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Matrix Automation

 

There are three methods of analogue automation on Matrix; the latest being 

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elta control, the legacy implementations being the MIDI method, and the 

AFADA method. All three are detailed in the following section.

The

 

Delta Control Method

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Delta Control is a unique analogue automation system that allows you to write, store, and edit your analogue fader levels and 
switches from a plugin in your DAW. Having all analogue automation stored within your DAW as plugin automation allows for 
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To work with Delta control, simply insert a Delta plugin anywhere in your DAW, assign it to a channel on Matrix, enable 
automation on the console, and then write moves like you would with any other plugin.

Delta Plugins

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An individual plugin for an individual channel/bus

 

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The ability to enable/disable automation modes on individual channels of Matrix (when you write to one channel, the  

 

other channel can be in read/off mode). 

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If only automating a small number of channels, the Single-Fader Delta plugin offers the neatest solution. Simply insert  

 

plugins as and when automation is required on a particular channel.

 

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Easy cross-compatibility between all Delta console sessions including Duality, AWS, and Sigma.

 

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Ability to view relevant channel waveform against automation lane data.

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One plugin containing all 16 channels of automation parameters

 

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Quicker set up of multiple channel automaton as all parameters are contained within the one plugin instance.

 

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Compatible with Logic Pro.

 

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Easy to view all channels of automation at once.

Chapter 3 - Analogue Signal Flow

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Matrix

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 Owner’s Manual

Summary of Contents for Matrix2 Delta

Page 1: ...Matrix2 Delta Owner s Manual www solidstatelogic com Matrix2 Delta This is SSL The Ultimate Hybrid Studio Centrepiece ...

Page 2: ...pyright Conventions AWS 924 AWS 948 Matrix Matrix2 Solid State Logic and SSL are trademarks of Solid State Logic All other product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means whether mechanical or electronic without the written permission of Solid State Logic Oxford England Document History 82S6MT065A De...

Page 3: ... outboard as analogue plug ins within your DAW Furthermore the Insert Matrix can be controlled directly from buttons on the Matrix itself allowing the insertion and removal of devices as well as rapid A B ing of analogue devices on a particular insert point With HUI and MCU modes the 17 motorised faders and channel controls provide complete hands on control over your DAW and navigation functions p...

Page 4: ...r 2 Getting Started 16 Important Concepts 16 The Master Channel 16 Focus Modes 16 Preparing for the tutorial 17 STEP 1 Bringing Signal into the Channel 18 STEP 2 Routing to the Main Busses 19 STEP 3 Hearing your Signal 20 STEP 4 Sending to the Auxiliary Sends 21 STEP 5 Global Control of your DAW 22 STEP 6 Channel Control of your DAW 23 STEP 7 Sending Signal from the Channel Direct Output 24 STEP 8...

Page 5: ...alkback 40 Metering 41 Devices and Chains Front Panel Control 42 Devices 42 Building Chains On The Fly 42 Inserting Preset Chains 43 Removing Assigned Devices 43 SSL Soft Keys 44 MonOpt Soft Keys 45 Mon Soft Keys 46 Meters Soft Keys 46 Auto Soft Keys 47 TR Soft Keys 47 IP Soft Keys 48 Misc Soft Keys 48 Links Soft Keys 49 Matrix Automation 50 The elta Control Method 50 The MIDI Fader Method 59 The ...

Page 6: ...ved Channel Name Presets 76 The Insert Matrix Tab 77 Naming Devices 77 Setting Devices as Stereo 78 Inserting Analogue Devices Using The Insert Matrix 79 The DELTA Tab 82 Chapter 5 DAW Control 83 Introduction 83 Layers 83 Matrix Console Layer Selection 83 Focus Modes 84 DAW Track Control 85 The Digital Scribble Strip 85 V Pot Modes 86 SEL Key Modes 87 Transport Controls 89 Session Counter 89 Utili...

Page 7: ...ning QWERTY Keystrokes 112 Creating Soft Key Menus 113 Renaming Soft Key Assignments 114 j z 114 Removing and Replacing Soft Key Assignments 114 Editing Transport and Utility Button Assignments 114 Configuring CC Layers 117 CC Snapshots 118 The Digital Scribble Strip 118 Appendices 121 Appendix A DAW Protocol Lists 121 Appendix B Technical Specifications 125 Appendix C Audio Connectors and Pinouts...

Page 8: ...o hyperlinked in this way What Else You Will Need In order to make full use of your Matrix you will require the following in addition to the Matrix box contents A computer on which to run the Matrix Remote software This can be the same computer as you use for your DAW software A Network Switch or Router If you are running a setup with more than one computer a network switch or router and additiona...

Page 9: ...ything involved in setting up Matrix If you have not already done so please refer to the separate printed Installation Guide for safety information and instructions on positioning and connecting the Matrix Power supply Chapter 1 Setup 1 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 10: ...OUT 1 4 FX RETURNS 1 4 GPIO USB X RACK DIAG SW2 SW1 NETWORK SD CARD RIGHT MINI LEFT IN AES OUT IN SPDIF OUT 18dB 24dB RIGHT LEFT GAIN T HOLD TB MIC VU EXT1 2 C SW LS RS MON MINI C SW LS RS Audio Input output channels 1 8 Audio Input output channels 9 16 Master Section I O Power Input Ethernet 0dBfs switch Meter trim TB Mic trim Master I O Mini LS Master I O Digital I O Optical and AES Foot switch ...

Page 11: ... from effects units DAW Return Inputs from workstation DAW Digital Audio Workstation Channel Out Outputs to workstation Master Section Connections The Master Section connectors are allocated as follows Ext 1 2 L R External to Monitor inputs 1 and 2 L R Ext 1 2 C LFE LS RS External to Monitor inputs 1 and 2 5 1 channels Mon L R Artist Out Main LS Mini LS and Foldback sends L R Mon Mini C LFE LS RS ...

Page 12: ...e Page 45 there is a key labelled KeybID Pressing this key will send the required keystroke to the Mac to correctly identify Matrix as a UK keyboard Foot Switch Inputs Sw1 Sw2 5 8 Foot switch trigger inputs X Rack Interface D9 female serial data port to facilitate connection to an SSL X Rack for the transfer of Total Recall information A suitable 2m cable is supplied with each X Rack chassis Confi...

Page 13: ...hould be used Note that the currently assigned address will be shown in the scribble strip Once you have altered the IP mode you need to turn Matrix off and on for the changes to take effect required to achieve this please refer either to the Matrix support pages on the SSL Website or SSL Technical Support for guidance on this Matrix Network Connection Examples 1 Direct Connection no Internet Requ...

Page 14: ...ubnet Mask boxes with the numbers shown opposite Network Connection Configuration Windows Go to Network and go into Local Area Connection Properties Open up the option Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Select Use the following IP address IP Address and Subnet mask boxes as shown opposite Chapter 1 Setup 6 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 15: ...et router acts as a DHCP server dynamically assigning IP addresses to If you have more devices that you need to connect on your network adding an Ethernet switch will allow more things to be connected Chapter 1 Setup 7 Matrix2 Owner s Manual Network connections Matrix Console Workstation Computer Internet connection ADSL Router Network connections Matrix Console Internet connection ADSL Router Eth...

Page 16: ... Configuration Windows Go to Network and go into Local Area Connection Properties Open up the option Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Choose the option Obtain an IP address automatically as illustrated here Ensure that Matrix is set to use DHCP Use the SSL soft key on the console go to the IP menu and make sure that DHCP is selected see Page 45 3 Connection in a facility that has multiple SSL ...

Page 17: ...ed Matrix Remote application to the Applications folder then to the Dock or any other convenient location ipMIDI C E5 F 0 5G F 1 3 5G 6 1 3 E5 I 0 5G 5G Mount the ipMIDI dmg disk image and open it Double click on the ipMIDI pkg Z that you will be asked to log out and in again once you have completed the installation Once you have logged back in open Audio MIDI Setup and double click on the ipMIDI ...

