Page 1 BRIO 36 USER MANUAL V1.1 Audio Production System with Optional Networking calrec.com...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
BRIO 36 CONTENTS CONTENTS PRODUCT INFORMATION INFORMATION Repairs Standard of Service Serial Numbers After Sales Modifications Installation Service Personnel Third Party Equipment ESD (Static) Handling Procedures RoHS Legislation ISO 9001 and ANAB Registered HEALTH AND SAFETY Important Safety Instructions Cleaning...
Page 4 Unpatching Hydra2 Patchbays at different sample rates INTERFACING STYLES Physical Controls Touch Display LAYERS Layer Switching Options Surface Layer Pop-up 96KHZ OVERVIEW FOR BRIO 36 SETTING UP GENERAL General Settings Surround Leg Suffixes Date and Time ENERGY SAVER Brightness Surface Sleep...
Page 5 REQUIRED I/O BOXES Viewing Resources Adding and Removing Resources SHOWS Entering the Shows List Active Show Loading a Show Setting up a New Show Deleting a Show Shows List for Different Sample Rates Editing a Show Duplicating a Show Moving Shows between Systems Show Templates—Admin Only Setting Up and Editing Templates—Admin Only Updating Templates—Admin Only...
Page 6 Creating External Inputs Removing External Inputs Labelling External Inputs Patching to External Inputs Monitoring External Inputs Metering External Inputs DIRECT OUTPUTS Assigning a Direct Output Removing a Direct Output Downmix/Spill Direct Output Controls BRIO 36 CONTENTS Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 7 MIX MINUS OUTPUTS Assigning a Mix Minus Output Removing a Mix Minus Output BUS OUTPUTS Mains Auxes TONE AND OSCILLATOR Routing Tone to a Channel Routing Tone to Buses Routing Tone to Path Outputs Oscillator Controls Clearing Tone Tone and Talkback Active Notification Tone Idents PROCESSING EQUALISER...
Page 8 Setting Up AutoFaders for use Assigning GPI’s to AutoFaders Assigning AutoFaders to faders AutoFader levels AutoFader parameter settings Global AutoFader Bypass Default Fader Interaction Mode CONTROL LINKING Identifying Linked Faders Link Features Access Follows Link BRIO 36 CONTENTS Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 9 PRESETS Creating a Preset Loading a Preset Updating a Preset Backing Up and Restoring Presets Editing a Preset Pooled Resources COPY AND PASTE It’s quick and easy to copy properties from one path and paste them to another MONITORING CONNECTING MONITORS MONITOR CONTROLS THE MONITORING POP-UP Favourite Monitor Sources...
Page 10 Off Air Conference Bus Surface Controls ROUTING BUSES AND OUTPUTS Direct Outputs and Mix Minus Unconfigured Buses Configuring Buses ROUTING A SIGNAL Routing a signal in Brio 36 is quick and simple: Partial Routing CONTRIBUTION DOWNMIXING LoRo Downmix Settings Downmix Defaults Offsets...
Page 11 EXTERNAL INTERFACING GENERAL PURPOSE INPUTS AND OUTPUTS GPI Functions Assigning GPIs Moving a GPI destination Removing a Destination GPO Functions Assigning GPOs Moving a GPO Function Removing a Destination GPO Actions & Invert Pulse Time Testing GPO Functioning MIC OPEN SYSTEMS AND ON AIR PROTECTION CONFIGURATION Assigning Inputs to Mic Open Systems Assigning to CUT/DIM Loud Speakers for On Air Protection Mic Open systems and multi-leg paths...
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Page 13: Product Information
BRIO 36 PRODUCT INFORMATION calrec.com...
Page 14: Information
For customers outside the UK and Ireland, shipping via the distributor saves customers from dealing with exportation paperwork. If there is a need to send direct to Calrec, contact us beforehand to log the incoming repair and for assistance with exportation documents.
Page 15: Serial Numbers
When contacting Calrec Customer Support with a hardware inquiry it is important that the correct Calrec serial number is provided to enable the customer support team to provide a high level of service. Brio 36 serial numbers can be found on the label on the rear of the chassis as shown in Figure 1.
Page 16: Esd (Static) Handling Procedures
(tin/copper/silver) solder instead of tin/lead solder. In the unlikely event of a customer having to carry out any re-soldering on Apollo, Artemis, Summa, Brio 36 or Hydra2 hardware, it is imperative that lead-free solder is used; contaminating lead-free solder with leaded solder is likely to have an adverse effect on the long-term reliability of the product.
Page 17: Health And Safety
HEALTH AND SAFETY Important Safety Instructions • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. • Heed all warnings. • Follow all instructions. • Do not use this apparatus near water. • Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
Page 18: Earthing
30kG and requires at least 2 persons to lift or carry the unit. Levelling or Fixing Brio 36 on a surface for table mount. Brio has four adjustable feet on its base which can be used to level the console on a surface. Alternatively these can be removed and four M6 screws fitted to fix the console in place.
Page 19: Package Contents
Every system includes a control surface which contains the processing core. Small format pluggable transceivers (SFPs) are required for Hydra2 I/O box connections with the optional Hydra 2 module and can be provided by Calrec. I/O packages are optional. The following table shows all Brio 36 options:-...
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Page 21: System Overview
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Page 22: Surface Overview
SURFACE OVERVIEW Brio 36 is supplied with 36 physical faders, arranged as 3 sets of 12 fader panels and a TFT screen with its associated controls. Each fader strip has a dedicated 5.1 capable meter display, 2 user definable local switches S1 and S2 and a user rotary control cell, as well as the usual AFL/PFL and Path Access switches.
Page 23: Control Surface Sections
CONTROL SURFACE SECTIONS Fader Strip Each Brio 12 fader section is made up of 12 fader strips, each containing a motorised fader, several push buttons, a rotary control knob with built-in switch and a small TFT fader display. The image below explains the operation of each button. FIGURE 1 - FADER STRIP...
Page 24: F Ader Display
The control label is always visible User label which can be edited if assigned and the control value is from the Brio surface. displayed when the control is adjusted. 24 BRIO 36 SYSTEM OVERVIEW Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 25: Control Cell Display
Control Cell Display The Fader Display changes mode when its rotary control is altered and the bottom of the fader display shows a bargraph with control values for the selected user function. The combination of the Fader display and the rotary control is defined as the control cell situated at the top of each fader strip.
Page 26: Screen Area
Talkback LS and 5.1 AFL LS. The level controls for these appear on the context based rotary controls together with the Dim level and Dim, Cut and ‘PFL to Mon’ buttons when the Console Monitor Page is accessed. 26 BRIO 36 SYSTEM OVERVIEW...
Page 27: S Tudio Monitors
S tudio Monitors Brio has two dedicated monitor feeds for relaying signals back to the studio floor or anywhere you need a monitor feed such as the picture gallery or for headphone feeds. Studio 1 monitor is 5.1 wide, whilst Studio 2 monitor is Stereo. The level controls for these appear on the context based rotary controls together with the Dim, Cut and Talkback buttons when either Studio Monitor Page is accessed.
Page 28: Touch Interface
