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1. g SOURCE INSERT LEFT NEEBTIN LEFT POWER MAIN SEND RETURN L METER ON MUTE EXT L e gt D8 e gt DERIVED L E amp LEFT MAIN OUTPUT EXT MONO RDAG L gt SOLOL E amp LEFT NEARFIELD OUTPUT o RET T B L BUS STEREO EXT L NOISE L g SOURCE INSERT RIGHT RIGHT POWER MAIN p RETURN INSERT IN METER PHASE ON MUTE SEN U EXTR i mm gt lt ssaa e gt DERIVED R rt LEFT MAIN OUTPUT EXT MONO aie L SOLO R ZLC amp LEFT NEARFIELD OUTPUT f MONO SOLO R BUS STEREO EXT R eD RET T B T NOISE g gt SOURCE INSERT
2. HELP CHANNEL A MAIN BUS PUT SEND SYSTEM PUT svsten maneusi eus If cham BUS BUS Touch to show Touch to show Touch to show Touch to show lower numbered higher numbered lower numbered higher numbered sources sources destinations destinations Touch to include the Touch to include the indicated signal indicated signal sources destimations User Manual Page 31 odiu 8 4 1 Selection of Sources The sources for patching are physical inputs bus outputs Feed sends Feed direct outputs etc The destinations for patching are Feed inputs physical outputs Feed insert returns etc To display each of these groups of sources and destinations touch the appropriate screen button 8 4 2 Show Mode Show Mode allows you to see the current patching of any signal path To do this simply touch a screen button corresponding to that path The path currently patched to it if there is one will be highlighted 8 4 3 Link Mode Link Mode is used to patch sources to destinations To enter it touch the Link Mode screen button Now choose one or more sources destinations Choosing more than one source destination will also choose all the intervening ones For example choosing Analog input 7 and Analog Input 15 will also choose Analog Inputs 8 to 14 Now choose the destination source that will be patched to the first source destination chosen At this time a new screen button called LINK will appear Pr
3. l EXT l MONO SOLO S gt RDAC E m OUTPUT SOLO RIGHT y SOLO R SOLO SUB _ gt RF L _ STUDIO T B BUS NOISE L L BUS E D SOFT R BUS BS SUBCARD RIGHT gt alc fya SUS DERIVED OPTIONS SOLO FILM SOFT F RSBUS MONO Sra METER Pure E ea OS RSTBUS gt DERIVED DIRECT Q METER _ SURROUND SOLO DERIVED MULTIPLEXER BUS 2 RIGHT 1 OF 24 I _ Surround Multiplexer Option Surround Monitor Block Diagram Page 25 User Manual Prodigy 8 2 2 Internal Sources Internal sources are those connected to the MAIN inputs on the Surround Monitor They are switched into the speakers when the NEAR switch on the console is not active or by the INT screen button on the CR MON amp STUDIO page The diagram opposite shows the normal connections to the Surround Monitor inputs When the Surround Monitor is switched to Internal you may choose any of the system busses as your Internal Monitor source This is also done on the CR MON amp STUDIO screen and switching is done immediately When Solo is non destructive and SOLO to C R is checked on the Buss Allocation page its busses are automatically selected when a channel is soloed dad Outputs for Internal Sources Output ports are allocated to monitoring by touching the DEFINE PORTS button on the C R Monitoring line of the Buss Allocation page The number of ports should be equal to the width of M1 e g 4 ports if M1 is LCRS
4. User Manual Prodigy Page 73 Show Fader Starts Adds a symbol to the writing strip of any fader that has a fader start associated with it Show Grouping Information Adds a symbol to the writing strip of any fader that has a fader start associated with it Show Stereo Channels Stereo Channels are indicated by ST in the writing strip Show Channel Level Shows the channel level in dB in the writing strip Ch Parameter Auto Include Trim Dynamic automation Write enable for Input TRIM 5 Include I P Pars Dynamic automation Write enable for Input Phase M S decoding and Mode settings a Include Buss Assign Dynamic automation Write enable for Buss routing assignments Preset Page Always Load All When Checked Loading a Preset will load the complete console configuration in one go When NOT checked loading a Preset will bring up a dialogue box allowing incremental loading of different types of Preset data Date Format y DD MM YY MM DD YY s YY MM DD Function Keys Use to Access Monitor Section When checked the Function keys of the PC keyboard are mapped onto button functions in the System Modes section of the Prodigy 2 centre section SMPTE Cues Only Trigger on Pass Through Defines whether a Cue is initiated only as the Timecode point is passed or for any point after that Timecode point Mute Format Page 74 User Manual Prodigy e Mute LED shows ON When Checked the
5. ing a different preset These presets may be edited by touching the edit button at which time a variety of different pan laws and parameters may be changed The presets may also be renamed The main graph shows the level curves for each output from the panning system Thus for a mono signal being panned from left to right on a standard L R pan law screen the green line represents how that signal will appear on the Left Output and the Red line how it will appear on the Right output as you pan from left to right In an L C R pan a yellow line represents the output from the centre channel The left of the graph represents the pan pot being panned full left and the right side of the graph panned full right In the Edit screen the small graph above the main graph shows the sum of the levels at any given pan position Thus a flat line indicates that the total output power will be constant across the pan Changing parameters has an immediate effect on the pan law for the currently selected channel i e the effect may be auditioned whilst in the edit page Closing the edit page and the main panning page leaves that pan law assigned to that channel If desired a pan law may be applied to all channels simultaneously by checking the As sign These 4 Formats to All Channels box at the top of the panning screen Once set pan laws are fixed They cannot be changed by the automation system They are however stored with Titles
6. 9 1 8 Fader Groups Grouping several faders under the control of one is an efficient way to get control of a complex mix Prodigy 2 allows you to create up to 8 fader Groups and set Master faders for each of them To assign channels to a fader group l Open the ROUTING Screen under DATA PA Touch one of the buttons representing Groups 3 Touch all signal paths that you want in the group OR l Open the Zoomed Fader Screen press NORMAL ZOOM under MIX 2 Touch one of the grey buttons between the fader track and the Mute button Each button represents one of the Groups counting down from the top l Open the Channel Configuration screen by pressing its System Mode key 2 Touch the desired Fader Group button in the lower centre of the screen s Touch the CLOSE button OR User Manual Page 41 Prodigy l Press the CHANNEL LIST screen button under DATA 2 Touch the box under the Group column opposite the channel you wish to assign 3 Touch the number pad selecting the number of the Group to assign 4 Touch the CLOSE button Make sure that the Group Master Fader is set to a reasonable value or the Group members will send no sound to the mix Group Masters are only available when there is a channel assigned to that Group and they disappear when the last channel is removed from the Group When the G C P Group Controls Pan button is pressed above a Group Master on the Zoomed Faders screen then the pans of all th
7. 9 2 3 PAD POl eccirni earn 43 9 2 4 TAM POU ceense 43 9 4 Monitoring ee senneennennennnnenenneennnnns 44 9 4 1 Basic Controls c0cee 44 9 4 2 The CR Mon amp Studio Screen 44 93 Custom Pan Laws 0 00 45 9 4 3 The Aux Masters Page 08 47 9 5 The Central Assignable Panel CAP 48 9 5 1 Introduction 22 5 sactetctcconceeeeessceat 48 9 5 2 Assigning a Signal Path 48 9 5 3 The Equaliser ccc cccce 48 9 5 4 The Auxiliary Send Panel 50 9 5 5 Dynamics soretectetonsasetesstaceetcatvecus 52 96 Joystick Operation 0 54 9 7 Writing Screen Macros 54 9 8 The Cue List 0 eee 56 9 9 2 Presets cssacesicncnssssseedsantaenneadoanredbnndeeds 58 9 9 3 The Patch Library cccecccee 58 So Ra 5p MEO E ae ee 59 9 9 1 Operating VFX ccececsssseeeeseeeeeees 59 9 10 3 Setting ON Triggers 0 60 9 10 Fader Starts GPQs 61 9 10 1 Setting up GPOs 0 61 9 10 2 Output Mode cicecceceseccpecsarencedasme 61 Page 4 User Manual 1 System Components There are eight major subassemblies to the Prodigy system 1 1 Prodigy 2 Engine This is an 8 unit rack mount device normally located in a machine room away from the recording area It provides processing for all the audio recording editing and mixing as well as running the graphics
8. Auto READ will not be activated Screen Saver ScreenSaver On Enables the Screen saver Function Wait for mins Sets the number of minutes before the Screensaver is activated Page 2 Prodigy User Manual Automatic Mix Save No Auto Save Disables Mix Auto saving Save into same Backup Creates a single Mix Backup file which is overwritten with every Auto Save Make new Backup Each Time Creates a new Mix Backup file for every Auto Save Interval mins Interval between Auto Saves Solo Clear Recall Prev Solo If checked the solo CLEAR button will recall the previous solo state toggle between solos If not checked the solo will simply be cleared Solo Meters Show Solo Meters If checked solo meters will be displayed on screen with every solo Solo In Place Disable in AFL PFL Mode When checked Solo in Place will be disabled if AFL PFL has been selected on the Buss Configuration page Solo PFL Only Enable in AFL PFL Mode If checked all solo modes other than PFL are disabled when AFL PFL has been selected on the Buss Configuration page Assign to CAP Via Solo Switches Causes a soloed channel to be selected to the Central Assignment Panel Via Touch Sensors Causes a channel whose fader has been touched to be selected to the Central Assignment Panel Aux Pre Send s Pre Mute Causes Pre Fader Aux sends to be unaffected by fader Mutes Writing Strip
9. Store Mixer Data in Project YES NO a On YES Mix data is embedded into the project with the Prodigy 2 messaging as 2 a above b On NO the project will close and will not contain any mixer data 7 3 6 The UPDATE button on the Mixer This button is only available once a title is loaded Clicking this button will embed the current mix data into the current project On clicking the update button it is impossible to activate the following commands until the transfer is complete l Project Open library files 2 Project Close a Project Version downgrade 4 Extend 5 Import Load Mix Data 6i Clicking UPDATE on the mixer again possible but ignored The Messages displayed during this operation are Updating Mixer Data on clicking UPDATE Mixer Data Updated on completion of transfer 7 3 7 Extending Project containing embedded Mixer Data On Extending the project a message box appears Update existing Mixer data before extend YES NO a On selecting YES the title is updated and then a copy of the title data is embedded into the extended project b On NO the mixer title isn t updated and a copy of the title data embedded into the original project is copied and stored into the extended project Thus the original and the extension both contain un updated mix data 7 3 8 Removing Embedded Mixer Data from a project To remove embedded mixer data from the project go to the PROJ gt gt NEXT
