Mono Connections; Stereo Connections; Surround Connections; Operations Overview - CM Labs Workstation Console Owner's Manual

There are two ways to connect devices equipped with
XLR or 1/4" phone jacks:
1.) The CM Labs DB-8 terminal strip adaptor. Wire up the
DB-8 up according to the pin connections given on it.
2.) Use standard DB25 to 1/4" or XLR audio snakes.
Connect the DB25 end of the snake to the SixtyFour rear
panel and tighten the screws included with the snakes.
Connect the individual connector end of the snake to the
1/4" or XLR connectors on the external device.

Mono Connections

Mono Sources or Destinations may be connected to any
of the 32 inputs or 32 outputs on the SixtyFour.

Stereo Connections

Stereo Sources or Destinations may also be connected
to the 32 inputs or 32 outputs on the SixtyFour. Left and
Right connections must be on adjacent channels on the
SixtyFour ( i.e. 12 and 13).
The Left channel of a device must be connected to the
lower of the 2 channel numbers on the SixtyFour.
Additionally, Source or Destination 15 cannot be a Left
Channel. After Stereo devices are connected, you must
define them for the SixtyFour so it will know how to deal
with them. Consult the SixtyFour owners manual to learn
about defining Stereo channels in the SixtyFour's Utility
Mode.
Multi Channel and Surround Connections
Surround or other multi channel source devices such as
discreet stem mixes or decoder outputs are connected to
the Source Inputs on the SixtyFour. We recommend (but
it is not necessary) using adjacent Source Inputs on the
SixtyFour (like 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 for example) to
connect Sources.
Destination Outputs of the SixtyFour are connected to
drive the Surround Encoder inputs or speaker amplifier
inputs. Destination connections must be on adjacent
channels on the SixtyFour ( like 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 for
example). It is necessary to Label the Surround
Destinations according to the convention in the "Creating
LCD Channel Labels" section later in this appendix.

Operations Overview

Accessing the SixtyFour from MotorMate
Press the middle Burn Mode switch on MotorMate
labelled ROUTERS, and the "source" LED will light.
If no SixtyFour's are present, the LCD will say " No
SixtyFour Router Present ".
Appendix A: Controlling the SixtyFour from MotorMate
If one or more SixtyFours are present, the 8 SELECT
switches and the 8 BURN switches will be used to control
signal routing, track naming, and many other operations.
The 2 digit Rotary Mode display and View Stick provides
memory access to the SixtyFour's 90 internal memories
for recall, save and undo operations.
The 8 Rotary Pots control the 32 Source levels or the 32
Destination levels or stereo Destination balance settings.
The top row of the LCD will display either Source or
Destination labels for the current bank of 8 channels. The
bottom row of the LCD shows 8 Source or Destination
level settings from -96dB to +10 dB.
With SHIFT held down:
SELECT 1 moves to Sources / Destinations 1 to 8.
SELECT 2 moves to Sources / Destinations 9 to 16.
SELECT 3 moves to Sources / Destinations 17 to 24.
SELECT 4 moves to Sources / Destinations 25 to 32.
Pressing the View Stick up or down also toggles between
"source" and "destin" just like the second Burn Mode
switch (ROUTERS).
The VIEW and BANK switches operate just
as they did for mixing, except that they are
controlling only the SixtyFour view. If the
BANK LED is lit, then the view changes by
8 channels at a time, otherwise the view
changes by 1 channel at a time. Horizontal
input on the View Stick duplicates the left
and right VIEW switches.
You can also go directly to a bank by
pressing and holding down the SHIFT
switch and then press a channel SELECT
switch from 1 to 4.
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