Touch Display Views There are three main views within the Brio 36 Touch Display interface. The Active Show view is the main page and provides access to operation screens and settings for the currently loaded Show. The Shows List button on the top left in the header provides access to the list of Shows stored on the Brio console, shows can be loaded, edited, saved and backed up here.
Page 30: Inputs, Outputs And Buses
INPUTS, OUTPUTS AND BUSES Path is a term used to represent an audio signals route through a DSP process within the Brio 36 system, which carries audio and enables it to be processed. Paths include channels, groups, mains and auxes.
Page 31: Buses
FIGURE 2 - INPUT SIGNAL FLOW – STEREO CHANNEL External Inputs • External inputs take signals into Brio 36 from it’s own Input ports, other I/O box input ports, Hydra patchbay outputs or Brio’s own output ports, and make them available for monitoring and metering. External Tone Input •...
Page 32: Bus Outputs
Monitor source controls are available from the touch display footer when in ‘active Show’ view allowing you to quickly change monitor sources and the global user buttons can also be assigned as monitor source selectors. • Brio 36 has several monitor outputs available. For more detailed information see “MONITOR CONTROLS” on page 150.
Page 33: Inserts
Talkback Output • The talkback output feed is provided to allow you to patch the talkback feed from the console operator to a specific location, e.g. a comms system. Tone Output • As well as being routed to paths, tone can be hard-patched to an I/O box or Hydra patchbay output using the tone output.
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Page 35: Hydra2 Patchbays
HYDRA2 PATCHBAYS Hydra2 patchbays (HPBs) allow console users to make selected DSP audio outputs available across the Hydra2 network, allowing other Hydra2 users to access them, as well as allowing console input sources and output feeds to be changed remotely. Hydra2 patchbays are created from the H2O user interface. See the H2O user guide for more information.
Page 36: Port Sharing
However, we advise that all I/O box port to Hydra2 patchbay input patching is controlled from H2O or a third party controller to avoid unwanted changes to other consoles’ source feeds. FIGURE 2 - HYDRA PATCHBAY PATCH CHANGE 36 BRIO 36 SYSTEM OVERVIEW Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 37: Unpatching
Unpatching Under normal circumstances, when I/O box ports are unpatched, their input settings (Mic Gain, SRC, 48 V) are reset to their default values. However, when using HPBs, it is possible to un-patch a port at two points in the signal chain, as shown in Figure 3 below.
Page 38: Interfacing Styles
INTERFACING STYLES Interfacing with Brio 36 is simple and the touch display will be familiar from using consumer technologies such as smartphones and tablet PCs. Aspects of the interface will be referred to throughout this manual but this section should give you a good starting point from where you can start exploring Brio’s intuitive interface for yourself.
Page 39 Standard functions are available using the keyboard. COPY PASTE n external keyboard or keyboard/trackpad combo can be attached to one of Brio 36’s USB ports. • If preferred a • When an external keyboard is connected the software keyboard does not appear.
Page 40: Layers
LAYERS The Brio 36 surface has two layers allowing fader-control of twice as many paths as there are faders on the surface. You can switch between layers using the fader layer selection buttons A or B on the surface. The A/B buttons switch layer globally across the whole console, or can be set to switch chosen banks of faders.
Page 41: Surface Layer Pop-Up
FIGURE 1 - LAYER SETTINGS Surface Layer Pop-up Each surface section is represented along the top of the pop-up. Link layer switches along the bottom of the pop-up can be set to ‘on’ or ‘off’ to enable or disable layer linking. Linked layers will always be on the same surface layer. FIGURE 2 - SURFACE LAYER POP-UP...
Page 42: 96Khz Overview For Brio 36
Consoles switch sampling frequency by loading a show at the required sample rate built from a template at that rate. • The numbers of channels and buses are the same on Brio 36 at 96kHz as at 48kHz, i.e. the same as before. •...
Page 43: Setting Up
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Page 44: General
• When faders are under CSCP control, this can be overridden when the fader is touched; Brio 36’s faders are touch sensitive. This feature can also be disabled. FIGURE 1 - GENERAL SETTINGS...
Page 45: Energy Saver
ENERGY SAVER Brightness Brio 36’s energy saver settings allow you to control the brightness of all surface buttons and displays. There are three rotary controls to independently set the brightness of LED’s, small displays, and Touchscreen display. Adjust these rotary controls to see the relevant brightnesses change.
Page 46: Synchronisation
The Brio 36 processing engine has six synchronisation inputs and six levels of synchronisation source priority. The sixth priority is always set to ‘internal reference’, so that, as a last resort, if all other sync sources fail, Brio can always run off its own internal clock.
Page 47 FIGURE 1 - SYNCHRONISATION OPTIONS...
Page 48: Reset To First Source
It is important that the required sync source is available before the console boots up otherwise it won’t be locked to the correct sync, if this occurs press the ‘Reset to first’ button after the sync generator is running. FIGURE 2 - RESET TO FIRST SOURCE 48 BRIO 36 SETTING UP Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 49: Sources And Frame-Rates
Sources and Frame-Rates Brio has 7 sync source options: • Video 1 • Video 2 • AES3 1 (48 kHz) • AES3 2 (48kHz) • TTL Wordclock 1 (48 kHz) • TTL Wordclock 2 (48kHz) • Internal Reference Brio supports the following video formats: •...
Page 50: Hydra2 Configuration
System ID Change From version 1.1 Brio 36’s can be used as part of a Hydra2 Network and have access to the resources of that network. In order to facilitate this the System ID has to be altered so that it is no longer set to 192.1 which is the default for a Standalone console as shown in Figure 1.
Page 51: H2O Change
A system of levels and time delays is used to control which routers can take over the master router status and in which order. Auto Promote is setup by Calrec engineers and so should be planned with your Calrec project engineer during the...
Page 52: Required I/O Boxes
REQUIRED I/O BOXES BRIO 36 has its own built-in I/O but this and all other I/O resources on a Hydra2 network can be used by all consoles as long as they have been granted access from the network administration tool, H2O, and the resources have been added to the consoles ‘required list’.
Page 53: Adding And Removing Resources
Tap to select a single online resource on the left (hold and drag or drag handles to select multiple resources) then tap ADD TO REQUIRED LIST at the bottom left of the online resources screen. The resources will then appear in the Required List on the right.
Page 54: Shows
SHOWS Brio 36 uses a system of Shows, user memories and continuous memory to store settings for later recall. Shows are used to organise user memories into sub-categories making them easier to manage, rather than having to search through a long list of varied memories each time, you can select a Show and view the user memories associated with that Show.
Page 55 FIGURE 2 - WHERE THINGS ARE SAVED Continuous Show User Memory Memory Output bus configuration Path to fader assignments I/O patching (from Summa) Input settings Path routing Path processing Active downmix settings Layer locks VCA grouping User labels Required list GPI and GPO Monitor, talkback, meter patching Synchronisation...
