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Table of Contents Installation and Connections Dashboard Stand Alone ............................................... 6 MIDI Connections ............................................ 6 RS-232 Port Connection .................................. 6 Audio Connections .......................................... 6 Pro Tools Software Set Up .............................. 6 OMS Set Up ....................................... 6 ProTools Settings ............................... 7 Digital Performer Set Up .................
Table of Contents (continued) Lower Panel Controls Apendix A Time Code Display ..................................................... 22 Time Code Display Modes ............................. 22 SixtyFour Router Operations....................................... 28 Installation and Connections .......................... 28 RS-232 Connections ......................... 28 Audio Connections ............................ 28 Mono Connections ............................ 29 Stereo Connections .....................
Installation and Connections CM Labs Dashboard Owner’s Manual Page 5
Installation and Connections There are 3 ways to connect the Dashboard MIDI and Accessory jacks depending how you want to use Dashboard. Dashboard Stand Alone. This will result in complete control of all mixer and edit functions. The mixer will be controlled 8 channels at a time by Dashboard’s 8 channel strips, and bank view switching will be 8 channels wide. Dashboard when connected this way could be in studio as the only controller and used several ways. 1.) Central console.
Installation and Connections Step 7.) IMPORTANT ! Hit Command-T or pull down the “Studio” menu and select “Test Studio” again to turn it off. The check to the left of “Test Studio” should be gone now. Step 2.) Expand the MotorMix archive. Step 8.) Pull down the File menu and select “Save and Make Current” if it is darkend or “ Save” or “Save as” if it is not. Step 4.) Reboot your Mac and launch Digital performer. Step 3.) Put the MotorMix Plug in into your DP Plug-ins folder. Step 9.
Installation and Connections Piggyback Combo MIDI and Software Set Up. Since the piggyback combo acts as a single MIDI device, the Software set up is identical to using 1 Dashboard or 1 MotorMix by itself. If you are already using a MotorMix, just remove the 2 MIDI cables from your MotorMix and plug them into Dashboard. Connect one end of 9 pin accessory cable (included with Dashboard) to the MotorMix ACCESSORY connector. Connect the other end to the Dashboard ACCESSORY conector.
Installation and Connections Multiple Unit Assembly Dashboard and MotorMix units can be physically connected to each other to create a single larger console. You could connect as many as 1 Dashboard and 4 MotorMixes together to create a 32 channel console with Dashboard as the center section. Tools required. 1.) #4 Phillips head screwdriver. 2.) 1/16” Allen wrench or driver. Parts Required. 1.) 4 pieces 4-40 x 3/8” Phillips head screws (per unit). 2.) 4 pieces 4-40 Nut with captive lock washers (per unit).
Upper and Lower Panels Page 10 CM Labs Dashboard Owner’s Manual
Upper and Lower Panels Dashboard Upper Panel The Dashboard Upper Panel is the control surface for all the mixer functions on all the session channels or tracks. From this panel, you will control the faders, pans, mutes, solos, sends, plug ins, record readies, grouping functions, automation modes, automation enables, meters. Additionally this panel operates the stereo monitor section inside Dashboard and surround monitoring by connecting one or more CM Labs SixtyFour Studio Routers.
Upper Panel Controls LCD Display and channel SELECT Switches LCD Display SELECT switches LCD Top Row. LCD Bottom Row. Top Row Use for DAW Application. 1.) A shortened version (4 characters) of your channel labels. 2.) Plug in switch parameter names and states (text). 3.) Special uses of channel SELECT switches. 4.) Menu pop ups from the computer. 5.) Input/Output and Send Buss Assignments. Bottom Row Use for DAW Application. 1.) Channel fader position (graphically or numerically if ALT is held down).
Upper Panel Controls Channel SELECT Switches These 8 are the top switch row located just below the LCD and each one has its own green LED. Channel SELECT’s and DAW functions. These switches allow the channel strips to be selected for grouping, deletion, assignment etc. When a channel SELECT switch is pressed, it lights up to indicate that the channel is selected. When the Dashboard view is changed (swapping banks), the originally selected channel remains selected.
