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  • Page 1 PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 3 Fax: +44 1562 745371 Email: info@midasklarkteknik.com Website: www.midasconsoles.com PRO Series Live Audio Systems — Owner’s Manual DOC02-PROSERIES Issue A — September 2010 © Red Chip Company Ltd. In line with the company’s policy of continual improvement, specifications and function may be...

  • Page 5: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

  • Page 6: Instructions De Sécurité Importantes

    INSTRUCTIONS DE SÉCURITÉ IMPORTANTES Le symbole représentant un éclair fléché dans un triangle équilatéral a pour but d'alerter l'utilisateur de la présence d'une "tension dangereuse" non isolée à l'intérieur du boîtier, pouvant être d'une force suffisante pour constituer un risque d'électrocution.

  • Page 7: Pro6 Ec-Declaration Of Conformity

    PRO6 EC-Declaration of Conformity Midas EC-Declaration of Conformity The undersigned, representing the following manufacturer Manufacturer: Address: Midas Klark Teknik Ltd. Klark Industrial Park, Walter Nash Road, Kidderminster. Worcestershire. DY11 7HJ. hereby declares that the following product Product Type Number Product Description Nominal Voltage(s) Current Freq.
  • Page 9 PRO6 EC-Declaration of Conformity Midas EC-Declaration of Conformity The undersigned, representing the following manufacturer Manufacturer: Address: Midas Klark Teknik Ltd. Klark Industrial Park, Walter Nash Road, Kidderminster. Worcestershire. DY11 7HJ. hereby declares that the following product Product Type Number Product Description Nominal Voltage(s) Current Freq.

  • Page 11: Pro9 Ec-Declaration Of Conformity

    PRO9 EC-Declaration of Conformity Midas EC-Declaration of Conformity The undersigned, representing the following manufacturer Manufacturer: Address: Midas Klark Teknik Ltd. Klark Industrial Park, Walter Nash Road, Kidderminster. Worcestershire. DY11 7HJ. hereby declares that the following product Product Type Number Product Description Nominal Voltage(s) Current Freq.

  • Page 13: Licences

    Licences The following are the license agreements applicable to the Midas Digital Equipment. End-User Licence Agreement for Midas™ and Klark Teknik™ Software IMPORTANT - Please read this document carefully before using this Midas™ or Klark Teknik™ Product. This is an agreement governing your use of software or other machine instructions already installed on this Midas™...
  • Page 14 DATE INFORMATION. You understand that the Company may update or revise the Software but in so doing incurs no obligation to furnish such updates to you. However, the Company may in its discretion make updates available from time to time upon such terms and conditions as it shall determine.
  • Page 15 and the Courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and decide any dispute concerning it or its formation. No breach by you of any provision of this Licence shall be waived or discharged except with the express written consent of the Company and no failure or delay by the Company to exercise any of its rights under this Licence shall operate as a waiver thereof and no single or partial exercise of any such right shall prevent any other or further exercise of that or any other right.

  • Page 17: Precautions

    100VAC to 240VAC. Each mains inlet is to be sourced from its own separate wall-mounted mains outlet socket. Otherwise, their mains sources must be suitably PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 18: Handling The Equipment

    This equipment generates, uses, vibration. Allow for adequate ventilation around and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Electric Fields

    Degradation of up to 60dB at a this equipment; do not use any alternatives as frequency corresponding to the modulation they may not fulfil the RF requirement. signal may be experienced under extreme conditions (3V/m, 90% modulation). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 20 Precautions PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Recommandations

    Avant de metre le centre de contrôle ou se cas de court-circuit. désactiver, assurez-vous que tous les Les alimentations électriques internes sont des amplificateurs de haut-parleur de surveiller alimentations à découpage détectant l'alimentation sont désactivées ou coupé. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 22: Connexions Audio

    • Avoid touching ESD-sensitive devices. Lieu d'installation L'idéal est de disposer d'une zone fraîche, à l'écart de tout équipement de distribution électrique ou d'autres sources potentielles d'interférences. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 23 Dans le cas où ce produit est utilisé dans un ne pas respecter l'exigence de RF. champ électromagnétique dont l'amplitude est modulée par un signal audiofréquence (20 Hz à 20 kHz), le rapport signal-bruit peut être PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 24 Recommandations PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 25: Table Of Contents

    Training ..........5 PRO Series user documentation ......5 PRO Series host software version .
  • Page 26 Setting up the ID of the unit(s) ......44 Basic Operation Of The PRO Series Chapter 5 Before You Start .
  • Page 27 Working With The Control Centre ....51 About the PRO Series controls ......51 About channel operation .
  • Page 28 Speaker placement ........136 PRO Series Live Audio Systems...
  • Page 29 3-Band Compressor effect ....... 175 PRO Series Live Audio Systems...
  • Page 30 Safes ..........211 PRO Series Live Audio Systems...
  • Page 31 Configuring a virtual soundcheck ......248 Restoring the PRO Series defaults ......248 Checking the PRO Series build information .
  • Page 32 Changing the default input/output names ....251 Adjusting PRO Series illumination ......251 Setting the time and date .
  • Page 33 GUI menu options ........336 PRO Series Live Audio Systems...
  • Page 34 Effects channel functions ......367 PRO Series status functions ......368 Meters .
  • Page 35 Reset switches ........398 PRO Series Live Audio Systems...

  • Page 36: Contents

    Updating PRO Series Host Software ... . 407 About the PRO Series updater ......407 About the updater screen .
  • Page 37 MIC safe ......... 483 PRO Series Live Audio Systems...
  • Page 38 Master routing ........525 PRO Series Live Audio Systems...
  • Page 39 Direct input ........561 PRO Series Live Audio Systems...
  • Page 40 Matrix Sends ........592 PRO Series Live Audio Systems...
  • Page 41 ......... 617 PRO Series Live Audio Systems...
  • Page 42 Contents PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 43: Overview

    Overview Volume 1: PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 45: Chapter 1: Introduction

    • Overview: This gives an overview of each PRO Series Live Audio System and associated PRO Series Control Centre, and contains information about this manual. • Getting Started: This shows you how to set up and power up a PRO Series Live Audio System.

  • Page 46: Conventions

    To support both FOH and MON use, the terminology has been chosen very carefully to apply equally to both (see "Glossary" on page 617). For a definition of the primary buses on the PRO Series Control Centres, see “Definition of the primary buses” on page 417.

  • Page 47: Gui Diagrams

    Anti-aliasing To make the GUI of the PRO Series as crisp, eye-catching and as intelligible as possible it incorporates an anti-aliasing algorithm to ensure the utmost smoothness of straight lines and curves.
  • Page 48 Chapter 1: Introduction PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 49: Chapter 2: Pro Series Live Audio Systems

    The PRO6 is fully upgradable to the specification of a PRO9. Introducing the PRO9 The PRO9 Live Audio System is the top of the range system of the PRO Series. It has a massive 88 channel input count with 35 buses. It has dual stage boxes to give the flexibility of up to 200 m apart and 500 m from front of house (FOH).

  • Page 50: Overview

    Chapter 2: PRO Series Live Audio Systems Overview A PRO Series Live Audio System is a very powerful and flexible audio processing system that provides a complete solution for any audio mixing and signal distribution application in a live sound environment. The PRO Series Live Audio Systems comprise the PRO3, PRO6 and PRO9 and their common features include: •...

  • Page 51: Key Features

    The PRO Series Live Audio System is tolerant of many types of hardware or software failure. To achieve this the system employs dual redundancy, where a key component has an identical redundant spare that is ready to take over should it fail.
  • Page 52 • Fast flexible audio and control system architecture. • Modular digital and analogue I/O options. • Advanced automation and system operating preferences. • PRO Series is flexible and the system can be customised with the needs of the install. • VGA outputs for additional screens.
  • Page 53 • DL451 Modular I/O (stage box) has N+1 redundant AES50 connections at the digital interface. • Support — 24/7 global telephone support. The following table shows the differences between the PRO Series systems. Table 1: PRO Series comparison Item PRO3...
  • Page 54 Chapter 2: PRO Series Live Audio Systems Item PRO3 PRO6 PRO9 Standard surface I/O (three configurable card slots): see Table 3 “Standard equipment supply per PRO Series system” on page 16 Stage I/O DL251 - 48 inputs and DL351 - 56 inputs and...

  • Page 55: Applications

    * Packing may vary by territory. Applications The PRO Series are the ‘work horse’ mid- to high-end Midas Digital Console Systems, akin to the ‘industry standard’ Heritage 3000. Although the PRO Series are designed for the traditional touring live sound environment, they are also ideal for medium-sized theatre, small house of worship installations and broadcast.

  • Page 56: System Components

    The standard PRO Series touring system package is shipped in a single, easily portable flight case, with an equally portable, flight-cased control surface and minimal cabling. The following table lists all of the available equipment options for the PRO Series Live Audio System package.
  • Page 57 This is an AES/EBU input and output "D" card. Interconnecting cable Interconnecting (N+1) rack Cat 5e copper cable Interconnecting cable Interconnecting (dual redundant) gigabit HyperMac Cat 5e copper cable, 100 m long Mains cable PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 58 Chapter 2: PRO Series Live Audio Systems Table 3: Standard equipment supply per PRO Series system Item PRO3 PRO6 PRO9 Control centre Thee slots in rear Thee slots in rear Thee slots in rear panel populated with: panel populated with...

  • Page 59: Foh And Mon

    8-off 8-off 8-off FOH and MON Each PRO Series can be used as a front of house (FOH) or stage monitor (MON) system. System buses The PRO Series has comprehensive system buses to suit demanding applications, comprising: • 6-off solo buses, routable from all locations and allowing for dual operator and 5.1 use.

  • Page 60: Mix Matrix

    Chapter 2: PRO Series Live Audio Systems Mix matrix Ultimately, the mix matrix defines the capability of each PRO Series Control Centre. Probably the best way to imagine the mix matrix is to think of an analogue console layout, where inputs run vertically and buses run horizontally. A mix matrix is usually defined as the number of buses and the quantity of simultaneously-mixable inputs there are per bus.
  • Page 61 104 in x 3 out and mono) buses mix matrix 16 matrix 107 in x 16 out buses mix matrix 6 solo 123 in x 6 out buses mix matrix Figure 3: PRO9 mix matrix PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 62: Processing

    Chapter 2: PRO Series Live Audio Systems Processing Although the control centre system allows for considerable insertion of external processing, it also embodies more than enough internal high quality processing to eliminate the need for this, in the interests of simplicity and reduced overall system size, weight and cost.

  • Page 63: Mix Channel Processing

    • Optional 31-band GEQ (replaces PEQ). • Five-mode frequency-conscious compressor with soft clip limiter and external side chain. • Insert point. • Direct input. • Routing via level controls to the matrix buses (8 or 16). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 64: Effects Processing And Geqs

    Chapter 2: PRO Series Live Audio Systems Effects processing and GEQs The PRO Series contains six or eight mono Klark Teknik (KT) GEQs and seven effects processors as standard. The seven effects processors can be freely chosen from: • KT DN780 reverb.

  • Page 65: Network

    Control software The operating system of the PRO Series is Linux, which is an open-source, stable, proven operating system (OS). Linux is used in many mission-critical applications worldwide and has allowed Midas’...

  • Page 66: Gui

    Additional digital I/O format options will be available later, for example, MADI. Console linking You can link two PRO Series Control Centres together. Just connect an AES50 cable from a spare AES50 port on one router to a spare port on another, and then configure them via the “Generic AES50”...
  • Page 67 Integration of third party hardware/software • Wireless mic controllers. • Your email. • DVD movies. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 68 Chapter 2: PRO Series Live Audio Systems PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 69: Chapter 3: About The Control Centre

    Multiple hardware fault types are tolerated by the control centre without loss of audio control due to the dual redundancy and N+1 methods incorporated in the system. This is further helped by the modular nature of the bays and GUI independence. Either of PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 70: Bay And Gui Layout

    They also facilitate the use of the GUI menu, which gives you access to the many powerful features of the control centre, such as patching, effects, GEQs, diagnostics etc. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 71: Control Surface

    Navigation and flip buttons are on the right of the output fast strips. Figure 5: Main areas of the control surface PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 72: Gui

    Figure 6: Typical Overview screen (default of the mix bay GUI screen) Inputs and automation All meters display summary PRO3 PRO6 PRO9 Typical Meters screen with no show loaded (default of the master bay GUI screen) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 73: Front And Rear Panel Connections

    24 outputs, if the appropriate cards are fitted. Mains power Audio, control and ventilation and networking (configuration dependent) Rear view of the control centre For more information, see Chapter 29 "Panel Connections" on page 265. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 74: External Interfaces And Peripheral Devices

    GUI screens, you can use an external USB mouse. This can be plugged into any of the USB connectors on the PRO Series. The USB mouse behaves in the same way as any PC mouse. For more information, see “Using an external USB mouse”...

  • Page 75: Automation

    Processing elements For details of the processing elements of the PRO Series, see “Processing” on page 20 and “PRO Series main processing functions” on page 364. PRO Series Live Audio Systems...
  • Page 76 Chapter 3: About The Control Centre PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 77: Getting Started

    Getting Started Volume 1: PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 79: Chapter 4: Setting Up The System

    For example, a foam-suspended rack or a frame suspended on anti-vibration mounts. • Ventilation The PRO Series rack units have been designed such that their internal ventilation airflow is drawn in through the front of the unit and expelled though the rear.

  • Page 80: Wiring Instructions

    Midas units. To avoid this, we recommend that any non-Midas units are housed separately. • Rack mount supports Always secure the rear of the PRO Series units to the rack via their rear rack mount support brackets. These brackets are fitted to every PRO Series unit and are recommended for use in touring applications.
  • Page 81 System Engine (4 x AES50 expansion ports) Maximum 100 m, typically 0.5 m (N+1 redundant AES50) DL251 Audio System I/O (48 x inputs and 16 x outputs) Figure 7: Standard PRO3 system configuration PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 82 DL371 Audio System Engine (4 x AES50 expansion ports) Maximum 100 m, typically 0.5 m (N+1 redundant AES50) DL351 Modular I/O (56 x inputs and 8 x outputs) Figure 8: Standard PRO6 system configuration PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 83 (4 x AES50 expansion ports) Maximum 100 m, typically 0.5 m (N+1 redundant AES50) DL351 Modular I/O (56 x inputs and 8 x outputs) DL451 Modular I/O (24 x inputs) Standard PRO9 system configuration PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 84: Powering The System

    Mute the audio from the speakers and switch off the speaker sub-system. Switch off the I/O unit(s). Switch off the DL371 Audio System Engine unit. Switch off the control centre (see “To switch off the control centre” on page 43). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 85: Switching The Control Centre On/Off

    At the Shutdown ENTIRE system? prompt, click OK. After the shutdown sequence has finished, switch off the D.C. POWER switch (rear of control centre). Disconnect the mains cables from the rear of the control centre. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 86: Setting Up The Id Of The Unit(S)

    Press MENU repeatedly to exit the main menu. (The unit will automatically exit programming mode after 20 seconds of inactivity, that is, if none of the programming buttons are pressed within that time.) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 87: Basic Operation Of The Pro Series

    Basic Operation Volume 2: Of The PRO Series PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 89: Chapter 5: Before You Start

    Using the 4-channel input bay as area B You can assign the 4-channel input bay as area B, thus making both the input bays independent from each other. This facilitates two-man operation (see “Two-man operation” on page 122). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 90: Operating The Top Output Fast Strips From The Master Bay

    It shows all the meters and the status condition of faders and some switches, such as solos and mutes. However, some things will still remain hidden. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 91: Saving Your Work

    If you don’t use the Shutdown option the audio parameters are still restored, but the show and show status (saved/unsaved) cannot be restored automatically. You must manually reload the show, and any unsaved changes will be lost. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 92 Chapter 5: Before You Start PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 93: Chapter 6: Working With The Control Centre

    This chapter is intended to familiarise you with control surface and GUI controls of the control centre. Although nearly all of the operations done via the control surface of the PRO Series Control Centre can be replicated via the GUI, the emphasis in this chapter — and throughout the manual —...

  • Page 94: About Channel Operation

    The ‘all meters’ display of the master bay’s default GUI screen (see Figure 20, “Layout of the GUI screens,” on page 116) provides an overview of what is happening in the PRO Series by displaying meters for all of the channels (inputs, outputs, monitors etc.).

  • Page 95: Click

    PC, although you can operate either screen using an external USB mouse instead (see “Using an external USB mouse” on page 244). A USB keyboard is plugged into the PRO Series for text editing. Each trackball controls the movement of a pointer on its respective GUI screen (see Figure 9).

  • Page 96: Parameter Values Displayed On Touch

    Chapter 6: Working With The Control Centre Parameter values displayed on touch You can configure the PRO Series (see “Changing the user interface preferences” on page 250) so that the GUI displays the current value (and dimension) of the control being adjusted.

