last box in the MHLink chain Domain selector currently not in focus Unit Sample Rate Display U...

Page 236: ...urn orange Click the orange header text to download the new Console to your User Downloads folder See the Software Installation section for full installation details including important macOS security...

Page 237: ...l not be active as audio devices Unit Status Displays Below the Domain Header will be one or more Unit Status Displays The Unit Status Display includes a Unit Icon graphic with the model and serial nu...

Page 238: ...hing keeps running on those boxes just as you left it When you change Domain focus you are just telling your Console3d interface to control a different set of boxes rather like switching a MIDI keyboa...

Page 239: ...source the Domain Master Clock Source selector will change from Internal to display the digital audio clock source from which the Domain is now clocking This will include the box model and serial num...

Page 240: ...can clear an offline Domain by right clicking or control clicking the offline Domain Header This will open a pop up menu which will remove the offline Domain from the System Status Pane Figure 10 73 D...

Page 241: ...irmware text will turn orange when a new version of the firmware becomes available Click on the orange firmware version number to initiate the firmware update process The firmware update process will...

Page 242: ...re 10 78 Offline Unit detail Now you may be thinking Hold on how does the Console know there even is another box if it s not connected Fair question When you build up a Domain and configure a Mixer wi...

Page 243: ...lays the connection status of every MHLink port in the Domain Figure 10 80 MHLink Port Status displays MHLink T shows the status of the Top MHLink port and MHLink B shows the Bottom port of each 3d bo...

Page 244: ...AT x4 EdgeBus card installed and box 3 has a MADI Copper 4x card Digital I O Status Control Menu At the upper right of the Unit Status click Digital to open the Digital I O Status window for that 3d b...

Page 245: ...und just fine and in a pinch be perfectly usable for auditioning unclocked sources like CD players It s a cheat yes but quite convenient For this reason incoming Wild signals are not muted by the syst...

Page 246: ...ts you 14 channels Long is the more recent 64 channel frames format where at 1x sample rates you get 64 channels at 2x you get 32 channels and 4x gets you 16 channels Some manufacturers may exclusivel...

Page 247: ...le rate Figure 10 87 Unit Sample Rate Display DSP Load Status The DSP Load Status monitors how much DSP processing is happening in each box Load Status read ings above 98 may result in some audible di...

Page 248: ...lay Figure 10 89 USB Port Status USB U In the example above the USB port on box 4 is Unconnected U on a USB port can mean one of three things either there is no USB cable attached to that port the com...

Page 249: ...box Just remember as noted above the sample rates available to the new computer will be limited by the number of USB I O port channels you set Important In all cases the MIOConsole3d application main...

Page 250: ...e on just the setup of the Mixer desk itself Mixer Default Configurations Even though the 3d Mixer makes no assumptions and lets you configure as you please there is a default setup when starting from...

Page 251: ...tor Controller Output stereo assigned to box 1 analog output channels 1 2 Monitor mode LIO and ULN 8 only Trims and Delays at 0 Monitor Controller Slaves to PFL AFL ON Figure 10 92 Menu bar Monitor me...

Page 252: ...k panel only a default Monitor Controller output is established The default Cue Controller for a new ULN 2 root box is unconfigured Mixer Desk Default configuration When you add a new box If the new b...

Page 253: ...ging the left edge of the Pane and can show any combination of Input strips Bus strips Main Aux and Group or DCA strips Mixer strip layouts i e your choice of which Input and Bus strip types are shown...

Page 254: ...t Solo Mute Fader and Link Group controls Show All Master Bus Strips when selected shows all types of bus strips in the current Mixer Pane including the Solo bus if a PFL AFL Solo mode is engaged A co...

Page 255: ...rdware Source controls head amp controls direct outs or Aux bus sends so all these controls are hidden Pan is included for mono Aux and Group buses to feed a stereo or multichannel Main mix bus Set to...

Page 256: ...as an alternative to Nudging Depending on your scroll wheel trackpad sensitivity settings scrolling can be a very helpful com plement to nudging By default moving the scrollwheel while over the mixer...

Page 257: ...button will turn yellow Clicking the icon in the middle opens the inserted plug in editor UI When the plug in editor is open visible the Insert button will turn blue Clicking the up down arrows icon a...

Page 258: ...clone that Plug in to the new location Plug in instances will automatically adapt to the channel width of the target Insert as necessary NOTE Due to the hardware routing nature of I O Inserts copying...

Page 259: ...ed off or an EdgeCard that has been removed or relocated mouse over Tooltips reveal the assigned route even when unavailable Unrouted Figure 10 101 Unavailable Routes in the Routing windows The graphi...

Page 260: ...unching MIOConsole3d with some hardware offline will generally initiate the Box Remapping page where if you wish you can re assign any existing routes to an appropriate I O port in your currently atta...

Page 261: ...lied it just hides the control from the desk Any outboard control surface mappings will still function as always The graphic below shows the Configure Mixer Strips Controls menu on the left with all M...

Page 262: ...control is available only on Input strips When you select Source it opens the input source routing menu shown below Input strips can source audio streams from practically anywhere in the Mixer all ana...

Page 263: ...ic Pres shows only analog inputs with internal mic preamps ie no LIO analog ins Digital shows only physical digital ports AES ADAT TOSLINK SPDIF and MADI Host shows the routable sources from your Host...

Page 264: ...be even unless of course the channel layout of the selected multichannel format dictates otherwise Multichannel sources and outputs will always be assigned in groups of consecutive channel numbers Fo...

Page 265: ...u to use the sends as a splitter to feed a mixing console recorder or other equipment The LIO 8 offers Line 4 10k Line 10 10k and Instrument 200k settings Any channels with ULN R mic pre amp modules i...

Page 266: ...Direct Out sends signal from the mixer strip prior to Insert processing Inserts DSP processing Inserts are available on all Input and Bus strips Clicking in the Inserts section opens a dialog box tha...

Page 267: ...l up mix processors analog tape noise reduction and multi layered FOH speaker array time delay and acoustic correction tools to name just a very few Graphs can be very simple just build a quick little...

Page 268: ...set it to 0 0 dB unity gain and opt clicking the mini panner will set it to Center Click on the Aux name in the Mixer Pane Legend to bring that Aux Mixer layer into focus on the Mixer desk essentially...

Page 269: ...amburger menu settings of each individual Cue Solo ing a bus passes the signal from all input and bus strips feeding the solo d bus with all panning and DSP processing from the source strips intact Co...

Page 270: ...r command or Command Shift P Record Enable Record Enable becomes active on a mixer strip ONLY when To Host or a Direct Out or both is routed back to the Host computer This is because Session audio fil...

Page 271: ...p and apply your Link Group selection across multiple strips in one shot The screenshot below breaks out all the functions pertinent to managing Link Groups within the 3d Mixer The Link Group Assign w...

Page 272: ...command will cancel new assignments but will not undo newly created Link Groups The SingleArrow buttons in the Link Groups Assign window are for moving Link Groups between the Available and Assigned...

