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ManualsBrandsMidas ManualsDigital MixersLive Digital Console Control Centre with 168 Input Channels, 99 Mix Buses, 96 kHz Sample Rate and Touring Grade Road Case

Table Of Contents

Overview
Chapter 1: Introduction
- About this manual
- Training
- PRO Series user documentation
- PRO Series host software version
- Warranty and registration
- Service and support
Chapter 2: PRO Series Live Audio Systems
- Introducing The PRO X
- Overview
- Key features
- Applications
- System components
- System buses
- Processing
- Audio physical connections
- Surround capabilities
- Network
- Reliability (redundancy)
- Control software
- GUI
- Integration of third party hardware/software
Chapter 3: About The Control Centre
- Overview of the control centre
- Bay and GUI layout
- Control surface
- Front and rear panel connections
- External interfaces and peripheral devices
- Mix buses
- Automation
Getting Started
Chapter 4: Setting Up The System
- Initial set-up procedure
- Unpacking the equipment
- Making up a rack
- Wiring instructions
- Powering the system
- Switching the control centre on/off
- Setting up the ID of the unit(s)
Basic Operation Of The PRO Series
Chapter 5: Before You Start
- Principles of operation
- Operating modes
- Saving your work
Chapter 6: Working With The Control Centre
- About channel operation
- About GUI operation
- Common GUI screen elements
- Parameter values displayed on touch
- Operating the GUI screen controls
- Using the GUI menu
- You can open the GUI menu at either GUI screen or you can go directly a GUI menu screen by using a screen access button.
- Text editing
Chapter 7: Navigation
- An introduction to navigation
- Navigating the input channels
- Navigating the mix buses
- Navigating the output channels
- Navigation via the GUI
- Fault finding a problem channel
- Pro X Centre Control
Chapter 8: Patching
- Introduction
- Terms used in PRO X patching
- About the Patching screen
- Patching tooltips
- About the patching procedure
- Configuring the devices
- Configuring the snake type
- Setting up the I/O rack devices
- Attempt auto assign
- How to patch
- Working with patch connectors
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
- Changing the linking options
- Linking the master channels
- Link Matrix to stereo/mono fader
Chapter 11: Panning
- Stereo panning
- SIS™ (LCR) mode
- Surround panning
- Speaker placement
Chapter 12: Soloing
- Using solo A/B
- Solo hierarchy
- Solo in place (SIP)
Chapter 13: Muting
Chapter 14: Monitors And Communications
- Monitors (A and B)
- Solo system
- Signal generator
- Talk osc/routing
- Talk mic
Chapter 15: Graphic Equaliser (GEQ)
- Overview of the GEQs
- About the Graphic EQs screen
- About the GEQ window
- GEQ front panel features
- Configuring the number of GEQs (and effects)
- Copying settings between GEQs
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
- VCA and POP groups
- Auto-mute (mute) groups
- Talk groups
- About the control group screens
- Programming the groups
- Configuring the groups
Chapter 18: Copy And Paste
- Channels versus scenes
Chapter 19: Assignable Controls (I Zone)
- About the I zone
- Controlling a rotary control
- Using the I zone to control an internal effect/GEQ
- Controlling an internal effect via the I zone
- Controlling a GEQ via the 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)
- About scope
- About the Recall Scope screen
- Selecting scope parameter sections
- Saving scope parameters in a scene
- Using store scope
Chapter 22: Events (Automation)
- About events
- About the Edit Event window
Chapter 23: Crossfades (Automation)
- About the crossfade Edit Event window
- Crossfade set up section in the Edit Event window
- How a crossfade operates
- Crossfade groups
- Global events
- Manually controlling a crossfade
Chapter 24: User Libraries (Presets)
- About the Preset Manager screen
- Managing user libraries
- Deleting presets from a user library
Chapter 25: File Management
- About the Files screen
- About the Master Controller File Synchronisation window
Chapter 26: Using Other Devices With The PRO X
