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HD96-24-CC-TP Quick Start Guide
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HD96-24 Overview
Chapter 1: Introduction
Welcome to the HD96-24 Digital Mixing System. The HD96-24 is a transformation
of the Midas live sound experience, designed for the modern day live sound
engineer without compromise.
Designed from the ground up the HD96-24 system is the first step in a new way
of mixing and interacting with a Midas mixing console, while keeping the famous
no-compromise sonic quality. New forward-thinking ideas including large touch
screen control, modern multi-touch gesture control with separate widget style
areas and the Midas mCloud system to help manage many duties of the HD96-24
system are just a few of the new concepts created to take mixing audio to
a new level.
To obtain the best results please read this quick start guide (QSG) and enjoy the
future of mixing with the HD96-24 System.
About This Guide
This QSG is designed to quickly familiarize the user with the console layout, show
how to configure and set the system up and then show how to carry out basic
functions needed to start mixing audio.
This document is aimed at professional engineers, such as front of house (FOH)
and monitor (MON) engineers, who will be using this equipment in a live sound
environment. It is assumed that the reader has previous experience of using
professional audio equipment.
For full details of the HD96-24 system please refer to the HD96-24 owner’s
manual, which can be found on our website at midasconsoles.com. Its highly
advised that you read the full manual as many improvements will take place and
some of the screenshots in this QSG may be out of date as the software rapidly
improves. We are at the inception of this powerful new audio mixing system
which will only grow and develop over time.
HD96-24 System Firmware Version
Our team of software engineers are constantly working to improve and expand
the features of the HD96-24. It is crucial to have the latest firmware version
installed on your system in order to achieve the best results from your console.
Updates can be found in the Midas mCloud (cloud.midasconsoles.com), a new
approach to track and store system updates or via the midasconsoles.com website.
HD96-24 Touchscreen
Warning: the HD96-24 should not be placed or operated in direct sunlight. If the
screen is exposed to direct sunlight it may be come unresponsive and too hot to
handle. Please ensure you have suitable cover for your console.
Warranty and Registration
Midas are world renowned for quality and reliability. This product come with the
standard Midas 10-year warranty.
Registration of your console is achieved by using the Midas mCloud.
Service and Support
The HD96-24 is state of the art technology. We provide incredible levels of support
and service available via the Midas mCloud or by our service team to give owners
and users confidence in Midas products.
Commonly Used Terms and Definitions
Below are some of the terms used in this QSG. Knowing these terms and what
they mean will make reading this document straight forward.
GUI -
Graphic User Interface or Touchscreen.
Channel -
Any input, Output (Aux, Matrix).
Path -
Any Input, Output, VCA or Master.
POPulation Group -
A group of channels used to bring or recall paths
to the surface.
Contributions - Any path that contributes to an output bus.
Touch - The action of pressing the touch screen to turn on or select a function.
Select - The same as Touch.
Pinch - Two fingers squeezed together, used to tighten or
widen equalizer width (Q).
Swipe -
Moving a page left to right or up and down by pressing,
holding and moving in the required direction.
Press and Hold - Either a way to select all the paths on a current page for
multiple editing or a way to engage a parameter function that may be critical if
pressed in error, for example flatting the EQ is a press and hold function.
Widget - The name for a window or various windows displaying information on
the GUI as part of a workflow.
Workflow -
Visualizes the activities needed to mix audio.
Pot -
A physical control used to adjust a level or value.
Chapter 2: HD96-24 Overview
Introducing the HD96-24 Digital Mixing System.
For decades Midas has been a driving force in the world of pro audio. Building
on the incredible success of the XL8 and PRO Series with their exemplary audio
performance and road-proven rugged and reliable construction, the Midas PRO
Series became the gold standard in concert touring and installed live sound.
Offering the same outstanding sample-synchronised and phase-coherent audio
performance, interpolated control functions and intuitive navigation, the PRO2,
PRO3, PRO6, PRO9 and later PRO-X Live Audio Systems have become one of the
industry’s main choices for live sound mixing.
Now the HD96-24 pushes the boundaries further yet again with a 21" touchscreen
for hands on instant access to all controls. Parameter adjustment becomes
fast and easy with gesture touch interaction using the precise and accurate
multi-touch display which allows up to 10 simultaneous touches. Featuring 144
Simultaneous flexi inputs and 123 (96 x Flexi Aux + 24 x 3 Output busses
= 123) time-aligned, phase-coherent busses with no stealing of resources in
channel or bus counts. True and consistent 96 kHz sampling frequency and 64 bit
floating point processing provide exemplary quality audio processing, and the
oversampled and interpolated digital signal processing algorithms, combined
with the fully interpolated and touch sensitive user controls, result in the smooth
continuous response and immediacy of working on an analogue console.
The HD96-24 features the rugged and road-proven Klark Teknik HyperMAC (HMAC)
and SuperMAC (AES50-compliant) networking technologies with their ultra-low
and deterministic latencies and robust error correction. Its powerful audio
networking offers up to up to 624 inputs and 654 outputs at the 96kHz sample
frequency depending on configuration.
Chapter 1: Introduction
About this manual
Training
HD96-24 user documentation
HD96-24 host software version
Warranty and registration
Service and support
Commonly Used Terms and Definitions
Chapter 2: HD96-24 Overview
Introducing the HD96-24
Overview/Key features
Applications
System components
System busses
Mix matrix
Processing
Audio physical connections
Introduction to the mCloud Network
Reliability (redundancy)
HD96-24 software
GUI
System card expansion
Chapter 3: Before You Start
Principles of operation
Operating modes
Hints and tips
Saving your work
mCloud integration
mCloud support
User Journey
Setting up a user Profile
Chapter 4: About the
Control Surface
Overview of the control Surface
Control surface layout
Channel strip layout
Global assignable shortcuts
HOME button function
TAP button function
Front and rear panel connections
External interfaces and peripheral devices
Chapter 5: System Setup
Initial set-up procedure
Unpacking the equipment
Racking the I/O
Connection instructions
System components
Powering the system
Switching the control surface on/off
Setting up the ID of the unit(s)
Connection to the interne
Chapter 6: Navigation
Chapter 6: Surface Controls
Navigating via the surface detail area
Config
Equaliser
Dynamics
Phones
Talk
Solo
Monitor
Master
Chapter 7: Technical Specification
and Dimensions