Audio Physical Connections; Uses Of The Configurable Audio Connections - Midas XL8 Operator's Manual

Audio physical connections

Audio physical connections
The total number of audio connections, that is, the XLR count, for a standard XL8 Live
Performance System is 504. This comprises of both dedicated and configurable XLR
connections.
The dedicated XLR connections are on the DL431 mic splitter and comprise:
• 96-off mic/line inputs.
• 2 x 96-off analogue mic splits with variable gain.
• 96-off transformer isolated analogue 'broadcast' mic splits (fixed gain).
All of the configurable connections are on the five DL451 I/O units, which can be freely
located at the FOH or on stage. Three banks of sockets (eight XLRs each) are available
for:
• 8-off analogue mic/line inputs.
• 8-off analogue outputs.
• 8-off AES/EBU XLRs providing eight digital inputs and eight digital outputs per
module.

Uses of the configurable audio connections

The standard XL8 Live Performance System has a total configurable audio channel
count (on the DL451 I/O units) of between 120 and 240, depending on the mix of
analogue and digital I/O (excluding the non-configurable 96 mic inputs on the DL431
mic splitter).
Typically, the allocation would be:
• 16-off mic/line auxiliary inputs (giving a total of 112 mic inputs as standard).
• 32-off aux/group bus outputs.
• 16-off matrix (main) outputs.
• 1-off stereo main output.
• 1-off mono main output.
• 2-off stereo local monitor outputs.
This gives a total of 71 audio connections, leaving a further 169 (with everything
digital) or 49 (with everything analogue) audio connections. These can be used for
insert sends, insert returns, direct outputs, bus direct inputs and side chain
connections.
The maximum count of any one type of connection is:
• 96-off input insert sends.
• 96-off input insert returns.
• 96-off input compressor external side chain connections.
• 96-off input noise gate external side chain connections.
• 96-off input direct outputs.
• 51-off mix bus insert sends.
• 51-off mix bus insert returns.
• 51-off mix bus direct inputs.
• 1-off talk mic input.
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