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MI6 Manual - Version 1.1
CHAPTER 1: Overview
CHAPTER 1: Overview
Introduction
MI6 is DirectOut’s monitoring device for signal control in MADI environments. MI6
provides three MADI inputs and outputs, an analog stereo line out and an AES I/O.
Up to 8 stereo or 16 mono channels can be summed with individual levels onto a
main mix. The main mix is output by the integrated speakers and the other outputs.
Feature Summary
MADI Ports
1 x SC multi-mode connectors
1 x SFP (empty cage without module)
1 x coaxial BNC connectors with PFT technology
(power fail through)
MADI Formats
56/64 channel, 48k/96k Frame
Sample Rates
44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz +/-12.5%
AES Port
1 x AES3 I/O (DSUB-9)
Line Output
1 x stereo, balanced, +24 dBu (DSUB-9)
Speaker
2 x speakers
Headphone Output
6.3 mm TRS jack, stereo, +18 dBu
USB Port
USB 2.0 port for firmware updates
Power Supply
This device is equipped with one wide range power
supply (84 V to 264 V AC / 47 Hz to 63 Hz / safety
class 1).
How it works
A bank of 16 audio channels is selected from the MADI input signal. Each of the
16 audio channels is added to the mix bus with variable volume control and mute
function. The monitoring can be either ‘STEREO’ (odd channels to left side / even
channels to right side) or ‘MONO’ (all channels to both sides). Mutes are stored
separately with each input bank, i. e. there are 64 independent mutes.
An ‘ISOLATE’ function mutes all 16 channels for soloing single or several channels.
The speakers can be muted individually from the other outputs (‘SPEAKER OFF’).