Page 273: ...ups are assigned to a Mixer strip the Link Group button for that strip will show as much of the first Link Group name as will fit in the width of the Strip plus a sign or an ellipsis to indicate there...

Page 274: ...ne out while ducking the others on the fly Start with your linked faders all down then move one up as if that mic is the current featured soloist Then when another solist comes up move that fader up a...

Page 275: ...tion to reset a single parameter within a Link Group to its default setting Mute Group Clicking the Mute Group button will open the Mute Group Assign window Here you can select one or multiple Mute Gr...

Page 276: ...r cmd key command will cancel new assignments but will not undo newly created Mute Groups The Single Arrow buttons in the Mute Groups Assign window are for moving Mute Groups between the Available and...

Page 277: ...of the strip turns blue and the Fader mute button blinks This tells you at a glance that a Mute Group is muting that fader In cases where a strip muted both by a Link Group and a Mute Group both the F...

Page 278: ...he same applies when a strip is solo d by a DCA command the DCA selector button will turn yellow to show it s solo d by a DCA Like Mute Groups DCA s can also be added deleted and renamed in the Config...

Page 279: ...mand click keystrokes to make multiple selections of the DCAs in either list and move them all at once The Double Arrow buttons will move all of the DCAs from Available to Assigned and vice versa Doub...

Page 280: ...inde pendently of the Main mix bus Aux buses are for building a completely independent mix and can be used for effect sends or for independent cue mixes Aux buses may be routed to Group buses the Mai...

Page 281: ...ble box would assign your selected DCAs to the four strips visible in the screenshot By selecting multiple strips in the Mixer then hitting one of the highlighted strips Bus Assign se lector buttons t...

Page 282: ...Appearance pane of the MIOConsole3d Preferences you may select whether to color the entire mixer strip or just the top and bottom color bars Figure 10 132 Console3d Prefs Appearance Strip Color config...

Page 283: ...l elements comprising the Configure Mixer interface are as follows Main Mix At the upper left corner of the window is the Main Mix channel configuration menu This menu determines the channel width and...

Page 284: ...ots with routing available for Main and Group buses and hardware outputs Figure 10 136 Solo Mode configuration menu Solo modes Pre Fader Listen and After Fader Listen follow the usual self descriptive...

Page 285: ...ermines if the Aux bus send from each Mixer Input strip originates before pre or after post the Insert slots The menu selects between Pre Insert and Post Insert and applies to all Mixer sends to the s...

Page 286: ...xes set to either Pre Fader or Post Fader the following things will be true If you Mute a strip with the normal mixer or control surface Mute button the follow things will be muted The send to Main if...

Page 287: ...ith all the other non soloed strips muted and the only thing that will be feeding the aux will be the send from the soloed strip So effectively the Aux master is dynamically solo safe because it has a...

Page 288: ...en Configure Mixer and set the Fader mode of the Auxes to Pre Fader Newly created Auxes either manual or automatic will default to the new Pre Fader mode Background Up until build pb10 39 there were t...

Page 289: ...ereo Main Mix uses 2 buses Aux Strip 1 is a 5 1 configuration so it uses 6 buses Auxes 2 3 and 4 are all stereo so that s another 6 plus the stereo Group strip for a total of 16 of 64 buses used Note...

Page 290: ...ion 290 Figure 10 141 Mute Groups configuration menu Click in the Mute Group Name field to enter a name for the Mute Group For details on Mute Group operations see the Mute Groups section of the Mixer...

Page 291: ...nput meters reflect the digital signal input level immediately from the A D converters Output meters reflect the digital output level feeding the D A converters Outputs assigned to Monitor or Cue Cont...

Page 292: ...Audio MIDI Setup graphic The MIOConsole3d application is controlling the ULN 8 from this primary MHLink host computer The satellite Mac Mini on the right is connected to the USB port of that same ULN...

Page 293: ...10 144 4 box MHLink domain with four Satellite computers Each satellite computer will show up as the SCP USB connections of the box to which it is attached the Win 10 PC on box 1 SCP USB Linux on box...

Page 294: ...er sample rates for the domain If you find yourself unable to set the domain sample rate higher than your current setting check the USB I O channel count of each 3d box If your target sample rate is 4...

Page 295: ...d in the MIOConsole Preferences Discovery pane MIOConsole3d Ignores USB Always Note This preference does not take effect until you quit and re launch the MIOConsole3d applica tion To be sure this is a...

Page 296: ...r channel Note Delay time is calculated to the nearest sample at every sample rate so feel free to be brutally precise Every Monitor and Cue output path includes a dedicated in line signal processing...

Page 297: ...ed by default for each bus or as assigned in Configure Mixer Speaker Mute Solo icons Click on the Speaker icon you wish to mute When muted the speaker icon turns red Solo Mode can be toggled by select...

Page 298: ...ereo surround everything Dim Dims all speaker channels uniformly 20dB Mute Mutes the Monitor outs Output selector Right click to open the output routing interface where you configure the speaker feeds...

Page 299: ...sively below the Talkback control header As always the default key commands are editable under the menu bar Edit Key Commands menu The Cue Controls interface itself consists of two sections The top se...

Page 300: ...d when engaged Key command and mouse click activation of Talkback is latching The default keyboard talkback trigger key is the letter T Click and hold the Talkback trigger will release Talkback when y...

Page 301: ...is Cue Enable PFL AFL Solo monitoring for this Cue Cue Source selector Cue Destination Output Assign Figure 11 6 Cue Controls Cue Hamburger menu Every Cue includes a hamburger menu in its upper left c...

Page 302: ...ivating PFL and AFL solo modes Cue Source selector lets you choose any Monitor Controller source as the feed for this Cue Figure 11 8 Cue Source selector MC Source follows the current Monitor Controll...

Page 303: ...anent connection from the 3d mixer Group and Aux buses are assigned as Monitor Controller sources by default Each bus may be Monitor Controller is managed from the menu bar Mixer Configure Mixer windo...

Page 304: ...ot of this is within the MIOConsole3d Monitor Controller you can assign the outputs of multiple 3d boxes to feed a multichannel immersive speaker array This is how 10 and 12 channel Atmos monitoring i...

Page 305: ...urce 6 6 Command Option Control 6 Select Monitor Source 7 7 Command Option Control 7 Select Monitor Source 8 8 Command Option Control 8 Select Monitor Output 1 1 Command Option 1 Select Monitor Output...

Page 306: ...CP control surfaces to select Cue sources with the Mon itor Controller hidden Monitor Controller default configuration At the top of the Monitor Controller window are the MC Sources In the default con...

Page 307: ...s the Monitor Controller play back the Solo bus whenever Solo is engaged This is the most common default mode for PFL AFL use on a hardware console De selecting this control leaves the MC Source unint...

Page 308: ...Monitor Controller determines the monitor gain headroom above 0 0 in the MC volume control by how much gain it can apply before a full scale digital signal would clip at the converter The available he...

