Operation Manual Document Revision: 1.5 Software Version: 1.5.0 Part Number: 840-08718-05 Release Date: December, 2006 Euphonix, Inc. 220 Portage Ave. Palo Alto, California 94306 Phone: 650-855-0400 Fax: 650-855-0410 Web: http://www.euphonix.com e-mail: info@euphonix.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lighting flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electrical shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.
13) Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. 14) Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Table of Contents List of Figures ....................................................................................................................... xi Chapter 1: Introduction .................................................................................................15 1.1 How to Use This Manual.........................................................................15 1.2 Overview of the System Components ......................................
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 3.7.2 Assign External Inputs a Format and a Button .........................40 3.8 Monitors ..................................................................................................40 3.9 Save a Default Title .................................................................................41 Chapter 4: Touchscreen................................................................................................43 4.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 4.8 Status .......................................................................................................76 4.9 Super Channel .........................................................................................77 4.10 4.11 4.9.1 Process Order ............................................................................78 4.9.2 Main and Group Bus Routing ...................................................79 Meters ......................
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 5.5 5.6 5.4.1 Channel Processor Order ........................................................103 5.4.2 Insert Point ..............................................................................103 Channel Routing Functions ...................................................................104 5.5.1 Group Bus Routing .................................................................104 5.5.2 Main Bus Routing .........................................
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 7.2 7.3 7.1.6 EQ ...........................................................................................125 7.1.7 Dynamics ................................................................................126 7.1.8 Fader........................................................................................126 Monitors and Control Room..................................................................127 7.2.1 Monitors .............................
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Chapter 9: Layouts and Snapshots ......................................................................153 9.1 9.2 Layouts ..................................................................................................153 9.1.1 Store ........................................................................................154 9.1.2 Recall ......................................................................................154 9.1.3 Name ............
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual List of Figures 1-1 Typical Max Air Hardware Configuration .......................................................................18 1-2 Max Air Control Surface ..................................................................................................19 3-1 Console Sources ................................................................................................................26 3-2 Main Section A signal flow ...........................
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 4-26 *Knobset View .................................................................................................................68 4-27 Mixer Model View ............................................................................................................69 4-28 Preferences View ..............................................................................................................70 4-29 Channels Tabs .................................
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 5-17 Main Section Routing Knobset .......................................................................................105 5-18 Mix Minus Processing ....................................................................................................106 6-1 Main Bus View ...............................................................................................................108 6-2 Group Bus View ................................................
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 7-23 CM404 Keypad ...............................................................................................................143 7-24 Keypad Directory Popup ................................................................................................144 7-25 Global Function Keys .....................................................................................................145 7-26 Custom Keys ..............................................
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Chapter 1: Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Max Air, a compact high-performance digital mixing console intended for on-air broadcast and live applications. Max Air has been designed to satisfy broadcast audio professionals who demand the highest quality standards. Max Air is the perfect choice for serious broadcast audio production facilities that require a powerful digital mixing system with an easy-to-use interface. 1.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Introduction How to Use the PDF The Acrobat PDF version of this manual provided in your system can be a valuable “online help” learning tool while using Max Air. We have included some amenities that we wish to explain for those not familiar with Acrobat: • The Bookmarks on the left serve as a continuously visible table of contents while reading. Click on a subject heading to jump to that page. Click a + symbol to expand that heading to show subheadings.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 1.2 Overview of the System Components 1.2.1 DF64 Digital Audio Frame Introduction The DF64 Digital Frame performs all Max Air audio processing: dynamics and EQ; Main, Record, Aux, and Monitor busses. Max Air can employ two Mixer Models that utilize one DF64 (one with and one without an SH612 Studio Hub), both of which have the following characteristics: 96 channels, 24 groups/clean feeds, 16 Aux busses, 24 Main busses and 24 external inputs). 1.2.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Introduction Monitoring The MC524 Monitor Controller provides analog monitor outputs. This unit provides Main (7.1), Alt 1 (5.1), and Alt 2 (stereo) control room monitoring, SLS (7.1), and Cues 1–3 (each stereo) studio monitoring, two talkback preamps, and four listen microphone preamps. The MC524 is connected to a dedicated MA703 MADI to Analog Converter.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 1.2.3 Introduction Control Surface Max Air features a professional modular control surface that can be easily configured to suit a variety of operational layouts. The CM416 module contains sixteen identical strips, the physical area on the console that contains keys, knobs, displays, and a fader. Channels perform all of the signal processing (EQ, dynamics, routing, gain, etc.).
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Introduction Channels and Strips A CM416 module contains sixteen identical Strips. The Strip is the physical control area on the console that contains keys, knobs, displays, and a fader. A Channel performs all of the signal processing (EQ, dynamics, routing, gain, etc.). Max Air has 96 channels, each of which may be assigned to a Strip. A Strip has room for Swap and Main channels that can be switched with one button press.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 1.4 Introduction Max Air Startup Sequence With all system components turned off: 1. Turn on all of the surface modules. 2. Turn on the SC261 System Computer 3. Make sure the system digital sync source is on. 4. Turn on the SH612 Studio Hub (if present), all I/O units, the MOTU MIDI Interface and the GP132. 5. The System Computer will finish booting to the Windows desktop.
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Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Chapter 2: New Features in Version 1.4 Mix Bus Terminology Newer Max Air surface hardware now uses the term Main Bus instead of Mix Bus. The manual has been updated to reflect this change. The two terms can be used interchangeably. Mixer Model A new Mixer Model now supports 24 Aux busses. USB Support The Max Air System Computer now supports removable USB memory devices and drives. Removable USB devices can be used to save titles and configuration data.
