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Contents

PRO6 Live Audio System

Owner’s Manual

Chapter 13

Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Chapter 14

Monitors And Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Monitors (A and B)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Solo system  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Signal generator  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Talk osc/routing   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Talk mic  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Chapter 15

Graphic Equaliser (GEQ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Configuring the number of GEQs (and effects)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
About the Graphic EQs screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
About the GEQ window   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
GEQ front panel features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Copying settings between GEQs   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Chapter 16

Internal Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Overview of the internal effects   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
About the effect window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Working with the effects   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Effect configuration  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Effect programs   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Delay effect   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Virtual DN780 Reverb effect  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Flanger effect  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Phaser effect   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Pitch Shifter effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
SQ1 Dynamics effect  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
3-Band Compressor effect   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Chapter 17

Control Groups  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

VCA and POP groups  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Auto-mute (mute) groups   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Talk groups   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
About the control group screens  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Programming the groups  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Configuring the groups   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Chapter 18

Copy And Paste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Channels versus scenes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Chapter 19

Assignable Controls (I Zone)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

About the I zone  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Controlling a rotary control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Using the I zone to control an internal effect/GEQ  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Controlling an internal effect via the I zone   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Controlling a GEQ via the I zone  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Summary of Contents for PRO6

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Page 3: ...afety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs c...

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Page 5: ...test standards reference number title EN 60065 2002 Audio video and similar electronic apparatus Safety requirements Applied EMC emission test standards ref no title EN 55103 1 1996 Class A EN 55103 1...

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Page 7: ...r including confidential information relating to the specifications and performance characteristics of this Product Save for such elements as may be licensed to the Company as described in paragraph 5...

Page 8: ...cable end user licence agreement and many of these agreements permit you to copy modify and redistribute the applicable software but you must review the on line documentation that shares a directory o...

Page 9: ...rcise of that or any other right You acknowledge that the Company could be irreparably damaged if the terms of this Licence were not specifically enforced and agree that the Company may seek appropria...

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Page 11: ...urn out equipment and wiring if shorted The internal power supplies are of the switch mode type that automatically sense the incoming mains voltage and will work where the nominal voltage is in the ra...

Page 12: ...install the equipment in places of poor ventilation Do not install this equipment in a location subjected to excessive heat dust or mechanical vibration Allow for adequate ventilation around the equi...

Page 13: ...signal 20Hz to 20kHz the signal to noise ratio may be degraded Degradation of up to 60dB at a frequency corresponding to the modulation signal may be experienced under extreme conditions 3V m 90 modul...

Page 14: ...xvi Precautions PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual...

Page 15: ...er documentation 3 PRO6 host software version 3 Warranty and registration 3 Service and support 3 Chapter 2 PRO6 Live Audio System 5 Key features 6 Applications 7 System components standard supply 8 F...

Page 16: ...stem 30 Switching the PRO6 Control Centre on off 31 Setting up the DL351 Modular I O unit ID 32 Basic Operation Of The PRO6 Chapter 5 Before You Start 35 Principles of operation 35 Operating modes 35...

Page 17: ...g VCA POP groups 84 Setting up a mix 86 Using fader flip 88 Setting up the effects rack 89 Simple routing to master stereo outputs 91 Scene and show management automation 92 Configuring the inputs and...

Page 18: ...ing with the effects 147 Effect configuration 147 Effect programs 148 Delay effect 149 Virtual DN780 Reverb effect 150 Flanger effect 153 Phaser effect 154 Pitch Shifter effect 155 SQ1 Dynamics effect...

Page 19: ...s 189 Rehearsals 190 Safes 191 Chapter 21 Scope Automation 193 About scope 193 About the Recall Scope screen 193 Selecting scope parameter sections 194 Saving scope parameters in a scene 197 Using sto...

Page 20: ...t input output names 229 Adjusting PRO6 illumination 229 Setting the time and date 230 Chapter 28 Delay Compensation Latency 231 Insert compensation 231 GEQ compensation 232 GUI Delay Compensation opt...

Page 21: ...amic 311 PRO6 input channel EQ modes 315 PRO6 output channel EQ modes 317 Appendix B Technical Specification 319 PRO6 general statistics 319 PRO6 general specifications 320 PRO6 audio performance spec...

Page 22: ...368 Using the PRO6 updater 370 Appendix I Documentation 373 System user documentation 373 Supplementary documentation 373 Appendix J Reference Tables 375 Definition of the primary buses 375 Navigatin...

Page 23: ...ng 499 Overview 499 Inputs 500 Aux 511 Return 521 Matrix 526 Master 534 Appendix P Parameters Copied Through Scenes 543 Inputs input channels 544 Aux Returns return channels 553 Aux Sends aux channels...

Page 24: ...xxvi Contents PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual...

Page 25: ...PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual Volume 1 Overview...

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Page 27: ...ormance environment It is assumed that the reader has prior experience of using professional audio equipment and has most likely undergone training on this system Note The content of this manual does...

Page 28: ...ol surface GUI of the PRO6 Control Centre indicates an on active or enabled state Conversely an extinguished condition indicates the control is off inactive or disabled The following types of pushbutt...

Page 29: ...r DOC04 DL3 which has been extracted entirely from this manual provides a useful structured training guide PRO6 user documentation For a full list of documentation supplied with the PRO6 Live Audio Sy...

Page 30: ...4 Chapter 1 Introduction PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual...

Page 31: ...ion of the control surface is intuitive unique and easy Its layout is based on familiar analogue lines to retain that analogue feel To manage the numerous channels the PRO6 Control Centre utilises VCA...

Page 32: ...ed a little too hard Mic amps High quality overload tolerant microphone amplifier per input Dynamics High quality dynamic processing with traditional analogue artefacts Midas dynamics has four styles...

Page 33: ...creens Reliability High reliability with some redundancy and other back up contingencies Failure tolerant of any single failure of hardware or software Proven stable Linux operating system Dual redund...

Page 34: ...balanced line outputs 1 off main 14U rack in a flight case which houses 1 off DL351 Modular I O This is populated with seven DL441 analogue input modules 56 main inputs and a DL442 analogue output mod...

Page 35: ...Q like regular inputs channels but no dynamic capability They are controlled like regular inputs from the input bay and channel strip and are time aligned to the stage like regular input channels In e...

Page 36: ...ocessor digital signal processing DSP reducing the available effects quantity stated below 8 stereo effects processors including Reverbs Delay Flange Phase Dual stereo Graphic and Pitch Shifter Note M...

Page 37: ...oint Routing via level controls to the 16 matrix buses Routing via pan control to the left right and mono master buses Direct input Each of the 16 matrix buses has Six band PEQ Optional 31 band GEQ re...

Page 38: ...oller can be used with the PRO6 This unit provides rapid adjustments of the graphics with real hardware and not a mouse and screen The graphic channel is selected either by the SOLO button solo tracki...

Page 39: ...annel analogue multi core between control centre and DL371 Audio System Engine The combination of audio control clock and third party Ethernet data in a single network means that the hardware interfac...

Page 40: ...lled from the primary navigation zone at the bottom of the master bay via two trackballs A USB keyboard supplied is used for text editing System card expansion Additional digital I O format options wi...

Page 41: ...ideo sources can be displayed on the control centre The KVM switch facilitates the control of three external computers via the screen trackball and keyboard of the control centre This is hugely import...

Page 42: ...16 Chapter 2 PRO6 Live Audio System PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual...

Page 43: ...ital audio router box that supports local FOH insert I O connectors on the rear panel Substantial forced air cooling is provided by a bulkhead and large but slow moving internal fans These produce ver...

Page 44: ...ut bays provide fast access to input faders and important signal processing controls Mix bay provides access to outputs and groups a detailed processing controller all channels and navigational contro...

Page 45: ...and mixes processing areas such as the D zone dynamic E zone EQ and mix controls provide a more comprehensive control by allowing detailed adjustments to a single channel s audio parameters C channel...

Page 46: ...in fast strips give instant access to specific functions across the bay and channel strips give greater control of the selected fast strip GUI The GUI comprises two screens that provide a pictorial re...

Page 47: ...ssociated with the mix bay and the bottom one with the master bay There are also two panels at either end of the front of the control centre under the armrests Each has a keyboard and phones socket Th...

Page 48: ...Klark Teknik HELIX RapidE The console sends solo messages to the RapidE which then pages to the console Remote GEQ operation A Klark Teknik HELIX RapidE can be used to remotely control the GEQs of th...

Page 49: ...cations channel settings can be recalled across all scenes from a library of presets This complexity allows a generic show to cope with differing performers on a night by night basis which is common i...

Page 50: ...24 Chapter 3 About The PRO6 Control Centre PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual...

Page 51: ...PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual Volume 1 Getting Started...

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Page 53: ...rove useful should it become necessary to transport the equipment later Inspect the equipment carefully for any sign of damage incurred during transportation It has undergone stringent quality control...

Page 54: ...rnal handles fitted to the rack casing to enable the rack to be manoeuvred easily and safely and by the amount of personnel suitable for the task Also these handles must be fit for purpose Clearance a...

Page 55: ...e or being inadvertently knocked loose or pulled out For details of how to fit remove a Volex plug see Power on page xiii DL371 Audio System Engine 4 x AES50 expansion ports Rack the DL351 and DL371 u...

Page 56: ...e PRO6 components such as the DL351 Modular I O unit and the DL371 Audio System Engine unit This can be done in any order you like 5 After the status indicator at the top of each GUI screen has change...

Page 57: ...uctions on page 10 of the mains cables into the mains sockets on the rear of the control centre The green LED next to each mains socket will illuminate if its mains supply is on 3 Observing Caution 2...

Page 58: ...is 1 To change the ID number there is no need to switch on the PRO6 Control Centre as the procedure can be carried out offline Refer to the operator manual for the DL351 Modular I O if you require mo...

Page 59: ...PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual Volume 2 Basic Operation Of The PRO6...

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Page 61: ...is populated with instantly recognisable controls that are logically distributed in major sections so that all the controls you need to access most of the time are always on the control surface while...

Page 62: ...k the option button of one of the following in the Fader flip section When an option is selected it will contain a red circle Flip to faders Flip to Pans To flip mixes to input pan fader control With...

Page 63: ...re s memory which is a type of RAM that doesn t lose its data when the power goes off If the control centre loses power accidentally these settings are loaded so that audio parameters are identical th...

Page 64: ...38 Chapter 5 Before You Start PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual...

Page 65: ...scenes on page 94 About the PRO6 controls Although the control centre is populated with many familiar analogue type controls there are some that may be new to you particularly the ones relating to na...

Page 66: ...ontrols are functional The GUI contains most of the controls found on the control surface and in addition has features that allow configuration of the PRO6 and provide extra functionality The GUI is o...

Page 67: ...nt of the GUI screen and pressing the left button is called clicking This is fundamental to GUI operation and forms the basis of many of its operations such as switching a button on off selecting list...

Page 68: ...the button If it has a status indicator this will illuminate extinguish to show that it is on off respectively To adjust a GUI control knob or fader Use a drag operation Move the pointer up down left...

Page 69: ...position in the scroll bar C Click an up down scroll arrow The scroll box will jump in the direction of the scroll arrow to another scroll bar position Clicking a scroll arrow when the scroll box is a...

Page 70: ...ation click CANCEL Click X at the upper right corner of the window In some cases this may have the same function as clicking an OK button However if the window does have an OK button it is probably be...

Page 71: ...printed next to the button The first screen mentioned is accessed by a single button press while the next is accessed by a double press An example of each is shown in the following diagram Text editi...

Page 72: ...king With The PRO6 Control Centre PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual 3 Press ENTER on the keyboard to exit the text box or click on an empty area of the GUI screen The pointer s shape will change b...

Page 73: ...a certain amount of channels can be at the control surface at any time while the others are hidden So navigation is required to access these hidden channels whenever you need them The way the PRO6 is...

Page 74: ...t LCD display which provides useful feedback by showing you information such as channel group name and by identifying the group from the user configured backlight colour When selected the display chan...

Page 75: ...s processing area click on the aux or matrix text in the overview display of the channel strip channel select lower and channel type sections Used in combination to navigate a single channel of a part...

Page 76: ...ou which ones are currently selected They have the following functions channel select upper section scrolls either the input or output fast strips depending on selected channel type channel by channel...

Page 77: ...channels and mix buses to the control surface There are a number of ways in which you can bring channels and mix buses to the control surface particularly using the scroll buttons To navigate a chann...

Page 78: ...buttons 6 Right arrow button 7 FLIP button A Input fast strip B Channel strip C channel select upper section D input select section E channel select lower section F channel type section G mix section...

Page 79: ...To select a mix bus Scroll to the mix bus using the scroll by 1 buttons in the mix section To select a group Press and hold down its LCD select button Navigating a processing area or mix bus to a chan...

Page 80: ...ce by typing in its channel type and number via the channel select lower and channel type sections To navigate a channel using its number 1 In the channel type section press the button corresponding t...

Page 81: ...d of selecting a block of source patch connectors in the From section of the Patching screen see To select a block of patch connectors in the From section on page 75 From section The leftmost area of...

Page 82: ...estination button The Patching screen will open at the appropriate tab configuration window Item Description 1 Function button panel contains the function buttons that enable patching and device confi...

Page 83: ...ore point or snapshot that contains the patching status at that instant There is only one checkpoint available so each time CHECKPOINT is clicked the previous checkpoint is overwritten RESTORE Reverts...

Page 84: ...s a selected patch connector Shown at the top of the channel patch connectors this box aids channel identification by matching the user configured colour for that channel Insert return patch connector...

Page 85: ...supply on page 8 For information on what devices can be fitted in the I O rack see About the devices on the stage and FOH I O tabs on page 64 FOH I O tab The FOH I O tab contains the devices fitted in...

Page 86: ...of the input and output channels to be routed primarily to an effects device either internal or external Effects tab The Effects tab allows patching from any of the internal effects Each effect can su...