Page 309: ...309 12 MIOConsole3d Session Preliminary Documentation Figure 12 1 The sections that follow are preliminary and in progress Please look for frequent manual updates...

Page 310: ...onsole Record Panel included with each Mobile I O 2882 ULN 2 and later with the second generation ULN 8 and LIO 8 devices Renowned for its superior reliability sound quality and ease of use the MIOCon...

Page 311: ...lity to generate marks during recording and or playback that are correlated with the recording for denoting cue points recording events or musically relevant events As we worked through the process of...

Page 312: ...irst and foremost Session is not intended to be a full featured DAW rather it is intended to be the best tracking and capture tool on the planet The combination of zero latency monitoring with signal...

Page 313: ...ST added to the filename If you wish to utilize the POST file in the session you can drag it from the Finder into a free playback track for editing and insertion into the mix as desired While you can...

Page 314: ...e audio recorded inherits the channel width of the associated Mixer Strip e g mono strips record mono files stereo strips record stereo files etc Each Track contains audio segments and waveforms repre...

Page 315: ...nd perform the edit command OR click hold and drag the range to edit Drag to move or Option Drag to copy Click in the top half of any Track hold and drag to select an area Figure 12 5 Timeline range s...

Page 316: ...elections may be non contiguous seg ments anywhere in the current Session overview To select multiple contiguous segments click in the bottom half of an empty track area a section where there is no au...

Page 317: ...dotted spacing Related to Time signature and Tempo Loop In Out Playhead and segments are snapped to grid when enabled Session supports an unlimited number of marks Each mark has Start Time Duration Na...

Page 318: ...rted as new audio files Folders of existing audio files can be imported into new tracks Folders of takes can be imported into new tracks with takes loaded successively on new tracks Audio files can be...

Page 319: ...ecording starts at current playhead time but does not start playback Playhead is ad vanced at each new take Count In None Playback and Recording start at the current playhead position Count In 1 4 Bar...

Page 320: ...ich UI elements are shown in the Transport Header Bar and a variety of transport related UI elements including Figure 12 7 Session Transport Header Bar Time Readout block with Session Start End and Du...

Page 321: ...Widget Bar contains controls for editing overdubbing grid and view modes as well as dynamic status indicators From left to right Figure 12 8 Control Widget Bar The Missing Files button will be visible...

Page 322: ...der sets the height of the track overview lanes The button associated with it toggles between the current view and zoomed all the way out to fit all the tracks into view or set them to minimum size if...

Page 323: ...the Playhead and start playback You can click and drag markers to change their positions command click drag the edge of a marker to change its start or end time independently thus changing the durati...

Page 324: ...er of segments that are overlapped at any given moment in the track This multiple overlap feature coupled with the integrated fades is very powerful and musical but it can make targeting the correct s...

Page 325: ...ck and drag fade line to adjust the length of the fade Note If you hold the f key down clicking and dragging at the edge of the segment will prefer adjusting the fade length rather than the segment tr...

Page 326: ...ted Segments to Playhead Trim Tail of All Selected Segments to Playhead Trim Top of Segments to Selection Trim Tail of Segments to Selection Align All Selected Segments to Grid Mute All Selected Segme...

Page 327: ...Mark Save Markers Load Markers Zoom Zoom to Loop Increase Record Panel Track Height Decrease Record Panel Track Height Fit Tracks Vertically Zoom Tracks In Horizontally Zoom Tracks Out Horizontally F...

Page 328: ...n Hamburger Menu At the upper left corner of the Transport panel is a hamburger menu with controls to show or hide Transport display blocks set the timecode source input and set your record trigger mo...

Page 329: ...re not currently record enabled such that only Record Enabled tracks are visible Set SMPTE LTC Source Channel opens a routing window where you can select input source of the incoming SMPTE stream Note...

Page 330: ...port for timeline Start point offset has not as yet been implemented Session End shows the end mark location of the last audio segment in the timeline plus 90 seconds Ninety seconds of empty timeline...

Page 331: ...ut section shows the Start End and duration of the current Autopunch range Figure 12 21 Transport Header bar Autopunch In Out time display An Autopunch range is created by dragging and adjusting a ran...

Page 332: ...ock display Tempo Control block The Tempo Control block houses controls for setting Tempo time signature meter recording take Count In mode and metronome enable disable Figure 12 24 Transport Header b...

Page 333: ...ake mode starts recording from the playhead position the moment you hit Record but does not engage playback Hitting Record while recording in Take mode will instantly advance the playhead to the new p...

Page 334: ...uously replacing old audio with new hence FIFO meaning First In First Out This 60 seconds of buffered audio is used as a data confidence measure when writing to slower storage media and to provide fro...

Page 335: ...idle Figure 12 26 Transport Full Stop When Transport is running the Stop button will be colored gray The Session Playback Mode can be set to automatically return the playhead to its prior play start...

Page 336: ...printed to the existing Take fileset and recording will continue as usual Note that hitting Stop while in Record Pause will disarm Record mode and immediately end the Take Record In Count In Take mod...

Page 337: ...For example Take record mode is designed for take based recording only functions i e no Session Play back such as live performance and location recording whereas Autopunch trigger mode is built more...

Page 338: ...ng of the new Take Since the ring buffer is always operating at the full 60 second capacity you can adjust the Preroll setting on the fly lengthening or shortening the preroll duration to best suit th...

Page 339: ...mand is received by the record engine Like Preroll Postroll can be set to durations from 1 4 second to 60 seconds or turned off entirely De trigger commands occur in Level based record mode when the i...

Page 340: ...the audio which occurred just before you hit Record into the current Take RecordPause While recording you can hit Pause to temporarily suspend recording while remaining within the current Take When yo...

Page 341: ...m before the break Level based Trigger Mode With Level based record triggering Session can be set up to oper ate unattended Recording will start only when the incoming signal level reaches your set tr...

Page 342: ...s a huge role in getting the most out of level based recording When the audio level drops to the De trigger level it cues the postroll timer delaying the end of the Take If during postroll the audio l...

Page 343: ...ut Strip for SMPTE timecode Figure 12 37 3d Mixer a SMPTE specific Input Strip Since this input strip is specifically for routing timecode to the Session the only really crucial Input Strip settings a...

Page 344: ...Establishing the SMPTE To Host route and assigning it as the SMPTE LTC source channel in the Session detailed below are the only steps required for Timecode Trig ger Mode operation However if you wis...

Page 345: ...I are the Trigger and De trigger mode selectors Both Preroll and Postroll are operational in Timecode Trigger mode and have a profound affect on timecode based recording functionality Timecode Trigger...

Page 346: ...ne The selected Autopunch range is highlighted red when active Figure 12 42 Session Transport Time block Autopunch In Out display and the Autopunch In point Out point and Length the duration of the pu...

Page 347: ...ld shows the number of the next Take Click on this field to edit the Next Take number Figure 12 45 Next Take field click to edit Figure 12 46 Next Take field with new Next Take number Hitting the Retu...