Upper Panel Controls Query Groups. To show the Group ID, press and hold down the SHIFT switch first and then the GROUP switch, and the group ID will be displayed on the bottom row of the LCD. Rotary Pots and Controls Rotary Mode Display Rotary Pots (8) Rotary Selector MULTI Switches (8) Rotary Mode Switches Rotary Mode LED’s (8) The Rotary Pot Section includes the 8 endless rotary pots , the Rotary Selector (with push switch) just to the right of the 8 rotaries, and the Rotary Display.
Upper Panel Controls To the right of the 5 audition switches are the “pnch”, “loop” and “susp” switches. Any SELECT LED’s that were on, now go off, and the top row of the LCD will display the input or output assignments for each channel in the current 8 channel view. Press the “pnch” switch to enable auto punch. Pressing the “loop” switch will cause the edit selection to play from start to end (in to out) and then repeat continuously. To activate loop record, press and hold CTRL and then press “loop”.
Upper Panel Controls If you press in the rotary selector switch while in SEND (mute or pre/pst) the MULTI switches will toggle between the “mute” and “pre/pst” modes. Send Buss Assignment. Press and hold SHIFT (on the Dashboard lower panel) and then press “assign” on the Dashboard lower panel. The SHIFT LED will light solid, and the “assign” LED will flash to show that assignment is in process. During assignment, the Burn Mode Switches and the Rotary Mode Switches are all disabled.
Upper Panel Controls If a MULTI switch is pressed quickly twice in sucession, the next insert in the selected channel will be brought forward for editing. Likewise, if MULTI switch is held down, the next insert in the selected channel will be brought forward for editing. If the switch is held continuously, inserts 1-5 will all cycle through. Whenever Dashboard is editing a plug in, that plug in can be bypassed or made active by pressing the SHIFT switch down, then the OPT/bypass switch.
Upper Panel Controls The top row of the LCD displays *Master* *Center* Surround* *Sub*. SELECT switch 1 toggles on and off all the surround speakers. SELECT switch 3 toggles on and off the center speaker. SELECT switch 4 is a momentary solo switch for the center speaker. SELECT switch 5 toggles on and off the left and right surround speakers. SELECT switch 6 is a momentary solo switch for these speakers.
Upper Panel Controls Burn Section BURN Mode Switches Channel BURN Switches (8) BURN Mode LED’s (6) The Dashboard BURN section includes the row of 8 switches/red LED’s above the Mute and Solo switches and the 3 Burn Mode switches and 6 Burn Mode LED’s to their left. The Top Burn Mode Switch determines if the you are going to use the 8 BURN switches for channel record readies (labelled “record”) or automation controls (labelled ”write”). Record Operations.
Upper Panel Controls If you want to keep that channel punched in without moving the pot, just hold down the channel BURN switch. A fader can also be punched in by pressing the channel BURN switch first. Latch Mode: If a channel is in “latch” mode, you can either rotate the channel rotary or press the channel BURN switch to punch in an automation move. Write mode: If a channel is in “write” mode, any parameter change made during play will be updated until play is stopped. SixtyFour Operations.
Upper Panel Controls MUTE and SOLO switches. These switches activate the DAW console mute and solo functions. The LED’s in these switches reflect the mute and solo state of the DAW console. Additionally, press and hold the OPT switch and either a MUTE or SOLO switch to clear or set all mutes or solos on the console. Press and hold the OPT switch and SHIFT switch and either a MUTE or SOLO switch to clear or set all selected channels mutes or solos on the console.
Lower Panel Controls Time Code Display The Time Code display has eight 7-segment LED numeric displays and 3 mode LED’s to the left of the display. These mode LED’s indicate the current time display format. “t.c.” LED on = Timecode display format: HOURS:MINUTES:SECONDS:FRAMES “feet” LED on = Timecode display format: FEET:FRAMES “beats” LED on = Timecode display fromat: BARS:BEATS no LED on = Timecode display format: MINUTES:SECONDS SAMPLES. The display uses periods as delimiters.
Lower Panel Controls Modifier Switches SHIFT, ALT, OPT, CTRL. Modifier Switches (4) These switches mimic the action of the various modifier switches on the keyboard. Dashboard also uses these switches for some local operations (for ts own use). SHIFT. Generally speaking, SHIFT is used to add things to a selection of controls, channels, or tracks. For example, press and hold SHIFT down and then press several channel SELECT switches.