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Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Chapter 3: Quickstart to Common Tasks Since this chapter depends on using the Touchscreen, please read page 43–46 to acquire introductory knowledge before beginning. 3.1 Create a Title We will begin by creating a Title that allows you to save console and patch settings for later recall. On the Touchscreen: 1. Select File from the Main Menu buttons. 2. Select the Drives tab. 3. Select the C: drive (the C: Local Disk drive). 4.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 3.2 Quickstart to Common Tasks Initial Router and Patchbay Setup Max Air has an internal router that acts as a digital patchbay, allowing connection to Sources, Console I/O and Destinations.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Quickstart to Common Tasks 5. Select Hub1-2 and touch Rename Port. Type Analog 1-24. 6. Select Hub1-3 and touch Rename Port. Type Digital In 1. 7. Select Hub1-4 and touch Rename Port. Type Digital In 2. 8. If any of the MADI inputs are not connected, rename them UNUSED. Use the keyboard commands and to copy and paste UNUSED to save time. NOTE: Systems with a SH612 Studio Hub will display additional ports. 3.2.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 3.2.3 Quickstart to Common Tasks Label Destination Ports and Signals Select the Destinations tab to name the output MADI ports and their individual signals. Their names will depend on how these MADI ports are connected to the outside world. In the system diagram (Figure 1-1), four ports are shown.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 3.3 Quickstart to Common Tasks Channel to Strip Layout Euphonix digital consoles allow the user to adjust the relationship between the 96 logical channels (logical channels are the actual channel signal paths) and the 16–48 physical channel strips on the surface. Each channel strip has a Swap button that switches the Strip between the Main and Swap channels.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 5. Quickstart to Common Tasks To make the first MF Master (labeled M1) control channels 33 and 34 simply select buttons 33 and 34 in the first row and press the Set Format button. The format displayed (in this case Stereo) on these channel buttons is St L and St R, showing that these two channels can now be controlled as a stereo pair from MF Master 1. To set six channels to be controlled as a 5.1 format is identical: just select the 5.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 9. Quickstart to Common Tasks Touch the Strip 17 button in the right bank to assign the first 16 MF Master to Main Strips 17–32. 10. Select MF Masters 17–32 and assign them to Swap Strips 17–32. NOTE: To simply and quickly assign channels 1-x to Strips 1-x, press the 1:1 button. However, use caution because this overwrites previous assignments! 3.4 Busses 3.4.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 7. Quickstart to Common Tasks Touch Set Format to make busses 1 and 2 into a stereo pair assigned to Main section A. The Main Section Master Level control can be mapped to the Soft Knobs just below the screen by pressing the Main Masters key just below the screen in the Soft Knobs section. This allows the main section to be switched on/off and level trimmed. 8.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Quickstart to Common Tasks 11. Select the A and B Inputs gray button on the left and the 97–106 tab. 12. Touch and drag through the blue A Input column to select the A inputs of channels 97–104. 13. Touch the Patch Selected button to make the patch.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 3.4.2 Quickstart to Common Tasks Route to the Main Sections and Busses Route Channels 1. Press All key on center section just below the left of the screen. 2. Press the Main button at the top of any strip to select Main section routing on all strips. The WX keys at the bottom of the knobsets allow paging if there are more than four Main sections.In this case the Prog (Main section E) appears on the 2nd page. 3.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Quickstart to Common Tasks Alternate Method of Routing to Main Sections – Busses/Main View Screen 1. Select the Busses Main Menu button. 2. Select the Main View tab. 3. Touch the Strip View button and select Main from the arrow keys at the top. 4. Select Main section B from the row of buttons along the bottom. 5. Touch the top knob bank to highlight 16 channels. The knob bank highlighted corresponds to center section’s 16 Soft Knobs. 3.4.3 6.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 3.5 Quickstart to Common Tasks Meters After channels are assigned to the surface, set the meters to suit your needs. 3.5.1 Setting the Fader Meters On Each Strip We recommend beginning here since you will be able to see signal when you patch into the channel. 1. Select Meters from the Main Menu. 2. Select the Fader tab. This view shows all available Strips on your Max Air Console. 3.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 9. Quickstart to Common Tasks Touch the Select Range button in the Aux Busses view. Touch 1, then 8. This places the first eight aux meters in the fifth bank. 10. Repeat above steps for the Solo (in Solo Bus), Program (in Main sections by selecting Main section E), and Control Room Meters (in Control Room). The names that appear below the meters are the names assigned to the busses earlier.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 3.6 Quickstart to Common Tasks Knobsets Knobsets allow users to customize the four rotary controls on the surface to suit their individual requirements. There are six buttons at the top of each strip (Pan, Filt, EQ, Dyn, Inp and *) that determine which parameters the knobset controls. In this example, we will configure the * custom knobsets for mono and stereo channels.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 3.6.2 Quickstart to Common Tasks Creating a Custom Knobset for Stereo Channels 1. Select System from the Main Menu. 2. Select the *Knobset tab. 3. Scroll to Page 2 using the arrow button on the top-left. 4. Select the bottom area in the left box. It highlights yellow to show it is selected. 5. Select the Input function in the middle column. The grid on the right shows all input functions of the channel strip. 3.7 6. Select the A input Atrim 7.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 3.7.2 Quickstart to Common Tasks Assign External Inputs a Format and a Button 1. Select System from the Main Menu. 2. Select the Externals tab. 3. Select Sets 1–8 4. Set the format to Stereo L R. 5. To assign Ext Mon Inputs 1 and 2 to Device 1 button as a stereo pair, touch the buttons labeled 1 and 2 in the first row and touch Set Format. 6. Touch the Device 1 button on the far left and name the device Off Air. 7.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Quickstart to Common Tasks Control Room Monitors 1. Press the Setup button in the Control Room Monitor area of the Super Channel on the surface. 2. Select the CR Source tab. 3. Select the appropriate source from the screen. In our example the fifth Main section should be labeled Prog and has the main program output. The three buttons labeled Main Spkrs, Alt 1, and Alt 2 allow using three different speaker sets in the control room.
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Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Chapter 4: Touchscreen 4.1 Introduction to the Touchscreen The Max Air Touchscreen allows you to touch items on the screen that you would normally click with a mouse. The software can still be operated with a mouse and keyboard but we will confine our instructions to the “touch” interface because most users are unfamiliar with it.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen The Max Air Touchscreen application has 10 Main Menu buttons along the right side of the screen that access its functions: Figure 4-2 Touchscreen Main Menu Buttons • File: file management • Patch: digital patchbay • Channels: configure Multi Format Masters, assign and name Control Groups, assign channels to Strips, configure Layouts and Snapshots, lock Strips, and set faders to unity gain • Busses: configure and assign group, main, and
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen 1 4 2 5 6 3 Figure 4-3 Touchscreen Main View Four important types of information are displayed on the Touchscreen: • Permanent Display: Consists of the Soft Knobs Display (3), the Main Menu buttons (5), a Keypad Function Viewer (6) and a display of the current Title and Time of Day Clock (4). • Meters (1): The area at the top and upper-right of the display is used for level meters.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen 3 4 1 2 Figure 4-4 Touchscreen Navigation Views are selected from the Main Menu buttons on the right side of the screen (1). Several views have multiple sub-views accessed by tabs (2). Within a view, Ranges Tabs (3) select additional values and Screen Buttons (4) control various functions.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 4.2 Touchscreen File Select the File button to navigate the Max Air file system. Three tabs along the bottom of the view list the main subjects: Drives, Projects, and Titles. The order of these tabs also represents their hierarchy (i.e., a Title is within a Project located on a Drive). File operations are almost identical to those in Windows or the Macintosh.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen Figure 4-6 Projects View Create a New Project Touch the New button in the Selection area along the right side of the Projects View. Type a name in the view that appears and touch Enter. Open an Existing Project Select a Project name. The name highlights and there is no need to touch the Open button for the Project (since it is dim, you cannot).
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen Select a Project from the Projects View. • Touch the Copy button to copy the selected Project. The Paste button remains dim until the Copy button is used. Note that you cannot copy a project to a CD-RW or CD-R drive from the application. • Touch the Paste button to paste the copied Project. Of course, you can navigate to another Drive before pasting. If the selected Project’s name is Test, the copied Project is Copy of Test.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen Create New Title Touch the New button in the Selection area along the right side of the Titles View. Type the Title name in the New Title Name View that appears. Touch Enter to complete the process or Cancel to exit without creating the Title. The following popup appears: Figure 4-8 Save Current Data Popup • Yes: Saves the settings from the current title into the new title. • No: Uses settings for Default Title to reset console.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen • Save: Performs both regular Save and Save As functions. A keyboard popup appears with the current Title’s name in the edit box. Touch Enter to save changes to the current Title. Save a copy under a different name by typing a new name. The new Title becomes the currently open Title. • Save as Default: Uses the settings in the current Title for new Titles. See Default Titles on page 51 for more information about what is saved.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 4.3 Touchscreen Patch The Patch View allows connections between the console and external devices in exactly the same way as a conventional analog patchbay. The most significant difference is that patches can be created then saved and recalled with the Title. The Patch View implements a digital patching system that uses a MADI routing hub to connect sources to the console and its destinations.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen Max Air must be initially setup so that all the studio equipment is displayed and correctly labelled and normalled ready for a session. This basic wiring information is stored in the Default Title so these settings can be used when starting a new session with a new Title. To setup Max Air studio wiring, see Chapter 3: Quickstart to Common Tasks. Select Patch from the Main Menu buttons.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen 1 2 3 5 4 Figure 4-12 Console I/O -A and B Inputs View The four buttons (5 in Figure 4-12) on the lower-right perform the following functions: • Patch Selected: Patches selected patchpoints (3 in Figure 4-12) An error message appears if the sources are not properly matched to the destinations. There must be an equal number of sources and destinations or one source to multiple destinations.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen To complete this Patch example: 1. Select the Sources tab (1 in Figure 4-13). 2. Touch and drag through the first five cells in the Hub 1-1 column (2 in Figure 4-13). Note that these names appear in the Sources column of the Selected Sources and Destinations area next to their counterparts in the Destinations column (3 in in Figure 4-13). 2 3 4 1 Figure 4-13 Sources and Destinations Selected 3.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen 2 1 Figure 4-14 Patch Complete Router Mnemonics Max Air supports importing router mnemonics to name channels. See page 72 to enable this feature in Preferences. NOTE: This function will only work as described if the console has been integrated with the router system as described in the Max Air Installation Guide. To enable importing of names to channels, enter “%X” as the Source Input name on the Touchscreen.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen Figure 4-15 Source input naming The channel displays on the console surface are updated as the names associated with the sources patched to the channels are changed and sent from the router.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 4.3.3 Touchscreen Cabling This category handles MADI cable connections for the ML530 Mic/Line Interfaces. Mic/Line Interface Patching For mic inputs and analog inputs not at +4 dB, the Euphonix ML530 provides 24 preamps each with gain, phantom power, high-pass filter, and hiz/loz switching. The analog outputs are connected to an AM713 Analog to MADI converter which then connects to one of the MADI inputs.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen 1. Select the Cabling tab (1 in Figure 4-17). 2. Select the MADI Out Ports sub-category (2 in Figure 4-17). The list shows seven Mic/Line Interfaces but configure only those wired to the SH612 Studio Hub (i.e., Mic1 and Mic2). 3. Touch and drag through the cells next to Mic1 and Mic2 in the MADI Out column (3 in Figure 4-17).