Page 348: ...ually resetting it you ll wind up with Take 0001 Take 0001 2 Take 0001 3 The same thing happens for the files within a Take generally that s not relevant if you have New folder per take checked but if...

Page 349: ...as a number of other variables Understanding how to use this feature makes organizing crazed recording sessions much easier If you use Session this feature will be like a new best friend you may hate...

Page 350: ...ecode will insert the SMPTE timestamp at the start of the recorded file tcsamplenum will insert the number of audio samples calculated from a linear time code reference Note if the LTC is locked to Ti...

Page 351: ...the post process Direct Out the term POST will be added to the track name tracknum n The Session Tracks Overview window shows each Mixer strip which has return routes to the Host computer assigned The...

Page 352: ...Session is called a Take A Session Take can be defined as a set of files recorded simultaneously to the same location s with a common naming convention and identical start and end timestamps In Count...

Page 353: ...overlapping audio with the previous Take and appropriately named per the Take Number display and your settings in MIOConsole3d Preferences Recording window Manual Break Overlap is a preference in the...

Page 354: ...ord Folder interface even if the folder is not currently visible to the Host computer Clicking on the name of the current Record folder will open a folder navigation window focused on your Record Fold...

Page 355: ...pth and filetype and the number of currently Record Enabled channels in your Mixer ie with the Record Enable button show ing Red The available record time is displayed in Hours and Minutes Record Fold...

Page 356: ...ash memory modules is possible but such devices are highly optimized for fast transfer of large blocks of data rather than the constant stream of time sensitive chunks that you write when capturing au...

Page 357: ...Selection Aux Mix Bus 1 Main Faders summing bus Aux 1 Send Faders summing bus Main Bus Output Summing buses and Bus Assigns send to Group Main buses Green signal flow is latency compensated Bus Output...

Page 358: ...strip the mixer will automatically instantiate multiple copies of the plug in for example two plug ins into a stereo strip and 5 plug ins into a 5 0 strip and link the parameters of the instances so t...

Page 359: ...icon on the left is the plug in Bypass When Bypassed the Insert button will turn yellow Clicking the icon in the middle opens the inserted plug in editor UI When the plug in editor is open visible the...

Page 360: ...th of the target Insert as necessary Sweeping controls Toggle buttons on consecutive strips in the 3d Mixer desk can be switched in a single move by a click hold sweep gesture Figure 13 7 Sweep to tog...

Page 361: ...aved presets MIOEQ6 Across the top of the window is a text entry field titled Filter This is a dynamic search engine which will filter the processors and saved presets shown in the selector Searches c...

Page 362: ...mps British Mil Spec macro and start playing Need a short stereo drum room filler but don t have the time to mess around Drop in Early Diffuse Prime and move on It s amazing how removing the urge to t...

Page 363: ...cessor for example uses this generic interface Figure 13 10 M S Plug in UI The MIOStrip uses a custom interface one generated by us with a specific layout and special UI elements All of the plug in UI...

Page 364: ...urger menu breaks down as follows Figure 13 14 Plug in Header Hamburger menu Save Parameters writes the current plug in parameters to the current preset Save Parameters As opens a dialog box where you...

Page 365: ...f a particular plug in type including preset categories Actually it is automatically shared amongst all instances of compatible plug in types so MIOStrip Mono and MIOStrip Stereo automatically share p...

Page 366: ...nel LCR to 7 1 input or bus simply insert the m m version and MIOConsole3d will instantiate the plug in on every channel of the input or bus The UIs will be linked adjustments you make will be applied...

Page 367: ...t The graph I O connections will automatically be routed to the appropriate points in the strip that hosts the graph The graph will be saved and recalled with the rest of the mixer You can also choose...

Page 368: ...ug ins When you select a plug in from this menu a new instance is created in the Graph and you may drag the instance to a convenient location in the Graph workspace Figure 13 20 Selecting a new plug i...

Page 369: ...connection will be automatically disconnected To remove a connection without establishing a new one Control click on the input port to which the connection is made Figure 13 22 Starting a Connection F...

Page 370: ...even while you are processing audio with the existing graph You can make and break connections as you please Remember click Control click on the input port to remove a connection or hit Bypass to rem...

Page 371: ...The Preferences command opens this window Figure 14 1 MIOConsole3d Preferences Across the top of the window are five selector tabs dividing the various Preferences categories Appear ance Interaction...

Page 372: ...ering engine With Macs running OSs prior to macOS 10 14 Mojave the default setting Native with OpenGL Record Panel seems generally to take the best advantage of the available resources in the com pute...

Page 373: ...factory preset themes as starting points Find one with a base color scheme you like and start tinkering UI Font This submenu allows you to change the primary text font throughout the Console user int...

Page 374: ...lor Palettes can be linked to Themes to allow for quick and easy manipulation of multiple Theme Colors at once Theme Colors controls can be set to bypass Color Palette groups by assigning them to Cust...

Page 375: ...sense once you see them in action It should be noted that there is a real purpose for custom themes beyond just making cool looking mixer desks Working long hours in front of computer screens can be...

Page 376: ...cular session Figure 14 7 Load Monitor Controller configuration behavior selector Load Monitor Controller provides you with the option to always load From global Monitor Con troller State file the tem...

Page 377: ...better manage limited screen space and or to conserve graphics cpu resources Figure 14 9 when switching between Mixer and Session windows Scrollwheel Adjusts Parameters By default moving the scrollwhe...

Page 378: ...MIOConsole3d Preferences 378 Double Click On Control Set to Never by default set this parameter to Always if you like to double click a control to reset to its default position...

Page 379: ...urface while in background When checked MIOConsole3d will respond the Mackie Control Protocol control surfaces even wehn MIOConsole3d is hidden or in the background Uncheck this if you will use the sa...

Page 380: ...for the Mackie Control Protocol first fader pack used in the system MIOConsole3d will place this fader pack to the left of Fader Pack 2 in terms of fader layout More information on the Control Surface...

Page 381: ...de a BEXT chunk with recording meta data in the header of every audio file At this point BWF is pretty much the de facto standard professional audio recording format and the metadata can be read by mo...

Page 382: ...pport timestamping 32 float audio bit depth is not available for the AIFF file format FLAC Free Lossless Audio Codec records lossless data compacted audio files which can save up to 40 50 of the file...

Page 383: ...lization in the event of a power failure during recording you don t need to worry about recovering a un finalized file While un finalized files can be finalized after the fact it is more work than jus...

Page 384: ...ade outs printed into the file itself Short pre and post roll times give you a bit of extra room to adjust the fade in editing For longer pre and post roll the idea is to be able to capture audio that...

Page 385: ...a thousand takes etc The brackets don t get typed in just the dot and the number For example if you are at take 4 and you had entered Take take 2 in your template the template script would insert Take...

Page 386: ...the Time Of Day at the start of the take into the file name The time format is hours minutes seconds and uses a 24 hour time scale so 1PM is represented as 13 00 00 hours todsamplenum will insert the...

