Be aware that Studio Monitor Express does use additional CPU resources beyond EuControl, so if you do not require these ad- vanced features (or your audio interface software already provides this functionality), there is no need to install SME.
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– or – • Insert the Installer disc into your computer. Double-click the Studio Monitor Express installer application, located inside the Extras folder. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. When installation is complete, click Quit (Mac) or Finish (Windows).
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Windows Vista and Windows 7 To remove SME: Choose Start > Control Panel. Under Programs, click Uninstall a program. Select Studio Monitor Express from the list of installed applications. Click the Change button. Select the Modify button. Click Next. Deselect Studio Monitor Express.
Chapter 3: Using Studio Monitor Express Studio Monitor Express provides several tabs in which you patch and configure audio between SME and your workstation. Once configured, SME lets you switch between multiple speaker setups, mute and dim monitor outputs, listen to and control external sources (such as a CD player), and utilize Talkback.
To create a source: Select the Format (Mono, Stereo, or 5.1). Select the Start Channel (the channel where you want the first, or left-most, source channel to be routed). Choices are slightly different on Mac than on Windows as follows: Studio Monitor Express...
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In this example, SME creates a stereo monitoring section for its input channels 9 and 10 (Mac) or 1 and 2 (Windows). The inputs to that SME monitoring section are defined in the Patching tab (Mac) or Hardware I/P patching tab (Windows). For more information, see “Patching” on page 8. Chapter 3: Using Studio Monitor Express 7...
You can also use these controls as a virtual patchbay. For example, to change a 5.1 output from L-C-R-Ls-Rs-LFE to L-R-Ls-Rs-C-LFE, change the output routing using the pop-up menus in the Output section in SME instead of physically repatching the outputs to your monitors. Studio Monitor Express...
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Only outputs enabled in the Config tab are available from the Application I/P and SME I/P drop-down menus (For more informa- tion, see “Config” on page 11). SME minimizes its CPU resources if you enable only the inputs you plan to use. Chapter 3: Using Studio Monitor Express 9...
Drag the corresponding faders to the left. Level is displayed in the Trim field to the right of the fader. Double-click the Trim field to enter a numeric value. To mute speaker output: Click a Cut button to mute that output. Studio Monitor Express...
SME. When the output driver is changed, patching is reset to default settings with no external or output patches enabled. Patches must be reassigned in the Patching tab. Chapter 3: Using Studio Monitor Express 11...
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This lets you explicitly enable or disable each SME port. This limits the ASIO stream inputs and outputs monitored by SME, thus minimizing traffic on the audio bus to only those ports necessary for the current setup. Only ports enabled here are available for routing on the other SME tabs (such as Main and Sources). Studio Monitor Express...
In the Main Tab, click to enable Talkback for each section requiring talkback routing (Mon A, Mon B). In the SME Main Tab, click the Talkback button to enable Talkback. Press the Artist Control Talkback button in the Setup Page of the Soft Keys to engage Talkback. Chapter 3: Using Studio Monitor Express 13...
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