User Manual

About the Fairlight Console Components
Fairlight consoles are a modular design that let you build your console to suit your production
requirements. Within each console, four different Fairlight console components work together
as Fairlight page control panels in a stand-alone chassis. These modular console components
are either channel bay panels or audio-editing bay panels, and are paired with an adjoining
Fairlight LCD Monitor component. The channel bay components work in tandem to control
specific parameters on tracks, buses, and mains and include the Fairlight Console Channel
Control, the Fairlight Console Channel Fader, and the Fairlight Console LCD Monitor that is used
as a dedicated channel control screen. The audio editing bay components consist of the
Fairlight Audio Editor and adjacent Fairlight Console LCD Monitor, which mirrors your computer
screen and displays the DaVinci Resolve interface.
Four different Fairlight console configurations range in size from 2-bay to 5-bay, with each bay
spanning the width of a console module. The primary difference between the Fairlight consoles
is the number of channel bays they contain. For example, a standard Fairlight console 2-bay
comes with one set of channel bay panels plus one set of audio editing bay panels for a total of
three control panels and two LCD screens, while a standard 5-bay console includes enough
panels to fill four channel bays and one editing bay for a total of nine control panels and five
LCD screens.
Standard Fairlight Console 2-bay
Because you will still need to control your computer and other software functions from the
console, it is also important to have a wireless keyboard and mouse within reach.
To accommodate wireless computer controls, Fairlight consoles include a Channel Control
Blank and an Infill module. The Channel Control Blank fits in the Channel Control slot between
the Audio Editor and editing LCD monitor, and easily holds a full-sized wireless computer
keyboard. The Fairlight console Infill module provides a convenient flat surface for a wireless
mouse, track-pad, or notebook. You can place the Infill module at the left or right of any bay
within the console chassis. The most common Infill position is on the right side of the audio
editing bay; however, a left-handed sound designer may prefer to place the Infill set on the left
side of the editing controls.
Each self-contained modular console is designed to meet the demands of modern work flow
ergonomics and ease of use so that audio editors, sound designers, and re-recording mixers
can quickly and accurately complete both simple and highly complex audio post-production
tasks with minimal fatigue.
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