Main Display - Midas M32 Quick Start Manual

12 M32 DIGITAL CONSOLE

3. Main Display

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(1) DISPLAY SCREEN - The controls in this section gate: Controls and displays the channel
are used in conjunction with the colour screen gate eff ect beyond those off ered by the
in order to navigate and control the graphical dedicated top-panel controls.
elements it contains.
dyn: Dynamics - controls and displays the
By including dedicated rotary controls that channel dynamics eff ect (compressor)
correspond to the adjacent controls on the beyond those off ered by the dedicated
screen, as well as including cursor buttons, top-panel controls.
the user can quickly navigate and control all of
eq: Controls and displays the channel
the colour screen's elements.
EQ eff ect beyond those off ered by the
The colour screen contains various displays dedicated top-panel controls.
that give visual feedback for the operation of
sends: Controls and displays for channel
the console, and also allow the user to make
sends, such as sends metering and
various adjustments not provided for by the
send muting.
dedicated hardware controls.
main: Controls and displays for the
(2) MAIN/SOLO METERS - This triple 24-segment
selected channel's output.
meter displays the audio signal level output
from the main bus, as well as the main centre • • METERS - The meters screen displays
or solo bus of the console. diff erent groups of level meters for
various signal paths, and is useful for
(3) SCREEN SELECTION BUTTONS - These
quickly ascertaining if any channels need
eight illuminated buttons allow the user to
level adjustment. Since there are no
immediately navigate to any of the eight
parameters to adjust for the metering
master screens that address diff erent sections
displays, none of the metering screens
of the console. The sections that can be
contain any 'bottom of the screen'
navigated are:
controls that would normally be adjusted
• • HOME - The HOME screen contains an by the six rotary controls.
overview of the selected input or output
The METER screen contains the following
channel, and off ers various adjustments
separate screen tabs, each containing
not available through the dedicated top-
level meters for the relevant signal paths:
panel controls.
channel, mix bus, aux/fx, in/out and rta.
The HOME screen contains the following
• • ROUTING - The ROUTING screen is where
separate tabs:
all signal patching is done, allowing
home: General signal path for the the user to route internal signal paths
selected input or output channel. to and from the physical input/output
connectors located on the console's
confi g: Allows selection of the signal
rear panel.
source/destination for the channel,
confi guration of insert point, and
other settings.
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The ROUTING screen contains the
following separate tabs:
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 confi gure the
XLR outs on the rear of the console in
blocks of four, from either local inputs,
the AES streams, or expansion card.
• • SETUP - The SETUP screen off ers controls
for global, high-level functions of the
console, such as display adjustments,
sample rates & synchronisation, user
settings, and network confi guration.
The SETUP screen contains the following • • EFFECTS - The EFFECTS screen controls
separate tabs: various aspects of the eight eff ects
processors. On this screen the user
global: This screen off ers adjustments
can select specifi c types of eff ects for
for various global preferences of how the
the eight internal eff ects processors,
console operates.
confi gure their input and output paths,
confi g: This screen off ers adjustments for monitor their levels, and adjust the
sample rates and synchronisation, as well various eff ects parameters.
as confi guring high-level settings for
The EFFECTS screen contains the
signal path buses.
following separate tabs:
remote: This screen off ers diff erent
home: The home screen provides a
controls for setting up the console as a
general overview of the virtual eff ects
control surface for various DAW recording
rack, displaying what eff ect has been
software on a connected computer. It also
inserted in each of the eight slots, as well
confi gures the MIDI Rx/Tx preferences.
as displaying input/output paths for each
network: This screen off ers diff erent slot and the I/O signal levels.
controls for attaching the console to a
fx1-8: These eight duplicate screens
standard Ethernet network. (IP address,
display all of the relevant data for
Subnet Mask, Gateway.)
the eight separate eff ects processors,
scribble strip: This screen off ers controls allowing the user to adjust all parameters
for various customisation of the console's for the selected eff ect.
LCD scribble strips.
• • MUTE GRP - The MUTE GRP screen allows
preamps: Shows the analogue gain for for quick assignment and control of the
local mic inputs (XLR at the rear) and console's six mute groups, and off ers two
phantom power, including setup from separate functions:
remote stage boxes (e.g. DL16) connected
1. Mutes the active screen during the
via AES50.
process of assigning channels to
card: This screen selects the input/ mute groups. This ensures that no
output confi guration of the installed channels are accidentally muted
interface card. during the assignment process
during a live performance.
• • LIBRARY - The LIBRARY screen allows
loading and saving of commonly-used 2. It off ers an additional interface
setups for the channel inputs, eff ects for muting/unmuting the groups
processors, and routing scenarios. in addition to the dedicated mute
group buttons at the bottom of
The LIBRARY screen contains the
the console.
following tabs:
• • UTILITY - The UTILITY screen is a
channel: This tab allows the user to load
supplemental screen designed to work in
and save commonly used combinations
conjunction with the other screens that
of the channel processing, including
may be in view at any particular moment.
dynamics and equalisation.
The UTILITY screen is never seen by itself,
eff ects: This tab allows the user to it always exists in the context of another
load and save commonly used eff ects screen, and typically brings up copy, paste
processor presets. and library or customisation functions.
routing: This tab allows the user to load
and save commonly used signal routings.
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(4) ROTARY CONTROLS - These six rotary controls
are used to adjust the various elements
located directly above them. Each of the six
controls can be pushed inward to activate a
button-press function. This function is useful
when controlling elements that have a dual
on/off status that is best controlled by a
button, as opposed to a variable state that is
best adjusted by a rotary control.
(5) UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT NAVIGATION
CONTROLS - The LEFT and RIGHT controls
allow for left-right navigation among the
diff erent pages contained within a screen
set. A graphical tab display shows which
page you are currently on. On some screens
there are more parameters present than
can be adjusted by the six rotary controls
underneath. In these cases, use the UP
and DOWN buttons to navigate through
any additional layers contained on the
screen page. The LEFT and RIGHT buttons
are sometimes used to confi rm or cancel
confi rmation pop-ups.
Please refer to the User Manual for more information
on each of these topics.