The MIOConsole3d Application
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dialogs and their analog input channels automatically added as input strips to your current mixer, ready
to get to work.
You can add or remove boxes from the end of the daisy-chain while audio is running without interrupting
the audio streams.
Note:
There is no way to directly bridge between domains, aside from a regular audio connec-
tion. Workflows involving multiple-domain scenarios have not been explored to a great degree
as of yet, but the framework is in place for you to experiment as you wish.
Avoid situations where two computers can communicate with the same 3d units either by USB
or MHLink, as that introduces the likelihood of a communications conflict.
Regarding USB Domains:
MHLink multibox aggregation is not currently supported with USB
computer connections, so 3d boxes connected to your computer via USB will operate as sin-
gle-box Domains. Any 3d boxes connected to the MHLink ports of a USB Root box will be shown
in the Status Pane for identification purposes only, and will 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 number of the unit, EdgeBus card details (if installed), current
configuration details plus the digital I/O port controls for that 3d box. There is a Unit Status Display for
every box in each Domain.
Figure 10.66: Unit Status Displays
The Unit Icon can be hidden if desired by clicking the (default) “
⇧[
( Shift-[ )” key command, or toggling
the menu bar -> Mixer menu: “Show Unit Icons in System Status” menu item.
As mentioned previously, the box directly connected to the Host computer is designated as the ‘Root’
box, and is always at the top of the list. 3d boxes on the MHLink daisy-chain will always appear by their
place in the chain: the Root is box #1, connected to that is box #2, then #3 and so on down the list.
Domain Status and Management
Each Domain appears to the computer and behaves as its own distinct Core Audio device, operating with its
own system clock and driver channel count, with fully independent routing, mixer desk, cue and monitoring
functions. All functions for all Domains are controlled from within this same Console3d interface.