Page 56: Entering The Shows List
The client and series text fields will already be populated as they are taken from the template. Deleting a Show 1. Tap to select one or more Shows within the list. 2. Tap DELETE in the control screen footer. 3. Tap DELETE SELECTED, or CANCEL. 56 BRIO 36 SETTING UP Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 57: Shows List For Different Sample Rates
FIGURE 4 - THE SHOWS LIST Shows List for Different Sample Rates The Shows List in Figure 4, is displaying a variety of shows including the 4 default shows at 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2 kHz and 96kHz. These shows were subsequently used to provide a show template for each operating frequency.. Note: there are 2 separate processes required for a show, loading a show sets up the DSP resources to run at the required sampling rate is one.
Page 58: Show Templates-Admin Only
Backing Up Shows Shows & their user memories can be backed up to a USB drive connected to Brio 36’s USB ports. To back up a Show: 1. Select the Show to backup from the Shows list.
Page 59: Restoring Shows
1. Tap RESTORE in the footer of the Shows List and navigate to select the Show to restore. 2. Tap RESTORE. Settings Stored within Shows Tap Show Settings within the Show menu on Brio 36’s touch display and the user will see four options: General, Delay Controls, Downmix and External Inputs. General Settings: •...
Page 60: Memories
1. Select the user memory to update and tap UPDATE in the memories screen footer. 2. The user will be prompted to confirm by tapping either UPDATE SELECTED, or CANCEL. FIGURE 1 - MEMORY PAGE 60 BRIO 36 SETTING UP Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 61: Creating Multiple User Memories
Creating Multiple User Memories Best practice is to create one ‘default’ user memory, test it, make any necessary changes, and then use this as the basis for all other user memories within the Show. This speeds up the process by reducing the need to make the same changes to many different user memories.
Page 62 The Isolation status of each path is indicated on its fader display—a blue ISO icon indicates a fully isolated path and a green ISO icon indicates partial isolation is in operation for that path. FIGURE 4 - ISO ICONS 62 BRIO 36 SETTING UP Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 63 The following settings can be isolated: • Input 1 ports • Input 1 parameters • Input 2 ports • Input 2 parameters • EQ Settings • Expander /Gate /Ducker + Compressor 1 • Compressor 2 • Insert • Fader position •...
Page 64: Global User Buttons
GLOBAL USER BUTTONS The 12 Global User Buttons in Brio 36’s touchscreen section each have RGB LED indicators in them. They can be assigned to directly control a range of functions through the touchscreen UI. FIGURE 1 - GLOBAL USER BUTTONS...
Page 65: Custom Strip Configuration
CUSTOM STRIP CONFIGURATION Each Fader strip has a Rotary control and 2 Strip User Buttons each of which have RGB LED indicators in them. They can be assigned to directly control a range of functions console wide, using the button in the left side of the touch UI’s footer.
Page 66: Custom Strip Functions / Console Wide Functions Selection
Strip User Controls pop-up menu (shown in the bottom left of the UI footer), the individual “Custom” function can be returned to by reselecting “Custom” from the Strip User Controls pop-up. “Providing Console Wide Strip User Controls” on page 81 . 66 BRIO 36 SETTING UP Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 67: Getting Signals In And Out
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Page 68: Fader Layout
FADER LAYOUT The first stage of passing audio into the Brio 36 system is to attach a channel to a fader. Audio feeds to input ports must then be attached to channels in order to be processed and routed; channels must be attached to faders to exist.
Page 69: Attaching A Path To A Fader
Attaching a Path to a Fader To attach a path to a single fader: 1. Tap an empty fader space to select it. 2. Tap NEW in the control screen footer. 3. A pop-up opens to show all path options, ranging from different widths of channel to mains, groups and auxes. Tap to select the desired width/type and the pop-up closes, or tap CANCEL to return to the fader layout screen without making any changes.
Page 70: Settings
The bottom half of the pop-up, ‘surface interaction’, provides a check box option: • SCREEN SELECTION FOLLOWS FADER ACCESS allows the screen to scroll to bring the currently accessed fader into focus. FIGURE 3 - FADER LAYOUT SETTINGS 70 BRIO 36 GETTING SIGNALS IN AND OUT Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 71: Editing Labels
User Label: A label given to a fader or bus from the Brio 36 interface, if labelling a channel, it just labels that fader, if labelling a bus, that label is applied everywhere you see the same bus. This is only viewable on the console that it was made on.
Page 72: Moving Paths To Different Faders
1. Select one or more faders (with or without paths attached). 2. Tap LOCK in the screen footer. The selected faders are then locked to the surface and will remain there regardless of layer selection. 72 BRIO 36 GETTING SIGNALS IN AND OUT Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 73: Consoles At 96Khz
I/O BOXES & HYDRA PATCHBAYS SAMPLE RATE SELECTION IN H2O From Version 1.1 Brio36 Consoles can now work at 96kHz sampling frequency (sample rate). There are 2 elements to 96kHz operation of Brio36 consoles:- Configuring the DSP and configuring the I/O to run at different sample rates.
Page 74: Input And Output Patching
INPUT AND OUTPUT PATCHING Brio 36 desk inputs and outputs can be patched to physical I/O ports or virtual Hydra patchbay ports, or to each other. To enter the I/O patching screen, tap ‘I/O patching’ in the Show menu. Patches are made between sources and destinations.
Page 75: Understanding Ports
Understanding Ports Figure 2 shows how different port types are displayed within the I/O patching screen. FIGURE 2 - PORT TYPES AS VIEWED IN THE IO PATCHING SCREEN Port groupings are always displayed within sortable tables under the following headings: Numbers The port number is a combination of the I/O box hardware ID (HID) and the port number within the box—See H2O user guide for more detailed information.
Page 76: Icons
When viewing Hydra patchbays or I/O boxes, the information display split-selection button is available to choose between viewing path descriptions or connected source/destinations within the two centre columns of the screen. 76 BRIO 36 GETTING SIGNALS IN AND OUT Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 77: Viewing And Sorting
FIGURE 3 - SETTINGS POP-UP Viewing and Sorting Ports are displayed within sortable tables. The sorting options vary between port types: • Fixed format and modular I/O boxes can be sorted by number (native label), port label or description (if available). To keep I/O boxes together in the viewing table, sort by ‘number’...
Page 78: Protect A Patch From Memory Loads
Inputs 1 and 2 Every Brio 36 channel has two inputs, 1 and 2, to which two entirely separate feeds can be patched. Input 2 is generally used for patching a back-up microphone so that if the feed to input 1 fails, you can quickly switch to use input 2, which has exactly the same processing, routing and output patching applied to it as input 1.
Page 79: Input Controls