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen 1 2 3 4 Figure 4-18 Cabling: MADI In Port 6. Touch the Patch Selected button (4 in Figure 4-18) to make the patch. The Patch system now knows how the two mic/line interfaces are connected so the proper input controls appear at the top of the channels they are connected to.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 4.4 Touchscreen Patching Examples These examples assume that the steps in Mic/Line Interface Patching on page 58 have been successfully completed. 4.4.1 Patch 12 Mics Into Channels 25–36 Select the Sources 1. Select the Sources tab (1 in Figure 4-19). 2. Select Mic-Line 1 from the sub-categories (2 in Figure 4-19). This displays all inputs from the first Mic-Line Interface in the Name column.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen Select the Destinations There can be: • one source to one destination; • an equal number of sources to destinations; • one source to multiple destinations. Multiple sources cannot be routed to one destination. To set the destinations for the 12 mics: 4. Select the Console I/O tab (1 in Figure 4-20), then select the A and B Inputs sub-category (2). 5. Select the 17–32 tab to display those channels. 6.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen 2 3 4 5 1 Figure 4-20 Selecting Destination Channels 9. Click the Patch Selected button (5 in Figure 4-20) to make the connection. The sources and destinations appear in the A Input and Name columns, respectively (1 in Figure 4-21). The sources and destinations are cleared from the Selected Sources and Destinations area (2 in Figure 4-21).
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen Patch the Multitrack Returns Into Channels 1–24 1. Select the Sources tab (1 in Figure 4-22). 2. Select the Hub1-3 sub-category (2 in Figure 4-22). 3. Touch and drag through the first 24 cells in Hub1-3 column (3 in Figure 4-22). These cells are highlighted and their names appear in the Sources column in the Selected Sources and Destinations area on the right (4 in Figure 4-22). 2 4 3 1 Figure 4-22 Sources Selected 4.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen 2 1 Figure 4-23 R-1 and Mics Patched 4.4.2 Main Bus Send/Return Select the Console I/O category and then select the Main Busses sub-category. Each Main bus has a send and return. Figure 4-24 shows the first six sends (a 5.1-channel Main section) routed to channels 41–46 A inputs. The insert is switched in/out from the Bus Masters Config Page (see Bus Inserts on page 120).
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen For every Main section, there is a corresponding return in the same format, which allows patching the Main section recorder output back into the console. The Main section return can be routed to the monitors from the Main Section page in the CR Source Panel (see Control Room on page 129). 4.4.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 4.5 Touchscreen Busses See Chapter 6: Busses. 4.6 System The System View has five tabs: Externals, *Knobset, Mixer Model, Preferences, and About. 4.6.1 Externals Select the Externals tab from the System View to configure the Externals in the same way as Main and Group busses.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 4.6.2 Touchscreen *Knobset Select the *Knobset tab from the System View. The *Knobset View allows a customized set of 16 knob parameters to be displayed on the Strip when the channel’s * key is pressed at the top of the Strip. 4 1 3 2 Figure 4-26 *Knobset View 1. Select the page (1 in Figure 4-26) and knob position (2) for the function parameter from the Custom (*) Knobset area on the left. 2. Select a Function from the center of the View (3). 3.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 4.6.3 Touchscreen Mixer Model Select the Mixer Model tab from the System View. Max Air currently supports two Mixer Models: one with and one without a Studio Hub. To activate a different Mixer Model, touch the Max Air Models button on the left of Figure 4-27. The two Mixer Models are displayed in the area below. Select the desired Mixer Model and touch the Activate button.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 4.6.4 Touchscreen Preferences Select the Preferences tab from the System View. Figure 4-28 Preferences View Knob Text Display Mode The Knob Text Display Mode buttons intercancel between three values: • Show value when touched, name otherwise: Displays the value of the knob parameter when touched and reverts to the name afterwards. • Always show name: Displays the parameter name even when touched.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen Safety The Safety section includes two buttons that can be set independently: • Bus Lock: Disables the following functions when activated: Bus Levels (Main Master, Master Trims, and Leg Trims), Bus Inserts, Bus On/Off keys. While these functions are disabled, their values may still be interrogated. • Monitor Lock: Disables the Control Room and Monitor levels. Dim and Cut always remain active.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 4.7 Touchscreen Channels Select Channels from the Main Menu buttons. There are seven views that are accessed by tabs along the bottom of the screen. Figure 4-29 Channels Tabs 4.7.1 Multi Format Masters See Chapter 8: Control Groups and Multi Format Masters. 4.7.2 Control Groups See Chapter 8: Control Groups and Multi Format Masters. 4.7.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen Select the channels to assign by touching them individually, touching and dragging through a continuous set, or by using the three utility buttons (Select All, Select None, Select Range) on the bottom-left of the Assign View (see below for a discussion of these buttons). Select the Main, Swap, or Center tabs to assign the channels to the desired strip type.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 4.7.5 Touchscreen Spill Area Spill allows Control Groups and Multi Format Masters to spill their slaves to a defined area so they can be individually accessed. See Spill on page 151 for details. To create a Spill area: 1. From the Main Menu, press the Channels button. 2. Select the Spill tab. 3. Select the strips to include in the Spill area. Figure 4-31 Spill Area function 4.7.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen Figure 4-32 Lock Strips View Select one or more Strips to lock. Use the Main and Center tabs to select the strip type (Main locks both Main and Swap). Use the Select All, Select None, and Select Range buttons (see page 73) to assist your selection. There is no Close button; just select another view and this information is retained. 4.7.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen Select Strip View or Channel View to view strips or channels, respectively. Select one or more Strips or channels to set to unity gain. Use the Main, Swap, and Center tabs to select the strip/channel type. Use the Select All, Select None, and Select Range buttons (see page 73) to assist your selection. Touch the Set Unity button to set the selected faders to 0 dB. 4.8 Status Touch the Status Main Menu button to display the Status View.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 4.9 Touchscreen Super Channel The Super Channel provides a way to view and edit the most important functions of a channel. Select the Super Channel Main Menu button to display the settings of the channel currently assigned to the Super Channel. Figure 4-35 Super Channel View Assign a channel to the Super Channel by any of the following methods: • Press the Wave key on any Strip; • Enter the channel number on the numeric keypad on the Center Section.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen Figure 4-36 Channel Selector Popup Select the Strip View button to assign the Main or Swap channel on a Strip to the Super Channel. Select the Channel View button to assign any channel, Group Master, or Multi Format Master to the Super Channel by selecting the 1–48, 49–96, Grp Masters, or MF Masters tabs, respectively. 4.9.