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- Page 1 Neve GENESYS Quick Reference Guide 527-385 Issue 1...
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Page 2: Health & Safety Notice
GENESYS - Quick Reference DRAFT COPY Issue 1 Health & Safety Notice FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY AND FOR THE PROTECTION OF OTHERS PLEASE OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING HEALTH AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND KEEP THEM HANDY • • HEED ALL SAFETY WARNINGS DO NOT USE NEAR WATER •... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
© ® 2008 AMS Neve Ltd own the copyright of all information and figures contained in this manual which are not to be copied or reproduced by any means or disclosed in part or whole to any third party without written permission. -
Page 4: Introduction
Roger D'Arcy of Recording Architecture in London. With GENESYS, the widest possible range of studios can legitimately claim to be a Neve facility. The future begins here. About this document This Quick Reference Guide outlines all the basic procedures you need to get a signal through the console and to start working. -
Page 5: Safety Notice
Issue 1 DRAFT COPY GENESYS - Quick Reference OLD style (including Automation option): NEW Style: Safety Notice Before plugging Genesys into the mains supply, please observe the following safety precautions: > The amplifier feeding the speakers is turned off and it's volume controls are turned fully down (or if using active speakers, ensure they are turned down and turned off). -
Page 6: Channel Sel Mode
GENESYS - Quick Reference DRAFT COPY Issue 1 Channel SEL Mode SEL mode is a special mode where signal routing, loudspeaker setups, Pre-/Post- states and other utilities can be defined. The console is not designed to run in SEL mode - it is purely a configurational mode. Channel SEL mode can be turned on by pressing any of the SEL buttons on the channels or 8T Auxes section. -
Page 7: Power-Up Procedure
Issue 1 DRAFT COPY GENESYS - Quick Reference Power-up procedure > For Old style computer cassettes only, check that the Ethernet link cable is plugged between ETHER STD and ETHER AUTO if you are not using a hub system to control a DAW via HUI (see Hui Setup for more information about Old-style &... -
Page 8: Wiring Connections For Hui Control
GENESYS - Quick Reference DRAFT COPY Issue 1 Wiring connections for HUI control The type of connections depend on the type of computer cassette installed in the console. Old type computer cassette: To TFT screen Mouse Standard supplied Crossover Ethernet cable To DAW machine Ethernet Hub The dotted lines show the two Ethernet ports connected when the unit is not connected to Pro... - Page 9 Issue 1 DRAFT COPY GENESYS - Quick Reference New type computer cassette: Mouse To TFT Ethernet hub * screen To DAW * The Ethernet hub is optional if the computers do not need to be networked. If you wish to run HUI over LAN, connect the Genesys computer as shown, discarding the Ethernet link cable on old style computer cassettes.
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Page 10: Genesys Application Scenarios
GENESYS - Quick Reference DRAFT COPY Issue 1 GENESYS Application Scenarios In all the schematics shown below, only the M1 and M2 stereo speaker sets are shown due to limitations of space. The four speaker sets - M1, M2, A and B - are available in all of the following examples. -
Page 11: Mixing
The mix is now being created on the mix bus of Genesys. This uses the same mix topology as the classic 88 series Neve consoles and recreates their legendary sound. A Neve 33609 compressor (or a Neve 8803 EQ unit) can be patched across the Main Mix Insert allowing the whole mix to be compressed (or EQ’d). -
Page 12: Live Recording
GENESYS - Quick Reference DRAFT COPY Issue 1 Live Recording Front of House console Main Output Group / Matrix outputs into Genesys Ext 3 inputs Headphones While the output for the main Front Of House console may be of a high standard, the mix created for the venue does not have the correct balance for a live recording. -
Page 13: Hui Control Of Daw (Inc Sub-Mixing)
Issue 1 DRAFT COPY GENESYS - Quick Reference HUI Control of DAW (inc sub-mixing) Pro Tools Mac / PC Neve 33609 Compressor M1 Speakers Main Mix Insert Send Return Pro Tools I/O Ethernet Main Mix T/code Returns 1-32 M2 Speakers Headphones In this scenario, the first 16 channels from Pro Tools are fed into the desk at Line level. -
Page 14: Power-Up State
M1 LS O/P (this is the first set of stereo speaker outputs), and the DAW audio connections are in place using the 25-way D-type connectors on the rear of the console. When the console is booted for the very first time, the AMS-Neve default Stereo Recording Setup will be sent to the console. - Page 15 Issue 1 DRAFT COPY GENESYS - Quick Reference pushing the Main Mix faders up and the channel faders (or turning the Mon knob up) will send audio to the speakers. The flow diagram illustrates the signal path through the console when the Stereo Recording setup is loaded.
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Page 16: Recording In Surround
GENESYS - Quick Reference DRAFT COPY Issue 1 Recording in Surround Using the Stereo Recording setup as a starting template, we can now add to it and create a Surround Recording template. It is possible to create a Stereo mix and a 5.1 Surround mix and output them both from the console at the same time. -
Page 17: To Set Up Surround Routing
Issue 1 DRAFT COPY GENESYS - Quick Reference To set up Surround Routing This tutorial will only concern itself with routing Channel 1 through the Surround system. > Ensure the default Stereo Recording template is loaded. On the first channel strip: >... -
Page 18: To Set Up Surround Monitoring
GENESYS - Quick Reference DRAFT COPY Issue 1 To set up Surround Monitoring These 8T signals now need to be mapped correctly to the Surround loudspeakers. The 8Ts should employ the following mapping: Speaker > Press the RTE SEL button on the Route Sel panel and then press 8T (just above the monitoring knob). - Page 19 Issue 1 DRAFT COPY GENESYS - Quick Reference The shaded area with a dashed border below indicates you must put the console into SEL mode before setting the speaker mapping. L R Ls Rs C S 8T busses: 1 2 5 6 7 8 Channel Meter Ch fader...
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Page 20: Monitoring
If you have the 8T Insert audio connections in place, you will be able to compress the entire Surround mix, (for example by using the Neve 8051 Surround Compressor) by pressing the INS buttons above each of the 8T faders 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8. -
Page 21: Hui Connections
Issue 1 DRAFT COPY GENESYS - Quick Reference HUI Connections Genesys can control up to 8 DAW faders / plug-ins at a time. Using the DAW screen and the four associated encoders, various plug-in parameters can be viewed and set (the encoders have a rotary control plus a push switch On/Off). If you change the function of these encoders, the change in function will be displayed above the relevant encoder on screen. -
Page 22: Quick Reference Section
GENESYS - Quick Reference DRAFT COPY Issue 1 Quick Reference Section To top of loudspeaker shelf 977 mm / 38.46 inches Height 16 Channel console 1090 mm / 42.91 inches 32 Channel console 1760.5 mm / 69.31 inches Width 48 Channel console 2430.5 mm / 95.68 inches 64 Channel console 3100.5 mm / 122.06 inches...
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