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IP Misc
Artist's Monitoring
Matrix has an additional output for the artist's headphones, which is controlled by the
section, to the right of the
the artist's monitoring. The sources available are (from bottom to top) the
the CUE bus, the desk's DIGITAL
(EXT1). Each button lights to indicate which is active.
Note that while the other buttons light yellow, the
Normally these buttons cancel each other. However, the summing button (S) located immediately above the five source selector
buttons, removes the intercancelling feature and instead sums all selected inputs, enabling multiple sources to be monitored
simultaneously. Deselecting the S button cancels all monitoring sources and returns the artist's monitor to intercancelling mode.
The ARTIST MONITOR
and Total Recall LEDs. This is located in the top right of the
be switched into the circuit by pressing the
Both EQ pots are indented in the centre.
The pot in the bottom right is a gain control for the artist monitor output. The
above it reduces the feed to mono.
Engineer's Headphones
There is an engineer's headphone output located in the trim on the right hand side of Matrix, close
to the large navigation wheel. It is controlled by the area above the transport counter, consisting
of a HEADPHONE gain pot and a
from the control room monitor mix to the artist's monitor mix (see above). The button lights to
indicate that the feed has been switched to the artist's mix.
While the FROM ARTIST
selection in the MAIN MONITOR
affected by the DIM, CUT,
Conversely, when FROM ARTIST
selection, EQ insert and
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Talkback

The engineer can talk to the artist by pressing and holding the
navigation wheel in the centre section. This sends the signal from the desk's inbuilt talkback microphone to the
artist's monitor feed.
ARTIST
The talkback microphone is located above the
(shown right). Its level is set by the
DIM function is automatically activated in the main monitoring.
The action of the talkback switch may be changed from momentary to latching by engaging the
"TB Latch" switch within the
Note that the talkback function can also be assigned one of the two rear panel foot switch inputs via the
Matrix Remote. See Page 104 for more details.
Note also that the talkback does not feed the engineer's headphone signal, even when the
been selected.
MAIN MONITOR controls. The six buttons on the left hand side select the signal which is feeding
external monitor input (see Page 44), and the first of the two analogue external monitor inputs
has available a 2-band EQ with high-pass and low-pass shelving controls
EQ button located in between the
FROM ARTIST
button is not selected, the headphone signal follows the source
area, along with the
MINI or level controls.
is selected, the engineer's headphone signal follows the
MONO button, but is not affected by the level control.
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LEFT
MIX
MON bus lights green in keeping with its colour coding.
ARTIST MONITOR
button which switches the headphone feed
DIM CUT
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MAIN MONITOR
TB gain trim immediately above it. When it is pressed, the
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ARTIST MONITOR
bus, the control room monitor output (MON),
area, and can
HF and LF pots.
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MONO button
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