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mc²66 

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SCREEN CONTROL 

The SCREEN CONTROL panel is located in the centre section of 
the console beneath the joystick, and works in conjunction with 
the  centre  control  screen  and  keyboard,  located  in  the  console 
arm  rest  or  connected  to  the  keyboard  USB  port,  to  provide 
screen-based control for a variety of functions. 

The panel consists of: 

Two rows of display selection buttons – SIGNAL, 
MATRIX, BUS, DSP CONFIG, CHAN/CONFIG, 
SNAP/SEQUENCE, METER, SYSTEM/STATES and AUTO. 

Rotary control – used for scrolling selections within certain 
displays. 

The ESC button. 

The Left/DEC, Right/INC, Up, Down and Enter navigation 
buttons. 

Four soft keys, each with its own alphanumeric display. 

The trackball with left and right (blank) select buttons: 

One  of  the  displays  is 

always

  active  on  the  central  control 

screen,  and  some  buttons  such  as  SIGNAL  cycle  through 
multiple pages. For clear feedback of information, there are no 
pop-ups  or  windows  –  every  display  stands  alone  with  clearly 
defined control areas.  

At  the  top  of  every  display  is  a  title  bar  containing  some 
common elements: 

The name and label of the channel in access (e.g. INP1). 

The number of pages available from the SCREEN 
CONTROL button, and the current selection – for 
example, 1 of 2. 

The local time – for example, 17:28:02 – or timecode. 

The title of the display – for example, Channel. 

The name of the active production – for example, 
Formula one 2005 - and the current snapshot if one has 
been loaded e.g. Imola.  

If applicable, a red hazard warning flag  

Содержание mc266

Страница 1: ...mc 66 Tutorial Version V1 3 0 Edition 05 12 14...

Страница 2: ...ers It cannot be guaranteed that all product names products trademarks requisitions regulations guidelines specifications and norms are free from trade mark rights of third parties All entries in this...

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Страница 4: ...1 Entering Names from the Keyboard 26 Getting Started 27 Switching on the Power 27 Loading a Setup Production 28 Interrogating the Channel Fader Strips 30 Switching Banks and Layers 30 Creating Your O...

Страница 5: ...55 Activating the Mix Minus Sends 58 Using VCA Grouping 59 Assigning VCA Masters to the Control Surface 59 Assigning Channels to a VCA Master 60 Applying Signal Processing 61 Using the 4 band Equalis...

Страница 6: ...Table of Contents mc 66 V1 3 0 7 68...

Страница 7: ...d the index directory are provided at the end of the manual Conventions Throughout this manual we will be using a number of conventions Headings Every new topic is clearly identified in large bold fon...

Страница 8: ...ERCASE and button cap engravings are written in bold for example press the INPUT button located on the ACCESS CHANNEL ASSIGN control panel in the centre section of the console On screen buttons which...

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Страница 10: ...s free controls offer additional local channel control A fifth upper controller is dedicated for input gain In addition every 8 fader channel section houses a high resolution TFT display providing fee...

Страница 11: ...eeds Configurations may be changed at any time making it easy to modify the mix structure if you decide for example that the production requires some additional groups The choice of DSP configuration...

Страница 12: ...f the six banks each fader strip has two layers Layer 1 and Layer 2 Layers can be switched either globally or individually making them ideal for fast access to related sources For example assign a mai...

Страница 13: ...any output mix routed to any destination In addition you may route sources directly to destinations for example to feed a Mic Line input to an AES output for archive recording purposes Perhaps the mos...

Страница 14: ...al user data flashcard Within each production folders may be created to store snapshots and sequences Snapshots provide the ability to store different mixes setups for recall before or during the show...

Страница 15: ...th timecode rolling forwards backwards and at any speed providing fast and efficient mixing The way in which data is written is governed by a number of modes allowing you to write dynamic or static au...

Страница 16: ...ignments In each case the philosophy of operation is to place a channel in access and then assign it directly to a destination This provides fast configuration of the console without navigating throug...

Страница 17: ...SSIGN button changes the operation of the panel from access to assign The ESC button which can be used to exit any operation Navigation buttons LEFT RIGHT NEXT and PREV The ENTER button for confirmati...

Страница 18: ...ck busses up to 96 SUM Sum masters up to 48 VCA VCA masters up to 16 MAIN FADER selects the channel type as assigned to one of the 8 main fader strips STRIP selects the channel type as assigned to one...

Страница 19: ...to channel fader strip 8 pressing the LEFT button selects the DSP channel assigned to fader strip 7 The name and label for your selected channel are shown in the CHANNEL and LABEL displays Note that...

