Manual

424 PRO X User Manual
Mixer: 1. A console or other device that blends input signals into composite
signals for output. 2. An engineer/technician who carries this out, especially
during a live performance.
mm: Symbol for “millimetre” (one thousandth of a metre).
MON: Abbreviation for “monitor”, used to describe a control centre being used to
mix the signals sent to the stage monitor speakers.
Monitor: 1. Speaker(s) used for listening to a mix or live audio. 2. The act of
listening to a mix or live audio.
Monitor A: Primary monitor bus system.
Monitor B: Secondary monitor bus system.
Monitors: Control area on the master bay for monitoring the A and B
signalpaths.
Mono: A single signal.
Mute: Function that allows a channel’s signal to be silenced.
Mute safe: Function that means a mute cannot be controlled by scene recall or
auto-mutes.
N
N/A: Abbreviation for “not applicable”.
nm: Symbol for nanometre (one billionth of a metre).
Normalise: To boost the amplitude of a digital sound so that it is as high as it
can be without clipping (0dB).
Normalisation: An automatic process whereby the gain of all program material
is adjusted so that the peak level will just arrive at 0 dB.
Normalised connection: Also known as “normalled connection”. A connection
that allows a signal to pass through it when no plug is inserted in it, but breaks
the connection when a plug is inserted.
Normalising: The process of making audio les the same volume.
NVRAM: Abbreviation for “Non-volatile random access memory”. this is the
general name used to describe any type of RAM that retains its information when
power is switched o. For example, ash memory.
O
O/B: Abbreviation for “outside broadcast”.
Oct: Abbreviation for “octave”.
Octave: A dierence in pitch where one tone has a frequency that is double
orhalf of the frequency of another tone.
ohm (Ω): Unit of electrical resistance.
OpticalCon®: A cable connector for bre optic cables.
OS: Abbreviation for “operating system”.
OSC: Abbreviation for “oscillator” or “oscillation”.
Out of phase: 1. A signal, being similar to another in amplitude, frequency and
wave shape, but oset in time by part of a cycle. 2. 180° out of phase or having
opposite polarity. See Phase.
Outboard: External, as in an “external device”.
Outboard equipment: External equipment used with the PRO X ControlCentre,
but that is not part of it.
Output: 1. The signal put out by a device. 2. The physical location of where a
device sends out a signal.
Output fast strip: One of 16 channel strips in the output fast zone.
Providesdetailed control of the currently selected outputs. See Output fast zone.
Output fast zone: Control area for fast access to primary main output functions.
Overload: A condition where the signal level is too high.
Overview: The main view in the GUI channel strip, which contains the control
sections of the selected channel. This represents the associated channel strip on
the control surface.
Overview screen: One of the GUI screens. This is the default screen of the
mixbay.
P
PAN: Abbreviation for “panoramic”.
Panning: The left/right positioning of a signal across a stereo image.
Parameter: A setting whose value can be altered by the user.
Parametric EQ: A type of EQ that allows all of the parameters of equalisation to
be changed, including centre frequency, boost/cut in gain and bandwidth.
Patch: A temporary connection (physical or virtual) made between two audio
devices or inside one.
Patch connector: Any tab patching point, for example, an XLR connector, bus,
sidechain compressor etc. See Patching.
Patching: Also known as “soft patching”. The process of routing a channel/
signal from a source to a destination(s).
PCB: Abbreviation for “printed circuit board”.
PEQ: Abbreviation for “parametric equaliser”. See Parametric EQ.
PFL: Abbreviation for “pre-fade listen”. A function that allows the signal to be
monitored pre-fader, that is, before it reaches the fader.
Phantom power: The power required for the operation of a condenser
microphone when it is not supplied by internal batteries or a separate power
supply. This is supplied by the PRO X Control Centre itself.
Phase: A measurement (in degrees) of the time dierence between
twowaveforms.
Pitch: A continuous frequency over time. Musical interpretation of an
audiofrequency.
Pitch shift: Alteration of pitch or frequency, but without adjusting tempo.
Point scene: Subdivision of a scene. See Scene.
Pointer: 1. On the GUI, the pointer is the arrow-shaped object on the screen
that moves when the user moves the trackball or external mouse. 2. On a control
knob, it is the marking that, when used in conjunction with the ident around
edge of control knob, helps to indicate the setting.
POP: Abbreviation for “population”.
POP group: A number of channels assigned to a group that has unfold and area
B controls. Provides an easy and quick method of manipulating and controlling
the numerous channels available on the PRO X Control Centre.
Post-: The point for accessing audio just after it leaves a specic channel
component, for example, “post-fader”, where the audio is tapped from just after
it leaves the channel’s main level control.
Pre-: The point for accessing audio just before it reaches a specic module,
for example, “pre-EQ”, where the audio is tapped from just before it gets to a
channel strip’s EQ.
Primary navigation zone: Area in the master bay for mix and master bay
GUIscreen navigation and control. Also has a screen access section for fast access
to GUI menu options.
Processing area: A display in a GUI channel strip showing a specic control
section. Accessed from the channel’s overview display. See Overview.
PSU: Abbreviation for “power supply unit”.
Psychoacoustics: The study of the perception of sound, that is, how we
listen, our psychological responses and the physiological eects on the human
nervoussystem.
Pschycoacoustic noise: Noise that aects the physiology of the listener.