mc²96 Installation & Service Guide
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3. The Hardware
3. The Hardware
This chapter describes the control surface hardware and options.
3.1
Overview
The
mc
2
96
comes in a range of flexible frame sizes and layouts. The control surface includes integrated local IO
and dual redundant power supplies. The frame is convection cooled and so there are no fans, except in the
.
3.2
Frame Variants
The control surface can scale from 24 up to 120 faders. The five standard frame layouts are shown below.
The central bay (24C) houses the centre section with 8 main faders plus one 16-fader channel bay. Additional
channel bays may then be added as required. Each 16-fader channel bay adds 510mm to the width of the
console. The position of the central bay is flexible allowing for asymmetrical layouts which differ to those pictured
below. Double-click
here
to view all possible frame variants (as a pdf).
A frame can be expanded by adding 16-fader stand-alone extenders up to the maximum of 120 faders. The
number of faders in a frame can be increased by fitting the
and
mc
2
96 Standard Frame Layouts
The weights shown above for the "Studio Version" are for a console with no stand.
Mechanical drawings and data sheets for all frame variants are available from the
Downloads
area at
Login
). To help locate the correct data sheet, please refer to the
appendix.