Page 87: ...of the Stage I O tab in the From section this one does not contain any mic splitters as they don t supply any inputs to the PRO6 Control Centre Refer to Figure To access the Patching screen on page 56...

Page 88: ...s This tab controls all of the input channels and the eight Aux Returns returns Dir In Direct Input tab The Dir In Direct Input tab allows you to patch for example effects to the outputs A signal conn...

Page 89: ...and outputs Sidechains tab The Sidechains tab allows patching to the compressor and gate of the input and output sidechains see Side chain on page 273 This tab contains the same channels as for the In...

Page 90: ...uting on the PRO6 see About the devices on the stage and FOH I O tabs The following devices will if selected see Setting up the I O rack devices on page 71 appear on the I O tabs of the From To sectio...

Page 91: ...and they are known as DL351A DL351B DL351C and Dl351D Dl351D is not displayed For more information go to our website www midasconsoles com Monitor option The Monitor device represents the control surf...

Page 92: ...ghted in the following diagram which shows one of the I O devices Item Description 1 Unit type 2 Unit ID number 3 Unit name and PRO6 assigned unit number 4 Spanner button opens the device configuratio...

Page 93: ...in order of selection with the first in the queue being at the bottom You can only use the list tooltip for sequence operations Item Description 1 Patch connector information panel contains informati...

Page 94: ...ces You have the option to configure the devices from the Patching screen Parameters such as gain and 48V phantom voltage can be adjusted or switched on off respectively via a device specific configur...

Page 95: ...common to each device To open the configuration window of a device Click the device s spanner button To set up change the configuration of an I O device 1 Open the configuration window of the I O dev...

Page 96: ...uration window For example the Analogue In Card 4 In a channel configure the parameters For example in channel In1 adjust the gain and switch the 48V phantom voltage on shown right 5 Repeat step 4 for...

Page 97: ...tters DN9696s etc that are connected to the Stage I O and FOH I O racks This is done via the AES50 Device Configuration window Here you can set up the device ID and also the type of cards modules fitt...

Page 98: ...dingly A port that has no device allocated to it will have the text unused after its name 3 In the device type drop down list click the type of device For example DL351A 4 In the device ID drop down l...

Page 99: ...ion by selecting another port left of input output window Select the MS Cable Red or Line Io Cable Red option in the device type drop down list as necessary Then select the same device ID as the one y...

Page 100: ...rce patch connector click it This will select it and all of its destinations A green triangle will appear under the name of any tab in the To section that contains a destination s Clicking Does this i...

Page 101: ...rce 1 Make sure that no patch connectors are selected If necessary click NONE 2 In the From section click the source patch connector from which you want to remove all of the patches This will select t...

Page 102: ...the PRO6 Control Centre Note You can also carry out single patching operations using the CLEAR SEL and AUTO functions To patch a single source to multiple destinations 1 Patch the source patch connec...

Page 103: ...over automatic patching pauses You can then patch these by selecting another destination To automatically patch a block of source channels 1 Click AUTO 2 In the From section select the source patch co...

Page 104: ...78 Chapter 8 Patching PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual...

Page 105: ...c pre stage box gain and the other is the digital trim console gain see Mic amp input gain preliminary input processing on page 264 In its default state the stage box gain is in the channel strip and...

Page 106: ...t state 5 Adjust the gain trim control knob to this time adjust the console digital trim 20dB to 40dB continuous trim for your preferred gain structure 6 Set analogue remotes for initial set up then a...

Page 107: ...own above On the GUI the selected EQ filter will have a light coloured background For example the bass is the selected EQ filter in the diagram above 2 In the input fast strip press EQ to switch the E...

Page 108: ...l select the channel and open the compressor processing area in the GUI s channel strip 2 In the comp section press ON to switch the compressor in 3 In the D zone operate the attack ratio range ratio...

Page 109: ...ch the gate in 3 In the D zone operate the attack ratio range range release threshold and hold controls to apply processing see Gate on page 272 The make up control knob has no affect as it is only us...

Page 110: ...nfolded to the control surface 2 While still holding down the LCD select button do one of the following To assign an input channel to the group press the LCD select button of the desired input channel...

Page 111: ...one press the vca assignable controls screen access button To set up the name of a VCA POP group Do one of the following Choose from a list of pre configured names by clicking the pencil icon of the g...

Page 112: ...arly to the inputs and groups identification of mixes is by colour coding The overview displays in the GUI channel strip see Figure 13 show the status of the mixes which are colour coordinated to matc...

Page 113: ...ut to link the two channels but the mode of the odd channel is used on both To set up a mono aux mix 1 Making sure that the mix bus is not linked select mix see To select the mix bus mode on page 86 2...

Page 114: ...tching see Chapter 8 Patching on page 55 Linking You can link two mixes together Pairs can only be created from adjacent mix buses of the same colour To link a pair of mix buses click the LINK button...

Page 115: ...es with cross feedback DN780 is a reverberation device that emulates the Klark Teknik DN780 Digital Reverberator Processor unit and allows you to create unique acoustic environments of virtually any t...

Page 116: ...daptive time constants ensuring the most natural results from even the most variable sources To add an effect to the effects rack 1 At the GUI choose home Rack Units Effects Alternatively press the ef...

Page 117: ...ll appear in the effects rack You can now patch the new effect which will be on the Effects tabs of both the From and To sections of the Patching screen For information on how to patch see Chapter 8 P...

Page 118: ...ion Automation In the primary navigation zone press the automation filing screen access button Managing the shows The four buttons NEW LOAD SAVE and SAVE AS towards the top of Automation screen allow...

Page 119: ...type in the name of the new show Click OK to save the new show and close the window Clicking Cancel will close the window without saving the new show To load a show 1 Click LOAD 2 In the Load File win...

Page 120: ...uttons The eye icon in the Automation screen just under the ADD MIDI button opens a Show window which contains a list of filter options To navigate the scenes using the jogwheel Place a finger in the...

Page 121: ...ene to put the new scene in between the one currently highlighted in yellow and the scene immediately before it Click Store to empty scene to put the new scene in the one currently highlighted in yell...

Page 122: ...screen mean currently selected event MIDI event GPIO event internal event incoming event and outgoing event To create an event Select the scene in which you want to create the event and then do one o...

Page 123: ...opied Through Scenes on page 543 To open the Show Editor screen Do one of the following From the GUI menu choose home Automation Show Editor At the Automation screen click SHOW EDITOR To copy and past...

Page 124: ...all of the other channels of a similar type Right clicking the copy or paste button will open their respective menu each of which contains full copy paste options To copy a processing area to a chann...

Page 125: ...saved in a library The library files are managed via a Preset Manager screen on the GUI Here you can create new libraries load existing libraries save the current library or give it a new name You ca...

Page 126: ...ough the LCRS mode uses five channels front left and right centre and surround left and right both surround channels are the same In an LCRS surround panning arrangement you can have a single surround...

Page 127: ...o System Owner s Manual Figure 15 5 1 surround panning arrangement Subwoofer Front left Centre Front right Rear right right surround Rear left left surround 30 30 110 10 110 10 Listening distance Loud...

Page 128: ...ing diagram shows the areas designated as A and B during two man operation and also shows the location of the area B button All other parts of the control surface are common to both areas Figure 16 Tw...

Page 129: ...3 Do one of the following At the GUI choose home Files In the primary navigation zone press the automation filing screen access button twice in quick succession 4 You may see an Analysing message in...

Page 130: ...he start up sequence and none of the controls on the control surface will function the PRO6 Control Centre will be totally locked out The PRO6 Control Centre is unlocked by clicking the UNLOCK button...

Page 131: ...PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual Volume 3 Advanced Operation And Features...

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Page 133: ...sary to preserve the audio prior to trimming such as dynamics side chain linking are maintained Note The pan control is never linked When linking previously unlinked channels some normalisation of the...

Page 134: ...pes 2 In a channel section select the desired default stereo linking options and then click the Change Existing button directly underneath Repeat as necessary for any other channels Selected control o...

Page 135: ...In the left master channel control surface press its quick access button just above the fader to select it 2 Set the stereo linking options for the left master channel see To set the stereo linking o...

Page 136: ...110 Chapter 10 Stereo Linking PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual...

Page 137: ...E low frequency effects usually handled by a subwoofer To select the panning mode At a GUI screen open the Preferences and select the type of panning you want see Setting the configuration preferences...

Page 138: ...cus and speaker power can be obtained This is illustrated in the following subsections which shows the masters section in the channel strip Constant power is maintained at all times so that the image...

Page 139: ...surround system on page 247 Figure 30 Connections for an LCRS surround system on page 248 and Figure 31 Connections for a 5 1 surround system on page 249 Table 4 Surround panning bus routing Simultan...

Page 140: ...facilities are implemented for externally inputted surround material However a stereo mix can be monitored by switching the monitor section back to operate in stereo mode sourced from the stereo maste...

Page 141: ...he position cursor changes automatically according to the adjustment of the surround panning controls you can also adjust it on the GUI using drag Item Description 1 fb pan control knob moves position...

Page 142: ...on page 227 Table 5 Fader parameters with surround panning on off Parameter None mode off None mode on Notes Level fb pan Yes Yes If left or right channel has SIS on level is image below In other sur...

Page 143: ...tem If necessary consult the manufacturer of your monitor system for their recommended surround formats The following diagram which is to be read with Table 3 Panning formats on page 111 gives you exa...

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Page 145: ...is held down the soloing to the selected solo bus is cancelled when the button is released Pre fader audio is sent to the selected solo bus if the associated PFL control for that bus is active Post fa...

Page 146: ...output Mono summed direct output from solo A for linking to another console AFL direct output Stereo direct output from solo A for linking to another console Solo add On additive solos Off self cance...

Page 147: ...ny VCA master solos to which the input channel is assigned Solo in place SIP By using solo in place SIP you can cut all channels from the main mix except soloed ones by pressing a solo button SIP allo...

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Page 149: ...on page 121 To see which outputs are affected by channel muting refer to Appendix 2 Functional Block Diagrams Figure 17 Control methods interactions and corresponding states of channel mute Note In F...

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Page 151: ...outputs A and B which control their respective output levels These are controlled from the monitor section on the master bay as shown in the following diagram Each monitor output has The ability to m...

Page 152: ...module that contains digital solo source signals etc converted to analogue as selected on the control surface Only the meters have GUI support monitor a and monitor b meters monitor the peak signal le...

Page 153: ...elay value in milliseconds ms and metres m ON switch switches the delay on off Solo system solo a and solo b system sections allow solo signals to be selected independently for each monitor system A a...

Page 154: ...ivate SIP 1 Do one of the following On the control surface lift up the cover of the solo in place button and then press the button At the GUI choose home Monitors Then click solo in place 2 In the Act...

Page 155: ...two track return etc to stereo local monitor outputs MON switch routes post fader mono masters mix to stereo local monitor outputs solo a and b sections The solo signals can be selected for each moni...

Page 156: ...lo systems A and B are active and behave as a single solo system dual op in dual operator mode both solo systems A and B are totally independent of each other The solo B button in addition to routing...

Page 157: ...afl level control knob AFL audio bus may accept injected external signals This control knob adjusts the after fader level in the range infinity to 10dB talk back control knob adjusts the talk back le...

Page 158: ...wept frequency control item 1 and provides a fixed 1kHz tone 3 PINK switch overrides the sinusoidal oscillator and converts output signal to pink noise 4 OSC external switch connects signal generator...

Page 159: ...routing section of the master bay Using the preset talk groups you can route to all inputs all auxes all matrices or all outputs Or you can create your own talk groups up to four and choose which of t...

Page 160: ...d To activate a talk group 1 Make sure either one or both of the internal buttons that is the TALK internal button in the talk mic section and the OSC internal button in the signal generator section a...

Page 161: ...el and the two TALK routing switches internal and external 1 2 3 2 4 5 1 1 TALK external switch connects talk mic output to talk external output XLR 2 TALK internal switch connects talk mic output to...

Page 162: ...or source b section of the master bay press TALK Your chosen section will determine which system bus A or B the talk mic will be sourced from see Monitor output a and b sections on page 201 and source...

Page 163: ...a mono process but in the case of stereo groups or mix channel outputs a stereo GEQ is controlled from a single set of controls You also have the option of remotely controlling the GEQs using the Kla...

Page 164: ...ve Audio System Owner s Manual Table 8 Effects and GEQs options Effects and GEQs option Effects screen display Graphic EQs screen display 8 Effects 8 GEQs 7 Effects 12 GEQs 6 Effects 16 GEQs 5 Effects...

Page 165: ...le GEQs The number of racks shown in the Graphic EQs screen below depends on the number of GEQs configured on the PRO6 see To configure the PRO6 with the number of effects and GEQs on page 137 Figure...

Page 166: ...also aid GEQ navigation selection The number of racks which ranges from one to five is dependent on configuration In the diagram above the PRO6 has been configured to have 12 GEQs GEQ rack A virtual r...

Page 167: ...ist Contains a list of GEQ sources from which to patch the GEQ COPY button Copy and paste function button see Chapter 18 Copy And Paste on page 165 PASTE button Copy and paste function button see Chap...

Page 168: ...down list click the source you want For example Aux Send 3 The new patching assignment will appear in the source name field as shown right and in the border on the left of GEQ panel see Table 19 Graph...

Page 169: ...rom 2kHz to 20kHz 5 EQ button for selecting EQ The adjacent green IN LED shows the EQ is on illuminated or is being bypassed extinguished 6 10 segment meter shows the incoming signal level and is pre...

Page 170: ...of one GEQ to another To copy the settings of a GEQ to another GEQ 1 In the GEQ rack of the Graphic EQs screen open the window of the GEQ that you want to copy the settings from 2 In the GEQ window c...

Page 171: ...een required The effects are displayed on the screen in a virtual eight unit rack All of the points in the control centre s signal flow where outboard effects can be inserted such as auxes and returns...

Page 172: ...user configurable effects The following table describes the elements of the effect window Section Element Description function Top bar Effect name Name fixed and user configured of the effect CHANGE...

