The MIOConsole3d Application
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The MIOConsole3d Mixer Grand Tour
The MIOConsole3d Mixer is where it all comes together.
Something to keep in mind is that the 3d mixer model is based solely upon user-configuration. There are
no assumptions made regarding signal flow, channel formats, monitoring or input devices. The advantage
to this is that you can build the exact mixer you need for any specific task or set of circumstances. Some will
use the Mixer as nothing more than a routing interface. Others use 3d for multi-tiered FOH installations
running everything from stage mics and multiple IEM cue mixes, feeds for acoustically-corrected and time-
arrayed speaker systems and high-resolution performance capture, supplying word clock and secondary
stems to audio to video and broadcast systems… simultaneously, through a combination of MHLink, analog
and digital I/O interconnections. There are some crazy rigs out there.
In this section we begin where everyone begins: the default ‘start-from-scratch’ mixer state. From there we
dive into customizing the Mixer desk layout, defining the types of mixer strips, mixer strip controls, routing
and signal processing best practices, UI shortcuts and maybe a few surprises along the way.
First though, hit the “[“ key to hide the System Status Pane, so we can concentrate 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 scratch. Not only does this give you a little jump start to getting a mixer built,
but it lets you know that the new box has been properly synced and incorporated into a 3d Domain, ready
to get to work.
Default Setup for New Domains
When you connect a new 3d box to your computer, MIOConsole3d syncs and registers the new box by
model and serial number, checks the installed firmware, and sets up a default configuration for that box in
the Mixer. The default configuration includes Input routes from the Host computer and the analog inputs
of all attached 3d boxes, with outputs to the Monitor Controller and/or Cue controller (depending on the
Root 3d box model).
Default configuration settings are as follows:
At the Domain level:
• Sample rate: 48kHz
• System Status Pane: visible
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Mixer Desk Configuration:
Settings in this section are found in
“Configure Mixer”
[cmd-shift-C] and the Menu bar: “Mixer” menu
• Main mix bus: Stereo, unmuted, is the default Monitor Controller Source, is the default ‘Control
Room Headphone’ Cue controller source
• Solo Mode: Solo-In-Place
• Hard Mutes: disabled (and hidden from the Mixer strips)
• Auto-route new strips to Host: enabled
• Input strip meters: show pre-fader levels
• Four Aux mix buses: Stereo, unmuted, no inputs assigned, each is a Monitor Controller Source
• Input strip assign: post-insert