10. The automation stores knob positions not absolute level values Thus a previously automated pan may be changed by changing the pan law for that channel but this change will not be stored unless the title is updated Accurate automated reproduction of a pan depends on the correct pan law being in place at the time of playback as recalled from the title When the Assign These 4 Formats to All Channels is pressed then all channels are set to use the same presets and any channels using a preset which is edited will register the change in law made in the edit Page 44 User Manual Prodigy 9 4 Monitoring Prodigy 2 provides monitoring control for studio and control room and offers a comprehensive analog matrix for surround sound Setting up the monitoring is discussed in section 8 2 9 4 1 Basic Controls The first 6 channels of the Surround Monitor are connected to the Control Room level pot on the Mixing Console and its associated Dim and Mute switches The last 2 channels are controlled by the Studio level control and Mute C R MONITOR 30922200 D COMMS TALK ff TALK 1 2 The NEAR switch swaps the outputs of the Surround Monitor to a second set designed to drive alternate speakers These are stereo and the signal sent to them will be Left and Right only The EXT switch swaps the inputs of the Surround Monitor over to their External option This also happens when the EXT button on the CR Mon and Studio screen is
11. To put the fader from UPDATE back into READ you must select READ UPDATE on the Sel SW screen button OR e Put the fader into Touch Write Snap using the SEL SW screen button and then the SEL switch When you are ready grab the fader and write a new section then let it go and it will merge back into the existing recorded data 10 3 4 Other Automatable Parameters Other parameters which may be automated are i Input Parameters Buss Assignments Boom Channel Faders To Trim Page 68 n Jz User Manual 10 4 How to Set Up for a new Scene Sometimes you have recorded automation for one section or scene of a production and the next one is completely different You want to create a transition between the two scenes and the first requirement is to get a general bal ance or sound for the new scene 10 4 1 Method 1 Put all the faders into PREVIEW WRITE mode To do this l Click Sel SW 2 Select READ PREVIEW WRITE 3 Click the Record e button on the mixing console 4 Click the SEL button on all faders whose balance you wish to set All selected faders now have real time control of level and all other automatable parameters and you can work on the new scene It is safe to preroll the scene from the earlier one where you have automation data written because the automation will not move any settings while PREVIEW mode is on This means of course that you will not hear the correct automa
12. all faders are in WRITE mode and ON STOP will Write to End Locate the transport to a suitable time before the start of audio approximately 10 seconds Start Timecode Press the Play button on the mixing console or the editing console Now you may make mixing moves while the computer writes them against the current timecode Stop Timecode Press the Stop button when you are ready If you have Auto Read checked highly advisable you can go into Play and hear your mix If you do not want to keep any of the mix you may simply put the same channels back into Write mode and repeat the procedure If you have something of value please save it now Save Mix It is a good idea to save your mix immediately if it has any value whatsoever This allows recovery from accidents of all types The first time you save it might be a good idea to use normal save the SAVE MIX button so that you start with a sensible name If you re in a hurry use SPEED SAVE It will save your mix with the next available number User Manual Prodigy Page 67 10 3 How to Change an Existing Mix Once you have a starting point for a mix safely locked away on disk you are ready to add new things or adjust existing ones 10 3 1 Set Write Enables Change the write enables at the top right of the screen if you want to add new parameters or protect existing ones Level f EQ f AURI f AUK 5 ERP Mute EQ in AuR2 AUKA COMP Pan NSin f A
13. trim levels Input phase Snapshots may then be recalled either manually in sequence or against Timecode by inserting them into the Cue List The automation system must be on line to use the Cue List and snapshots are recalled for any parameters on any channels that are in Read The parameters will hold their snapshot values until the next change of that parameter in the underlying mix data being read back User Manual Prodigy Page 71 11 Preferences The Prodigy 2 Mix and Automation software can be configured to run with a number of differnt options via the preferences page This can be accesssed via pressing the SYSTEM button and then the PREFERENCES button Preference Group Automatic Cue Title Defaults Miscellaneous Screen Saver Automatic Min Save 11 1 Preference Descriptions Automatic Cue a Talk1 Enabled Talk 1 will be activated when the transport is NOT in play s Talk2 Enabled Talk 2 will be activated when the transport is NOT in play Miscellaneous Preferences Preference Description Talki Enabled Talk Enabled Set as DEFAULT Load Nothing Load Last Title Jamjam rk CEE C Load Default Title C Cancel Auta Read On Forget Screensaver On Wait for mins E No Auto Save jo HELP CLOSE Cancel Auto Read on Forget When the FORGET PASS facility is used when Mixing enabling this option will cause the faders to stay in whatever status they were prior to FORGET PASS 1 e
14. CENTRE CENTRE POWER MAIN SEND RETURN INSERT IN L METER ON MUTE oO Q _ EXT MONO CENTRE vona soro E gt RDAC OUTPUT C BUS NOISE TI g SOURCE INSERT SURROUND SURROUND POWER ANCILLARY INPUTS MAIN l SEND RETURN INSERT IN L BOOM METER ON MUTE E Bp a E EXT s SURROUND oe Sone gt gt RDAC DS BOOM OUTPUT RETURN TALKBACK a gt S BUS STUDIO TALKBACK a gt gz gt gt SOURCE INSERT L SURROUND L SURROUND POWER MAIN SEND RETURN INSERT IN METER ON MUTE eo BS ay gt PHANTOM SURR PINE NOISE a gt EXT MONO L SURROUND SOLOL gt ra OUTPUT BU STUDIO TB _ BUS NOISE QL SOURCE INSERT R SURROUND R SURROUND POWER MAIN SEND RETURN INSERT IN METER ON MUTE L Sm 9 a p PHANTOM SURR i 3 R SURROUND SOLO INPUTS SOLOR gt pee OUTRUT AND METERING RS TT LEFT STUDIO T B SOLO BUS NOISE L METER EXTMETERL Q amp Q gt SOURCE INSERT L STUDIO L STUDIO POWER MAIN l SEND RETURN INSERT IN LDO METER ON MUTE gt g 2 gt 2 4 eo_ PHANTOM FILL oo EXT p M EILL LSTUDIO EXTMETERR amp RDAC l OUTPUT gt SOLO L is ani STUDIO T B i NOISE SOLOL gt SOLO LEFT 1 gt SOURCE INSERT R STUDIO R STUDIO POWER MAIN SEND RETURN INSERT IN o METER ON MUTE SOLOR amp gt H gt MONO SOLO Q amp Q Z soo 7 PHANTOM FILL
15. N dBs by which the input audio exceeds the Threshold level the output audio rises by one dB For example if the Ratio is set to 3 1 the audio output from the compressor rises by one dB for every three dB increase at its input Attack the time taken by the compressor to activate after the audio exceeds Threshold Setting the attack too fast may result in objectionable artifacts due to the gain reduction aliasing into the audible spectrum Release the time taken for the compressor to remove its gain reduction after the audio has dropped below Thresh old 05 31 Expander Gate Threshold sets the audio input level below which gain reduction will start to occur The rotary control is labelled from 40 dB to 10 dB and this is referenced to 10 dBFS to provide headroom This means that 10 on the rotary control corresponds to 0 dBFS the maximum level of the digital channel Range the maximum amount of gain reduction produced by the Expander Gate Gate ON OFF When the Gate is switched ON the audio level is reduced by the entire amount of RANGE whenever it drops below Threshold When it is switched OFF the Expander operates and this drops the level by a ratio of 2 1 Attack the time taken by the Expander Gate to activate after the audio drops below Threshold Setting the attack too fast may result in objectionable artifacts due to the gain reduction aliasing into the audible spectrum Release the time taken for the Expander Gate t
16. Note that there is no restriction on which outputs A or B can be used for monitoring Normally M1 is the Internal source so the Monitoring ports output a copy of the M1 busses they may also be emerging from other dedicated ports for recording When a different internal source is selected e g AUX A the monitoring ports are re directed to pick up the stereo Aux A buss When a stereo source is selected all monitor outputs other than Left and Right are muted O22 Outputs for Sub Busses In many cases you may not need dedicated outputs for your sub busses particularly if you are re recording them back into the Disk Recorder and this can make more room for Monitoring outputs 8 2 2 3 Busses and Outputs for AFL PFL If you need to operate AFL PFL without affecting your Main Buss Output you must allocate busses to it by checking AFL PFL Non Dest on the BUSS ALLOC screen You still do not need dedicated outputs because the Solo busses can be automatically switched into the monitoring You should assign outputs to AFL PFL by touching the Define Ports button in the SOLO line of the BUSS ALLOC screen Then switch off SOLO to C R to prevent the main monitors from being interrupted Example Monitor Box Connections for 5 1 LCRS and Stereo operation Engine Outputs 24 23 22 21 19 i g Main I Ps 1 to 6 SPEAKER 1A 2A Main Monitors Monitor INT and 3 6 L R C SUB LS RS From Patch External Source ae la j SPEAKER 1B 2B Nearfiel
17. Place 41 Solo Modes 39 Source for a Feed 7 28 Source Trim 29 Source Type 29 Sources 28 SPK2 switch 44 Stereo Faders 43 User Manual Prodigy Page Stereo Linking 29 32 Sub Buses 22 Sub buses 22 Surround 39 Surround Monitor 5 24 44 Sweep Enable 49 System Menu 15 System Modes 11 System Overview 6 T Talkback 37 Title 17 Touch Screen Menus 13 Touch Write 66 Track Feeds 7 27 Trim 29 39 43 Trim Surround 39 Type 29 y VFX 59 W Write to End 63 Write to Next 63 Page 78 Prodigy User Manual
