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59 PRO X User Manual
Chapter 9: Basic Operation
This chapter is intended to familiarise you with the control centre by showing you
how to carry out some basic operations in order to get some audio out of it.
Note: As the operation of both input bays is principally the same, this chapter
will generally only show the operation of the 12-channel input bay. However,
any dierences in operation between the 4-channel and 12-channel input bays will
be highlighted.
Please don’t forget that, although this system is a complex, high-tech piece of
equipment, it is very easy to use.
Setting a mic ampliers input gain
The control centre has two input gains per channel, one is the remote gain for the
analogue mic pre (stage box gain) and the other is the digital trim (console gain)
(see “Mic amp input gain (preliminary input processing)” in chapter 30). In its
default state, the stage box gain is in the channel strip and the console gain is in
each input fast strip. However, you can swap these sections over (by pressing the
gain swap button) to give you a more global control of the stage box gain.
>> To set the stage box gain/console gain
1. In the gain trim section of an input fast strip, press the quick access button
(see Figure 15 “Gain and lter sections of the input strips”). This selects
the input channel and assigns its conguration processing area to the GUI
channel strip, which contains the GAIN SWAP button.
2. Press the left-right arrow gain swap button (or click GAIN SWAP) to swap the
gain trim and stage box sections over. The following diagram shows an
example of each section.
3. Adjust the gain trim control knob (5dB steps from -2.5dB to +45dB) to the
required level to suit the MIDAS pre-amp characteristic. A suitable level
could be one that only just illuminates the yellow LEDs. Do this for each
required channel.
Drive the mic amps for that ‘MIDAS colouration’; feel free to overdrive if
you want.
4. After you have achieved the required gain state, press the left-right arrow
gain swap button (or click GAIN SWAP) to swap the gains back to their
default state.
5. Adjust the gain trim control knob to (this time) adjust the console digital
trim (+20dB to -40dB continuous trim) for your preferred gain structure.
6. Set analogue remotes for initial set-up, then adjust digital trim for showtime.
Figure 15: Gain and lter sections of the input strips
Note: The gain trim and stage box control knobs on the control surface will adjust whatever has been ‘swapped’ to their respective strips and not necessarily what their
names suggest. The stage box control knob (channel strip) always controls the alternative ‘swap’ to the ones shown in the input fast strips on the GUI screen.