Page 173: ...ect and the background colour of its text field as it appears on the GUI see Configuring VCA POP groups on page 85 To change an effect type For details see To add an effect to the effects rack on page...

Page 174: ...ffect these are also stored in a show file You can also save all of the controls contained in one or more effects into a user preset which will then contain information about their settings including...

Page 175: ...norm to cross 9 Depth control knob left and right adjusts depth of delay modulation Range is from 0 to 100 10 Damping section contains a HF control knob that adjusts the HF attenuation of delay repea...

Page 176: ...ctions ADT Multi tap delays ranges from 1 to 9 7 PRE DELAY control knob for controlling the amount of delay in milliseconds between the initial signal and the onset of reverberation On certain program...

Page 177: ...ameter display panel To store new variations Each algorithm has its parameter settings stored in the PRO6 When the Virtual DN 780 effect is used the most recent settings for each algorithm are recalle...

Page 178: ...e point from which to create the exact effect required Unused parameter displays are blanked in effects programs To modify and store the effect All effects have a number of parameters that may be modi...

Page 179: ...00 10 Hi EQ control knob in the Filters section adjusts the amount of HF high EQ cut or boost applied to the effect output in dB Range is 12dB to 12dB with 0dB at top dead centre 11 Lo EQ control knob...

Page 180: ...ack applied to the delay Controls the number of repeats Range is from 100 to 100 with 0 at top dead centre 8 spin control knob adjusts the amount of relative phase of left right modulation Range is fr...

Page 181: ...ting the delay time before the pitch shift 5 FB DELAY control knob for setting the delay time on the feedback loop 6 FEEDBACK control knob determines the amount of feedback output fed back to input in...

Page 182: ...is 0dB to 24dB 5 Release control knob Lo Mid and Hi sections for setting the release time of the compressor Range is 0 05sec to 3sec 6 Attack control knob Lo Mid and Hi sections for setting the speed...

Page 183: ...urface from where its own groups can be set up and recalled and there is a main option in the GUI menu Control Groups from which you can open the Groups Sheet screen and the group specific screens Usi...

Page 184: ...GUI provides full support for the hardware controls This is in the VCA Groups screen of the GUI menu which also includes an unfold button and a solo area B button for each group This screen also provi...

Page 185: ...lo buses which consists of all input channels and audio mix groups that are assigned to control from corresponding VCA masters 6 MUTE switch This is technically not a mute but a fader minus infinity s...

Page 186: ...EDs in the input select sections flash while the VCA POP group s LCD select button is held down it means that they contain hidden members When you deselect a VCA POP group its settings revert to those...

Page 187: ...mute on can happen because of Activating an assigned auto mute Assigning an already active auto mute Recalling a scene that assigns an already active auto mute An auto mute off can happen because of D...

Page 188: ...GUI choose home Control Groups Talk Groups To deactivate a talk group Do one of the following Press the button of the talk group that is currently active Quickly press a talk group button other than...

Page 189: ...which you can choose group members The right panel contains the current group members the example below shows a VCA group Group members are moved between the two main panels using the ADD and REMOVE b...

Page 190: ...If necessary navigate the output channels you want to the control surface To program a VCA POP auto mute or talk group at the GUI 1 At the GUI open the screen of the type of control group that you wan...

Page 191: ...a show or create a new one from the current settings on page 93 Events see To copy and paste an event on page 96 Presets see To create a new preset library from the current one on page 215 Channels ve...

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Page 193: ...the I zone controls Figure 20 I zone on the control surface Although you can switch back and forth easily between the two methods the I zone gives precedence to the rack unit assignments Note Pressin...

Page 194: ...en is not displaying an internal device effect or GEQ If necessary select another screen via the GUI menu or by pressing a screen access button in the primary navigation zone 2 Press the I zone quick...

Page 195: ...ign unassign button in the assignable controls of the control surface Then on the GUI maser bay screen click the desired control To unassign a control in the I zone 1 In the Assignable Controls window...

Page 196: ...I zone s arrow buttons About the assignable controls panel on the GUI The assignable controls panel is displayed on at the bottom of the effect GEQ window output bay GUI only It gives a pictorial repr...

Page 197: ...ons applicable to the assigned parameter 8 When an I zone control is unassigned it is displayed as a ghost image This also applies to the buttons To Do this in the assignable controls panel Select a d...

Page 198: ...t bay GUI click the desired rack unit The window of the rack unit will open containing the assignable controls panel at the bottom A page group of parameters will be automatically assigned to the assi...

Page 199: ...ere is no device assigned in the next rack position the device window will be empty Controlling an internal effect via the I zone When controlling an effect the GUI shows the current button and contro...

Page 200: ...an assignable controls panel on the GUI see About the Assignable Controls window on page 168 However to accommodate the faders there are effectively two levels of display known as overview and zoom Th...

Page 201: ...a the LCD buttons of the overview display The following diagram shows all of the available zoom displays and includes a typical example of what the assignable controls control surface and GUI will loo...

Page 202: ...on assignments in the overview display on page 175 To adjust a group of faders simultaneously in the overview display Make sure the overview display is shown on the GUI and adjust the appropriate cont...

Page 203: ...e each act requires reconfiguration of audio I O All of the scenes for a show are contained within a show file Show files are stored in the PRO6 so that they can be loaded when required and they can a...

Page 204: ...creen Item Description 1 Red cancel button cancels a store operation and closes the Store window illuminates to prompt when this button is active 2 Yellow now NOW button recalls the currently highligh...

Page 205: ...ight Automation screen The Automation screen can be broadly divided into the following main areas domains Scenes see Scenes on page 181 Shows see Show files on page 189 Scope see Chapter 21 Scope Auto...

Page 206: ...before this one Midi Event Creates a MIDI event in the scene Internal Event Creates an internal event in the scene GPIO Event Creates a GPIO event in the scene Delete Deletes the selected scene see C...

Page 207: ...scene 2 STORE SCENE button see Automation controls on page 178 3 Scene cue list see Scene cue list on page 183 4 REORDER SCENES button see Changing the order of the scenes on page 187 5 Zoom List spi...

Page 208: ...point scenes per main scene The scene number locates the scene in the sequence of stored scenes and is the basis of scene navigation To navigate the scenes the jogwheel on the control surface goes be...

Page 209: ...choose what to leave out of the cue list Item Description Function 1 No column Number column shows the scene number and point scene number 2 Skip column Skip column When you see the symbol of a curved...

Page 210: ...on page 193 To expand a scene point scene Select the scene point scene and do one of the following Click EXPAND Right click the scene to open the right click menu Then choose Expand To close the poin...

Page 211: ...the eye symbol right of the cue list title bar to open the Show window 2 In the Show window select the desired options 3 Click OK Editing scene properties You can change the name of a scene add edit i...

Page 212: ...ight click the scene you want to overwrite 2 From the right click menu choose Overwrite Scene Copying and deleting scenes You can copy and delete single scenes point scenes from the cue list To copy a...

Page 213: ...cenes and the scenes will be reordered from this point on in the cue list 3 Repeat for the next scene you want to reorder This will be labelled 2 in the Edit column 4 Repeat for the remaining scenes p...

Page 214: ...ide chain patched from one source in one scene and from a different source in another scene For details of the parameters that can be patched per scene see Appendix L Parameters Affected By Automate P...

Page 215: ...reate a new show on page 92 LOAD For loading a stored show by restoring all stored snapshots and associated automation data from the selected show file see To load a show on page 93 SAVE For backing u...

Page 216: ...gement on page 217 For details of how to back up export your files and also how to import them from an external source see Saving your show files to a USB memory stick on page 103 Rehearsals Rehearsal...

Page 217: ...nel strip Selection channels only is via GUI only Channel or Group EQ safe DYN safe MIC safe AUTO safe MUTE safe FADER safe Input channel All EQ functions Compressor and gate side chains ON switches a...

Page 218: ...e GUI see VCA and POP groups on page 157 Mute safe status indication is provided both on the control surface VCA POP group section of master bay an in the GUI channel strip To switch in a channel safe...

Page 219: ...u can select the controls that are excluded from the scene when it is recalled and you can also view the current scope status About the Recall Scope screen The Recall Scope screen has a number of type...

Page 220: ...you don t have to save your selection as it remains stored in the current condition until you alter it again The scope function buttons are used both for parameter selection and deselection The Assig...

Page 221: ...the All and Mic Amp parameter sections To select a parameter section in all channels of a single type 1 Click BY CHANNEL TYPE 2 Click the desired parameter section in any channel of the type you want...

Page 222: ...er section For example click the Fader parameter of input channel 1 every Fader parameter on the screen is selected as shown right To select every parameter section on the console Click ALL Every para...

Page 223: ...ect deselect a single bus click on it To select deselect all buses click All Saving scope parameters in a scene Scope parameters have to be saved in a scene To save your selected parameters in a scene...

Page 224: ...s be used with care This is because it is possible that control settings will not be stored at all and will consequently be lost Therefore it is much safer to use recall store and aways store everythi...

Page 225: ...ed scenes Also up to eight messages with user selectable content are stored per scene and sent out whenever the scene is recalled MIDI input can be globally set up to cause scenes to be recalled when...

Page 226: ...event is missed out skipped during a rehearsal 2 TEST EVENT button for executing the selected outgoing MIDI or GPIO event using the current event parameters Outgoing events only 3 When section for se...

Page 227: ...this and Event Parameters sections To help you refer to Table 11 Table 12 and Table 13 5 If you want to incorporate a time delay between the event being triggered and the event itself select a time i...

Page 228: ...Channel Channel 1 to Channel 16 Note Off Note On After touch Pressure Control Change Program Change Pitch Wheel Midi TX IO ID1 to IO ID 17 FOH MIDI PORT Channel 1 to Channel 16 Program Change Control...

Page 229: ...rol changes that can be applied to a note in progress For example by altering the volume not velocity or adding sustain to a note holding it for longer Parameters are All Notes Off and Reset All You c...

Page 230: ...ng played Parameters are between 0 and 127 You can also choose between Enable MIDI Byte 1 and Enable MIDI Byte 2 Program n One of the 128 programs Program Change Changes the device to a particular pat...

Page 231: ...position and that of the position in another scene over time If the level in the next scene is higher than the current level the crossfade uses the fade up time if it is lower it uses the fade down t...

Page 232: ...he crossfade to operate on 5 Crossfade Group drop down list contains all of the available user configured crossfade groups Also includes the example group which is the PRO6 s default group and contain...

Page 233: ...ossfade rates per crossfade or keep its rate constant throughout Figure 24 Crossfade set up section 7 centre level control knob Centre 8 LFE level control knob Sub 9 MUTE switch Mute Item Description...

Page 234: ...e Then do this drop down list select the X Fade Event option 6 Do one of the following Select a crossfade group from the Crossfade Group drop down list Create a new crossfade group Click the Crossfade...

Page 235: ...You can manually override the crossfade using the controls in the automation section of the output bay see Manually controlling a crossfade on page 212 Crossfade groups Crossfade groups let you choos...

Page 236: ...ved back to their respective panels in the left of the Crossfade Group screen If you want you can edit the example group crossfade control group 4 ADD and REMOVE buttons These buttons add or remove th...

Page 237: ...up List panel select the crossfade group you want to delete and then click Delete You cannot delete the example group crossfade control group Global events The GLOBAL scene at the top of the cue list...

Page 238: ...he control will travel over the full crossfade period that is if you stop rather than pause a five second crossfade at two seconds and restart it it will take the control five seconds to move to the f...

Page 239: ...u can create a new user library from scratch or save the current one under a new name Similarly to show files you can import libraries from external storage devices USB memory sticks The Preset Manage...

Page 240: ...g the text Author You can also replace an existing preset library To do this type in its exact name in the Libraryname text field and then click the Overwrite existing box to tick it 3 Click OK A new...

Page 241: ...xisting preset libraries Do this by clicking it in the Save File window and then ticking the Overwrite existing option 3 Click OK The new preset library will be selected To import a preset library int...

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Page 243: ...rted across the panels and can also be copied renamed or deleted within their own panel Item Element Description 1 SAVE button Saves all currently loaded files Turns red when there are changes to be s...

Page 244: ...d file into its respective panel 11 File information row Gives information on a single file such as name size date of creation and type 12 List of files loaded Shows all the files on the PRO6 and the...

Page 245: ...hows whether the master controllers are synchronised green text or not red text 5 List of master controller files Lists the files loaded on each master controller and indicates whether they are synchr...

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Page 247: ...hronising the consoles Before you start choose which Midas digital console you want as master For information on external AES50 synchronisation between two Midas digital consoles see External AES50 sy...

Page 248: ...wing options Under the DL431 Mic Splitter Inputs heading click the Use A Inputs option shown right Under the Master Slave Status heading click the Master option 4 On the MON control centre configure t...

Page 249: ...Live Audio System Owner s Manual Using an external monitor You can use an external for viewing what is displayed on either GUI screen Use one of the VGA output sockets on the rear of the PRO6 see Ext...

Page 250: ...224 Chapter 26 Using Other Devices With The PRO6 PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual...

Page 251: ...ects the meters on the GUI Click the enable tick box below to switch on this Meter Attack control knob adjusts the time it takes the meters to rise in the range 0 no delay to 10 milliseconds Select th...

Page 252: ...nces and must be used with great caution To alert you of the drastic consequences of operating this button a WARNING window appears Caution The Restore Default Globals button resets all console defaul...

Page 253: ...xample if you select Use B Inputs at this control centre the other one will have to be set for Use A Inputs Master Slave Status selects the synchronisation source of the PRO6 s digital audio which can...

Page 254: ...control the currently selected mix bus using the faders or the pan control buttons respectively in the full input bay see Controlling the mix buses in flip mode on page 36 Sync Area B when the PRO6 i...

Page 255: ...u can choose when naming your inputs and outputs in the GUI menu To change the set names in the Input Output Sheets 1 At the GUI choose home Preferences General 2 In the Names Lists section of User In...

Page 256: ...e time and date You can change the PRO6 s time and date To set the time and date of the PRO6 1 At a GUI screen choose home Preferences General 2 In the Date and Time section of Configuration Preferenc...