Page 18: ...ports to 9 in the resulting pop up 1 Add Remove 3 SSL Delta Control Plugins Run the SSL Delta Control exe j j j the same process for the SSL Delta Control Matrix exe j 2 K K G The Delta Control plug ins use the industry standard iLok 2 copy protection scheme An iLok 2 USB key wil need to be aquired to use Delta Control plugins iLok License Activation Open the iLok License Manager software and logi...

Page 19: ... is the ID of the Matrix console found G message No Matrix Found click on Find If this happens check your connections and press to bring up the Find Matrix pop up G will be empty In this case recheck the connections and press the Find Matrix button in the top right of the pop up and the Remote will rescan for consoles Once the Remote has found the console it will appear in the pop up Highlight the...

Page 20: ...med on the Matrix control surface will then affect whichever program is assigned to the currently selected layer Layers are programmed in the DAW tab in the Matrix Remote Matrix Remote Layer Selection G DAW tab s Layer radio buttons located in the middle of the tab towards the top All other functions in this tab with the exception of the Transport Master to the selected layer First decide which DA...

Page 21: ... to its manual to establish which control protocol it uses Using the Layer buttons located in the middle of the DAW tab towards the top select the In the area found in the top left corner of the DAW tab select the correct drop down list selected a pop up will appear asking you to reboot Matrix Press OK If you have more F 4 Chapter 1 Setup 13 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 22: ...trix Layers is split across thenine ipMIDI ports which means that your DAW must Note that CC Continuous Controller Layers only use MIDI Channel 1 6 B 8F _ and overleaf are two examples using Pro Tools and Logic Pro Pro Tools In the Setup menu click on Peripherals and select the MIDI Controllers tab For MIDI controllers 1 and 2 select HUI as the MIDI controller Type and assign the MIDI ports for th...

Page 23: ...orts set to 2 It is recommended that you delete any Mackie controllers automatically created on set up and recreate them manually Note that if the physical arrangement is reversed then the Matrix faders will not map correctly to the on screen faders in Logic If Logic is the only DAW connected to Matrix then provided that there is only one DAW Layer set up with an MCU based Control Surfaces Setup m...

Page 24: ...stinct modes of operation in one control surface providing control of both the analogue signals and the DAW functions associated with the modern recording environment In order to accomplish this within a compact space the console can operate in two Focus modes focusing on either the analogue or DAW control functions These modes are simply called Analogue Focus and DAW Focus Focus modes primarily a...

Page 25: ... that your Matrix is in the state it would be if all the previous steps had been accurately followed and that no other buttons have been pressed in the process If the desk doesn t respond in the way described please review the previous steps as well as these preparatory instructions j The tutorial will presume that you are using channel 16 simply because it is close to the centre section If your s...

Page 26: ...he top of the Master Channel This button determines which of the two channel inputs is feeding the channel the main line in input or the DAW return Make sure the button is lit green indicating that the main input is selected If it is red indicating that the DAW return is selected press it to select the main input In the channel strip the LEDs to the right of the grey gain pot labelled CHIP at the ...

Page 27: ... the REC button in the Master Channel It will light yellow to indicate that this routing is active Your CD signal should now be shown in the MIX meter to the right of the VU s above the centre section Secondly we will route the whole record bus to the mix bus So as not to double the routing deselect the mix bus routing from the channel by pressing MIX again In the REC area of the centre section pr...

Page 28: ...e top right of the monitoring area This clears any solos that might have been activated If there s still no sound check your connections and go back to Step 1 Still in the MAIN MONITORING area press the MIX button located below the REC button in the monitoring section The REC button s light will go out and the MIX button will light yellow to indicate that you have switched to monitoring the mix bu...

Page 29: ...end level to controlling the FX3 send level The FX3 button will light to indicate that this swap has been made as will the FX3 LED to the right of the FX1 3 pot Notice that the FX1 meter has gone blank and the FX3 FX1 send transfer automatically to the FX3 send FX busses 2 and 4 work in exactly the same way as FX busses 1 and 3 using the next gain pot down Once you have sent signal to the aux buss...

Page 30: ...ntrols located at the bottom of the centre ARTIST buttons These give you access to some of the more complex DAW controls If you operate any of the transport controls you will notice that they now control the transport of your DAW ARTIST BANK and CHANNEL keys These buttons scroll the DAW tracks through the Matrix channels BANK scrolls the tracks 16 at a time whereas CHANNEL scrolls them one at a ti...

Page 31: ... fader at the bottom of the Matrix channel You will notice that the DAW s Test track fader is moving Find the SEL KEY area of the centre section located below the DAW LAYER SELECT SEL key which is concerned with DAW control SEL KEY SEL Ensure that all the SEL KEY buttons are unlit indicating that the lower SEL keys are in default mode If any buttons are lit press them to return to default mode In ...

Page 32: ... button is pressed both the SOLO symbol above the VU meters and the SOLO CLEAR button in the top right of the main monitoring area are lit indicating that there is a SOLO or AFL button selected somewhere on the desk You will have noticed that the analogue and DAW solo functions have separate centre section solo indicators Leave the channel with neither the CUT nor SOLO lights lit You can press the...

Page 33: ... two CUE ST pots to switch on the send The LED below it and to the right will light to indicate that it is on CUE ST meter to the right of the VU s as a reference and pan the signal using the upper pot In the ARTIST MONITOR area press the CUE button the fourth one down on the left hand side This selects the CUE ST output as the send to the artist s headphones You will see the other source options ...

Page 34: ... the CD The colour of the TRK button also indicates which monitoring source is selected green for DAW return and yellow for channel output Now press the AUTO MON button above the DAW MONITOR button This allows the Play button to control the TRK button Press Stop and Play a few times You will notice that when in Play you can only hear the DAW and when in stop the CD player comes back We will now cr...

Page 35: ...atrix you change any of the settings in and of these tabs you make sure you are editing the correct Title The left half of the Projects Title Double click on the main Projects folder to expand it Double click on Project 1 Highlight the Title 1 folder which appears and press the Open Title button at the bottom of the screen This makes Title 1 Total Recall Channels and Insert Matrix tabs is stored C...

Page 36: ...rth tab from the left The right hand side of the Insert Matrix tab shows you red boxes labelled Insert 1 Insert 2 etc These boxes represent your analogue outboard gear you have connected to the Insert Send and Return connections on the back of Matrix They are known as Devices Start by renaming each Device You can do this by right clicking and choosing Rename Once you have named your devices use th...

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Page 38: ...Focus mode 4 M 2 88 for more details Matrix s mode is selected and indicated by the large Focus button located directly underneath the Master Channel on the left of the centre section shown right Pressing this button swaps between Focus modes It is lit to indicate Analogue Focus and unlit to indicate DAW Focus In this chapter we will be concentrating on Analogue Focus mode so the Focus button shou...

Page 39: ...r Channel the LEDs on the Master Channel will assume the status of the lowest selected channel Any switching then performed will apply that setting in all selected channels to correspond to the status to which the lowest channel has been switched For example if Channels 1 to 5 are assigned to the Master Channel and Channel 1 s CUE ST source is set to INPUT switching the Master Channel CUE ST sourc...

Page 40: ...Page 86 When Matrix is assigned to a layer controlling a DAW the bottom row of the scribble strip displays either the name or the value of the parameter controlled by the V Pot When controlling Pro Tools the scribble strip only displays the name of the V Pot For DAWs controlled via the MCU protocol please refer to their control surface documentation for full details of their scribble strip display...

Page 41: ...trix Pressing the INSERT button brings the return from the Insert Matrix back into the channel effectively dropping into the signal chain whatever processing is assigned to it from the Insert Matrix see Page 77 INSERT Channel Outputs Direct Channel Outputs The individual Channel Outputs CHOP are designed to be used to feed the inputs of a DAW and appear on the desk s rear panel as CHANNEL OUT The ...