18. Place to be selected e AFL PFL Dest In this mode no busses are dedicated for AFL PFL When AFL or PFL is selected as the Solo Mode two of the M1 busses are stolen and replaced by the soloed channels Even when M1 is wider than 2 channels e g LCRS all of M1 s outputs are muted The advantage of this mode is that SOLO does not consume busses e AFL PFL Non Dest With this option selected AFL PFL have a pair of busses reserved for their use M1 is not interrupted by solo making it possible to solo a channel while the main buss is being recorded e SOLO to C R With this option checked soloing a channel causes the SOLO busses to take the Control Room Monitor outputs replacing whatever was being monitored in the main speakers Switching this option off allows SOLO to be sent to alternative speakers without interrupting the main ones 8 1 9 C R Monitor See Monitoring Setup below Page 23 User Manual 8 1 10 Define Port For each group of busses the Define Port button allows you to set the output port for each element of each buss To set the ports for a category of busses l 2 3 4 5 Press the Define Port button m e OUTPUT 17 KB ETA ny Choose a buss element by touching its named box Touch the field showing the current port and the screen will show you the available ports on a grid Touch the desired port to allocate it Press the CLOSE button to return to the Buss Allocation screen 8
19. Then press SELECT and the Prodigy 2 RECORD buttons The system will pre roll and drop into write mode at the time at where the RECORD button Page 63 User Manual Prodigy If the Record button is pressed again while the transport is stopped PREVIEW Mode is exited and all channels in PREVIEW WRITE go back to READ If the Record button is pressed again while the transport is Playing all channels in PREVIEW are switched to WRITE This can be used to punch in on the automation i This button when pressed drops down a list which controls an automated Drop In and Drop Out feature for the automation system The features are available when the mix system is ON LINE and the SEL switch setting includes WRITE mode The options that may be selected on this list are Disabled Auto and Drop In Out Disabled In this mode the automation operates normally Auto When this option is selected an additional mode ARM is added to whatever other modes are set for the SEL switch Thus ifthe SEL switch is set to be READ WRITE UPDATE then when Auto is enabled the SEL switch will toggle between READ WRITE UPDATE ARM where ARM is indicated by a flashing READ light All channels that are ARMED will drop into automation WRITE when the Play key is pressed and the system be comes locked some frames after the play key is pressed Drop In Out In this mode channels which are ARMED as above will automatically drop int
20. a Click to change to Input balance control Stereo Feeds only Click here to Click here to Click here to Click here to Click here to move the EQ Click here to assign a source make the assign the feed set up an and Dynamics into the arm the Physical Input channel to a Control Insert Send input path of a Track audio track for the selected immune from VCA Fader Return for the Feed This allows EQ and feed Solo in Place Group feed Dynamics to be included in the signal being ded You may select a feed for configuration ual e by pressing the INT button on its fader double press if the Channel Config page is not currently shown e by touching the fader if Assign to CAP via Touch Sensors has been checked on the Preferences screen e by soloing the fader if Assign to CAP via Solo Switches has been checked on the Preferences screen e by pressing the Assign button on the Central Assign Panel and choosing a signal path from the screen e by pressing the Assign button on the screen and choosing a signal path from the new screen that appears Note if the Channel Configuration screen is currently displayed you can make it go away by pressing its System Mode key or by double pressing the INT button of the currently displayed FEED 8 3 1 Live Feeds Live feeds are channels connecting physical inputs to the digital mixing engine Before a live feed can be heard it must have a physical input patched to it 8 3 2 Track Feeds Trac
21. be used for a variety of purposes l To automate MIDI events 2 To switch VFX device Performance Presets 2 To switch Console Snapshots To access Cue List functions 1 Touch followed by The Cues are displayed in timecode order in the main part of the screen and can be selected by touching At the bottom of the screen are commands that affect the cues At the right side of the screen are commands affecting the Events triggered by the Cues COPY Allows you to copy a Cue Click COPY then touch the number of the Cue to be copied MOVE Allows you to offset a Cue Click MOVE then touch the number of the Cue to be moved INS CUE Inserts a Cue in the list Click INS CUE then touch the number of a Cue The inserted Cue will go before it DEL CUE Deletes a Cue Click DEL CUE then touch the number of the Cue to be deleted COPY SEL Allows multiple selected Cues to be copied Touch the SEL field of all Cues to be copied then touch COPY SEL MOVE SEL Allows multiple selected Cues to be moved Touch the SEL field of all Cues to be copied then touch MOVE SEL User Manual Page 56 Prodigy DEL SEL Allows multiple selected Cues to be deleted Touch the SEL field of all Cues to be copied then touch DEL SEL ALL NONE Selects all Cues If already selected deselects all Cues SETUP Opens a screen allowing you to customise the behaviour of selections during COPY and MOVE operations RECORD Opens a scree
22. here to open a Start processing Capture the channels channels type s of mix Timecode keypad for typing using the param current timecode events you wish the start or end of the range eters that have point to process in which to process been set up Page 70 User Manual Prodigy 10 5 1 Mix Processing Commands REPEAT Take the data within a range and reproduce it at another timecode for any selection of feeds MERGE Take a section from a selected mix saved on disk and place it into the current mix in memory SHIFT Take the data within a range and shift it to another timecode for any selection of feeds ERASE Zero the data for a range of timecode for a selection of feeds TRIM Move all fader levels up or down by a number of dBs within a timecode range for a selection of feeds COPY Copy data from one feed to another within a range of timecode SWAP Swap data between feeds within a range of timecodes 10 5 2 Snapshots In the DATA page the button titled snapshots gives access to a Snapshot screen 9 On the Snapshot Screen up to 64 snapshots can be captured stored or loaded recalled by stabbing the Capture button followed by a Snapshot Button or the Load button followed by a snapshot button A Snapshot consists of an instantaneous snap of all of the dynamically automatable parameters of the console Faders Pans EQ Auxes Dynamics Buss assignments Insert switching
23. or Group to which you want to assign feeds 4 Touch all feeds you want to assign gt Move to the next Buss or Group The Channel Configuration screen can also be used for routing Each destination has a box on the screen which assigns when you touch it All busses that have been created are automatically placed on the config screen If you assign a channel to more than one buss equal levels are sent from the channel fader to each assigned buss though the Master Fader for each buss will also increase or reduce this level The Zoomed Fader screen allows you to assign Feeds to Fader Groups by touching the square buttons above the faders 8 6 Naming Signal Paths 8 6 1 Tracks Tracks can be named in two places One of these is on the Editing console which has a Name Menu for naming clips tracks and projects If you use this menu the name is also transmitted to the mixing console and will always appear on the Electronic Writing Strip EWS or any screen display with the new name The other place you can name tracks is on the CHANNEL LIST screen display under DATA To change the name touch the current name of a track then use the screen typewriter to spell out a new name This typewriter includes a Page 33 User Manual Prodigy backspace key back arrow to remove characters a Shift key touch this to put the next single character in upper case and an Alpha Lock key which puts all characters you type in upper case Yo
24. 1 11 Free Mix Busses This box keeps a count of the number of busses you have created and shows you how many are left Page 24 User Manual Prodigy TM THE BENCHMARK IN DIGITAL AUDIO 8 2 Monitoring Setup 8 2 1 The Surround Monitor All Prodigy 2 monitoring passes through the Surround Monitor It is an 8 channel level control device designed to feed 8 speakers The first 6 speakers are used for the main monitor mix up to 5 1 format with the Control Room Monitor pot and switches controlling their level The other 2 speakers are used for studio communication and have their own volume pot and mute switch A block diagram for the Surround Monitor is shown below In the discussion of monitoring that follows reference will be made to the inputs and outputs of this device Connections to it are detailed in the Prodigy 2 Installation Manual
25. C menu Now Punch is set to DROP IN DROP OUT and the transport started At the appropriate time the automation will punch in and write the values for all parameters over just the selected range Of course while the transport is moving through this range you can move the faders and other controls and these moves will also be written into the automation Range Automation Automation can be written to a timecode Range as selected on the MFX Editor in 2 modes Fill Range Fills the current timecode range selected on the MFX with all parameters currently in Write Mode 1 Select a Range on the MFX Editor 3 Select Mix to Online and make sure Punch is set to Disabled Page 64 User Manual 2 Put the required channels into Write Mode 4 In the Mix Menu press Fill Range button Or alternatively to allow adjust of levels and parameters before selecting MIX mode 1 Select a Range on the MFX Editor 2 Put the required channels into Write Mode 3 De Select Mix to Offline and make sure Punch is set to Disabled 4 In the Mix Menu press Fill Range button Punch Range All parameters in ARM mode are dropped into write for the current range selected on the MFX Editor 1 Select a range in the EDIT menu on the MFX Editor 2 Select Drop In Drop Out on the PUNCH menu 3 Put the required channels into ARM mode 4 Select PUNCH RANGE button in the Mix menu on the Prodigy 2 10 1 2 Write Enables CE E B CE E E At