Страница 20: ...each with its own alphanumeric display The trackball with left and right blank select buttons One of the displays is always active on the central control screen and some buttons such as SIGNAL cycle t...

Страница 21: ...d to create and run real time sequence automation Edit Sequence for offline editing of sequences 7 Press METER to view the four pages of assignable meters within the Metering display 8 Press PROD FILE...

Страница 22: ...he soft key functions located above the trackball in order to perform different operations Text within grey boxes may be selected to provide further options for example selecting Digital updates the S...

Страница 23: ...e the navigation buttons as follows Press the DEC Left or INC Right buttons to focus on an area of the display for example Source Name and Label The focussed area is shown by the dotted black and whit...

Страница 24: ...LOAD SAVE and UPDT functions as indicated in the alphanumeric displays 2 Select the Signals display by pressing the SIGNAL button The soft keys update to provide CONN and DCON functions 3 And so on fo...

Страница 25: ...ighlighted in black 2 Select the PAGE button located in the middle of the SCREEN CONTROL soft keys The four soft keys update to PROT EDIT and DEL 3 To rename the snapshot press EDIT A green cursor app...

Страница 26: ...in a generic setup production which will provide an excellent starting point for new templates you wish to create Switching on the Power The mc2 66 consists of three principal system components Consol...

Страница 27: ...torage and store all the settings required for a production or type of job Depending on the installation you may have a number of setup productions or only one Each should be clearly labelled for exam...

Страница 28: ...ll the productions stored on the internal user data flash card 2 Select the production you wish to load from the lower part of the display using the trackball or navigation controls for example Olympi...

Страница 29: ...strips In our example input channel 1 is assigned to the active layer INP1 with nothing assigned to the alternate layer The two black boxes display the programmable user labels for these channels In o...

Страница 30: ...the FLIP button to invert the layer for all fader strips channel and main This inverts the current layer selections allowing you to view all hidden channels on the alternate layer with one button push...

Страница 31: ...the purposes of this tutorial we are going to assume that you have a DSP configuration with some input channels groups sums and auxes We are also going to assign our channels to the control surface b...

Страница 32: ...fader SEL buttons flash in green to indicate possible destinations for your selected channel 3 Press the fader SEL button on main fader strip 8 to complete the assignment The fader SEL button stops fl...

Страница 33: ...the name and label for input channel 1 2 Select the FIRST LAST button located on the STRIP ASSIGNMENT ASSIGN MODES panel 3 Press the fader SEL button on channel fader strip 1 followed by the fader SEL...

Страница 34: ...ed to AES inputs 01 and 02 2 Using the trackball or navigation buttons select the source directory e g Digital and sub directory e g HD AES IN 1 24 on the left of the display Your selections are highl...

Страница 35: ...ween AES301 and INP23 Look at fader strip 23 on the control surface the fader strip and Channel display name and labels update and hopefully you are metering some audio 6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 to route...

Страница 36: ...e BUS ASSIGNMENT REVERSE panel The INPUT button flashes and across the console the fader SEL buttons on fader strips which are controlling input channels INP 1 24 flash in green to indicate possible s...

Страница 37: ...4 pre programmed buttons to select SUM 1 as your monitor source 2 Use the CRM 1 rotary control to set the main monitor level 3 Press the ALT button to switch the CRM 1 output to an alternate set of sp...

Страница 38: ...Control Room Monitoring panel to clear all current AFL and PFL selections Note that depending on your monitoring configuration AFL and PFL signals may appear on the Control Room 1 Control Room 2 or e...

Страница 39: ...ry e g Stagebox and sub directory e g Mics on the left of the display Your selections are highlighted in black and the Source Name and Label columns update to show all available sources 3 Now select e...

Страница 40: ...with a green line showing the route between Mic_06 1 and Inp 1 In addition the source and destination selections automatically step down to the next entries in the list 8 Continue pressing the CONN bu...

Страница 41: ...y set the microphone preamplifier gain The gain range is normally adjusted from 0dB to 70dB although this may vary depending on your hardware configuration Please refer to the DALLIS I O technical dat...

Страница 42: ...plates or for a particular show Note that within each production you may create folders to store snapshots Snapshots store high level settings and provide the ability to store different mixes setups w...

Страница 43: ...e to show LOAD NEW and SAVE 3 Press the SAVE soft key to save the current console settings into a new production A new entry appears in the productions list with a default name e g production 0009 Thi...

Страница 44: ...r appears highlighting the first letter of the existing name in this case the letter p 4 Edit the name by typing a new name on the keyboard Note that as you type you overwrite the existing name Theref...