  • Page 97: Spin Buttons

    • Click “(X)” at the upper-right corner of the window. >> To move a window Use drag, first clicking on the window’s blue bar (top) and then dragging the window where you want it. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 98: Using The Gui Menu

    >> To open the submenu of a GUI menu option Move the pointer over the arrow to the right of the desired menu option. The submenu will open automatically to the right of the arrow. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 99: Text Editing

    Press ENTER on the keyboard to exit the text box (or click on an empty area of the GUI screen). The pointer’s shape will change back to an arrow. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 100 Chapter 6: Working With The Control Centre PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 101: Chapter 7: Navigation

    (and GUI) in banks of four During normal operation, four banks of input channels populate the input bays, and these are displayed across the control surface in ascending order from left to right. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 102 Illuminates (blue) when active. Quick access Quickly selects the local input channel and assigns the button — input local processing area to the mix bay channel strip. fast strip Illuminates (blue) when active. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 103 Shows the number of the currently selected channel and its type. scroll by 1 These left and right scroll buttons scroll through the buttons channels one at a time. Channel selection follows the scrolling. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 104 >> To navigate the selected input channel back to the control surface If you have navigated the currently selected input channel away from the control surface, you can bring it back by pressing ALIGN. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 105 You can select a processing area via the input channel overview in the GUI channel strip by clicking within a non-control area of the desired section. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 106: Navigating The Mix Buses

    (one bank) at a time. scroll by 1 These up and down scroll buttons scroll through the buttons mix buses one at a time. Mix bus selection follows the scrolling. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 107 GUI channel strip (see Figure 17, “Typical sends sections of the mixes in the GUI channel strip,” on page 106). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 108: Navigating The Output Channels

    Quick access Quickly selects the local master channel. Illuminates button — master (blue) when active. channels Quick access Quickly selects the local output channel. Illuminates button — output (blue) when active. fast strip PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 109 This will assign the master channel to the local channel strip. • Touch sensitive control knobs Touch/operate the control knob in the desired output fast strip. This will select the local channel and assign it to the local channel strip. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 110: Navigation Via The Gui

    The back button will take you back through your browser history, while the forward button goes the opposite way. The back/forward buttons are similar to those on standard browsers used on any PC. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 111: Fault Finding A Problem Channel

    In the channel type section, press the button of the desired type. For example, if the channel is an input, press INPUT. In the channel select (lower) section, type in the channel’s number. For example, press 4 and then 7 for channel 47. Press ENTER. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 112 Chapter 7: Navigation PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 113: Chapter 8: Patching

    Chapter 8: Patching This chapter describes the patching feature of the PRO Series. Introduction Patching is a GUI-only feature that lets you carry out all system routing requirements. The GUI main menu has a Patching option that takes you to the Patching screen, which contains all of the available patching connectors in the system.
  • Page 114 SEQ. button (see “List tooltip” on page 88). CHECKPOINT Sets a patching store point, or snapshot, that button contains the patching status at that instant. Each time CHECKPOINT is clicked the previous checkpoint is overwritten. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 115 Patching. • Press the patching/metering button in the primary navigation zone. • At the GUI, click a src (source) or dest (destination) button. The Patching screen will open at the appropriate tab/configuration window. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 116: What The Patching Screen Symbols Mean

    Non-functional patch connector, that is, one that cannot be patched. Compressor sidechain input patch connector. Gate input patch connector. DN9696 recorder patch connector. Set-up button, which opens the device configuration window (see “Configuring the devices” on page 89 for details). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 117: About The Tabs In The From And To Sections

    Each tab in the From and To sections of the Patching screen contains graphical representations of the PRO Series source and destination patch connectors, respectively. For details of where you can access the tab sheets in the From and To sections from, see “Navigating to the Patching screen”...
  • Page 118 (Direct Out) you patch any of the input channels internally (for example, to an effect) or provides a way out of the PRO Series Control Centre via a line I/O unit. PRO3 only PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 119 PRO9 only Ins Sends From The Ins. Sends (Insert Sends) tab (Insert Sends) allows any of the input and output channels to be routed, primarily to an effects device (internal or external). PRO3 only PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 120 The Effects tab allows patching from any of the internal effects. Each effect can support up to eight inputs and outputs, depending on which effects device is loaded. Stereo effects use the first two inputs/outputs. PRO3 only PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 121 PRO Series Control Centre. Refer to “To access the Patching screen” on page 73 and “System components” on page 14. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 122 The Inputs tab allows sources to be routed to the input channels, tape returns and aux returns. This tab controls all of the input channels and the eight Aux Returns (returns). PRO3 only PRO6 only PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 123 A signal connected to a direct input can access the dynamics and EQ processing available on that output. This allows the aux bus masters to be used as additional input channels. PRO3 only PRO6 and PRO9 PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 124 Tab name Section Description Example Insert Ret. The Ins. Ret. (Insert Return) tab (Insert Return) allows insert returns to be patched to any of the inputs and outputs. PRO3 only PRO6 only PRO9 only PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 125 Tab name Section Description Example Sidechains The Sidechains tab allows patching to the compressor and gate of the input and output sidechains (see “Side chain” on page 296). PRO3 only PRO6 only PRO9 only PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 126 These can also be found on the Monitors screen (see Figure 20 “Monitor A and B strips” on page 144) as shown in Table 5 “Monitor inputs and outputs on the Monitors screen” on page 85. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 127: Navigating To The Patching Screen

    This is an audio only device that is used AES50 to represent the inputs and outputs of any third party AES50 device. DL251 Audio DL251A This device represents module card slots System I/O A, B and C of the DL251 unit. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 128 (part number DOC02-DL451). Line Io This device type is used to specify which Cable Red port is to be used as a dual redundant port to a DL451 Modular I/O. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 129 Item Description Unit type. Unit ID number. Unit name and PRO Series Live Audio System-assigned unit number. ‘Spanner’ button, opens the device configuration window (see “Configuring the devices” on page 89). Patch connector. Patch connector area. (The line I/O device shows the three module card slots, A, B and C.)

  • Page 130: Patching Tooltips

    The list is in order of selection, with the first in the queue being at the bottom. You can only use the list tooltip for sequence operations. Typical list tooltip PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 131: About The Patching Procedure

    DSP. In this case the settings are also saved in the show file and can be automated, even though the signals are not routed through the control centre DSP. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 132: About The Configuration Window

    • Closing the device’s configuration window. Note: As the set-up procedure is similar for each device (although some of the options may vary), only the one for DL351 Modular I/O is detailed in this section. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 133 Repeat step 4 for the other channels in the card. Repeat step 3 to step 5 for the other cards. If necessary, configure other I/O devices by repeating step 2 to step 6. Click CLOSE. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 134: Configuring The Snake Type

    List of Stage and FOH ports, showing current device assignments. device type drop-down list, contains a list of the available devices to choose from (see “About the devices on the stage and FOH I/O tabs” on page 85). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 135: Device Set-Up Procedure

    Select the port/device from the list in the left of the AES50 Device Configuration window. Then, select “None-Unknown” in the device type: drop-down list. For further details, see “To add a device or change its set up” on page 93. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 136: How To Patch

    To sections are on tabs so, before you can select a patch connector, its tab must be open. >> To open a tab in the From or To sections Click the tab title. For example, click Ins. Sends to open the insert sends tab. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 137 AUTO buttons, respectively). >> To deselect all selected patch connectors Click NONE. >> To remove a single patch In the To section, click the patch connector from which you want to remove the patch. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 138: Single Patching (Single)

    If the new patch is carrying a signal, this audio may be heard, depending on the settings of the control centre. Note: You can also carry out single patching operations using the CLEAR SEL. and AUTO functions. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 139: Sequence Patching (Seq.)

    In the To section, choose the destination patch connector that will form the start of the automatic patching range. For example, input channel 3 (Mic3). Click the destination patch connector. The sources will be patch in numerical sequence and in ascending order from here onwards. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 140: Clearing All Current Patching

    Heed the warning and do one of the following: • If you want to clear all current patching, click OK. • To cancel the clear operation and close the WARNING, click CANCEL. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 141: Chapter 9: Basic Operation

    ‘swapped’ to their respective strips and not necessarily what their names suggest. The stage box control knob (channel strip) always controls the alternative ‘swap’ to the ones shown in the input fast strips on the GUI screen. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 142: Setting The High And Low Pass Filters

    Adjust the high pass/low pass control knob to set the filter frequency (Hz). The ranges are 10Hz to 400Hz for the high pass filter and 2kHz to 40kHz for the low pass filter. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 143: Input Equalisation (E Zone)

    SHAPE button. Note: The minimum harmonic disruption filters are bright and deep, which are available for treble and bass, respectively. These filters use psychoacoustic phenomena to generate steep slopes that sound natural. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 144: Input Dynamics Processing (D Zone)

    The hold control knob has no affect as it is only used for the gate. Press KNEE to audition the different algorithms (hard knee, medium knee and soft Hard Soft Medium knee as shown right). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 145: Output Processing

    GEQ, which is accessed via the GEQ button in their EQ processing areas. The outputs (except returns) have the same four compressor modes as the input channels, but with the addition of a shimmer mode. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 146: Using Vca/Pop Groups

    To quickly see which channels are in a particular VCA group, press its SOLO button on and off. Monitor this action on the Meters display (master bay GUI). Only the SOLO buttons of channels that are group members will be affected. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 147: Configuring Vca/Pop Groups

    >> To set up the colour of a VCA/POP group and all of its members Click the fill icon of the group. The colour of all group members will now match that of the group. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 148: Setting Up A Mix

    Select the mix bus (see “To select a mix bus” on page 65). Press the quick access button (adjacent to the filters section) to assign the mix overview to the channel strip. For example, the aux send overview for AuxS1. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 149 You have the option to adjust them using the pan/fader controls in the input fast zone (12-channel input bay); this is known as “flip” mode. (You can also adjust them in the GUI channel strip — overview or processing area — using drag.) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 150: Mix Bus Routing

    Note: When using fader flip to control the aux bus levels, always use the GUI to check the level. This is because the fader level markings have a maximum of +10dB, whereas the aux bus levels only go up to +6dB. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 151: Setting Up The Effects Rack

    Klark Teknik Square ONE Dynamics, which is an 8-channel analogue dynamics processor. Used for the precise manipulation of compression parameters, it also includes gating for creative and corrective applications, and channel linking for stereo/multi-channel operation. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 152 This will be the position of the new effect. In the effect window, click CHANGE DEVICE TYPE. In the Change Device Type window, click your chosen device type. For example, “DN780”. Click OK. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 153: Simple Routing To Master Stereo Outputs

    >> To obtain audio Do one of the following: • Press the ST (stereo) button of an input fast strip. • Press the ST (stereo) button of a channel strip. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 154: Scene And Show Management (Automation)

    SAVE button to red (as shown right). >> To create a new show Click NEW. In the Enter new show name: window, type your chosen name for the new show. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 155 Click OK to start loading the file and close the window. The show file name will appear in the show file name field (next to the SAVE AS button) when it has finished loading. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 156: Managing The Scenes

    • Press next (LCD button) to change scene selection to the one currently highlighted in green in the cue list, which is the scene immediately following the ‘now’ scene. However, if you have used the jogwheel the effect will be different. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 157 Click OK. This will store the scene, saving any changes you have made, and close the window. (Clicking CANCEL will close the window, ignoring any changes.) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 158: Additional Control - Managing Events

    Select the scene in which you want to paste the copied event. Or, if the scene already contains an event(s), select the event after which you want to paste the copied event. Right-click to open the menu, and then choose Paste. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 159: Show Editor

    Appendix P "Parameters Copied Through Scenes" on page 581. Note: The number of inputs and matrices shown in the Show Editor screen are dependent on the PRO Series type. >> To open the Show Editor screen Do one of the following: •...

  • Page 160: Configuring The Inputs And Outputs

    • To copy the parameters to another channel, select the desired channel and then click paste. • To copy the processing area to all other channels, right-click paste to open its menu and then choose Paste To All. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 161: Copy And Paste Rules And Restrictions

    Otherwise, just the settings of the displayed processing area will be saved. In the Save Preset window (shown right), type in your chosen preset name (Preset Name), your name (Preset Author) and any note (Notes) as necessary. Click OK. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 162: Surround Panning

    General to open the Preferences screen. In the Surround Mode section, select the desired surround mode. 1. Reference - ITU-R BS.775.1, 1994. Multichannel stereophonic sound system with and without accompanying picture. International Telecommunications Union. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 163 Surround panning Matrix channels Subwoofer Centre Front left Front right 30° 30° 110° ±10° 110° ±10° Loudspeaker Listening distance Rear left (left surround) Rear right (right surround) Figure 18: 5.1 surround panning arrangement PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 164: Two-Man Operation

    B, which is used for navigation only. >> To set up the control centre for two-man operation In the input select section of the master bay, press B (see Figure 19 above). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 165: Saving Your Show Files To A Usb Memory Stick

    The procedure is similar to the export procedure, as detailed in “To save (export) a show file to a USB memory stick” on page 123, but select the file to be imported to the control centre from the Removable Storage panel and then click IMPORT. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 166: External Aes50 Synchronisation

    GUI screens. For security, this button has been designed to blend in with the background to disguise it. When unlocked, the control centre will revert to the state it was in the last time it was locked. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 167: Advanced Operation And Features

    Advanced Volume 3: Operation And Features PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 169: Chapter 10: Stereo Linking

    Chapter 10: Stereo Linking By default, all of the channels of the PRO Series Control Centre are mono (unpaired). However, adjacent channels can be linked together to form a stereo pair, which is known as “stereo linking” (or “channel pairing”).

  • Page 170: Changing The Linking Options

    Linking Options by clicking the st. linking options button in the GUI channel strip. Select the controls that you want linked across the channel pair. A typical Stereo Linking Options window is shown right. The active options will be channel dependent. Click CLOSE. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 171: Linking The Master Channels

    The centre channel can only be linked to a left/right master pair. If necessary, link the left/right master channels (as detailed above). Then, click LNK in the configuration processing area of the mono master channel. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 172 Chapter 10: Stereo Linking PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 173: Chapter 11: Panning

    Chapter 11: Panning The PRO Series Control Centre has two main types of panning mode, default and surround. The default mode comprises stereo and LCR panning formats, and only uses the channels for the front loudspeakers, while the surround mode includes channels for the rear surround loudspeakers.

  • Page 174: Sis Image Control Knob Fully Clockwise (Lcr)

    SIS image control knob centred (equal power) With both the SIS image and pan control Centre knobs centred, the signal is routed to all Left three speakers with equal power. Right PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 175: Surround Panning

    5.1 mix. Surround panning connectors on rear panel of PRO Series Control Centre Left/right panning control utilises the normal stereo pan pots. Front/back panning is made possible by taking over the mono level/SIS image control knob on the control surface (masters section of each channel strip).

  • Page 176: About The Controls In Surround Mode

    About the controls in surround mode When the PRO Series is configured to operate in one of the surround panning modes, the spatial diagram that appears in the GUI channel strip gives you a visual representation of the sound image in relation to the speakers (as viewed from above).
  • Page 177 (below). In other surround modes, it is front/back pan (below). Image (fb pan) See above See above Divergence (front to back) Divergence (front) Divergence (back) Centre level LFE level PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 178: Speaker Placement

    “Panning formats” on page 131). Please note that these are only an approximation and should only be used as a guide. Note: LCRS has a mono surround channel, which is often fed to two rear ‘satellite’ speakers. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 179: Chapter 12: Soloing

    The PRO Series Control Centre has two independent solo systems, solo A and solo B. Both have monitor and headphone outputs, and both can be used to PFL or AFL signals from the same sources throughout the control centre.
  • Page 180 However, the audio of the soloed • Off (SIP inactive) channels is still placed on the monitor outputs. For more information on SIP, see “Solo in place (SIP)” on page 139. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 181: Solo Hierarchy

    SIP (that is, local button press, auto-mute or scene recall) remain muted, regardless of the SIP status. On removal of the overriding mute, the mute is restored according to the current SIP status, see Chapter 13 "Muting" on page 141. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 182 Chapter 12: Soloing PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 183: Chapter 13: Muting

    MUTE button press method; SIP mutes only apply to input channels (the “If not SIP muted” exit condition from State 1 is always true for other channel types). An “Auto mute on” and “Auto mute off” are achievable in several different ways. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 184 Chapter 13: Muting PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 185: Chapter 14: Monitors And Communications

    Chapter 14: Monitors And Communications This chapter describes the monitoring and communications functions of the PRO Series. Monitors (A and B) To match the two-bus solo system there are two monitor outputs, A and B, which control their respective output levels. These are controlled from the monitor section on the master bay (see Figure 20 “Monitor A and B strips”...
  • Page 186 -∞ to +10. C/O switch fader switch that switches control of output on headphones to fader to allow fader control of headphones. DIM button Dims monitor signal output level by 20dB on monitor speakers. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 187: Delay (Gui Only)

    Each of these modes changes the interleaving logic between differing areas of the monitor output. A mode select button scrolls through the possible options. Additionally, there is a solo in place switch for activating the SIP function. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 188: Solo In Place Switch

    You can protect a channel from this function by switching on its mute safe (see “Safes” on page 285). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 189: C/O Switch

    Left and right monitor signal routing is swapped over, that is, left monitor signal is routed to the right monitor speaker output, and the right one is routed to the left monitor speaker output. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 190: Source (A And B) Sections

    When input solo is cancelled, output solo or VCA solos will return. • CLEAR switch, illuminates when a solo switch is active in its monitor section and, when pressed, clears any solo switches in that section. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 191: Solo Mode Section (Gui Only)

    This control knob adjusts the after-fader level in the range infinity (∞) to +10dB. • talk back control knob — adjusts the talk back level, in the range infinity (∞) to +10dB. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 192: Signal Generator

    1kHz tone. PINK switch Overrides the sinusoidal oscillator and converts output signal to pink noise. OSC switch This OSC external switch connects signal generator output to talk external output XLR. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 193 (see “Talk osc/routing” on page 152). level control knob Gives continuous adjustment of signal generator peak output signals from off (4) to +10dB. The OSC switches (internal and external) are the talk routing switches. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 194: Talk Osc/Routing

    These are user-assignable talk group switches. CONFIG switches Each of these GUI only configuration switches opens the Talk Groups screen and selects its associated group, ready for programming (see “About the control group screens” on page 182). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 195: Internal Talk Groups

    Talk osc/routing Internal talk groups You can assign talkback or send test signals to any audio bus on the PRO Series. Preset and user-configurable ‘talk’ groups allow you to, for example, talk to groups of performers in a monitor mix or make group announcements. Also, by using the internal tone oscillator, you can perform signal path testing and equipment alignment.