Page 257: ...returned to the channel Therefore with no insert compensation channels with inserts assigned are delayed more than channels that don t have an insert assigned to them If two correlated signals with d...

Page 258: ...t GUI Delay Compensation options PRO6 delay compensation latency is configured in the Delay Compensation section shown right of GUI menu s Preferences screen For a description of the delay compensatio...

Page 259: ...o switch this option off 1 11 Aux Sends Graphic EQ This setting controls the delay compensation that aligns aux bus outputs for channels which do use GEQ with those that do not If no aux buses use GEQ...

Page 260: ...ween a system input XLR and a system output XLR being fed by an aux master or matrix channel is 1 83ms Figure 27 In this mode it is advisable to use the same GEQ and insert compensation settings for a...

Page 261: ...al Effect Master Direct Input Aux Internal External Effect Matrix Direct Input For all system inputs including insert return points the actual location of the input XLR is automatically compensated fo...

Page 262: ...oduces a system latency of 2 44ms as opposed to pre processing tap off points which would produce a latency of 2 26ms When Monitor Mode Align with Masters is switched on these values are 1 83ms and 2...

Page 263: ...em Input Time Zone DI can be either pre or post The accompanying diagram in each subsection shows the settings for that setup FOH mix setup The following table shows the delay compensation settings fo...

Page 264: ...08ms FOH XLR IP MAST XLR XLR IP MAST XLR XLR IP MTX XLR XLR IP AS MAST XLR XLR IP AS INS AR MAST XLR XLR IP AS INS AR MAST With GEQ XLR XLR IP AS INS MAST DI Mix XLR IP AS INS MTX DI Mix XLR MAST DI I...

Page 265: ...X XLR XLR IP AS XLR XLR IP AS With GEQ XLR XLR MAST DI Input XLR XLR MTX DI Input XLR XLR AS DI AS XLR XLR AS DI AS With GEQ XLR XLR AR Input MAST XLR XLR AR Input MAST With GEQ XLR XLR AR Input MTX W...

Page 266: ...les at 96kHz 1 83ms FOH XLR IP MAST XLR XLR IP MAST XLR XLR IP MTX XLR XLR IP MAST MTX XLR XLR IP AS XLR XLR MAST DI Input XLR XLR MTX DI Input XLR XLR AS DI AS XLR XLR AR Input MAST XLR XLR AR Input...

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Page 269: ...onnections of the PRO6 Control Centre Front panel connections The front of the PRO6 has the following connections and also shows their GUI screen allocation USB Keyboard Master bay Mix bay Front view...

Page 270: ...operation The power supply comprises three identical mains and fan assembly modules Each mains socket accepts a locking IEC mains connector There is a DC power on off isolator switch above the three m...

Page 271: ...external monitoring and control Each set comprises a VGA monitor input 15 way D type socket and a mouse keyboard output USB type B socket which can be used for connection of a mouse or keyboard 1 KVM...

Page 272: ...tion has in out and thru sockets that each accepts a 5 pin DIN connectors Monitor and assignable outputs surround section There are two monitor outputs sections a and b for the monitor A and B section...

Page 273: ...ons 247 PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual Figure 29 Connections for a quad surround system Front left Front right Rear right right surround Rear left left surround 30 30 110 10 110 10 Listening di...

Page 274: ...e Audio System Owner s Manual Figure 30 Connections for an LCRS surround system Front left Centre Front right Rear right right surround Rear left left surround 30 30 110 10 110 10 Listening distance L...

Page 275: ...PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual Figure 31 Connections for a 5 1 surround system Subwoofer Front left Centre Front right Rear right right surround Rear left left surround 30 30 110 10 110 10 List...

Page 276: ...ction You can view exactly what is shown on the GUI s mix and master bay screens on external monitors Each screen has a 15 way D type connector into which you can plug an external monitor The followin...

Page 277: ...C Clock ports one in and one out AES3 sync Input and output connectors for synchronisation with external devices that can transmit receive a 96kHz AES3 signal 1 word clock 75R section see Word clock o...

Page 278: ...s hubs and switches Note We recommend that you connect this port after the PRO6 has powered up see Powering the PRO6 system on page 30 Ethernet control section 2 off 100Mb s Ethernet control ports on...

Page 279: ...2 wide bi directional digital audio ports 2 Copper snake cable with EtherCon connectors These are Gigabit HyperMac 192 wide bi directional digital audio ports 3 ok LED green for both the optical coppe...

Page 280: ...stem I O panel has three slots shown below for fitting standard 8 way cards as used on the DL451 Modular I O and DL351 Modular I O units This gives a maximum of 24 inputs and 24 outputs provided the a...

Page 281: ...the operating mode Therefore this chapter will concentrate on the fast strips in the 12 channel input bay and its associated channel strip in the mix bay although any differences between the two input...

Page 282: ...trips are divided between the 12 channel input bay left and the 4 channel input bay right The main areas of the control surface concerned with the input channels such as the channel strips and navigat...

Page 283: ...control surface Only the fast and channel strips of the 12 channel and mix bays are shown here as the ones in the 4 channel input bay and master bay are similar Page 278 Page 281 Input fast strip Page...

Page 284: ...l surface These show the gain bus controls pan control knob and fader The gain trim section changes its appearance to suit the type of control that has been swapped to it see Using gain swap on page 2...

Page 285: ...stem Owner s Manual Figure 32 Processing areas available from the input channel overview display Configuration EQ Matrix buses Aux buses Insert Masters Compressor Gate input channel overview aux sends...

Page 286: ...minary input processing on page 264 1 20 segment LED signal level meter cluster Defaults to monitor pre fader signal level Meter range is 21dB to 36dB in 3dB increments 2 Seven segment LED gain reduct...

Page 287: ...king links adjacent channel for stereo operation For details see Stereo linking GUI only on page 263 Input channel direct output routes signal path from a selected point to an I O For details see Dire...

Page 288: ...this channel by clicking source which opens the Patching screen see Chapter 8 Patching on page 55 Also by clicking the recorder button you can set the input source to tape returns for example for a vi...

Page 289: ...o linking on page 307 Safes Each input channel has six different safes that protects specific controls areas from the automation system You can switch the safes on off by using the buttons in the chan...

Page 290: ...1 has a 48V phantom voltage button and a gain control The controls are adjusted via the device s configuration window see Configuring the devices on page 68 By default console digital trim is adjusted...

Page 291: ...sts frequency of low pass filter in the range 2kHz to 20kHz 10 Low pass filter switch digital trim only activates low pass filter in the input channel signal path before the insert points and EQ 11 Hi...

Page 292: ...is action are only shown on the GUI as illustrated in the diagram right Always check the GUI for swap status Processing order The processing order section control surface and GUI has a button that cha...

Page 293: ...to mute masters unless the source tap off point is after the main channel mute 2 Solo B switch changes the operation of the SOLO switch so that it routes signals to the monitor B section of the contro...

Page 294: ...strip the D zone or the GUI see To select a processing area in the GUI channel strip on page 49 Operating the dynamic device s ON CMP button activates the device but also affects the audio You can se...

Page 295: ...dB to 25dB 20dB in Func Spec 5 comp gate up and down select buttons for swapping dynamic section control from compressor to gate and vice versa 6 Compressor make up gain control knob compensates for t...

Page 296: ...1 1 4 This portion of graph is post threshold and shows the effects of compression The gradient is the same as the compression ratio 5 Threshold The point where the gradient changes and where compres...

Page 297: ...Manual B C D E 5 7 8 Graph showing effects of threshold adjustment 6 Graph with no ratio applied Graphs showing knee types Hard knee Medium knee Soft knee Graphs showing compressive display types Unco...

Page 298: ...rol knob sets signal level at which gate opens Range is from 50dB to 25dB 5 hold control knob minimises chattering in conjunction with internal hysteresis Once the signal is detected as below threshol...

Page 299: ...de chain filter is switched on 4 MENU button opens the Select Side Chain Source window from which you can select the side chain source for the selected input channel see Side chain on page 316 Pressin...

Page 300: ...ed programme material to the channel signal path provided both the insert send and insert return points haves been assigned 2 insert return field shows you the source of the insert return 3 insert sen...

Page 301: ...elects the input channel Also assigns the EQ processing area to the GUI channel strip 4 Up down band selection buttons cycle through the bands changing selection in the E zone accordingly 5 Four blue...

Page 302: ...s the recommended uses of the treble and bass shelving modes Table 16 Recommended band mode usage Band Mode Best Treble Bright On single source material Treble Classic All round EQ Treble Soft For gen...

Page 303: ...n Note how the envelope flips about the origin which is at 0dB Frequency Adjusting the frequency freq control knob changes the horizontal position of the envelope as shown right Width Adjusting the ba...

Page 304: ...the input fast strips controls the currently selected channel bus 1 After the bus mix controls have been selected to a mix pair level pan and level control knobs offer control of relative contributio...

Page 305: ...on of the navigational controls on the control surface on page 52 When input faders are flipped the LCD switches all change colour to match bus colour red yellow blue green or become inverted text to...

Page 306: ...ontrol knob function level control knob function Description Mono Level Level Independent left and right level adjustments both 6dB to OFF With ON and PRE switching plus LED indication Stereo Pan Leve...

Page 307: ...4 1 SIS spatial imaging system switch enables SIS mode This mode operates with the pan and mono level SIS image control knobs and acts as an LCR master bus enable overriding stereo and mono master bus...

Page 308: ...has a mute and solo section and fader This is illustrated in the following diagram For more details refer to Stereo panning on page 86 and Spatial imaging system SIS on page 313 LCD select button The...

Page 309: ...mute masters 2 SOLO button activates signal routing to the monitor A section of the control centre by sending the input channel signal to PFL mono and AFL stereo buses The solo system is auto cancell...

Page 310: ...in each input fast strip on the GUI and also in the masters processing area GUI channel strip The fader controls the channel signal level and provides instant feedback of level settings The fader in t...

Page 311: ...shows the approximate signal path of each output type Order can be swapped see Processing order on page 304 Includes side chain section Channel controls Aux Return Matrix Master Configuration See page...

Page 312: ...mix sends section and navigation area which are replicated on the master bay The GUI has a similar configuration to the control surface whereby the GUI screen in the mix bay has an output fast zone an...

Page 313: ...es While the output fast strips on the control surface provide only limited control this is greatly enhanced by the channel strip Master strips Page 294 Page 300 Page 293 Page 294 Page 304 Page 304 E...

Page 314: ...This is similar to the control surface s outputs in the mix bay As the two rows are independent of each other you can select the same bank to both of them For details of the contents of each output f...

Page 315: ...e About GUI navigation on page 49 Channel controls Aux Return Matrix Master Insert only Not applicable Yes Not applicable Not applicable Configuration only Not applicable Yes Not applicable Not applic...

Page 316: ...puts PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual Figure 34 Processing areas available from the aux send overview display EQ Matrix buses Insert and Configuration Masters Compressor aux send overview mtx sen...

Page 317: ...6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual Figure 35 Processing areas available from the aux return overview display Configuration Matrix buses aux return overview EQ Insert aux sends 1 8 and 9 16 and mtx sen...

Page 318: ...292 Chapter 31 Outputs PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual Figure 36 Processing areas available from the matrix overview display Fader EQ Insert and Configuration Compressor matrix overview...

Page 319: ...of the outputs is only available on the GUI Both default screens Overview and Meters have meters which look similar to the ones in the input fast strips on the control surface For more details see Inp...

Page 320: ...lk osc routing panel buttons Dynamics and EQ The control surface has a combined dynamics and EQ section that contains DYN and EQ on off buttons and a listen LED yellow that illuminates when listen is...

Page 321: ...corrective adaptive creative vintage and shimmer which are selectable via the MODE button Each has a distinctive appearance in the GUI channel strip While the dynamic section is addressing the compre...

Page 322: ...This side chain listen LED indicator illuminates to warn you that soloed material is from the side chain and not the main channel 3 threshold control knob sets the signal level above which gain reduct...

Page 323: ...Dynamics and EQ 297 PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual 5 6 2 1 1 2 3 4 E zone 2 2 5 3 6 7 8 Bands 1 2 and 6 shelving modes...

Page 324: ...in conjunction with the blue adjacent LEDs to show which band is currently selected Illuminated up arrow means that band 5 is selected and illuminated down arrow means that band 2 is selected 2 Four b...

Page 325: ...rol knobs have a similar functionality to the ones in the input EQ sections For details see EQ graph on page 277 What the graph colours represent Any combination of EQ envelopes for the four bands can...

Page 326: ...5 Quick access button selects local output channel and assigns the mute level and solo processing to the GUI channel strip 6 FADER FDR switch switches fader safe on so that the fader is removed from...

Page 327: ...on Destination Source Destination Destination Page 302 Stereo linking Yes Yes Yes Yes Page 302 Gain swap Not applicable Yes Not applicable Not applicable Page 302 Mix Yes Not applicable Not applicable...

Page 328: ...8 Patching on page 55 For routing information see Table 22 Navigating to the Patching screen on page 376 By clicking the recorder button returns only you can set the input source to tape returns Ster...

Page 329: ...ce and unused on many channels Selection of signal path source can only be carried out via the GUI This section has similar functionality to the direct output section on each input channel see Direct...

Page 330: ...re controlled in pairs via mix controls that give continuous adjustment in the range 6dB to off of sub group levels sent to matrix mixes The controls in the mix section mix and master bays include lev...

Page 331: ...operation set up the connected devices etc Navigation Select the channels buses and groups you want go quickly to a GUI screen display go to recently opened screens move through the scenes in a show...

Page 332: ...ns help to identify the option type and aid navigation A black triangle to the right of a menu option shows that it has a submenu Figure 38 GUI menu flowchart Note Only the submenu for inputs 1 to 8 i...

Page 333: ...49 56 click one to open the associated bank of inputs or open the submenu Each submenu contains the eight inputs belonging to its bank click on one to select its channel Mix Outputs Output channel op...