Page 42: ... from the input is routed through any processing applied via the Insert Matrix and then to the DAW via the channel output With DAW MONITOR mode active pressing TRK switches the monitoring source for that channel between the CHANNEL OUT post gain output the DAW send and the DAW RTN input pre gain Both the Master Channel s DAW MONITOR button and the channel strip s TRK button light up to indicate th...

Page 43: ...Yellow SuperCue monitoring see below S CUE S CUE is Green SuperCue When CUE is selected as the source in the ARTIST MONITOR area of the centre section see Page 40 SuperCue can be used to control the artist s headphone feed to provide full zero latency drop in and record monitoring for the artist It works in the DAW return when in Record for a drop in The S CUE button in the Master Channel override...

Page 44: ...eing lit Pressing the gain pot switches the send on and off The ON LED below the pot will light to indicate that it is on The FX sends are fed post fader by default but have two alternative sources the pre fader post insert signal and the CUE bus 1 3 2 CUE 4 1 3 2 ARTIST MONITOR 2 CUE The source is selected using the SRC button in the FX1 3 and FX2 4 sections of the Master Channel and is indicated...

Page 45: ...END and RTN connections By default the return from the insert will then feed the main bus output However the summing Y button below the INSERT button sums the insert return and the original bus feed together INSERT N N Y N N Y The REC bus can be routed to the MIX bus by pressing the TO MIX button below the Y button The Cue ST Bus The CUE ST bus has its own dedicated insert circuit which is isolate...

Page 46: ...monitoring by pressing the AFL button below the gain pot There is an LED to the right of the button which lights to indicate that AFL is on See Page 39 for more on AFLs Stereo Returns The outputs of the devices connected to the four FX sends would normally be brought back into Matrix using the line level Stereo Returns labelled ST RET 1 to ST RET 4 These are located below the REC CUE ST and FX bus...

Page 47: ... previously selected source is automatically deselected However the summing button Y intercancelling feature and instead sums all selected inputs enabling multiple sources to be monitored simultaneously Deselecting the Y button cancels all monitoring sources and returns the monitoring to intercancelling mode The top button in the monitoring area labelled SOLO CLEAR clears any SOLO or AFL buttons t...

Page 48: ...ut located in the trim on the right hand side of Matrix close to the large navigation wheel It is controlled by the area above the transport counter consisting of a HEADPHONE gain pot and a FROM ARTIST button which switches the headphone feed from the control room monitor mix to the artist s monitor mix see above The button lights to indicate that the feed has been switched to the artist s mix Whi...

Page 49: ...ess of the current Focus mode see Page 44 AUTO 2 8F and FF REC and MIX 8 4 Bus Meters The MIX REC MON CUE ST and FX 1 4 busses all have their own 12 segment meters located at the right hand end of the penthouse displaying their post fader signal level The stereo busses all have separate meters for left and right VU Meters There is also a pair of VU meters located in the left hand side of the centr...

Page 50: ...ar on the main LCD display underneath the channel name You can follow the same procedure to insert devices on other channels Building Chains On The Fly The Matrix will allow you to use up to 6 devices across a single channel s insert point With the DEVICES button still active go to a channel where you already have a single device insert across a channel For example we already have our 1176 device ...

Page 51: ...he main scribble strip will now display the name of the Chain below the channel name At the same time the bottom row of the right hand LCD scribble strip will display which devices you have in that particular chain providing that channel is still selected Removing Assigned Devices When in either DEVICES or CHAINS mode if a device chain you want to use is already in use the button does not light Yo...

Page 52: ...is selected using the SOFT KEY SETS buttons located on the right hand side of the centre section below the main soft key area shown left The SSL set is selected by pressing the SSL button below the USER1 4 buttons It will light to indicate that it is selected To exit the SSL soft keys and return to the previously selected User set press the SSL soft key button again SSL USER 7 USER set indication ...

Page 53: ...LO A Mom and Alt By default solo buttons latch meaning that when one channel is in solo pressing a second SOLO button adds that channel to Pressing Mom momentary causes the SOLO buttons to deactivate when released They therefore need to be held down in order to remain in solo mode More than one button can be held down simultaneously Pressing Alt prevents the SOLO buttons from latching introducing ...

Page 54: ...ections made within that group and can be returned to their default state by pressing the currently selected option 8 for details 4 4 4 Focus Options By default the meters follow the console s Focus mode displaying the analogue channel levels in Analogue Focus mode and the levels in the DAW tracks in DAW Focus mode Pressing Analog causes the meters to stay with the analogue channel levels and pres...

Page 55: ...ontrolled by audio tracks within the DAW The Automation status of each channel None Abs or Trim will be stored within each TR snapshot AUTO N 8F Selecting DF1 enables the A FADA method of automation DF1 stands for DAW Follow 1 The analogue channel faders now Selecting DF2 enables the A FADA method of automation DF2 stands for DAW Follow 2 The analogue channel faders now Selecting Snap restores the...

Page 56: ...te that this input has been selected Fader Options Mst 10 rescales the master fader By default the master fader reaches 0dB at the top following the scaling labelled on the left of the fader Pressing Mst 10 switches the meter s scaling to reach 10dB at the top following the labelling on the right of the fader 0dB and Off move the analogue faders on any channels selected using the upper SEL key to ...

Page 57: ...dicate you are setting up the second link group Once again simply press the upper SEL key on the appropriate channels 3 4 to link them together There are eight link groups available in total The and arrows will move you between the groups Link Soft Keys The LINKS menu offers a range of useful functions for linking Pressing the C St selected link group Pressing the Fx13 j currently selected link gr...

Page 58: ...her plugin Delta Plugins j j j _ j An individual plugin for an individual channel bus The ability to enable disable automation modes on individual channels of Matrix when you write to one channel the other channel can be in read off mode If only automating a small number of channels the Single Fader Delta plugin offers the neatest solution Simply insert plugins as and when automation is required o...

Page 59: ...itch state Click on the switch to toggle console state and write automation The 16 Fader Delta Plugin GUI The SSL Delta Control Matrix Plugin GUI 1 Channel Switches Indicates current switch state Click on the switch to toggle console state and write automation 2 Channel Label names as displayed on the console These displays will illuminate when a parameter is automated and switch to show dB values...

Page 60: ...d to go to the Logic Pro X Preferences Advanced Tools menu and click the tick box for Show Advanced Tools 1 Write automation for The Plugin option should be ticked This enables all parameters of the delta plugin for automation 2 If using Logic 10 1 or over go to Logic Pro X Preferences Plug in Manager Locate the SSL Delta Control plugin under Manufacturers in the left hand pane Drag and drop the S...

Page 61: ...in will be quicker to add to your session particularly when using the Single Fader plugin DAW Session Setup DAW software and follow the steps outlined below j j 50 Please note that due to the control parameters set by Logic Pro Logic Pro users can only use the 16 Fader plugin Single Fader Plugin Workflow This example describes setting up all 16 channels of Matrix for automation using the Single Fa...

Page 62: ... writing fader automation setting the plugin automation status to Touch and using the SNAP option in the console AUTO menu to toggle touch and latching style automation will function as expected 16 Fader Plugin Workflow This example describes setting up all 16 channels of Matrix for automation using the 16 Fader SSL Delta Control Matrix plugin 1 Insert the SSL Delta Control Matrix plugin onto any ...

Page 63: ...Delta plugin s ENABLE will pull all fader switch positions from the Delta plugin s to the console If using the 16 Fader SSL Delta Matrix plugin you will need to click on the Connect to Matrix dropdown menu in the left corner of the plugin GUI and click on Connect once the console has been enabled After you have enbabled the console for automation all channel names will appear in the Delta plugin s...