  • Page 196: Talk Mic

    This is located in the talk mic section, and contains the controls for both the internal talk mic and external talkback functions, which control a talkback microphone connected to the PRO Series Control Centre. Both functions utilise the compressor (limiter), which is in the microphone signal path immediately before the talk level control.

  • Page 197: External Talkback

    The external talkback input is a mic/line input at the stage end of the system that, when enabled in the monitor section (see “Monitor output (a and b) sections” on page 147), can mix onto the local monitor outputs. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 198 Chapter 14: Monitors And Communications PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 199: Graphic Equaliser (Geq)

    Chapter 15: Graphic Equaliser (GEQ) This chapter describes the internal GEQs of the PRO Series. Initially, it explains how to use the PRO Series Control Centre to configure and operate the GEQs and then details all of their available control functions.

  • Page 200: About The Graphic Eqs Screen

    The number of units (shown in the Graphic EQs screen below) depends on the number of GEQs configured and the type of PRO Series Control Centre (see “To configure the PRO Series Control Centre with the number of GEQs and effects” on page 161).

  • Page 201: About The Geq Window

    160. Drop-down list For selecting the source of the GEQ. >> To open a GEQ unit window In the Graphic EQs screen, click on a non-control area of the unit you want. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 202: Geq Front Panel Features

    Adjusts the cut off frequency, which is continuously control knob variable from 20Hz to 500Hz. High pass filter Adjusts the cut off frequency, which is continuously control knob variable from 2kHz to 20kHz. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 203: Configuring The Number Of Geqs (And Effects)

    GEQ (and effects) configuration is a GUI-only operation. We recommend that you configure the number of GEQs and effects before you start using the PRO Series. >> To configure the PRO Series Control Centre with the number of GEQs and...

  • Page 204: Copying Settings Between Geqs

    Note the four small racks to the left of the main rack on the Graphic EQs screen, which cater for the 28 GEQs; the selected rack unit is highlighted in yellow. The following table shows the available Effects and GEQs options for the PRO Series. Table 12: PRO Series effects and GEQs...

  • Page 205: Chapter 16: Internal Effects

    Chapter 16: Internal Effects This chapter describes the internal effects of the PRO Series. Initially, it explains how to use the PRO Series Control Centre to operate the effects and then details all of their available control functions and their use.

  • Page 206: Rack Unit Number Allocation

    Chapter 16: Internal Effects Rack unit number allocation Each unit position in the rack is allocated a rack number that is recognised by the PRO Series Live Audio System (shown right). About the effect window Similarly to the GEQ window on the GUI, the effect window shows a screen-width version of the selected effect, which gives you full control of the effect via the GUI controls (trackball and left and right buttons) in the primary navigation zone.

  • Page 207: Working With The Effects

    Effects are patched via the Patching screen. For details, see Chapter 8 "Patching" on page 71. Effect configuration The following versions are available for each effect type. The PRO Series selects the appropriate one automatically, depending on the configuration of the channel into which the effect is inserted: •...

  • Page 208: Effect Programs

    Controls the number of repeats. Range is from -100% to +100%. Blend control Adjusts the feedback blend from norm to cross. knob Depth control Adjusts depth of delay modulation. Range is from knob 0 to 100. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 209 Adjusts the tempo in tempo mode. Range is from 60 knob to 240 beats per minute (bpm). Tap button For manually tapping the tempo once the unit is in BPM Synch (TAP TEMPO) mode. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 210: Virtual Dn780 Reverb Effect

    List of algorithms These algorithms emulate the ones on the original and algorithm DN780. Use the select button to scroll through the select button list to select the one you want. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 211 The parameter controls give accurate adjustment of all reverberation parameters and allow the engineer to create unique acoustic environments of virtually any type. For more information on the Klark Teknik DN780, see Appendix D “Klark Teknik DN780 Reverb”. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 212: Flanger Effect

    1kHz to 20kHz, with 10kHz at top dead centre. LF control knob Damping section control for adjusting the low frequency (kHz) tuning of flanger feedback. Range is 20Hz to 1kHz, with 140Hz at top dead centre. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 213: Phaser Effect

    (in dB). Range is from -12dB to +12dB with 0dB at top dead centre. gain control knob Adjusts the signal level (dB). Range is from -20dB to +20dB, with 0dB at top dead centre. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 214 Two rows of 15 green LEDs — one row each for L (left) and R (right) — comprise the output meters. Number of all pass Displays the number of all pass stages, selected by stages the STAGES button. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 215: Pitch Shifter Effect

    Adjusts the LF attenuation of delay repeats. Range is knob from 20 to 400. LO EQ control Boosts/attenuates low frequencies. Range is from knob -12 to +12, with 0 at top dead centre. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 216: Feedback

    SQ1 Dynamics effect For information on the Klark Teknik Square One Dynamics, refer to its Operator Manual (part number DOC02-SQ1DYNAMIC). Front panel of the SQ1 dynamics effect PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 217: 3-Band Compressor Effect

    Sets the crossover point between the Lo and Mid control knob compressors. Range is from 40Hz to 1kHz. Hi Mid Freq Sets the crossover point between the Mid and Hi control knob compressors. Range is from 640Hz to 16kHz. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 218 Chapter 16: Internal Effects PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 219: Chapter 17: Control Groups

    Chapter 17: Control Groups PRO Series control groups comprise VCA/POP groups, auto-mute groups and talk groups. This chapter explains the function of each group and shows you the areas on the control surface and GUI that are used for their operation and management.

  • Page 220: Vca Fast Strips

    Illuminates to show that the VCA control group fader has been removed from scene recall. vca control group Adds its level control on top of the local channel fader fader controls of the group members. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 221: Pop Groups

    Recalling another VCA/POP group deselects the one currently selected. For information on group selection and navigation, see Chapter 6 "Working With The Control Centre" on page 51 and Chapter 7 "Navigation" on page 59. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 222: Auto-Mute (Mute) Groups

    SELECT switch Programs the auto-mute channel assignment. Shows current assignments to auto-mute group and allows them to be changed. Name field Default and user-configured auto-mute group name. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 223: Talk Groups

    (see “Talk osc/routing” on page 152). Talk groups on the control surface and GUI Item Control Function Name field Default and user-configured talk group name. Button User-assignable talk group button. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 224: About The Control Group Screens

    The right panel contains the current group members (the example below shows a VCA group). Group members are moved between the two main panels using the ADD and REMOVE buttons. Typical management section of control group screen PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 225: Programming The Groups

    If you want to remove any members from the group, click the channels that you want to remove from the group (group member panel). Then, click REMOVE. The channels are moved back to their respective lists. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 226: Configuring The Groups

    Typical Group Sheet screen >> To open the Group Sheet screen At the GUI, choose home Control Groups Group Sheet. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 227: Chapter 18: Copy And Paste

    Chapter 18: Copy And Paste The PRO Series has a number of copy and paste features to make it easy to copy useful settings to other areas. You can copy and paste the following: • Processing areas across channels — see “Using copy and paste” on page 118.
  • Page 228 Chapter 18: Copy And Paste PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 229: Assignable Controls (I Zone)

    This chapter describes the assignable controls (I zone) of the master bay and shows you how to use them to operate the internal effects and GEQs of the PRO Series, and also any of its control knob functions on the control surface.

  • Page 230: About The Assignable Controls Window

    Make sure that the master bay GUI screen is not displaying an internal device (effect or GEQ). If necessary, select another screen via the GUI menu or by pressing a screen access button in the primary navigation zone. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 231 Tap the assign/unassign button of the I zone control (just as you would the Tap button of the effect) to achieve the desired tap time. The PRO Series measures the interval between taps. It uses the most recent taps to calculate the average tap time, which is constantly updated according to each subsequent tap.

  • Page 232: Using The I Zone To Control An Internal Effect/Geq

    Chapter 19: Assignable Controls (I Zone) Using the I zone to control an internal effect/GEQ As the internal effects and GEQs of the PRO Series are primarily GUI-only features, control surface support is provided by the I zone, which lets you operate their parameters using physical controls.

  • Page 233: Rack And Unit Control Navigation

    Up arrow Scrolls up the effects rack, Scrolls up the GEQ rack, changing unit selection changing unit selection accordingly. Stops at the top accordingly. Stops at the top rack position. rack position. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 234 The window of the rack unit will open, containing the assignable controls panel at the bottom. A page/group of parameters will be automatically assigned to the assignable controls panel and the I zone. You can now control the rack unit using the I zone. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 235: Controlling An Internal Effect Via The I Zone

    Make sure that the effect’s control knob you want to operate is assigned to the I zone. If necessary, navigate the effects page containing the desired button to the I zone. Adjust the desired control knob. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 236: Controlling A Geq Via The I Zone

    For identification, the groups are numbered, as shown in the following diagram. Overview display Fader group ID numbers (encircled) I zone Figure 23: Fader group control knob assignments in the overview display PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 237 (control surface and GUI) will look like just after a GEQ has been selected. Zoom displays Overview display I zone Figure 24: I zone LCD button assignments in the overview display PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 238 >> To operate a button or control knob of a GEQ For details, see “To operate a button of an effect” on page 193 and “To operate a control knob of an effect” on page 193. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 239: Chapter 20: Scenes And Shows

    The automation system of the PRO Series can store and recall up to 1000 scenes, each one being a snapshot of the control centre’s settings at the instant the scene was created.

  • Page 240: Automation Controls

    ‘last’ and ‘next’ buttons by scrolling the ‘now’ scene through the cue list one scene/point scene at a time. Red last/[LAST] Changes scene selection to the previous scene button (highlighted in red) in the cue list. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 241: Next Lcd Button

    • Scope — see Chapter 21 "Scope (Automation)" on page 213. • Events — see Chapter 22 "Events (Automation)" on page 221. For details on how to open the Automation screen, see “To open the Automation screen” on page 112. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 242: Using The Right-Click Menu

    • Invert Selection: Any scenes that have been ‘checked’ (that is, their check box in the Edit column contains an “X”) become unchecked, and vice versa. • Clear Selection: Unchecks any scenes that have been checked. • Exit: Closes the right-click menu. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 243: Scenes

    198. For details of how to navigate the scenes with the jogwheel, recall a scene and create a new scene from the currently selected one, see “Managing the scenes” on page 114. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 244: Scene Contents

    When recalled, it sets the control centre — regardless of scope settings — to a safe state in which it is not passing any audio. The settings include: • All mutes off. • Gains are set to 0dB. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 245: Date And Time

    Time column Displays the time before an event is triggered. A blue countdown time bar shows the time remaining. Name column Title of scene/point scene or name of event. Notes column Scene notes. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 246 >> To close the point scenes of a scene/point scene Select the scene/point scene and do one of the following: • Click UNEXPAND. • Right-click the scene to open the right-click menu. Then, choose Un-Expand. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 247: Configuring The Scene Cue List View

    Open the Edit Scene Properties window of the desired scene, and then click the Rehearsal Skip box to place a red cross inside it. After you close the window, a skip arrow symbol will appear in the scene’s Skip column. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 248: Adding A New Scene

    Do one of the following: • Select the desired scene and then click DELETE. • Right-click the desired scene and then choose Delete from the right-click menu. In the message window (shown right), click OK. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 249: Changing The Order Of The Scenes

    >> To override the safe parameters (selected in store scope) for a single scene Open the Store Scene window (see “To create a new scene using the current settings” on page 115) and select the Overwrite Safe parameters? option. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 250: Using Patching In Automation

    Automation screen at maximum zoom. >> To reduce the scene view (zoom out) In the Automation screen, click the down (bottom) Zoom List spin button. The diagram right shows a typical Automation screen at minimum zoom. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 251: Show Files

    (see “To save a show or create a new one from the current settings” on page 113). STORE SCENE See “To create a new scene using the current button settings” on page 115. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 252: Managing Show Files On The Files Screen

    Managing show files on the Files screen Show files can be transferred between the PRO Series and an external USB device, such as a USB memory stick. This lets you backup and archive your show files, so none will be lost, and also transfer them to other PRO Series systems.

  • Page 253: Safes

    Safes are intended for emergency use only and are not to be confused with scope (see Chapter 21 "Scope (Automation)" on page 213). Safes are incorporated into the PRO Series to prevent certain controls from being recalled with a scene. Safe activation and status are provided on both the control surface and the GUI.
  • Page 254 Chapter 20: Scenes And Shows (Automation) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 255: Scope (Automation)

    Chapter 21: Scope (Automation) This chapter shows you how to use the scope feature of the PRO Series automation to include/exclude specific parameters on scene store/recall. Although scope has two functions, recall and store, the emphasis in this chapter is on recall scope, which will be the most commonly used of them both.
  • Page 256 Shows what each parameter section symbol represents. Rack units Area for the assignable effects and GEQs. Output channels Area for the auxes, matrices and masters. Input channels and Area for the inputs, returns and VCAs. groups PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 257: Selecting Scope Parameter Sections

    The “Assignable Effects” panel lets you choose which effects are ‘out of scene’ on scene recall. For details of the parameters affected by scope, see Appendix K "Parameters Affected By Scope" on page 421. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 258 All parameter of input channel 5; all the parameter sections in channel 5 are selected (as shown right). If the channel is stereo linked, all of the parameter sections in its paired channel will also be selected. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 259 Click ALL. Every parameter section on the Recall Scope screen is selected (as shown right). >> To deselect a parameter section(s) Follow the procedures for selecting parameters, but only click ones that are already selected. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 260: Selecting Bus Parameters

    All of the buses are selected >> To select/deselect buses In the ‘bus select’ window, do one of the following: • To select/deselect a single bus, click on its icon. • To select/deselect all buses, click All. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 261: Saving Scope Parameters In A Scene

    Please use store scope with great care and observe the Caution above. All of the methods of the recall scope operation, as detailed in this chapter, apply equally to store scope. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 262 Chapter 21: Scope (Automation) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 263: Events (Automation)

    MIDI messages are encountered. GPIO The general purpose input and output (GPIO) on the PRO Series is used to control or respond to various devices. You can use GPIO inputs to control PRO Series parameters from an external device, for example, you can use an external switch to switch the PRO Series Control Centre’s talkback on/off or you can use an external switch or joystick to...

  • Page 264: Connecting Up The Midi/Gpio Equipment

    Chapter 22: Events (Automation) Connecting up the MIDI/GPIO equipment The PRO Series has a set of MIDI sockets on the rear panel for connecting MIDI equipment (see “MIDI section” on page 268). There is also an equivalent set on the rear panel of the I/O boxes.

  • Page 265: Programming Events

    In the Event Name section, type in the event name. If you want to skip this event during a rehearsal, select the Disable Event option. To select whether the event occurs on the PRO Series or an external device, click Incoming or Outgoing, respectively. (This is not applicable to internal events.) Select the desired parameters in the When..., Then do this...
  • Page 266 IO ID 17, Low, FOH MIDI Static Closure 8 PORT High Last Next Jump List of scene titles Notes Event Parameters section changes to Notes Event window, where you can enter event notes PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 267 Parameters are All Notes Off and Reset All. You can also choose between Enable MIDI Byte 1 and Enable MIDI Byte 2. FOH MIDI PORT The trigger is via the MIDI port of the FOH PRO Series Control Centre. GPIO TX Selects a GPIO event.
  • Page 268 Triggers the event when a scene is opened, closed or the And Recall ‘now’ scene is reloaded (but not jogged to). Static High External device is closed/switched off. Static Low External device is opened/switched on. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 269: Crossfades (Automation)

    Description Crossfade Group Opens the Crossfade Groups screen (see Edit button “Crossfade groups” on page 231). Crossfade set up See “Crossfade set up section in the Edit Event section window” on page 229. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 270: About The Crossfade Parameters

    About the crossfade parameters The following diagram shows the PRO Series configured for 5.1 surround mode, which utilises each available parameter option. The presence of the divergence, centre level and LFE level sections are dependent on the currently selected surround mode.