Page 334: ...n see Chapter 24 User Libraries Presets on page 213 Monitors Opens the Monitors screen see Chapter 14 Monitors And Communications on page 125 Assignable Controls Opens the Assignable Controls window s...

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Page 337: ...centre panned signals equally to both left and right outputs as well as the centre is particularly useful for distributing the load of high energy centre panned sounds across all FOH loudspeaker array...

Page 338: ...a more defined transition between under threshold and over threshold this is better suited to limiting style compression Gain The gain control provides adjustment of the make up gain so that the level...

Page 339: ...extremely hard knee produces undesirable sounding distortion on low frequency programme material Corrective mode exponential peak fast This is a peak sensing compressor like many older designs with e...

Page 340: ...riven harder that is signals are further over threshold the attack and release times become more aggressive and gradually return to manual control so that the operator can optimise the capture or othe...

Page 341: ...her shelving modes Soft Classic Bright The bass EQ band can be switched from bell to any of three other shelving modes Warm Classic Deep Description of the input channel EQ modes The difference betwee...

Page 342: ...entiation thus frequencies outside the area of interest are often unintentionally EQ d This is best used to provide gentle shaping of pre mixed material Classic bass The classic bass response provides...

Page 343: ...put channel EQ modes Soft treble The soft treble response provides a very gentle gradient between EQ d and non EQ d frequency areas This produces the absolute minimum of phase shift but does not provi...

Page 344: ...or smoothness with which the sound is removed beyond this point is determined by the dB octave with 6dB being the most common The LPF is generally used to reduce noise in quiet passages or to take th...

Page 345: ...analogue I O 56 x XLR I O Box mic line inputs 8 x XLR Surface mic line auxiliary inputs total mic input count of 64 8 x XLR I O box master matrix outputs 8 x Jack Surface aux group outputs 8 x Jack Su...

Page 346: ...Hz no pre emphasis Maximum voltage gain 80dB inputs to subgroups and masters 86dB inputs to aux and matrix Crosstalk at 1kHz 100dB physically adjacent input channels Crosstalk at 10kHz 100dB physicall...

Page 347: ...A Out 0dB 0dB to 0 5dB 0dB to 0 5dB DL431 Splitter DL431 A Out 40dB 0dB to 0 5dB 0dB to 0 5dB DL431 Splitter DL431 B Out 0dB 0dB to 0 5dB 0dB to 0 5dB DL431 Splitter DL431 B Out 40dB 0dB to 0 5dB 0dB...

Page 348: ...r DL431 A Out 40dB 90dB 90dB DL431 Splitter DL431 B Out 0dB 80dB 80dB DL431 Splitter DL431 B Out 40dB 90dB 90dB DL431 Splitter DL431 C Out 6dB 110dB 90dB Input Output Gain 1kHz 10kHz DL351 I O Box DL3...

Page 349: ...L451 I O Box 40dB 0 03 0 03 DL431 Splitter DL431 A Out 0dB 0 03 0 03 DL431 Splitter DL431 A Out 40dB 0 03 0 03 DL431 Splitter DL431 B Out 0dB 0 03 0 03 DL431 Splitter DL431 B Out 40dB 0 03 0 03 DL431...

Page 350: ...98dBu DL431 Splitter DL431 B Out 40dB 88dBu 128dBu DL431 Splitter DL431 C Out 6dB 123dBu 117dBu DL431 Splitter DL451 I O Box 0dB 89dBu 89dBu DL431 Splitter DL451 I O Box 40dB 87dBu 127dBu Input Outpu...

Page 351: ...Connector AES3 two channels of digital audio on 3 pin XLR Sample rates Accepts any frequency between 32k to 96k Bypass Sample rate converter can be bypassed Connector AES3 two channels of digital aud...

Page 352: ...anced D A converter 24 bit 96k and 128 times over sampling Connector AES3 two channels of digital audio on 3 pin XLR Sample rates Accepts any frequency between 32k to 96k Bypass Sample rate converter...

Page 353: ...o 24dBu Meter A B Meters can be switched to monitor A or B pre amplifiers A D converter A 24 bit 96k and 128 times over sampling A D converter B Independent second channel identical to A D converter A...

Page 354: ...els of bi directional digital audio on EtherCon XLR Snake connector copper HyperMac 192 channels of bi directional digital audio on EtherCon XLR Duplicate snake connector copper HyperMac 192 channels...

Page 355: ...pin XLR balanced line Headphone connector Jack stereo Meters quantity 9 20 segment 36dBu to 21dBu Input connector AES3 two channels of digital audio on 3 pin XLR Sample rates Accepts any frequency 32...

Page 356: ...nnector BNC AES3 sync IN connector 3 pin XLR AES3 sync OUT connector 3 pin XLR External Ethernet connector Ethercon XLR Monitor input connector 3 row 15 pin D type analogue VGA KVM input connection Sc...

Page 357: ...Max Level Connector DL351 I O Box 50R 0dB 21dBu XLR Surface I O 50R 0dB 21dBu XLR DL451 I O Box 50R 0dB 21dBu XLR DL431 Splitter Main 150R 0dB 24dBu XLR DL431 Splitter Isolated 75R 6dB 18dBu XLR Talk...

Page 358: ...N Accepts TTL level 96kHz square wave impedance 75 ohms BNC Word clock OUT Provides a TTL level 96kHz square wave BNC AES sync IN Accepts a 96kHz digital audio signal con forming to AES3 2003 XLR AES...

Page 359: ...Oct Input channel lo mid Parametric operation Frequency 80Hz to 2kHz swept Gain 16dB to 16dB BW 0 1 Oct to 3 Oct Input channel bass Parametric operation Frequency 16Hz to 400Hz swept Gain 16dB to 16dB...

Page 360: ...x channel bass Parametric operation Frequency 16Hz to 400Hz swept Gain 16dB to 16dB BW 0 1 Oct to 3 Oct Shelf operation Frequency 16Hz to 400Hz swept Gain 16dB to 16dB Warm classic or deep minimum har...

Page 361: ...pt Slope 6dB Oct or 12dB Oct Output channel dynamic Peak linear RMS vintage and shimmer modes Corrective Adaptive Creative Vintage and Shimmer Threshold 50dBu to 25dBu Attack 200 s to 20ms Release 50m...

Page 362: ...tion meters for the compressors Quantity 2 x full colour daylight viewable screens Size 15 diagonal Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels External screen 2 x output connectors for remote screens Source Each sc...

Page 363: ...they are used live MON or FOH or in the studio broadcast or recording Studio and creative use In the control room a graphic equaliser may be used to remove problem frequencies and improve deficiencies...

Page 364: ...phic equaliser settings for example during a sound check To do this press the EQ in out switch so that it is set to out the red out LED is illuminated this bypasses the EQ and gain settings of the GEQ...

Page 365: ...Audio signal path 339 PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual Audio signal path...

Page 366: ...340 Appendix C Klark Teknik DN370 GEQ PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual...

Page 367: ...ter to the early reflections and 9 producing a high density effect Level The level control functions convincingly as a depth control altering the apparent distance between the sound source and the lis...

Page 368: ...signal Effects such as ADT and Echo rely on a suitable level of direct dry signal being added on the mixing console Since this is largely a question of taste no precise instructions are included here...

Page 369: ...alves the number of taps that is Pattern 1 one tap Pattern 9 four taps Application Notes Set delay time as required generally fairly short for multi echoes higher pattern numbers and longer for repeat...

Page 370: ...onset of the effect Maximum pre delay is 990ms PATTERN control knob changes the density of the reflections with 0 giving a low density or grainy character and 9 producing a high density effect DECAY c...

Page 371: ...ments Distant to Close Decay time 0 1 to 18 seconds Room size 8 to 90 metres linear dimension LF decay Adjustable 7 increments ref 1kHz decay time HF decay Adjustable 7 increments ref 1kHz decay time...

Page 372: ...346 Appendix D Klark Teknik DN780 Reverb PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual...

Page 373: ...odule The DL441 analogue input module provides eight balanced line or mic inputs Its rear panel houses eight input XLRs each with a check and a 48V LED The line inputs may be used as simple unity gain...

Page 374: ...and is of robust construction The DL443 Jack I O module has a total of 16 Jack sockets providing eight outputs sends and eight inputs returns Each output has a red mute status LED 1 1 Eight XLR analo...

Page 375: ...an SRC There are two potential clock sources for the digital outputs the system and the coinciding digital input When using the system to drive the digital outputs the output SRC is bypassed and the s...

Page 376: ...350 Appendix E I O Modules PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual...

Page 377: ...f the modules mentioned in Chapter E I O Modules can be fitted Each position has rack guides so that the modules can slide easily in and out Each module is securing with two screws To remove a module...

Page 378: ...tted position Caution Be careful not damage the inside of the slot or the module itself by using too much force when pushing the module into the slot If you feel some resistance remove the module and...

Page 379: ...source a b panels monitors section of the master bay are on see source a and b sections on page 202 Make sure nothing is muted Make sure no faders are set to minimum Check that the VCA group master fa...

Page 380: ...ice Configuration window on page 72 3 Column titles The columns house the following Unconfigured contains any units that have not been configured during the patching procedure Configured contains conf...

Page 381: ...bout the Diagnostics screen on page 354 The ignore buttons at the bottom of the window let you configure the PRO6 to ignore errors on selected all items This is an important feature because there may...

Page 382: ...e status of the active HyperMac link If it green the link is good and if it is red there is a problem and you should swap to the standby HyperMac link To swap the networks 1 At the GUI open the Diagno...

Page 383: ...after a new MC has been fitted and the system cannot determine which MC to use In this case you can choose which files you want synchronised To choose which file you want synchronised 1 At the GUI cho...

Page 384: ...ral Current mapping is indicated by the translucent red rectangle For example in the diagram right the GUI screen is currently mapped to the mix bay 2 In the Bay Select section diagram click within th...

Page 385: ...llowing diagram shows a typical error message To proceed after an error message appears 1 Heed the error message 2 Click OK 3 Take the appropriate action for that particular error Refer to Table 19 Li...

Page 386: ...scenes for example expanding scene 10 00 will add point scenes 10 10 10 20 etc up to 10 90 Automation Failed to initiate point scene storage Attempting to initiate point scene storage that is when cl...

Page 387: ...ort giving them this value a artefact clone policy violation File and Automation The cloning of this artefact file type is not allowed Avoid using this type of operation artefact creation policy viola...

Page 388: ...t Midas Technical Support bad file File and Automation The file system path does not terminate in a file This is highly unlikely to occur in practice but is an indication of a serious error Contact Mi...

Page 389: ...list File A device or file could not be locked to prevent another task accessing it while it is in use Although in practice it is highly unlikely to occur this error may indicate a serious system fail...

Page 390: ...ort n no CBMA access Automation Automation manager does not have access to the current control surface settings Try again or try switching off the PRO6 Control Centre and then switching it back on aga...

Page 391: ...e but is an indication of a serious error Contact Midas Technical Support portable scene format conversion error Automation The attempt to load a show which was last saved by an MC built with a differ...

Page 392: ...n disconnected from the control surface stdio stream error File and Automation This is a critical internal error This is an indication of a serious error Contact Midas Technical Support stdio stream o...

Page 393: ...ed DLnnn units Basically all you have to do is select the updater option from the GUI menu insert a memory stick containing a file of the latest version of host software and then start the updater The...

Page 394: ...to an arrowhead icon when the updater is ready for you to select the devices that you want to update The pointer becomes a roundel icon during the update procedure it rotates to show the update is in...

Page 395: ...etails see Device blocks on page 369 Command Function Quit Exits the updater Returns you to the operating condition you were in when the updater command was selected from the GUI menu Select All Selec...

Page 396: ...ck on page 103 and then copy them onto a PC Check that everything is connected Make sure that everything on the system is correctly connected configured and functioning properly Do this by checking th...

Page 397: ...from the list of tar files in the submenu The PREPARING UPDATER screen will open and the status text lower left corner will inform you of the updater progress For example by displaying Verifying distr...

Page 398: ...on page 368 7 When the update procedure has finished click Quit The PRO6 and all the units will return to normal operating mode However if any units have failed to update see Device blocks on page 369...

Page 399: ...the GEQs and internal effects Klark Teknik DN370 Graphic Equaliser Operator Manual part number DOC02 DN370C Klark Teknik DN780 Digital Reverberator Processor Operator Manual Klark Teknik Square ONE Dy...

Page 400: ...374 Appendix I Documentation PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual...

Page 401: ...yle single contributions taken post fader mono Mix minus style pairs contributions taken post main pan stereo From inputs including aux inputs set to input channel mode to aux sends in the mix area Ma...

Page 402: ...Input channel Configuration processing area direct output section dest 259 Dir Out Not affected Return channel Insert processing area dest 291 Ins Sends Not affected Return channel Insert processing a...

Page 403: ...configuration processing area insert section dest 293 Ins Sends Not affected Master output channel Insert configuration processing area insert section source 293 Not affected Ins Ret Monitors Monitor...

Page 404: ...section dest 198 Mon Not affected Monitors Monitors screen monitor B output R section dest 198 Mon Not affected Monitors Monitors screen monitor centre output section dest 198 Mon Not affected Monito...

Page 405: ...ed when you select the parameter sections in the channels buses groups effects and GEQs on the Store Scope and Recall Scope screens There is a section for each area channel bus group effect and GEQ on...

Page 406: ...e Effects Variable Control Associations VCAs Patching Page 381 Page 391 Page 397 Page 405 Page 411 Page 418 Page 420 N A Configura tion Page 382 Page 392 Page 398 Page 406 Page 412 N A N A N A Dynamic...

Page 407: ...el Patching The following diagram details the scoped patching parameters of the input channels Includes tape return and primary input sources A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 Input patching source Yes...

Page 408: ...oint N A Yes Yes N A N A N A N A N A 5 Direct output mute N A Yes No N A N A N A Yes N A 6 Direct output patch destination N A No No N A N A N A N A N A 7 Input delay N A Yes Yes N A N A N A N A N A 8...

