Manual

35 PRO X User Manual
Chapter 6: Working With The Control Centre
This chapter is intended to familiarise you with control surface and GUI controls of the control centre.
Although nearly all of the operations done via the control surface of the PRO X Control Centre can be replicated via the GUI, the emphasis in this chapter — and
throughout the manual — is on the former method. This is because, generally, control surface operation is quicker and more intuitive than using the GUI. However,
GUI methods will be included where they are anomalous or if there is no control surface equivalent.
The navigational controls, such as quick access buttons and scroll buttons, are described in Chapter 7 “Navigation”, and the ones specically for automation can be
found in “Managing the scenes”.
About the PRO X controls
Although the control centre is populated with many familiar analogue-type controls there are some that may be new to you, particularly the ones relating to
navigation, grouping and the GUI. The following table shows some of the controls that can be found on the control surface of the PRO Series.
Type Description Example(s)
Pushbutton Generally two-state, that is, on/o or enabled/
disabled, and backlit or with an integral LCD for
status indication. In all cases, an illuminated
pushbutton on the control surface (or GUI) is on/
enabled and an extinguished one is o/disabled,
unless otherwise stated.
Control knob In general, the control knobs (rotary controls) are
touch-sensitive, their adjustment being shown
on the GUI. Some control knobs are backlit to help
identify their role and what they control.
Fader The high quality motorised faders are, similarly
to the control knobs, touch-sensitive so that
their operation can be tracked and simulated on
the GUI.
LED Show status indication. An illuminated
LED shows an active (on) or enabled
condition and, when extinguished,
it indicates an o or disabled condition.
Meter All of the input fast strips, master fast strips and
monitors have a peak level meter. There are also
ones for the centre speaker and subwoofer of the
5.1 surround panning. In addition, each input
fast strip has a gain reduction meter for both the
compressor and gate.
Meters are included on a number of the GUI
screens. The ‘all meters’ display of the master
bay’s default GUI screen (see Figure 20,
“Layout of the GUI screens,”) provides an overview
of what is happening in the PRO X by displaying
meters for all of the channels (inputs, outputs,
monitors etc.).