  • Page 271: Crossfade Set Up Section In The Edit Event Window

    (milliseconds) of the control for a ‘fader up’ crossfade event. Faders down For setting the crossfade down parameters. section Faders up section For setting the crossfade up parameters. Graph Up/down crossfade graph. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 272: How A Crossfade Operates

    During the crossfade, the control level will alter at the configured rate, shown on both the control surface and GUI. Progress is shown in real time on the Automation screen. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 273: Crossfade Groups

    Crossfade group management section, where you can create new crossfade groups or delete existing ones, add/remove members to/from the currently selected group, and select the desired group from the Control Group List. Crossfade group member panel. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 274 Group Member List that you want to remove and then click REMOVE. The selected items will be moved back to their respective panels in the left of the Crossfade Group screen. If you want, you can edit the “example group” crossfade control group. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 275: Global Events

    • Click ADD CROSSFADE. • From the right-click menu, choose Add Crossfade Event. The crossfade will appear in the GLOBAL CROSSFADE AND EVENTS scene. GLOBAL scene (highlighted in yellow) in the Automation screen PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 276: Manually Controlling A Crossfade

    Rotate the jogwheel to slow down/speed up the rate of crossfade. The speed of rotation will determine the rate of crossfade. Rotating the jogwheel quickly in a clockwise direction will speed up the crossfade and rotating it an anti-clockwise direction slows it down. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 277: User Libraries (Presets)

    Save As button Lets you create a new preset library from the current one. Show name text field Displays the name of the currently loaded show file. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 278: Managing User Libraries

    “Libraryname” text field and then click the Overwrite existing? box to tick it. Click OK. A new Preset Manager screen will open. Don’t forget that you can use the right-click Cut, Copy and Paste options when editing the text fields. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 279: Deleting Presets From A User Library

    >> To delete a preset from a user library In the Preset Manager screen, click the preset you want to delete. Click Delete. In the “Are you sure you want to delete this preset?” message window, click OK. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 280 Chapter 24: User Libraries (Presets) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 281: Chapter 25: File Management

    Contains elements pertaining to the connected panel removable storage device (USB memory stick); it will be blank if no removable storage device is connected. Preset File text field Name of preset currently loaded, if any. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 282 Gives information on a single file, such as name, size, date of creation and type. Lists of loaded files Shows all the files on the PRO Series Control Centre and the removable storage device. IMPORT button Copies selected file(s) from the Removable...

  • Page 283: About The Master Controller File Synchronisation Window

    COPY ALL TO MC2 Copies all files listed in the master controller 1 button panel to master controller 2. COPY TO MC2 button Copies selected file in the master controller 1 panel to master controller 2. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 284 Chapter 25: File Management PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 285: Chapter 26: Using Other Devices With The Pro Series

    AMPLIFIER/SPEAKER BEFORE CHANGING THE SYNCHRONISATION SOURCE OR MASTER/SLAVE STATUS. You can use a PRO Series Live Audio System together with one or more digital consoles, which can be other Midas digital consoles or indeed any digital console. For example, you can use two PRO Series Control Centres together in a dual FOH and MON system.

  • Page 286: Sharing Dl431 Mic Splitter A And B Inputs

    Using an external USB keyboard You can use a USB keyboard with either GUI screen. Use one of the USB keyboard sockets at the front of the PRO Series Control Centre (see “Front panel connections” on page 265) as necessary.

  • Page 287: Using An External Monitor

    Using an external monitor You can use an external monitor for viewing what is displayed on either GUI screen. Use one of the VGA output sockets on the rear of the PRO Series Control Centre (see “External monitor section” on page 272).
  • Page 288 Chapter 26: Using Other Devices With The PRO Series PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 289: Chapter 27: Changing The User Settings

    Chapter 27: Changing The User Settings This chapter shows you how to change the user settings of the PRO Series to suit your own preferences and the current working environment. The user settings are changed via the GUI menu, mainly from the Preferences screen (shown right) and the ‘Sheet’...

  • Page 290: Configuring A Virtual Soundcheck

    Open the Preferences screen and click Restore Default Globals. Acknowledge the warning window (see Cautions above). Checking the PRO Series build information This section, which is predominantly a service-only feature, shows the current build and host software versions of the PRO Series Live Audio Systems equipment.

  • Page 291: Setting The Configuration Preferences

    • Surround Mode — select the type of surround mode you want. Otherwise, select None for no surround mode. • Fan Speed — select the speed of the internal cooling fan of the PRO Series Control Centre as High (fast) or Low (slow). If you are operating the PRO Series in a warm or hot environment, we recommend that you select the High option.

  • Page 292: Changing The User Interface Preferences

    (see “Controlling the mix buses in flip mode” on page 48). • Sync Area B — when the PRO Series Control Centre is set up for two-man operation (see “Two-man operation” on page 122) and you are using fader flip, selecting this option will synchronise the mix bus selection across areas A and B, so that both areas operate on the same mix buses.

  • Page 293: Configuring The Channels, Groups And Internal Units

    You can change the default name and colour of the input and output channels, groups, internal rack units and GEQs of the PRO Series Control Centre that appear on the control surface (LCD select buttons) and GUI. This is done via the ‘Sheet’ screen of each item, which is accessible via the GUI menu.

  • Page 294: Setting The Time And Date

    GUI (from full to off). Setting the time and date You can change the PRO Series Control Centre’s time and date. >> To set the time and date of the PRO Series At a GUI screen, choose home Preferences General.

  • Page 295: Delay Compensation (Latency)

    A time delay is induced in a channel’s signal by placing, for example, an insert or GEQ in its path. This delay affects system latency and can also produce undesirable audio effects. To overcome this the PRO Series incorporates a system of user-configurable delay compensation parameters. These are presented to the user in the form of button-selectable options on the GUI and can be switched on or off to suit the current application.

  • Page 296: Geq Compensation

    Chapter 28: Delay Compensation (Latency) To avoid the comb filtering effect, the PRO Series insert compensation works by delaying all channels except the ones that have inserts assigned. In practice, the actual delay used for compensation depends on the type of insert (internal/external) and its location (stage/FOH).
  • Page 297 GEQ with those that do not. If any master or matrix buses have a GEQ inserted, switch this option on to time-align all master and matrix bus outputs. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 298: Monitor Mode (Align With Masters)

    Input channel Master channel Matrix channel Monitor Mode (Align with Masters) = on Input to aux/master/matrix output All other compensation = off latency = 1.84ms Aux send channel Figure 29: Latency for normal routing PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 299: Zones

    Zones Zones The PRO Series system can be divided into conceptual ‘zones’, as follows: • System Input Zone: DL251 Audio System I/O, DL351 Modular I/O, DL431 Mic Splitter or DL451 Modular I/O/AES3 inputs, which are normally routed to input channels. These inputs are primary system inputs and the control centre output latency is measured relative to these inputs.

  • Page 300: Solo Bus Delay Compensation

    • XLR - MTX DI (Input) - SOLO • XLR - AR (Input) - SOLO Delay compensation preset Latency (ms) FOH Mix 8.71 FOH Mix Low Latency 4.66 Monitor Mix 3.11 Monitor Mix Low Latency 2.41 PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 301: Typical Configurations

    • XLR – AS DI – MAST – XLR • XLR – AR (Input) – MAST – XLR • XLR – AR (Input) – MTX – XLR • XLR – IP – MAST – MTX PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 302: Foh Mix Low Latency

    • XLR – IP – AS – MAST (With GEQ) • XLR – IP – AS – MTX (With GEQ) • XLR – AR (Input) – AS – MAST – XLR • XLR – AR (Input) – AS – MTX – XLR PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 303: Monitor Mix

    • XLR – AR (Input) – MAST – MTX – XLR • XLR – AR (Input) – MAST – MTX (With GEQ) – XLR • XLR – AR (Input) – AS – XLR PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 304: Monitor Mix (Low Latency)

    • XLR – AS DI – AS – XLR • XLR – AR (Input) – MAST – XLR • XLR – AR (Input) – MAST – MTX – XLR • XLR – AR (Input) – AS – XLR PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 305 Description Volume 4: PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 307: Chapter 29: Panel Connections

    This chapter explains the front and rear panel connections of the PRO Series Control Centre. Front panel connections The PRO Series Control Centre has two connector panels at the front (left and right) and one to the left of the GUI. USB memory...

  • Page 308: Rear Panel Connections

    Chapter 29: Panel Connections Rear panel connections This section details the three main sections of the rear of the PRO Series Control Centre. Mains power and ventilation section Caution! A minimum of two power supply modules must be supplying power to the PRO Series Control Centre for correct operation.

  • Page 309: External Connections And Communications (Centre Left) Section

    Rear panel connections External connections and communications (centre left) section The far left rear connector panel houses the sections shown in the following diagram. External connections and communications on the rear panel of a PRO Series Control Centre Item Description MIDI section (see “MIDI section”...
  • Page 310 (a and b) for the monitor A and B sections, and an assignable outputs section. Each section has right and left connectors. When the PRO Series is configured for surround panning operation the three output sections function as speaker/subwoofer connectors.
  • Page 311 Front right Front left 30° 30° 110° ±10° 110° ±10° Loudspeaker Listening distance Rear right Rear left (right surround) (left surround) Figure 31: Connections for a quad surround system (with recommended speaker set-up) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 312 30° 110° ±10° 110° ±10° Loudspeaker Listening distance Rear right Rear left (right surround) (left surround) Both have an identical signal Figure 32: Connections for an LCRS surround system (with recommended speaker set-up) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 313 Front left Front right 30° 30° 110° ±10° 110° ±10° Loudspeaker Listening distance Rear right Rear left (right surround) (left surround) Figure 33: Connections for a 5.1 surround system (with recommended speaker set-up) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 314 Each screen has a 15-way D-type connector into which you can plug an external monitor. Mix bay Master bay Monitor GUI screen associations of the external monitor VGA connectors on the rear panel of a PRO Series Control Centre PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 315: Audio, Networking And Synchronisation Section

    Word clock The word clock 75R section comprises input and output BNC cable sockets for synchronisation with external devices that BNC type BNC type can transmit/receive connector connector a 96kHz word clock signal. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 316 An external 10Mb/s port (on EtherCon®) allows connection to external non-Midas equipment, such as hubs and switches. Note: We recommend that you connect this port after the PRO Series Control Centre has powered up, see “Powering the system” on page 42.
  • Page 317 Rear panel connections snake X and snake Y sections This section houses the ‘snake’ ports that connect the PRO Series Control Centre to the stage. (The snakes supplied are dependent on PRO Series type.) PRO3 PRO6 and PRO9 Rear of DL371 DSP unit...

  • Page 318: I/O Section (Far Right)

    24 inputs and 24 outputs, provided the appropriate cards are fitted. Typical modular I/O section on the rear panel of a PRO Series Control Centre For information on the I/O modules, see Appendix E "I/O Modules" on page 379.

  • Page 319: Chapter 30: Inputs

    Insert controls (see C/O button (see page 298) page 288) Equaliser (see page 299) Aux controls (see page 303) Matrix controls (see page 303) Master controls (see page 306) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 320: Input Channel Areas Of The Control Surface

    Channel strip and Channel strip and Input fast zone Input fast zone mixes (master mixes (mix bay) (4-channel bay) (12-channel bay) bay) GUI control areas Areas on the control surface concerned with the input channels PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 321: Input Fast Strips, Channel Strips And Mix Buses

    Page 303 Channel strip page 284 Page Page Page Page Page Page D zone page 290 and Page page 294) Page Page Page E zone page 299) Page Page Page Page Page Page Page PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 322: Inputs On The Gui

    • Gate • EQ • Inserts • Mix buses • Masters (faders, solo, panning etc.) For details of how to navigate the GUI channel strip, see “Navigation via the GUI” on page 68. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 323 (PRO6 and PRO9 only), their Although aux sends display is similar 9-16 are not shown, to above their display is similar to above Figure 34: Processing areas available from the input channel overview display PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 324: Input Metering

    Seven-segment LED meter, monitors the amount of gain reduction when using a gate. Meter range is 5dB to 35dB, in 5dB increments. PRE switch Global meter switch that switches all inputs to monitor the raw A/D input point PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 325: Channel Configuration Controls

    Element Description Input channel area Shows the meters for all of the input channels. Population is PRO Series-type dependent. Clr. Peaks button This button momentarily clears the meter peaks. Channel configuration controls There are a number of input channel controls that are loosely termed ‘channel configuration’...

  • Page 326: Input Channel Id (Gui Only)

    The LINK OPT. button opens a Stereo Linking Options window from where you can choose which parameters you want to link. For more information, see Chapter 10 "Stereo Linking" on page 127. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 327: Safes

    LEDs in the safes section and the ones just above the faders. For more information on what areas are protected by each safe, see Appendix M "Parameters Protected By Safes" on page 469. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 328: Mic Amp Input Gain (Preliminary Input Processing)

    As the legends of these two control knobs on the control surface are permanently fixed, their current ‘swap’ status can only be determined via the GUI. 6/14 DL251 DL351 DL431 DL451 Mic amp input gain on the control surface and GUI PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 329 (stage box only) before any further processing. (The 30Hz subsonic filter switch accesses the high pass filter on DL431 Mic Splitter if the PRO Series is connected to an XL8. In this case, gain steps would be 2.5dB to +45dB.) 30Hz subsonic...

  • Page 330: Using Gain Swap

    This section is deliberately distanced from the main channel panel controls because it is a limited resource and unused on many channels. Selection of signal path position (item 4) and destination (item 5) can only be carried out via the GUI. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 331 LED Illuminates when a direct output is in use. Direct output Displays the destination(s) of the direct output. For drop-down list example, to an O/B vehicle, while simultaneously going into a DN9696. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 332: Dynamics (D Zone)

    GUI channel strip. While the dynamic section is addressing the compressor, all of its controls are enabled except the hold control knob. D zone Vintage Adaptive Creative 11 12 Corrective Compressor types and their input channel controls (control surface and GUI) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 333 Range is from 0.2ms to 20ms (milliseconds). MODE switch Selects compressor mode. There are four compressor types available: corrective, adaptive, creative and vintage. See “PRO Series compressor modes (dynamic)” on page 341 for details. release control Adjusts time for compressor to recover after knob programme material falls back below threshold.

  • Page 334: Compressor Graph

    The gradient is the same as the compression ratio. Threshold The point where the gradient changes and where compression starts to be applied. Graph with no ratio applied, that is, 1:1 gradient. (What you put into the compressor, you get out.) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 335 Hard knee Medium knee Soft knee Graphs showing the three knee types. Note that hard knee has hardly any curve at all, while the knee becomes noticeably more rounded in soft knee mode. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 336: Gate

    While the dynamic section is addressing the gate, all of its controls are enabled except the make up control knob and the MODE and KNEE buttons. D zone Gate controls for the input channels on the control surface and GUI PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 337 -0.005s to 2.000s (seconds). Graph Shows the effects of adjusting the gate’s parameters. Meter The gate meter mimics the gate meter at the top of the input channel’s fast strip (see “Input metering” on page 282). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 338: Side Chain

    Opens the Select Side-Chain Source window from which you can select the side chain source for the selected input channel. Pressing this button with the Select Side-Chain Source window open, closes the window. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 339 If you see the text “Unassigned” here, it means that a source hasn’t been assigned. source button Opens the Patching screen, so that you can select the sidechain source. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 340: Insert

    Opens the Patching screen from where you can select the destination of the insert send. source button Opens the Patching screen from where you can select the source of the insert return. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 341: Eq (E Zone)

    Adjusts the signal bandwidth in the range 0.1 Oct to 3.0 Oct. On the graph in the EQ processing area (GUI channel strip), causes the base of the envelope to widen. (Not available for treble and bass shelving modes.) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 342 Represents the shape of the signal’s envelope. Note how the treble modes point to the left and the bass ones to the right. Text “OFF” is displayed when the EQ is switched off. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 343: Eq Graph

    (left) and maximum gain. Note how the envelope ‘flips’ about the origin, which is at 0dB. Frequency Adjusting the frequency (freq control knob) changes the horizontal position of the envelope. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 344 Any combination of EQ envelopes for the Green = hi mid four bands can be displayed, and each one Blue = treble Yellow = lo mid is represented by a different colour. Red = bass PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 345: Mixes

    For more information, see Table 19 “Function of mix control knobs” shows their combined operation. ON switches Switch bus assignment on/off. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 346 Note: Although the ramps in the diagram appear to be pixelated, this is not the case when these are viewed on the actual GUI. This is because the PRO Series GUI incorporates anti-aliasing to ensure its displays are crisp and clear.
  • Page 347 -3dB. Level adjustment is continuous (+6dB to OFF). With ON and PRE switching (plus LED indication). Subgroup Both levels are disabled. 0dB only for group buses, mix and main buses. With ON switching (plus LED indication). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 348: Master Controls, Solo/Mute And Fader

    In SIS™ mode, it becomes a SIS image control knob that modifies pan control knob operation to place the channel within a three-speaker system (see “Stereo panning” on page 131). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 349 Input channel masters controls on the GUI For more details, refer to “Stereo panning” on page 86 and “Spatial imaging system (SIS™)” on page 313. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 350: Lcd Select Button

    B button This solo button (GUI only) changes the operation of the SOLO switch so that it routes signals to the monitor B section of the control centre. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 351: Fader

    The fader in the input fast strips of the 12-channel input bay can also provide level control and feedback for aux and matrix bus contributions in flip mode. Fader Input channel faders on the control surface and GUI PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 352 Chapter 30: Inputs PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 353: Outputs

    (see page 329) page 329) Master controls, solo select and page 330 page 330 page 330 fader * Order can be swapped (see “Processing order” on page 329). # Includes side chain section. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 354: Output Channel Areas On The Control Surface

    Channel strip Channel strip Output fast Pan and fader ‘flip’ and mixes and mixes zone (master bay) (mix bay) GUI control areas Areas on the control surface concerned with the output channels PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 355: Output Fast Strips, Channel Strips And Mix Buses

    Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page D zone Page page 320) page Page E zone Output fast page 321) strip Page Channel buses strip Page 329 Master strips PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 356: Outputs On The Gui

    Matrix Master Insert only Configuration only Insert and configuration Compressor Buses Yes (matrix Yes (matrix Yes (matrix only) only) only) Solo, mute, safes and fader only Masters and solo, mute, safes and fader PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 357 This section is not only), their available on the display is similar PRO3, as it only has to above matrices 1 to 8 Figure 35: Processing areas available from the aux send overview display PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 358 This section is not only), their available on the display is similar PRO3, as it only has to above matrices 1 to 8 Figure 36: Processing areas available from the aux return overview display PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 359 Outputs on the GUI Compressor matrix overview Insert and Configuration Fader Figure 37: Processing areas available from the matrix overview display PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 360: Output Metering

    Overview and Meters. These screens have meters, which look similar to the ones in the input fast strips on the control surface. For more details, see “Input metering” on page 282 and “GUI” on page 30. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 361: Talk

    Compressor section D zone E zone EQ section Figure 39: Dynamics and EQ areas for the output channels on the control surface and PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 362: Compressor (D Zone)

    This side chain listen LED indicator illuminates to warn you that soloed material is from the side chain, and not the main channel. See Figure 39 on page 319. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 363: Eq (E Zone)

    Range is from 0.2ms to 20ms (milliseconds). MODE switch Selects compressor mode from the five compressor types available (see “PRO Series compressor modes (dynamic)” on page 341). release control This compressor control adjusts the time it takes the...
  • Page 364 These four blue LEDs illuminate to show the current band selection. Used in conjunction with the up and down buttons, they show — from the bottom LED upwards — when band 1, 3, 4 or 6 is selected. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 365 >> To open the GEQ window Select the output. Its ‘overview’ display will appear in the channel strip. In the GUI channel strip, open the EQ processing area (see “To select a processing area” on page 63). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 366 Yellow rectangle shows which four bands are currently displayed. Bands are shown in descending order from top to bottom (Band 6 is top). Band navigation buttons PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 367: Eq Graph

    In addition, the channel strips (control surface and GUI) have the full complement of safes. GUI output fast strip Mute, solo and fader processing area GUI channel strip Mute, safes, level and solo areas for the output channels on the control surface and GUI PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 368 Meter Output signal level meter. Red on/off Illuminates when mute is on. indicator Blue on/off Illuminates when solo B is on. indicator Yellow on/off Illuminates when solo on. indicator PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 369: Output Channel Configuration Controls

    “Unassigned” (as shown right). You can select the destination for this channel by clicking dest, which opens the Patching screen (see Chapter 8 "Patching" on page 71). For routing information, see Table 25 “Navigating to the Patching screen” on page 418. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 370: Stereo Linking (Gui Only)

    (a physical connection at one of the line I/O boxes). This function is optional and assigned on a channel-by-channel basis. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 371: Safes

    The mixes on the outputs are similar in functionality to inputs, except there is no after fader listen. For details, see “Mixes” on page 303. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 372: Masters

    For each output, the masters section (channel strip of the mix and master bays) functions in the same way as for the inputs (see “Master controls, solo/mute and fader” on page 306). The same also applies to fader (see “Fader” on page 309). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 373: Chapter 32: Gui Menu

    Chapter 32: GUI Menu The GUI is a very powerful multi-functional tool that forms the core of the PRO Series Control Centre. It gives you total control and monitoring of the operating environment, enhances control surface operation (you can even operate the PRO Series by GUI-only) and allows the use of internal and external devices.

  • Page 374: Elements Of The Gui Menu

    GUI main menu. Submenus. The background colour of each input and output channel, mix, group etc., will match its user-configured colour. (The ones in the diagram show the default colour, which is green.) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 375: Gui Menu Flowchart

    GUI menu flowchart GUI menu flowchart The GUI menu for each type of PRO Series Control Centre (and available submenus) are shown in the following figures. Icons to the left of the options help to identify the option type and aid navigation.
  • Page 376 Chapter 32: GUI Menu Note: Only the submenu for inputs 1 to 8 is shown right, as the submenus for the other inputs (9 to 56) are similar. Figure 41: PRO6 GUI menu flowchart PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 377 8 is shown right, as the submenus for the other inputs (9 to 80) are similar. Shows the PRO9 Control Centre configured for 5.1 surround panning Figure 42: PRO9 GUI menu flowchart PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 378: Gui Menu Options

    (see “Configuring the channels, groups and internal units” on page 251). • 1-8 through to nn-nn (depending on PRO Series Control Centre) — click one to open its associated bank of inputs, or its submenu. Each submenu contains the eight inputs belonging to its bank;...
  • Page 379 • Upgrade — opens a list of TAR files from which to choose when updating the PRO Series Live Audio System’s software (see “Updating your system” on page 410). • Shutdown System — opens the shutdown message window, which initiates an expedient shutdown of the PRO Series Control Centre (see “To switch off the control centre”...
  • Page 380 Chapter 32: GUI Menu PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 381: Appendices

    Appendices Volume 5: PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 383: Appendix A Application Notes

    PRO Series Control Centre. Description The PRO Series compressors have five primary operating modes (only four on the inputs). These change the signature (or shape) of the attack and release envelope curves, interactions and timings. Before dealing with this in detail, some of the generic...
  • Page 384 The high-speed nature of the soft clipping introduces no time related artefacts. This is because it only acts during the transient peaks, when it produces predominantly third harmonic distortion, which is very musical in nature. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Operator Manual...

  • Page 385: Compressor Envelope Modes

    PRO Series compressor modes (dynamic) Compressor envelope modes The five envelope modes, or signatures, are the key to the sonic character of the PRO Series compressors, and they allow adjustment far beyond the normal capabilities of simple attack and release settings. They largely fall into two application types: Compressors that are good at capturing and controlling dynamic transients: corrective mode and vintage mode.
  • Page 386 If used at higher ratios with slow attack and fast release times, the compressor can produce a very soft, bouncy sound character. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Operator Manual...

  • Page 387: Pro Series Input Channel Eq Modes

    This section aims to provide an understanding of the input channel EQ modes contained within the PRO Series Control Centre. Basic specification The PRO Series input EQ comprises four bands: treble; hi mid; lo mid; and bass. The default operation for all four sections is full parametric sweep (peak), with the following controls: •...
  • Page 388 EQ, this provides better differentiation and minimal phase shift, but there is no undershoot error. Powerful boost/cut can be used that still sounds very natural and does not corrupt the mids. This is best used on single source material. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Operator Manual...

  • Page 389: Pro Series Output Channel Eq Modes

    The high pass filters of the PRO Series have gain roll off before the corner frequency, which is variable. PRO Series Live Audio Systems...
  • Page 390 The low pass filters of the PRO Series have gain roll off after the corner frequency, which is variable.

  • Page 391: Appendix B Technical Specification

    Appendix B: Technical Specification This appendix provides the full technical specification for the PRO Series Live Audio Systems, which include the DL251 Audio System I/O, DL351 Modular I/O, DL371 Audio System Engine and DL451 Modular I/O, and the optional DL431 Mic Splitter.
  • Page 392 8 x auto-mutes 6 x surface population groups 10 x VCA faders 10 x VCA associated population groups 1000-scene snapshot automation Resilience N+1 and fault tolerant modular system with dual redundant system interconnections PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 393: Pro Series General Specifications

    102 x touch-sensitive Encoder resolution 512 steps Dimensions PRO Series Control Centre: 1300 x 1000 x 400 mm DL251 I/O Box: 5U x 410 mm deep DL351 I/O Box: 7U x 410 mm deep DL371 DSP: 7U x 410 mm deep...

  • Page 394: Pro Series Audio Performance Specifications

    Appendix B: Technical Specification PRO Series audio performance specifications Frequency response Input Output Gain 20Hz 20kHz DL251 I/O Box DL251 I/O Box 0dB to -1.0dB 0dB to -1.0dB DL251 I/O Box DL251 I/O Box 40dB 0dB to -1.0dB 0dB to -1.0dB...

  • Page 395: Input Cmrr

    PRO Series audio performance specifications Input CMRR Input Output Gain 100Hz 1kHz DL251 I/O Box DL251 I/O Box 80dB 80dB DL251 I/O Box DL251 I/O Box 40dB 90dB 90dB DL351 I/O Box DL351 I/O Box 80dB 80dB DL351 I/O Box...

  • Page 396: Distortion At +20Dbu

    0.03% 0.03% DL431 Splitter DL431 B Out 40dB 0.03% 0.03% DL431 Splitter DL431 C Out -6dB 0.03% 0.03% DL431 Splitter DL451 I/O Box 0.03% 0.03% DL431 Splitter DL451 I/O Box 40dB 0.03% 0.03% PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 397: Signal Path Noise 22Hz To 22Khz Unweighted

    PRO Series audio performance specifications Signal path noise 22Hz to 22kHz unweighted Inputs 150R terminated. Input Output Gain Output Noise DL251 I/O Box DL251 I/O Box -86dBu -86dBu DL251 I/O Box DL251 I/O Box 40dB -86dBu -126dBu DL351 I/O Box...

  • Page 398: Pro Series System Inputs And Outputs

    Appendix B: Technical Specification PRO Series system inputs and outputs DL251 I/O Box Analogue inputs Connector 3-pin XLR balanced A/D converter 24-bit, 96k and 128 times over sampling Analogue outputs Connector 3-pin XLR balanced D/A converter 24-bit, 96k and 128 times over sampling...

  • Page 399: Dl451 I/O Box

    PRO Series system inputs and outputs Digital outputs Connector AES3 (two channels of digital audio) on 3-pin Sample rates 48k, 96k or auto tracking to inputs Bypass Sample rate converter can be bypassed Word length 16-, 20- or 24-bit Analogue Jack inputs and outputs Connector 16 x 1/4”...

  • Page 400: Dl431 Splitter (Option)

    Gain control B Independent second channel identical to Gain control A (above) Filter A 30Hz high pass with local defeat switch and remote control from PRO Series Control Centre Filter B Independent second channel identical to Filter A (above) Meter (quantity 24)

  • Page 401: Dl371 Dsp/Router

    PRO Series system inputs and outputs Analogue outputs Connector A 3-pin XLR balanced Connector B Independent second channel identical to Connector A (above) Connector C Independent third channel on front mounted 3- pin XLR, balanced and transformer isolated (with fixed gain of -6dB) Headphone connector ¼”...

  • Page 402: Pro Series Control Surface

    D/A converter 24-bit, 96k and 128 times over sampling Monitor connector 3-pin XLR balanced line Talk connector 3-pin XLR balanced line Headphone connector ¼” Jack (stereo) Meters (quantity 9) 20-segment -36dBu to +21dBu PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 403 PRO Series system inputs and outputs Digital audio system inputs and outputs Input connector AES3 (two channels of digital audio) on 3-pin Sample rates Accepts any frequency 32k to 96k Bypass Sample rate converter can be bypassed Output connector AES3 (two channels of digital audio) on 3-pin...

  • Page 404: Pro Series Input And Output Characteristics

    Appendix B: Technical Specification PRO Series input and output characteristics Analogue input characteristics Input Type Load Z Gain Max. Level Connector DL251 I/O Box -25dB to +60dB +26dBu DL351 I/O Box -25dB to +60dB +26dBu Surface I/O -25dB to +60dB...

  • Page 405: Digital I/O Characteristics

    PRO Series input and output characteristics Digital I/O characteristics Data Type Chan. Length Description Notes Conn. AES3 24-bit Input Conforms to AES3 - 2003 AES3 24-bit Output Conforms to AES3 - 2003 AES50 24-bit Conforms to Ethercon directional AES50 -2006...

  • Page 406: Pro Series Main Processing Functions

    Appendix B: Technical Specification PRO Series main processing functions Main input channel functions Input channel hi pass 10Hz to 400Hz swept in digital domain Slope selectable 12dB/Oct or 24dB/Oct Input channel lo pass 2kHz to 20kHz swept in digital domain...

  • Page 407: Auxiliary Input Channel Functions

    PRO Series main processing functions Input channel gate Peak mode Threshold -50dBu to +20dBu Attack 20µs to 20ms Hold 5ms to 2s Release 5ms to 2s Range to 0dB Side chain source selectable + filter Frequency 50Hz to 15kHz swept...

  • Page 408: Output Channel Functions

    Gain +16dB to -16dB BW 0.1 Oct to 3 Oct Hi pass operation Frequency 16Hz to 25kHz swept Slope 6dB/Oct or 12dB/Oct Shelf operation Frequency 16Hz to 25kHz swept Gain +16dB to -16dB Mode soft curve PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 409: Effects Channel Functions

    PRO Series main processing functions Output channel GEQ 16 available in place of PEQ (above) 31 bands, 1/3 Oct, proportional Q Lo pass frequency 2kHz to 20kHz swept Slope 6dB/Oct or 12dB/Oct Hi pass frequency 20Hz to 500Hz swept Slope 6dB/Oct or 12dB/Oct...

  • Page 410: Pro Series Status Functions

    Internal GUI Advanced interpolated graphics support all control centre functions LCD switches Quantity 33 x RGB colour display switches Size 18 mm x 12 mm display area Resolution 36 x 24 pixels PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 411: Appendix C Klark Teknik Dn370 Geq

    • The GEQ of the PRO Series has 31 bands, as compared to 30 on the DN370. The extra band is at a frequency centre of 20Hz, and is adjusted by the leftmost fader.

  • Page 412: Bypassing The Eq

    Placing the fader of any band at the extreme upwards position will apply 12dB gain to frequencies in that band. Placing the fader of any band at the extreme downwards position will apply 12dB of attenuation, depending upon the RANGE switch’s setting, to the frequencies in that band. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 413: Audio Signal Path

    Audio signal path Audio signal path PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 414 Appendix C: Klark Teknik DN370 GEQ PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 415: Appendix D Klark Teknik Dn780 Reverb

    Reverb This appendix contains parameter application notes for the DN780 reverb internal effect on the PRO Series. This is followed by information on the special effects program and technical specifications of the PRO Series Control Centre’s DN780. Parameter application notes This section provides application notes on the parameters of the DN780 Reverb effect.

  • Page 416: Hf Key

    Stereo mix: Left and right output signals use different delay taps to achieve a stereo effect. Using only one output halves the number of ‘voices’, that is, Pattern 1 (one voice) to Pattern 5 (four voices). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 417: Multi-Tap Echo" Effect

    Application Notes: • Since the ‘level’ inside the signal processor increases as fresh input is added, input level must be lower than that recommended for normal use; try -15dB on the PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 418: Infinite Room" Effect

    “Non-Linear” for explosive snare sounds and “Reverse” on vocals. • The “Alive” program produces a more natural, live ambience, which is less coloured than the other two effects and has wide-ranging applications. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 419: Technical Specifications

    Input level control From 6dB gain to infinite attenuation. Headroom indicator 10-point LED display, 0dB to -27dB. Display Simultaneous display of all parameter information. Parameter selection and store functions are verified by individual LEDs. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 420 Appendix D: Klark Teknik DN780 Reverb PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 421: Appendix E I/O Modules

    384. • DL452 digital in/out (AES/EBU) module; see “DL452 digital I/O module” on page 389. Details of how to replace a module can be found in Appendix F “Replacing A Module”. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 422: Dl441 Analogue Input Module

    These are controlled by the console and are used as a visual aid to locate specific connectors. Red 48V LED illuminates to show that 48V phantom voltage is on. Functional block diagram of the DL441 module PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 423: Dl442 Analogue Output Module

    LOCAL WORD CLOCK DIGITAL DIGITAL BACKPLANE SIGNALS MUTE ADDRESS STATUS REMOTE CONTROL DATA INTERFACE Lo Pass Filter REMOTE INTERROGATE LINE Functional block diagram of the DL442 module showing 1 of 8 channel paths PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 424: Dl443 Analogue Jack I/O Module

    Eight jack sockets per inputs (returns) section and eight jack sockets per outputs (sends) section. Red mute LED on each outputs (sends) jack socket illuminates to show when a channel is muted on the console. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 425 DL443 analogue Jack I/O module Functional block diagram of the DL443 module PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 426: Dl444 Analogue D-Type I/O Module

    D-type socket. This socket connects to up to eight analogue outputs. output mute LED. There are eight output mute LEDs, which show the mute status of each of the eight analogue outputs. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 427 STATUS LED SYSTEM WORD CLOCK -2.5dB TO +45dBu LOCAL GAIN MIC/LINE INPUT DIGITAL “inputs” CONNECTOR DIGITAL BACKPLANE SIGNALS Functional block diagram of the a single (one of eight) analogue input of the DL444 module PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 428 INTERFACE “remote status” CONNECTOR Lo Pass Filter REMOTE MUTE STATUS LED LINE OUT “outputs” CONNECTOR DIGITAL BACKPLANE SIGNALS Functional block diagram of a single (one of eight) analogue output of the DL444 module PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 429: Connecting To Eight Xlrs

    Ground Cold Ground Cold 25-way, male Ground D-type connector Cold Ground Cold Ground Cold Adapter cable connections for connecting the inputs or outputs connector to eight XLRs, using the standard “Tascam” pinout configuration. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 430: Pinouts For The Remote Status Connector

    +48V (8) Rear of female D-type socket connector MUTE (8) +48V (7) +48V (1) MUTE (2) MUTE (6) +48V (5) +48V (3) MUTE (4) Pinouts for the remote status 25-way D-type chassis connector PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 431: Dl452 Digital I/O Module

    Red sync LED illuminates to show that a valid AES3 connection is present on the digital input. Red mute LED illuminates to show when the channel is muted on the console. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 432 Clocks 12S Digital Audio 12S Digital Audio Clock Digital Audio Digital Audio Control Transmitter Receiver CPLD CLOCKS CLOCKS AES/EBU AES/EBU Functional block diagram of the DL452 module showing 1 of 4 channel paths PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 433: Appendix F Replacing A Module

    PRO Series Control Centre, as shown below. I/O modules (3-off) Typical rear view of the PRO Series Control Centre showing the position of the three slots for the configurable I/O modules There are three module positions and any of the modules mentioned in Chapter E “I/O Modules”...
  • Page 434 43) and check that the module is functioning correctly. The PRO Series Control Centre recognises the type and position of every module in its I/ O rack. However, after fitting a new module, you may need to configure some of its options;...

