AMS Neve Logic MMC User Manual page 51

Surround Sound Panel
The LED(s) for the currently selected Stem(s) in the Stem Sel section will flash and the output to all the speakers
except Front Left and Front Right will be cut. This allows the operator to hear how an LCRS mix will sound on an
ordinary left/right stereo system with the LCRS encoded in the stereo tracks.
To monitor the decoded output from the Dolby matrix encoder press the POST DECODE key. The integral LED
will illuminate orange.
The LED(s) for the currently selected Stem(s) in the Stem Sel section will flash and the output to speakers other
than Front Left, Front Centre, Front Right and Rear Surround Mono will be cut. This allows the operator to hear
the LCRS mix after it has been encoded into a stereo signal (Lt-Rt) and then decoded back to LCRS.
Calibrated Monitor Level
This feature is intended for use with the VCA controlled 8-Way Remote Level Control Unit. When the system is
installed, the 8-Way Remote Level Control Unit is calibrated to the sound pressure level so that the VCAs are set
to the correct level for each preset.
To monitor at a pre-set sound pressure level press the CAL key. Each time the key is pressed, the preset level will
cycle round the values 82dB, 85dB and 88dB. The integral LED will be red for 82dB, orange for 85dB, or green
for 88dB. The selected SPL is displayed in the lower alpha on the MON FORMAT SEL section of the Surround
Monitoring panel.
Save and Recall Speaker Routing Configurations
The Surround Monitor panel allows the current configuration of the speaker routing to be saved as a Surround
Template that can be recalled at any time. This allows several different monitoring combinations to be
compared by recalling the speaker routing configurations as required. It can also be used to save time when
setting up surround monitoring.
For instance, if the current surround format is 5.1 (five surround speaker destinations plus sub-woofer), the LCR
part could be compared to the whole. This would require the whole 5.1 setup to be saved and then the rear
surround speakers and the sub-woofer to be de-routed and the setup saved again. During playback, the
operator could toggle between these two formats which could be useful for detecting dialogue bleed to the rear
speakers, and so on.
There is only one set of Surround Templates that is always available to the console, independent of the Desk
Setup or any other configuration file. Surround Templates can be renamed and deleted using the Surround
Template Manager in Encore.
To save a Surround Template route the members of Stems (from the PEC/Direct panel) and external sources
(from the SUBMIXER) to the speakers as required.
Press the nudge right key next to the configuration alpha so that the alpha displays NEW.
Then press the STORE key. The Template will be assigned to the next available number.
To restore a Surround Template press the nudge keys to display the required configuration number and press
the RECALL key. The routing information will be restored and an asterix (*) will be displayed next to the name of
the loaded Template.
The active Stem being monitored (according to STEM SEL) and the monitoring formats are not saved and
recalled.
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