Operation Manual

ML5000 User Guide 41
L MUTE GROUPS
Mute Groups Explained
A mute group lets you turn a selected combination
of channels on or off with a single key press. The
mute group key acts as a remote control for the
assigned channel mutes.
Mute groups are edited by selecting edit groups
mode and using the channel MUTE switches to
assign channels to the group. The assignment is
edited or viewed one group at a time. All mutes in a
group can be turned off (cleared) or turned on (set)
using the shifted recall function.
The ML5000 has 8 mute groups. You can select
more than one group at the same time. VCA group
mutes cannot be assigned to the mute groups.
Mute group settings are not stored as part of the
console snapshot memory system. However,
channels which have been muted by a group and
have not been made safe from the automation will
be stored.
L1 EDIT GROUPS. Press this switch to put the
console into edit groups mode. The red LED
flashes to warn that the console is in edit mode.
Press at any time while the LED is flashing to
restore normal operating mode. All the group
MUTE LEDs L2 and channel SAFE/EDIT LEDs
D3 turn off when edit mode is first entered. This
means that no group is selected for editing.
Only one group may be edited at a time. The
current assignments for the selected mute group
are displayed on the channel SAFE/EDIT LEDs.
L2 MUTE GROUP. Press one or more of these
momentary action switches to mute the channels
assigned to them. The switch illuminates when the
group is selected. Press again to turn the group off.
Note that you can release and reselect the assigned
channel mutes while the group is on.
To Assign a Mute Group
Press EDIT GROUPS L1 . Next, press the MUTE
switch L2 for the group you want to edit. Both
switches flash. The channel SAFE/EDIT LEDs D3
display which channels are currently assigned to
the group. Now press the channel MUTE switches
D2 to toggle channels in or out of the group. Press
EDIT GROUPS again to exit edit mode, or press
another group switch to edit a different group.
To clear all channels in a Mute group
While in edit mode, hold down SHIFT M9 and
press RECALL M7 . The recall switch flashes and
the display flashes CLr. Release shift and press
RECALL again to confirm. All channel SAFE/EDIT
LEDs turn off indicating that the group is cleared.
To assign all channels to a Mute group.
While in edit mode, hold down SHIFT M9 and
press RECALL M7 two times until the display
flashes SEt. Release shift and press RECALL
again to confirm. All channel SAFE/EDIT LEDs turn
on indicating that all channels are assigned.
Using Mute Groups
Applications include muting groups of instruments,
unused channels when mixing different bands, all
channels except walk in music before the show
starts, all effects, a bank of radio mics during an
instrumental number, stage mics during a scene
change, and so on.
EDIT
GROUP
SELECT GROUP TO EDIT
MUTE
ASSIGN USING CH MUTES