Midas PRO6, Owner'S Manual

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Automation
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PRO6 Live Audio System
Owner’s Manual
Automation
The automation system can store and recall up to 1000 snapshot scenes. These contain
the setting values for every control on the control centre (excluding some of the
monitor section). Scene store and recall can be ‘scoped’ such that only the areas that
you want to store or recall are affected, while all other controls remain in their current
state.
The PRO6 can also store/recall operational preferences, so that its operation can be
configured to suit a particular application. For example, you can choose whether or not
to navigate screens on the ‘touch’ of controls, or as part of snapshot recall.
For theatre applications, 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 in theatres.
Automation is powerful, but also dangerous, so the PRO6 has various levels of operator
lock/unlock. Although not password protected, they are only available from menus
within the GUI. Therefore, accidental changes during control centre operation are
extremely unlikely.
MIDI and GPIO input/output are provided, as well as the ability to fire and respond to
contact closures per scene.
The ‘next’ LCD button has been positioned close to the VCA faders and has been
purposely designed so as to be distinct from other functions.
Processing elements
For details of the processing elements of the PRO6, see “Processing” on page 10 and
“PRO6 main processing functions” on page 333.