The input controls screen is split into three sections, the header contains general controls, the physical I/O box port controls are on the left and Brio 36’s input channel controls are on the right. With the touch display in ‘active Show’...
Page 80: Mic/Gain
, as shown in Figure 2. FIGURE 2 - MIC/GAIN 80 BRIO 36 GETTING SIGNALS IN AND OUT Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 81: Providing Console Wide Strip User Controls
Providing Console Wide Strip User Controls Tap the Strip User Controls area on the bottom left of the touchscreen. This presents the user with a selection of controls that the Rotary Control, S1 and S2 buttons can be set to as a console wide function. Setting the Rotary Function to Trim will change the Rotary control on all the fader strips to be a Trim control.
Page 82: Group Input Controls
Figure 5. The wording on the Control Cell changes to show the words ‘Trims Linked’ between the Input 1 and Input 2 source identifiers. The display on the screen also shows the fact that the Input trims are linked. FIGURE 5 -LINK TRIMS 82 BRIO 36 GETTING SIGNALS IN AND OUT Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 83: Replay
Replay Replay allows the user to select a number of channels to switch between input 1 and input 2 from one control which can be a user button or be controlled from the screen. This is also achieved from the Settings menu on the Access>Input screen shown in Figure 5 above.
Page 84: Stereo & 5.1 Path Spill Leg Access And Independence For Input Settings
Stereo path are made available. The ‘LsRs’ spill leg appears with the same stereo parameters controls as shown here for the LR spill legs. Note the Mic Gain for this spill leg. FIGURE 9 -LR ONLY SPILL LEG SELECTED 84 BRIO 36 GETTING SIGNALS IN AND OUT Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 85 Figure 10 shows the ‘C Only’ spill leg on the Input page. As this is a Mono spill leg all the controls that would normally appear for a Mono path are made available. The ‘LFE’spill leg appears with the same mono parameters controls as shown here for the C spill leg.
Page 86: Source And Destination Protection
Hydra2 network. When viewing inputs on Brio 36, the user will notice if it is being shared, as the following label will be displayed: FIGURE 1 - INPUT PROTECTED The same protection applies if the port has been ‘protected’...
Page 87: Destination Protection
Destination Protection Figure 3 shows the I/O port patching screen during the process of making a source to destination connection. A ‘traffic-light’ colour coding system is used. The coloured arrows indicate any issues associated with the potential source to destination patch. •...
Page 88: Source Protection
It is important to ensure that the user fully understands the effect of any accepted changes as they will be directly affecting other users on the network. FIGURE 4 - SOURCE AND DESTINATION POP-UP—MEMORY LOAD 88 BRIO 36 GETTING SIGNALS IN AND OUT Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 89: External Inputs
EXTERNAL INPUTS Brio 36 has a pool of 48 mono external input resources from which the user can create any combination of mono, stereo and 5.1 inputs, using one, two or six resources respectively. External inputs can be monitored and metered and are available as patching destinations within the I/O patching screen.
Page 90: Removing External Inputs
EXTERNAL INPUTS tab within the pop-up. Select the 3. Select the external input that you would like to monitor. Monitoring is explained in detail here: “MONITOR CONTROLS” on page 150 90 BRIO 36 GETTING SIGNALS IN AND OUT Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 91: Metering External Inputs
FIGURE 2 - MONITORING POP-UP—EXTERNAL INPUTS Metering External Inputs To meter an external input: 1. Tap one of the four meter selectors to the bottom right of the touch display. 2. Select the external input tab within the pop-up. 3. Select the external input that you wish to meter. Metering is explained in more detail here: ”METER TYPES”...
Page 92: Direct Outputs
Output Listen: Similar to AFL but the feed is taken post output delay. • Talkback: Replaces the direct output feed with whatever is routed to the talkback input. 92 BRIO 36 GETTING SIGNALS IN AND OUT Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 93 FIGURE 1 - THE DIRECT OUTPUT SCREEN...
Page 94: Mix Minus Outputs
1. Choose NO PATH from the path width drop-down menu in the mix minus control screen header. 2. A pop-up will appear asking the user to confirm the removal of the mix minus output. Tap either REMOVE OUTPUT or CANCEL . 94 BRIO 36 GETTING SIGNALS IN AND OUT Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 95: Bus Outputs
BUS OUTPUTS Brio 36’s bus outputs—up to 4 mains & up to 24 auxes—are available for patching from the I/O patching screen. Bus outputs appear under desk outputs in the sources screen. Multiple paths can be routed to each bus using the routing tabs down the right hand side of the control screen.
Page 96: Tone And Oscillator
TONE AND OSCILLATOR Brio 36 provides many ways to inject tone within the system to help with path-checking and line-up. Routing Tone to a Channel 1. Press the fader ACCESS button for the channel to inject tone into. 2. Tap the input processing tab.
Page 97: Routing Tone To Path Outputs
Routing Tone to Path Outputs 1. Select either the mix minus or direct output routing tab. 2. Tap TONE in the control screen for mix minus outputs or in the control screen header for direct outputs. FIGURE 3 - ROUTING TONE TO A MIX MINUS OUTPUT FIGURE 4 - ROUTING TONE TO A DIRECT OUTPUT Note: buttons that route tone to audio paths are disabled whilst the console is in On-Air mode, and entering on-Air mode will also clear any tone routing that is active.
Page 98: Oscillator Controls
Selecting INTERNAL uses Brio internal oscillator as the tone source for that path width, whereas selecting EXTERNAL uses the feed that is currently patched to Brio 36’s external tone input. Each leg of a stereo or 5.1 tone source can be muted individually.
Page 99: Tone Idents
Tone Idents Tone idents are variations in the tone signal used to identify legs of multichannel paths when verifying routing and patching. To set an ident for a stereo or 5.1 path, tap the IDENT selector button in the oscillator screen for the chosen path width to display a pop-up menu populated with path width specific ident options, as shown in the following table: Width FIGURE 7 - TONE IDENT TABLE...
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Page 101: Processing
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Page 102: Equaliser
Any EQ band can be set to any response type but good practice is to set them in a logical, frequency-based order. Bands 1 & 4 are fixed as filters, but can switch between 12 & 24dB/octave. Bands 2-5 are full parametric EQ but if set to filters are 12dB/octave only. 102 BRIO 36 PROCESSING Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 103: Bypass And Alternate Eq
• Each EQ band has a dedicated on/off switch. • Response: Select the desired EQ response curve for the selected band, from high cut filter, high shelf, notch, bell, low shelf, low cut filter. See Figure 2 • Frequency: Sets the frequency that the EQ band is operating around. •...
Page 104: Eq Independence Controls For Stereo And 5.1 Paths
EQ band 1 independent for the C Only spill leg of this 5.1 channel. Figure 5 on the next page shows the EQ control for Band 1 of the C Only spill leg. 104 BRIO 36 PROCESSING Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 105: Eq Displays Of Non-Independent Controls For Stereo And 5.1 Paths
