Monitoring - AMS Neve Logic MMC User Manual

Monitoring

Monitoring
The standard stereo monitoring system is used when there are no Film paths in the current Desk Setup or when
the Surround Sound Panel is switched off. The monitoring system provides control for 3 pairs of control room
loudspeakers, a pair of studio loudspeakers and a headphone output. There are three monitor panels and a
common selector panel.
The monitoring system uses a set of special System Paths called SELs and LISTENs. There can be up to 6 SELs
and up to 2 LISTENs. The path names for the SELs are SEL1 through SEL6. The path names for the LISTENs are
LS1 and LS2 (this should not be confused with the two sets of small loudspeakers, L/S1 and L/S2).
The Monitoring Schematic shows how the SEL and LISTEN paths are used. The distinction between a SEL and a
LISTEN is that the source for a SEL is chosen from the SELECT panel. The sources for LS1 and LS2 are fixed to the
AFL and PFL busses respectively.
Logic MMC Standard Monitoring
CONTROL
ROOM
MONITOR
SOURCE
PFL SELECTOR
STUDIO
MONITOR
SOURCE
SELECTOR
PFL
HEADPHONES
SOURCE
SELECTOR
PFL
FIRST
VU METERS
SOURCE
SELECTOR
PFL
SECOND
VU METERS
SOURCE
SELECTOR
PFL
PFL BUS
"CIRCUITS" MADE
BY SWITCHING ON
REAL OR VIRTUAL DACS
AFL BUS
Switch Between Surround and Standard Monitoring
The alpha display in the SELECT Panel shows which monitoring system is active. It displays SURROUND when
the Surround Monitoring system is active, or STEREO when the Standard Monitoring system is active.
15 16
13 14
11 12
9 10
7 8
5 6
3 4
1 2
SELECT*
SURROUND
MAIN GRP
AUX CUE
EXT
PFL
To switch between surround and standard monitoring , press the STEREO key on the surround panel above the
TRIM- key. The LED in the key will illuminate when stereo monitoring is active.
Issue 4
DIGITAL ANALOGUE
PROCESSING HARDWARE
ANY SOLO SMALL L/S2
KEY KEY
CUT
"SEL1" DAC
&
DIM
CUT
"SEL3" DAC
&
DIM
CUT "SEL2" DAC
&
DIM
HEADPHONES
"SEL4" DAC
VU METERS
"SEL5" DAC
VU METERS
"SEL6" DAC
"LS2" DAC
"LS1" DAC
LISTENS: 0 SELECTED = NONE
1 SELECTED = AFL ONLY
2 SELECTED = AFL & PFL
ALL PATHS SHOWN ARE STEREO
Lt-Rt
MONO
POST SWP
DECODE SPKRS
ACAD
STEREO
FILT
_
TRIM TRIM
+
MON FORMAT SEL
CONSOLE
LARGE L/S
MAIN LS
LEVEL
SMALL LS1
OUT
KEY
MON 1
LARGE L/S
IN
SMALL L/S1
SMALL LS1
LEVEL
OUT
SMALL L/S1
SMALL L/S2
SMALL LS2
LEVEL
MON 2
OUT
IN
SMALL L/S2
STUDIO L/S
STUDIO
LEVEL
STUDIO
OUT
IN
STUDIO L/S
HEADPHONE
LEVEL HEADPHONES
OUT
IN
HEADPHONE
SOCKET
IN
VU METERS
IN
OPTIONAL
VU METERS
OPTIONAL
PFL SPEAKERS
OPTIONAL
AFL SPEAKERS
SELS
The number of SELs set in Desk Edit will affect the availability of
monitoring output facilities. E.g. If 5 SELs are configured then the
second VU Meter selector on the optional Meter Bridge will not
operate and no signals will be metered by those VU Meters.
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