26. I C PAM POS DIRECT 50 73 DELAY FINE he BOTH He Se Y oe ou YPASS WOL DL DIR PHASE E BOTH fs PAM SELECT Lc electronic 2290 PRESET LOAD EXIT ff SAVE RE TH Zo HEL Touch to load Touch to save Touch to re patches see patch see send the below below current screen setup to the device Touch to save or load device presets see below Page 58 User Manual 9 9 2 Presets Ten Presets may be stored for each VFX device within each Prodigy 2 title They are therefore title specific T2850 Performance Preseisl Current Preset Name Prg _ Current Preset Name Prgs Touch to change the Stores the current setting Touch to load the Shows the MIDI patch name of this preset into this patch number selected patch into number associated When you save the Also prompts for a name the VFX device with this preset name the current setting and asks to confirm if you is also saved into this have selected an existing location patch 9 9 3 The Patch Library The Patch Library contains MIDI setups for all fitted VFX devices and is always available regardless of what title is loaded To Save a patch touch the button on the VFX screen Touch to open a list location You will be prompted for a name Pressing ENTER on the keyboard completes the name and saves the patch To Load a patch touch the LOAD button on the VFX screen Patches applying to the
27. Mute Button above each FADER shows that that Channel is ON as opposed to MUTED reverses the logic of the MUTE button C R Pot O P range reduction 0 50 Allows adjustment of the range of level control on the Control Room Potentiometer GPI GPO Polarity i Reverse GPI Logic Reverse GPO Logic Fader Starts Threshold 30 to 90 dB EQ Library j Preset 1 as Default M1 amp M2 Has Master Mute switch Enables the MUTE button for M1 and M2 M1 amp M2 s 10 dB Main Enabled When NOT checked unity gain for M1 and M2 is at the TOP of the Fader i e there is no gain available on M1 or M2 Stereo Pan Default to unity When this is checked stereo pan is set to unity gain for left and right with 3dB gain at centre The defaut setting when this is not checked is 3dB left and right with unity at centre Title File User Manual Page 5 Prodigy i Verify Disc Write With this on a verify is performed whenever the title is updated s Update Title when Saving mix Whenever a mix is saved the title is updated automatically Page 6 User Manual Prodigy Index A A inputs 7 AFL PFL 23 After Fade Listen 41 Arming Tracks 29 Auto Read 63 Automation 62 63 Aux Buses 22 Aux buses 22 Aux Masters 47 Auxiliary Send Panel 50 Auxiliary Sends 50 B Balance 39 Blend 62 Bus Allocation 22 Bus allocation 22 Bus and Group Assignment 33 C C R Monitor 23 Central Assignable Panel 48 Cen
28. STB STC PRE To change the bank of an Aux pot hold down the MODE button and press the pot s selector button MODE To send audio to one of the aux busses first unmute the send for that pot if required then turn the pot clockwise You may need to check that the Aux Master is up press the Aux Master System Mode key To select whether an Aux send is Pre or Post fader use the Aux Pre panel on the Channel Configuration page z mE copy PASTE Er CHANNEL STEREO INPUT PATH DAN Mono _F MONGOL EQ DYM gt TRACK BAL REW HORM BUSSES SAFE UNUSED INSERT Ir UNUSED Pla UNUSED UNUSED CONTROL GROUPS User Manual Page 51 9 5 5 Dynamics Dynamics is provided on each system Feed with a Compressor Limiter and Expander Gate for each Access is from the Central Assignment Panel CAP which shows all parameters for the currently selected Feed Press the INT button on any fader to display it on the CAP The Compressor Limiter and Expander Gate each have an ON OFF switch to activate them The other controls are as follows DD Og Compressor Limiter Threshold sets the audio input level above which gain reduction will start to occur The rotary control is labelled from 40 dB to 10 dB and this is referenced to 10 dBFS to provide headroom This means that 10 on the rotary control corresponds to 0 dBFS the maximum level of the digital channel Ratio shown as N 1 for every
29. UHS AUB Boom Chan AUH 4 Route 10 3 2 Write New Data Put channels into write mode and write new data for them Be careful not to overwrite existing good data by carefully selecting faders and by disabling parameters that you do not want to change just now 10 3 3 Correct Existing Fader Data If you want to correct an existing fader pass there are several ways to do it Start timecode a few seconds before the part you want to change then e Put the fader into WRITE using the SEL button and take control of the level When you get to the end of the part you want to write put the fader back into READ and the Blend function will join your last level with the stored automation data If you exit by pressing STOP make sure you do not have Write to End or Write to Next enabled or all the subsequent mix information will be over written Note that the data at the point you stop will be merged into the previous data over the time in the Merge field OR e Put the fader into UPDATE using the SEL button The fader will stop moving and you may use it to offset the level of whatever has been written for that fader by raising or lowering the fader from its current level You may decide to remember where you started so that you can return to that level before you STOP and get a smooth transition between the old and new parts of the mix This can also be done by putting the fader back into READ mode which will cause the Blend function to work
30. W secs acnsoeteseeanarecoes snore 29 6 4 3 The System Menu 15 a Tish ee oe ae 6 5 Fader Screen Menus 16 Bae M Deecdina input eniin Starting a JOB nasasnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne 17 OpPtIONS seen Sacedavsiecteakoutacdnctemessess 30 7 1 File Types cece cece necee eee e es 17 8 3 13 Input Phase Reverse 30 7 1 1 Recording Files 0 06 17 8 4 The Patch Page ecccmcepctenrnces 31 7 2 MFX and Prodigy 2 Communication 17 8 4 1 Selection of Sources 32 7 3 MFX User Interface 00000 0 18 8 4 2 Show Mode c0ccccceeeeeeeeees 32 7 3 1 Creating a new project 18 8 4 3 Link Mode n 32 7 3 2 Opening a project that does not 8 4 4 Unlink Mode ccccceeeeseees 32 contain mix data 18 8 5 Buss and Group Assignment 33 13 3 Opening a project that contains mix 8 6 Naming Signal Paths 0 0000 33 CALA oer eee eeneneen 18 8 6 1 T PACKS o oo 33 8 6 2 Live Feeds cccceeceeeeeeeeeeees 34 8 7 Fader Sets 34 User Manual Page 3 vi na ol Contents continued 8 7 1 Switching Between Sets 34 10 Console Automation cccccee ee 62 8 7 2 Editing a Fader Set 34 10 1 Mix Control Buttons 0 00 ee 62 8 7 3 Saving Fader Sets se 34 10 1 1 Preview with Punch 0 0 64 9 0 MEIE SCUS snsncsapacdeaaunttcnsaistorectetacganns 34 Ra
31. Y environment type your systems start up configuration eg prodigy lt RETURN gt You should always restart the Prodigy 2 application on the PC after restarting the Editor 4 3 Running the System as an Editor If you wish to run the system as an editor only exit to the Shell as described above and type MFX3 lt RETURN gt This will cause the system to run as MFX3 this particular time but next time it is booted it will start as PRODIGY again To make the system boot up as MFX3 boot it normally then type BEMFX lt RETURN gt then reboot This can be useful if you wish to move the system to another room or connect it temporarily to another mixing console When you wish to change the system back into a PRODIGY type BEPRODIGY lt RETURN gt Note the main differences between MFX3 and PRODIGY are e MFX3 is a multitrack editor whose tracks come out of individual outputs or as a stereo mix from outputs 1 and 2 e PRODIGY 2 is a multitrack editor with a built in mixer All outputs are mixes ofthe tracks and Live Feeds except those used as Insert Sends or Direct Outputs User Manual Page 9 5 The Control Surface Prodigy Keyboard Central Assignment Panel Talkback Mic and Floppy Any signal path can be Drive Panel Used for entering text into the assigned to this panel Mix system and controlling the Contains the Floppy Drive Mix computer where its EQ Dynamics and and the Talkback Mic Input Auxiliary send levels
32. acros to be recorded into the system and assigned to the User Keys on the console SMART KEYS This screen is used to set up the optional Smartkey Panel if fitted TRIGGERS Triggers fire macros 12 triggers are pre defined in PRODIGY 2 and these are the 6 user keys and 6 SHIFT user keys The trigger system allows System Macros to be assigned to these User keys QUIT TO DOS This allows you to exit the Prodigy 2 system and return to DOS User Manual Prodigy Page 15 6 5 Fader Screen Menus Oniston write tw next sass Lateng There are several screen menus which only appear when the default fader screen is being shown These are summa rised below Turns automation on or off Sets the time for the automation to ramp to stored values at the end of a WRITE Governs what the automation does when you stop the transport while writing data Governs the sequence of automation states that occurs when the SEL button is pressed on any channel Controls the Automation Auto Punch In Punch Out facility This switch determines the behaviour of the solo switches Off No solo switches have any effect e Interlock Soloing one channel switches solo off for all other channels e Latching Solos behave normally allowing many channels to be soloed at the same time Page 16 User Manual Prodigy ig Starting a Job 7 1 File Types There are two types of work going on inside Prodigy 2 On
33. arted with Prodigy 24 and a project opened before starting Prodigy 2 At any time from the PC DOS prompt type prodigy to run the LAST CONFIGURATION BOOTED For example if you booted prodigy 48 last time typing prodigy will start the system as prodigy 48 Page 8 User Manual Prodigy 4 Restarting the System 4 1 Restarting the Mixer If you have made a controlled exit from the mixer computer by pressing the Quit to DOS button you can restart it by typing PRODIGY lt ENTER gt If you wish to restart the mixer and there is no response from the touch screen you can hold down all of the follow ing keys lt ALT gt CTRL gt lt DEL gt This can normally be done without disturbing the Recorder Editor Then type PRODIGY lt ENTER gt After this you should load the Mixer Title which will return you to the last point you saved 4 2 Restarting the PRODIGY 2 Engine If the recorder editor needs to be restarted the best way to do it is to turn the power off on the front of the PRODIGY Engine and PC then on again waiting at least 10 seconds in between It is usually best to save and then reload the Title from the mixer so that everything is in sync It is also possible to exit the Prodigy 2 application by typing QUIT lt RETURN gt Y This will take the machine to a command line interface known as the Shell where various OS9 commands can be entered If you have ventured into this area and wish to return to the PRODIG