FIGURE 5 - INDEPENDENT EQ BAND 1 FOR THE C ONLY SPILL LEG OF A 5.1 PATH EQ displays of Non-independent Controls for Stereo and 5.1 Paths If the user selects a spill leg that has not been made independent from its master or selects an Equaliser band that has not been made independent then the EQ display is ‘Greyed Out’...
Page 106: Dynamics
1 dB. Brio’s Comp1, Comp 2 in singleband compressor mode and the three compressor bands in Comp 2 multiband compressor mode all have the same control parameters as shown in Figure 2. 106 BRIO 36 PROCESSING...
Page 107 FIGURE 2 - TABLE OF CONTROL PARAMETERS FOR DYNAMICS MODULES Compressor 1 & 2 (Inc Multibands 1, 2 & 3) Threshold -48 dBFS – 0 dBFS 1:1 to 4:1 in steps of 0.1 4:1 to 10:1 in steps of 0.2 Ratio 10:1 to 20:1 in steps of 1 20:1 to 40:1 in steps of 5...
Page 108: Expander/Gate/Ducker
(and ducked) by a professional speaker reading the translation. Ducking becomes active as soon as the translation starts. Calrec’s expander/gate/ducker processing has 6dB of built-in hysteresis to avoid unwanted ‘chatter’ (constant on/off switching) resulting from an input signal residing on or around the threshold.
Page 109: Expander/Gate/Ducker Controls
• Release: Time taken to remove gain reduction once the signal falls back below the threshold. Short release times can lead to a ‘pulsing’ effect, with only audio peaks being compressed. A longer release time will lead to a smoother effect at the expense of some lower level audio components being compressed.
Page 110 FIGURE 5 - EXPANDER CONTROLS FIGURE 6 - GATE CONTROLS 110 BRIO 36 PROCESSING Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 111: Sidechain Source
FIGURE 7 - DUCKER CONTROLS Sidechain Source Figure 7 shows the sidechain Source box in Red to indicate that in order for the Ducker to affect the audio a sidechain source other that itself needs to be selected. Tapping the ‘Select Sidechain Source’ button opens a pop-up box as shown in Figure 8.
Page 112: Sidechain Eq
EQ can be set so that gain reduction is only triggered by certain frequencies, but will apply the same amount of gain reduction across the whole frequency range. 112 BRIO 36 PROCESSING...
Page 113: Multiband Compressor
FIGURE 11 - COMPRESSOR 2 IN SINGLEBAND MODE Multiband Compressor Compressor 2 may be reconfigured to act as a multiband compressor, as shown in Figure 12, by sliding the ‘Multiband’ switch in the top right hand corner of the Comp/Lim 2 window. This allows the user to compress a signal differently over 3 different frequency ranges.
Page 114: Dynamics Independence Controls For Stereo And 5.1 Paths
Expander/Gate/Ducker, Comp/Lim1 & Comp/Lim2 controls independent for the LR Only spill legs of this 5.1 channel. Figure 14 shows the Ducker control for LR Only spill leg. FIGURE 14 - INDEPENDENT DUCKER CONTROLS FOR THE LR ONLY SPILL LEGS OF A 5.1 PATH 114 BRIO 36 PROCESSING Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 115: Dynamics Displays Of Non-Independent Controls For Stereo And 5.1 Paths
Dynamics displays of Non-independent Controls for Stereo and 5.1 Paths If the user selects a spill leg that has not been made independent from its master or selects a Expander/Gate/Ducker or Comp-Lim 1 or Comp-Lim 2 control set that has not been made independent then the display is ‘Greyed Out’ meaning that no controls are available from this page.
Page 116: Automixers
AUTOMIXERS Brio 36 has two AutoMixers which can be used to automatically mix the levels of a selection of mono channels and mono groups, keeping the overall level of the mix constant. AutoMixers have the effect of boosting paths with higher signal levels relative to other paths in the grouping, whilst lowering those with lower signal levels.
Page 117: Automixer Global Controls
AutoMixer Global Controls Each of Brio 36’s two AutoMixers have their own attack, release and bypass controls. Attack and release are used to smooth out the signals prior to the level ratio calculation being made. A compromise must be made between fast attack and release, which leads to a more erratic but fast-acting functioning and slow attack and release times, which leads to a slower acting but smoother functioning.
Page 118: Pan Controls
The pan context based controls and page are shown in Figure 1. FIGURE 1 - CONTEXT CONTROLS—ACCESS MODE—MAINS & GROUPS PANNING 118 BRIO 36 PROCESSING Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 119: Pan Controls
Pan Controls • Bypass M&G Pan: Allows the user to quickly disable panning to mains and groups without having to navigate to the correct pan screen. Individual in/out statuses of each pan control are preserved when bypass is used. • Switch between viewing panning controls for mains and groups or auxes.
Page 120: Stereo & 5.1 Path Spill Leg Access And Independence For Pan Settings
Stereo path are made available. The ‘LsRs’ spill leg appears with the same stereo parameters controls as shown here for the LR spill legs. FIGURE 4 -LR ONLY SPILL LEG SELECTED 120 BRIO 36 PROCESSING Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 121 Figure 5 shows the ‘LFE Only’ spill leg on the Pan page. As this is a Mono spill leg all the controls that would normally appear for a Mono path are made available. Note: the ‘C ONLY ’spill leg does not allow any panning as it is by definition in the centre of the soundfield.
Page 122: Delay
DELAY Brio 36 has three types of delay available: • Input delay: up to 5.4 s available per path from a pool of 64 mono legs, for example, when assigning input delay to a 5.1 path, six of the 256 mono legs are used.
Page 123: Global Delay Controls
• Use the rotary control to set the delay length. • Alternatively, use the step up [+] & step down [-] buttons to increase and decrease the delay time in steps of 10 ms. • Delay Units: Switch between displaying delay in either time or frames. •...
Page 124: Inserts
Patching Inserts From the Brio 36 surface, insert sends should be connected to outboard inputs and Insert returns should be connected to outboard outputs. Outboard devices should have their inputs connected to I/O box output ports and their outputs con- nected to I/O box input ports, as shown in Figure 1.
Page 125: Insert And Width Tab Controls
FIGURE 2 - CONSOLE MONITOR INSERT ON/OFF TOGGLE SWITCH Insert and Width Tab Controls • Width: A width rotary control is available for all stereo paths and is used to control the width of the stereo width ranging from mono, through stereo to wide. Wide creates the impression of an extended image past the usual left/right limits.
Page 126: Stereo & 5.1 Path Spill Leg Access And Independence For Insert Settings
LR spill legs. The C and LFE spill legs appear in a similar way but without width controls. FIGURE 5 -LR ONLY SPILL LEG SELECTED 126 BRIO 36 PROCESSING Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 127: Vca Groups
VCA GROUPS Brio 36’s VCA group system allows you to control the level, CUT, AFL and PFL states of a group of faders from a ‘master’ fader. Creating and dissolving VCA Groups To create a VCA group: 1. Select the fader to be the group’s master by pushing and holding its ACCESS button.
Page 128: Secondary Master
Secondary Master There is a three tiered hierarchy within Brio 36’s VCA group system: primary Master, secondary master and slave. Altering the level of a primary master affects the levels of its direct slaves, its secondary master and the secondary master’s slaves, all by the same degree.
Page 129: Masters And Paths
