Midas PRO6, Owner'S Manual

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PRO6 Live Audio System
Owner’s Manual
Chapter 6: Working With The PRO6
Control Centre
This chapter is intended to familiarise you with controls (control surface and GUI) of the
PRO6 Control Centre.
Although nearly all of the operations are done via the control surface of the PRO6
Control Centre can be replicated via the GUI, the emphasis in this chapter — and
throughout the manual — is on the former method. This is because, generally, it is
quicker and more intuitive than using the GUI. However, GUI methods will be included
where they are anomalous or if there is no control surface equivalent.
The navigational controls, such as quick access buttons and scroll buttons, are
described in Chapter 7 "Navigation" on page 47, and the ones specifically for
automation can be found in “Managing the 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 navigation,
grouping and the GUI. The following table shows some of the controls that an be found
on the control surface of the PRO6.
Type Description Example(s)
Pushbutton Generally two-state, that is, on/off or
enabled/disabled, and backlit or with an integral LCD
for status indication. In all cases, an illuminated
pushbutton on the control surface (or GUI) is
on/enabled and an extinguished one is off/disabled,
unless otherwise stated.
Control knob In general, the control knobs (rotary controls) are
touch-sensitive, their adjustment being shown on the
GUI. Some control knobs are backlit to help identify
their role and what they control.
Fader The high quality motorised faders are, similarly to the
control knobs, touch-sensitive so that their operation
can be tracked and simulated on the GUI.