MMC User Manual - AMS Neve

Surround Sound Panel
Surround Monitoring
To select a single Stem to monitor make sure the LED above the SUM key is off (press the key if the LED is
illuminated) and press the A to F key on the STEM SEL section.
The LED above the key will illuminate and the previous selection will be cancelled.
5.1 Format Surround Sound Example:
Monitor the result
Press the A key in the STEM SEL section of the Surround Monitoring section of the
Surround Sound panel.
The Channels are now fully routed through to the Film outputs via Stem A.
Activate the audio source(s) (e.g. if it is a tape machine, put it into play) and
gradually turn up the level control pot on the Control Room panel until the signal is
audible on the speakers at a satisfactory level.
Press the I/O & PAN button then the PAGE 2 button on Channel 10 and turn the
pan Logicators.
You will hear the effects as the changes are made to the pan position.
Pan the signals for Channels 11 and 12 in the same way.
Alternatively (if a Joystick module is installed) call Channel 10, 11 or 12 to a
Joystick and adjust the pan position with the Joystick.
See the following chapter describing the Joystick Module.
To select multiple Stems (and/or external machines) to monitor press the SUM key.
The LED above the key will illuminate.
Press the A to F keys and/or the M/C 1, M/C 2, M/C 3 keys as required.
The LEDs above the selected keys will illuminate. All the selected Stems and machines will be monitored. Each
time a key is pressed it will toggle on or off.
Monitoring External Machines
The Surround Monitoring Panel provides three keys (M/C 1, M/C 2 and M/C 3) for selecting up to three external
multitrack sources which can be routed to the surround monitor outputs.
The Submixer section is used to route the signals from the external sources to the surround monitor outputs.
The number of tracks available on each external machine must be setup on the Config page of Desk Edit. The
inputs to the Externals must be port routed on the Others page of I/O Patching.
To route the external tracks to surround monitor outputs press and hold the required track number key and
press the required surround speaker key(s) (L, C, R, etc.) which has an LED illuminated green.
The LEDs in the number key and the speaker key will illuminate red or orange according to whether or not the
Stem is selected for monitoring.
Release the track number key.
This can also be done in reverse by holding down the speaker key and selecting tracks.
Tracks are de-routed in the same way by pressing keys with red LEDs to toggle the routing off.
To interrogate external track routing press and hold the track number key or speaker key of interest.
The route will be indicated by red LEDs.
To monitor an external machine place the machine into play and press the required machine key (M/C 1,
M/C 2 or M/C 3).
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