Midas M32 Digital Console User Manual page 14

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M32 DIGITAL CONSOLE User Manual
(5) VIEW
Press the VIEW button to access more detailed parameters on the
Main Display.
Operation
The MONITOR section shares a Main Display screen with the TALKBACK
section. On this screen, only the monitor tab contains functionality which
relates to the MONITOR section. This tab controls various console options
relating to the solo bus, as well as the console's control room outputs. These
options include various solo settings, speaker dimming, speaker delay, and a
selection of sources for the control room output.
To adjust the settings on the monitor tab, perform the following steps:
1. Adjust the first push encoder to change the gain of the monitor signal.
This digital stage occurs as a first preliminary level control, before the
top panel's analogue-based monitor level control. A display above the
push encoder shows the currently set gain value in dB.
• A multi-segment level meter is displayed on the Main Display to
allow for proper gain staging of the monitor signal.
2. Adjust the second push encoder to scroll through the various solo
methods available to the console when audio is routed to the solo bus.
Available options include:
• Exclusive (last): In this mode, pressing another SOLO button
disengages the previous solo
• Solo Follows Select: When this method is selected, the audio of
the currently selected channel will automatically be sent to the solo
bus. Since a user will often select a channel to adjust its dedicated
DSP controls, this method is useful because the audio of the
channel will now already be feeding he solo bus where it can be
monitored with headphones in a live sound environment
• Select Follows Solo: When this method is selected, any
channel that is soloed will automatically become the currently
selected channel
• Ch Solo AFL: The channel and select button do not have any
correlation to each other. When a channel's SOLO button is
pressed, its audio is sent to the solo bus in 'after-fader-listen' mode,
reflecting the current level of the channel fader and any channel
DSP that has been applied. The default setting for input channels is
off for 'pre-fader-listen'.
• MixBus Solo AFL: Selecting this method will set the mix bus solo
to post-fader
DCA Solo AFL: Selecting this method will set the DCA solo to
•
post-fader
• Use DIM for PFL: Selecting this option will apply DIM to all
PFL signals
• Use Master Fader: This allows the main fader/MUTE button to
control the solo/mon output.
3. Tap the second encoder to select and assign the currently chosen
solo option.
4. Turn the third encoder to adjust the amount of digital delay that is
applied to the control room signal path. The display on the screen will
show the current amount of delay in feet, metres and milliseconds.
5. Tap the third encoder to toggle the delay function on or off.
TIP: The delay function is useful for aligning the sound of audio monitored
through headphones, or speakers used at front-of-house position with
audio that is coming from the stage location.
By delaying the control room audio, it can be brought into alignment with
the slightly-delayed audio that has to travel from the stage to the front-of-
house position.
6. Adjust the fourth encoder to set the amount of volume reduction
that occurs when the control room bus has its DIM function enabled.
The amount of volume reduction ranges from -40 dB to 0 dB
(no change).
7. Tap the fourth encoder to toggle the DIM function on or off.
8. Turn the fifth encoder to adjust the volume trim for the source currently
feeding the control room bus, allowing it to be level matched with the
SOLO bus. The amount of trim can be adjusted from -20 dB to +20 dB.
9. Tap the fifth encoder to toggle the control room between mono and
stereo operation. This is very useful in a studio context for checking how
a mix sounds when played back on a mono speaker such as a cock radio.
10. Adjust the sixth encoder to select what specific signal source to monitor
in the control room. Choices include:
• Off (no source) in the control room, when no SOLO is active
• LR Bus
• LR + C/M
• LR PFL (Pre-Fade Listen)
• LR AFL (After-Fade Listen)
• Auxiliary returns 5/6
• Auxiliary returns 7/8 (USB Recorder).
11. Tap the sixth encoder to activate the signal source that has been chosen.