Page 387: ...mind that some internet transmission sys tems media ingestion systems and computer file systems have different opinions of how to handle spaces and uncommon characters It is a good habit to use under...

Page 388: ...ter USB port at launch when it scans for boxes to control This avoids the conflict where MIOConsole3d on each computer would be trying to control the same box at the same time Figure 14 23 Discovery P...

Page 389: ...ntrol Surface support is enabling and configuring your Control Surfaces This is done from the MIOConsole3d Preferences panel These preferences are accessed via the MIOConsole3d Preferences command or...

Page 390: ...Console3d has been tested with the most common Avid control surfaces including the Artist series MC Control and MC Mix Avid S1 Avid S3 Avid Dock and Avid Control The EuCon protocol works by having the...

Page 391: ...ol and knob sets on surfaces Input Knob set for Input Strips Input Mode Select Polarity Invert Headamp Gain Phantom Power Pan Knob set for Channels with Pan control Monitoring View on Avid Control and...

Page 392: ...ader Gain Fader Meter Strip Type Strip Name Loop Enable Record Play Stop Return to Cue Point Soft Keys Transport Toggle button Figure 15 2 MIOConsole3d Mixer View in Avid Control The top of the screen...

Page 393: ...ft Keys Transport button tap this button to switch the bottom strip between the soft keys and transport controls When the Transport controls are shown the transport is used to control the transport of...

Page 394: ...ng the associated button at the bottom of the screen in the Tile Tap Mode Select area The Clear button to the left of the Tile Tap Mode Select area will clear the state of the current mode on all the...

Page 395: ...The Meters view in Avid Control provides a larger Meter Bridge view for the mixer strips in the system There is not much more to say about this view other than it can be filtered like the other views...

Page 396: ...EuCon or Avid Control Figure 15 5 MIOConsole3d Channel View Input Knob set in Avid Control Avid Control Monitor Pane MIOConsole3d maps the Monitor Cue and Talkback controllers onto the EuCon Monitor...

Page 397: ...is is a EuCon limitation When you change the output path the speaker enables will update to reflect the output path configuration On the right hand side you find the rest of the controls for the MC ou...

Page 398: ...right of the screen you will see the Filter panel that lists the different types of strips Normally all strips will be shown but you can tap the on off button for a specific type to set a filter that...

Page 399: ...through the bus list Unfortunately the soft keys in EuCon are not dynamic so the names on the buttons will not be updated to reflect the names you set in MIOConsole3d nor will they indicate which spec...

Page 400: ...surface You use the provided soft keys to select the Aux bus or Main bus to be placed on the faders The associated pan solo and mute controls are also placed onto the surface Note Aux buses that are...

Page 401: ...le to configure a control surface by just using fader packs which can provide a cost savings and a density improvement for certain applications Mackie Control Default Key Commands Command Key Sequence...

Page 402: ...strips The Assignment display on the controller will show blank when the controller faders are focused on the Main mix bus 01 when controlling Aux 1 02 for Aux 2 and so on Note that the control surfa...

Page 403: ...pplied to the input signal Glide 0 1k Specifies the rate at which the gain will change If the Glide value is close to 0 especially between 1 and 1 the gain will change slowly If Glide is close to 1000...

Page 404: ...O M S to build a transcoding signal chain in the 3d DSP graph Since you have access to the individual Mid and Side signals after encoding you can insert addi tional processing blocks between the encod...

Page 405: ...s possible to clip audio using this setting LR MS LR Makes input 1 be the Left Channel and input 2 the Right Channel In this mode the proces sor encodes the Left and Right inputs to an internal M S re...

Page 406: ...tual multiplier coefficent used by the mixer This means that the input signal is multipled by the number specified for the crosspoint gain The gain that you specify for each crosspoint can range from...

Page 407: ...above Threshold by x Ratio When the Knee is set to a value above 0 the knee will be softened and the effective Ratio will increase gradually from 1 to the specified Ratio The transition is made more...

Page 408: ...ified threshold As this parameter is increased the transition between the 1 1 ratio and the specified ratio is made more and more progressive thus softening the action of the compressor Out Ceiling 60...

Page 409: ...without the use of an external RIAA phono preamp Only one band of EQ should be set to RIAA on a channel as using the filter twice will not provide useful results Master Parameters Enable Off On Enabl...

Page 410: ...tion and shape of the filter that is applied The RIAA type is special It is used to decode a signal that has been RIAA encoded for example the signal on a phonograph disc This filter type would be sel...

Page 411: ...e user specified Release time to control the responsiveness of gain cell of the limiter When the detected level is below the Threshold the gain cell passes the signal with no change Conversely when th...

Page 412: ...reased the transition between the 1 1 ratio and the specified ratio is made more and more progressive thus softening the action of the limiter Out Ceiling 120 0 dB Sets the maximum output level of the...

Page 413: ...es are Peaking Parametric Low Shelf Hi Shelf Hi Cut Low Cut Band Pass and RIAA The first 5 types are parametric filters that allow you to use the Frequency Gain and Bandwidth controls to adjust positi...

Page 414: ...idechain EQ Bandwidth 0 01 2 5 Oct Sets the bandwidth of the filter band in octaves Gate Sidechain EQ Type Peaking Parametric Low Shelf Hi Shelf Hi Cut Low Cut Band Pass RIAA Chooses the type of filte...

Page 415: ...it allows you to trim the output level to taste Comp Auto Gain Off On When enabled causes the compressor to automatically adjust the makeup gain to keep full scale input approximately at full scale on...

Page 416: ...bypassed EQ Band Gain 24 24 dB Sets the parametric gain on the EQ band For peaking filters this is the gain at the peak of the band For shelving filters this is the gain at the extreme limit of the fi...

Page 417: ...so MIO Channel Summer MIO Channel Sum Difference MIO Channel Multiplier MIO Channel Sum Difference Synopsis Channel Sum Difference Category Building Blocks Channels 2 Description Sum Difference takes...

Page 418: ...elay samp 0 255 samps Specifies the delay throught the process block in samples Master Bypass On Off When engaged sets the delay through the block to 0 See also MIOModDelay MIO Delay 1k MIO Delay 24k...

Page 419: ...has the effect of shifting the pitch of the delayed signal as the delay time is changing This version of the delay utilizes the external memory block for the delay buffer If you get a mes sage that M...

Page 420: ...s 1 2 Description Provides an integer sample delay from the input to the output Changes in the delay time are interpolated allowing you to change the delay time with no glitches For large changes in t...

Page 421: ...er Bypass On Off When engaged sets the delay through the block to 0 MIO Delay 2k 15k IM Synopsis Internal Memory Delays Category Delay Building Blocks Channels 1 Description Provides an integer sample...

Page 422: ...th no glitches For large changes in the delay time the interpolation has the effect of shifting the pitch of the delayed signal as the delay time is changing This version of the delay utilizes the ext...

Page 423: ...and the summed signal is available on the last output of the processing block The MIO MultiTap Delay is appropriate for creating the initial delays for a reverb algorithm It can also be used to creat...

