Quick Reference Section - Midas M32 Quick Start Manual

14 M32 DIGITAL CONSOLE

4. Quick Reference Section

Editing Channel Strip LCDs For a stereo Matrix, select a Matrix and press the
VIEW button on the CONFIG/PREAMP section of
1. Hold down the select button for the channel you
the channel strip. Press the fi rst rotary control near
wish to change and press UTILITY.
the screen to link, forming a stereo pair.
2. Use the rotary controls below the screen to
Note, stereo panning is handled by even BUS SEND
adjust parameters.
rotary controls as described in Using Buses above.
3. There is also a dedicated Scribble Strip tab on
Using DCA Groups
the SETUP menu.
4. Select the channel while viewing this screen Use DCA Groups to control the volume of multiple
to edit. channels with a single fader.
Using Buses
1. To assign a channel to a DCA, fi rst be sure you
have the GROUP DCA 1-8 layer selected.
Bus Setup:
2. Press and hold the select button of the DCA
The M32 off ers ultra fl exible busing as each channel's
group you wish to edit.
bus sends can be independently Pre- or Post-Fader,
3. Simultaneously press the select buttons of a
(selectable in pairs of buses). Select a channel
channel you wish to add or remove.
and press VIEW in the BUS SENDS section on the
channel strip.
4. When a channel is assigned, its select button
will light up when you press the SEL button of
Reveal options for Pre/Post/Subgroup by pressing
its DCA.
the Down Navigation button by the screen.
Sends on Fader
To confi gure a bus globally, press its SEL button and
then press VIEW on the CONFIG/PREAMP section To use Sends on Faders, press the Sends on Faders
on the channel strip. Use the third rotary control to button located near the middle of the console.
change confi gurations. This will aff ect all channel
You can now use Sends On Faders in one of two
sends to this bus.
diff erent ways.
Note: Mix buses can be linked in odd-even adjacent
1. Using 16 input faders: Select a bus on the
pairs to form stereo mix buses. To link buses
output fader section on right and the input
together, select one and press the VIEW button near
faders on the left will refl ect the mix being sent
the CONFIG/PREAMP section of the channel strip.
to the selected bus.
Press the fi rst rotary control to link. When sending
to these buses, the odd BUS SEND rotary control will
2. Using eight bus faders: Press the select button
adjust send level and even BUS SEND rotary control
of an input channel on the input section on the
will adjust pan/balance.
left. Raise the bus fader on the right side of the
console to send the channel to that bus.
Matrix Mixes
Mute Groups
Matrix mixes can be fed from any mix bus as well as
the MAIN LR and Centre/Mono bus. 1. To assign/remove a channel from a Mute Group,
press the MUTE GRP screen selection button.
To send to a Matrix, fi rst press the SEL button
You will know you are in edit mode when the
above the bus you want to send. Use the four rotary
MUTE GRP button lights and the six Mute
controls in the BUS SENDS section of the channel
Groups appear on the six rotary controls.
strip. Rotary controls 1-4 will send to Matrix 1-4.
2. Now press and hold one of the six Mute Group
Press the 5-8 button to use the fi rst two rotary
buttons you wish to use and simultaneously
controls to send to Matrix 5-6. If you press the VIEW
press the SEL button of the channel you wish to
button, you will get a detailed view of the six Matrix
add to or remove from that Mute Group.
sends for the selected bus.
3. When complete, press the MUTE GRP button
Access the Matrix mixes using layer four on the
again to reactivate the dedicated Mute Group
output faders. Select a Matrix mix in order to access
buttons on the M32.
its channel strip, including dynamics with 6-band
parametric EQ and crossover. 4. Your Mute Groups are ready to use.
Assignable Controls
1. The M32 features user-assignable rotary
controls and buttons in three layers. To assign
them, press the VIEW button on the
ASSIGN section.
2. Use the Left and Right Navigation button to
select a Set or layer of controls. These will
correspond to the SET A, B and C buttons on
the console.
3. Use the rotary controls to select the control and
choose its function.
Note: The LCD Scribble Strips will change to indicate
the controls for which they are set.
Eff ects Rack
1. Press the EFFECTS button near the screen to
see an overview of the eight stereo eff ects
processors. Keep in mind that eff ects slots 1-4
are for Send type eff ects, and slots 5-8 are for
Insert type eff ects.
2. To edit the eff ect, use the sixth rotary control to
select an eff ects slot.
3. While a eff ects slot is selected, use the fi fth
rotary control to change which eff ect is in
that slot, and confi rm by pressing the control.
Press the sixth rotary control to edit the
parameters for that eff ect.
4. Over 60 eff ects include Reverbs, Delay, Chorus,
Flanger, Limiter, 31-Band GEQ, and more.
Please refer to the User Manual for a full list
and functionality.
5. Firmware Updates & USB Stick Recording
To Update Firmware:
Download the new console fi rmware from the
M32 product page onto the root level of a USB
memory stick.
Press and hold the RECORDER section's VIEW
button while switching the console on to enter the
update mode.
Plug the USB memory stick into the top panel
USB connector.
The M32 will wait for the USB drive to become ready
and then run a fully-automated fi rmware update.
When a USB drive fails to get ready, updating will
not be possible and we recommend switching
the console off / on again for booting the
previous fi rmware.
The update process will take two to three minutes
longer than the regular boot sequence.
To Record to the USB Stick:
Insert the USB Stick into the port on the RECORDER
section and press the VIEW button.
Use the second page for confi guring the recorder.
Press the fi fth rotary control under the screen to
begin recording.
Use the fi rst rotary control to stop. Wait for the
ACCESS light to turn off before removing the stick.
Notes: Stick must be formatted for FAT fi le system.
Maximum record time is approximately three hours
for each fi le, with a fi le size limit of 2 GB. Recording
is at 16-bit, 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz depending on console
sample rate.
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