  • Page 435: Appendix G Troubleshooting

    — it is imperative to be able to test and diagnose problems with any part of the system easily. The software of the PRO Series has built-in tests to cater for this, but there are also external diagnostic facilities available when these tests are cannot be carried out.
  • Page 436 Swaps the active network from X to Y and the reverse HYPERMAC (see “Swapping the active network” on page 396). button The colour of each device, together with its link (if applicable), indicates its current status, as shown in the following table. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 437: About The Diagnostics Inspector Window

    The ‘ignore’ buttons of the Diagnostics Inspector window let you configure the PRO Series to ignore errors on selected/all items. This is an important feature because there may be times when you are quite happy to work with a known error(s), but will want to know when a new error occurs.

  • Page 438: Swapping The Active Network

    At the GUI, choose home Files. Click FILE SYNC. In the Master Controller File Synchronisation window, click the MAKE ACTIVE button of the standby MC (shown below). This will become the active one. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 439: Synchronising The Files

    >> To choose which file you want synchronised At the GUI, choose home Files. Click FILE SYNC. In the Master Controller File Synchronisation window, click the MAKE ACTIVE button of the MC containing the files you want to synchronise. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 440: Mapping A Gui Screen To Another Bay

    There are four reset switches, which are for service use only. They are used for resetting the X and Y master controllers, scan processor and router. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 441: Troubleshooting Automation

    • An attempt to set the MIDI navigation mode is ignored. (This functionality is not available to the user.) • An attempt to modify the scene list mode is ignored. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 442: Error Condition Messages

    Attempting to save a currently loaded file. Automation Failed to save file to new Attempting to save a currently name loaded show file to another file name, that is, by using the Save As button. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 443: Error Description Messages

    File and The operation to save or copy Avoid using this type of overwrite existing Automation to the existing file is not operation. data (overwrite allowed, as files cannot be not enabled) overwritten. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 444 A file or directory is missing. This is an indication of a Automation serious error. Contact Midas Technical Support. bad point scene File and The scene’s point scene ID Try again. Automation cannot be found. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 445 Try again. scene Automation added. failed to allocate Automation The MC was unable to Switch off the PRO Series memory allocate sufficient memory Control Centre and switch it (RAM) to complete the task. back on again. If the problem persists, it could be an indication of a serious error.
  • Page 446 MIDI data. operation on a scene that contains scene notes or MIDI data. no show loaded Automation There is no show loaded. Only carry out this type of operation with a show loaded. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 447 Another task is currently Try again. locked Automation accessing the device, that is, the internal compact flash of the PRO Series or USB memory stick (if connected). scene capacity File and The scene cannot be stored If necessary, delete one or...
  • Page 448 Automation the specified device, that is, compact flash of the PRO the internal compact flash of Series, this could be an the PRO Series or USB indication of a serious memory stick (if connected). problem. Contact Midas Technical Support. • If the device is the USB...

  • Page 449: Appendix H Updating Pro Series Host Software

    Appendix H: Updating PRO Series Host Software This appendix shows you how to update the host software of the PRO Series and also its associated networked devices. About the PRO Series updater The PRO Series has an update facility that provides an easy and straightforward method of updating your system by letting you install the latest version of host software on the PRO Series Control Centre and also any networked DLnnn units.

  • Page 450: About The Updater Screen

    , but this changes to a rotating roundel during the update procedure. Updater version Shows you the PRO Series host software version that information the system will be updated to. Device block See Table 23 below. PRO Series Live Audio Systems...
  • Page 451 Device area This area contains device blocks that each represent an item of equipment in the PRO Series Live Audio System. Unit Status This window, which opens when you move the pointer...

  • Page 452: Using The Pro Series Updater

    Appendix H: Updating PRO Series Host Software Using the PRO Series updater This section shows you how to update your PRO Series Live Audio System. However, before you begin there are a few things you will need and some things you must do.
  • Page 453 Insert the USB memory stick into the active USB socket of the PRO Series Control Centre (see “Saving your show files to a USB memory stick” on page 123). Depending on how many .tar files there are in the “DL3Upgrades” folder of the USB memory stick, one of the following will happen: •...
  • Page 454 • If you want to back up your shows/preferences, click Yes Please (see Caution above). The PRO Series Control Centre will automatically write its show/preferences files to the USB memory stick, overwriting any existing ones. PRO Series Live Audio Systems...
  • Page 455 When the system has powered up fully and the control centre is ready for normal operation, repeat step 12 to ensure that the licensing system is enabled. >> To update your PRO Series Live Audio System with a previous version of host software...
  • Page 456 Appendix H: Updating PRO Series Host Software PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 457: Appendix I Documentation

    All of the documents mentioned in this chapter are currently supplied with the PRO Series Live Audio Systems. They are supplied electronically in portable document format (PDF) on appropriate media. System user documentation The following table shows the full suite of Midas PRO Series Live Audio System documentation. Document Name Description...

  • Page 458: Supplementary Documentation

    Appendix I: Documentation Supplementary documentation This section lists all the supplementary documentation available for the PRO Series Live Audio Systems, which comprises manuals from the standard Midas and Klark Teknik range of products. These documents are included as reference material to accompany the PRO Series user documentation, particularly for the GEQs and internal effects.

  • Page 459: Appendix J Reference Tables

    • Master SIS style (contribution is taken post-pan and image SIS) Solo • PFL stereo (or spread centre-panned From anywhere to the mono) monitor outputs • AFL stereo (or spread centre-panned (master area) mono) • Optional 5:1 PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 460: Navigating To The Patching Screen

    Matrix output Compressor processing MENU Not affected Sidechains channel area - side chain section Matrix output Compressor processing source Not affected Sidechains channel area Matrix output Insert/configuration dest Busses Not affected channel processing area PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 461 Not affected Mon. external input L section Monitors Monitors screen - source Not affected Mon. external input R section Monitors Monitors screen - dest Mon. Not affected monitor A output L section PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 462 Mon. Not affected monitor B output R section Monitors Monitors screen - dest Mon. Not affected monitor centre output section Monitors Monitors screen - dest Mon. Not affected monitor LFE output section PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 463: Appendix K Parameters Affected By Scope

    GUI. The following diagram shows typical examples of PRO Series Recall Scope and Store Scope screens (with no parameter sections selected), and the table to the right shows what the symbols in each section mean.

  • Page 464: Overview

    Note: Some of the GUI displays in this appendix may look slightly different to the ones on the PRO Series Control Centre you are using, as they may be taken from a different type of PRO Series Live Audio System. For example, the PRO3 doesn’t have a Matrix 9 - 16 section in the GUI channel strip and only has a maximum of six effects.

  • Page 465: Inputs

    Inputs Inputs Each scope screen has an Input Channels section that contains the requisite number of input channels for its particular PRO Series Live Audio System. Input channels Routing (A) All (B) Mic Amp (C) EQ (D) Dyn (E) Busses (F)

  • Page 466: Configuration

    Direct output tap-off point Direct output mute Direct output patch destination Input delay Hi pass filter: slope in/out and rotary control Low pass filter: slope in/out and rotary control 30Hz filter Input phase PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 467 Inputs Item Parameter Link Processing order Solo B assignment Depends on swap status. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 468: Dynamics

    Compressor: attack, release, threshold, ratio/range/[ratio], make up, KNEE, MODE Compressor sidechain source Compressor sidechain: IN, freq, and WIDTH Gate key in source Gate: attack, release, hold, threshold, ratio/range/[range] Gate sidechain: IN, freq, and WIDTH PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 469: Insert

    GUI channel strip. input channel Insert processing area in GUI channel overview in GUI channel strip strip Item Parameter In/out Insert send destination Insert return source PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 470 The following diagram details the scoped parametric EQ parameters of the input channels. EQ processing input channel overview in GUI area in GUI channel strip channel strip Item Parameter All filters: freq, gain, width, SHAPE EQ in/out PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 471: Aux Send

    Item Parameter Send level Send pan Send pre-fader on/off Send on/off You can scope individual bus sends. In column (All), all sends are affected, and in column (Busses), individual sends can be scoped. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 472: Matrix Send

    (GUI channel strip) by using drag in the aux and matrix panels. You can scope individual bus sends. In column (All), all sends are affected, and in column (Busses), individual sends can be scoped. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 473: Fader

    GUI channel strip channel strip Item Parameter Stereo routing Mono routing SIS select (required for surround panning) Pan (includes all surround sound parameters) Mono level/SIS pan Fader position Channel mute Solo B assignment PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 474 Appendix K: Parameters Affected By Scope Item Parameter Channel name Channel colour PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 475: Returns (Aux Returns)

    Busses (F) Mute (G) Fader (H) Parameter sections per return channel. There are eight returns per PRO Series Control Centre. This example is taken from a PRO9. Patching The following diagram details the scoped patching parameters of the return channels.

  • Page 476: Configuration

    DL431 Mic DL451 DL251 Audio DL351 Splitter Modular I/O System I/O Modular I/O Configuration processing area in GUI channel strip Item Parameter Input zone Link Gain of remote amplifier 48V phantom gain 30Hz filter PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 477: Dynamics

    Returns (Aux Returns) Dynamics Not applicable. Insert Not applicable. Not applicable. Aux send Not applicable. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 478: Matrix Send

    1 to 8, it also applies to matrix buses 9 to 16 (PRO6 and PRO9 only). Matrix buses processing area in GUI channel strip Item Parameter Send level Send pan Send pre-fader on/off Send on/off PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 479: Fader

    Masters processing input channel area in GUI overview in GUI channel strip channel strip Item Parameter Stereo routing Mono routing SIS select (required for surround panning) Pan (includes all surround sound parameters) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 480 Appendix K: Parameters Affected By Scope Item Parameter Mono level/SIS pan Fader position Channel mute Solo B assignment Channel name Channel colour PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 481: Auxes (Aux Sends)

    Busses (F) Mute (G) Fader (H) Parameter sections per aux channel. There are 16 auxes per PRO Series Control Centre. This example is taken from a PRO9. Patching The following diagram details the scoped patching parameters of the aux channels.

  • Page 482: Configuration

    GUI channel strip channel strip Item Parameter Bus mode Bus trim Direct input source Direct input level Direct input pre-/post- Direct input mute Delay Link Process order 1. Only when automate patching is on. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 483: Dynamics

    Compressor processing area in overview in GUI channel strip GUI channel strip Item Parameter Compressor: attack, release, threshold, ratio/range/[ratio], make up, KNEE, MODE Sidechain source Compressor sidechain: IN, freq, and WIDTH PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 484: Insert

    The following diagram details the scoped insert parameters of the aux channels. Insert and configuration processing area in GUI aux send overview in GUI channel strip channel strip Item Parameter In/out Insert send destination Insert return source PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 485: Aux Send

    EQ processing area in GUI channel strip Item Parameter All PEQ filters (all six bands): freq, gain, width, SHAPE (as necessary) Parametric/Graphic type EQ in/out Aux send Not applicable. Aux preset Not applicable. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 486: Matrix Send

    Item Parameter Send level Send pre-fader on/off Send on/off You can scope individual bus sends. In column (All), all sends are affected, and in column (Busses), individual sends can be scoped. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 487: Fader

    The following diagram details the scoped fader and master routing parameters of the aux channels. Masters processing aux send area in GUI overview in GUI channel strip channel strip Item Parameter Stereo routing Mono routing SIS select (required for surround panning) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 488 Appendix K: Parameters Affected By Scope Item Parameter Pan (includes ALL surround sound parameters) Mono level/SIS pan Fader position Channel mute Solo B assignment Channel name Channel colour PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 489: Matrices

    PRO3. This example is taken from a PRO9. Patching The following diagram details the scoped patching parameters of the matrix channels. Insert and configuration processing area in GUI channel strip Item Parameter Output patching PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 490: Configuration

    Item Parameter Bus trim Direct input source Direct input level Direct input pre-/post- Direct input mute Delay Link Process order Link fader mono Link fader stereo 1. Only when automate patching is on. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 491: Dynamics

    Input channel Compressor processing area in overview in GUI channel strip GUI channel strip Item Parameter Compressor: attack, release, threshold, ratio/range/[ratio], make up, KNEE, MODE Sidechain source Compressor sidechain: IN, freq, and WIDTH PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 492: Insert

    The following diagram details the scoped parameters in the insert section of the matrix channels. Insert and configuration processing area in GUI channel strip Item Parameter In/out Insert send destination Insert return source PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 493: Aux Send

    GUI channel strip Item Parameter All PEQ filters (all six bands): freq, gain, width, SHAPE (as necessary) Parametric/Graphic type EQ in/out Aux send Not applicable. Aux preset Not applicable. Matrix send Not applicable. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 494: Fader

    Fader The following diagram details the scoped fader parameters of the matrix channels. Fader processing area in GUI channel strip Item Parameter Fader position Channel mute Solo B assignment Channel name Channel colour PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 495: Masters

    PRO3. This example is taken from a PRO9. Patching The following diagram details the scoped patching parameters of the master channels. Insert and configuration processing area in GUI channel strip Item Parameter Output patching PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 496: Configuration

    GUI GUI channel strip channel strip Item Parameter Bus trim Direct input source Direct input level Direct input pre-/post- Direct input mute Delay Link Process order 1. Only when automate patching is on. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 497: Dynamics

    Input channel Compressor processing area in overview in GUI channel strip GUI channel strip Item Parameter Compressor: attack, release, threshold, ratio/range/[ratio], make up (gain), KNEE, MODE Sidechain source Compressor sidechain: IN, freq, and WIDTH PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 498: Insert

    Appendix K: Parameters Affected By Scope Insert The following diagram details the scoped insert parameters of the master channels. Insert and configuration processing area in GUI channel strip Item Parameter In/out Insert send destination Insert return source PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 499: Aux Send

    EQ processing area in GUI channel strip Item Parameter All PEQ filters (all six bands): freq, gain, width, SHAPE (as necessary) Parametric/Graphic type EQ in/out Aux send Not applicable Aux preset Not applicable PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 500: Matrix Send

    9 to 16 (PRO6 and PRO9 only). Item Parameter Send level Send pre-fader on/off Send on/off You can scope individual bus sends. In column (All), all sends are affected, and in column (Busses), individual sends can be scoped. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 501: Fader

    GUI channel strip. Fader processing area in GUI channel strip Item Parameter Fader position Channel mute Solo B assignment Channel name Channel colour PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 502: Geq Rack

    Note: A rack slot in the Graphic EQs section in equivalent to a the All scope area. Patching The following diagram details the scoped patching parameters of the GEQs, which are shown on the Graphic GEQs screen (below). Item Parameter Bus assignment/type PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 503: Geq

    The following diagram details the scoped parameters of the GEQs, and shows the GEQ window on the GUI screen. Item Parameter EQ band gains HPF and LPF Notch filters GEQ mode (proportional/ constant Q) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 504: Effects Rack

    Note: A rack slot in the Assignable Effects section is equivalent to the All scope area. Patching The diagram right shows the scoped patching parameters of the effects, which are on the Effects tab of the To section of the Patching screen. Item Parameter Input patching PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 505: Effects

    The following diagram details the scoped parameters of the effects, and shows the effect window on the GUI screen. 1 and 2 Item Parameter Effect name Effect colour Effect type All effect parameters PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 506: Groups

    Mute (G) Fader (H) VCA groups represented on the Recall Scope screen. There are 10 VCA groups per PRO Series Control Centre. This example is taken from a PRO9. The following diagram shows the scoped parameters of the VCA groups. Item...

  • Page 507: Appendix L Parameters Affected By Automate Patching

    They are not affected by the Automate Patching function. Input patching recall scope area switches PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 508: Auxes

    Matrices The destinations/sources of each matrix channel can be changed per scene. Item Parameter Insert return source Direct in source Compressor side chain source Compressor Configuration processing area processing area PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 509: Masters

    Effects Effect input sources can be changed per scene. Patching screen showing the location of the effects in the Effects tab of the To section. (PRO3 only has a maximum of six effects.) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 510: System Devices

    Item Parameter Talk input source Taklback input source PFL direct input source AFL direct input left source AFL direct input right source External monitor input left source External monitor input right source PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 511: Appendix M Parameters Protected By Safes

    Note: Some of the GUI displays in this appendix may look slightly different to the ones on the PRO Series Control Centre you are using, as they may be taken from a different type of PRO Series Live Audio System. For example, the PRO3 doesn’t have a Matrix 9 - 16 section in the GUI channel strip.