Page 424: ...Invert Off On When enabled inverts the delayed signal relative to the input polarity Enable Off On Enable the tap When enabled the tap generates output from on its dedicated output port and contribute...

Page 425: ...d the tap generates output from on its dedicated output port and contributes to the summed output Delay samp 0 1 023k samps Sets the delay in samples between the input and output of this tap Gain 160...

Page 426: ...s Coeff 1 1 s Sets the coefficient of the of the all pass filter See also MIOAllpassVD MIOAllpassVD Synopsis Variable Delay First Order Allpass Filter Category Phase EQ Building Blocks Channels 1 Desc...

Page 427: ...and passes the signal through untouched See also MIOSoftClip Type 1 MIOSoftClip Type 2 MIOSoftClip Type 3 MIOSoftClip Type 1 Synopsis Type 1 Soft Saturation Clipper Category Distortion Building Block...

Page 428: ...nput signal with the over all gain applied and no additional non linearity MIOSoftClip 2 is useful for applying soft saturation in signal processing loops for example inside a feedback delay line It i...

Page 429: ...tClip Type 1 MIOSoftClip Type 2 MIOSoftDistortion Type 1 Synopsis Type 1 Soft Distortion Generator Category Distortion Building Blocks Channels 1 Description When the the absolute value of the input s...

Page 430: ...OSoftDistortion Type 3 Synopsis Type 3 Soft Distortion Generator Category Distortion Building Blocks Channels 1 Description When the the absolute value of the input signal level reaches the specified...

Page 431: ...ription MIOInSlew limits the slew rate of the input to the maximum slew rate specified by the Slew Rate parameter This block simulates the effect of slew rate limiting on the output of a signal driver...

Page 432: ...he output is the same as the input MIO 4th Order Symmetrical Nonlinear Map Synopsis 4th Order Symmetrical Nonlinear Map Category Distortion Building Blocks Channels 1 Description MIO SNL 4 Map applies...

Page 433: ...quadratic term creates second harmonic distortion The cubic term creates third harmonic distortion The quartic term creates both second harmonic and fourth har monic distortion These non linearities c...

Page 434: ...inearity has the same relative polarity to the input signal polarity You can use this to apply a non linearity that always reduces the amplitude of the input signal whether the input is positive or ne...

Page 435: ...trols how quickly the gain coefficient changes This implementation of the switch interpolates the gain linearly This means that the gain changes at a constant rate per sample as the internal gain appr...

Page 436: ...anges and the change per sample will decrease as the internal gain approaches the selected gain Parameters A Blend 0 1 Sets the portion of the output that comes from the first input port when the A B...

Page 437: ...e first input port B Gain 160 12 Sets the gain of the output that comes from the second input port Glide 0 1 Sets the rate that the process uses to change the internal values between the A and B Gain...

Page 438: ...to clicks Very small values will cause the gain change to take place very slowly which can be used to provide a triggerable automatic crossfade Master Bypass On Off When bypassed MIO Blend LPF will p...

Page 439: ...on frequency is controlled by the audio signal at the control input The oscillation frequency changes approximately linearly with the input signal The frequency of oscillation is 0 Hz when the control...

Page 440: ...s Channels 1 Description Noise is a signal generator that creates uniform randomly distributed full scale white noise See also MIOQuadOsc MIOQuadLFO MIOQuadNCO Numerically Controlled Oscillator MIOQua...

Page 441: ...n Scale Offset is used to apply an affine transformation to the input signal on a sample by sample basis This can be used to suitably scale and offset control signals used as audio rate controls for b...

Page 442: ...filter and controls the resonance at the cutoff frequency Glide 1m 1 Sets the glide rate of changes to the other parameters When the Glide is set to 0 the filter will not change in response to parame...

Page 443: ...d signal is summed back with the original signal Depending upon the frequency of the input signal there may be a small amount of AM modulation in the output signal This will appear as apparent tremolo...

Page 444: ...istortion Category Distortion Channels 1 Description Character is a mono inline processor which applies any of a selection of analog circuit modeled non linear distortion maps The various character mo...

Page 445: ...end SoftSat Tube based EQ with saturation This is the SoftSat from the MH Production Bundle Character plug in SoftSat Gain Tube based EQ with saturation gain adjusted so the saturation point lines up...

Page 446: ...ed above but it wraps the processing in an oversampling block which can make a difference for heavier distortion especially with higher drive MHCharacter does use more DSP power than Character 2x to 3...

Page 447: ...o the saturation point lines up with 0dB e g the signal will get louder This SoftSat is specific to the 3d DSP Boutique Tube Hand made tube mic pre American Transformer 1 A variation of the Transforme...

Page 448: ...Channels 1 Description EnvelopeDetector is a mono process that generates the signal amplitude envelope from its input The output of EnvelopeDetector may be used to apply the envelope of one signal to...

Page 449: ...rease from the Trans and Sustn adjust ments while activity below the horizon shows the amount of gain reduction The scale of this dis play can be adjusted by clicking the process meter This menu will...

Page 450: ...0 1 to a control signal for the MIOQuad NCO Numerically Controlled Oscillator You can specify the frequency that will be synthesized when the input control signal is 0 using the Lo Freq parameter Conv...

Page 451: ...Math Channels 2 Description Min passes the input that has the smallest value on a sample by sample basis The output of Min is the smaller of its inputs Select Synopsis Selects the value of its inputs...

Page 452: ...i 1 1 High End of input range Out Low 1 1 Low End of output range Out Hi 1 1 High End of output range Clip Out Off On If Enabled the output signal is clipped to the range specifed by Out Low Out Hi Co...

Page 453: ...f the input signal Category Building Blocks Channels 1 Description Reciprocal Square Root generates an output signal that is the inverse of the Square Root of the input signal on a sample by sample ba...

Page 454: ...age Category Math Channels 0 Description Exponential ADSR generates a note envelope and NCO oscillator control signal from an input MIDI note message The Exponential ADSR plugin listens for MIDI notes...

Page 455: ...g note off message Band Split m Synopsis BandSplit m Category Math Channels 1 In 2 Out Description Band Split is a mono in two out crossover module The input is processed by a 24dB octave Linkwitz Ril...

Page 456: ...The DSP Toolchest 456 Parameters F 10 20k Sets the crossover frequency in Hz of the bandsplit...

Page 457: ...able of Contents 17 EdgeBus expansion port 458 Introduction to EdgeBus 458 The EdgeCard family 460 EdgeCard Installation Guide 465 Introduction 465 Required Tools 465 Installation Components 466 Insta...

Page 458: ...ur MHLink domain any port in any EdgeCard may be routed directly to or from any other physical or computer port available in the domain the same as any built in port Figure 17 1 EdgeBus expansion port...

Page 459: ...ard ports will become available in the Units Digital I O Status Control Menu Figure 17 3 Status Pane Unit Status Display Digital I O Status Control Menu with EdgeCard ports And its I O port channels a...