- Using multiple digital consoles
- Synchronising the consoles
- Sharing Mic Splitter A and B inputs
- Using an external USB mouse
- Using an external USB keyboard
- Using an external monitor
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)
- Insert compensation
- GEQ compensation
- GUI Delay Compensation options
- Monitor Mode (Align with Masters)
- Zones
- Master to matrix post-processing option
- Solo bus delay compensation
- Typical configurations
Description
Chapter 29: Panel Connections
- Front panel connections
- Rear panel connections
Chapter 30: Inputs
- Input channel routing
- Input channel areas of the control surface
- Input fast strips, channel strips and mix buses
- Inputs on the GUI
- Input metering
- Safes
Mic amp input gain (preliminary input processing)
- Dynamics (D zone)
- Insert
- EQ (E zone)
- Mixes
- Master controls, solo/mute and fader
Chapter 31: Outputs
- Output channel areas on the control surface
- Output fast strips, channel strips and mix buses
- Outputs on the GUI
- GUI channel strips
- Output metering
- Talk
- Dynamics and EQ
- Mute, safes, level and solo
- Output channel configuration controls
- Mixes
- Masters
Chapter 32: GUI Menu
- GUI menu flowchart
Appendices
Appendix A: Application Notes
- Spatial imaging system (SIS™)
- PRO X compressor modes (dynamic)
- PRO X input channel EQ modes
- PRO X output channel EQ modes
Appendix B: Technical Specification
- PRO X general specifications
- PRO X audio performance specifications
- PRO X system inputs and outputs
- PRO X input and output characteristics
- PRO X main processing functions
- PRO X status functions
Appendix C: KLARK TEKNIK DN370 GEQ
- Notes
- Using the GEQ
- Audio signal path
Appendix D: KLARK TEKNIK DN780 Reverb
- Parameter application notes
- About the special effects programs
Technical Specifications
Appendix E: I/O Modules
- DL441 analogue input module
- DL442 analogue output module
DL443 analogue Jack I/O module
- DL444 analogue D-type I/O module
- DL452 digital I/O module
Appendix F: Replacing A Module
- Replacing a module
Appendix G: Troubleshooting
- No audio
- Diagnostics
- About the Diagnostics Inspector window
- Swapping the active network
- Swapping the active master controller
- Synchronising the files
- Mapping a GUI screen to another bay
- Troubleshooting automation
- Error messages
Appendix H: Updating PRO X Host Software
- About the PRO X updater
- About the updater screen
Appendix I: Documentation
- System user documentation
- Supplementary documentation
Appendix K: Parameters Affected By Scope
- Introduction
- Auxes (Aux Sends)
- GEQ rack
- Effects rack
- Groups
Appendix L: Parameters Affected By Automate Patching
Appendix M: Parameters Protected By Safes
- Inputs
- Auxes (Aux Sends)
- Returns (Aux Returns)
- Matrices
- Masters
- Groups
Appendix N: Parameters Affected By Copy And Paste
- Inputs
- Aux
- Return
- Matrix
- Master
Appendix O: Parameters Affected By Stereo Linking
- Inputs
- Aux
- Return
- Matrix
Appendix P: Parameters Copied Through Scenes
- Inputs (input channels)
- Aux Returns (return channels)
- Aux Sends (aux channels)
- Matrix (matrix channels)
- GEQs
- Effects
- VCA/POP (groups)
- Masters (master channels)
- Misc (miscellaneous)
Appendix Q: Service Information
- Routine mai ntenance
- Cleaning the control centre
- Cleaning a GUI screen
- Equipment disposal
- Glossary
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
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Speaker placement

As the placement of loudspeakers is very important for accurate mix monitoring — especially for multi-channel mixing for surround sound — you should consider

speaker positioning, angling and level calibration when setting up your monitor system. If necessary, consult the manufacturer of your monitor system for their

recommended surround formats.

Typical examples of loudspeaker placements for each panning mode (see Table 7 “Panning formats” in chapter 19). Please note that these are only an approximation and

should only be used as a guide.

Note: LCRS has a mono surround channel, which is often fed to two rear ‘satellite’ speakers.