Page 64: ...on style even if the faders are released they will continue to write automation as far as the DAW is concerned the Matrix faders are still being touched Please Note With snap mode OFF touching a fader with the DAW in Stop will also pre arm the track which will drop into write on entering Play Note for Ableton Live users As Ableton Live only has a latching style automation the SNAP option in the co...

Page 65: ...d Tip JOIN JOIN key press REVISE and JOIN can be used when the DAW is either in Play or Stop to return channels into Write or to punch the captured levels back into the mix If REVISE and JOIN are used in Stop then automation starts writing when the DAW playback is started Z of the replay key and are automatically updated if faders are manually dropped into write whilst DAW playback is active For c...

Page 66: ...you will hear the changes but not see them on the console In normal operation the faders will not affect channel level while M OFF is engaged How ever some engineers like to grab a fader and drop into write mode when M OFF is engaged to do this open the Matrix Remote application go to the Delta tab and tick the Motors Off Mode Touch Enable option Please Note The right channel level bargraph contin...

Page 67: ...mpletely re arranged 3 currently selected using the upper SEL keys Note that these soft keys only have momentary indication once you have selected a channel s automation mode the soft keys do not remain lit The mode of each channel is continuously displayed in the red and green AUTO LEDs in the channel meters in None mode neither LED is lit in Abs mode the red LED is lit and in Trim mode the green...

Page 68: ... 9 channel 1 the second midi track is set to port 9 channel 2 and so on When the DAW is in Play any fader movements on the console channels will be recorded in the MIDI tracks The consequent level changes will then be replicated when the automated tracks are replayed 5F 1 3 J 4 2 2 88 for Chapter 3 Analogue Signal Flow 60 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 69: ...l control the analogue channels of Matrix Your existing tracks with audio recorded to them should be routed out of different outputs on your audio interface and into Matrix via the analogue channel inputs as normal If you have existing DAW automation you wish to re use copy it from the audio tracks and paste it to the blank tracks you have If the automation is deleted rather than disabled micro au...

Page 70: ...s control the analogue cuts directly while in DAW Focus they are routed via the DAW and will be recorded as mute automation Analogue Focus mode allows channels to be muted as far as monitoring the mix is concerned without writing mute automation or needing to change automation modes The console solo switches are connected to the analogue signal path in both Focus modes In order to lock console cha...

Page 71: ...s analogue channels Insert Matrix controls the routing of channel inserts DAW Delta settings About displays the Matrix console and Remote software versions currently installed and contains useful short cuts to the SSL website for product support FAQs registration and downloads Projects Total Recall Channels Insert Matrix and Delta tabs The DAW sessions and is examined in Chapter 5 The About tab re...

Page 72: ...s j and Titles Secondly it is where you select the song Title which is loaded into the Remote and which is referred to in the Total Recall Channels and Insert Matrix tabs the Current Title Thirdly it is where you store session notes G j Total Recall Channels and Insert Matrix tabs Chapter 4 Matrix Remote 64 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 73: ...main Projects Insert Matrix and Total Recall folders The Insert Matrix Matrix data the routing matrix you have created and the Insert names the insert names you have created see Page 69 The Total Recall folder contains all your TR snapshots see Page 77 them Press OK in the pop up which appears and a copy of the Title will appear in the new folder Total Recall Total Recall folders of other Titles i...

Page 74: ...ave Notes located below the Title area to save your changes Pressing Undo will bring up a pop up warning that you will lose unsaved changes if you continue Click Yes to revert the text to its last saved state Rename button at the bottom of the window Alternatively right click Mac ctrl click on the folder and select Rename from the drop down menu This will produce the New Name OK Deleting a Project...

Page 75: ...n the right hand list List of Presets Underneath the options for Last Used and Default you will see a list of any saved Insert Matrix presets you have created using the Save Insert Matrix as Preset option in the Insert Matrix page of the browser See later in this Chapter for more information on this Opening a Current Title When Matrix is turned on it will automatically open the last loaded Title T...

Page 76: ... and click OK Duplicating and Copying a Title To duplicate a Title right click Mac ctrl click on the Title folder and choose Duplicate A duplicate of the Title including the Title Notes see next page Insert matrix and Total Recall folders and Channel Names folder will appear at the bottom of Z duplicates will incrementally increase the bracketed number OK in the Copy pop up Alternatively right cli...

Page 77: ...imply named Title n where n When you have made your changes in the Notes area press Save Notes to save your changes Pressing Undo will bring up a pop up warning that you will lose unsaved changes if you continue Click Yes to revert the text to its last saved state Track Sheets A session track sheet can be created and exported in the Projects Z Channel names and insert assignments and a list of Ins...

Page 78: ...re of the Total Recall window as well as in the Total Recall folder in the Projects tab It is also possible to take a snapshot directly from the Matrix front panel via the TR set of SSL soft keys see 8 Naming a TR Snapshot Snapshots are named TR n where n is the lowest unused TR number within that Title However you can edit this name by right clicking Mac ctrl click on the required snapshot and se...

Page 79: ...hich contain settings which do not correspond AUTO 8F and 99 Once TR has been enabled the Display TR button becomes the Disable TR button Important Note 4 N Selecting a TR Snapshot There are three groups of settings within a TR Snapshot listed on Page 66 Group 1 consists of switches and faders which can be reset automatically Group 2 consists of switches which require manual resetting Group 3 cons...

Page 80: ...options for Setting a TR snapshot Pressing Set TR to All Chans resets all the automatic resets for the whole desk Pressing Set TR to Chan brings up the following pop up which allows you to recall all the settings within the snapshot related Select the channels which you want to reset and press the OK button All the automatic resets within those channels will now be reset 8 Chapter 4 Matrix Remote ...

Page 81: ...ed in the snapshot their ON LEDs light to indicate that they need switching To complete the reset for this group simply press the switch associated with any lit LED until there are no more LEDs lit Once none of these LEDs are lit the Total Recall is complete for this group of switches Group 3 Pots Requiring Manual Resetting All the pots on Matrix controlling analogue signals require the operator t...

Page 82: ...select the channel to which you want to copy these settings in the right hand Destination TR column and press Copy To swap a channel s settings with another channel select one of the channels in the Source TR column and the other in the Destination TR column and press Swap Once you have made all of the copies and swaps you need to make press OK to close the pop up Manually reset switches and pots ...

Page 83: ...ick Yes in the warning pop up that appears To reset all the channel names to the default naming Chan1 Chan2 etc press the Reset Channel Names button underneath the scribble strip in the tab and click Yes in the warning pop up that appears If you are using the Cue Stereo to source extra inputs for 32 Track Mixdown mode see page 35 you can label both rows of the Matrix scribble strip so that you can...

Page 84: ...creating a New Title the preset name will be available in a drop down list Or if you create a New Title with default channel names and then realise you want to use one of the presets simply go to the Channels Tab and click Load Preset then choose your preset name from the list and click Load Renaming And Deleting Saved Channel Name Presets Right clicking on a stored channel preset in the list allo...

Page 85: ...Insert Matrix tab lists the 16 devices available to you with the default labelling Insert 1 to Insert 16 You can rename the Devices inside the Remote by right clicking Mac ctrl click on the Device s insert number and pressing Rename in the drop down which appears Type the name you wish to give that unit in the New Name pop up appears and press OK The Device number which preceed the name refers to ...

Page 86: ...tting a device as stereo means that you only have to click and drag once to move it into the Insert Matrix as both devices are moved as one For instance setting Device 15 as stereo and then dragging it into Channel 11 will automatically insert Device 16 onto Channel 12 To return a pair of devices to normal mono operation right click on either of the devices in the device list and select Set As Mon...

Page 87: ...ottom will allow you to move through all 16 channels of Matrix T F Once inside the Matrix devices can be freely dragged and dropped between channels If you wish to move a device from Channel 1 to Channel 16 simply hover over the horizontal scroll bar whilst holding the mouse click down to move across the Matrix Creating Chains On The Fly you can create chains of devices For example the screenshot ...