Page 460: ...ed in the base configuration of both 3d ULN 2 and 2882 models as shown above SPDIF ADAT x2 Figure 17 6 MH EdgeCard SPDIF ADAT x2 The SPDIF ADAT x2 EdgeCard provides one RCA copper SPDIF I O port plus...

Page 461: ...s As a result this card is not compatible with either the 2882 or ULN 2 The SPDIF ADAT x2 and all other EdgeCards fit perfectly in the 2882 and ULN 2 and all other 3d hardware units ADAT x4 Figure 17...

Page 462: ...vice via USB the device will automatically show up as a MIDI device in AMS CoreMIDI Port 1 is currently reserved for the internal MIDI ports on the ULN 8 and LIO 8 The EdgeCard MIDI will be Port 2 Eig...

Page 463: ...me re clocking formats converter between legacy and modern digital audio transmission standards MADI Copper Optical Figure 17 12 MH EdgeCard MADI Copper Optical The MADI Copper Optical EdgeCard provid...

Page 464: ...ing MADI stream fully sup porting both 56 and 64 channel frame formats and S MUX data configurations at all sample rates from 44 1 to 192kHz As with the optical MADI ports the output format for each c...

Page 465: ...u to take the necessary steps to ground yourself and to work in an environment with minimal static to avoid the potential for electrostatic discharge Please familiarize yourself with the parts and ins...

Page 466: ...O They come with a metal cover plate over the various I O ports two retentive screws and rubber feet on the bottom EdgeCard Figure 17 15 Copper Optical MADI EdgeCard Please familiarize yourself with t...

Page 467: ...rd inside the hole in the back with the metal EdgeCard plate centered and aligned with the receiver hole Let the rubber feet track along the bottom of the unit You will be able to feel when the EdgeCa...

Page 468: ...he unit is buried in a rack First the EdgeCard thumbscrews were designed for use and likely abuse of life on the road So although the thumbscrews are locked into the EdgeCard faceplate for the mechani...

Page 469: ...rol Surface key commands non menu 482 B MIOConsole3d Ontology 483 What was that called again 483 Structural Terms 484 Session UI conventions 485 C Troubleshooting Guide 495 Computer does not see 3d de...

Page 470: ...ct the Edit Edit Key Commands menu item or type the K Option K key command Figure A 1 Edit Key Commands window create new Key Command buttons To enter a new key command to an unassigned function simpl...

Page 471: ...oke is currently assigned to Click OK to proceed Figure A 5 Edit Key Commands window Over write warning window The above warning window will appear giving you one last chance to avoid over writing the...

Page 472: ...ple Fader Gain coarse nudges are 5dB steps per nudge and fine nudges are 0 5dB Pressing and holding the key command will repeat the nudge command per the Keyboard Key Repeat settings in your computer...

Page 473: ...O Open Console File and Replace State O Import Console File and Map O Open Template O Close W Save S Save As B Edit menu key commands Command Key Sequence Undo Z Redo Z Copy C Cut X Paste V Clear unas...

Page 474: ...ments at Playhead Split All Segments at Loop Points Split All Segments at Selection Boundary unassigned Trim All Segments to Loop Points L Trim Segments to Selection unassigned Trim Top of All Segment...

Page 475: ...e Return To Loop Start unassigned Enable Return To In Point unassigned Enable Return To Session Start unassigned Session Playback Scroll Mode submenu Command Key Sequence Continuous unassigned Paged u...

Page 476: ...ed Session Markers submenu Command Key Sequence Drop Mark Take Record Mode only Create Mark From Loop unassigned Create Mark From Selection unassigned Jump to Previous Mark Jump to Next Mark Save Mark...

Page 477: ...assigned Expand Track Lanes for Overlaps L Show Only Record Enabled Tracks H Session Tempo submenu Command Key Sequence Calculate Tempo from Loop unassigned Calculate Tempo from In Out Points unassign...

Page 478: ...s Across Boxes unassigned Select Pans on Control Surface 1 Select Input Gain on Control Surface 2 Select Next Bus on Control Surface 3 Select Main Bus on Control Surface 0 Shift Bank Up 4 Shift Bank D...

Page 479: ...signed Load Domain Monitor Controller unassigned Show Monitor Controller M Make Monitor Controller Float unassigned Monitor Controller Slaves to PFL AFL unassigned Show Cue Controller C Add Cue Contro...

Page 480: ...t unassigned Switch Mixer Record Window Show Mixer Window X Show Analog I O Window A Show Record Window R Show Session Window S Help menu key commands Command Key Sequence Open MIO Manual unassigned W...

Page 481: ...mands default as Global Command Key Sequence Toggle Dim D Toggle Mute M Toggle Mono N Volume Down 0 5dB Volume Up 0 5dB Select Monitor Source 1 1 Select Monitor Source 2 2 Select Monitor Source 3 3 Se...

Page 482: ...ger Timecode unassigned Control Surface key commands non menu Note key commands to remote control your Mackie Control Protocol remote controller by remote found in Edit Key Commands Mixer section Comm...

Page 483: ...mpetition has led to a proliferation of user interface terms specific to each platform This would ordinarily be fine but over time many of these terms have come to either outright duplicate each other...

Page 484: ...ps Aux bus strips Group bus strips the Main bus strip and the Solo bus if you re in PFL AFL Solo mode All Mixer Strips are eligible to be recorded but only audio recorded on an Input strip will have a...

Page 485: ...ically since only Input Strips include a hardware Source input route back to the Mixer Tracks Overview Mixer Bus Strips Short definition Bus Mixer Strips do have associated Tracks in the Tracks Overvi...

Page 486: ...of segments or a range of time in the session Details The methods for selection of Segments and Time Ranges are detailed in the immediately ensuing entries Selection AKA Short definition Segment Sele...

Page 487: ...inu ous and Paged Scroll Modes the Playhead indicates the current Timeline position of the audio being played Details The Playhead line also serves as a cursor for placing edit split trim points Marke...

Page 488: ...l R located below the mixer strip level meter and in the Track header that turns red to indicate Record Enabled state Engaging Record Enable anywhere in the MIOConsole 3d application immediately engag...

Page 489: ...rt definition Record Mode can only be engaged by a manual command i e a button click key command or control surface command Details Level Trigger AKA Short definition In Level Trigger mode the amplitu...

Page 490: ...he Autopunch context refers to a point on the Session In Out timeline and should not be confused with In Point in the 3 or 4 point audio editing context Currently Session does not support the 3 or 4 p...

Page 491: ...f every Session segment to transition from full amplitude down to db silence Details All Session segments have an Out Fade at the end of the segment even if they are set to zero duration Cross Fade Se...

Page 492: ...ed and all exported files are of identical length to the sample All fades crossfades and track lane summing are executed in the export engine during export Since this is a file level operation rather...

Page 493: ...section of audio and are used to define save and play back Loops Markers with duration can be cued to both the Marker Start and End points Grid AKA Short definition The Grid is a quantization field f...