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Touchscreen Select a Processes button and then touch one of the Positions buttons to assign that process to the position pointed to by the arrow. The processes move left or right depending on the position vacated relative to the new position selected. For example, in Figure 4-37 if EQ is selected and assigned the fourth Positions button, it becomes the third process with Mtr sliding one position to the left.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 4.10 Touchscreen Meters Select the Meters Main Menu button to display the Meters View. There are four tabs along the bottom: Presets, Screen, Fader, and Setup. 4.10.1 Presets After configuring the meters using the Screen, Fader, and Setup tabs discussed below, the configuration can be captured as a preset, named and recalled for later use. Figure 4-39 Meters-Presets Popup Select a numbered preset button.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 4.10.2 Touchscreen Screen Select the Screen tab to configure the meters that will appear across the top and right side of the Touchscreen. There are eight meter banks, each of which can contain up to eight channels. 4 2 1 3 Figure 4-40 Meters-Screen Popup with Meters Display The Function section (1 in Figure 4-40) lists the types of meters that can be displayed.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 4.10.3 Touchscreen Fader Select the Fader tab to display the Meters-Fader View. This configures the meter display next to the fader (Figure 4-41). Figure 4-41 Meters-Fader Popup Select a Strip button from the Strips section. Use the Main or Center tabs and the Select All, Select None, Select Range to assist your selection (page 73). Touch a Meter Display button to configure the selected Strip.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 4.10.4 Touchscreen Setup Select the Setup button to display the Meters-Setup View, which determines the meter ballistics for all currently displayed meters. Select Peak or Average to display the desired meter ballistics. NOTE: This setting, although not saved with the preset, is saved between system shutdown and restart. Figure 4-42 Meters-Setup View 4.11 Events See Chapter 10: Event System.
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Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Chapter 5: Channels and Strips 5.1 Strips A CM416 module contains sixteen identical strips. The strip is the physical control area on the console that contains keys, knobs, displays, and a fader. A Channel performs all of the signal processing (EQ, dynamics, routing, gain, etc.). Max Air has 96 channels, each of which may be assigned to a strip. A strip has room for Swap and Main channels that can be switched with one key press.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Channels and Strips Group 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 A 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 B 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Aux 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Channel Inputs 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Mix Pre-Fader Output Trim & Phase A B C D E F G H Knobset Select Channel Output Any Order Function 2 of 7 8 1 Delay Mix Minus Processing Function 2 of 7 Meter Solo PFL/AFL Function 3 of 7 Inser
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 5.1.1 Channels and Strips Assign Channels to Strips Each strip can control a Main and Swap channel. One or both of the channels can be a Control Group Master or Multi Format Master instead of a normal channel (see Chapter 8: Control Groups and Multi Format Masters). Channels can be assigned individually using the strip controls or to multiple strips using the Channels - Assign View (see Channels on page 72) from the Touchscreen.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Channels and Strips Assign Multiple Channels Use the following procedure to assign multiple, consecutive channels to the console surface: 1. In the Channel Assign View, select Select Range. 2. Select the first and last channel of a range of channels from the Channels bank. 3. Select the first strip from the Strips bank. The selected range of channels is assigned to strips starting at the first selected strip.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Channels and Strips Figure 5-3 Channel Selector 3. Select the channel (1–48, 49–96), Grp Master (Control Group Master), or MF Master (Multi Format Master) to assign to the strip. 5.2 Channel Control Features 5.2.1 Channel Name The Main and Swap channels are designated by a number (C# by default) or by an eight-character name assigned in the Patch View (see Patch on page 52). The Main channel is below the Swap channel.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 5.2.2 Channels and Strips Fader Chan Select Chan Select key Channel On Select key Fader select key Solo key Solo On Channel On key M S L Status LEDs Select Select Wave Key 12 48V Status LEDs Lock ST 6 Mix- Touch-sensitive fader 0 6 12 Meters clip 18 0 6 12 3 24 6 48 12 72 24 24 Gain reduction LEDs 30 36 Figure 5-5 Strip Fader Each strip has a touch-sensitive moving fader. The fader has 12 dB headroom from the 0 dB position.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Channels and Strips Backstop PFL The Max Air faders have a backstop key past the bottom of their travel. Pull a fader back to route the channel’s PFL signal to the solo bus. Releasing the fader cancels that fader’s routing to the solo bus. Backstop PFL can be used on group masters to solo a control group. See page 140 for more information. 5.2.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 5.2.7 Channels and Strips Channel Select Key The Chan Select key is used: 5.2.8 • to include the entire channel in a copy or clear operation. • in conjunction with the Wave key to assign channels (page 88). Solo Key The Solo key is used to solo the active channel (page 137). 5.2.9 Copy and Paste Settings from one channel may be copied and pasted to others. To copy the settings: 1. Press and hold the Wave key down and press the Copy key.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Channels and Strips Select On Figure 5-6 Rotary Knob Controls 5.2.11 Knobset Select Keys The Input, Dynamics, EQ, Filters, Pan, Aux, and Routing functions can be assigned to a strip’s four rotary knobs by the Knobset Select keys above the knobs. If the function has more than four parameters, the WX keys (below the first knob) page backward and forward to display the additional settings.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 5.2.12 Channels and Strips In/Out Keys There is one In/Out key for each set of eight strips. When this key is on, the Ins/Inp, Dyn, EQ and Filt keys act as function in/out keys. When the In/Out key is off, the Ins/ Inp, Dyn, EQ, and Filt keys return to their knobset selection mode but remain half-lit if the function has been switched in. 5.2.13 Expand There is one Expand key for each set of eight strips. Expand has not been implemented in v1.0 software.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Channels and Strips Analog Controls If an ML530 Mic/Line Interface is patched to the input, the knobs show the analog mic/ line controls: • HiZ: Press the lower key to the left of the knob to toggle the input between high and low impedance. When the key is lit, the input is high impedance. • 48V: Press the lower key to the left of the knob to toggle phantom power on/ off. When the key is lit, phantom power is on.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Channels and Strips Both-to-mono: Press both keys next to the Bal knob to send a mono mix of both channels equally to both sides of the stereo channel. The Bal knob then adjusts the mix between left and right channels. • Swap: Press the lower key to reverse the left and right channels.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Channels and Strips The lower key next to the cThr knob switches the compressor in/out. The lower key next to the xThr knob switches the expander in/out. The dynamics function consists of the following controls (see Figure 5-10).
