Euphonix Studio Monitor Express Guide User manual

Studio Monitor Express Guide
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TABLE OF CONTENTS USER GUIDE
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Table of Contents
Section 1 Introduction 5
Section 2 Main 6
Section 3 Sources 8
Section 4 Patching 10
Section 5 Speakers 11
Section 6 Config 12
Section 7 Talkback Setup 13

INTRODUCTION USER GUIDE
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IntroductionSection 1
Studio Monitor Express (SME) is a powerful and flexible audio monitoring software ap-
plication that runs on your workstation or a dedicated computer and controls the rout-
ing between applications, external inputs, and Core Audio compliant hardware. SME is
a software version of a typical mixing console’s master and communications section
and provides a professional surround sound monitor mixer with two 5.1-speaker out-
puts and one stereo output (each with level, cut, and talkback controls). SME outputs
are routed to the audio I/O hardware and can be controlled from the Artist device’s
monitor section. SME can also listen to external inputs without another application
open.
Be aware that Studio Monitor Express does use additional CPU resources beyond EuControl,NOTE:
so if you do not require these advanced features (or your audio interface software already
provides this functionality), there is no need to install SME.
SME is included as a separate installer on the EuControl CD-ROM that shipped with
your unit. It includes a Euphonix Monitor Core Audio Driver to integrate with Mac ap-
plications you wish to use with SME.

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MainSection 2
Main TabFigure 1
Source: Maps Sources created in the Sources tab (page 8) to Control Room, Monitor A
and B (also selectable from the MC Control’s Monitor Touchscreen).
Control Room, Monitor A and Blevel sliders: Controls the levels of Control Room,
Monitor A and B, respectively. Correlates to the CONTROL ROOM/MONITORS knob in
the MC Control’s Monitors section.To set Monitor A, turn the CONTROL ROOM/MONI-
TORS knob while holding down a Function Key. Monitor B can be controlled only with
a mouse.
Cut: Cuts the signal completely.
Dim: Attenuates the signal to the Dim Level set in the Config tab (page 13).
Fix: Sets the signal to the Fixed Level set on the Config tab (correlates to the Dim but-
ton in MC Control’s Setup: Control Room Touchscreen).

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Phase: Reverses the phase of the left channel (no surface control for this parameter).
Only sections created in the Sources tab appear in the Source boxes (Figure 1).To
route a Source to a specific Monitor section, select it in the Source box for the desired
monitor output. Sources can also be selected from the MC Control’s Control Room and
Monitor Setup Touchscreens.
When the workstation and Artist device are connected, changes made in this tab are
reflected in the Monitor and Control Room sections on the surface, and vice versa.

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SourcesSection 3
Sources TabFigure 2
The Sources tab creates sources to SME’s mixer inputs.To create a source, select the
Format (Mono, Stereo, or 5.1), select the Start Channel, type a name into the Name
field, and click the Create button. SME creates the input monitoring section and adds it
to the list of sections on the Main tab. It is now available for monitoring. Channels 1–8
are used for internal busses from the application using the Studio Monitor Core Audio
driver. Channels 9–16 are reserved for external inputs, physical inputs to the audio I/O
(i.e., an external CD player connected to the sound card inputs).
To route stereo audio from a Mac application into SME, select Euphonix Monitor as
the application’s Core Audio output driver. In the SME Sources tab, create a stereo
source, name it (Logic, Nuendo, etc.), and set the start channel to 1.This creates a stereo
monitoring source for SME mixer input channels 1 and 2. Enable the source in the SME
Main tab or from the MC Control’s Monitor or Control Room Setup Touchscreens.

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To create a source for a stereo external input (i.e., a CD Player):
Select1. Stereo from the Format menu.
Select 9 from the2. Start Channel menu.
Type3. CD Player in the Name field.
Press the4. Create button.
This creates a stereo source for SME mixer external input channels 9 and 10.The inputs
to that source are defined in the Patching tab (see page10).

PATCHING USER GUIDE
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PatchingSection 4
Patching TabFigure 3
The Patching tab routes the SME inputs from Mac applications that use the Euphonix
Monitor Core Audio driver, external inputs to the workstation’s sound card, and the
SME outputs.
The Input section (left) has eight selectable inputs from the application’s outputs and
eight selectable inputs from the audio device’s (sound card) inputs installed in your
workstation. Each application used with SME must use the Euphonix Monitor Core Audio
driver.
The Output section (right) routes the audio device’s outputs to SME’s Main, Alt 1, Alt 2,
Monitor A, and Monitor B outputs. For example, to change a 5.1 output from L-C-R-Ls-
Rs-LFE to L-R-Ls-Rs-C-LFE, change the output routing instead of physically repatching
the outputs to your monitors.

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SpeakersSection 5
Speakers TabFigure 4
The Speakers tab calibrates and mutes output levels. Dragging the faders displays the
level in the Trim field to the right of the fader. Click the Cut button to mute the output.
Double-click the Trim field to enter a numeric value.
Each monitoring section has its own controls:
Control Room: Main, Alt1, Alt2
Monitors: A and B

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ConfigSection 6
Config TabFigure 5
The Config tab displays the currently selected Core Audio device driver, Dim and Fixed
output levels.
Audio Device:This drop-down menu selects the Core Audio driver for the sound card to
use with SME.
Set Dim Level: Sets the program signal’s absolute Dim Level when the Control Room
Setup Touchscreen’s Dim button is active.
Set Fixed Level: Sets a fixed output level for the Control Room output.This is useful for
sending the DAW output to a separate mixer or router that has its own level controls, in-
stead of controlling the output level from SME.
When the output driver is changed, patching is reset to default settings with no external or out-NOTE:
put patches enabled.Patches must be reassigned in the Patching tab.

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Talkback SetupSection 7
Complete these steps to enable a talkback mic:
Connect a microphone->mic preamp->audio interface and set the gain.1.
In the SME Patching Tab, assign the Audio Device In to the I/O channel above.2.
In the SME Sources Tab, create and name a Source Talkback.3.
In the Main Tab, enable Talkback for each section requiring talkback routing4.
(Mon A, Mon B).
In the SME Main Tab, press the5. Talkback button to enable Talkback.
Press the MC Control’s6. Talkback button in the Setup Page to engage Talkback.