Page 494: ...nts may be enabled individually in the Session Transport Enabled Return Points menu and returned to by hitting the Return key Mute Mixer Strip AKA Short definition The M button on any strip or track s...

Page 495: ...unicate with the 3d device the driver software needs to be installed correctly If the driver is not installed correctly the computer will fail to connect or discover the 3d device If the MHLinkDriver...

Page 496: ...ping the cable with another known good cable If the USB cable is not the source of the problem check the next possibility The Ethernet cable is not connected or bad Check the simple thing first is the...

Page 497: ...a repair or as a stopgap measure you can use a third party adapter card If the connectivity hardware on the 3d device has been damaged the device will not communicate with any other devices In this ca...

Page 498: ...as a technical ground A technical ground is characterized by a consistent low impedance path between each device and a common reference ground ideally connected directly to earth ground The above is...

Page 499: ...e s power supply you may find that lifting the device s ground resolves the problem This can be accomplished by using a 2 Pin IEC cable without the third ground pin or by using a ground lift block gen...

Page 500: ...igure D 1 Analog DB25 pinouts Common wiring pinouts XLR HOT Pin 2 COLD Pin 3 GND Pin 1 TRS HOT Tip COLD Ring GND Shield TS unbalanced 1 4 HOT Tip COLD Do not connect GND Shield RCA HOT Pin COLD Do not...

Page 501: ...I O DB25 pinouts Wiring pinout for XLR HOT Pin 2 COLD Pin 3 GND Pin 1 DB25 1 DB25 2 24 18 12 6 25 19 10 4 23 17 11 5 21 15 9 3 22 16 7 1 20 14 8 2 Table D 1 AES crossover cable pinout Click here for...

Page 502: ...left and right sides of the case If the rack ears are fitted there will be five screws per side Please note that the screws on the rack ears are longer than the others Be sure to put the longer screws...

Page 503: ...20 dB J3 and J4 J1 and J2 Table E 1 D I board gain settings Line input grounding The shield on the line inputs can be lifted on a per channel basis These jumpers can be accessed directly on the LIO 8...

Page 504: ...he noise performance is better optimized when the outputs are set to to Monitor mode when interfacing with powered monitors The box runs cooler and uses less power The jumpers can always be applied to...

Page 505: ...er be removed or present not intermixed The difference in output level could lead to confusion Power supply There are three jumpers on the power supply board J9 disables the power supply for the pream...

Page 506: ...following parts 1 DB25 connector board Figure F 1 DB25 Connector Board 1 4 channel ULN R mic pre board Figure F 2 4 Channel ULN R Mic Pre Board 1 3 pin phantom power cable Figure F 3 3 Pin Phantom Po...

Page 507: ...must be installed for the Ch 5 8 kit to function To install the ULN R mic pre option in the LIO 8 you will need 1 Phillips screwdriver 7 16 nutdriver Ch 1 4 kit only silicone caulk Please familiarize...

Page 508: ...el is facing you If you are installing the Ch 5 8 kit only jump to step 9 3 Remove the two screws holding the Mic In cover plate then remove the plate from inside the LIO 8 Figure F 10 Mic In Blank Pl...

Page 509: ...the jumpers from J8 and J9 on the power supply board at the front of the LIO Figure F 13 Phantom Power Jumpers on the PSU Board 7 Connect the phantom power cable between connector J5 on the DB25 conn...

Page 510: ...n this position Use two Phillips head screws to secure the mic pre board and dab them with caulk Fit the ribbon cable jumper between the mic pre and DB25 connector board making sure that the pins are...

Page 511: ...t and right side remembering to use the longer screws on the rack ears It sometimes helps to squeeze the top and bottom of the case together when replacing the side screws to ensure that the outer hol...

Page 512: ...hnote and tutorial library https mhsecure com metric_halo support tutorials html You may also consider joining our user email list where you may ask questions of other users You can subscribe to the l...

Page 513: ...it that receives an analog signal at its input and outputs a digital representation of it AES In the context of Metric Halo interfaces a standard for digitally connecting two devices together AES send...

Page 514: ...the master bus outputs to any Group Bus MH Link or USB Host channel SCP and or physical output The main bus is always routed to the Main Monitor Controller source input Group Bus Also called sub mix...

Page 515: ...0 dBFS is the maximum level in a digital audio system since the level cannot go over 0 dBu Decibels relative to 0 775 volts across a 600 load dBV Decibels relative to 1 volt with no impedance specific...

Page 516: ...of an audio signal In audio gain is usually referred to in dB for example the mic preamps in the ULN 8 have 92 5 dB of gain This means that they can take an incoming signal and increase its level by 9...

Page 517: ...Latency The delay between when an audio signal enters and exits a device process or sound system A system with high latency sounds behind the performers because there is an audible delay between when...

Page 518: ...recorded Side always figure 8 turned 90 in relation to the Mid Should be placed as close as possible to the Mid s diaphragm The two signals are matrixed to stereo using a M S decoder The advan tage of...

Page 519: ...ices together Optical SPDIF sends and receives two channels of audio using a TOSLINK optical cable Over Occurs when a signal exceeds the headroom of a system potentially caus ing unpleasant distortion...

Page 520: ...the left signal When the audio on the left is at its highest the right is at its lowest and vice versa A signal that is 180 out of phase is also called polarity inverted or phase inverted Figure 465...

Page 521: ...so the meter s display would not show boost or cut from the fader Pre insert Before the insert A pre insert direct out would send dry audio See also Mic Pre R RCA A two conductor connector sometimes c...

Page 522: ...two de vices together SPDIF sends and receives two channels of audio using a 75 cable terminated with RCA connectors Stem Also called a group or subgroup A stem is a part of a mix that con tains simi...

Page 523: ...nt the signal is 100 wet Many processors have controls to let you set the wet dry ratio a processor used on a send or aux is usually set to 100 wet Word clock WC Used to synchronize multiple digital d...

Page 524: ...Support 390 EuCon Mixer Model 400 Mackie Control Default Key Commands 401 Mackie Control Room Support 401 Mackie Control Surface Support 401 Mackie Mixer Model 401 Control Surface Preferences Enable C...

Page 525: ...79 179 180 180 Key Commands 470 Preferences 371 MIOConsole3d Menu 191 MIOConsole3d Preferences Fader Packs 379 Mixer Default 250 Desk 253 Mixer Strip Controls 261 Mixer Window 250 Mobile I O 2882 ADAT...

Page 526: ...Optical Digital Audio 2882 169 ULN 2 154 Trim Enable switch ULN 2 146 Trim Pot ULN 2 146 Troubleshooting 3d device is not powered up 495 Computer does not see 3d device 495 Console state file 497 Cras...

Page 527: ...0 Front Panel 115 see also Front Panel ULN 8 LIO 8 Jumpers 502 Mic S R Mode 120 MIDI 122 Overview 112 Power 122 Rear Panel 117 Routing 118 Signal Flow 118 SMPTE 122 Specifications 122 What comes with...

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