34. ask for confirmation that you want to overwrite the current contents of the line LOAD Touch a line on the preset box then touch this switch to load its dynamics setting into the currently selected Feed 9 5 5 4 Dynamics to Busses If the INT button is pressed on a Buss Master it will be assigned to the C A P and Compression functions not Expander gate may be applied to that Buss Page 53 User Manual Prodigy 9 6 Joystick Operation Joysticks pan in surround format either 4 way when M1 is set to LCRS mode or 5 way when it is set to LCR SS mode To assign a channel to the Joystick press its Assign button and then press the INT button on a fader Repeat ing this action on the same fader releases it from the Joystick Repeating the action on a different fader replaces the first one on the Joystick The LED matrix shows you the current position of the signal in the surround field When replaying automated mixes in surround format the LED moves independently of the joystick showing the position of the signal being played back by the automation When you switch the panel into WRITE the signal switches to follow the stick Page 54 User Manual Prodigy 9 7 Writing Screen Macros Screen Macros can be used to automate functions on the mixer screen Each macro is a recording of a sequence of poins you touch on the screen exactly as you did it This means that the starting point of the actions has an effect on th
35. ave B2 and not B1 Page 22 User Manual Prodigy 8 1 5 Main Busses You may create or 2 main busses known as M1 and M2 They may have any buss width namely stereo Dolby Surround LCRS Stereo Surround LCRSS or 5 1 format LCRSSB Panpots on faders that are assigned to main busses automatically configure themselves to deliver the right number of destinations 8 1 6 Multitrack Busses These are separate mono busses that are accessed from the Channel Configuration page Stabbing the Box under Multitrack Busses allows the user to enter a number corresponding to the number of Multitrack Busses required These will then appear on the Channel Configuration page for access 8 1 7 5 1 Format 5 1 format is enabled by setting at least one main buss to be 5 1 format on the Buss allocation page Monitoring is separately switched to 5 1 on the same page When 5 1 is enabled the level of any channel to the Boom channel is set by activating the Faders To function and selecting BOOM At this point whilst the Faders To page is active the faders will be controlling the levels sent to the Boom buss On the channel configuration page you will see a button that makes the SUB send pre main fader Normally the SUB send is a trim to the main fader position i e SUB follows main fader This button makes the SUB fader an absolute fader level 8 1 8 Solo Check only This will allow only Solo in
36. but the feeds to the Insert Sends are left as they were Thus if feeding a Dolby Encoder in LCRS from the Insert sends The EXT ST input may be used to monitor LT RT directly without affecting the feed to the encoder 9 4 2 2 CR Monitor Setup Page MONITOR OUTPUT LEVEL TRIM f gt iF m _ PosST SOLO Ff E En g INSERT RET U Mono Q SEMO SEC STU al ae ee This selects where Insert SEND SOLO Meters the meter outputs on switch de scribed below the Monitor System are driven from SPK2 trim is applied when Nearfield Moni tors are selected POST Monitor Pot Pre Mute PRE Monitor Pot Post MONO Post Insert RETurn or at the Mute When the C R button is NOT activated this is a simple Mute for the Mono Speaker When the C R button IS activated the Mute button will TOGGLE with the main C R monitor mute Thus if we set the Mono Mute to be OFF whilst the Main Mute is currently ON cancelling the Main Mute will toggle the Mono Mute to ON and the monitors can be A B ed between MONO and MAIN using the Main Mute switch Conversely setting the Mono Mute to match the Main Mute will cause them to track exactly Both either muted or un muted Page 46 User Manual Prodigy 9 4 3 The Aux Masters Page This screen is accessed by pressing the Aux Masters key It allows you to control the Auxiliary output master levels and assign their outp
37. current VFX device are black while others are grey Touch one of the black patches to load it into the VFX device Page 59 User Manual Prodigy 9 10 Fader Starts GPOs Fader Starts or GPOs General Purpose Outputs are used to trigger various events from the action of opening a fader These events include starting tape machines or CD players switching on lights and many others Prodigy 2 provides a simple but comprehensive method of setting up the open collector circuits that are used for electronic triggering Note that the operation of this software depends on the presence of the GPO card in your PC 9 10 1 Setting up GPOs To set up GPOs AD otioved oy FRU STARTS J eS ooo STATE Display Output Output ON OFF a a Triggers a Touch Ses Touch here to el set the OFF _ triggers only if output mode is Fi continuous 2 ae Touch here to set the ON triggers see below Touch here to Touch here to Shows the current Touch here to choose Touch here to set toggle the change the name state of the GPOs which fader s Elec Output Mode for output polarity of this GPO and will react in tronic Writing Strip a GPO see below real time shows the special symbols indicating GPO ON or OFF 9 10 2 Output Mode The output mode of the GPO can be set to any of three states Disabled The GPO does nothing Continuous The GPO has separate triggers to turn it on and off The ON and OFF Trigge
38. d Monitors L amp R From Cue send Outputs Ext I Ps 7 amp 8 Studio SPEAKER 7 8 Studio Speakers or Feeds M1 Headphone amps Meter O Ps 1 8 Main Output Metering Console T B microphone O P T Engine I P 24 Studio T B Studio T B microphone O P Return T B I Ps O Ps 2 T REC machine Stereo I P 1 amp 2 Post Dolby Insert EXT Monitor INS RET 1 4 Main I Ps 7 amp 8 Studio Seade Feeds C R INS SEND 1 4 LT RT Dolby Decode Dolby Encode Sends 1 4 Page 26 eee eee User Manual 8 3 Channel Configuration The Channel Configuration screen shows all parameters for a single channel FEED It can be accessed using the appropriate System Mode key or by double pressing any channel s INT key Click here to copy Click here to link Click to select Assign Button Touch here to and paste data and unlink stereo Next Previous select a different feed can also between channels channels Feed be done with the INT button Sets the send to The DRE Auxes PRE POST fader mu Touch here to Monc_R 4 j assign the feed MOMo_L C 7 2E EQ DYN gt TRACK f to M1 icons for g F m NX m BUSSES the other busses bak ru also appear if a UNUSED es O B allocated OSS PE M UNUSED UNUSED INUSED Click here to a select a direct ef Physical Output 35 for the feed L CONTROL andips
39. d can be assigned to any of these functions at any time See Prodigy 2 mixer core diagram below for signal flow details Further options can be ordered which allow the configuration to be upgraded Please contact your local Fairlight office or Distributer for details Physical Inputs Prodigy 2 Mixer Core Mixer Feeds Mixing Engine Physical Outputs E Input optional Insert Send n n eee SS Monitor Ee Insert Return Track Feed 1 64 Outputs J a a J Input optional Insert Send v n lO foto j a 6 CC ee i t CC J Insert Return i Track Feed 2 C A C 64 C A N E TEEN Input optional ee Diki Insert Send N R Insert Return TrackFeed3 To o O eae Oe 4 O G _ ee se pet E EEE EE Peete Pee eeeeesosseseee G L m a DU ees et See ee eee ee ee Pe F D n ff neut Rr BS Inset Send 4 suet ees m Insert Return TrackFeed24 OO _ mm aaa L a a iL ee 74 a m C a Input Insert Send n Insert Return Live Feed 1 C Input Insert Send Insert Return Live Feed 2 Inout Insert Send D ey ey l ae Insert Return Live Feed 3 ae n eC CC CCC ee ee ee CO T Ooo o A A foi a T a a eee ee Se ee ee eee AS eee ee eee Emm A f Input Insert Send n 24 32 Optional g a a AAE gt Insert Return Live Feed 40 64 Direct Outputs 25 a 64 Insert Sends J Jo Dir
40. der Stereo Faders later in this section 9 1 4 Solo To operate the Solo system press the Solo button on the channel fader Alternatively you may touch the Solo screen button on any fader in the Zoomed Fader screen 9 1 4 1 Solo Modes Button The Solo Modes Button in the Master Control Section of the console allows you to choose SOLO MODES amongst three styles of solo 0022225 Page 39 e AFL After Fade Listen the soloed channel s are heard after attenuation by their faders Even a channel which is not on a physical fader at the moment still has a fader level which is visible on the Fader Screen Soloing a channel causes the Solo buss a mix of the soloed channels to replace whatever was being monitored previously e PFL Pre Fade Listen the soloed channel s are heard before attenuation by their faders e SIP Solo in Place this works by muting all channels except the one s soloed It gives an accurate picture of the stereo placement of the channel and can be heard with reverb sends and returns etc which render it exactly as it is in the mix SIP is always destructive of the main mix so it should not be used while a mix is being printed to a recorder 9 1 4 2 Solo Defeat While using Solo in Place it may be desirable to exempt some channels from being muted This would apply for example to reverb returns which help to give the sound its correct perspective in the mix To prevent SIP from mu
41. display for the audio waveform and editing screens 1 2 Disk Drives for Audio Storage These may be located inside the Prodigy 2 Engine and on an external SCSI buss if an additional SCSI card is fitted They may include fixed and removable hard disks magneto optical disks and backup tape devices 1 3 MFX Editing Console This is built into the Prodigy 2 Mixing Surface and used for recording and editing functions 1 4 MFX Video Monitor Connects to a 15 pin socket on the Prodigy 2 Engine 1 5 Prodigy Mixing Surface Includes faders Master section touch screen and a built in automation system controls the automation of the console and displays the graphics on an external monitor 1 6 Surround Monitor Box The Surround Monitor Box is a3 unit rack mount providing analog monitoring for Prodigy 2 Its use is fully described in the section called Monitoring Setup User Manual Prodigy Page 5 Prodigy 2 Mixer Overview 2 1 Mixing System Overview Prodigy 2 comes configured standard with a 24 track configuration 16 Faders 24 Editor Tracks 24 Live Feeds 24 Busses 24 Analog Inputs and Outputs 24 Digital Inputs and Outputs Outputs of the recorder editor are known as Track Feeds Any of the other physical inputs can be configured as Live Feeds Mixed outputs or BUSES are different combinations of the FEEDS They are used for Main mix outputs auxiliary sends extra mix busses solo and mix minus outputs an
42. e group members are controlled directly from the Group Master pan Note that grouped faders do not move when their Master fader moves This is to preserve the VCA Group quality of the software It has the following advantages e The operating range of the faders is maintained at the high part of their throw even when the Group Master level is very low e It is possible to write a changing automation level on an individual fader even when the Group Master is also changing e By showing the resultant fader level in blue on the screen the user has the advantage of seeing both the balance of that fader within the Group and the actual level of the fader in the mix 9 2 Stereo Faders Stereo faders can be used to control any pair of adjacent channels These provides easy control of stereo signals and ensures the same settings for EQ and Dynamics apply to both sides 9 2 1 Setting up a Stereo Fader To link two channels l Interrogate a channel to display the Channel Configuration page 2 Touch the LINK button 3 The screen will ask whether you want to link to the channel above or the one below q AUH PRE COPY PASTE SOME CHANNEL lt T 3 MOND INPUT PATH EQ DYN gt TRACK INSERT The stereo fader will be the one currently assigned to the lower numbered of the two channels Any fader assigned to the higher numbered channel will go blank and have no further function Page 42 User Manual Pr
