Table of Contents
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.....................2
Symbols used in this manual and on rear of
console..........................................................4
Environmental considerations............................4
Cooling..........................................................4
Health & Safety Notice......................................5
IMPORTANT NOTICE.........................................6
Console Overview..................................................7
Introduction to Genesys Black...............................8
About this manual...............................................15
Conventions used...........................................15
Console surface colour coding..........................15
Abbreviations & Acronyms...............................16
The Computer Cassette.......................................17
IMPORTANT NOTICE...........................................18
Optional Console Hardware.................................19
1084 EQ Cassette..........................................19
Dynamics Cassette.........................................20
Operational Considerations..............................20
Channels Digital Converter System...................21
Monitoring Digital Converter System.................22
Connections..................................................23
Driver Installation (Mac).................................23
Genesys Black Computer Settings for DAW Control
...................................................................25
Windows 7 (Genesys Black Computer).............25
Mac OS X (DAW Computer)............................26
Windows 7 (DAW Computer)...........................26
Windows XP (DAW Computer).........................26
Windows Vista (DAW Computer)......................27
DAW Control over Ethernet Driver - ipMIDI........27
Windows Vista / 7 (DAW Computer).................28
Mac OS X (DAW Computer)............................28
...............................................29
Channel Input Module.........................................29
Rev Return Module.............................................29
Dynamics Cassettes/EQ Cassettes/AD/DA
Cassettes/Channel Meter panel.............................29
Console Hardware Considerations
.......................29
Removing Modules.............................................29
Inserting Modules...............................................29
Hot-plugging.....................................................30
Genesys Power Up/Down Procedure
Power Up Procedure............................................31
Power Down Procedure........................................31
Master SEL Mode on the Channel Strip..............32
Master SEL Mode on the 8T Section..................32
Master SEL Mode on the Monitor Panel..............32
An Overview of the Genesys Black Signal Flow
Configuring Genesys for Surround....................38
...............................................................39
Surround Setup (to hear the surround mix in the
console loudspeakers) using 8T Loudspeaker
Matrix and 8T Monitor Selection.......................39
Mixing with Stereo Pans in Surround.................40
To set up Surround LS Monitoring (both in Stereo
Pan Surround and LCR Pan Surround)...............40
Monitoring....................................................42
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+48v................................................................44
HI Z.................................................................44
PAD..................................................................44
Ø.....................................................................44
90Hz filter.........................................................44
INPUT TRIM.......................................................45
....................................................................45
LCR Pan............................................................45
PROCESSING Section – EQ, DYN, INS
...................46
ORD (Interrogate)..............................................46
Master SEL mode on the PROCESSING section
.....46
To Enter and Exit Master SEL Mode on the Channel
Strip.................................................................46
To Allocate Processing Elements Across Channel and
Monitor Paths....................................................46
To Set the Order of Processing on the Channel and
Monitor Paths....................................................46
Channel and Monitor Path Drag and Drop Order
.....................................47
.....................................................48
Master Aux Level................................................48
>8T buttons......................................................48
Master SEL mode on the AUXES Section
...............48
To Set How the Channel and Monitor Paths Feed the
Auxes...............................................................48
Setting the AUX pre/post.....................................48
......................................49
Master Level......................................................49
................................................50
LCR Pan............................................................50
Mon Level Control...............................................50
AUT LED...........................................................50
DAW.................................................................50
I/P 2.................................................................50
CH...................................................................50
ISO..................................................................50
DMON LED........................................................51
SEL..................................................................51
>8T..................................................................51
SWP.................................................................51
SOLO................................................................51
CUT..................................................................51
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