Assign - Midas M32 Digital Console User Manual

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M32 DIGITAL CONSOLE User Manual
Column 4: Console
• Configuration
• Solo
• Routing
• Output Patch.
CHANNEL SAFE
The SHOW CONTROL screen's chan safe tab configures which console channels
are and are not changed when a scene change occurs. This allows the user to
protect certain channels from ever changing during a scene change, giving them
as much control as possible for key audio sources.
For example, in a theatre context, the console operator may have dialled in just
the right EQ and compressor settings, and channel volume for the voice of the
lead actor, and does not want to have them altered when the console changes
scenes and alters various other parameters.
To adjust the various settings on the chan safe tab, perform the following steps:
1. Turn any of the six push encoders to navigate among the checkboxes on
the Main Display, which represent various groups of channels that can be
isolated from scene changes.
2. Tap any of the six encoders to select the console areas that have been
highlighted with the push encoders. In each of the six columns, multiple
console areas can be selected and isolated from scene changes.
The following areas of the M32 can be isolated from scene changes, and are
divided up into six columns on the Main Display:
Column 1: Channels
• Input Channels 1-16
Column 2: Channels
• Input Channels 17-21.
Column 3: Buses
• Aux 1-8
•
FX 1L through 4R.
Column 4: Returns
• Mix 1-6.
Column 5: Main / Matrix / Groups
• Matrix 1-6
• LR Bus
• Centre / Mono Bus
• DCA Groups 1-8.
Column 6: Effects Slots
• FX 1-8.
MIDI
The MIDI tab on the SHOW CONTROL screen allows the console to associate
different Cues with incoming and outgoing MIDI messages, allowing the
console's scene changes to control or be controlled by external MIDI equipment.
For instance, the user could configure the console to issue a MIDI Program Change
message as each new Cue is recalled, with the outgoing MIDI message triggering
a MIDI-equipped lighting controller.
Conversely, the user could configure the console to change Cues in response
to an incoming MIDI Program Change message, allowing the console to
switch to a new audio scene when a new scene is recalled on a MIDI-equipped
lighting controller.
To adjust the various settings on the MIDI tab, perform the following steps:
1. Turn the first push encoder to select a Cue to edit.
2. Turn the third push encoder to select what type of MIDI event is transmitted
by the console when a scene change is issued. The choices include:
• Off (no MIDI event)
• MIDI Program Change
•
MIDI Control Change
• Note.
3. Push encoders 4, 5 and 6 adjust the channel, number and value or velocity,
where applicable.
The Main Display shows the MIDI data associated with the currently
selected screen.

1.14 Assign

Rotary Controls 1-4
Assign the four rotary controls to various parameters for instant access to
commonly used functions. Details can be found on the Main Display by pressing
the VIEW button (see below).
LCD Displays
These displays provide quick reference to the assignments of the active layer of
custom controls.
Buttons 5-12
Assign the eight buttons to various parameters for instant access to commonly
used functions. Details can be found on the Main Display by pressing the VIEW
button (see below).
SET Buttons A, B, C
The currently active set, A, B or C, is indicated by a radio button and an amber
outline on the main display.
Press the left (1st) push-encoder to toggle through the sets, and press the right
(6th) push-encoder for opening the corresponding edit page.
Alternatively, you may use the page left and right buttons below the main
display, for navigating between the tabs.
VIEW
This gives you more detailed access to the ASSIGN functions via the Main Display.
The ASSIGN screen allows setup for the four user-assignable rotary controls and
the eight user-assignable buttons. Using this screen the console operator can
assign three sets of 12 custom controls to be available for adjustment at all times.