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Channels and Strips Each parametric EQ band has two knobs: one shared between frequency and Q and another for gain. Press the upper key to the left of any of the frequency knobs to toggle between Q and frequency. Use the gain knob to adjust the gain for that band. The lower key to the left of the gain knob switches that band In/Out. The four bands are identical (20.5 Hz – 21 kHz) except the HiF and LoF bands can be switched between peak or shelf filters.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Channels and Strips Filter Type (F1tp, F2tp): Select from four filter types low-pass filter (LPF), high-pass filter (HPF), band-pass filter (BPF), and notch filter (NTCH). The lower key to the left of the filter type knob switches each filter in/out. Filter Q (F1Q, F2Q): The band-pass and notch filters have a variable Q from 0.2 to 12. This function has no effect on high- or low-pass filter types. Filter Frequency (F1fr, F2fr): The frequency range is 20.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 5.3.5 Channels and Strips Pan Max Air is not limited to a single pan format and one pan control per channel imposed by the traditional analog console. Max Air allows the following pan formats (also called pan laws): mono, stereo, LCRS, 5.1, 6.1, and 7.1. The limit is 16 multi format main sections each with up to eight busses. See Configuring Main and Group Busses on page 108 to learn how to assign main and group bus formats.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Channels and Strips Focus Front (FocF): This parameter requires at least three speakers to function. Focus ranges from 0–100%. At 100%, the signal has a pinpoint image: as the signal is panned, it crossfades directly from one channel to the next, completely fading from the first before entering the third.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 5.3.6 Channels and Strips Aux Busses The CM404 Center Section has Bus Master functions. See page 114 to configure Aux busses as stereo pairs. Aux busses can be mono or stereo pairs. Each Aux bus can be configured as pre- or post-fader. Press the Aux Knobset Select key to assign the Aux bus parameters to the knobs. Aux bus assignments are displayed at the top of the strip. Pre-fader sends are displayed in yellow; post-fader sends are in green.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 5.4 Channels and Strips Channel Processor Order and Patch Points The seven channel processors can be placed in any order to suit different applications. The default order is Delay, Metering, Insert, EQ, Filters, Dynamics, and Fader. The ten patch points are A Input, B Input, Insert Send/Return, Pre-fader Output, Post-fader Channel Output, Dynamics Key Input, Dynamics Side-Chain Link In/Out and Mix Minus Output.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Channels and Strips 5.5 Channel Routing Functions 5.5.1 Group Bus Routing Max Air’s group busses can be used for sub-groups, clean feeds and matrix outputs. The CM404 center section has bus master functions (see Chapter 6: Busses). Route a Channel to a Group Bus To route the post-fader channel signal to a group bus, press the Group Knobset Select key. This assigns the group bus routing parameters to the knobs. Two group busses are displayed per knob (i.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 5.5.2 Channels and Strips Main Bus Routing There are 16 Main sections each comprised of individual main busses in a pan format. For example, one section with a stereo format uses two busses, another section with a 5.1 format uses six busses. See Configuring Main and Group Busses on page 108 for main section setup. The CM404 center section has bus master functions (see Chapter 6: Busses).
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 5.6 Channels and Strips Mix Minus Each channel has a mix minus output that can be used to send a unique feed to an announcer. The Mix Minus Reference Bus is the console’s single mono mix minus bus. A channel is routed to it by pressing the Bus key. Pressing the Main- key creates a feed for an announcer’s ear piece on the channel’s mix minus output.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Chapter 6: Busses 6.1 Introduction to Max Air Busses Max Air has 24 Main busses, 24 Group busses, 16 Aux busses, and a stereo Solo bus. See page 71 to learn about the Bus Lock feature. Main Busses Max Air has 24 Main sections, each with between one and eight individual busses. For example, a stereo main section contains two busses and a 5.1-channel main section contains six busses. Main busses have playback returns, aux and groups do not.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 6.2 Busses Configuring Main and Group Busses Select the Busses Main Menu button. Select either the Group or Main button to configure the Group or Main busses, respectively (Figure 6-1 shows the Main busses; Figure 6-2 shows Group busses). Group and Main busses differ in three ways: • There are 24 Main busses but only one set of Group busses. • Main busses have associated recorder playback returns. • Main busses can be named but Group busses cannot.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Busses Figure 6-2 Group Bus View The letters on the left of Figure 6-1 denote the 16 Main sections. The letters I, L, M, N, and O have been omitted to avoid being confused with one another. Touch the cell to the right of the letter to name the section. The Main sections are the main mix outputs of the console. A Main section consists of one or more Main busses. There are 24 busses available. 6.2.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Busses Figure 6-3 Format Selector The possible formats are: none (remove a format from a bus) mono (M) stereo (L, R) LCRS (L, C, R, S) 5.1 (L, C, R, SL, SR, B) 6.1 (L, C, R, SL, SR, SC, B) 7.1 (L, LC, C, RC, R, SL, SC, SR, B) 3. Touch the Set Format button when the desired format appears. If the number of bus cells selected is less than the number of channels in the format, the first channels in the format are used.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Busses A useful application of the Format Selector is to change the order of channels used to accommodate different standards (i.e., L,R,C,B,Sl,Sr instead of L,C,R,Sl,Sr,B). Any format can be re-ordered but the following example sets a 5.1-channel mix to an arbitrary order: 1. Select a Main bus. 2. Select the 5.1 format from the Format Selector. 3. Touch all channels except the first channel in your new order in the Format Selector to de-select them.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 6.3 Busses Configuring Aux Busses Select the Busses Main Menu button, then select the Aux tab to display the Aux Bus Settings shown in Figure 6-4. Each button pertains to a specific Aux function, which is discussed in the following sections. Figure 6-4 Aux Bus Settings View NOTE: The number of Aux busses (16 or 24) depends on the Mixer Model. 6.3.1 Aux to Faders It is now possible to control a selected Aux bus from the faders.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 6.3.2 Busses Toggle On/Off Selected Aux busses can now be toggled on/off from this View. 1. Touch the Toggle On/Off button. The button illuminates. 2. Touch the desired Aux busses to toggle. 3. When finished, select a different Aux function. This effects only those channels on the surface. 6.3.3 Toggle Pre/Post Selected Aux busses can now be toggled pre-/post-fader from this View. 1. Touch the Toggle Pre/Post button. The button illuminates. 2.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 6.3.5 Busses Copy Aux to Aux The settings from one Aux bus can be copied to another from this View. 1. Touch the Copy Aux2Aux button. The button illuminates. 2. Touch the Aux bus from which the settings are to be copied. 3. Touch the Aux bus to which the copied settings are to be pasted. 4. When finished, select other Aux busses to copy or select a different Aux function. This effects only those channels on the surface. 6.3.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 6.4 Busses Mix Minus Select the Mix Minus tab to display the Mix Minus Configuration View. Touch the Strip View or Channel View buttons (1 in Figure 6-5) to display strips and channels, respectively. The Mix Minus feature allows a broadcaster to hear all channels except their own (see page 106 for a complete explanation of this feature).
