SPL Madicon User manual

User Manual
Madicon
MADI to USB Interface
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Welcome
and thank you for choosing the Madicon.
The Madicon is a MADI to USB Interface which supports  in and  output channels,  bit resolution and a
sample rate of up to kHz.
The exceptional Madicon monitor mixer software provides many game-changing features like ultra low latency
monitoring, Talkback, intuitve and fast workflow and recording capability. In combination with the SPL Madison*
you will get superb AD/DA conversion with a Mac or PC via USB.
With its built-in optical stereo output, you easily build up a monitor system without having to use a Madison in the con-
trol room.
* This manual describes the use of the Madicon in conjunction with SPL Madison.
Obviously you can connect any MADI audio interface to the SPL Madicon. For the cor-
rect connection and configuration, please consult the documentation which comes with
your MADI audio interface (not all features like SmartMADI®may be supported).

Content
Getting started 
Front view 
Rear view 
Bottom view 
Madicon Mixer 
Basics 
Madicon channel setup without mixer software 
Madicon Mixer 
Monitoring Mixer 
Mix  
Talkback 
Input and DAW Play Channels 
Channel Groups 
Creating Groups 
Adding channels to groups 
Ungroup 
Solo Settings 
Global Fader Setting 
Presets 
Mute All 
Sample Rate Display 
Recording 
MADI Stream Routing, Signaling and Monitoring 
Channel Label Library 
Specifications 
MADI 
Optical 
USB Port 
Dimensions (incl. feet) 
Weight 
Latency 
Important Notes 
Declaration of CE Conformity 

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Getting started
Getting started
Read thoroughly and follow the instructions as well as the security advices of the Quickstart
which is enclosed in the scope of delivery! You can also download the Quickstart here.
By pressing the -Button you get to the table of contents.
By pressing the -Button you get to the front view of the unit.
By pressing the -Button you get to the rear view of the unit.
By pressing the -Button you get to the bottom view of the unit.
By pressing the -Button you get to the Madicon Mixer.
By pressing the -Button you get to the previous content.

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Front view
Front view
Clock Switch
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Ext. Clock Lock LED
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Rear view
Rear view

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Bottom view
Bottom view

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Madicon Mixer
Madicon Mixer

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Basics
Basics
Follow the instructions of the Quickstart, which is enclosed in the scope of delivery, to properly install and config-
ure the Madicon and connected SPL Madisons. You can also download the Quickstart under madicon.spl.audio.
This manual serves as a reference. You will find step by step instructions for using the Madicon Mixer software in
the Madicon Mixer Video under madicon.spl.audio.
As soon as the Madicon and the connected Madisons are up and running you can start playback and recording
with the Madicon.
Madicon channel setup without mixer soware
You can configure the Madicon channel setup via the DIP switches on the bottom of the device in case you don’t
use the Madicon Mixer software. (The Madicon Mixer always overrules the DIP switch setting.)
• Unplug all cables from the Madicon.
• Open the bottom of the Madicon housing (you need a Philips skrew driver).
• Set the DIP switches  and  to the desired channel count (see ”Bottom view“ on page).
• Leave the DIP switch  on.
• Close the bottom of the Madicon housing and reconnect the cables.

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Madicon Mixer
Madicon Mixer
The Madicon Mixer features many outstanding capabilities other mixer applications doesn’t provide: intuitve and
fast workflow, zero latency monitoring for  mixes with  channels each, extensive routing and splitting possibili-
ties—even recording directly from within the Madicon Mixer without the need to start a DAW.
• After the installation and first start of the software, refer to pageand make yourself familiar with the
individual sections.
• Click anywhere inside the individual mix control section
Monitoring or Mix - to activate a mix. The mixer label
turns white and the output channel number turns orange.
• All input and DAW play channels are always shown for
the active mix.
• When editing values in text fields like mixer or track
names you can go to the next text field by pressing the
Tab key.

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Monitoring Mixer
Monitoring Mixer
The Monitoring Mixer is used to create the mix for the control room.
1/2 Select the stereo output channel in the drop down menu. Stereo output
channels already used by a Mix - show up in square brackets and cannot
be selected.
Move the fader with your mouse to control the volume. Click on the fader
while pressing CMD (Mac) or CTRL (Win) to jump to -dB.
-30 The fader value is shown below the VU meters in dBfs (full scale).
Mono Output is summed to mono.
ØReverses left channel phase.
Copy To Copies the current mix to another or all mixers selected in drop down menu.
LRSolo’s L or R channel.
-20 Dim Diminishes output – values can be selected in the left drop down menu.
Dim is automatically engaged while Talk (see ”Talkback“ on page).
Mute Cuts the output.

