Midas M32R User Manual page 38

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DIGITAL RACK MIXER M32R User Manual
Utility
Pressing the UTILITY button to the right of the Main Display changes the bottom
of the snippets tab to the following configuration:
Each of the functions on this layer can be controlled with the adjacent push
encoder as follows:
Copy - Allows the user to make a copy of the currently-selected Snippet.
Paste - Pastes a Snippet from the virtual clipboard.
Edit - Allows the user to edit the currently-selected Snippet.
Delete - Deletes the currently-selected Snippet.
Import Snippets - Imports the selected Snippet(s) from a connected
USB drive.
Export Snippets - Exports the selected Snippet(s) to a connected
USB drive.
PARAMETER SAFE
The SHOW CONTROL screen's param safe tab configures which of the M32R's
parameters are or are not saved or switched with the console scenes. This is
very useful when the operator has certain parameters of which they wish to
remain in control, and would never want to have altered during a scene change,
for example the mic pre gains on the input channels.
To adjust the various settings on the param safe tab, perform the
following steps:
1. Turn any of the first four push encoders to navigate among the checkboxes
on the Main Display, which represent various console areas tat can be
isolated from scene changes.
2. Tap any of the first four push encoders to select the console areas that
have been selected with the push encoders. In each of the four columns,
multiple console areas can be selected an isolated from scene changes.
The following areas of the M32R can be isolated from scene changes, and are
divided up into four columns on the Main Display:
Column 1: Input Channels
• HA (Head Amp / Microphone Preamp)
• Configuration
• Channel EQ
• Channel Gate / Compressor
• Channel Insert
• Channel Groups
• Fader, Pan, Mute, Mix Ons.
Column 2: Input Channels
• Mix Sends 1-16.
Column 3: Mix Buses
• Mix Sends 1-16
• Configuration
•
EQ
• Compressor
• Insert
• Groups
• Fader, Pan, Mute, Matrix Ons.
Column 4: Console
• Configuration
• Solo
• Routing
• Output Patch.
CHANNEL SAFE
The SHOW CONTROL screen's chan safe tab configures which console channels
are and are not changed when a scene change occurs. This allows the user to
protect certain channels from ever changing during a scene change, giving them
as much control as possible for key audio sources.
For example, in a theatre context, the console operator may have dialled in just
the right EQ and compressor settings, and channel volume for the voice of the
lead actor, and does not want to have them altered when the console changes
scenes and alters various other parameters.
To adjust the various settings on the chan safe tab, perform the following steps:
1. Turn any of the six push encoders to navigate among the checkboxes on
the Main Display, which represent various groups of channels that can be
isolated from scene changes.
2. Tap any of the six encoders to select the console areas that have been
highlighted with the push encoders. In each of the six columns, multiple
console areas can be selected and isolated from scene changes.
The following areas of the M32R can be isolated from scene changes, and are
divided up into six columns on the Main Display:
Column 1: Channels
• Input Channels 1-16
Column 2: Channels
• Input Channels 17-21.
Column 3: Buses
• Aux 1-8
• FX 1L through 4R.
Column 4: Returns
• Mix 1-6.
Column 5: Main / Matrix / Groups
•
Matrix 1-6
• LR Bus
• Centre / Mono Bus
• DCA Groups 1-8.
Column 6: Effects Slots
• FX 1-8.
MIDI
The MIDI tab on the SHOW CONTROL screen allows the console to associate
different Cues with incoming and outgoing MIDI messages, allowing the
console's scene changes to control or be controlled by external MIDI equipment.
For instance, the user could configure the console to issue a MIDI Program Change
message as each new Cue is recalled, with the outgoing MIDI message triggering
a MIDI-equipped lighting controller.
Conversely, the user could configure the console to change Cues in response
to an incoming MIDI Program Change message, allowing the console to
switch to a new audio scene when a new scene is recalled on a MIDI-equipped
lighting controller.