Midas PRO6, Owner'S Manual

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PRO6 Live Audio System
Owner’s Manual
Chapter 3: About The PRO6 Control
Centre
This chapter introduces you to the PRO6 Control Centre and provides a brief hardware
description.
Overview of the PRO6 Control Centre
The PRO6 Control Centre has a combined control surface and GUI that provide an array
of easy-to-use controls for the precise manipulation of audio.
The PRO6 Control Centre is of modular construction and is built on a robust Midas steel
frame chassis similar to those used for established Midas analogue products. The frame
houses three full size bays with a smaller one on the right. All of the bays are
controlled from a single processor and, collectively, provide the primary mixing needs
of the engineer.
All associated power supplies, computer motherboards, memory, graphics cards etc.
are housed within the PRO6 Control Centre, which also contains a digital 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 very low noise, suitable for seated areas theatres and concert sound.
Externally, the PRO6 Control Centre has three main areas: control surface, GUI and
rear panel. The control surface is populated with instantly recognisable controls that
are logically distributed in major sections. The GUI, which comprises two screens at the
top of the centre bays, enhances operation by providing visual representations of the
control surface and also gives you extra functionality. The rear panel provides all of the
control centre and network connectivity, and houses the mains power sockets and
isolator switch.
Being of modular design, the overall form and shape of the PRO6 is similar to Midas’
flagship XL8. The PRO6 is split into bays, each one containing a flat fader tray and
shallow raked control area. The centre bays also have a third area that houses a
steep-raked display screen.