Chapter 6: Working With The Control Centre; About The Pro Series Controls - Midas PRO SERIES Owner's Manual

Chapter 6: Working With The Control
Centre
This chapter is intended to familiarise you with control surface and GUI controls of the
control centre.
Although nearly all of the operations done via the control surface of the PRO Series
Control Centre can be replicated via the GUI, the emphasis in this chapter — and
throughout the manual — is on the former method. This is because, generally, control
surface operation is quicker and more intuitive than using the GUI. However, GUI
methods will be included where they are anomalous or if there is no control surface
equivalent.
The navigational controls, such as quick access buttons and scroll buttons, are
described in Chapter 7 "Navigation" on page 59, and the ones specifically for
automation can be found in "Managing the scenes" on page 114.

About the PRO Series controls

Although the control centre is populated with many familiar analogue-type controls
there are some that may be new to you, particularly the ones relating to navigation,
grouping and the GUI. The following table shows some of the controls that can be
found on the control surface of the PRO Series.
Type
Pushbutton
Control knob
Fader
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Description
Generally two-state, that is, on/off or
enabled/disabled, and backlit or with an integral LCD
for status indication. In all cases, an illuminated
pushbutton on the control surface (or GUI) is
on/enabled and an extinguished one is off/disabled,
unless otherwise stated.
In general, the control knobs (rotary controls) are
touch-sensitive, their adjustment being shown on the
GUI. Some control knobs are backlit to help identify
their role and what they control.
The high quality motorised faders are, similarly to the
control knobs, touch-sensitive so that their operation
can be tracked and simulated on the GUI.
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Example(s)