Page 409: ...wap status 11 30Hz filter N A Yes Yes N A N A N A N A N A 12 Input phase N A Yes Yes N A N A N A N A N A 13 Link N A No No No No No No No 14 Processing order N A Yes N A Yes N A N A N A N A 15 Solo B...

Page 410: ...tio make up KNEE MODE N A Yes N A N A Yes N A N A N A 2 Compressor sidechain source No N A N A N A N A N A N A N A 3 Compressor sidechain IN freq and WIDTH N A Yes N A N A Yes N A N A N A 4 Gate key i...

Page 411: ...s the insert processing area in the GUI channel strip A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 In out Yes Yes N A N A N A N A N A N A 2 Insert send destination N A No N A N A N A N A N A N A 3 Insert return s...

Page 412: ...tails the scoped parametric EQ parameters of the input channels A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 All filters freq gain width SHAPE N A Yes N A Yes N A N A N A N A 2 EQ in out N A Yes N A Yes N A N A N...

Page 413: ...dual bus sends In column B All all sends are affected and in column F Busses individual sends can be scoped A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 Send level N A Yes N A N A N A Yes N A N A 2 Send pan N A Y...

Page 414: ...overview GUI channel strip by using drag in the aux and matrix panels You can scope individual bus sends In column B All all sends are affected and in column F Busses individual sends can be scoped A...

Page 415: ...outing N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A Yes 3 SIS select required for surround panning N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A Yes 4 Pan includes all surround sound parameters N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A Yes 5 Mono le...

Page 416: ...erformance System Owner s Manual 7 Channel mute N A Yes N A N A N A N A Yes No 8 Solo B assignment N A No N A N A N A N A N A No 9 Channel name N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A No 10 Channel colour N A Yes...

Page 417: ...ching The following diagram details the scoped patching parameters of the return channels A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 Input patching source N A Yes1 1 Includes tape return and primary input sourc...

Page 418: ...ameter 1 Input zone N A Yes Yes N A N A N A N A N A 2 Link N A No No No No No No No 3 Gain of remote amplifier N A Yes Yes N A N A N A N A N A 4 48V phantom gain N A Yes Yes N A N A N A N A N A 5 30Hz...

Page 419: ...Returns Aux Returns 393 XL8 Live Performance System Owner s Manual Dynamics Not applicable Insert Not applicable EQ Not applicable Aux send Not applicable...

Page 420: ...it only shows matrix buses 1 to 8 it also applies to matrix buses 9 to 16 A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 Send level N A Yes N A N A N A Yes N A N A 2 Send pan N A Yes N A N A N A Yes N A N A 3 Send...

Page 421: ...eturn channels A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 Stereo routing N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A Yes 2 Mono routing N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A Yes 3 SIS select required for surround panning N A Yes N A N A...

Page 422: ...A N A N A N A Yes 5 Mono level SIS pan N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A Yes 6 Fader position N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A Yes 7 Channel mute N A Yes N A N A N A N A Yes N A 8 Solo B assignment N A No N A N...

Page 423: ...n the Aux Sends section Patching The following diagram details the scoped patching parameters of the aux channels A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 Output patching N A No N A N A N A N A N A N A All B...

Page 424: ...A Yes 3 Direct input source N A Yes1 1 Only when automate patching is on N A N A N A N A N A N A 4 Direct input level N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A N A 5 Direct input pre post N A Yes N A N A N A N A N...

Page 425: ...or the other compressor modes adaptive creative vintage and shimmer A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 Compressor attack release threshold ratio range ratio make up KNEE MODE N A Yes N A N A Yes N A N A...

Page 426: ...ert parameters of the aux channels A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 In out N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A N A 2 Insert send destination N A No N A N A N A N A N A N A 3 Insert return source N A No N A N...

Page 427: ...hannels Aux send Not applicable Aux preset Not applicable A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 All PEQ filters all six bands freq gain width SHAPE as necessary N A Yes N A Yes N A N A N A N A 2 Parametric...

Page 428: ...also applies to matrices 9 to 16 You can scope individual bus sends In column B All all sends are affected and in column F Busses individual sends can be scoped A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 Send...

Page 429: ...ux channels A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 Stereo routing N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A Yes 2 Mono routing N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A Yes 3 SIS select required for surround panning N A Yes N A N A N...

Page 430: ...N A N A N A N A Yes 5 Mono level SIS pan N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A Yes 6 Fader position N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A Yes 7 Channel mute N A Yes N A N A N A N A Yes No 8 Solo B assignment N A No N A N...

Page 431: ...n the Matrix section Patching The following diagram details the scoped patching parameters of the matrix channels A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 Output patching N A No N A N A N A N A N A N A All B...

Page 432: ...hing is on N A N A N A N A N A N A 3 Direct input level N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A N A 4 Direct input pre post N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A N A 5 Direct input mute N A Yes N A N A N A N A Yes N A 6 De...

Page 433: ...the other compressor modes adaptive creative vintage and shimmer A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 Compressor attack release threshold ratio range ratio make up KNEE MODE N A Yes N A N A Yes N A N A N...

Page 434: ...e scoped parameters in the insert section of the matrix channels A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 In out N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A N A 2 Insert send destination N A No N A N A N A N A N A N A 3 Inse...

Page 435: ...pplicable Aux preset Not applicable Matrix send Not applicable A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 All PEQ filters all six bands freq gain width SHAPE as necessary N A Yes N A Yes N A N A N A N A 2 Param...

Page 436: ...trix channels A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 Fader position N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A Yes 2 Channel mute N A Yes N A N A N A N A Yes No 3 Solo B assignment N A No N A N A N A N A N A No 4 Channel...

Page 437: ...ght and mono in the Masters section Patching The following diagram details the scoped patching parameters of the master channels A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 Output patching N A No N A N A N A N A...

Page 438: ...ect input source N A Yes1 1 Only when automate patching is on N A N A N A N A N A N A 3 Direct input level N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A N A 4 Direct input pre post N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A N A 5 Dir...

Page 439: ...other compressor modes adaptive creative vintage and shimmer A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 Compressor attack release threshold ratio range ratio make up gain KNEE MODE N A Yes N A N A Yes N A N A N...

Page 440: ...ails the scoped insert parameters of the master channels A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 In out N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A N A 2 Insert send destination N A No N A N A N A N A N A N A 3 Insert retur...

Page 441: ...a in the GUI channel strip Aux send Not applicable Aux preset Not applicable A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 All PEQ filters all six bands freq gain width SHAPE as necessary N A Yes N A Yes N A N A N...

Page 442: ...ices 1 to 8 are shown below this also applies to matrices 9 to 16 You can scope individual bus sends In column B All all sends are affected and in column F Busses individual sends can be scoped A B C...

Page 443: ...processing area in the GUI channel strip A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 Fader position N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A Yes 2 Channel mute N A Yes N A N A N A N A Yes No 3 Solo B assignment N A No N A N...

Page 444: ...a maximum of 36 GEQs as shown below The number of racks and GEQs are configuration dependent Note A rack slot in the Graphic EQs section in equivalent to a the All scope area Patching The following di...

Page 445: ...ters of the GEQs and shows the GEQ window on the GUI screen A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 EQ band gains N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A N A 2 HPF and LPF N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A N A 3 Notch filters...

Page 446: ...ck in the Assignable Effects section Note A rack slot in the Assignable Effects section is equivalent to the All scope area Patching The diagram right shows the scoped patching parameters of the effec...

Page 447: ...arameters of the effects and shows the effect window on the GUI screen A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 Effect name N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A N A 2 Effect colour N A Yes N A N A N A N A N A N A 3 Ef...

Page 448: ...riable Control Associates section The following diagram shows the scoped parameters of the VCA groups A B C D E F G H Item Parameter 1 VCA mute N A Yes N A N A N A N A Yes N A 2 VCA area A and B N A Y...

Page 449: ...page 188 Note Automate patching is not applicable to returns Inputs The following input channel sources can be changed per scene Although the mic input and tape input sources are automutable that is...

Page 450: ...e destinations sources of each matrix channel can be changed per scene Item Parameter 1 Insert return source 2 Direct in source 3 Compressor side chain source Item Parameter 1 Insert return source 2 D...

Page 451: ...be changed per scene Effects Effect input sources can be changed per scene These are located on the Effects tab of the To section of the Patching screen shown right Item Parameter 1 Insert return sour...

Page 452: ...able via the Stage I O and FOH I O tabs in To section of the Patching screen However this does not include the I O card configuration Monitors The following monitor sources shown on the Monitors scree...

Page 453: ...MIC safe AUTO safe MUTE safe FADER safe Input channel EQ safe on page 430 DYN dynamic safe on page 431 MIC safe on page 433 AUTO automatio n safe on page 434 MUTE safe on page 434 FADER safe on page 4...

Page 454: ...Live Performance System Owner s Manual Inputs The input safes are selected via the channel safes section of the channel strip in the mix bay control surface or the input channel safes section of the...

Page 455: ...ff 4 FADER FDR switch Fader safe on off 5 MUTE MTE switch Mute safe on off 6 AUTO AUT switch Automation safe on off 7 EQ switch EQ safe on off 8 DYN switch Dynamic safe on off 9 SOLO switch Direct out...

Page 456: ...ontrol knob EQ frequency 5 SHAPE switch Selects treble shelving mode peaking bright classic or soft 6 SHAPE switch Selects bass shelving mode peaking deep classic or warm 7 SLOPE switch high pass cont...

Page 457: ...ssor release 4 make up control knob Compressor make up gain 5 attack control knob Compressor attack 6 ratio range ratio control knob Compressor ratio 7 MODE pushbutton Compressor mode corrective shown...

Page 458: ...Gate on off 13 threshold control knob Gate threshold 14 release control knob Gate release 15 attack control knob Gate attack 16 ratio range range control knob Gate range 17 hold control knob Gate hol...

Page 459: ...phantom gain 3 30Hz switch 30Hz filter 4 gain trim control knob Digital input trim 5 Delay control knob Delay time 6 switch Input phase invert on off 3 1 2 4 9 4 3 5 6 1 4 7 8 1 2 10 6 input channel o...

Page 460: ...ails the parameters in the inputs protected by MUTE safe 7 Control knob Direct output level 8 MODE switch Direct output tap off point Post fade and mute Pre mute pre processing or Pre mute post proces...

Page 461: ...meter 1 Fader Fader level 2 MON switch Mono routing on off 3 ST switch Stereo routing on off 4 SIS switch Spatial imaging system on off 5 Panning control knobs Surround panning includes all surround s...

Page 462: ...formance System Owner s Manual Auxes Aux Sends The aux safes are selected via the channel safes section of the channel strip in the mix bay control surface or the output channel safes section of the i...

Page 463: ...er safe on off 4 MUTE MTE switch Mute safe on off 5 AUTO AUT switch Automation safe on off 6 EQ switch EQ safe on off 7 DYN switch Dynamic safe on off 8 MIC switch Mic safe on off 9 SOLO switch Direct...

Page 464: ...nd 4 and also item 7 Item Control Parameter 1 EQ switch EQ on off 2 gain control knob EQ gain level 3 width control knob EQ width 4 freq control knob EQ frequency 5 SHAPE switch Band 1 shelving mode b...

Page 465: ...switch Low pass filter in out 6 EQ switch EQ in out 7 SLOPE switch Selects low pass filter as 6dB or 12dB 8 Q switch Selects Q mode as proportional PROP or constant CON 9 IN switch Switches 200Hz 20k...

Page 466: ...threshold control knob Compressor threshold 4 KNEE pushbutton Compressor knee selector hard medium and soft 5 IN switch Compressor sidechain in out 6 freq control knob Compressor sidechain frequency...

Page 467: ...channel parameters are protected by the AUTO automation safe except of course for the ones unaffected by the safes see Aux parameters not affected by the safes on page 437 Item Control Parameter 1 Co...

Page 468: ...safe The following diagram details the parameters of the auxes protected by the MUTE safe Item Control Parameter 1 MUTE switch Mute on off 2 MUTE switch Direct input mute on off 2 1 1 Insert and conf...

Page 469: ...l 2 ST switch Stereo routing 3 MON switch Mono routing 4 SIS switch Spatial imaging system in out 5 Panning control knobs Surround sound panning includes all surround parameters 6 bus trim control kno...

Page 470: ...s Aux Returns The return safes are selected via the channel safes section of the channel strip in the mix bay control surface or the input channel safes section of the configuration processing area GU...

Page 471: ...tem Control Parameter 1 B switch Solo B on off 2 SOLO switch Solo on off 3 MIC switch Mic safe on off 4 FADER FDR switch Fader safe on off 5 MUTE MTE switch Mute safe on off 6 AUTO AUT switch Automati...

Page 472: ...er configuration see Device configuration procedure on page 68 Item Control Parameter 1 Stage box control knob Mic gain 2 48V switch 48V phantom gain in out 3 Flt switch 30Hz filter1 in out 1 Applies...

Page 473: ...ed by AUTO automation safe except of course for the ones unaffected by the safes see Return parameters not affected by the safes on page 445 MUTE safe The following diagram details the parameters of t...

Page 474: ...otected by the FADER safe Item Control Parameter 1 Fader Fader level 2 ST switch Stereo routing 3 MON switch Mono routing 4 SIS switch Spatial imaging system in out 5 Panning control knobs Surround pa...

Page 475: ...m Owner s Manual Matrices The matrix safes are selected via the channel safes section of the channel strip in the mix bay control surface or the output channel safes section of the insert and configur...

Page 476: ...switch Mic safe on off 4 FADER FDR switch Fader safe on off 5 MUTE MTE switch Mute safe on off 6 AUTO AUT switch Automation safe on off 7 EQ switch EQ safe on off 8 DYN switch Dynamic safe on off 9 S...

Page 477: ...6 also has item 7 Item Control Parameter 1 EQ switch EQ on off 2 gain control knob EQ gain level 3 width control knob EQ width 4 freq control knob EQ frequency 5 SHAPE switch Selects band 1 shelving...