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 6.5 Busses Bus Centric Views Max Air provides easy access to visually inspecting which channels are routed to the busses. This allows finding and correcting why sounds are on the bus that should not be there and vice versa. 6.5.1 Goup Bus View Select the Group View button to display and set how channels are mapped to group busses. Touch the Strip View or Channel View buttons (1 in Figure 6-6) to display strips and channels, respectively.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Busses Figure 6-7 Aux Bus View-Channels Figure 6-7 shows the pan settings for channels 1–48 routed to aux bus 5/6. Touch a bank of 16 knobs to assign them to the Soft Knobs to edit aux level, pre/post setting, and in/out.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 6.5.3 Busses Main View Select the Main View button to display how channels are mapped to the Main busses. Touch the Strip View or Channel View buttons (1 Figure 6-8) in to display strips and channels, respectively. Figure 6-8 shows the Main A Channels View. Select a Main section from the bottom lettered buttons (2) to view channels mapped to that section. Touch the arrow buttons (3) to display the channels or strips to view.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 6.6 Busses Bus Masters Each Group bus, Aux bus, and Main section has a Bus Master level control. The Soft Knobs in the CM404 Center Section are used to control bus masters. Soft Knobs Aux Masters Aux Sends Group Bus Masters * Main Masters To Faders Function Select Setup Figure 6-9 CM404 Center Section with Soft Knobs 6.6.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 6.6.2 Busses Group and Aux Bus Masters The Group and Aux bus masters have bus master level controls. Press the Group Bus Masters key to display the first 16 group bus masters on the Soft Knobs. Use the T key to display the remaining eight group bus masters. Use the S key to get back to the first 16 group bus masters. Press the Aux Masters key display the 16 aux bus masters on the Soft Knobs.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Chapter 7: Center Section PUSH Talkback Mic Oscillator Monitors On Setup RWG Solo Control Room Dim Setup Cut Main Spkrs Level Alt 1 Spkrs Clear Solo Alt 2 Spkrs RWG Setup Setup Dyn Comp Exp / Gate Attack Release Depth Threshold Ratio Gain Dyn Select Soft Knobs In Dyn In EQ Soft Knobs All Aux Masters Aux Sends Clear Group Bus Masters * Copy Mix Masters Function Select Chan Select Setup Chan Select Chan Select Chan Sele
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 7.1 Center Section Super Channel The Super Channel provides a way to view and edit the most important functions of a channel. Select the Super Channel Main Menu button on the Touchscreen to display the settings of the channel currently assigned to the Super Channel. Any channel, control group, or Multi Format Master can be assigned to the Super Channel.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 7.1.1 Center Section Assign a Channel to the Super Channel Assign a channel to the Super Channel by any of the following methods: • Press the Wave key on the channel strip. • Enter the channel number on the numeric keypad on the center section. See Keypad on page 143. • Press the arrow keys (2 in Figure 7-3) in the Selected Channel area of the Super Channel on the console surface to select a channel.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 7.1.2 Center Section Input Section The A On and B On buttons (12) select A, B, or A + B. They intercancel except that they can be pressed together to turn them both on. The Input Edit key (13) selects the A or B input for editing using the input controls (14 and 15). The Input A and Input B displays show which input is selected. The Hi Z, 48 V, ∅ (phase), and HPF keys (14) toggle those functions on/off for the selected input.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 7.1.4 Center Section Filters The filters section controls two filters for the selected channel. The In key (6) switches the entire filters section in/out. The In key to the left of the knob (7) switches that individual filter in/out. The Filter 1 and Filter 2 knobs control the frequency of filter 1 and 2, respectively. The Type key toggles through the filter types: LPF (low-pass), HPF (high-pass), BPF (band-pass), NCH (notch).
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 7.1.7 Center Section Dynamics This area provides control over the most commonly used dynamics parameters for the selected channel. Dyn Comp Exp / Gate 5 4 Attack Release Depth Dyn Select Soft Knobs Dyn In In 1 2 Threshold Ratio Gain 3 Figure 7-5 Super Channel: Dynamics The Dyn In key (1) toggles the entire Dynamics section in/out. The Dyn Edit key (5) toggles the knobs and In key (2) between controlling the compressor or expander/gate.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 7.2 Center Section Monitors and Control Room The Max Air monitor system accommodates multi format outputs up to 7.1 channels. There are seven monitor outputs (Figure 7-6): • The Main Control Room and Mon A (7.1 max) • Alt 1 (5.1 max) • Alt 2, Mon B, C, and D (stereo) Mon A, B, C, and D are used for studio speaker/Cue feeds. Externals Main Sections Aux Snds Out Main 8 Out (max 7.1) Rtn Alt 1 6 Out (Max 5.1) CR Monitors 8 Out (max 7.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 7.2.1 Center Section Monitors Monitors 1 2 RWG Control Room Dim Main Spkrs 6 Cut Setup 3 5 Alt 1 Spkrs 7 Alt 2 Spkrs RWG Setup 4 Figure 7-7 CM404 Monitor Controls Mon A–D each has a level control and LCD display (2 in Figure 7-7) that shows the source. The knobs (2) are level controls. Use the S and T page keys (1) to control Monitors A and B or Monitors C and D. Pressing the knob toggles the monitor on/off.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Center Section The sources for Mon A–D outputs are selected using the Touchscreen. Press the Setup key in the Monitors section (3 in Figure 7-7 shows the setup key) to display the source selection popup (Figure 7-8). Use the different sections in the popup to select the type of source: external (CD, VTR, etc.), Aux busses, or Main sections. The active source key lights and the name appears in the LCD display for that monitor output.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Center Section Control Room Setup Press the Setup key (4 in Figure 7-7) to display the Control Room Setup popup (below). Setting up the Control Room source is similar to setting up the Monitors source. Select a source by touching a button and see page 128 for more information.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Center Section Folddown Format The Main control room outputs may be folded down from their original format to one with fewer outputs using the keys on the left of the Control Room Output popup (see Figure 7-10). Cut Individual Control Room Speakers The Control Room speakers can be individually switched on and off. The Left, Center, Right, Surround Left, Surround Right, Boom, X and Y buttons in the Control Room Output popup are lit when on.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 7.3 Center Section Talkback/Slate Max Air’s talkback/slate system includes: • Two talkback microphone inputs The surface has an XLR connector for mounting a goose-neck mic and an internal mic. Each input has 111 dB gain, phantom power, and compressor. Talkback can be routed to Mon A–D, the aux busses and the Main sections via the Slate function. Talkback mic 2 shares the same routing as Talkback mic 1 when it is turned on.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 7.3.1 Center Section Talkback Touch the Talkback tab to display the Talkback section. 1 2 3 4 Figure 7-12 Talkback/Slate Setup Popup Monitors Talkback Mic 1 and Talkback Mic 2 can be routed to Mon A–D by touching the buttons at the top of the Talkback Setup popup (1 in Figure 7-12). These buttons are momentary unless the Talkback Button Latch button (4) is lit, in which case they can be toggled on/off each time they are touched.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 7.3.2 Center Section Listenback Touch the Listenback tab to display the Listenback section. 1 2 4 3 Figure 7-13 Listenback Setup Popup The listen mics can feed any combination of the control room, Main, Alt1, Alt2, or Mon A–D speakers by activating their keys (1 in Figure 7-13). Activate the Follow CR button to route the listen mics to the active control room speaker.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 7.3.3 Center Section Slate Touch the Slate tab to display the Slate section. Figure 7-14 Slate Setup Popup Set the Slate frequency by moving the Frequency fader. Set the Slate level by moving the Level fader (111 dB of gain). Activate the Group Busses and/or Main Busses keys to route the Slate to Group and/ or Main busses, respectively. Activate the Group & Main button to route the Slate to group and main busses.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Center Section Oscillator On Setup Figure 7-15 CM404 Oscillator • On: Toggles the oscillator on/off. • Setup: Displays the Oscillator Setup popup. 1 4 3 2 Figure 7-16 Oscillator Setup Popup Set the Oscillator destination by touching the Group Busses, Main Busses, Aux Busses, or All Busses keys (4). Turn the oscillator on by activating the Osc On button (1). Select the oscillator type by touching the Sine Wave, White Noise, or Pink Noise keys (2).
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 7.5 Center Section Solo Max Air has an extensive solo system that is accessed from the Solo area in the center section. Solo Level Clear Solo Setup Figure 7-17 CM404 Solo Controls • The Level knob controls the solo level (AFL and PFL modes) sent to the speakers or the Solo Bus output in Patch View. Press the knob to clear all solos. • The Clear Solo button clears the solo on all channels just like pressing the Level knob.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 7.5.1 Center Section Solo Mode The three solo modes can be selected by pressing their respective keys (1 in Figure 718) in the Solo Setup popup. Selecting one mode deselects the last mode. AFL (After-Fader Listen): Signal is post-fader and pan (stereo) PFL (Pre-Fader Listen): Signal is pre-fader in mono Solo-In-Place: Allows solo channels through to the main busses. Mutes all channels not soloed but not channels designated Solo-Safe (page 139).