43. e meter characteristics This is described below 5 Press the CLOSE screen button Your changes will be visible and the meter set will have been changed To save Meter Sets see below rome ae Layout Choose a number of Bargraph Meters up to 8 or select dual VU Meters DUAL VU If you selected Dual VU there is no more work to do Press the CLOSE screen button to keep your changes BARS If you selected BARS there are many choices for the look of the meters Bar Type This affects the appearance of the bars You can try all four types quicker than you can read about them here Bar These choices affect the scaling and ballistics of the meters 0 on each scale is defined differently for each type of meter relative to OdBFS OdBFS will relate to absolute values when converted to or from analogue at the I O stages depending on what reference level has been set in hardware on the system In a standard unmodified system OdBFS equates to an Input Output level of 22dBU 18dBm Com mon alternative reference levels for OdBFS are 18dBU 14dBm and 12 dBU 8dBm Check to see what your standard is using external analogue meters In all cases the value given below represents the amount of digital headroom left in the system when the meters are registering 0 The 0 levels for each different type of meter in Prodigy 2 relative to OdBFS are User Manual Prodigy Page 35 System meters Channel Configuration page mete
44. e proper working of the macro when it plays back To access macros On the acro Sheet the 5 by 5 grid of rectangles represents the macros that can be stored into the system at one time Touching any icon immediately executes the macro Alternatively touch one of the commands at the bottom of the screen then the macro to be acted upon DEMO MODE Starts a demonstration of all the macros in the system This is intended for unattended demonstration of the system and is inappropriate for use in production SPEED The execution speed of a macro can be varied Click this button then select the macro whose speed you want to change The screen will ask you to choose Normal or Fast with Normal being the Debug speed ASSIGN Allows you to attach any macro to any of the 6 User Keys on the console surface Click this button then the macro to be assigned and the system will ask you to choose a hardware button or NO KEY if you want to deassign the macro Macros can also be assigned to the Shift function for the User Keys RECORD Click this button then the macro to be recorded or over recorded The macro screen exits back to the default fader screen allowing you to touch any screen items When you have finished touch the STOP icon in the lower left of the screen RENAME Allows you to rename any macro Page 55 User Manual Prodigy 9 8 The Cue List The Cue List allows you to create a list of ttmecodes which can
45. e type is recording and editing which are fully described in the Recording and Editing Manual The other is mixing which is the subject of this manual The files used to contain audio and editing information are also different from those containing mixing information 7 1 1 Recording Files Prodigy 2 uses files called Projects to contain audio and editing information The project file must be created or opened before any recording or editing take place and there is no need to save this file as it is automatically updated every few seconds to make sure that you do not lose any audio information Whenever you close down the machine or even if you just turn the power off all audio and editing information more than 10 seconds old is safe A title contains the following information e Title sheet framerate producer engineer data start and end times e Channel names entered on the Channel List page e Matrix settings created while the title was open e Fader sets created while the title was open Meter sets created while the title was open e All Cue List information e 10 user presets and one system preset containing all the current settings that were active when the title was saved or updated consisting of e Configuration of Tracks Inputs etc including names grouping buss allocation routing to busses and assignment of physical inputs and outputs e Current Fader EQ and Dynamics setting for each source signal e Settings of o
46. ect Input to Output Patching 64 32 Input Matrix Internal Output Matrix Internal Page 6 g User Manual Live Feeds Live feeds are channels connecting physical inputs to the digital mixing engine Before a live feed can be heard it must have a physical input patched to it Track Feeds Track feeds are channels connecting the audio from disk recorder playback to the digital mixing engine When a track is armed for recording the situation is a little more complex Like any recorder Prodigy 2 switches the playback of armed tracks between input and output depending on the transport state and this determines which audio signal comes into the mixer from the track feed Sources The source for a FEED is the INPUT which provides signal for it in the case of a Track Feed only when it is armed for recording Busses can also be selected as sources for FEEDS Track Feed Source Insert Send A aBand EQ Z Band EQ Input Cos 4 Band EQ Eps Track Track Feed Insert Return rr er OR Source Insert Send A Xfade 4 Band EQ 3 Input 4 Band EQ DK F 4 Band EQ To Track Track Feed Insert Return ee Live Feed Input q Band EQ p e e Insert Return NS Live Feed Bus Feed 1 Feed 2 o aa Bus Output Feed 48 2 2 Inputs and Outputs Overview The INPUTS can be assigned to any of the 24 possible busses within the system 2 2 1 Patching Inputs to Tracks Patching Inputs to Tracks is done in order to rec
47. ed on the Preferences screen e by pressing the Assign button on the CAP and choosing a signal path from the screen e by touching the Feed name at the top of the screen and choosing from the new screen that appears EQ El Shows a graph of the EQ setting for the currently selected signal path which changes as the EQ is altered A library of saved EQ settings is also shown and these can be auditioned with the current setting The channel selected when you open the screen will be the same one you have selected for the CAP and you can change the selection by the same methods These are listed in the previous paragraph a Shows a graph of the Dynamics setting for the currently selected signal path which changes as the Dynamics are altered CR MON STUDIO a Allows you to see and change the sources feeding your monitoring system User Manual Page 1 1 Prodigy CUES COMMS A Screen for assignment of talkback to appropriate destinations MASTER AUXES d Sets the master level and output assignment for aux busses and multitrack busses VFX t Virtual Effects Allows control of external MIDI devices from an animated screen METERS Places meters on the screen You may also choose and edit meter sets which are arrangements of meter numbers source channels and types that have been saved with the current title or preset MATRIX i Gives you a picture of your X Point switching system and allows y
48. essing this will cause the patch to be made and the following choices will all be patched to the following destinations sources For example Touch Analog Input 11 it is illuminated Touch Analog Input 16 all analog inputs from 11 to 16 are illuminated Touch Track 5 it is illuminated and the LINK button appears Touch the LINK button Analog Input 11 is patched to Track 5 Analog Input 12 is patched to Track 6 Analog Input 13 is patched to Track 7 Analog Input 14 is patched to Track 8 Analog Input 15 is patched to Track 9 Analog Input 16 is patched to Track 10 If any of the sources or destinations are already patched to something messages will appear asking for confirmation that the patching will be changed 8 4 4 Unlink Mode Unlink Mode is used to unpatch sources and destinations To enter it touch the Unlink Mode screen button Now choose one or more sources destinations as before and touch the UNLINK screen button that appears Touching this button will cause all these sources destinations to be unpatched from their corresponding destina tions sources Page 32 User Manual 8 5 Buss and Group Assignment The easiest way to do buss and group assignment is to use the Routing Screen under DATA because you can set the assignment for all channels and busses without changing displays To use this screen l Press 2 Press Routing LIVE LIVE 2 LIVE LIVE LIVE oe 9 Ti 3 Touch a Buss
49. eters Each type of data can be independently enabled for writing to the automation file Control of the automation system is mostly achieved from the main unzoomed fader screen whose controls are listed below 10 1 Mix Control Buttons There are several screen menus on the main fader screen These are summarised below a On Line Off Line Locked This determines whether the automation is active or not If it is offline no automation data can be read played back or written recorded If it is online automation data is always being read or written for every signal path If Locked mode is selected automation is read in forwards or reverse and can be written only in forwards When the system is in Locked mode the timecode display turns yellow Blend gt Choice of Number of Frames When a mix is updated there is a period between dropping out of write and back to read during which the automation data is automatically joined up with the data after the newly written section This is to allow smooth transitions between sections of the mix The blend time determines over how many timecode frames the new data is joined up with the old On Stop gt Once you have begun a mix pass the system will continue to write or update the mix until you put the faders into READ or take the transport out of PLAY When you do the latter a number of outcomes are possible Return to Mix The current fader or other switch and pot positions are
