Operation Manual

Control surface 29

PRO Series Live Audio Systems

Owner’s Manual

Control surface

The control surface is divided into areas whose function is, largely, dependent on bay

location. Each bay has assorted control elements with local feedback and/or support

from the two centrally located GUI display screens. The screens can be remoted via

external VGA connections, and third party systems can also be viewed/controlled via an

integrated KVM switch on the rear panel.

Figure 5: Main areas of the control surface

A A

A — input fast zone: 16 input fast

strips across the 12-channel and

4-channel input bays provide the

operator’s ‘must have now’ controls.

B — channel strip and mixes:

processing areas, such as the D-zone

(dynamic), E-zone (EQ) and mix controls,

provide a more comprehensive control by

allowing detailed adjustments to a single

channel’s audio parameters.

C — channel and bus navigation

zone: sections for channel and bus

navigation and selection. For details, see

Chapter 7 “Navigation”.

D — output fast zone: 16 output fast

strips can be used for mixing and

processing aux, return, matrix and

master channels. Navigation and flip

buttons are on the right of the output fast

strips.

E — VCA and POP groups: VCA faders

and POP group sections.

F — miscellaneous: master channel

strips, A and B signal path monitoring,

communications, I-zone, surround

monitoring and mute groups.

G — primary navigation zone:

trackballs for mix and master bay GUI

screen control, and a screen access panel

(between trackballs) for direct access to

GUI menu options.

H — automation: scene store/recall

and system edit.