User manual MIDAS CONSOLES MIDAS SIENA

[. . . ] OPERATORS MANUAL Telex Communications (UK) Ltd, Klark Teknik Building, Walter Nash Road, Kidderminster. Tel:+44 1562 741515 Fax:+44 1562 745371 Website: www. midasconsoles. com MIDAS Siena audio mixing console DOC02-Siena Issue 1. 0 - Janruary 2005 © Telex Communciations (UK) Ltd. In line with the company's policy of continual improvement, specifications and function may be subject to change without notice. E&OE. Important Safety Instructions CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE. NE PAS OUVRIR These symbols are internationally accepted symbols that warn of potential hazards with electrical products. [. . . ] In addition, all local monitor outputs are attenuated by 20dB to help prevent feedback. 15 60 talk gain talk on 1-2 3-4 talk ext auto mute masters input monitor add clear phones 0 1 SOLO SOLO input PFL output PFL MUTE 10 auto mute local mono sum MUTE 5 MUTE 5 MUTE Talk to Mix Bus Outputs (1-2, 3-4, etc. ) The 16 talk to mix switches route the combined talkback and tone generator signals individually to each of the console's 16 mix busses. 5-6 2 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-14 15-16 3 4 input / output left SOLO right SOLO mono MUTE masters 10 stereo 10 5 5 Talk to Masters The masters switch routes the combined talkback and tone generator signals to the console's stereo master. 5 masters 0 0 5 5 10 15 20 30 40 10 15 20 30 40 S0011 Operators Manual - Page 21 NEUTRIK 2 2 3 1 NEUTRIK 2 1 Talk Mic Gain The gain of the internal talk mic input is continuously variable from +15dB to +60dB. talk mic Talk Mic The internal talk mic socket is a conventionally wired XLR male and is supplied with 48V phantom power allowing the connection of condenser microphones for engineer talkback. Talk External The talk ext switch enables both the talk in and talk out connections on the rear panel of the master section. This adds the external talkback source connected to the talk in XLR to the talk bus. It also activates the talk out connection providing an output feed from the talk bus. Master Section: master meters left 21 18 15 12 9 6 3 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 Stereo Master & Monitoring Controls right 21 18 15 12 9 6 3 Auto Mute Masters The Siena provides five auto mute groups commonly used to provide easy muting of similar channels. For example: solo meters left 21 18 15 12 9 6 3 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 right 21 18 15 12 9 6 3 Channels Drum Mics Choir Overheads Orchestra Parts Reason Allows the engineer to mute the whole drum kit at once. Allows the engineer to quickly remove all choir mics at once Allows the engineer to zone mics together (e. g. Brass, Strings, etc. ) and mute sections together if they were not playing. Any input channel may be assigned to auto mute groups 1-4; both input channels and mix bus masters may be assigned to group 5, therefore, you may wish to reserve this group for dealing with output mute functions. For example, when using the console to run monitors during a live concert, there may be one song where most of the band will leave the stage. During this part of the show, monitor sends are only needed for one or two performers. By selecting auto mute 5 on all of the other band members' auxiliary send masters, you may mute these monitor feeds with one switch press auto mute master 5. The auto mute master switches located in the master section activate each auto mute group as follows: direct input 0 150 500 MUTE 50 20 5k 0 SOLO frequency 0 direct to masters 10 generator 6 talk mic 3 15 60 talk gain talk on 1-2 3-4 5-6 talk ext 1 15 60 2 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-14 15-16 talk gain 3 talk on 1-2 3-4 5-6 talk ext auto mute masters input 4 input / output 1 5 masters monitor add clear phones 0 2 7-8 9-10 SOLO SOLO input PFL output PFL MUTE 3 10 11-12 13-14 auto mute local mono sum MUTE 4 input / output 5 MUTE 5 MUTE 15-16 left SOLO right SOLO mono MUTE 5 masters masters 10 stereo 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 10 15 20 30 40 10 15 20 30 40 S0011 Operators Manual - Page 22 NEUTRIK 2 1 input 3 auto mute masters NEUTRIK 2 1 talk mic Auto Mute Masters 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 Press the corresponding auto mute master switch to mute all input channels and/or bus masters included within the auto mute group (1 through 5). Note: don't forget to check the status of your auto mute masters and auto mute group assignments carefully, as any mutes on assigned input channels or bus outputs will not be released until the auto mute master is disabled! Master Section: master meters left 21 18 15 12 9 6 3 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 Stereo Master & Monitoring Controls right 21 18 15 12 9 6 3 Local Monitoring and Headphone Outputs The Siena provides local stereo and mono monitor outputs, stereo headphone and separate PFL output. Typically, each of these outputs is provided for the following applications: Output Local Monitor L/R Local Monitor M Headphone (Phones) PFL Out Format Stereo Mono Stereo Mono Connection Rear Panel Rear Panel Arm Rest Rear Panel console. For linking the PFL output of the Siena to another solo meters left 21 18 15 12 9 6 3 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 right 21 18 15 12 9 6 3 direct input 0 150 500 Tip: when running monitors, you may wish to listen to your mono floor monitor feeds on a separate speaker to your stereo in-ear monitoring so that you know what the artist is hearing from each system. Connect a pair of stereo speakers to the Local Monitor L/R output and a separate mono speaker to the Local Monitor M output. Now solo the mix bus masters feeding both the in-ear monitoring and floor monitors. Using the mono and stereo local monitor MUTE switches, you will now be able to mute the floor monitor speaker to listen to the stereo in-ear monitor feed or vice versa. Do not confuse the Local Monitor M output with the PFL Output connection, as the PFL Out is always active and does not feature level or mute control. This is because the PFL Out is typically used to connect the PFL bus to a second console. For example, if the Siena is working with the support band, it may be necessary to feed its PFL output to the main band's console. By default, you will be monitoring the AFL bus on the local monitor and headphone outputs. However, you may choose to monitor the PFL bus for either inputs and/or outputs using the master AFL/PFL selector, see 'The Solo System' on Page 24 for more details. MUTE 50 20 5k 0 SOLO frequency 0 direct to masters 10 generator 6 talk mic 3 15 60 talk gain talk on 1-2 3-4 5-6 talk ext auto mute masters input 1 SOLO SOLO 2 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-14 15-16 3 4 input / output 5 masters monitor add clear phones 0 SOLO SOLO input PFL output PFL MUTE auto mute 5 MUTE 5 MUTE mono sum MUTE left SOLO right SOLO masters 10 5 0 5 10 15 20 30 40 NEUTRIK local mono MUTE stereo 10 S0011 2 1 monitor add clear phones 0 Phones Level The level of the headphone output is continuously variable from off (-inf) to +20dB. [. . . ] Alternative Outputs When mixing for a number of speakers in a venue, it may be necessary to generate separate mixes with different levels or processing. Route the input channels to the chosen mix bus sends, let's say mix busses 9 and 10 and adjust the channel send and fader controls. Make sure the groups (mix bus masters) are NOT routed to the stereo master output. mix bus 9 and 10) should then be wired into the amplification feeds to the speaker systems. [. . . ]