Midas SIENA Operator's Manual page 33

Busses and Routing
Siena has a master stereo bus plus 16 mix bus outputs which may be used as auxiliary sends or group outputs
depending on the application of the console. This generic approach to the mix bus structure enables the console
cover a wide range of applications. Here are two typical examples:
Monitors (Creating Auxiliary Sends)
When using the Siena purely as a monitor desk, you will want to generate as many auxiliary sends as possible to
feed each artist's monitoring. In addition, you may require both mono and stereo monitor mixes to feed a mixture
of floor monitors and wireless in-ear monitoring. By configuring any odd/even pair of the Siena's mix busses for
stereo operation, you have complete flexibility over the console layout. A typical layout may be as follows:
Mix Bus Format
1-8 mono
9 & 10 mono
11-16 stereo
Master Stereo stereo
You may now use the mix bus master controls to adjust the level of each artist's send on the master fader, mute
single or multiple feeds and solo your sends on local monitoring or headphones in AFL or PFL. Use the mix bus
master insert sends and returns to apply any external master processing (e.g. a protection limiter) to individual
sends.
Tips
* The stereo direct input provides an additional input to the console. A common application is to use the direct
input as a stereo effects return, which saves using two input channels for this purpose. For example, connect the
output of your external reverb unit to the console's direct input. Now use the Direct Input Level to Mix controls,
located above the mix bus master faders, to add reverb onto each artist's send.
* You may wish to listen to your mono floor monitor feeds on a separate loudspeaker to your stereo in-ear
monitoring so that you know what the artist is hearing from each system. Connect a pair of stereo speakers to the
Local Monitor L/R output and a separate mono speaker to the
masters feeding both the in-ear monitoring and floor monitors. Using the mono and stereo local monitor MUTE
switches, you will now be able to mute the floor monitor speaker to listen to the stereo in-ear monitor feed or vice
versa.
* The Siena provides five auto mute
concert, there may be one song where most of the band will leave the stage. During this part of the show, monitor
sends are only needed for one or two performers. By selecting auto mute 5 on all of the other band members'
auxiliary send masters, you may mute these monitor feeds with one switch press auto mute master 5.
Setting Up The Siena Setting Up The Siena
Application
sends to eight mono floor monitors.
sends to an external effects unit (e.g. reverb).
sends to three stereo wireless in-ear monitor systems.
may remain unused, or generate an additional stereo monitor
send to the stage.
Local Monitor M
groups to provide easy muting of similar channels. For example, during a live
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output. Now solo the mix bus