Page 88: ...ion of devices that work well for a singer who may work with again Click the Save Chain button which can be found at the bottom of each channel in the Insert Matrix A pop up window will appear asking you to name the chain The chain will then be shown in the Chain list Loading Preset Chains from the Chains List Click the Chains button at the top right of the devices list to view your saved chains T...

Page 89: ...x settings including assigned devices device names chains and devices set as stereo to be saved and loaded within each title This may be useful if you have a particular setup for tracking and a different setup for mixing Instead of having to re create these setups each time you open a New Title you can simply save them as two presets Clicking the Save Preset button will bring up a pop up window Ty...

Page 90: ...ta automation modes To switch automation mode select either Legacyor Delta then restart the console using the Restart button at the bottom of the Delta tab Motors Off Mode The Touch Enable button will toggle the ability to drop into writing automation when in motors off mode For more details see page 58 Show Fader Levels The Meter Enable button will toggle display of the fader DCA levels on the th...

Page 91: ...nsole employs these control protocols introducing the front panel controls and covering any j these protocols and the standard controls associated with them please refer to the MIDI Controller section of your DAW s operation manual 4 layer 5 Layers Matrix can connect to up to four DAW s or software MIDI devices one from each of four virtual layers Each layer can be set of Soft Key assignments whic...

Page 92: ...l in Analogue Focus or the main output level in DAW Focus if the active DAW layer uses the MCU Protocol the HUI protocol does not support a master fader The MF FOCUS button located above and to the right of the main fader shown right allows one channel fader from the opposite Focus mode to appear in place of the master fader When in DAW Focus mode with MF FOCUS selected pressing the upper analogue...

Page 93: ...it displays the channel Channels tab of the Matrix Remote switching to a momentary display of the fader value in dB when a fader is moved whereas in DAW Focus mode the top row normally displays the DAW track names If the desk is in Analogue Focus and the DISPLAY 17 32 is box is enabled in the Channels tab of the Remote channel names FLIP SCRIBBLE STRIP will then allow the two rows of channel names...

Page 94: ...our DAW control surface documentation IN Line Mode IN LINE assigns the V Pot to control either the analogue channel output level or the DAW track level depending on the current console Focus mode replacing the current function assigned to the V Pot In DAW Focus mode the channel fader controls the DAW track level and the V Pot the analogue channel level whereas in Analogue Focus mode the channel fa...

Page 95: ... 7B With PLUG IN mode enabled the channel DAW SEL keys can select and indicate the channel currently selected to the plug in editor 1EI G 3 SEL 5 9 N The track selected to the PLUG IN controller is displayed in the top half of the digital scribble strip above channels 9 16 The Edit symbol in the top right hand corner of the channel s meter area shown above left also lights to indicate that one of ...

Page 96: ...he V Pot whose V Sel switch corresponds to the active automation state To change mode simply operate the V Sel switch for the new mode Selecting jj G AUTO SET B 4 In Pro Tools AUTO SET functions as follows When AUTO SET is pressed the bottom row of the digital scribble strip for Channels 1 6 and 9 14 displays the Pro Tools automation modes while the top row of the digital scribble strip displays t...

Page 97: ...EVIOUS and NEXT buttons LAST CUE the middle button in the top row returns the cursor to the marker last selected using the NEXT button For example if the marker previously selected using these buttons was Marker 4 PREVIOUS would move the cursor to Marker 3 NEXT to Marker 5 and LAST CUE back to Marker 4 On session startup pressing any of these buttons will take the cursor to Marker 1 These addition...

Page 98: ...RUB mode to audibly monitor tracks by scrubbing them in the timeline TRACKS re assigns the wheel to scroll the Matrix faders through all the tracks in the session It is provided as an alternative to the utility BANK and CHANNEL keys see above SHUTTLE and NUDGE are not supported When controlling Pro Tools with no Mode selected the Wheel will also scroll through the session timeline with a resolutio...

Page 99: ...ndard Key Set when the User 1 User 2 User 3 or User 4 keys are not selected Chapter 5 DAW Control 91 Matrix2 Owner s Manual Prev Locates to previous marker Next Locates to next marker V Pot Opens the V Pot menu I O Opens the I O menu MemLoc Opens closes the Memory Locations window Big C Opens closes the Big Counter window AutoEn Opens the AutoEn Menu AWind Opens the Automation Window Edit Brings t...

Page 100: ...lug ins and I O assignments Send A V Pots control Send A levels Send B V Pots control Send B levels Send C V Pots control Send C levels Send D V Pots control Send D levels Assign Enters Exits the HUI Assign mode for Plug ins and I O assignments Input Allows assign mode to set channel inputs Output Allows assign mode to set channel outputs Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Fade...

Page 101: ... Cycles selection of Pro Tools editing tools Edit Brings the Edit window to the foreground Mix Bring the Mix window to the foreground Tab T Enables disables Tab To Transient Sel R Selects all regions on track Split Separates region at playhead Copy Copy highlighted region Paste Paste copied region Click Toggles the metronome on off Intro Enters a marker that names itself to INTRO Verse Enters a ma...

Page 102: ... SEL key to enter name dialogue before pressing this Snr T Types in the name SNR T followed by enter Double tap SEL key to enter name dialogue before pressing this Snr B Types in the name SNR B followed by enter Double tap SEL key to enter name dialogue before pressing this Tom 1 Types in the name TOM 1 followed by enter Double tap SEL key to enter name dialogue before pressing this Tom 2 Types in...

Page 103: ...UI Alt Alt command HUI Option Option command HUI Enter Enter Return on Mac key on keyboard F8 Cycles Pro Tools edit tools Save Saves session Undo Undo Previous Locates to previous marker RTZ Locates to session start Next Locates to next marker End Locates to region end Last Locates to last locator Loop Turns loop playback on off Nudge Nudge left by Nudge value Nudge Nudge right by Nudge value Onli...

Page 104: ...e Pan Mute Auto Enable Send Pan Auto Enable Send Mute Send Auto Enable Plugin SMute Auto Enable Plugin Plugin Auto Suspend AutoS Alt Tab Tab Tab Tab Shift Tab SelTab Ctrl Alt Down Arrow Z Out Ctrl Alt Up Arrow Z In DAW CMD KBD Shortcut Softkey Label Re named Apple X Cut Edit Mode EdMode Edit Tool EdTool Alt Apple Tab Tab T Apple A Sel R Apple E Split Apple C Copy Apple Y Paste Numeric Enter INTRO ...

Page 105: ...ed region push and hold function SMPTE Changes timecode display between SMPTE or Bar Beats Delete Deletes selected region NM VAL Switches V Pot display between labels values Track Globally changes V Pots through various Track options has push and hold function PanSur V Pots control pan parameters has push and hold function Send V Pots control send parameters has push and hold function EQ Opens sta...

Page 106: ...Deletes selected region Arrange MIDI page Select Select Tool Arrange MIDI page Pencil Pencil Tool Arrange MIDI page Eraser Eraser Tool Arrange MIDI page TxtFng Text Finger Tool Arrange MIDI page Scisor Scissors Tool Arrange MIDI page Glue Glue Tool ASelct Automation Select Arrange MIDI page ACurve Automation Curve Arrange MIDI page PlayFS RecFS Record command is assigned to the second footswitch p...

Page 107: ...ck Click Ctrl Cmnd X Snip Ctrl Cmnd Z Silenc Ctrl Cmnd Y Splice Ctrl Cmnd R Repeat Split L Loop M Mute Backspace Delete Esc 1 Select Esc 2 Pencil Esc 3 Eraser Esc 4 TxtFng DAW CMD KBD Shortcut Softkey Label Re named Esc 5 Scisor Esc 6 Glue Esc Q ASelct Esc W ACurve F1 F1 F2 F2 F3 F3 F4 F4 F5 F5 F6 F6 F7 F7 F8 F8 Play Foot Switch PlayFS Record Foot Switch RecFS Shift Follow Key State Shift Cmnd Fol...

