Manual
Table Of Contents
- Overview
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: PRO Series Live Audio Systems
- Chapter 3: About The Control Centre
- Getting Started
- Chapter 4: Setting Up The System
- Basic Operation Of The PRO Series
- Chapter 5: Before You Start
- Chapter 6: Working With The Control Centre
- Chapter 7: Navigation
- Chapter 8: Patching
- Chapter 9: Basic Operation
- Setting a mic amplifier’s input gain
- Setting the high and low pass filters
- Input equalisation (E zone)
- Input dynamics processing (D zone)
- Output processing
- Using VCA/POP groups
- Setting up a mix
- Using fader flip
- Setting up the effects rack
- Simple routing to master stereo outputs
- Scene and show management (automation)
- Configuring the inputs and outputs
- Using copy and paste
- User library (presets)
- Surround panning
- Two-man operation
- Saving your show files to a USB memory stick
- Security (locking mode)
- Security (locking mode)
- Advanced Operation And Features
- Chapter 10: Stereo Linking
- Chapter 11: Panning
- Chapter 12: Soloing
- Chapter 13: Muting
- Chapter 14: Monitors And Communications
- Chapter 15: Graphic Equaliser (GEQ)
- Chapter 16: Internal Effects
- Overview of the internal effects
- About the effect window
- Working with the effects
- Effect configuration
- Effect programs
- Delay effect
- Virtual DN780 Reverb effect
- Flanger effect
- Phaser effect
- Pitch Shifter effect
- SQ1 Dynamics effect
- 3-Band Compressor effect
- Submonster
- DN60 Spectrum Analyser
- Tape Saturation
- Variable Phase
- Dual Stereo Delay
- Ambience Reverb
- Vintage Room Reverb
- Chamber Reverb
- Hall Reverb
- Plate Reverb
- Stereo Graphic EQ
- Dynamic EQ
- Matrix Mixer
- Stereo Chorus
- UNCL.D
- Loudspeaker Processor
- De-esser
- TC M350
- MIDAS Spectrum Analyser
- MIDAS Automixer
- Chapter 17: Control Groups
- Chapter 18: Copy And Paste
- Chapter 19: Assignable Controls (I Zone)
- Chapter 20: Scenes And Shows (Automation)
- About automation
- Automation controls
- Automation screen
- Using the right-click menu
- Scene contents
- Point scenes
- Numbering and navigation
- Global scene
- Initial snapshot scene (safe scene)
- Date and time
- Scene cue list
- Editing scene properties
- Adding a new scene
- Copying and deleting scenes
- Changing the order of the scenes
- Overriding store scope
- Using patching in automation
- Using zoom
- Show files
- Rehearsals
- Safes
- Chapter 21: Scope (Automation)
- Chapter 22: Events (Automation)
- Chapter 23: Crossfades (Automation)
- Chapter 24: User Libraries (Presets)
- Chapter 25: File Management
- Chapter 26: Using Other Devices With The PRO X
- Chapter 27: Changing The User Settings
- Setting the meter preferences
- Configuring a virtual soundcheck
- Restoring the PRO X defaults
- Checking the PRO X build information
- Setting the configuration preferences
- Changing the user interface preferences
- Configuring the channels, groups and internal units
- Changing the default input/output names
- Adjusting PRO X illumination
- Setting the time and date
- Chapter 28: Delay Compensation (Latency)
- Description
- Chapter 29: Panel Connections
- Chapter 30: Inputs
- Mic amp input gain (preliminary input processing)
- Chapter 31: Outputs
- Chapter 32: GUI Menu
- Appendices
- Appendix A: Application Notes
- Appendix B: Technical Specification
- Appendix C: KLARK TEKNIK DN370 GEQ
- Appendix D: KLARK TEKNIK DN780 Reverb
- Technical Specifications
- Appendix E: I/O Modules
- DL443 analogue Jack I/O module
- Appendix F: Replacing A Module
- Appendix G: Troubleshooting
- Appendix H: Updating PRO X Host Software
- Appendix I: Documentation
- Appendix K: Parameters Affected By Scope
- Appendix L: Parameters Affected By Automate Patching
- Appendix M: Parameters Protected By Safes
- Appendix N: Parameters Affected By Copy And Paste
- Appendix O: Parameters Affected By Stereo Linking
- Appendix P: Parameters Copied Through Scenes
- Appendix Q: Service Information
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GUI menu options
The GUI menu, which can be opened from either GUI screen, presents you with
a main list of options that open specic screens or submenus, as shown in the
following table.