FIGURE 3 - VCA HIERARCHY Masters and Paths When a fader becomes a master and it has a path attached, that path becomes a slave of the master fader. The level of the slave path can be altered separately to the master fader level: 1.
Page 130: 5.1 Surround Paths
3. Switch VCA SLAVES MOVE WITH THEIR MASTER ‘off’—all existing VCA groups carry on operating normally but the motors are turned off and the Audio result is now the sum of the primary master, secondary master (if any) and the Slave positions. 130 BRIO 36 PROCESSING Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 131: The Fader Screen
THE FADER SCREEN The fader screen displays an overview of the currently accessed fader. All level information relates to the fader level, not the actual level of the attached audio path. A virtual version of the accessed fader is provided within the fader screen including PFL, AFL and CUT buttons which can be used as an alternative to the surface buttons.
Page 132: Vca Slave
If the accessed fader is a slave within a VCA group a green slave level is displayed to the right of the blue fader level indicator showing the combined level of the accessed fader and its master fader. FIGURE 2 - FADER—SLAVE IN VCA GROUP 132 BRIO 36 PROCESSING Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 133: Vca Master
VCA Master If the accessed fader is a primary or secondary master within a VCA group and a path is attached to the fader, two faders are displayed, one for the VCA master and one for the slave path beneath (see “VCA Groups”...
Page 134: Vca Slaves On Buses And Outputs Page
Each Show has default downmix levels which are defined within the setup area. Making changes within the fader screen offsets the downmix levels from these defaults. ”DOWNMIXING” on page 180 for more information. 134 BRIO 36 PROCESSING Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 135: Cscp Control
CSCP control Calrec serial control protocol (CSCP) enables control of the following using various third party devices: • Fader positions • Path CUT/ON status • PFL/AFL Status • Routing to Auxes and Mains • Setting Aux output levels • Main output level •...
Page 136: Autofaders
AUTOFADERS AutoFaders allow Brio 36 faders to be opened and closed under the control of another system through the use of GPIs. To control an assignable AutoFader, select the Access>Autofader page and press the appropriate access button for the channel whose AutoFader is to be accessed. See Figure 1.
Page 137: Setting Up Autofaders For Use
Setting Up AutoFaders for use There are 99 AutoFaders in the Brio 36 system. GPIs are assigned to control one or more of these AutoFaders when they receive the required trigger signal. The AutoFaders can then be assigned to control one or more faders on the surface.
Page 138: Assigning Autofaders To Faders
At the bottom of the AutoFader screen there is a copy of the Global Bypass button which effectively disables all AutoFaders. AutoFader indicators When an AutoFader is assigned to a fader, the Fader display will show the AutoFader Number and the Meter display shows when the AutoFader is active. 138 BRIO 36 PROCESSING Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 139: Default Fader Interaction Mode
Default Fader Interaction Mode This section describes the operational interaction conditions when settings and fader positions are modified in combination with AutoFaders. Faders in this default mode allow the user to temporarily override AutoFader control using the path fader to open, close or adjust the path’s level.
Page 140: Control Linking
For reasons of safety and usability some features are not included in linking: • Port patching • PFL/AFL • Phantom power • VCA masters can not be linked FIGURE 1 - LINK SEL/CLEAR BUTTON 140 BRIO 36 PROCESSING Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 141: Access Follows Link
Access Follows Link Active Show>Show Settings>General contains an option for path access to follow the creation of a control link see Figure 2. FIGURE 2- ACCESS FOLLOWS LINK OPTION When this option is on, then when the user creates a link across a range of faders by simultaneously pressing two access buttons, the left-most path in the link will be accessed.
Page 142: Presets
Tap OVERWRITE or CANCEL. Otherwise, the user will be directed to enter a label and description and set the scope of the preset, then tap CREATE NEW PRESET or CANCEL to discard any changes. FIGURE 2 - CREATING / SELECTING A PRESET FOLDER 142 BRIO 36 PROCESSING Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 143: Loading A Preset
Loading a Preset To load a preset to the currently accessed path: 1. Tap PATH PRESETS in the Access bar. 2. Navigate to and select the required preset. 3. Tap LOAD . If a preset is loaded to a path which is part of a control link, the in-scope preset elements will be loaded for all paths in the control link.
Page 144: Backing Up And Restoring Presets
3. Tap BACKUP. The user can now select multiple Presets from the same location if required. 4. Tap SELECT BACKUP LOCATION and ensure a USB drive is connected to one of Brio 36’s USB ports. 5. Navigate to the desired backup location, creating a new folder if necessary 6.
Page 145: Copy And Paste
COPY AND PASTE It’s quick and easy to copy properties from one path and paste them to another 1. Access the path that to copy properties from and tap COPY in the top right corner of the Access bar as shown in Figure 1.
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Page 147: Monitoring
BRIO 36 MONITORING calrec.com...
Page 148: Connecting Monitors
CONNECTING MONITORS Audio I/O is available on the back of the Brio 36 surface for processing, therefore, loudspeakers may be connected to the system from console outputs or Hydra2 I/O ports and patched from Brio’s various monitor outputs. All Brio’s monitor outputs are available as sources within the I/O patching screen from where they can be patched to I/O output ports either built-in or via Hydra 2 I/O ports and then connected to loudspeakers.
Page 149 FIGURE 3 - EXAMPLE LOUDSPEAKERS SETUP...
Page 150: Monitor Controls
- if this is not done, when mono is pressed on the surface to hear a mono downmix, the user will hear nothing as the mono downmix is routed to centre speaker unless phantom centre is selected. 150 BRIO 36 MONITORING...
Page 151: The Monitoring Pop-Up
THE MONITORING POP-UP The monitor pop-up allows the user to quickly select a monitor source as well as providing detailed controls for the selected output. It is accessed by tapping any of the monitor source select buttons from the Monitor bar. The monitor sources tab in the monitor pop-up is used for selecting a monitor source.
Page 152 FIGURE 1 - MONITOR SOURCES FIGURE 2 - EXTERNAL INPUTS FIGURE 3 - CONSOLE LS SETTINGS 152 BRIO 36 MONITORING Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 153: Pfl, Afl And Output Listen
PFL, AFL AND OUTPUT LISTEN Brio 36 has comprehensive built-in, after fader listen (AFL), pre fader listen (PFL), and ‘output listen’ (OPL) systems, allowing you to listen to multiple combined audio feeds at various points in the signal chain. Multiple paths can be PFL’d, AFL’d or have ‘output listen’ activated at any time to create summed mixes of pre/post fader path feeds.
Page 154: Access From Faders
When AFL, PFL ( if PFL TO MON is selected ) or output listen are activated anywhere across the surface, the console monitor button in the monitor bar changes to display the feed that the user is currently monitoring. 154 BRIO 36 MONITORING...
Page 155: Metering
BRIO 36 METERING calrec.com...