Page 108: ...feat DELETE Deletes selected Regions Notes Automation Data ADD Adds Marker at cursor position TRSP Shows hides transport panel MIXER Shows hides the Mixer E Opens channel settings EQ V Pots control the channel EQ INSERT V Pots assign and control plug ins on the selected track FXSEND V Pots control Send levels PAGEDN Pages backwards through plugins or other functions with multiple parameters PAGEUP...

Page 109: ... note DUPL Duplicate selected region event note DELETE Delete selected region event note QUANT Quantise selected region event note CUT Cut selected region event note M2C Set locators to selected region event X Crossfade VSTCON Opens VST Connections window INSTRM Opens VST Instruments window PERFOR Opens VST Performance window TRSP Opens Transport window V KEY Opens Virtual Keyboard Unassigned 1 Nu...

Page 110: ...L Keyboard Ctrl follow key state CTRL A Keyboard Ctrl A ALT Keyboard Alt Option follow key state ESC Keyboard Escape ENTER Keyboard Enter PREV Locate to previous marker NEXT Locate to next marker RTZ Locate to session start RIGHT Locate to session end CYCLE Engage disengage loop function NUDGE Unassigned NUDGE Unassigned SYNC Turn sync on PUNCH Engage disengage punch in record mode ...

Page 111: ...AD Write WRITE Alt R G READ Alt W G WRIT Ctrl C COPY Ctrl V PASTE Ctrl D DUPL backspace DELETE Q QUANT Alt X CUT P M2C X X DAW CMD KBD Shortcut Softkey Label Re named F4 VSTCON F11 INSTRM F12 PERFOR F2 TRSP Alt K V KEY Numeric Keypad 1 1 Numeric Keypad 2 2 Numeric Keypad 3 3 Numeric Keypad 4 4 Numeric Keypad 5 5 Numeric Keypad 6 6 Numeric Keypad 7 7 Numeric Keypad 8 8 Numeric Keypad 9 9 Numeric Ke...

Page 112: ...of the current values of the Matrix faders V Pots and switches Rest Resets the Matrix faders V Pots and switches to the values saved in the last snapshot and sends these as MIDI data to the Workstation Refrsh Sends the current positions and state of Matrix faders V Pots and switches as MIDI data to the Workstation ...

Page 113: ...an then be selected using the DAW LAYER SELECT buttons located in the Matrix centre section below the digital scribble strip shown right The selected button lights to indicate that it is active Layer 1 is active when none of the buttons is lit If you wish to use Layer 1 and another layer is selected press the lit button to return to Layer 1 Matrix Remote Layer Selection G DAW tab s Layer radio but...

Page 114: ...estart 55 In order to cater for variations in the ways MCU DAWs return channel data to the digital scribble strip there is a Flip Scribble Strips box in the DAW tab of the Matrix Remote located to the right of the button This switches the two rows of the scribble strip allowing Nuendo labelling to follow the Logic format Flip Scribble Strips is enabled for the Nuendo j surface documentation will e...

Page 115: ...o exit the Save As button in the Soft Key area which makes up the bottom half of the DAW tab j Press the Save As button below the button to bring up the pop up Type a name for the new OK in the area of the main DAW tab Deleting Profiles to bring up the press Delete Press OK pop up Press OK to exit the Renaming Profiles to bring up the Press Rename to bring up the OK The Chapter 6 DAW and CC Config...

Page 116: ...ers of any other MCU programs Disable Handshake Selecting the Transport Master Normally Matrix will output transport commands to whichever DAW is assigned to the currently selected layer However if you which is acting as the master timeline for any other DAWs being controlled This is done by selecting the layer containing the master DAW within the Transport Master area of the Remote s DAW tab The ...

Page 117: ...IDI and USB commands the top row of soft keys can be used as menu selectors for the bottom row enabling each button in the top row to access up to eight separate commands assigned to the buttons on the bottom row Soft Key Sets sets are called Standard and User 1 to User 4 with a number of typical functions appropriate to the DAW which that layer controls allowing you to get started with Matrix bef...

Page 118: ...he button is currently unassigned within this soft key set In the left hand top corner of the Soft Key Setup area are the Save Save As and Undo buttons and towards the right hand top corner are the Show Sub Keys box see Page 111 and saved data Status indicator The Status indicator shows whether or not there are unsaved changes within the present soft key set Assignments must be saved using the Sav...

Page 119: ...mands available to you within the selected Select the required command from the list and its name will appear in the appropriate part of the tab s soft key display Soft key assignments must be saved before they become active in the Matrix soft keys If there are any unsaved changes when you try to exit the current Soft Key Set a pop up will appear inviting you to save changes before exiting Press N...

Page 120: ...ce of a caret symbol immediately before it If you make an error press Cancel and start again Once you have completed the sequence correctly press Learn again to stop the recording followed by OK to close the Keyboard Shortcut Setup box Soft key assignments must be saved before they appear in the Matrix soft keys First Key Modifier Selecting the box before pressing Learn Learn associated control me...

Page 121: ...X to indicate that you are been assigned as menu selectors Select the button whose menu you wish to edit and it will go yellow to indicate that it is being edited The scribble strip will then contain dashes above the eight lower buttons indicating that they are available for assigning You can now assign functions to the eight bottom row buttons in the normal way as described above Once you have cr...

Page 122: ... will retain its asterisk to remind you that there are multiple functions assigned to it Hovering over the button will bring up a list of all the commands assigned to that button When the soft key is pressed the key ON signals are sent in the order in which they are programmed and the key OFF signals are sent in the reverse order In other words if SHIFT will send SHIFT ON Play ON and when it is re...

Page 123: ...ch is labelled PREVIOUS The six right most utility buttons located above them the top left of which is labelled SHIFT The SAVE and UNDO buttons located above and to the right of the main soft key area 96 and 6G To edit these button assignments press the Transport Utility radio button at the right hand end of the Soft Key Set row in the DAW tab bringing up a representational display of these button...

Page 124: ...he talkback function of the Artist button to be assigned to a foot switch KVM Hot Key The KVM Hot Key located towards the top left of the Transport Utility window does not appear on the Matrix console The button is only used on setups where there is more than one computer connected to Matrix The KVM Hot Key can be programmed with a command to a USB KVM switch telling it to switch between computer ...

Page 125: ... No CC data is returned from the device to Matrix and all front panel positional indication is derived locally not from the device itself Matrix controls are mapped to CC numbers as follows Faders 1 16 CC s 0 15 V Pots 1 16 CC s 16 31 SEL switches 1 16 CC s 64 79 V Sels 1 16 CC s 80 95 Faders and V Pots output the full range of controller values 0 127 E The SEL and V Sel switches emulate latched s...

Page 126: ...play rows By default the top row contains j j Channels tab of the Remote switching to a momentary display of the fader value in dB when a fader is moved whereas in DAW Focus mode the top row displays the DAW track names or the CC fader numbers or user created labels see next page When Matrix is assigned to a CC layer controlling a MIDI device the bottom row of the scribble strip displays the V Pot...

Page 127: ... small buttons which switch the scribble strip display between the four sets of CC numbers assigned to the console faders V Pots and switches Fader V Pot lower Sel switch and V Sel These buttons switch the labelling function between the four CC assignable channel controls and their respective CC number ranges If you switch ranges without saving your changes a pop up will appear inviting you to sav...

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Page 129: ...UNCH Quick Punch Drop Punch PREVIOUS Prev Marker USB Previous NEXT Next Marker USB Next LAST CUE Last Marker NUDGE Kpad USB USB NUDGE Kpad USB USB Utility SHIFT Shift All Shift Shift OPT ALL Option All Option CTRL Control Control USB ALT CMD Alt Fine Alt USB ESC Fkey 8 Esc USB USB ENTER Kpad Enter Enter USB SAVE Save Save Save UNDO Undo Undo Undo FOOT 1 Play Foot Switch Play Foot Switch Play Foot ...

