Main Display (Summary) - Midas M32 Digital Console User Manual

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M32 DIGITAL CONSOLE User Manual

1.10 Main Display (Summary)

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(1) DISPLAY SCREEN
The controls in this section are used in conjunction with the colour screen in
order to navigate and control the graphical elements it contains.
By including dedicated push encoders that correspond to the adjacent
controls on the screen, as well as including cursor buttons, the user can
quickly navigate and control all of the colour screen's elements.
The colour screen contains various displays that give visual feedback for
the operation of the console, and also allow the user to make various
adjustments not provided for by the dedicated hardware controls.
(2) MAIN/SOLO METERS
This triple 24-segment meter displays the audio signal level output from the
main bus, as well as the main centre or solo bus of the console.
(3) SCREEN SELECTION BUTTONS
These eight illuminated buttons allow the user to immediately navigate
to any of the eight master screens that address different sections of the
console. The sections that can be navigated are:
HOME
The HOME screen contains an overview of the selected input or output
channel, and offers various adjustments not available through the dedicated
top-panel controls.
The HOME screen contains the following separate tabs:
home: General signal path for the selected input or output channel.
config: Allows selection of the signal source/destination for the
channel, configuration of insert point, and other settings.
gate: Controls and displays the channel gate effect beyond those
offered by the dedicated top-panel controls.
dyn: Dynamics - controls and displays the channel dynamics effect
(compressor) beyond those offered by the dedicated top-panel controls.
eq: Controls and displays the channel EQ effect beyond those offered by
the dedicated top-panel controls.
sends: Controls and displays for channel sends, such as sends metering
and send muting.
main: Controls and displays for the selected channel's output.
METERS
The METERS screen displays different groups of level meters for various
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signal paths, and is useful for quickly ascertaining if any channels need
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level adjustment. Since there are no parameters to adjust for the metering
displays, none of the metering screens contain any 'bottom of the screen'
controls that would normally be adjusted by the six push encoders.
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ROUTING
The ROUTING screen is where all signal patching is done, allowing the
user to route internal signal paths to and from the physical input/output
connectors located on the console's rear panel.
The ROUTING screen contains the following separate tabs:
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SETUP
The SETUP screen offers controls for global, high-level functions of the
console, such as display adjustments, sample rates & synchronisation,
user settings, and network configuration.
The SETUP screen contains the following separate tabs:
The METERS screen contains the following separate screen tabs, each
containing level meters for the relevant signal paths: channel, mix bus,
aux/fx, in/out and rta.
home: Allows patching of physical inputs to the 32 input channels and
aux inputs of the console.
out 1-16: Allows patching of internal signal paths to the console's 16
rear panel XLR outputs.
aux out: Allows patching of internal signal paths to the console's six
rear panel ¼" / RCA auxiliary outputs.
p16 out: Allows patching of internal signal paths to the 16 outputs of
the console's 16-channel P16 Ultranet output.
card out: Allows patching of internal signal paths to the 32 outputs of
the expansion card.
aes50-a: Allows patching of internal signal paths to the 48 outputs of
the rear panel AES50-A output.
aes50-b: Allows patching of internal signal paths to the 48 outputs of
the rear panel AES50-B output.
xlr out: Allows the user to configure the XLR outs on the rear of the
console in blocks of four, from either local inputs, the AES streams, or
expansion card.
global: This screen offers adjustments for various global preferences of
how the console operates.
config: This screen offers adjustments for sample rates and
synchronisation, as well as configuring high-level settings for signal
path buses.
remote: This screen offers different controls for setting up the console
as a control surface for various DAW recording software on a connected
computer. It also configures the MIDI Rx/Tx preferences.
network: This screen offers different controls for attaching the console
to a standard Ethernet network. (IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway.)
scribble strip: This screen offers controls for various customisation of
the console's LCD scribble strips.
preamps: Shows the analogue gain for local mic inputs (XLR at the
rear) and phantom power, including setup from remote stage boxes
(e.g. DL16) connected via AES50.
card: This screen selects the input/output configuration of the installed
interface card.