User`s manual

AEQ FORUM
Digital audio mixer for broadcast applications
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1. INTRODUCTION.
1.1. General overview.
AEQ FORUM and AEQ GRAND FORUM are digital audio mixers for Broadcast applications,
specifically designed for ON AIR applications and highly adaptable to different operational
situations. They incorporate all the basic features needed in such environments: automatic
monitors muting, cough muting, fader-start, signalling control, control signals for external
equipment automation, management of external communications, intercoms, etc.
The modular design and reduced size makes those mixers perfectly adaptable to many different
scenarios: self-control, control-studio, audio control in television, sound production, mixed
configurations, integration in large systems, etc.
One of the main qualities of both them is the extensive internal routing capacity which provides:
up to 64 inputs/outputs for analogue, digital or microphone audio signals, and another 64
input/output multichannel audio over a MADI link (in order to activate this function you must
purchase a user license).
NOTE: The exterior of the equipment and some screens or displays may vary depending on
version.
The power of control and simplicity are combined in AEQ FORUM to cover both basic and
advanced operating needs, starting with a 4 faders control surface that can easily be expanded
to 8 or 12 faders; in the case of AEQ GRAND FORUM, it can be expanded up to 16 or 20
faders.
All basic functions of activation, level adjustment and routing have their specific controls on
each channel of the FORUM surface, while less common adjustments are included in a set of
contextual controls common to all channels and accessible with just one or two keystrokes:
simplicity and clarity of use for dynamic control without handling error.
The flexibility offered through the configuration of the system enables the free assignment of
any audio input of the system to any control channel, and changing the distribution of signals
from the surface itself or the associated configuration software.
The digital mixer includes memory banks that store the settings for each signal: control surface
signal distribution, routing to the output buses, management of parameters and activation of the
different available audio processes. This allows the console to adapt easily to different
programs with different technical requirements.
Its two Ethernet ports enable the local or remote interconnectivity, facilitating set-up and
maintenance, monitoring and control.
Forum has also been designed to ensure interoperability with communications equipment and
future developments by AEQ or other manufacturers.