Page 130: ...nd AutoS Audition Post AudPst Save Save RTZ RTZ Auto Enable Plugin Plugin End End Auto Enable Pan Pan On line Online Auto Enable Fader Fader Loop Loop Auto Enable Send Mute SMute Quick Punch QPunch Auto Enable Send Send Forward Forwrd Auto Enable Mute Mute Rewind Rewind Auto Mode Read Read Stop Stop Auto Mode Latch Latch Play Play Auto Mode Trim Trim Record Record Auto Mode Touch Touch Next Marker...

Page 131: ...ace F4 F4 Click Click F5 F5 Solo Solo F6 F6 Forward Forwrd F7 F7 Rewind Rewind F8 F8 Stop Stop MIDI Tracks MIDITr Play Play Inputs Inputs Record Record Audio Tracks AudTr VSel 1 VSel 1 Audio Instruments AudIns VSel 2 VSel 2 Aux Aux VSel 3 VSel 3 Busses Busses VSel 4 VSel 4 Outputs Outpts VSel 5 VSel 5 User User VSel 6 VSel 6 Shift Shift VSel 7 VSel 7 Option Option VSel 8 VSel 8 Control Ctrl Play F...

Page 132: ...at SolDef F2 F2 Shift Shift F3 F3 Left Left F4 F4 Right Right F5 F5 Cycle Cycle F6 F6 Punch Punch F7 F7 Previous Prev F8 F8 Add Add Fader Group 1 FadGp1 Next Next Fader Group 2 FadGp2 Forward Forwrd Fader Group 3 FadGp3 Rewind Rewind Fader Group 4 FadGp4 Stop Stop Fader Group 5 FadGp5 Play Play Fader Group 6 FadGp6 Record Record Fader Group 7 FadGp7 Play Foot Switch PlayFS Fader Group 8 FadGp8 Rec...

Page 133: ...se 0dB at 20Hz 0 0 1dB at 20kHz Noise 89dBu no channels routed 77 5dBu all channels routed faders at 0dB pan at centre _ Matrix Power Supply Parameter Value Unit Notes Width 106 mm Height 202 mm Depth 306 mm Weight 5 kg Heat Dissipation 45 W Noise fanless Voltage 100 240 V U 5GV Current 2 0 1 0 A Connector mains input IEC320 10A Male Matrix Console Parameter Value Unit Notes Width 946 mm Height 22...

Page 134: ... the absence of a valid digital input defaults to 48kHz Dynamic range typically 113dB A weighted 111dB unweighted Worst case 108dB unweighted THD 0 0015 0dB FS switchable between 18dBu and 24dBu DAC Connections source selectable from Matrix front panel between S PDIF TosLink optical and AES 3 female XLR inputs Sample rate 32kHz to 192kHz Dynamic range typically 116dB A weighted 111dB unweighted Wo...

Page 135: ...ndix B Technical Specifications 127 Matrix2 Owner s Manual Matrix Tabletop cutout Dimensions i n c h e s millimeters 100 0 mm 3 937 25 0 mm 0 984 25 0 mm 0 984 715 0 mm 28 150 5 0 mm 0 197 R 5 0 m m 0 1 9 7 10 0 mm 0 394 FURNITURE CUTOUT MATRIX THIS LINE INDICATES REAR PANEL CONNECTORS AREA REQUIRED FOR CONNECTORS CABLES ...

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Page 137: ... 17 6 7 8 9 10 18 19 20 21 11 12 13 22 23 24 25 1 2 3 4 5 14 15 16 17 6 7 8 9 10 18 19 20 21 11 12 13 22 23 24 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 D Type Multipin 25 way 0 9 way 2 3 Plug Socket Plug Socket Free Plug Free Socket 1 2 3 1 2 3 XLR 3 Pin 4 5 7 4 8 9 4 8 4 2 8 8 4 2 Pin 1 Screen 4 8 4 2 8 8 Connectors Viewed Appendix C Pinouts 129 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 138: ...Surround Monitor Card 25 way D pinouts Location Matrix rear panel Connector Type 25 way D type female Circuit hot cold screen EXT 1 2 MON MINI 1 24 12 25 EXT 1 C MON out C 2 10 23 11 EXT 1 LFE MON out LFE 3 21 9 22 EXT 1 LS MON out LS 4 7 20 8 EXT 1 RS MON out RS 5 18 6 19 EXT 2 C MINI out C 6 4 17 5 EXT 2 LFE MINI out LFE 7 15 3 16 EXT 2 LS MINI out LS 8 1 14 2 EXT 2 RS MINI out RS Matrix 25 way ...

Page 139: ...ty Operating 20 to 80 Non operating 5 to 90 Max wet bulb 29 Deg C non condensing Vibration Operating 0 2G 3 100Hz Non operating power off 0 4G 3 100Hz Shock Operating 2G 10mSec Max Non operating 10G 10mSec Max Altitude above sea level Operating 0 to 3000m Non operating 0 to 12000m Appendix D Environmental Specifications 131 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 140: ... Appendix D Environmental Specifications 132 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 141: ...le software updates are named MatrixUpdate followed by the software version G on it to bring up the Matrix Update pop up Click on Find to open the Find Matrix pop up and scan for consoles to update Once the console s on the network have been found highligh the console you wish to update and click Select to close the pop up Click Send and the software will now be sent to the console When the send i...

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Page 143: ...nteed Introduction the unlikely event that you experience a technical problem the quickest way to resolve the issue is for your local distributor to The modular design of Matrix s hardware allows assemblies to be replaced with the minimum amount of technical experience The maintenance section of this manual provides detailed instructions on replacing assemblies in the console Solid State Logic and...

Page 144: ...nline support site Answers to common questions are kept up to date by our support staff to ensure that answers are relevant accurate and comprehensive This resource is available to you 24 hours a day 7 days a week www solidstatelogic com support consoles matrix Software downloads and additional documentation is also available from our website www solidstatelogic com support consoles matrix downloa...

Page 145: ...or a replacement assembly to be supplied or for the console to be repaired at their local Please note that we cannot provide a substitute or temporary loan Matrix console during the repair period Manufacturer backed Extended Warranty Give yourself even greater peace of mind When you buy a console you have the right to peace of mind Purchasing a Manufacturer backed Extended Warranty will help you m...

Page 146: ...rriage and insurance costs for the return of the faulty item Out of warranty and during any applicable Extended Warranty period SSL will recharge carriage costs for all assemblies and repaired console shipments to your facility You are responsible for all carriage and insurance costs for the return of the faulty assembly or console to SSL Returned goods must be suitably packed in order to avoid da...

Page 147: ...y extensively making Should you require further assistance with a problem please contact your local SSL distributor or use the on line help facility on our website www solidstatelogic com support consoles matrix Replacing or Reseating the SD Card Should you need to replace or reseat the SD card insert the card and re boot the system New cards will be initialised with the A Appendix G Service 139 M...

Page 148: ...s long metalwork drawings and documents can be 11 or 12 digits the additional digits relate to revision level Matrix assembly numbers would typically be as shown Revision Level The way that any assembly is built is controlled by the Revision Level This is a decimal number which will increment every time trigger a revision change Wherever reference is made to Assembly Revision it is the revision le...

Page 149: ...partial or total signal loss or distortion of the audio signal Referring to the Matrix Hardware Signal Flow Block Diagrams you can see that there are many possible signal paths through the console Logical routing and monitoring of signals at different points will enable you to easily locate the faulty module To give an example of an audio fault examine the following problem By working through this...