Option Description/function
Default Opens the default display applicable to the GUI screen you are operating (see “GUI” in chapter 3). If the GUI screen has been mapped
to the other bay, its default screen will match that bay (see “Mapping a GUI screen to another bay” in Appendix G).
Files Opens the Files screen (see “Managing show les on the Files screen” in chapter 20).
Input Channels Input channel option, which opens a submenu with the following options:
• Input Sheet — lets you congure all of the input channels (see “Conguring the channels, groups and internal units”
in chapter 27).
• 1-8 through to 137-144 (depending on PRO Series Control Centre) — click one to open its associated bank of inputs, or its
submenu. Each submenu contains the eight inputs belonging to its bank; click on one to select its channel.
Mix & Outputs Output channel option, which opens a submenu with the following options:
• Output Sheet — lets you congure the output channels (see “Conguring the channels, groups and internal units”
in chapter 27).
• Output channel options — click one to open the associated bank of outputs (returns, auxes, matrices or masters), or open
the submenu. Each submenu contains the outputs belonging to its bank; click on one to select its channel.
Control Groups Control groups (VCA/POP, auto-mute and talk) option, which opens a submenu with the following options:
• Group Sheet — lets you congure each group (see “Conguring the channels, groups and internal units” in chapter 27).
• VCA Groups — click to open the VCA Groups screen, or open the submenu, which contains an option each for the 10 VCA
groups and eight POP groups; click on one to select its group. See “VCA and POP groups” in chapter 17.
• Mute Groups — click to open the Mute Groups screen (see “Auto-mute (mute) groups” in chapter 17).
• Talk Groups — click to open the Talk Groups screen (see “Talk groups” in chapter 17).
Rack Units Internal units option, which opens a submenu with the following options:
• Eects Sheet — lets you congure each ‘virtual’ GEQ and internal eect rack unit (see “Conguring the channels, groups and
internal units” in chapter 27).
• Graphic EQs — opens the Graphic EQs screen (see “About the Graphic EQs screen” in chapter 15).
• Eects — opens the Eects screen (see “Overview of the internal eects” in chapter 16).
Automation Automation option, which opens a submenu with the following options:
• Automation — opens the Automation screen (see Chapter 20 “Scenes And Shows (Automation)”).
• Show Editor — opens the Show Editor screen (see “Show editor” in chapter 9).
• Crossfade Groups — opens the Crossfade Groups screen.
• Hardware Safe — opens the Hardware Safe screen.
• Store Scope — opens the Store Scope screen (see “About the Recall Scope screen” in chapter 21).
• Recall Scope — opens the Recall Scope screen (see “About the Recall Scope screen” in chapter 21).
Preset Manager Opens the Preset Manager screen (see Chapter 24 “User Libraries (Presets)”).
Monitors Opens the Monitors screen (see Chapter 14 “Monitors And Communications”).
Assignable Controls Opens the Diagnostics screen (see “Diagnostics” in Appendix G).
Patching Opens the Patching screen (see Chapter 8 “Patching”).
Overview Opens the Overview Screen
Console Overview Opens the Console Overview screen
Preferences Preferences option, which opens a submenu with the following options:
• General — opens the Preferences screen (see Chapter 27 “Changing The User Settings”).
• Admin — opens the administrator’s window. This is a supervisor-only function, which is accessed by typing in a password.
• Licensing — contact Midas for more information.
• Upgrade — opens a list of TAR les from which to choose when updating the PRO X Live Audio System’s software
(see “Updating your system” in Appendix H).
Lock Locks the GUI (see “Security (locking mode)” in chapter 9).
You can access some of the screens directly from the primary navigation zone
(see “To open a GUI menu screen using a screen access button” in chapter 6).