User Manual

Multichannel Monitoring Tutorial Booklet (M2TB) rev. 3.5.2
Masataka Nakahara : SONA Corporation
©2005 YAMAHA Corporation, ©2005 SONA Corporation
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5. Monitor systems
As stated at the beginning of this booklet, multi-channel monitoring involves three key points; “multi-
channel format,” “bass management,” and “playback environment.”
In order to meet the needs of these three points, a multi-channel monitoring system must contain three
main structures; “monitor matrix,” “bass management controller,” and “monitor alignment.”
In other words, “monitor matrix” corresponds to “multi-channel format,” “bass management controller”
to “bass management,” and “monitor alignment” to “playback environment.”
It is not enough for a surround mixing console that the main buses simply provide multi-channel support.
In addition to the recording buses that divide up the main buses, it is desirable that monitor buses routed
via the monitor matrix also be provided separately.
[Fig. 47] Flow of a multichannel monitoring system
LRCS3-1
Main BUS
LRCLfeLsRs5.1
Monitor BUS
Rec. BUS
To Recorder
SUB
LS
RS
L
R
C
LR2
LRCLfeLsRs6.1
Bs
BS
+10dB
HPF
Monitor
matrix
Bass
management
controller
Monitor
alignment
LPF
EQ
DLY
ATT
Multichannel
formats
Bass
management
Playback
environment
ATT