Page 150: ...her by this module The summed audio is then routed to several destinations including the REC bus insert send Choosing a piece of external equipment which has an input meter switch the REC bus insert into the signal path Check the input channel then it is most likely that the fault lies with the 629508 REC bus assembly Again for the sake of this example we will assume you can see signal on both inp...

Page 151: ...t might be located After powering on the console you notice that the data displays for channels 1 to 8 are blank and the corresponding solo and cut switches work but do not illuminate Once again refer to the Matrix Control Block Schematic From the diagram you can see that data bus for the left 629502XA assembly is connected to socket labeled out on the right 629502XA assembly and the power is supp...

Page 152: ...l the other assemblies through either a dedicated power loom or as part of a data ribbon power connection The 629515X1 and 629516X1 assemblies use resetable fuses to protect and isolate their power rails from the main supply The console s 629505X1 CPU is powered directly from the SMPS and is again protected with PTC thermistors on the CPU assembly power supply fault and the whole unit must be repl...

Page 153: ... underside of the console and as such will require the console to placed face down however please read the instructions for the part to be removed fully before starting work as some assemblies require the removal of front panel knob caps and collars before the console is turned over Tools Description SSL Part No No 1 Pozidrive screwdriver 80C2CEHC z Allen key 2mm 80CLC6A5 All screws used in the as...

Page 154: ...the console Place the console face down on a protective surface Using a 1 Pozidrive screwdriver remove the 33 pan head Pozi screws from the large base plate including the four central screws Remove the baseplate Appendix G Service 146 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 155: ...ewdriver remove the 19 pan head Pozi screws from the edge of the rear panel Slide the panel away from the console slightly and then rotate the panel so that the connectors lay against the underside of the console Align the holes in the rear panel with the inserts on the base of the console and secure in place with two of the previously removed pan head screws Appendix G Service 147 Matrix2 Owner s...

Page 156: ... removal Unplug the two connectors from the fader to the 629502XA assembly Slide the front of the console over the edge of the work surface to gain access to the faders Remove the two loosened hex screws and remove the fader from the console Fit the replacement part ensure correct orientation and secure with the two hex screws G j No user calibration of the fader is required Appendix G Service 148...

Page 157: ...base plate removal Using a 1 Pozidrive screwdriver remove the 12 black pan head screws from the 629502XA assembly and lift the assembly clear of the console Unplug the eight fader and motor connections and the external ribbon cables from the 629502XA Fit new assembly and secure in place Reconnect all cables refer to the wiring diagram in at the end of this section for further details G Appendix G ...

Page 158: ...ob cap Follow instructions 1 and 2 for base plate and rear panel removal Disconnect all ribbon cable connections to the assembly Remove all pan Pozi screws Replace with new assembly reassemble and test for correct operation Appendix G Service 150 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 159: ... new assembly and screw in place Reassemble and test for correct operation 7 41HJYLC3 Centre Section LCD Replacement Follow instruction 4 for 629506XA removal to reveal the display Remove the three pan Pozi screws and remove the assembly Fit new assembly and screw in place Reassemble and test for correct operation Appendix G Service 151 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 160: ...n Replacement Follow instruction 5 for 629506XA removal to reveal the display Remove the two pan Pozi screws Fit new assembly and screw in place Reassemble and test for correct operation Appendix G Service 152 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 161: ... for the removal of the base plate Disconnect Loom J and the two master fader connections from the motion control assembly Remove the 12 screws securing the motion control assembly to the front plate G Appendix G Service 153 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 162: ...ove the ten screws securing the mounting plate to the frame Remove the mounting plate unplugging loom AB from the headphone assembly as you raise the panel Remove the screw securing the headphone PCB to the mounting plate G Fit the replacement assembly and reassemble the console Appendix G Service 154 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 163: ...he two looms crossing over the top of the channel buscard and the loom connecting to the solo and cuts panel The buscard is locked to the channel modules with four six on later units plastic retaining strips clipping the card at each corner back in place repeat for the remaining two clips Lift the buscard clear and unplug the remaining looms Reconnect all cables Appendix G Service 155 Matrix2 Owne...

Page 164: ...aps and retaining collars from the channel module to be replaced Follow instructions 1 and 2 for the removal of the base plate and rear panel Follow the instruction 11 for the removal of 629510X1 channel buscard Appendix G Service 156 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 165: ...o buscards Unplug loom G from the channel buscard to allow easy access to the centre section buscard The buscard is locked to the centre section modules with four plastic retaining clips one at each corner back in place repeat for the remaining two clips Lift the buscard clear and unplug the remaining looms Appendix G Service 157 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 166: ...ar from the channel module to be replaced Follow instruction 1 for the removal of the base plate unscrew and slide the rear panel backwards to gain access to buscards Follow the instruction for the removal of 629511X1 centre buscard Appendix G Service 158 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 167: ...truction 2 for removal of the rear connector panel Remove the connecting looms Remove the retaining nuts from each of the boards D type connectors using a 5 5mm nut spinner Lift the assembly clear Appendix G Service 159 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 168: ...onnector panel Remove the 9 way D type retaining nuts from the GPIO and XRACK DIAG connectors on the rear panel Remove all looms connected to the 629505XA assembly Remove four pan Pozi screws Lift the assembly clear of the console Fit the replacement card and reassemble G Appendix G Service 160 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 169: ... Pozi screws holding the 629505XB assembly in to the 629505XA CPU Disconnect loom P Remove the screws from the AES and S PDIF connectors on the rear panel Remove the faulty assembly and transfer the plastic pillar to the replacement part Fit the new assembly and reassemble Appendix G Service 161 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 170: ...all looms connected to the 629505XA assembly Remove four pan Pozi screws holding the 629505XA assembly in place and remove the assembly from the console Remove the remaining D Type retaining nuts from rear of console s centre section Unplug all looms connecting to the 629515X1 assembly Unscrew the three plastic pillars Replace the 629515X1 assembly and reassemble Appendix G Service 162 Matrix2 Own...

Page 171: ...ng looms from the meter assembly Z and pull directly away from the assembly pulling the connector at an angle may damage the plastic locating pins Remove the 10 nuts holding the assembly in place using a 5 5mm spanner or nut spinner Fit the replacement assembly and reassemble Appendix G Service 163 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 172: ...AA and Q from the meter assembly Z directly away from the assembly pulling the connector at an angle may damage the plastic locating pins Remove the four nuts holding the assembly in place using a 5 5mm spanner or nut spinner Fit the replacement assembly and reassemble Appendix G Service 164 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 173: ...ear connector panel Remove the spade connectors from the rear of the VU meters making note of which is the positive terminal G _ _ Fit the replacement part and reassemble Follow the calibration procedure on the next page Appendix G Service 165 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

Page 174: ...f the rear panel Remove the single ribbon connector from the surround card as indicated below Remove the four M3 retaining screws from the rear panel as shown in the lower diagram Withdraw the card through the aperture in the rear panel taking care not to catch the ribbon cable on the frame edges REC REC MI CUE ST FX OUT 1 4 FX RETURNS 1 4 EXT1 2 C SW LS RS MON MINI C SW LS RS ...

Page 175: ...rnatively connect a level meter to the console s Mix bus output route a tone to the Mix bus and set the master fader to give a reading of 0 VU on the output Deselect the Mix insert sum function Deselect the VU meter 10dB function pot to align the left VU meter needle with the 0 VU legend Repeat for the procedure for the right meter ...

Page 176: ...connect and which audio functions they perform Different coloured blocks are used to distinguish the assemblies The number shown in the top left hand corner of each block is the partcode of the assembly All function shown outside of a coloured block are performed by the 629515X1 assembly The channel and centre section buscards which provide the consoles bus structure have been omitted for clarity ...

Page 177: ...g connections Each connection on the drawing is marked with a _ and a loom reference which is physically labeled on each cable within the console The exception to this are the ribbon cables on the LCD displays these cables do not have a loom reference Appendix G Service 169 Matrix2 Owner s Manual ...

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