  • Page 512: Inputs

    The input safes are selected via the channel safes section of the channel strip in the mix bay (control surface) or the input channel safes section of the configuration processing area (GUI channel strip). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 513: Input Parameters Not Affected By The Safes

    AUTO/[AUT] switch Automation safe on/off EQ switch EQ safe on/off DYN switch Dynamic safe on/off SOLO switch Direct output solo on/off B switch Direct output solo B on/off LNK switch Stereo linking on/off PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 514: Eq Safe

    SLOPE switch, high High pass filter pass control knob, /[IN] switch SLOPE switch, low Low pass filter pass control knob, /[IN] switch C/O switch Order of processing: Dyn. Ins. EQ or EQ Ins. Dyn. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 515: Dyn (Dynamic) Safe

    Compressor ratio control knob MODE pushbutton Compressor mode: corrective (shown above), adaptive, creative or vintage KNEE pushbutton Compressor knee: hard, medium or soft IN switch Compressor sidechain in/out freq control knob Compressor sidechain frequency PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 516 Gate range control knob hold control knob Gate hold IN switch Gate sidechain in/out freq control knob Gate sidechain frequency WIDTH pushbutton Gate sidechain width: 2 Oct, 1 Oct or 0.3 Oct PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 517: Mic Safe

    Gain of remote amplifier knob* 48V switch 48V phantom gain 30Hz switch 30Hz filter gain trim control Digital input trim knob* Delay control knob Delay time Ø Input phase invert on/off switch PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 518: Auto (Automation) Safe

    Masters processing area in overview in GUI processing area in GUI channel strip channel strip GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter MUTE switch Mute on/off MUTE switch Direct output mute on/off PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 519: Fader Safe

    Item Control(s) Parameter Fader Fader level MON switch Mono routing on/off ST switch Stereo routing on/off SIS switch Spatial imaging system on/off Panning control knobs Surround panning (includes all surround sound parameters) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 520: Auxes (Aux Sends)

    The aux safes are selected via the channel safes section of the channel strip in the mix bay (control surface) or the output channel safes section of the insert and configuration processing area (GUI channel strip). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 521: Aux Parameters Not Affected By The Safes

    EQ safe on/off DYN switch Dynamic safe on/off MIC switch Mic safe on/off SOLO switch Direct input solo on/off B switch Direct input solo B on/off LNK switch Stereo linking on/off Field GEQ assignment PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 522: Eq Safe

    12dB Not shown in diagram. Note: Although band 6 is not shown above, the items in the table also apply. This band has items 2, 3 and 4, and also item 7. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 523 200Hz - 20kHz notch filter frequency knob IN switch Switches 20Hz - 2kHz notch filter in/out Notch filter control 20Hz - 2kHz notch filter frequency knob SLOPE switch Selects high pass filter as 6dB or 12dB PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 524: Dyn (Dynamic) Safe

    Compressor sidechain width (unlabelled): 2 Oct, 1 Oct or 0.3 Oct ratio/range/[ratio] Compressor ratio control knob attack control knob Compressor attack MODE pushbutton Compressor mode — corrective, adaptive, creative, vintage or shimmer make up control Compressor gain knob PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 525: Mic Safe

    All of the aux channel parameters are protected by the AUTO (automation) safe — except, of course, for the ones unaffected by the safes (see “Aux parameters not affected by the safes” on page 479). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 526: Mute Safe

    The following diagram details the parameters of the auxes protected by the MUTE safe. Insert and Masters configuration processing area processing area in in GUI channel strip GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter MUTE switch Mute on/off MUTE switch Direct input mute on/off PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 527: Fader Safe

    Fader level ST switch Stereo routing MON switch Mono routing SIS switch Spatial imaging system in/out Panning control knobs Surround sound panning (includes all surround parameters) bus trim control knob Bus trim level PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 528: Returns (Aux Returns)

    The return safes are selected via the channel safes section of the channel strip in the mix bay (control surface) or the input channel safes section of the configuration processing area (GUI channel strip). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 529: Return Parameters Not Affected By The Safes

    MUTE/[MTE] switch Mute safe on/off AUTO/[AUT] switch Automation safe on/off EQ switch EQ safe on/off DYN switch Dynamic safe on/off LNK switch Stereo linking on/off EQ safe Not applicable. DYN (dynamic) safe Not applicable. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 530: Mic Safe

    48V phantom gain in/out Flt switch 30Hz filter in/out Input zone switch Input zone in/out gain trim control Digital trim knob Input zone switch Input zone in/out 1. Applies to tape and primary inputs. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 531: Auto (Automation) Safe

    487). MUTE safe The following diagram details the parameters of the returns protected by the MUTE safe. Masters processing area in GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter MUTE switch Mute on/off PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 532: Fader Safe

    Item Control Parameter Fader Fader level ST switch Stereo routing MON switch Mono routing SIS switch Spatial imaging system in/out Panning control knobs Surround panning (includes all surround sound parameters) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 533: Matrices

    The matrix safes are selected via the channel safes section of the channel strip in the mix bay (control surface) or the output channel safes section of the insert and configuration processing area (GUI channel strip). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 534: Matrix Parameters Not Affected By The Safes

    Automation safe on/off EQ switch EQ safe on/off DYN switch Dynamic safe on/off SOLO switch Direct input solo on/off B switch Direct input solo B on/off LNK switch Stereo linking on/off Field GEQ assignment PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 535: Eq Safe

    Note: Although bands 1 and 6 are not shown above, the items in the table also apply. Both bands have items 2, 3 and 4. Additionally, band 1 also has item 5, and band 6 also has item 7. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 536 200Hz - 20kHz notch filter frequency knob IN switch Switches 20Hz - 2kHz notch filter in/out Notch filter control 20Hz - 2kHz notch filter frequency knob SLOPE switch Selects high pass filter as 6dB or 12dB PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 537: Dyn (Dynamic) Safe

    Compressor sidechain width selector: 2 Oct, 1 Oct and 0.3 Oct ratio/range/[ratio] Compressor ratio control knob attack control knob Compressor attack MODE pushbutton Compressor mode selector — corrective, adaptive, creative, vintage or shimmer make up control Compressor gain knob PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 538: Mic Safe

    All of the matrix channel parameters are protected by AUTO (automation) safe — except, of course, for the ones unaffected by the safes (see “Matrix parameters not affected by the safes” on page 492). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 539: Mute Safe

    The following diagram details the matrix parameters protected by the MUTE safe. Insert and Fader processing configuration area in GUI processing area in channel strip GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter MUTE switch Mute on/off MUTE switch Direct input mute on/off PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 540: Fader Safe

    GUI channel strip channel strip Item Control(s) Parameter Fader Fader level bus trim control knob Bus trim level delay control knob Delay time ST switch, MON Linking to stereo/mono master fader switch switch PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 541: Masters

    The master safes are selected via the channel safes section of the channel strip in the mix bay (control surface) or the output channel safes section of insert and configuration processing area (GUI channel strip). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 542: Master Parameters Not Affected By The Safes

    Automation safe on/off EQ switch EQ safe on/off DYN switch Dynamic safe on/off SOLO switch Direct input solo on/off B switch Direct input solo B on/off LNK switch Stereo linking Field GEQ assignment PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 543: Eq Safe

    Note: Although bands 1 and 6 are not shown above, the items in the table also apply. Both bands have items 2, 3 and 4. Additionally, band 1 has item 6, and band 6 has item 5. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 544 200Hz - 20kHz notch filter frequency knob IN switch Switches 20Hz - 2kHz notch filter in/out Notch filter control 20Hz - 2kHz notch filter frequency knob SLOPE switch Selects high pass filter as 6dB or 12dB PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 545: Dyn (Dynamic) Safe

    Compressor sidechain width: 2 Oct, 1 Oct or 0.3 Oct ratio/range/[ratio] Compressor ratio control knob attack control knob Compressor attack MODE pushbutton Compressor mode — corrective, adaptive, creative, vintage or shimmer make up control Compressor gain knob PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 546: Mic Safe

    All of the master channel parameters are protected by AUTO (automation) safe — except, of course, for the ones unaffected by the safes (see “Aux parameters not affected by the safes” on page 479). PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 547: Mute Safe

    The following diagram details the master parameters protected by the MUTE safe. Insert and Fader processing configuration area in GUI processing area in channel strip GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter MUTE switch Mute on/off MUTE switch Direct input mute on/off PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 548: Fader Safe

    Appendix M: Parameters Protected By Safes FADER safe The following diagram details the master parameters protected by the FADER safe. Item Control Parameter Fader Fader level bus trim control knob Bus trim level delay control knob Delay time PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 549: Groups

    The group safes — mute (MTE) and fader (FDR) — are selected via the VCA Groups screen of the GUI (shown below). EQ safe Not applicable. Dynamic safe Not applicable. Mic safe Not applicable. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 550: Automation Safe

    The following diagram shows the parameters of the VCA groups protected by the MTE (mute) safe. Item Control Parameter MUTE switch Mute on/off B switch Solo B on/off SOLO switch Solo on/off Fader Fader level PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 551: Mute (Mte) Safe

    Groups Mute (MTE) safe The following diagram shows the parameters of the VCA groups protected by the MTE (mute) safe. Item Control Parameter MUTE switch Mute on/off PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 552: Fader (Fdr) Safe

    Appendix M: Parameters Protected By Safes Fader (FDR) safe The following diagram shows the parameters of the VCA groups protected by the FDR (fader) safe. Item Control Parameter Fader Fader level PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 553: Appendix N Parameters Affected By Copy And Paste

    Note: Some of the GUI displays in this appendix may look slightly different to the ones on the PRO Series Control Centre you are using, as they may be taken from a different type of PRO Series Live Audio System. For example, the PRO3 doesn’t have a Matrix 9 - 16 section in the GUI channel strip.

  • Page 554: Inputs

    Direct output tap-off point: “Post-fade and mute”, “Pre-mute, pre-processing” and “Pre-mute, post-processing” C/O switch Order of processing: Dyn. Ins. EQ or EQ Ins. Dyn. delay control knob Delay time stage box control Gain of remote amplifier knob PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 555 Inputs Item Control Parameter 30Hz filter switch 30Hz filter in/out LINK OPT. Stereo linking options pushbutton PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 556: Compressor

    Compressor attack ratio/range/[ratio] Compressor ratio control knob MODE pushbutton Compressor mode selector: corrective (shown above), adaptive, creative and vintage KNEE pushbutton Compressor knee: hard, medium or soft IN switch Compressor sidechain in/out PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 557 Inputs Item Control Parameter freq control knob Compressor sidechain frequency WIDTH pushbutton Compressor sidechain width: 2 Oct, 1 Oct or 0.3 PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 558: Gate

    Gate range control knob hold control knob Gate hold IN switch Gate sidechain in/out freq control knob Gate sidechain frequency WIDTH pushbutton Gate sidechain width: 2 Oct, 1 Oct or 0.3 Oct PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 559 Low pass filter slope 6dB or 12dB high pass control High pass filter frequency knob low pass control Low pass filter frequency knob High pass filter in/out /[IN] switch Low pass filter in/out /[IN] switch PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 560: Bus Sends

    Note: Only matrix sends 1 to 8 are shown above, but a copy/paste operation affects all aux and matrix sends. Item Control Parameter ON switch Bus send on/off level/pan control Bus level, or pan when bus is linked knob PRE switch Pre-fader on/off Control knob Bus level PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 561: Master Routing

    Stereo on/off MON switch Mono on/off SIS switch Spatial imaging system on/off Panning control knobs Surround panning (includes all surround sound parameters) Fader Level MUTE switch Mute on/off B switch Solo B on/off PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 562: Aux

    Direct input solo B on/off PRE switch Direct input pre- in/out delay control knob Delay time C/O switch Order of processing: Dyn. Ins. EQ or EQ Ins. Dyn. LINK OPT. button Stereo linking options PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 563: Compressor

    Compressor sidechain: 2 Oct, 1 Oct or 0.3 Oct ratio/range/[ratio] Compressor ratio control knob attack control knob Compressor attack MODE pushbutton Compressor mode: corrective, adaptive, creative, vintage or shimmer make up control Compressor gain knob PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 564: Gate

    12dB Not shown in diagram. Note: Although band 6 is not shown above, the items in the table also apply. The band has items 2, 3 and 4, and also includes item 7. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 565 200Hz - 20kHz notch filter frequency knob IN switch 20Hz - 2kHz notch filter in/out Notch filter control 20Hz - 2kHz notch filter frequency knob SLOPE switch High pass filter: 6dB or 12dB PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 566: Bus Sends

    Note: Although only matrix sends 1-2 are referenced above, this also applies to all matrix sends. Item Control Parameter ON switch Matrix bus send on/off level/pan control Bus level, or pan when bus is linked knob PRE switch Pre-fader on/off level control knob Bus level PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 567: Master Routing

    Stereo on/off MON switch Mono on/off SIS switch Spatial imaging system on/off Panning control knobs Surround panning (includes all surround sound parameters) Fader Level MUTE switch Mute on/off B switch Solo B on/off PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 568: Return

    Modular I/O System I/O Modular I/O Configuration processing area in GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter Stage box control Gain of remote amplifier knob LINK OPT. button Stereo linking options Compressor Not applicable. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 569: Gate

    Note: Although only matrix sends 1-2 are referenced above, this applies to all 16 matrix sends. Item Control Parameter ON switch Matrix bus send on/off level/pan control Bus level, or pan when bus is linked knob PRE switch Pre-fader on/off level control knob Bus level PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 570: Master Routing

    Stereo on/off MON switch Mono on/off SIS switch Spatial imaging system on/off Panning control knobs Surround panning (includes all surround sound parameters) Fader Level MUTE switch Mute on/off B switch Solo B on/off PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 571: Matrix

    Direct input level B switch Direct input solo B on/off PRE switch Direct input pre- in/out delay control knob Delay time C/O switch Order of processing: Dyn. Ins. EQ or EQ Ins. Dyn. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 572: Compressor

    Compressor sidechain width: 2 Oct, 1 Oct or 0.3 ratio/range/[ratio] Compressor ratio control knob attack control knob Compressor attack MODE pushbutton Compressor mode: corrective, adaptive, creative, vintage or shimmer make up control Compressor gain knob PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 573: Gate

    Note: Although bands 1 and 6 are not shown above, the items in the table also apply. Both bands have items 2, 3 and 4. Band 1 also has item 7, and band 6 also has item 5. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 574: Bus Sends

    200Hz - 20kHz notch filter frequency knob IN switch 20Hz - 2kHz notch filter in/out Notch filter control 20Hz - 2kHz notch filter frequency knob SLOPE switch High pass filter: 6dB or 12dB Bus sends Not applicable. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 575: Fader Section

    This section shows all the parameters of the master routing affected by copy and paste. Fader processing area in GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter MUTE switch Mute on/off B switch Solo B on/off Fader Level PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 576: Master

    Direct input solo B on/off PRE switch Direct input pre- in/out delay control knob Delay level C/O switch Order of processing: Dyn. Ins. EQ or EQ Ins. Dyn. LINK OPT. button Stereo linking options PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 577: Compressor

    Compressor sidechain width: 2 Oct, 1 Oct or 0.3 ratio/range/[ratio] Compressor ratio control knob attack control knob Compressor attack MODE pushbutton Compressor mode: corrective, adaptive, creative, vintage or shimmer make up control Compressor gain knob PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 578: Gate

    Note: Although bands 1 and 6 are not shown above, the items in the table also apply. Both bands have items 2, 3 and 4. Band 1 also has item 7, and band 6 also has item 5. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 579: Bus Sends

    200Hz - 20kHz notch filter frequency knob IN switch 20Hz - 2kHz notch filter in/out Notch filter control 20Hz - 2kHz notch filter frequency knob SLOPE switch High pass filter: 6dB or 12dB Bus sends Not applicable. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 580: Master Routing

    This section shows all the parameters of the master routing affected by copy and paste. Fader processing area in GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter MUTE switch Mute on/off B switch Solo B on/off Fader Level PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 581: Appendix O Parameters Affected By Stereo Linking

    Note: Some of the GUI displays in this appendix may look slightly different to the ones on the PRO Series Control Centre you are using, as they may be taken from a different type of PRO Series Live Audio System. For example, the PRO3 doesn’t have a Matrix 9 - 16 section in the GUI channel strip.

