Direct Input To Mix - Midas SIENA Operator's Manual

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The direct input is a stereo line level input available on the rear panel of the master section. It features its own input
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level control, solo and mute facilities. For more details on these controls and connections, please refer to Page 20.
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Following the input stage, the
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each of the 16 mix busses.
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direct direct
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direct direct
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stereo
Direct Input Level to Mix - Controls
the direct input level added to each mix
insert insert
bus output. Level may be adjusted
continuously from off (-inf) to +6dB.
MUTE MUTE
mix 1 mix 2
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stereo
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0 0
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auto auto
mute mute
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SOLO SOLO
stereo
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insert insert
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pan stereo pan stereo
MUTE MUTE
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mix 9
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stereo
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auto auto
mute mute
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SOLO SOLO
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Direct Input to Mix

In addition to the console's input channels, Siena features a
single stereo direct input (line level) which may be added to any
of the 16 mix bus outputs or stereo master.
A common application is to use the direct input as a stereo
effects return. For example, you may be using an auxiliary send
to feed signals to an external reverberation unit. Connecting the
reverb return to the direct input allows you to add reverb back
to each of your artist's monitor sends, without needing to use
an additional pair of input channels for this purpose.
direct 1 to direct 16 controls adjust the amount of direct input signal added to the
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Direct
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Operators Manual - Page 16
Mix Bus Outputs Mix Bus Outputs
The signal added to each mix bus is
affected by the mono/stereo configuration
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of each mix bus. For example, if mix
direct
2 busses 1 and 2 are configured for stereo
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operation, bus 1 is fed from direct input left
and bus 2 from direct input right according
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to the level settings of the
direct
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direct 2 controls. However, the left and
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right direct input signals are also summed,
so that if say mix bus 3 is configured as a
mono bus, it is the mono sum which is
added to this output.
Note: a -3dB offset is applied to the mono
sum. This automatic level compensation
ensures that when adding the direct input
to a mixture of mono and stereo mix
busses, similar direct level settings may be
applied without any perceptible difference
in level.
direct 1 and