Page 156: Meter Display Layout With Customisation
METER DISPLAY LAYOUT WITH CUSTOMISATION Brio 36 uses an external DVI meter display connected via a DVI-D cable to the Meters DVI Out connector on the back of Brio. The 1920x1080 display consists of 4 rows of 24 meter slots which are fully customisable.
Page 157: Meter Layout Presets
This allows the user to transfer customised meter layouts to/from a storage medium for subsequent use with this or other Brio 36 consoles as the meter presets are independent from Shows and Memories storage. FIGURE 4 - METER LAYOUT PRESETS...
Page 158: Meter Types
Fader Meters Each fader on the Brio 36 surface has a small input meter bar in the fader display. The bottom of each fader display is shaded to match its attached path type, to ease identification. Fader meters on the external screen provide a wide variety of essential information including: fader number/ layer/label/scale etc..
Page 159: External Input Meters
External Input Meters Any of the 48 external input meters are available on the customisable meter layout. An example of a 5.1 external input meter is shown in Figure 2. FIGURE 2 - EXTERNAL INPUT METER Bus and Output Meters As described earlier the Bus and Outputs/ Monitoring can display a variety of information depending on how it is created in the customisable meter layout page.
Page 160: Loudness Meters
Loudness meters provide a way to monitor and regulate average loudness levels over the duration of a program. Loudness meters are displayed as part of the meter they are assigned to on the External Meter Panel. There are two loudness meters available on Brio 36. FIGURE 4 - LOUDNESS METERS...
Page 161 FIGURE 5 - LOUDNESS METERING MODES Target Target Max True Relative Scale Loudness Variance Peak Gate +9...-18 LU (EBU +9 relative) +18...-36 LU (EBU +18 relative) -14...-41 LUFS (EBU +9 EBU Mode (-23 +/- 1 LU -1 dBTP -10.0 LU absolute) LUFS) -5...-59 LUFS (EBU +18...
Page 162: User Meters
This is accessed from the Meter & PFL button in the screen Header. These Selections can be made per path, or applied easily to all Paths See Figure 8. FIGURE 8 - METER POSITION SELECTOR 162 BRIO 36 METERING Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 163: Communications
BRIO 36 COMMUNICATIONS calrec.com...
Page 164: Talkback
Surface Talkback Buttons Each fader on the Brio 36 surface can have a function assigned to the S1 or S2 user buttons which routes talkback to the corresponding mix minus output.
Page 165: On-Air / Rehearse Settings
FIGURE 1 - TALKBACK BUTTON SENDS THE TALKBACK MICROPHONE FEED TO THE OUTPUT On-Air / Rehearse Settings The talkback system can be inhibited when the console is in on-air mode. By default, when in on-air mode, talkback cannot be routed to a main. See ”ON AIR PROTECTION”...
Page 166: Talkback & Reverse Talkback Levels
In the Active show page, Tap “Talkback” from the left hand menu this opens the Talkback and reverse talkback level controls page as shown in Figure 3 together with their contextual controls. FIGURE 3 - TALKBACK AND REVERSE TALKBACK LEVEL CONTROLS 166 BRIO 36 COMMUNICATIONS Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 167: Mix Minus
MIX MINUS Brio 36’s mix minus system allows a comprehensive foldback mix to be sent to multiple listeners. Using the auto minus bus along with mix minus outputs allows you to provide to listeners a complete mix with their own input automatically removed.
Page 168: Mix Minus Using The Auto Minus Bus
Paths can be routed to the auto minus bus, either using the contribution pop-up within the mix minus screen, or from the Mains and Groups routing screen. FIGURE 2 - AUTO MINUS ROUTING 168 BRIO 36 COMMUNICATIONS Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 169: Mix Minus Using Auxes
Mix Minus using Auxes When using an aux to feed a mix minus output make sure that the associated channel/group is not routed to the contributing aux as it will not automatically be subtracted. The source channel/group is only automatically subtracted when using the auto minus bus.
Page 170 It is important to be sure of any changes made within the contribution pop-up as this can directly change routing for all paths. FIGURE 4 - MIX MINUS CONTRIBUTION POP-UP 170 BRIO 36 COMMUNICATIONS Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 171: Off Air Conference Bus
Off Air Conference Bus The same process can be followed for WHEN FADER CLOSED OR CUT for which the following options are available: • Same as ‘when fader open’ • Nothing • Auto Minus • Off Air Conference • Any of the 24 Auxes The ‘off air conference bus’...
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Page 173: Routing
BRIO 36 ROUTING calrec.com...
Page 174: Buses And Outputs
BUSES AND OUTPUTS Brio 36 has up to 4 mains, 8 groups and 24 auxes. Direct outputs and mix minus outputs can be assigned per path from a shared pool of 64 mono resources. All outputs and buses are available for the currently accessed path via the routing tabs to the left of the control screen with the touch display in ‘active Show’...
Page 175 FIGURE 1 - CONFIGURING BUSES AND OUTPUTS...
Page 176: Routing A Signal
ROUTING A SIGNAL Routing a signal in Brio 36 is quick and simple: 1. Access the path you wish to route, either using the ACCESS buttons situated above faders, or from the touch display within the ‘Buses & Outputs’ screen.
Page 177: Partial Routing
Partial Routing From version v1.1 the user has the ability to route individual spill legs to Mains, Groups and Aux Buses. This is achieved by selecting the channel to route from (Fader 1), selecting the appropriate spill leg (LR Only), using the ‘Full Path’ button to the right of the access block as highlighted in Figure 3 and routing to the appropriate Bus.
Page 178: Contribution
Group 6 has been accessed in contribution mode. The Global and Strip User buttons can be configured to act as a shortcut to access contribution mode. FIGURE 2 - CONTRIBUTION MODE—GROUP 6 178 BRIO 36 ROUTING Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 179 At this point you can toggle on/off the routing of any path to the selected bus by pressing its fader ACCESS button. Paths on layers other than the currently visible layer can also be routed by using the layer buttons to access their fader controls.
Page 180: Downmixing
Left and right front (LR), centre (C), low frequency effects (LFE), left and right rear (LsRs) and an overall level control (overall LoRo). Altering the overall LoRo level increases and decreases the overall level of the path. FIGURE 1 - DOWNMIX FADERS 180 BRIO 36 ROUTING Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 181: Downmix Defaults
Downmix Defaults Every Show has default downmix settings which can be located by tapping SHOW SETTINGS at the bottom of the Show menu on the touch display and then selecting ‘downmix defaults’ from the menu. These defaults can be edited by tapping the individual text fields and entering new values. All new and existing paths will be updated to the new level settings but any offsets which were previously specified for existing paths will be retained.
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Page 183: External Interfacing
BRIO 36 EXTERNAL INTERFACING calrec.com...
Page 184: General Purpose Inputs And Outputs
GENERAL PURPOSE INPUTS AND OUTPUTS Opto-isolated general purpose inputs (GPIs) can be configured to allow Brio 36 to respond to external control signals. Brio can also output control signals via general purpose output relays (GPOs) to control external equipment. GPI Functions To access the GPI setup screen, tap SYSTEM SETTINGS in the top right hand corner of the touch display and select GPI from the left hand menu.
