Main; Meters; Channel; Mix Bus - Midas M32 User Manual

1. Adjust the first rotary control to select from where in the signal chain the send is tapped, for the first two sends of
the currently focused four sends. Options include:
• Pre-EQ
• Post-EQ
• Pre-fader
• Post-fader
• Sub-group.
2. Adjust the third control to perform the same operation for the second two sends of the currently focused four
sends.
3. Adjust the sixth control to select which four sends to control with the rotary controls, shifting focus two sends at a
time.
4. Tap the sixth control to select which four sends to control with the rotary controls, shifting focus four at a time.

main

The main tab displays and controls all aspects of
the main bus assignments.
The main tab contains the following param-
eters that can be adjusted using the six rotary
controls:
1. Adjust the first rotary control to pan the
selected channel within the main stereo
output.
2. Tap the first control to assign the selected
channel to the main stereo output.
3. Turn the second control to adjust the level
of the currently selected channel within the mono (centre) bus.
4. Tap the second control to assign the selected channel to the mono output signal path. Use this function when
crafting an LCR mix, as opposed to a mono or stereo mix.
5. Tap the fifth control to solo/unsolo the currently selected channel.
6. Adjust the sixth control to set the fader level for the currently selected channel.
7. Tap the sixth control to mute/unmute the currently selected channel.
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Meters

The METERS screen displays different groups of
level meters for various signal paths on the con-
sole, and is useful for quickly ascertaining if any
channels need level adjustment. Since there are
no parameters to adjust for the metering displays,
none of the metering screens (with the exception
of the rta tab; see below) contain any 'bottom-of-
screen' controls that would normally by adjusted
by the six rotary controls.
The METERS screen contains the following sepa-
rate screen tabs, each containing level meters for
the following signal paths:

channel

• Level meters and fader levels for the 32 input channels.

mix bus

• Level meters, fader levels and gain reduction meters for the 16 bus masters
• Level meters, fader levels and gain reduction meters for the six matrix outputs
• Level meters, fader levels and gain reduction meters for the stereo main bus and the mono bus.

aux/fx

• Level meters for the six auxiliary sends
• Level meters and fader levels for the eight auxiliary returns
• Level meters and fader levels for the four stereo effects returns.

in/out

• The 32 input channels
• The eight auxiliary returns
• The six auxiliary sends
• The two rear panel digital outputs
• Monitor outputs
• The 16 rear panel analogue outputs
• The P16 Ultranet outputs.

rta

The rta tab shows details of the M32's Real Time Analyser - a real-time spectrum analyser that displays details of the audio
signal on the selected signal path. The M32 features both bar graph and spectrograph with a 10-second window, that are
displayed on the Main Display, and can be used in a variety of applications. The frequency resolution of both analysers is
100 bands, with constant relative bandwidth from 20 Hz to 20 kHz. Hence they are three times more detailed than typical
third-of-an-octave RTAs. Both graphs can be visualised in a separate Meter screen, on top of each channel parametric EQ
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