50. everything so you can start writing automated mixes This includes l Puts Mix ONLINE 2 Puts all faders into WRITE 3 Switches on all WRITE ENABLES This is especially useful for writing a manual balance to the automation without the risk of the automation moving anything before you are ready Here s how Mix should be OFFLINE because you have been working manually Locate to the first point of the sound allow about half a second for the automation to start up Touch the NEW MIX screen button Put the transport into Play and the automation will start writing in about half a second M Ye FORGET PASS Throws away all the mix changes in the last timecode pass SPEED SAVE Saves the current mix using the last name if any of a mix you saved plus an incremental number This avoids interruption to the creative process Page 66 User Manual Prodigy SAVE Asks you to type a name for this mix and saves it to disk You must have a title loaded or created and saved before you can Save any mixes LOAD Allows you to choose a stored mix for loading DELETE Allows you to remove mixes from storage on hard disk 10 2 Getting Started with Automation To try and make it easier for you to get started with the automation here is a step by step description of what you have to do It is assumed you have already created a balance for the first moment of the mix Touch New Mix Mix is now Online all WRITE ENABLES are ON
51. gt gt NEXT click the PROJ VER soft key and select to 15 1 then click ENTER Message on MFX WARNING This Operation will permanently discard the following Embedded Mixer Data OK CANCEL a Selecting OK will downgrade the project version to 15 1 removing any embedded mixer data stored in the project This is signified by the message PROJECT VERSION DOWNGRADED Page 20 User Manual b Selecting CANCEL returns the user to the project menu 7 3 9 Notes The system detects which state the Prodigy 2 is in If it is off or in DOS projects will load as they would if you were running the editor as an MFX If you try to LOAD MIX DATA while the Mixer is off or in DOS you will get an error message Mixer Not Connected s When a project is closed the Mixer will always return to the START UP menu even though the Title data and mixes are still present This is because no file operations are possible on Prodigy 2 unless a Project is open on MFX User Manual Page 21 Prodigy 8 Setting Up the Console 8 1 Buss Allocation Prodigy 2 allows you to create a number of busses spread amongst all mix requirements main mixes sub busses auxiliary sends and solo facilities Monitoring does not require extra busses since the system is able to route copies of the other busses to monitoring outputs on request Buss allocation can be changed at any time and the system will automatically adjust t
52. hing on SFS causes the send to follow the pan from ODD to EVEN Left goes to ODD numbered busses Right to EVEN Page 29 User Manual 8 3 12 MS Decoding Input configuration options When a Stereo Channel s Channel Configuration page is displayed options are available for L and R input phase reverse MS Decoding On Off and selection of Input format The Input format buttons operate as follows Normal Left Input to Left Feed Right to Right Feed L sends left Input to Land R Feeds R sends Right Input to L and R feeds REV sends Left Input to Right Feed and Vice Versa NOTE These options MS Decoding Phase Reverse and Input configuration only apply to PHYSICAL INPUTS not to Disc recorder returns 8 3 13 Input Phase Reverse The L PH and R PH buttons reverse the phase of the input This works on PHYSICAL Inputs only not disk recorder returns Page 30 User Manual Prodigy TM THE BENCHMARK IN DIGITAL AUDIO 8 4 The Patch Page The Patch page allows patching of multiple inputs and outputs to Feeds very quickly and efficiently To view this page touch the Patching key on the Data Screen Touch to enter Touch to Touch to Show Mode enter Link enter Unlink Mode Mode rer Doe vee ore ors Ea oon Poo os mee fe ES Ca EE EN cN e Eo SS EN AN e e e a a Eo SE CN EY c SS a a hae PEUT CHANNEL ff CHANMEL ff MAIN Bus SYSTEM INPUT f RETURN I RETURN
53. ixer Data from Project YES NO a Select YES and title stored in project is loaded onto the mixer Messages in MFX Sending data to mixer on clicking Y Unpacking and Loading title Please wait during title loading Title Load Complete at completion of title load During this transfer the following functions are disabled l Project Open library files 2 Project Close Page 18 User Manual 3 Project Version downgrade 4 Extend gt Import Load Mix Data 6 Clicking UPDATE on the mixer again possible but ignored cp Import Open b Select NO and the project opens but the mixer remains in the START UP menu At this stage it is possible to load Mixer data from a completely separate Project using the LOAD MIXDATA option see below 7 3 4 Using LOAD MIXDATA in the import menu Anytime there is a project open it is possible to load mix data that is stored from within another project onto the Prodigy 2 This is done by going to the IMPORT menu browsing to the project you wish to get the embedded mix data out of clicking ENTER opening the project as a library file and then clicking LOAD MIXDATA the second soft key Prodigy 2 must either be in the START UP menu or have a title already loaded Upon doing so the mix data embedded in the library file is sent to Prodigy 2 If you have a project open which contains embedded mix data clicking BLUE IMPORT LOAD MIXDATA without opening a lib
54. k feeds are channels connecting the audio from disk recorder playback to the digital mixing engine When a track is armed for recording the situation is a little more complex Like any recorder Prodigy 2 switches the playback of armed tracks between input and output depending on the transport state and this determines which audio signal comes into the mixer from the track feed User Manual Page 27 Prodigy In general mixes are performed with the tracks disarmed and then there is no work to do to get the sound coming through the channel As long as there is audio on the track it will be heard When a track is armed or switched to monitor its input at the Editing console it will only be heard if a physical input is patched to it actually you cannot arm a track unless it has a physical input 8 3 4 Sources The source for a FEED is the physical INPUT which provides signal for it Busses can also be selected as sources for FEEDS This allows you for example to record a Buss on to a disk track Channels which have been stereo linked will present two fields for input patching 8 3 4 1 Input port selection Select Local Input for Track 9 sere 1 wear 2 wears 3 rera 4 rens a were 5 weirs 7 INPUT amp rers J rere 10 INPUT wears INPUT reme rene 13 ronu 14 mns 15 INPUT 16 mene 17 INPUT 2 INFOT 24 MAIM BUS The top section of the screen contains a grid into which are placed the appropriate selection b
55. l Fader Sets have the lowest numbered tracks spread across the console To change a fader set l Select the Fader Set you want to change This will place it on the console surface 2i Press the EDIT key next to the Fader Set keys It will flash while Fader Sets are being changed A LLL STEPS ORIGINAL ALTERNATE Tr H aa FH Tr gt Lid Lid m acs Ae FH ot Fi 7 ra ra Track Track Track Track 21 22 25 2q FA ad kad Mal d a Page 34 User Manual Prodigy 3 Touch the INT button of the first fader you want to reassign 4 The screen shows you the current path assigned to the selected fader Touch the path you want to assign to that fader gt The screen automatically moves to the next fader to the right of the one you just assigned You may set that one or touch the INT button of the next fader you want to change 6 When you are happy with the Fader Set you have edited press the EDIT button again or touch the CLOSE screen button 8 7 3 Saving Fader Sets Fader Sets are automatically saved when updating the current title 8 8 Meter Sets A meter set is a predetermined grouping of channels together with a certain meter look which you have saved for quick access To view the meters press the METERS System Mode key 8 8 1 Editing a Meter Set To edit a Meter Set l Press METERS d 2 Select the Meter Set you want to change This will put it on the screen 3 Press the EDIT screen button 4 Edit th
56. may be altered and automated FPeCAaeENeeaeA AAAS BB PP Da TTITITTITTITE E Pryryrrrsss E ETTTTTTTITIEET T o aa 3255 A pass Pa Master Control Section sed for high level control of Track Ball and Monitor Panel configuration and displays Contains the Mix computer Trackball and Monitor controls Editing Console Joysticks nate Used to control all aspects of Used for Panning in Surround Faders are used for recording and editing Modes level control during Described in more detail in the recording and mixing PRODIGY 2 Recording and Editing Manual Page 10 User Manual 6 User Interface 6 3 System Modes The System Mode Keys determine which display is shown on the user interface To enter a mode press the System Mode key To exit press the same System Mode key again or press the CLOSE command on the touch screen This will return you to the fader screen The available system modes are CHAN CONFIG Allows you to see and change the physical input and output insert send and return and buss assignment of any signal path The channel selected when you open the screen will be the same one you have selected for the CAP and you can change the selection by the same methods These are e by pressing the INT button on any fader e by touching the fader if Assign to CAP via Touch Sensors has been checked on the Preferences screen e by soloing the fader if Assign to CAP via Solo Switches has been check
57. n which allows you to enter Cues on the fly while the transport is running The timecodes are captured from Prodigy 2 s current position ADDI INS Allows you to add events to the Cues Click ADD INS then touch the type of Event icons above then drag the icon to the Event s field of the Cue EDIT Click EDIT then touch the Event icon in a Cue allowing you to determine exactly what the event is DELETE Allows you to delete an event Click DELETE then touch the event to be deleted PREV Allows you to preview an event Click PREV then touch any event It will immediately be executed in isolation from any others User Manual Page 5 Prodigy 9 9 VFX Virtual Effects is the control of external devices from the Prodigy 2 screen via MIDI Refer to the installation manual for details on setting up VFX devices 9 9 1 Operating VFX To use VFX first press VFX TRIG EH a PND W O E oe Dj o daka FEEDBACK TRIG EN C RND AE SINE y HI FRE LOW FREG AWE TRIG EN P AMON V ape 10 10 i SPEED HaT g E FEEO THRESH REFLEX Select VFX device by touching one of these icons Loading meter VFX begins loading MIDI data to its devices immediately on startup but it does this in the background to avoid wasting time If this meter is present loading is in progress Changes you make to a device will be made after the current load o 53 D
