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PERFORMANCE MIXER MKII
USER MANUAL
VERSION 1.00
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  • Page 1 PERFORMANCE MIXER MKII USER MANUAL VERSION 1.00...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    I hope you find joy in using the Performance Mixer MKII, and find the experience as seamless and intuitive as it’s designed to be. Now its time to make some music, and share it with the world!
  • Page 3 CHANNEL INPUTS | LEVEL | AND PANNING 1. CHANNEL INPUTS - Stereo or dual mono audio inputs for the channels. Left normals to Right for mono signals. Can be switched to dual mono operation with a switch (see items 6 & 7) 2.
  • Page 4 AUXILIARY SENDS & RETURNS | MASTER INSERT 10. AUX 1 OUTPUT - Stereo Output for Auxiliary Send 1. Use these to send to mono or stereo effects. • Aux 1 outputs are post-fader & post-pan only, meaning sound will only come out of these when the AUX 1 Knob and the Channel Fader are turned up.
  • Page 5 PHONES | CUE | MIX IN | MASTER | MIDI 21. PHONES OUTPUT - Stereo TRS output for monitoring with with headphones. 22. PHONES LEVEL KNOB - Attenuator for the headphone amplifier. • The headphone amplifier can get very loud. Take care when monitoring with headphones! 23.

  • Page 6: Mixer Settings

    MIXER SETTINGS HOLD ALL THREE BUS MODE POWER UP GROUP MODE MIDI SPEED SEND ALL CCS MIDI SETUP INIT/RESET • (1) BUS MODE: Hold GROUP+BUS+CUE and press 1 to cycle through the bus settings. • BLUE: Parallel processing setting. (Default) •...
  • Page 7 MIXER SETTINGS CONTINUED • GROUP RECALL MODE EXPLAINED: *We find it helpful to have at least one mute group set up with all channels unmuted. This way, you can use one hand to turn all the channels back on.* HOLD GROUP+CUE First, set up the mute, bus, and cue configuration that you would like to save.

  • Page 8: Midi Guide

    MIDI GUIDE WHY IS THERE MIDI ON THIS!? Performance Mixer MKII includes a MIDI output so you can use it as a MIDI controller for your DAW, digital recorder, or other gear that accepts MIDI input. The intention of the MIDI output is to capture an overlay of the mixer control layer in realtime so that it may be combined with the raw audio in your DAW to recreate a performance so that you can move to post production more quickly.
  • Page 9 MIDI GUIDE CONTINUED MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CC Order - First MIDI CC# is 32 and arranged by channel strips. MIDI CHANNEL LEVEL CC #32 (HEX 20) CC #36 (HEX 24) CC #40 (HEX 28) CC #44 (HEX 2C) CC #48 (HEX 30) CC #53 (HEX 34) CC #56 (HEX 38 CC #60 (HEX 3C)

  • Page 10: Rear Connections

    1. Shrouded and reverse polarity protected. 2. BALANCED OUT - 6 pin balanced output header for connection to Intellijel case outputs. 3. CHANNEL INSERT HEADERS - 8x8 pin, 2mm pitch headers for connection to WMD insert modules (future). 4. CHANNELS EXP - 2x 2x8 pin 2mm headers for connecting PM CHANNELS MKII to the PM MKII. Use one, the other, or both headers to add up to 4x expanders! PM MKIIs can not be chained together.
  • Page 11 Memory card MUST be SanDisk SDHC type. 8-32GB. No other brands or types are supported. • Cards are available on wmdevices.com if you do not own a SanDisk SDHC card. • Tested memory cards for firmware updating: • SanDisk SDSDQAB-008G ( WMD Metron card ) • SanDisk SDSDQAF3-008G-I • SanDisk SDSDQ-032G-C4 •...
  • Page 12 When connected to the PM MKII, the MIX, AUX1, and AUX 2 outputs on the Channels MKII can function independently of the Performance Mixer MKII, allowing you to use it as a standalone sub-mixer, an extension of the PM MKII, or a combination of both.

  • Page 13: Channels Mkii

    PM CHANNELS MKII CONTINUED CHANNELS MKII FIRMWARE AND MIDI SETUP FIRMWARE - must be same revision on both PM MKII and CHANNELS MKII. It must be updated via memory card. If firmware is not the same, Channels MKII will slowly double blink channel 1 Mute LED, and its interface will be halted.

  • Page 14: Channels Mkii Connection Guide

    CHANNELS MKII CONNECTION GUIDE CONNECTING CHANNELS MKII 1. Connect Channels MKII to power with included standard pitch 10 pin ribbon cable. 2. Connect Channels MKII to the PM MKII using with the included 16 pin 2mm ribbon cable. Use whichever header fits your case configuration best.

  • Page 15: Pm Mkii Returns

    PM MKII RETURNS PM MKII RETURNS Adds 3x stereo returns to your Performance Mixer MKII or Channels MKII. 1. STEREO INPUTS - 3X stereo inputs. Left is normalled to right for mono signals. 2. RETURN LEVELS - These outputs function in standalone mode as well as when connected to the main mixer.

  • Page 16: Db25 Mkii

    DB25 MKII DB25 MKII Individual balanced outputs for each channel on the PM MKII and CHANNELS MKII. To capture all 16 outputs simultaneously, you will need to connect 2x DB d5 cables into a 16 channel audio interface or recorder. Though the connection looks like something that would carry digital signals, these outputs are 100% analogue and use the TASCAM DB25 standard.
  • Page 17 PM MKII DIRECT OUTS PM MKII DIRECT OUTS Provides 8 pairs of unbalanced outputs for the Performance Mixer MKII. PRE-FADER CONNECTION- These output the signal post gain, pre-pan, pre- fader. These signals are best for multitrack recording as pan and fader...

  • Page 18: Pm Mkii Specifications

    PM MKII SPECIFICATIONS • WIDTH: 52HP • DEPTH: 36mm behind panel including cables • BOARD HEIGHT BETWEEN RAILS: 111.5mm • POWER CONSUMPTION: +620mA, -560mA. Uses up to +-750mA if channels or busses are distorted. • CHANNEL INPUTS: 20kΩ impedance • CHANNEL INPUT HPF: -3dB @ 10Hz •...

  • Page 19: Specifications

    PM CHANNELS MKII SPECIFICATIONS CHANNELS MKII SPECS • WIDTH: 24HP • DEPTH: 36mm behind panel including cables • BOARD HEIGHT BETWEEN RAILS: 111.5mm • POWER CONSUMPTION: +320mA, -280mA. Uses up to +-350mA if channels/mix/auxes are distorted. • CHANNEL INPUTS: 20kΩ impedance •...
  • Page 20 PM MKII EXPANDER SPECIFICATIONS CONTINUED PM RETURNS SPECS • WIDTH: 4HP • DEPTH: 24mm behind the panel including cables. • Connectivity: 1x 8p 2.0mm ribbon cable • Power: +-0mA (no power connection) • Input Impedance: 10kΩ PM DB25 SPECS • POWER: +12V = 150mA;...

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