Lower Panel Controls Clipboard Switches Edit Mode and Edit Tool Switches CUT, COPY, PASTE, DELETE. Clipboard Switches (4) These 4 switches each have secondary functions as well. When the SHIFT switch is held down these become default, assign, capture, and seperate controls. CUT. Pressing the CUT switch removes the currently selected edit region and places it in the clipboard. COPY. Pressing the COPY switch makes a copy of the currently selected edit region and places it in the clipboard. PASTE.
Lower Panel Controls WINDOW Switch Record SAFE Switch Numeric Keypad Section LAST Locate Switch NEXT Locate Switch SAFE switch. Press this switch to enter or exit Record safe mode on Dashboard. When the SAFE LED is lit, that means that safe is on, and the Record switch on Dashboard is disabled. WINDOW switch. Press and hold the WINDOW switch and its LED lights up and the LCD display shows the various window names, and the LED’s on the SELECT switches show the status of the windows.
Lower Panel Controls Transport Switches Zoom/navigator section. These switches activate the DAW basic transport functions. Jog/Shuttle Section Jog Shuttle Wheel. The JOG/SHUTTLE wheel has a very high resolution (200 pulses per revolution), and is used to control both the jog and shuttle functions of the DAW. Shuttle and Scrub Switches. The SHUTLE and SCRUB switches turn these functions on and off.
Lower Panel Controls SHIFT ALT CTRL OPT Left Switch Right Switch Top Switch Bottom Switch OFF OFF x OFF cursor left cursor right cursor up 1 track cursor down 1 ON OFF x OFF add selection to left of cursor add selection to right of cursor add upper tracks to secection add lower ones OFF ON OFF scroll edit view left scroll edit view right scroll edit view up scroll view dwn OFF OFF x ON center left side of selection center right side of selection No action No action x OFF x x
Appendix A: SixtyFour Operation Installation and Connections After you hace connected one or more SixtyFour’s to Dashboard, you must set each one to SLAVE mode. RS-232 Connections Use a CM Labs CAB912 cable or a standard 9 pin male to female cable. The cable has a 1 to 1 pinout. Connect the cable from the Dashboard rear panel RS-232 connector to the RS-232 connector on the CM Labs SixtyFour Studio Router. If you are using only 1 SixtyFour router, move on to the Audio Connections section.
Appendix A: SixtyFour Operation Devices equipped with 1/4” phone or XLR jacks: There are 3 ways: 1.) The CM Labs DB-8 terminal strip adaptor. Wire the DB-8 up according to the pin connections given on it. 2.) Use standard DB25 to 1/4” or XLR audio snakes. Connect the DB25 end of the snake to the SixtyFour rear panel and tighten the screws included with the snakes. Connect the individual connector end of the snake to the 1/4” or XLR connectors on the external device. 3.
Appendix A: SixtyFour Operation The red “source” LED indicates that the channel BURN switches are the Source selectors for the SixtyFour. Press any of the 8 BURN switches and its LED will light to show that a source has been selected. The Source Labels will appear on the top row of the LCD, and the Source level will be on the bottom row. Press the middle Burn Mode switch again and the yellow “destin” LED will light. Now you are dealing with the destination outputs on the SixtyFour.
Appendix A: SixtyFour Operation We recommend that you use this spreadsheet first to carefully plan your system and then create your label names and channel assignments. From this spreadsheet, you can print label strips that are inserted into the label strip holders. When you enter the LCD Channel labels, refer to this spreadsheet to eliminate confusion. Memory Operations Each SixtyFour router has 90 user memories to store Source and Destination routing and levels.
Appendix A: SixtyFour Operation To route a stereo destination, press the left channel BURN switch. Both BURN LED’s light to show that it is routed. Once routed, you can press either left or right BURN switch to unroute it. Cross-Routing Stereo If you press the right channel BURN switch, the output will be “cross-routed” with left going to right and right going to left. The left channel Destination LED’s blink on the SixtyFour to show that it is cross routed.
Appendix A: SixtyFour Operation CM Labs Dashboard Owner’s Manual Page 33
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