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 7.5.5 Center Section Speaker Selection The AFL and PFL solo signals can be routed to the following speakers by activating their respective keys (4 in Figure 7-18) in the Solo Setup popup: 7.5.6 • None: The solo signal is not sent to a speaker but the solo bus can be routed to other destinations using the Patch View. • Alt 1: The solo signal is sent to the Alt1 speaker. • Alt 2: The solo signal is sent to the Alt2 speaker.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Center Section 1. Touch the Solo Safe button (6 in Figure 7-18) in the Solo Setup popup. 2. Select the channels or strips from the Solo-Safe popup (Figure 7-19) to be made Solo-Safe. The channel’s Solo key lights dimly when in Solo-safe mode. 3. 7.5.8 Press Close to exit the popup. Backstop PFL The Max Air faders have a backstop PFL switch past the bottom of their travel. Select Enable Backstop PFL (5 in Figure 7-18) to enable this feature.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Center Section • Press the Aux Sends key to display the selected Super Channel’s aux sends on the Soft Knobs. • Press the Aux Masters key to display the aux bus master level controls on the Soft Knobs. • Press the Group Bus Masters key to display the group bus master level controls on the Soft Knobs. • Press the Main Masters key to display the Main section master level controls on the Soft Knobs.
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Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 7.8 Center Section Keypad The keypad is used to recall Layouts, Snapshots, custom (*) channel strip Knobset pages, trigger Custom events, or recall channels to the Super Channel. Layouts Snapshots Knobsets 7 8 9 4 5 6 1 2 3 Clear 0 Enter One Shot Custom Setup Figure 7-23 CM404 Keypad Press the Layouts, Snapshots, Knobsets, or Custom keys to recall those respective functions.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Center Section Figure 7-24 Keypad Directory Popup Press the Setup key to view the Keypad Directory popup with Layouts, Snapshots, Knobsets, and Custom Keys. This provides an alternate method to recall these functions.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 7.9 Center Section Global Functions All Clear Copy Link Workstation Setup Figure 7-25 Global Function Keys All Key Press the All key so it is lit. Now pressing any channel strip’s Swap key, Knobset Select key (*, Ins/Inp, Dyn, EQ, Filt, Pan, Aux, Main, Group), or W X keys causes all strips to perform that function. For example, when All is on, hitting Swap on any single channel strip causes all strips to swap.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 7.10 Center Section Custom Keys The Max Air center section has eight Custom keys that can be programmed using the Event system (i.e., start a cart machine, turn speakers on/off, and single-button recall of both a Snapshot and Layout). See Chapter 10: Event System for more information. Custom AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH Figure 7-26 Custom Keys Keys A–H operate as momentary keys with two events reported: key pressed and key released.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Chapter 8: Control Groups and Multi Format Masters 8.1 Control Groups Max Air supports Control Groups which allow a Group Master channel to control multiple slave channels. Control Groups are similar to traditional VCA Groups. The Group Master channel can be assigned to a strip just like any other channel. The most common use of a Control Group is to control similar channels from one strip.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Control Groups and Multi Format Masters Select a Control Group button and touch the Name button to assign a name in the keyboard popup. Select a Control Group button and touch the Assign button to display the Assign Channels to CG View (Figure 8-2). Figure 8-2 Assign Channels to CG View Select the slave channels to assign to the group. Select each channel by touching it explicitly or by dragging across a range of channels.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 8.2 Control Groups and Multi Format Masters Multi Format Master Channels A Multi Format Master allows stereo, LCRS, 5.1, 6.1, and 7.1 channels to be built from mono channels. The Multi Format Master channel can be assigned to a strip just like a normal channel. There can be up to 48 Multi Format Master channels. The most common use of Multi Format Masters is to implement stereo channels. Stereo channels have several special features: 8.2.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Control Groups and Multi Format Masters There are 48 Multi Format Masters accessed by six tabs below the channels. Touch the Page buttons to the left of the Format Selector to display additional banks of 16 channels. Channels 97–106 on Page 7 are bonus channels. Use caution utilizing them because, although they are present in this and several other views, they are not available in all views.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 8.4 Control Groups and Multi Format Masters Spill The Spill function temporarily assigns the slave’s channels of a Control Group or Multi Format Master to predefined Strips. See also Spill Area on page 74. 1. From the Main Menu, press the Channels button. 2. Select the Spill tab. 3. Select the strips to include in the Spill area. 4. Press the Chan Select key of a Group or Multi Format master to spill its slaves into the specified Spill area. 5.
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Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Chapter 9: Layouts and Snapshots 9.1 Layouts Layouts are used to store a mapping of channels to strips on the console. A system with 24 strips and 96 channels cannot map all channels to the console surface at once. Since each strip can have two channels (Main and Swap), two Layouts are required to map all 96 channels: 1. Channels 1–24 to strips 1–24 Main Channels 25–48 to strips 1–24 Swap 2.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 9.1.1 Layouts and Snapshots Store Select a Layout button to create or modify. If it is an empty Layout (labeled only with a number), only the Store button is illuminated while Recall, Name, and Clear are disabled. Touch the Store button to create or modify the selected Layout in the Store Layout popup. Figure 9-2 Store Layout Popup Select the Main and/or Center channels to store in the Layout (Main includes both Main and Swap).
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 9.2 Layouts and Snapshots Snapshots A Snapshot stores the settings of selected channel functions, even if they are not currently assigned to the console surface. These settings can then be recalled to reset the console. For example, a Snapshot that contains Channel 3’s EQ and Dynamics will restore the values to both functions, regardless of the current function assigned to the knobset.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Layouts and Snapshots To modify SS 1: 1. Recall SS 1. 2. Adjust parameters on the desk to the desired settings. 3. Clear SS 1. 4. Select the same channels and functions as stored previously. 5. Store SS 1. Strip View Select Strip View to view strips instead of channels (4 in Figure 9-4). Use the Main, Swap, and Center tabs to select the desired number, level, and type of strips (5).
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Layouts and Snapshots 2 3 1 Figure 9-5 Store Snapshot: Channel View Use the Select All, Select None, and Select Range buttons (3) to assist your selection (see page 73). Touch the Close button to store the Snapshot. 9.2.2 Recall Select an existing Snapshot (those with names or SS#) and touch the Recall button to assign the stored values to the designated strips/channels. 9.2.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 9.2.5 Layouts and Snapshots Scene Automation Scene Automation allows precisely timed, sequential Snapshot recall or event execution. Presently, 240 scenes can be named and configured. The Scene List and Scene Properties can be viewed and changed without recalling the scene. Figure 9-6 Scenes Touchscreen Scene List Touch to creat a new scene at the end of the list.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Layouts and Snapshots Scene Properties Touch to creat a new scene or select an existing scene from the Scene List to configure its Scene Properties: • Name: Touch the field and enter an 15-character name. • Scene ID: This unique number is automatically generated upon creation and is not editable. • Glide Time: The time to smoothly transition from the current console settings to those in the Snapshot.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Layouts and Snapshots • Instantaneous parameters (e.g., switches) change immediately upon Snapshot recall. • The current console settings are faded into the stored snapshot settings over the specified Glide Time. • There are no restrictions on recalling snapshots while another snapshot is still gliding to its final setting.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Chapter 10: Event System The event system can program many Max Air features: • use a fader to start a cart machine or turn speakers on/off; • use Custom key to recall a Layout and Snapshot together; • turn a channel on/off in response to a camera turning on/off. An event consists of a set of input conditions governed by a logical operator that determines the output condition. Inputs can be surface parameters (i.e., channel on, fader, Custom keys, etc.
