Midas PRO2 Owner's Manual page 37

PRO2 control surface
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PRO2 Live Audio System
Owner's Manual
Description
Input fast zone Contains the operator's 'must have now' controls in eight
input fast strips. Provides faders, meters, mutes, solos and navigation
(LCD) switches for detailed and complex manipulation of multiple channels
within the console. Typically, this would be input channels but aux returns
and output can also be accessed. This is achieved by scrolling to the right
(the order is inputs/returns/aux send/matrix/masters) or by using the
INPUT and OUTPUT buttons.
Eight channel faders and eight horizontal assignable controls operate in
conjunction with a vertical channel detail controller and the GUI screen.
The usable channel fader control can be increased to 16 by activating the
EXTEND button which allows the channel fader to extend over the usual
mix faders (temporarily overriding them).
The additional input bay of the PRO2 (16-channel version) operates in an
identical manner to this area.
Navigation zone For GUI screen navigation via a trackball. Includes a
screen access panel for direct GUI screen access.
Mix fast zone Eight mix faders (with LCD switches) give the operator
primary mix control. To select an output mix, press the OUTPUT button
and scroll left and right. To assign the VCAs to the mix bay faders, press
the VCA button.
Additional input channel faders can be provided by using EXTEND, which
override the mix faders. They attach themselves numerically to right of the
channels assigned to the channel faders. Pressing OUTPUT or a VCA LCD
select button returns them to their previous state (showing either VCAs or
outputs as appropriate).
The POPulation groups provide instant navigation to a user-defined set of
channels. When a POPulation group is selected, they are mapped to the
input bay faders and, when in EXTEND mode, the mix bay faders.
Masters and area B
support from the GUI, has three faders (each with LCD switch, meters solo
and mute). By default, these control the left, right and mono master
outputs. However, they can also be overridden for use as an "Area B",
where VCA and POPulation groups can be unfolded to. They are always
independent of the channel and mix faders, that is, they cannot be set to
area A to become channels 9 and 10.
The third fader is the mono channel. This fader is distinct from the other
two, as it can be overridden by the output select buttons. (When unfolding
a VCA or POPulation group to Area B only the first three channels are
accessible.)
monitors Monitor left and right.
This section, which does not require any direct
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