Page 478: ...equency 5 IN switch Low pass filter in out 6 EQ switch EQ in out 7 SLOPE switch Selects low pass filter as 6dB or 12dB 8 Q switch Selects Q mode as proportional PROP or constant CON 9 IN switch Switch...

Page 479: ...b Compressor threshold 4 KNEE pushbutton Compressor knee selector hard medium and soft 5 IN switch Compressor sidechain in out 6 freq control knob Compressor sidechain frequency 7 WIDTH pushbutton Com...

Page 480: ...matrix channel parameters are protected by AUTO automation safe except of course for the ones unaffected by the safes see Matrix parameters not affected by the safes on page 450 Item Control Parameter...

Page 481: ...llowing diagram details the matrix parameters protected by the MUTE safe Item Control Parameter 1 MUTE switch Mute on off 2 MUTE switch Direct input mute on off 1 1 1 Insert and configuration processi...

Page 482: ...ed by the FADER safe Item Control s Parameter 1 Fader Fader level 2 bus trim control knob Bus trim level 3 delay control knob Delay time 4 ST switch MON switch Linking to stereo mono master fader swit...

Page 483: ...tem Owner s Manual Masters The master safes are selected via the channel safes section of the channel strip in the mix bay control surface or the output channel safes section of insert and configurati...

Page 484: ...ff 3 MIC switch Mic safe on off 4 FADER FDR switch Fader safe on off 5 MUTE MTE switch Mute safe on off 6 AUTO AUT switch Automation safe on off 7 EQ switch EQ safe on off 8 DYN switch Dynamic safe on...

Page 485: ...6 has item 5 Item Control Parameter 1 EQ switch EQ on off 2 gain control knob EQ gain level 3 width control knob EQ width 4 freq control knob EQ frequency 5 SHAPE switch Selects band 6 shelving modes...

Page 486: ...equency 5 IN switch Low pass filter in out 6 EQ switch EQ in out 7 SLOPE switch Selects low pass filter as 6dB or 12dB 8 Q switch Selects Q mode as proportional PROP or constant CON 9 IN switch Switch...

Page 487: ...rol knob Compressor threshold 4 KNEE pushbutton Compressor knee selector hard medium and soft 5 IN switch Compressor sidechain in out 6 freq control knob Compressor sidechain frequency 7 WIDTH pushbut...

Page 488: ...master channel parameters are protected by AUTO automation safe except of course for the ones unaffected by the safes see Aux parameters not affected by the safes on page 437 Item Control Parameter 1...

Page 489: ...llowing diagram details the master parameters protected by the MUTE safe Item Control Parameter 1 MUTE switch Mute on off 2 MUTE switch Direct input mute on off 1 1 1 Insert and configuration processi...

Page 490: ...ive Performance System Owner s Manual FADER safe The following diagram details the master parameters protected by the FADER safe Item Control Parameter 1 Fader Fader level 2 bus trim control knob Bus...

Page 491: ...e Performance System Owner s Manual Groups The group safes mute MTE and fader FDR are selected via the VCA Groups screen of the GUI shown below EQ safe Not applicable Dynamic safe Not applicable Mic s...

Page 492: ...System Owner s Manual Automation safe The following diagram shows the parameters of the VCA groups protected by the MTE mute safe Item Control Parameter 1 MUTE switch Mute on off 2 B switch Solo B on...

Page 493: ...467 XL8 Live Performance System Owner s Manual Mute MTE safe The following diagram shows the parameters of the VCA groups protected by the MTE mute safe Item Control Parameter 1 MUTE switch Mute on o...

Page 494: ...ters Protected By Safes XL8 Live Performance System Owner s Manual Fader FDR safe The following diagram shows the parameters of the VCA groups protected by the FDR fader safe Item Control Parameter 1...

Page 495: ...ameters per channel in this appendix Control area Inputs Auxes Returns Matrices Masters Config uration Configuration on page 470 Configuration on page 478 Configuration on page 484 Configuration on pa...

Page 496: ...rol knob Digital trim 2 switch Phase invert on off switch 3 Control knob Direct output level 4 B switch Direct output solo B on off 5 Pushbutton Direct output tap off point Post fade and mute Pre mute...

Page 497: ...Inputs 471 XL8 Live Performance System Owner s Manual 9 30Hz filter switch 30Hz filter in out 10 LINK OPT pushbutton Stereo linking options Item Control Parameter...

Page 498: ...switch Compressor on off 2 threshold control knob Compressor threshold 3 release control knob Compressor release 4 make up control knob Compressor make up gain 5 attack control knob Compressor attack...

Page 499: ...Inputs 473 XL8 Live Performance System Owner s Manual 10 freq control knob Compressor sidechain frequency 11 WIDTH pushbutton Compressor sidechain width 2 Oct 1 Oct or 0 3 Oct Item Control Parameter...

Page 500: ...threshold control knob Gate threshold 3 release control knob Gate release 4 attack control knob Gate attack 5 ratio range range control knob Gate range 6 hold control knob Gate hold 7 IN switch Gate s...

Page 501: ...SHAPE switch Bass shelving mode peaking deep classic or warm 7 SLOPE pushbutton High pass filter slope 12dB or 24dB 8 SLOPE pushbutton Low pass filter slope 6dB or 12dB 9 high pass control knob High...

Page 502: ...trix sends 1 to 8 are shown above but a copy paste operation affects all aux and matrix sends Item Control Parameter 1 ON switch Bus send on off 2 level pan control knob Bus level or pan when bus is l...

Page 503: ...ilable when aux bus is in mix minus mode Item Control Parameter 1 ST switch Stereo on off 2 MON switch Mono on off 3 SIS switch Spatial imaging system on off 4 Panning control knobs Surround panning i...

Page 504: ...e Item Control Parameter 1 MODE pushbutton Bus mode mix group or mix minus 2 bus trim control knob Bus trim level 3 Control knob Direct input level 4 B switch Direct input solo B on off 5 PRE switch D...

Page 505: ...ssor on off 2 release control knob Compressor release 3 threshold control knob Compressor threshold 4 KNEE pushbutton Compressor knee hard medium or soft 5 IN switch Compressor sidechain in out 6 freq...

Page 506: ...has items 2 3 and 4 and also includes item 7 Item Control Parameter 1 EQ switch EQ on off 2 gain control knob EQ gain level 3 width control knob EQ width 4 freq control knob EQ frequency 5 SHAPE swit...

Page 507: ...off frequency 5 IN switch Low pass filter in out 6 EQ switch EQ in out 7 SLOPE switch Low pass filter 6dB or 12dB 8 Q switch Q mode as proportional PROP or constant CON 9 IN switch 200Hz 20kHz notch f...

Page 508: ...Although only matrix sends 1 2 are referenced above this also applies to all 16 matrix sends Item Control Parameter 1 ON switch Matrix bus send on off 2 level pan control knob Bus level or pan when bu...

Page 509: ...l Parameter 1 ST switch Stereo on off 2 MON switch Mono on off 3 SIS switch Spatial imaging system on off 4 Panning control knobs Surround panning includes all surround sound parameters 5 Fader Level...

Page 510: ...Configuration The following diagram shows the configuration parameters affected by copy and paste Compressor Not applicable Item Control Parameter 1 Stage box control knob Gain of remote amplifier 2...

Page 511: ...Return 485 XL8 Live Performance System Owner s Manual Gate Not applicable EQ Not applicable...

Page 512: ...affected by copy and paste Note Although only matrix sends 1 2 are referenced above this applies to all 16 matrix sends Item Control Parameter 1 ON switch Matrix bus send on off 2 level pan control kn...

Page 513: ...Parameter 1 ST switch Stereo on off 2 MON switch Mono on off 3 SIS switch Spatial imaging system on off 4 Panning control knobs Surround panning includes all surround sound parameters 5 Fader Level 6...

Page 514: ...ws the configuration parameters affected by copy and paste Item Control Parameter 1 bus trim control knob Bus trim level 2 Control knob Direct input level 3 B switch Direct input solo B on off 4 PRE s...

Page 515: ...ease 3 threshold control knob Compressor threshold 4 KNEE pushbutton Compressor knee hard medium or soft 5 IN switch Compressor sidechain in out 6 freq control knob Compressor sidechain frequency 7 WI...

Page 516: ...items 2 3 and 4 Band 1 also has item 7 and band 6 also has item 5 Item Control Parameter 1 EQ switch EQ on off 2 gain control knob EQ gain level 3 width control knob EQ width 4 freq control knob EQ fr...

Page 517: ...ss filter cut off frequency 5 IN switch Low pass filter in out 6 EQ switch EQ in out 7 SLOPE switch Low pass filter 6dB or 12dB 8 Q switch Q mode as proportional PROP or constant CON 9 IN switch 200Hz...

Page 518: ...ance System Owner s Manual Fader section This section shows all the parameters of the master routing affected by copy and paste Item Control Parameter 1 MUTE switch Mute on off 2 B switch Solo B on of...

Page 519: ...and paste Item Control Parameter 1 bus trim control knob Bus trim level 2 Control knob Direct input level 3 B switch Direct input solo B on off 4 PRE switch Direct input pre in out 5 delay control kno...

Page 520: ...MP switch Compressor on off 2 release control knob Compressor release 3 threshold control knob Compressor threshold 4 KNEE pushbutton Compressor knee hard medium or soft 5 IN switch Compressor sidecha...

Page 521: ...ve items 2 3 and 4 Band 1 also has item 7 and band 6 also has item 5 Item Control Parameter 1 EQ switch EQ on off 2 gain control knob EQ gain level 3 width control knob EQ width 4 freq control knob EQ...

Page 522: ...r control knob Low pass filter cut off frequency 5 IN switch Low pass filter in out 6 EQ switch EQ in out 7 SLOPE switch Low pass filter 6dB or 12dB 8 Q switch Q mode as proportional PROP or constant...

Page 523: ...anual Master routing This section shows all the parameters of the master routing affected by copy and paste Item Control Parameter 1 MUTE switch Mute on off 2 B switch Solo B on off 3 Fader Level 1 1...

Page 524: ...498 Appendix N Parameters Affected By Copy And Paste XL8 Live Performance System Owner s Manual...

Page 525: ...page 500 See page 511 See page 521 See page 526 See page 534 Direct Output See page 501 N A N A N A N A Direct Input See page 501 See page 512 N A See page 527 See page 535 Filters See page 502 N A N...

Page 526: ...nput control parameters that are linked across a channel pair Applicable to tape and primary inputs Item Control Parameter 1 gain trim control knob Digital trim level 2 48V switch 48V phantom voltage...

Page 527: ...s a channel pair Direct input Not applicable Item Control Parameter 1 Control knob Direct output level 2 B switch Direct output solo B in out 3 Pushbutton Direct output tap off point Post fade and mut...

Page 528: ...linking Item Control Parameter 1 SLOPE pushbutton Low pass filter slope 6dB or 12dB 2 low pass control knob Low pass filter frequency 3 IN switch Low pass filter in out 4 IN switch High pass filter i...

Page 529: ...pressor threshold 3 release control knob Compressor release 4 make up control knob Compressor make up gain 5 attack control knob Compressor attack 6 ratio range ratio control knob Compressor ratio 7 M...

Page 530: ...sidechain frequency 11 WIDTH pushbutton Compressor sidechain width 2 Oct 1 Oct or 0 3 Oct 12 ON GTE switch Gate on off 13 threshold control knob Gate threshold 14 release control knob Gate release 15...

Page 531: ...anual Insert The following diagram shows the parameters of the insert section affected by stereo linking Item Control Parameter 1 INS switch Insert in out 1 1 Insert processing area in GUI channel str...

Page 532: ...Parameter 1 EQ switch EQ on off 2 gain control knob EQ gain level 3 width control knob EQ width 4 freq control knob EQ frequency 5 SHAPE switch Treble shelving mode peaking bright classic or soft 6 SH...

Page 533: ...on off 2 level pan control knob Bus level or pan when bus is linked When sending onto a stereo bus the send pan controls are not linked 3 PRE switch Pre fader on off 4 level control knob Bus level 5 O...

Page 534: ...ollowing diagram shows the parameters of the master routing affected by stereo linking Item Control Parameter 1 ST switch Stereo on off 2 MON switch Mono on off 3 SIS switch Spatial imaging system on...

Page 535: ...IS image control knob Mono send level Only linked when SIS is out on both channels and surround mode is not selected 2 Fader Fader level 3 B switch Solo B in out 4 Panning control knobs Surround panni...

Page 536: ...o Linking XL8 Live Performance System Owner s Manual Delay The following diagram shows the delay parameters affected by stereo linking Item Control Parameter 1 delay control knob Delay time 1 Configur...

Page 537: ...annels Input controls The following diagram shows the input control parameters that are linked across the channel pair Item Control Parameter 1 bus trim control knob Bus trim level 2 C O switch Order...

Page 538: ...lowing diagram shows the direct input control parameters that are linked across the channel pair Filters Not applicable Item Control Parameter 1 Control knob Direct input level 2 B switch Direct input...

Page 539: ...age and shimmer Item Control Parameter 1 DYN CMP switch Compressor on off 2 release control knob Compressor release 3 threshold control knob Compressor threshold 4 KNEE pushbutton Compressor knee hard...

Page 540: ...f the insert section affected by stereo linking 10 MODE pushbutton Compressor mode corrective adaptive creative vintage or shimmer 11 make up control knob Compressor gain Item Control Parameter 1 INS...

Page 541: ...EQ on off 2 gain control knob EQ gain level 3 width control knob EQ width 4 freq control knob EQ frequency 5 SHAPE switch Band 1 shelving mode bell warm high pass 6dB or high pass 12dB 6 SHAPE switch...

Page 542: ...Although band 6 is not shown above the items in the table also apply Band 6 has items 2 3 and 4 and also includes item 7 7 SHAPE switch Band 6 shelving modes bell soft low pass 6dB or low pass 12dB 8...

Page 543: ...referenced above this also applies to all 16 matrix sends Item Control Parameter 1 ON switch Matrix bus send on off 2 level pan control knob Bus level or pan when bus is linked The pans are not linked...

