User guide

Chapter 10: Studio Monitor Express (Mac) 67
Config
The Config tab displays the currently selected Core Audio device driver, Dim and Fixed output levels, and a CPU meter.
Audio Device This pull-down menu selects the Core Audio driver for the sound card to use with SME.
Set Dim Level Sets the attenuation amount (in dB) for the program signal when pressing the MC monitors section Dim button.
Set Fixed Level Sets the fixed output level for the Control Room output. This is useful for setups sending the output of the DAW
to a separate mixer or router that has its own level controls, instead of controlling the output level from SME.
CPU Usage Shows SME’s CPU usage.
Talkback Setup
1 Connect the MC Talkback Mic to your audio interface.
2 Enable 48V phantom power for the Talkback Mic (required).
3 In the SME Sources Tab, create and name a Source Talkback (required).
4 In the Main Tab, enable Talkback for each section requiring Talkback routing (Main, Mon A, Mon B).
5 In SME Main Tab, press the Talkback button to enable Talkback.
6 Press the MC Talkback button to engage Talkback (follows latching/momentary logic).
7 If desired, you can connect a standard footswitch to the MC back panel Footswitch jack to toggle Talkback on/off remotely.
Config Tab
When the output driver is changed, patching is reset to default settings with no external or output patches enabled. Patches must
be reassigned in the Patching tab.