User Guide

Meter Changeover button out and pressing the corresponding Output PFL

button. The signal will be taken from before the fader and muting switch and

directed to the PFL output XLR.

Using Pre-Fade Listen

It is possible to pre-fade listen any combination of inputs and matrix outputs at

the same time, except that it is not possible to PFL the input and output of any

one module simultaneously.

To pre-fade listen any input, press the Meter Changeover button (yellow LED

on) and the corresponding Output PFL button (red LED on). The signal will be

taken from before the level control and muting switch and directed to the PFL

output XLR.

To pre-fade listen any Matrix Output, leave the appropriate Meter Changeover

button out (LED off) and press the corresponding Output PFL button (red

LED on). The signal will be taken from before the fader and muting switch and

directed to the PFL output XLR.

Applications

Standard mixing consoles which do not incorporate a matrix output suffer from

one major drawback: a severely limited ability to set up different mixes on differ-

ent group outputs. Adding a matrix mixer, such as the Midas XL88, to a

standard console makes it possible for each of the outputs of the matrix to

have a different balance. In the case of the XL88, the eight input channels

can be balanced differently in each of the eight matrix outputs. It can therefore

be described as an 8 x 8 matrix. But more than that, the XL88 has independent

direct outputs from the channels which make it possible by adding further XL88

units to extend the matrix to any number of outputs, each with its own unique

balance of the eight input channels.

Applications of the Midas XL88 will be as varied as the people who use sound

equipment. Some of the more typical configurations are illustrated here.

Theatre

A large quantity of loudspeakers will be necessary to provide adequate cov-

erage in virtually any theatre, but they dont necessarily all need the same

sound balance. Particularly for sound effects and for positioning sounds in the

auditorium, a matrix output will be invaluable.