Midas PRO6, Owner'S Manual

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Chapter 8: Patching
PRO6 Live Audio System
Owner’s Manual
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About the patching procedure
Although patching can be thought of as routing/rerouting the control centre’s incoming,
internal and outgoing signals, in the context of the Patching screen, patching also
encompasses the setting up and configuration of the stage and FOH rack I/O devices.
The patching procedure is initially carried out after system installation and comprises:
• Device configuration: Configure the devices by adjusting their parameters (see
below).
• Snake selection: Configure the PRO6 according to the type of ‘snake’ you are using
for the X and Y networks (see “Configuring the PRO6 with the snake type” on
page 71). This is important, as the PRO6 Control Centre will not work unless
the snake type is correctly configured.
• Setting up the I/O rack devices: Set up the system devices, such as line I/O,
DN9696 and generic AES50, to the I/O tabs in the From and To sections of the
Patching screen (see “Setting up the I/O rack devices” on page 71).
• Patching: Carry out all of the required routing, for example, mics to input channels
(see “How to patch” on page 73).
Configuring the devices
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 configuration window.
These configuration settings can be independent of channel data, as (until patched)
they only control the physical unit. If a device is subsequently patched to one or more
channels, the channel(s) control the device, and vice-versa.
The device configuration area also allows control of audio parameters when the device
is used as a direct connection to another device, for example, FOH to stage via a digital
snake, instead of through the DSP. In this case the settings are also saved in the show
file and can be automated, even though the signals are not routed through the control
centre DSP.
Device configuration procedure
Although the procedure for configuring the devices is similar, their parameters are
dependent on device type. The procedure for configuring the devices of a similar type
involves:
• Opening the configuration window of the device.
• Selecting one of the device’s cards/channel ranges and configuring the available
parameters.
• Repeating for the other cards/channel ranges of the device.
• Repeating for the other devices.
• Closing the device’s configuration window.
Note: As the set-up procedure is similar for each device (although some of the options
may vary), only the one for DL351 Modular I/O is detailed in this section.