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Mix 1-6
Mix 
Mix - are used to create  different mixes – most likely headphone mixes for the artists.
3/4 Select the stereo output channel in the drop down menu. Stereo output
channels already used by another mixer show up in square brackets and
cannot be selected.
Move the fader with your mouse to control the volume. Click on the fader
while pressing CMD (Mac) or CTRL (Win) to jump to -dB.
-30 The fader value is shown below the VU meters in dBfs (full scale).
Stereo Select the preferred monitoring mode: Stereo / Mono / L Mono / R Mono.
To Mon Routes the mix to the Monitoring Mixer. The monitoring fader turns orange and monitoring volume is
set to -dB once. If you alter the volume, it is stored for that mix and restored the next time the mix is
routed to the Monitor Mixer again.
To Mon While one mix is routed to the Monitoring Mixer you can activate another Mix -, e.g. to check the
mix settings for another artist. The Monitoring Mixer will still play the mix of the formerly routed mix,
indicated by the orange border.

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Mix 1-6
Copy To Copies the current mix to another or all mixers selected in drop down menu.
-20 Talk Mixes the Talkback signal to the mixer output. A dim value can be selected in drop down menu.
Mute Cuts the output.
David Editable name field for labeling.

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Talkback
Talkback
In this section you make global talkback settings.
27 Select the input channel for the talkback mic in the drop down menu.
Move the fader with your mouse to control the volume. Click on the fader
while pressing CMD (Mac) or CTRL (Win) to jump to -dB.
-30 The fader value is shown below the VU meters in dBfs (full scale).
Touch Choose the talk mode: Touch – Talk is engaged as long as a Talk button is
pressed.
Hold Choose the talk mode: Hold – Talk stays engaged until the Talk button is pressed again.
Talk
To All
If active, talk signal goes to all Mix -.
Once activated Mixers can be deselected to create a Talk group.

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Input and DAW Play Channels
Input and DAW Play Channels
2Select the input channel in the drop down menu.
Inputs already used by other input channels for the active Mixer show up
in square brackets and cannot be selected again.
15 Select the DAW Play channel in the drop down menu.
DAW Plays already used by other DAW Play channels for the active Mixer
show up in square brackets and cannot be selected again.
-17 The fader value is shown above the pan handle.
The pan value is displayed when the mouse holds the pan handle.
Move the pan handle with your mouse to control the pan. Click on the
pan handle while pressing CMD (Mac) or CTRL (Win) to set to center.
The pan handle is orange when set to center.
The pan handle is white if panned fully left or right (L and R).
The pan handle is gray for all other values.

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Input and DAW Play Channels
Move the fader with your mouse to control the volume. Click on the fader while pressing CMD (Mac)
or CTRL (Win) to jump to -dB.
MWith the Mute button a channel can be muted within the active mixer.
SWith the Solo button an individual track can exclusively be monitored in the active mixer.
Chris Editable name field for labeling.
Click on the chain icon to activate stereo linking of two adjacent chan-
nels. The settings of the left channel are copied to the right channel. The
pan handles are set to L and R. By changing a setting of one channel
(volume, mute and solo mode), the other is adjusted accordingly.
To move one fader seperate from the other, press and hold OPT (Mac) or ALT
(Win) while moving the fader with the mouse.
Clicking on the chain icon again deactivates the stereo linking.
The VU meters always show the input level (pre fader) with a peak hold LED.
To erase the peak hold in a channel click on the VU meter while holding
CMD (Mac) or CTRL (Win). To erase ALL peak hold values click on any VU
meter while holding OPT (Mac) or ALT (Win).

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Channel Groups
Channel Groups
Channels can be grouped. By moving one fader, all faders within that group are moved
together while their relative levels are maintained. When activating mute/solo of one
channel, mute/solo*of all channels in that group is activated. To make changes only to
one channel within a group, press and hold OPT (Mac) or ALT (Win) while changing vol-
ume or activate mute or solo.
Channels within the same group have its group bar colored in the same
color (orange, blue, cyan, etc.).
Creating Groups
To create a new group, click on the group bar of the first channel, press and hold CMD
(Mac) or CTRL (Win) and click on the group bar of any channel you wish to add to the
group.
Adjacent channels can be grouped by clicking on the group bar of one channel and pressing SHIFT while clicking
on the group bar of last channel of the group.
* Only if Solo mode is set to AND.

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Channel Groups
Adding channels to groups
To add any channel to an existing group, first click on the group bar of one channel already in that group, then
click on the group bars of the channels you wish to add to that group while pressing the CMD (Mac) or CTRL (Win)
key.
To add adjacent channels to an existing group, first click on the group bar of one channel already in that group,
then click on the group bar of the last channel you wish to add to that group while pressing the SHIFT key.
Ungroup
To ungroup all channels within a group, click on the group bar of any channel inside the group while pressing OPT
(Mac) or ALT (Win) and SHIFT.
To ungroup, click on the group bar while pressing OPT (Mac) or ALT (Win).

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Solo Settings
Solo Settings
In the Solo section you make global settings for the solo function.
The fader sets the solo level between - dB to + dB.
SIP Solo signal is played back in pan position (Solo In Place).
PFL Uses level before fader (Pre Fader Listening).
OR Only a single channel is soloed.
AND More than one channel can be soloed (additive).

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Global Fader Setting
Global Fader Setting
Clicking on a preset value, all faders are set to this value.
-6 All faders are set to - dB.
-10 All faders are set to - dB.
-30 All faders are set to - dB.
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∞
All faders are set to -∞ dB.