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Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 10.3 Event System Logical Operators The logical operators process input event conditions to determine if the output event is executed.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 10.4 Event System Event Configuration Display Access the Events View by selecting the Events Main Menu button. The Events View has three sections: Inputs (1 in Figure 10-1), Event List (2), and Outputs (3). 1 3 2 5 4 Figure 10-1 Event View 10.5 Event List An event is composed of an input description and type, a logical operator, and an output description and type.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 10.6 Event System Input The input area has two sections: the top contains a list of inputs for all events in the Event List (1 in Figure 10-1), the lower shows the properties of the selected input (5). Create a new input by touching the field at the bottom of the list. The Add Input Event popup opens to select the input type. Figure 10-2 Add Input Event Popup Select the Input Type button and touch Close.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 10.7 Event System Output The output area has two sections. The top contains a list of output actions for all events in the Event List. These actions occur only if the input conditions for the selected event combined with their logical operator yield True. The lower area shows the properties of the selected output. Set the outputs using the same methods as the inputs. Figure 10-3 Add Output Event Popup 10.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 10.9.1 Event System Move a Fader to Turn Off the Floor Monitors This example demonstrates how to turn off the floor monitors by moving any one of several faders above a selected level. 1. Touch the Events Main Menu button to display the Events View. 2. In the Event List area, touch the field. Type something descriptive in the keyboard popup. 3.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Event System Figure 10-4 Monitor Off: Inputs Set 9. In the Outputs area, touch the field and select Control Room from the Add Output Event Popup (see Figure 10-3. Enter a description by selecting the Description field and touching the Edit Name button. 10. Touch the value to the right of Action and select Monitor A from the Action Popup.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Event System Figure 10-5 Action Popup 11. Touch the value next to Active State and select Off from the Active State Popup. The Outputs should now appear as in Figure 10-6.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 10.9.2 Event System Move a Fader to Turn On the Floor Monitors This example demonstrates how to turn on the floor monitors by moving any one of several faders below a selected level. 1. Touch the Events Main Menu button to display the Events View. 2. In the Event List area, touch the field. Type something descriptive in the keyboard popup. 3.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Event System Figure 10-7 Monitor On: Inputs Set 9. In the Outputs area, touch the field and select Control Room from the Add Output Event Popup (see Figure 10-3). Enter a description by selecting the Description field and touching the Edit Name button. 10. Touch the field to the right of Action and select Monitor A from the Action Popup (Figure 10-5). 11.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Event System Figure 10-8 Monitor On: Outputs 10.9.3 Move a Fader to Start a Cart Machine This example demonstrates how to start a Cart machine by moving a fader above a selected level. 1. Touch the Events Main Menu button to display the Events View. 2. In the Event List area, touch the field. Type something descriptive in the keyboard popup. 3.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 8. Event System In the Outputs area, touch the field and select GPO from the Add Output Event Popup (see Figure 10-3) Enter a description by selecting the Description field and touching the Edit Name button. 9. Touch the field next to Output Number and type 1 in the keyboard popup. 10. Touch the field next to Active State and select Closed from the Active State Popup. 11.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Event System Figure 10-10 Start Cart: Inputs and Outputs Set 10.9.4 Move a Fader to Stop a Cart Machine This example demonstrates how to stop a Cart machine by moving a fader below a selected level. 1. Touch the Events Main Menu button to display the Events View. 2. In the Event List area, touch the field. Type something descriptive in the keyboard popup. 3.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 8. Event System In the Outputs area, touch the field and select GPO from the Add Output Event Popup (see Figure 10-3) Enter a description by selecting the Description field and touching the Edit Name button. 9. Touch the field next to Output Number and type 2 in the keyboard popup. 10. Touch the field next to Active State and select Closed from the Active State Popup. 11.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 10.9.5 Event System Video Switcher Turns a Specific Camera and Channel On 1. Touch the Events Main Menu button to display the Events View. 2. In the Event List area, touch the field. Type something descriptive in the keyboard popup. 3. Touch the Logic field to the left of the description and select AND as the logical operator from the Logical Operator Popup. 4.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Event System Figure 10-12 Camera/Channel On: Inputs and Outputs Set 10.9.6 Video Switcher Turns a Specific Camera and Channel Off 1. Touch the Events Main Menu button to display the Events View. 2. In the Event List area, touch the field. Type something descriptive in the keyboard popup. 3. Touch the Logic field to the left of the description and select AND as the logical operator from the Logical Operator Popup. 4.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 8. Event System In the Outputs area, touch the field and select Switch Output from the Add Output Event Popup (see Figure 10-3). Enter a description by selecting the Description field and touching the Edit Name button. 9. Touch the field next to Channel and type 3 in the keyboard popup. 10. Touch the field next to Switch Function and select Channel from the Switch Function Popup. 11.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual 10.9.7 Event System Audio Follow Video In this example, there are four cameras each with a microphone configured with a video switcher, GP 132, and Max Air console (Figure 10-14).
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Event System The goal is to enable the following functionality: • When the video switcher takes camera 1, channel 1’s audio is on while channels 2–4 are muted. • When the video switcher takes camera 2, channel 2’s audio is on while channels 1, 3, and 4 are muted. • When the video switcher takes camera 3, channel 3’s audio is on while channels 1, 2, and 4 are muted.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Event System 11. Touch the field next to Active State and select On from the Active State Popup. This turns channel 1 on when camera 1 is selected by the video switcher. The Events View should now look similar to Figure 10-15. Figure 10-15 Input and One Output Set 12. Repeat Steps 8–11 to create additional output events to mute channels 2, 3, and 4 but set the Channel to 2, 3, and 4, respectively, and set the Active State to Off for each.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Index name 89 On Key 91 Patch Points 103 Routing Functions 104 Select Key 92 Solo Key 92 Status LEDs 91 swap 85 Wave Key 91 Clear 145 Clear key 145 Clock 45 Configuring Aux Busses 112 Configuring Main and Group Busses 108 Control Group Assign 148 Assign channels to 148 Create 147 Name 148 slave channels 147 tab 147 View 147 Control Room 127 Cut Speakers 131 Dim and Cut keys 129 Dim Level 131 Level 129 Setup key 130 Speaker Phase Reversal 131 Speakers 129 Co
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual D G Default Title Save 41 setting 51 Destinations 53 selecting 62 tab 28 Dim 71 Control Room when Listenback is on 134 Dynamics. See Processing Group Bus Masters 35, 120, 141 Group Bus Routing 104 Group Busses 35, 107, 108, 116 H Help 44 I inputs 17 Insert Point 103, 120, 125 E K EQ.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Divergence Front 101 Divergence Rear 101 Divergence Surround 101 Focus Front 101 Focus Rear 101 Focus Surround 101 Non Boom Level 101 Pan Front 100 Pan Rear 100 Rotate 100 Surround Pan 100 Width 101 Paste 92 Patch 44 Examples 61 Mic/Line Interface 58 multitrack 64 Selected 55 PFL.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Group Bus 79 Main Bus 79, 105 Speaker Dim 139 Speaker Selection 139 Switch Mode 138 Intercancel 138 Momentary 138 Sum 138 Sources 53 selecting 61 Speakers 129 Spill 74 Spill Area 151 Status 76 stereo 29, 32, 33, 38, 91, 96, 100, 102, 107, 110, 124, 127, 129, 149 Strips 85 Subgroups 31 Route 34 Super Channel 34, 44, 122 assign channel to 123 Dynamics 126 EQ 125 Fader 126 Filters 125 Input Section 124 Insert 125 Pan 124 Swap 29 S Save.
Euphonix Max Air Mixing Console Operation Manual Default Title 51 edit notes of Title 51 Events View 165 Group Bus View 116 Main View 118 Open Existing Title 50 Operations on Current Title 50 Patch View 28 Strip View 76 W Wave key 91 187
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