Chapter 5: Before You Start; Principles Of Operation; Operating Modes; Normal Mode - Midas PRO SERIES Owner's Manual

Chapter 5: Before You Start

This chapter is intended to familiarise you with the control centre by showing you how
to carry out some basic operations in order to get some audio out of it.
Note: As the operation of both input bays is principally the same, this chapter will
generally only show the operation of the 12-channel input bay. However, any
differences in operation between the 4-channel and 12-channel input bays will be
shown.
Please don't forget that, although this system is a complex, high-tech piece of
equipment, it is very easy to use.

Principles of operation

Control centre operation is based on the concept of colours and groups rather than
'layering' or 'paging', which is the case with most digital consoles on the market today.
With so many channels available it is far easier to remember them by their
user-configured individual/group colour and name rather than their channel number.
The control surface is populated with instantly recognisable controls that are logically
distributed in major sections, so that all the controls you need to access most of the
time are always on the control surface, while the remainder are only one action away.
You can display all I/O meters, both on the control surface and the GUI, to give instant
monitoring feedback.

Operating modes

You can change certain aspects of control centre operation by assigning different tasks
to certain areas of the control surface. This section will explain the different ways in
which the control surface can operate.

Normal mode

During normal operation the 12-channel input bay is operated from the mix bay
controls and GUI screen, while the controls and GUI screen in the master bay operate
the 4-channel input bay. Both input bays operate in unison and are, in effect, area A.
Note: The 12-channel input bay will always be area A, no matter which operating mode
you are using.

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).
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