Page 544: ...ing The following diagram shows the master routing parameters affected by stereo linking Item Control Parameter 1 ST switch Stereo on off 2 MON switch Mono on off 3 SIS switch Spatial imaging system o...

Page 545: ...mance System Owner s Manual Fader The following diagram shows the fader parameters affected by stereo linking Item Control Parameter 1 Fader Level 2 B switch Solo B on off 1 Masters processing area in...

Page 546: ...king XL8 Live Performance System Owner s Manual Delay The following diagram shows the delay parameters affected by stereo linking Item Control Parameter 1 delay control knob Delay time Insert and conf...

Page 547: ...parameters of the input controls affected by stereo linking Applies to tape and primary inputs Direct output Not applicable Item Control Parameter 1 48V switch 48V phantom voltage in out 2 Flt switch...

Page 548: ...ppendix O Parameters Affected By Stereo Linking XL8 Live Performance System Owner s Manual Direct input Not applicable Filters Not applicable Dynamics Not applicable Insert Not applicable EQ Not appli...

Page 549: ...referenced above this also applies to all 16 matrix sends Item Control Parameter 1 ON switch Matrix bus send on off 2 level pan control knob Bus level or pan when bus is linked The pans are not linke...

Page 550: ...he following diagram shows the parameters of the master routing affected by stereo linking Item Control Parameter 1 ST switch Stereo on off 2 MON switch Mono on off 3 SIS switch Spatial imaging system...

Page 551: ...applicable Item Control Parameter 1 mono level SIS image control knob Mono send level Only linked when SIS is out on both channels and surround mode is off 2 Fader Level 3 B switch Solo B on off 4 Su...

Page 552: ...Input controls The following diagram shows the input control parameters that are linked across a channel pair Direct output Not applicable Item Control Parameter 1 bus trim control knob Bus trim level...

Page 553: ...nput control parameters that are linked across a channel pair Filters Not applicable Item Control Parameter 1 Control knob Direct input level 2 B switch Direct input solo B on off 3 PRE switch Direct...

Page 554: ...essor release 3 threshold control knob Compressor threshold 4 KNEE pushbutton Compressor knee hard medium or soft 5 IN switch Compressor sidechain in out 6 freq control knob Compressor sidechain frequ...

Page 555: ...Insert The following diagram shows the parameters of the insert section affected by stereo linking Item Control Parameter 1 INS switch Insert in out Insert and configuration processing area in GUI ch...

Page 556: ...Control Parameter 1 EQ switch EQ on off 2 gain control knob EQ gain level 3 width control knob EQ width 4 freq control knob EQ frequency 5 SHAPE switch Band 6 shelving mode bell soft low pass 6dB or l...

Page 557: ...so apply Both bands have items 2 3 and 4 Band 1 also has item 7 and band 6 also has item 5 Bus sends Not applicable Master routing Not applicable 7 SHAPE switch Band 1 shelving mode bell warm high pas...

Page 558: ...following diagram shows the fader parameters affected by stereo linking Item Control Parameter 1 B switch Solo B on off 2 Fader Level 3 MON switch Link to mono master fader 4 ST switch Link to stereo...

Page 559: ...ance System Owner s Manual Delay The following diagram shows the delay parameters affected by stereo linking Item Control Parameter 1 delay control knob Delay time Insert and configuration processing...

Page 560: ...ked parameters of the master channels Input controls The following diagram shows the input control parameters that are linked across a channel pair Item Control Parameter 1 Control knob Bus trim level...

Page 561: ...the direct output control parameters that are linked across a channel pair Filters Not applicable Item Control Parameter 1 Control knob Direct input level 2 B switch Direct input solo B on off 3 PRE s...

Page 562: ...rol knob Compressor release 3 threshold control knob Compressor threshold 4 KNEE pushbutton Compressor knee hard medium or soft 5 IN switch Compressor sidechain in out 6 freq control knob Compressor s...

Page 563: ...l Insert The following diagram shows the parameters of the insert section affected by stereo linking Item Control Parameter 1 INS switch Insert in out Insert and configuration processing area in GUI c...

Page 564: ...ontrol Parameter 1 EQ switch EQ on off 2 gain control knob EQ gain level 3 width control knob EQ width 4 freq control knob EQ frequency 5 SHAPE switch Band 6 shelving mode bell soft low pass 6dB or lo...

Page 565: ...so apply Both bands have items 2 3 and 4 Band 1 also has item 7 and band 6 also has item 5 Bus sends Not applicable Master routing Not applicable 7 SHAPE switch Band 1 shelving mode bell warm high pas...

Page 566: ...nual Fader The following diagram shows the fader parameters affected by stereo linking Item Control Parameter 1 B switch Solo B on off 2 Fader Level 3 SIS switch Route to surround on off 4 Surround co...

Page 567: ...ance System Owner s Manual Delay The following diagram shows the delay parameters affected by stereo linking Item Control Parameter 1 delay control knob Delay time Insert and configuration processing...

Page 568: ...542 Appendix O Parameters Affected By Stereo Linking XL8 Live Performance System Owner s Manual...

Page 569: ...rformance System Owner s Manual Appendix P Parameters Copied Through Scenes This appendix shows the parameters per section selected from the Sections panel in the Show Editor screen that can be copied...

Page 570: ...er 1 gain trim control knob Digital trim level 2 switch Phase on off switch 3 Control knob Direct output level 4 MODE switch Direct output tap off point Post fade and mute Pre mute pre processing and...

Page 571: ...5 XL8 Live Performance System Owner s Manual Applies to primary and tape inputs 9 48V switch 48V phantom voltage on off 10 MUTE switch Direct output mute on off 11 B switch Direct output solo B on off...

Page 572: ...N CMP switch Compressor on off 2 threshold control knob Compressor threshold 3 release control knob Compressor release 4 make up control knob Compressor make up gain 5 attack control knob Compressor a...

Page 573: ...ON GTE switch Gate on off 2 threshold control knob Gate threshold 3 release control knob Gate release 4 attack control knob Gate attack 5 ratio range range control knob Gate range 6 hold control knob...

Page 574: ...classic or soft 6 SHAPE switch Bass shelving mode peaking deep classic or warm 7 SLOPE pushbutton Low pass filter slope 6dB or 12dB 8 low pass control knob Low pass filter frequency 9 IN switch Low pa...

Page 575: ...em Control Parameter 1 ON switch Bus send on off 2 level pan control knob Bus level or pan when bus is linked 3 PRE switch Pre fader on off 4 level control knob Bus level 5 On switch Aux bus send on o...

Page 576: ...rough scenes Note Only matrix sends 1 to 8 are shown above but this is typically the same for all of the 16 matrix sends Item Control Parameter 1 ON switch Bus send on off 2 level pan control knob Bus...

Page 577: ...ter 1 ST switch Stereo on off 2 MON switch Mono on off 3 SIS switch Spatial imaging system on off 4 Panning control knobs Surround panning includes all surround sound parameters 5 mono level SIS image...

Page 578: ...am shows the input channel routing parameters copied through scenes Only automated when automate patching is on Item Control Parameter 1 INS switch Insert in out 2 Field Primary input source 3 Field T...

Page 579: ...diagram shows the aux return parameters of the configuration processing area copied through scenes Item Control Parameter 1 Stage box control knob Remote amplifier level 2 48V switch 48V phantom volta...

Page 580: ...iagram shows the parameters of the mix processing area copied through scenes Note Although only matrix sends 1 2 are referenced above this also applies to all 16 matrix sends Item Control Parameter 1...

Page 581: ...ereo on off 2 MON switch Mono on off 3 SIS switch Spatial imaging system on off 4 Panning control knobs Surround panning includes all surround sound parameters 5 mono level SIS image control knob Mono...

Page 582: ...Returns Aux Returns on page 391 Store Scope For details see Returns Aux Returns on page 391 Routing The following diagram shows the return channel routing parameters copied through scenes Item Control...

Page 583: ...Config sections The following diagram shows the parameters of the configuration processing area copied through scenes Item Control Parameter 1 Control knob Direct input level 2 MUTE switch Direct inp...

Page 584: ...knob Compressor release 3 threshold control knob Compressor threshold 4 KNEE pushbutton Compressor knee hard medium or soft 5 IN switch Compressor sidechain in out 6 freq control knob Compressor sidec...

Page 585: ...ontrol knob EQ gain level 3 width control knob EQ width 4 freq control knob EQ frequency 5 SHAPE switch Band 1 shelving mode bell warm high pass 6dB or high pass 12dB 6 SHAPE switch Band 2 shelving mo...

Page 586: ...ocessing area copied through scenes Note Although only matrix sends 1 2 are referenced above this also applies to all 16 matrix sends 7 SHAPE switch Band 6 shelving mode bell soft low pass 6dB or low...

Page 587: ...cludes all surround sound parameters 5 mono level SIS image control knob Mono level SIS off or SIS image SIS on 6 Fader Level 7 MUTE switch Mute on off 8 B switch Solo B in out 9 Field Channel name 10...

Page 588: ...uxes Aux Sends on page 397 Routing The following diagram shows the aux channel routing parameters copied through scenes Only automated when automate patching is on Item Control Parameter 1 INS switch...

Page 589: ...through scenes Item Control Parameter 1 bus trim control knob Bus trim level 2 Control knob Direct input level 3 B switch Direct input solo B on off 4 PRE switch Direct input pre in out 5 EQ pushbutt...

Page 590: ...m 11 delay control knob Delay level 12 C O switch Order of processing Dyn JIns JEQ or EQJIns JDyn 13 Graphic Order of processing 14 Field Direct input source Item Control Parameter 1 DYN CMP switch Co...

Page 591: ...io range ratio control knob Compressor ratio 9 attack control knob Compressor attack 10 MODE pushbutton Compressor mode corrective adaptive creative vintage or shimmer 11 make up control knob Compress...

Page 592: ...items 2 3 and 4 and band 1 also has item 5 and band 6 also has item 7 Aux Sends 1 to 16 Not applicable Matrix Sends 1 to 16 Not applicable 4 freq control knob EQ frequency 5 SHAPE switch Band 1 shelv...

Page 593: ...ch Mute on off 2 B switch Solo B in out 3 Fader Level 4 Field Channel name 5 Field Channel colour 6 ST switch Link to stereo master fader 7 MON switch Link to mono master fader 8 bus trim control knob...

Page 594: ...rices on page 405 Routing The following diagram shows the matrix channel routing parameters copied through scenes Only automated when automate patching is on Item Control Parameter 1 INS switch Insert...

Page 595: ...nternal GEQs through scenes Only the Recall Scope and Store Scope options in the Sections area are applicable to this option Effects You can copy the assignments of the internal effects circled right...

Page 596: ...parameters for each of the three master channels mono and stereo left and stereo right are affected by copy through scenes Config sections The following diagram shows the parameters of the configurat...

Page 597: ...ressor release 3 threshold control knob Compressor threshold 4 KNEE pushbutton Compressor knee hard medium or soft 5 IN switch Compressor sidechain in out 6 freq control knob Compressor sidechain freq...

Page 598: ...and 4 and band 1 also has item 5 and band 6 also has item 7 Item Control Parameter 1 EQ switch EQ on off 2 gain control knob EQ gain level 3 width control knob EQ width 4 freq control knob EQ frequen...

Page 599: ...parameters of the mix processing area copied through scenes Note Although only matrix sends 1 2 are referenced above this also applies to all 16 matrix sends Item Control Parameter 1 ON switch Matrix...

Page 600: ...Spatial imaging system on off 2 Panning control knobs Surround panning includes all surround sound parameters 3 Fader Level 4 MUTE switch Mute on off 5 B switch Solo B in out 6 bus trim control knob B...

Page 601: ...ge 411 Routing The following diagram shows the master channel routing parameters copied through scenes Only automated when automate patching is on Item Control Parameter 1 INS switch Insert in out 2 F...

Page 602: ...on has an Assignables option which lets you copy the current control assignments of the Assignable Controls window through scenes The levels are not copied None of the options in the Sections area are...

Page 603: ...e equipment take great care not to damage faders pushbuttons etc Cleaning a GUI screen Switch off the control centre and electrically isolate it from the mains before cleaning Carefully wipe the surfa...

Page 604: ...This will help to reduce pollution and protect the environment and ourselves If this equipment carries a crossed out wheelie bin shown left please do not dispose of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste bu...

Page 605: ...ection that uses Cat 5e data cable and is compatible with Ethernet networks AFL Abbreviation for after fader listen A function that allows the signal to be monitored post fader that is after it has be...

Page 606: ...igital to analogue The conversion of digital data to analogue audio DARS Abbreviation for digital audio reference signal Dashboard A standard GUI screen display usually on the master bay that shows al...

Page 607: ...e patch connectors See Patching G Gain Another term for signal level Gain reduction compressor Decrease in gain when input signal is above threshold See Gain GEQ Abbreviation for graphic equaliser See...

Page 608: ...n who carries this out especially during a live performance mm Symbol for millimetre one thousandth of a metre MON Abbreviation for monitor used to describe a control centre being used to mix the sign...

Page 609: ...iation for pre fade listen A function that allows the signal to be monitored pre fader that is before it reaches the fader Phantom power The power required for the operation of a condenser microphone...

Page 610: ...ptured group of mixer settings that reflect the state of the mixer at a particular moment within a performance This snapshot can then be recalled at the required moment in the performance playback Sol...

Page 611: ...s scanners digital cameras etc V VCA Abbreviation for variable control association also voltage controlled amplifier VCA fader The fader control of a VCA group VCA group A group of channels that are c...

Page 612: ...586 Glossary PRO6 Live Audio System Owner s Manual...

Page 613: ...Thank you for reading through this Owner s Manual We hope you found it useful Please feel free to send us your comments Our contact details and website address can be found at the front of this manual...

Page 614: ...Limited Klark Industrial Park Walter Nash Road Kidderminster Worcestershire DY11 7HJ England Tel 44 1562 741515 Fax 44 1562 745371 Email info midasklarkteknik com Website www midasconsoles com 2010 Re...

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