Страница 45: ...on To update a production 1 Select the production by focussing on its name either using the trackball or navigation buttons Note that the Active production production0009 is selected by default 2 Pres...

Страница 46: ...they are assigned to the control surface in exactly the same way we assigned our input and sum channels Repeat the fader strip assignment operation described on Page 32 to assign GROUPS 1 to 4 onto m...

Страница 47: ...tons on the fader strips controlling INP 1 to INP 8 to undo the bus assignments The fader SEL buttons change colour from red to green and the Channel display indicates the updated bus assignments 4 Wi...

Страница 48: ...ss the console the fader SEL buttons on fader strips which are controlling input channels INP 1 24 flash in green to indicate possible sources for the chosen destination 3 Press the fader SEL buttons...

Страница 49: ...tor GRP 1 if available 2 Press the AFL button located on the fader strip controlling GRP 1 to listen to the group output post fader 3 Press the PFL button located on the fader strip controlling GRP 1...

Страница 50: ...ction The CHANNEL and LABEL displays update to show the system name and label for SUM 1 2 Locate the IMAGE controls on the Central Control Section 3 Press the STE button This links SUM 1 to its adjace...

Страница 51: ...r destination 1 Press the SIGNAL button located on the SCREEN CONTROL panel to view the Signals display 2 Using the trackball or navigation buttons select the source directory e g Bus Out and sub dire...

Страница 52: ...bove the trackball The Signals display updates with a green line showing the route between SUM1 and AES3_001 6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 to route the right hand side of the stereo sum master SUM2 to AES3_00...

Страница 53: ...LABEL displays and the Central Control Section panels update to show the current settings for the sum master 2 Locate the AUXILIARY AUDIO FOLLOWS VIDEO controls on the Central Control Section 3 Press...

Страница 54: ...xiliary Sends The first step is to configure the auxiliary sends to be used for each mix minus feed This is done from the signal Settings display by linking the auxiliary you wish to use to the input...

Страница 55: ...and destination settings We are interested in the Mix minus box at the bottom left of the display 4 Select the Mix minus box either using the trackball or navigation buttons and use the rotary contro...

Страница 56: ...source directory e g BUS Out sub directory e g DirOut AUX X 1 16 and Name or Label for the source you wish to route e g AX 1 Your selected source is highlighted in black 9 Next select the destination...

Страница 57: ...u may wish to send the output of several replay machines to all the mix minus recipients The channels are routed onto the mix minus bus therefore feed all mix minus sends The CORD button changes the m...

Страница 58: ...e active surface by pressing the MAIN 2ND button located on the LAYER access panel 2 Now select VCA master 1 from the ACCESS CHANNEL ASSIGN control panel by pressing VCA the number 1 and the Enter but...

Страница 59: ...o indicate that it is active and across the console the fader SEL buttons flash in green to indicate possible sources for your chosen master 3 Now press the SEL buttons on the fader strips controlling...

Страница 60: ...trip to assign it to the Central Control Section The controls update to show the current settings for the assigned channel When controlling processing note that all rotary controls on the mc2 66 are t...

Страница 61: ...l As you adjust controls the display updates to reflect your settings Note that the name and label for the channel you are adjusting is always shown at the top left of the display Also note that the h...

Страница 62: ...frequency or Q for each of the 4 bands Frequency may be set from 20Hz to 20kHz and the value is shown beneath the front panel control and in the FREQ box on the Main display Gain may be set from 24dB...

Страница 63: ...Hi P or Lo P respectively 4 Use the FREQ rotary control to set the roll off frequency for the filter Frequency may be set from 20Hz to 20kHz and the value is shown beneath the front panel control and...

Страница 64: ...d button and use the two upper controls to set the release time ATT RLS and look ahead delay The front panel displays and boxes on the Main display update to show the relevant settings The action of t...

Страница 65: ...mount of delay is displayed in the TIME box on the Main display Channel delay may be set from 0 to 1800ms or 612m or 45 frames Inserting Outboard Processing To insert an outboard piece of equipment in...

Страница 66: ...1 24 and source e g INP1i on the left of the display Your selected source is highlighted in black 3 Next select the destination in a similar fashion For example select Stagebox as your directory Anal...

Страница 67: ...8 V1 3 0 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to route the line input from the compressor e g ANA13 1 to the insert return INP1i The Signals display updates with a green line showing the route between the source and...

Страница 68: ...ed to the left of the Central Control Section 1 Check that the Page 2 button is turned off 2 Press the EQ 1 FI 1 button Working up the channel the four free controls are now assigned to On Off Gain Fr...

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