  • Page 582: Input Controls

    Digital trim level 48V switch* 48V phantom voltage on/off 30Hz switch 30Hz filter in/out C/O switch* Order of processing: Dyn. Ins. EQ or EQ Ins. Dyn. Applicable to tape and primary inputs. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 583: Direct Output

    Item Control Parameter Control knob Direct output level B switch Direct output solo B in/out Pushbutton Direct output tap-off point: “Post-fade and mute”, “Pre-mute, pre-processing” or “Pre-mute, post- processing” Direct input Not applicable. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 584: Filters

    Low pass filter frequency knob Low pass filter in/out /[IN] switch High pass filter in/out /[IN] switch high pass control High pass filter frequency knob SLOPE pushbutton High pass filter slope 12dB or 24dB PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 585: Dynamics

    KNEE pushbutton Compressor knee: hard, medium or soft IN switch Compressor sidechain in/out freq control knob Compressor sidechain frequency WIDTH pushbutton Compressor sidechain width: 2 Oct, 1 Oct or 0.3 Oct PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 586 1 Oct and 0.3 Oct Note: The compressor and gate sidechains of stereo paired channels are always linked such that they ensure the same amount of gain reduction is applied to both channels. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 587: Insert

    The following diagram shows the parameters of the insert section affected by stereo linking. input channel Insert processing area in GUI channel overview in GUI channel strip strip Item Control Parameter INS switch Insert in/out PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 588 EQ gain level width control knob EQ width freq control knob EQ frequency SHAPE switch Treble shelving mode: peaking, bright, classic or soft SHAPE switch Bass shelving mode: peaking, deep, classic or warm PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 589: Bus Sends

    On switch Aux bus send on/off — only available when aux bus is in group mode MINUS switch Aux bus send mute on/off — only available when aux bus is in mix minus mode PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 590: Master Routing

    The following diagram shows the parameters of the master routing affected by stereo linking. Masters processing input channel area in GUI overview in GUI channel strip channel strip Item Control Parameter ST switch Stereo on/off MON switch Mono on/off SIS switch Spatial imaging system on/off PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 591: Fader

    Mono send level. (Only linked when SIS is out on image control knob both channels and surround mode is not selected.) Fader Fader level B switch Solo B in/out Panning control knobs Surround panning (includes all surround sound parameters) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 592: Delay

    Appendix O: Parameters Affected By Stereo Linking Delay The following diagram shows the delay parameters affected by stereo linking. Configuration processing area in GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter delay control knob Delay time PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 593: Input Controls

    Insert and configuration processing area in GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter bus trim control knob Bus trim level C/O switch Order of processing: Dyn. Ins. EQ or EQ Ins. Dyn. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 594: Direct Input

    GUI processing area in GUI channel strip channel strip Item Control Parameter Control knob Direct input level B switch Direct input solo B on/off PRE switch Direct input pre- in/out Filters Not applicable. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 595: Dynamics

    Compressor sidechain width: 2 Oct, 1 Oct or 0.3 Oct ratio/range/[ratio] Compressor ratio control knob attack control knob Compressor attack MODE pushbutton Compressor mode: corrective, adaptive, creative, vintage or shimmer make up control Compressor gain knob PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 596: Insert

    The following diagram shows the parameters of the insert section affected by stereo linking. Insert and configuration processing area in GUI aux send overview in GUI channel strip channel strip Item Control Parameter INS switch Insert in/out PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 597 EQ width freq control knob EQ frequency SHAPE switch Band 1 shelving mode: bell, warm, high pass 6dB or high pass 12dB SHAPE switch Band 2 shelving mode: bell or high pass 24dB PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 598: Bus Sends

    Matrix bus send on/off level/pan control Bus level, or pan when bus is linked. (The pans knob are not linked, only the sends levels are linked.) PRE switch Pre-fader on/off level control knob Bus level PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 599: Master Routing

    The following diagram shows the master routing parameters affected by stereo linking. Masters processing aux send area in GUI overview in GUI channel strip channel strip Item Control Parameter ST switch Stereo on/off MON switch Mono on/off SIS switch Spatial imaging system on/off PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 600: Fader

    Appendix O: Parameters Affected By Stereo Linking Fader The following diagram shows the fader parameters affected by stereo linking. Masters processing area in GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter Fader Level B switch Solo B on/off PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 601: Delay

    Delay The following diagram shows the delay parameters affected by stereo linking. Insert and configuration processing area in GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter delay control knob Delay time PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 602: Return

    Modular I/O Configuration processing area in GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter 48V switch* 48V phantom voltage in/out Flt switch* 30Hz filter in/out Applies to tape and primary inputs. Direct output Not applicable. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 603: Direct Input

    Return Direct input Not applicable. Filters Not applicable. Dynamics Not applicable. Insert Not applicable. Not applicable. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 604: Bus Sends

    Matrix bus send on/off level/pan control Bus level, or pan when bus is linked. (The pans knob are not linked, only the sends levels are linked.) PRE switch Pre-fader on/off level control knob Bus level PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 605: Master Routing

    The following diagram shows the parameters of the master routing affected by stereo linking. Masters processing aux return overview in GUI area in GUI channel strip channel strip Item Control Parameter ST switch Stereo on/off MON switch Mono on/off SIS switch Spatial imaging system on/off PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 606: Fader

    Mono send level. (Only linked when SIS is out on image control knob both channels and surround mode is off.) Fader Level B switch Solo B on/off Surround control Surround panning levels knobs Delay Not applicable. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 607: Matrix

    GUI strip channel strip Item Control Parameter bus trim control knob Bus trim level C/O switch Order of processing: Dyn. Ins. EQ or EQ Ins. Dyn. Direct output Not applicable. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 608: Direct Input

    GUI channel processing area in GUI channel strip strip Item Control Parameter Control knob Direct input level B switch Direct input solo B on/off PRE switch Direct input pre- in/out Filters Not applicable. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 609: Dynamics

    Compressor sidechain width: 2 Oct, 1 Oct or 0.3 Oct ratio range/[ratio] Compressor ratio control knob attack control knob Compressor attack MODE pushbutton Compressor mode: corrective, adaptive, creative, vintage or shimmer make up control Compressor gain knob PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 610: Insert

    The following diagram shows the parameters of the insert section affected by stereo linking. Insert and configuration processing area in GUI aux send overview in GUI channel strip channel strip Item Control Parameter INS switch Insert in/out PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 611 EQ width freq control knob EQ frequency SHAPE switch Band 6 shelving mode: bell, soft, low pass 6dB or low pass 12dB SHAPE switch Band 2 shelving mode: bell or high pass 24dB PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 612: Bus Sends

    Note: Although bands 1 and 6 are not shown above, the items in the table also apply. Both bands have items 2, 3 and 4. Band 1 also has item 7, and band 6 also has item 5. Bus sends Not applicable. Master routing Not applicable. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 613: Fader

    GUI in GUI channel channel strip strip Item Control Parameter B switch Solo B on/off Fader Level MON switch Link to mono master fader ST switch Link to stereo master fader PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 614: Delay

    Appendix O: Parameters Affected By Stereo Linking Delay The following diagram shows the delay parameters affected by stereo linking. Insert and configuration processing area in GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter delay control knob Delay time PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 615: Master

    The following diagram shows the input control parameters that are linked across a channel pair. Insert and configuration processing area in GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter Control knob Bus trim level C/O switch Order of processing: Dyn. Ins. EQ or EQ Ins. Dyn. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 616: Direct Output

    GUI channel processing area in GUI channel strip strip Item Control Parameter Control knob Direct input level B switch Direct input solo B on/off PRE switch Direct input pre- in/out Filters Not applicable. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 617: Dynamics

    Compressor sidechain width: 2 Oct, 1 Oct or 0.3 Oct ratio range/[ratio] Compressor ratio control knob attack control knob Compressor attack MODE pushbutton Compressor mode: corrective, adaptive, creative, vintage or shimmer make up control Compressor gain knob PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 618: Insert

    The following diagram shows the parameters of the insert section affected by stereo linking. Insert and configuration processing area in GUI master overview in GUI channel strip channel strip Item Control Parameter INS switch Insert in/out PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 619 EQ width freq control knob EQ frequency SHAPE switch Band 6 shelving mode: bell, soft, low pass 6dB or low pass 12dB SHAPE switch Band 2 shelving mode: bell or high pass 24dB PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 620: Bus Sends

    Master routing Not applicable. Fader The following diagram shows the fader parameters affected by stereo linking. Fader processing area in GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter B switch Solo B on/off Fader Level PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 621: Delay

    Surround panning levels knobs Delay The following diagram shows the delay parameters affected by stereo linking. Insert and configuration processing area in GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter delay control knob Delay time PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 622 Appendix O: Parameters Affected By Stereo Linking PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 623: Appendix P Parameters Copied Through Scenes

    Note: Some of the GUI displays in this appendix may look slightly different to the ones on the PRO Series Control Centre you are using, as they may be taken from a different type of PRO Series Live Audio System. For example, the PRO3 doesn’t have a Matrix 9 - 16 section in the GUI channel strip.

  • Page 624: Inputs (Input Channels)

    Remote amplifier level knob* 30Hz switch* 30Hz filter on/off delay control knob Delay time C/O switch Order of processing: Dyn. Ins. EQ or EQ Ins. Dyn. 48V switch* 48V phantom voltage on/off PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 625 Inputs (input channels) Item Control Parameter MUTE switch Direct output mute on/off B switch Direct output solo B on/off Applies to primary and tape inputs. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 626: Comp./Output Dyn

    Compressor attack ratio/range/[ratio] Compressor ratio control knob MODE pushbutton Compressor mode: corrective, adaptive, creative or vintage KNEE pushbutton Compressor knee: hard, medium or soft IN switch Compressor sidechain in/out PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 627: Gates

    Gate range control knob hold control knob Gate hold IN switch Gate sidechain in/out freq control knob Gate sidechain frequency WIDTH pushbutton Gate sidechain width: 2 Oct, 1 Oct or 0.3 Oct PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 628 Low pass filter frequency knob Low pass filter in/out /[IN] switch High pass filter in/out /[IN] switch high pass control High pass filter frequency knob SLOPE pushbutton High pass filter slope 12dB or 24dB PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 629: Aux Sends

    On switch Aux bus send on/off — only available when aux bus is in group mode MINUS switch Aux bus send mute on/off — only available when aux bus is in mix minus mode PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 630: Matrix Sends

    Note: Although only matrix sends 1-2 are referenced above, this also applies to all pairs of matrix sends. Item Control Parameter ON switch Bus send on/off level/pan control Bus level, or pan when bus is linked knob PRE switch Pre-fader on/off level control knob Bus level PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 631: Fader Sections

    Fader Level MUTE switch Mute on/off B control knob Solo B in/out Field Channel name Recall Scope For details, see “Inputs” on page 423. Store Scope For details, see “Inputs” on page 423. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 632: Routing

    Control Parameter INS switch Insert in/out Field Primary input source Field Tape input source Field Compressor sidechain source* Field Gate key source* Field Insert return source* Only automated when automate patching is on. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 633: Aux Returns (Return Channels)

    GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter Stage box control Remote amplifier level knob 48V switch 48V phantom voltage on/off Flt switch 30Hz filter in/out input mode switch Input zone in/out PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 634: Comp./Output Dyn

    Item Control Parameter ON switch Matrix bus send on/off level/pan control Bus level, or pan when bus is linked knob PRE switch Pre-fader on/off level control knob Bus level PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 635: Fader Sections

    Surround panning (includes all surround sound parameters) mono level/SIS Mono level (SIS off) or SIS image (SIS on) image control knob Fader Level MUTE switch Mute on/off SOLO B/[B] switch Solo B in/out PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 636: Recall Scope

    For details, see “Returns (Aux Returns)” on page 433. Routing The following diagram shows the return channel routing parameters copied through scenes. Configuration processing area in GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter Field Primary input source Field Tape input source PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 637: Aux Sends (Aux Channels)

    GUI channel strip channel strip Item Control Parameter Control knob Direct input level MUTE switch Direct input mute on/off B switch Direct input solo B in/out PRE switch Direct input pre- in/out PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 638: Comp./Output Dyn

    Compressor sidechain width: 2 Oct, 1 Oct or 0.3 Oct ratio/range/[ratio] Compressor ratio control knob attack control knob Compressor attack MODE pushbutton Compressor mode: corrective, adaptive, creative, vintage or shimmer make up control Compressor gain knob PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 639: Gates

    EQ width freq control knob EQ frequency SHAPE switch Band 1 shelving mode: bell, warm, high pass 6dB or high pass 12dB SHAPE switch Band 2 shelving mode: bell or high pass 24dB PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 640: Matrix Sends (1 To 16)

    Item Control Parameter ON switch Matrix bus send on/off level/pan control Bus level, or pan when bus is linked knob PRE switch Pre-fader on/off level control knob Bus level PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 641: Fader Sections

    Fader Level MUTE switch Mute on/off B switch Solo B in/out Field Channel name bus trim control knob Bus trim level delay control knob Delay time Field Channel colour MODE button Bus mode PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 642: Store Scope

    GUI channel strip GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter INS switch Insert in/out Field Insert return source* Field Direct input source* Only automated when automate patching is on. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 643: Matrix (Matrix Channels)

    EQ pushbutton EQ safe on/off DYN pushbutton Dynamic safe on/off FADER/[FDR] switch Fader safe on/off MUTE/[MTE] switch Mute safe on/off AUTO/[AUT] switch Auto safe on/off Delay field Delay in milliseconds (ms) and metres (m) PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 644: Comp./Output Dyn

    Compressor threshold knob KNEE pushbutton Compressor knee: hard, medium or soft IN switch Compressor sidechain in/out freq control knob Compressor sidechain frequency WIDTH pushbutton Compressor sidechain width: 2 Oct, 1 Oct or 0.3 Oct PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 645: Gates

    EQ on/off gain control knob EQ gain level width control knob EQ width freq control knob EQ frequency SHAPE switch Band 1 shelving mode: bell, warm, high pass 6dB or high pass 12dB PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 646: Aux Sends

    Note: Although bands 1 and 6 are not shown above, the items in the table also apply. Both bands have items 2, 3 and 4, and band 1 also has item 5 and band 6 also has item 7. Aux Sends Not applicable. Matrix Sends Not applicable. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 647: Fader Sections

    Level Field Channel name Field Channel colour ST switch Link to stereo master fader MON switch Link to mono master fader bus trim control knob Bus trim level delay control knob Delay time PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 648: Recall Scope

    GUI channel strip GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter INS switch Insert in/out Field Insert return source* Field Direct input source* Only automated when automate patching is on. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 649: Geqs

    VCA/POP (groups) You can copy the group membership allocation of the VCA and Groups through scenes. None of the options in the Sections area are applicable to this option. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 650: Masters (Master Channels)

    GUI channel strip GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter Control knob Direct input level MUTE switch Direct input mute on/off B switch Direct input solo B on/off PRE switch Direct input pre- in/out PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 651: Comp./Output Dyn

    Compressor sidechain width: 2 Oct, 1 Oct or 0.3 Oct ratio/range/[ratio] Compressor ratio control knob attack control knob Compressor attack MODE pushbutton Compressor mode: corrective, adaptive, creative, vintage or shimmer make up control Compressor gain knob PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 652: Gates

    Note: Although bands 1 and 6 are not shown above, the items in the table also apply. Both bands have items 2, 3 and 4, and band 1 also has item 5 and band 6 also has item 7. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 653: Aux Sends

    Bus level, or pan when bus is linked knob PRE switch Pre-fader on/off level control knob Bus level Note: Although only matrix sends 1-2 are referenced above, this also applies to all pairs of matrix sends. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 654: Fader Sections

    Surround panning (includes all surround sound parameters) Fader Level MUTE switch Mute on/off B switch Solo B in/out bus trim control knob Bus trim level delay control knob Delay time Field Channel colour PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 655: Recall Scope

    GUI channel strip GUI channel strip Item Control Parameter INS switch Insert in/out Field Insert return source* Field Direct input source* Only automated when automate patching is on. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 656: Misc (Miscellaneous)

    None of the options in the Sections area are applicable to this option. Typical Assignable Controls window on the GUI For more information on assignable controls, see Chapter 19 "Assignable Controls (I Zone)" on page 187. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 657: Appendix Q Service Information

    This appendix contains routine service information for the PRO Series Control Centre. Routine maintenance To help keep your PRO Series Control Centre unit in good working order and to make sure it gives you optimum performance, we recommend that you carry out the following about once every month.
  • Page 658 WEEE legislation. The horizontal bar underneath indicates that the product was placed on the EU market after 13th August 2005. For WEEE disposal; see our website at www.midasconsoles.com for information. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 659: Glossary

    GUI screen. by the fader. Bass: Lower frequencies in a signal. Algorithm: In computing, a set of instructions Bay: One of the main control surface sections. for accomplishing a specific task. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 660 Drag: A method of GUI operation, mainly for Control centre: The PRO Series’ console, control adjustment. Also used for selecting comprising control surface and GUI. blocks of patch connectors during patching.
  • Page 661 GUI screen: One of the two PRO Series’ screens, which comprise the GUI. Fast strip: One of the strips in the input, mix and output fast zones. See Input fast strip, Mix fast strip, Output fast strip and Fast zone.
  • Page 662 (Ω): Unit of electrical resistance. mm: Symbol for “millimetre” (one thousandth of a metre). OpticalCon®: A cable connector for fibre optic cables. OS: Abbreviation for “operating system”. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 663 Phase: A measurement (in degrees) of the time Outboard equipment: External equipment difference between two waveforms. used with the PRO Series Control Centre, but that is not part of it. Pitch: A continuous frequency over time. Musical interpretation of an audio frequency.
  • Page 664 See Patching. Snapshot: A captured group of mixer settings that reflect the state of the mixer at a particular PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 665 GUI. A virtual rack will, typically, contain internal devices, such as effects and GEQs. Volt (V): A unit of electrical potential differential or electromotive force. Volume: General term for a signal’s loudness. PRO Series Live Audio Systems Owner’s Manual...
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  • Page 667 Thank you for reading through this Owner’s Manual. We hope you found it useful. Please feel free to send us your comments. Our contact details and website address can be found at the front of this manual.
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