Page 185: Assigning Gpis
Assigning GPIs To assign a GPI to a function: 1. Tap GPI in the screen header and select the box in which the GPI port is installed. 2. Tap FUNCTIONS in the screen header and select the function type for the GPI to control. Alternatively, tap FADER CUT or FADER PFL and select the relevant I/O box for the port to be controlled.
Page 186: Gpo Functions
“Pulse On & Off” - where a pulse is sent on both activation and deactivation of a function. The user can also invert the GPO if required In most cases. 186 BRIO 36 EXTERNAL INTERFACING Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 187: Pulse Time
Assigning GPOs to be controlled from the Global and Strip User Buttons can change their mode from latching to momentary so the relay is only activated as long as the button is pressed. FIGURE 2 - GPO SHOWING GPO ACTION MODES Pulse Time When the GPO Action is set to a Pulse mode, tapping the Pulse Time button opens a pop-up with four different pulse times 50ms, 100ms, 250ms &...
Page 188: Mic Open Systems And On Air Protection Configuration
When a Mic Open system detects that a microphone is on air, it switches on and the associated GPO/CUT/DIM is executed. Mic Open systems are console-wide. FIGURE 1- ASSIGNING A MIC OPEN SYSTEM 188 BRIO 36 EXTERNAL INTERFACING Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 189: Assigning Inputs To Mic Open Systems
Assigning Inputs to Mic Open Systems To allocate an input port to any of the 5 Mic Open systems, select Mic Open Systems within the System Settings page, then select the Hydra 2 I/O boxes containing the Mic Input ports. The port list appears in the right hand screen with a Mic Open System column.
Page 190: Control Protocols
CONTROL PROTOCOLS In addition to GPI activated controls, the Hydra2 product range supports several protocols to allow 3rd party equipment to remotely control various features. CSCP (Calrec Serial Control Protocol) can be used to remotely automate various Brio 36 features.
Page 191 FIGURE 1 - CONTROL PROTOCOLS SETUP For more information on CSCP, including a list of supported 3rd party devices, “Remote Control–Calrec Serial Control Protocol” in the Brio 36 installation manual.
Page 192: Lan Configuration
LAN CONFIGURATION Brio 36 has two ports labelled Ethernet 1 and 2, these ports can be used to connect the Brio 36 system to other corporate networks. To configure these ports tap SYSTEM SETTINGS in the top right of the screen and select LAN CONFIGURATION from the left hand menu.
Page 193: Console Facilities
BRIO 36 CONSOLE FACILITIES calrec.com...
Page 194: On Air Protection
ON AIR PROTECTION Brio 36’s ‘on air protection system’ provides three modes of operation: • • Rehearse • When ‘on air protection’ is switched on or into rehearse , certain talkback and tone options are disabled to help to avoid unwanted broadcast of tone and talkback feeds.
Page 195 FIGURE 1 - TABLE OF FUNCTIONS AFFECTED BY ON AIR PROTECTION General Functions Rehearse Red Light GPO Active Fire Alarm Mute Active On Air GPO Active Rehearse GPO Active Talkback Rehearse Mains (1-4) Deactivated Tone Rehearse Mains (1-4) Deactivated Groups (1-8) Deactivated Talkback Dims Console Monitors Rehearse...
Page 196: System Status Monitoring
SYSTEM STATUS MONITORING Brio 36 constantly monitors the functioning of all system components and connections and reports warnings, faults and information to the user. There are three types of system status message: Error messages report a serious error message that could cause, or has caused the system to fail.
Page 197: Collecting System Logs
COLLECTING SYSTEM LOGS Various log files are maintained by different parts of the system. These log files can be collected and transferred to USB memory for forwarding to Calrec Support in the event that detailed troubleshooting is required: • Insert a USB memory device into one of the USB ports on the control surface •...
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Page 199: Terminology
BRIO 36 TERMINOLOGY calrec.com...
Page 200 A path in which multiple signals can be combined. A bus is the general term and can refer to a number of path types including Group, Aux, Main, Mix Minus, AFL, PFL. 200 BRIO 36 TERMINOLOGY Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 201 A collection of controls consisting of a display, a rotary control and a button in the top of the rotary control. Control Processor The control processor module acts as the main controller of the Brio 36 system, passing messages between all modules in the surface. It also handles DSP processing and Routing...
Page 202 IFB Interruptable Fold Back IFB is a foldback mix which can be interrupted by tone or talkback. In Brio 36 this function is handled by the aux buses. Layers Layers allow the surface faders to change the paths they are controlling.
Page 203 Port A port refers to any physical audio input or output either built-in to Brio 36 or in a Hydra 2 I/O box. Ports can be of any form of analogue or digital I/O. In the case of analogue signals, a single port relates to a single signal in the system.
Page 204 PSU Module PSU module is a term used to describe a Power Supply unit which is built in to the Brio 36 in order to provide power inlets. Redundancy All main components of the system are redundant, meaning that there is always a secondary hot spare ready to step in and take over control if the primary component fails.
Page 205 S1 and S2 which can be assigned to a variety of functions. Surface The surface is the physical control surface for a Brio 36 system containing the collection of faders, rotary controllers, buttons, displays and touchscreen, allowing hands-on control of the audio signals. Also referred to as Console or Desk.
Page 206 Instead it allows a single fader to control the relative levels of any contributing paths. The controlling fader is known as the master, the contributing paths are known as slaves. This maintains the relative levels of all paths in the group yet still allows individual control where required. 206 BRIO 36 TERMINOLOGY Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
Page 207: Features By Software Version
BRIO 36 FEATURES BY SOFTWARE VERSION calrec.com...
Page 208: Features
The following summarises key new features by the software version in which they were introduced. If you require features that are not available in the software version that you are running, please contact Calrec Customer Support or your local Calrec distributor to discuss upgrade options.
Page 209: V1.1
Multiple Sample Rates • Functions at 44.1, 48, 88.2 and 96kHz (from version V1.1) • All DSP facilities are available at all sample rates Remote/Automated Control • 8 x GPI and 8 x GPO built in • AutoFaders for Audio Follows Video style control •...
Page 210 Calrec Audio Ltd Nutclough Mill Hebden Bridge West Yorkshire England UK HX7 8EZ Tel +44 (0)1422 842159 Fax +44 (0)1422 845244 Email enquiries@calrec.com calrec.com (926-219 Iss.3)

Calrec BRIO 36 User Manual

Contents

Product Information

System Overview

Setting up

Getting Signals in and out

Input and Output Patching

Input Controls

Source and Destination Protection

External Inputs

Direct Outputs

Processing

Pan Controls

Delay

Inserts

Vca Groups

The Fader Screen

Autofaders

Control Linking

Monitoring

Metering

Communications

Routing

Quick Links

Need help?

Questions and answers

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