58. nfiguration page 3 Set the input to be 22 analogue 4 dB 4 Make sure that there is no input assigned unused in the Cues and Comms page live feed 12 is where you should set up the physical input 5 Route talk 1 and or talk 2 to the output busses you want to assign the talk back to If ST is one of the destinations make sure that the output of the mic pre amp is split to the monitor box as well as routed to a physical input 6 With the output of the talk back mic preamp connected to input 22 pressing talk1 talk2 will activate the talk back and route the microphone to the chosen busses 7 Assign input 22 to the port in Cues and Comms page then talk back User Manual Prodigy Page 3 8 9 3 Automatic Cue It is possible to have Talkback 1 and or 2 come on automatically every time the transport goes out of Play Record To do this check one or both of the Automatic Cue boxes on the PREFERENCE screen under System 8 9 4 Use of System Resources There are three modes for talkback configuration disabled destructive and permanent The choice is made by a statement in the CONSOLE CON file which is described in detail in the Installation Manual e Disabled Mode 0 No talkback is possible and the CUES AND COMMS screen is locked out Destructive Mode 1 One Live Feed is nominated in the CONSOLE CON file to be consumed whenever talkback is switched on Live Feed 24 is chosen by default to be replaced which mea
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60. nitially a title must be loaded from or stored to an MFX Project before it is possible to start work This is achieved in one of the following methods 7 3 1 Creating a new project A Message box will appear on the MFX Screen Create New Mixer Data YES NO a Select YES and the current mixer settings are copied and loaded into the mixer as a new title with the data being stored into the newly created project Prodigy 2 now has a title loaded and the new project is open Messages on MFX Creating New Mixer Title on clicking Y New Mixer Title Created at completion of title load This allows for a new project to be created and mixer data to be copied from the current settings of the mixer into a title for starting work from scratch The current settings are dependent on the Preferences set and whether or not any mixing has been done since Prodigy 2 was booted b Select NO and the newly created project opens but the Mixer stays in the START UP menu No messages on MFX This allows for the user to create a new project and then load a title from another project The title is loaded using the IMPORT gt gt LOAD MIXDATA option At this point the title data is not stored in the project 7 3 2 Opening a project that does not contain mix data Message on MFX Create New Mixer Data YES NO This will work the same way as it does above 7 3 3 Opening a project that contains mix data Message on MFX Load M
61. ns that whenever talkback is switched on the signal in Live Feed 24 disappears from all its destinations and the talkback signal comes through that path and goes to its destination s In Mode 1 the objective is that all 24 Live Feeds can be used as well as the talkback system Permanent Mode 2 This is the default setting One Live Feed is dedicated permanently to talkback and does not appear in any menu or screen By default this is Live Feed 24 Note if it is a requirement to slate audio to Prodigy 2 tracks while recording Permanent mode must be used or else an error message will be seen Can t do that while recording Page 38 User Manual Prodigy 9 Operating the Console Manually 9 1 Fader Operation To hear a FEED you must oo 1 assign the FEED to a fader use the Fader Sets editing screen parce 2 route the FEED to a BUSS use the Routing screen 3 make sure the Master fader for the BUSS is up O 4 make sure the Control Room or Studio Level knob is up and not muted by its afte switch PAN k 5 P 5 make sure the output of the BUSS you are listening to has a path to Monitor RD speakers or headphones O WR 9 1 1 Level Fader level works the same way in Prodigy 2 as in any analog console of our day When a level change is made with the fader the channel configuration EWS panel displays the CHANNEL1 level in dbs 9 1 2 Pan Balance The panpot works like a no
62. o and out of Write mode at predeter mined points The points are defined on the AUTOREC screen which may be accessed from the MIX page At the top of the AUTOREC screen there are timecode locations for Drop In and Drop Out These may be entered manually or captured by one of two methods e Capture In Pressing this button transfers the current timecode position into the Drop In point e Capture out Pressing this button transfers the current timecode position into the Drop Out point e Learn When this is enabled the next two depressions of the RECORD button on the locator panel will capture the In Point and the Out Point respectively allowing capture on the fly Note that when PREVIEW mode is enabled the 12th System Key is used to drop in and out of PREVIEW mode and is therefore not available for this operation The Capture In and Capture Out buttons must therefore be used instead when using Preview mode 10 1 1 Preview with Punch A very useful combination can be achieved using Preview with Punch To do this select the READ PREVIEW WRITE sequence press the 12th System Key on the mixing console and enable some channels for preview In this state the faders panpots and or whatever parameters are enabled can be moved freely while the transport is running so that a balance can be achieved for a section of the project Once the desired balance is obtained the section of the project where it will be used is entered into the AUTORE
63. o remove its gain reduction after the audio has risen above Threshold Notes l The Expander Gate and the Limiter Compressor combine to produce a single transfer function It is possible to get quite eccentric transfer functions by having the Expander Threshold above that of the Compressor 2 In general the audio level drops when Dynamics are used You can use the Makeup Ref control on the Dynamics Page to compensate for this Page 52 User Manual 9 5 5 2 The Dynamics Screen To access the Dynamics screen press the DYN button The graph shows two possible views of the Dynamics activities When G R is selected the graph shows the ex pected gain reduction at any input level When X FER is selected the graph shows the expected output level at any input level Dynamics Options EdB 9dB 4 P r O Th 306 a 12dB b m Ode 15cE Selecting LIMITER will set the largest limit ratio possible into the selected tracks and overrides any settings selected on the CAP Selecting Gate Range x 2 doubles the ranage available 9 5 5 3 Presets Presets allow you to create a library of useful dynamics settings and recall them at any time Each preset is stored on one line of the preset box and is accessed by touching it STORE Touch a line on the preset box then touch this switch to store the current dynamics setting into it A name will be requested ifthe line is empty otherwise the software will first
64. o the new setup The current setup is saved in presets and in the Title when that is updated Any main buss or sub buss in the system may be configured up to 5 1 operation subject of course to there being enough busses available to create them The panning on all channels will be appropriate to the largest buss created in the system Each buss may be individually configured to any configuration although M1 must be at least stereo 8 1 1 The Buss Allocation Screen To set up your bussing requirements press _ DATA gt followed by BUSS ALLOC Mix buss Allocation To use this display touch any of the rectangles that allocate the number of busses used for each purpose 8 1 2 Mono Aux Busses You may create as many as 12 mono aux busses known as Auxes to 12 If you set up too few aux busses now you can add more later as long as you have not used up all the busses for other things 8 1 3 Stereo Aux Busses You may create as many as 3 stereo auxes These are known as Auxes A B and C to distinguish them from mono auxes 8 1 4 Sub Busses You may create as many as 4 sub busses known as B1 to B4 They can be separately configured up to 5 1 format Panning on all channels will be displayed as appropriate to the largest buss created in the system but narrower sub buses receive only panning parameters they can use Sub Busses must be created in the order B1 B2 B3 B4 and destroyed in the reverse order Thus it is impossible to h
65. ocation Screen 22 516 0 e een eee nee A 7 8 1 2 Mono Aux Busses 000 22 22 Inputs and Outputs Overview 7 8 1 3 Stereo Aux Busses 00 00 22 2 3 Insert Sends and Returns 7 ia A om a A atin tees a 1 5 ain BUSSES ccceceeeeee ees i Running the System oeesesseseeteetestestestens 8 8 1 6 Multitrack Busses 23 3 1 Powering on the system 8 8 1 7 5A Format an 23 ee eee Sa cl a 3 2 8 1 8 Solo detainee Sie ak ee tae 2B Running the Prodigy 2 Editor 8 8 1 9 CIR Monitor c cescescessesseeseeseeee 23 3 3 Running the Prodigy 2 Mixer 8 8 1 10 Define Port o ae 24 Restarting the System scsssssseee 9 8 1 11 Free Mix Busses 006 24 41 Restarting the Mixer 9 8 2 2 Internal SOUrCeS ees 26 42 Restarting the PRODIGY 2 Engine 9 8 3 Channel Configuration ee ere errs 2 4 3 Running the System as an Editor 9 8 3 1 Live Feeds c ccccececeeeececeeess 27 8 3 2 Track Feeds ccccceceeeeeeeees 27 The Control Surface eseeee 10 8 3 4 SOUFCES ener 28 User Interface ccccceeeceeeeseeee 11 8 3 5 Insert Points 0 29 6 3 System Modes 00 ee 11 8 3 6 Copying Channel Configuration 29 6 4 Mixer Screen Menu Summary 13 8 3 7 Stereo EINKINO cessen 29 6 4 14 The Mix Menu 13 SA Ang M A RE ai 29 6 4 2 The Data Ment aoia 14 8 3 9 Signal TO
66. odigy To unlink stereo channels l Interrogate a channel to display the Channel Configuration page pA Touch the UNLINK button 3 The screen will ask you to confirm the unlinking of the channels 9 2 2 Level Fader level works the same way as for mono channels except that both channels are controlled 9 2 3 Pan Pot The function of the Pan Pot on a stereo channel is switched between Pan and Balance using the Bal button on the Channel Configuration page When set to Bal mode the panpot works as a stereo balance control It works between the ranges 7 and 3 dB and affects the amount of Left and Right input feeding the Width control When set to Pan mode the panpot moves the output of the Width control from left through centre to right The range of possible movement is determined partially by the position of the WIDTH control see next section If for example the WIDTH is set to maximum the Pan control has no room to move at all At the other extreme it is moving both stereo channels from far left through centre and to far right exactly as though it was two mono signals com bined 9 2 4 Trim Pot The trim pot acts as a master level control for the channel just as for a mono channel When working with a stereo signal into a stereo or surround format buss the Trim pot can act as a stereo WIDTH control This will range from extremely wide Left channel hard LEFT Right channel hard RIGHT to extremely narrow Left and Right
67. ord the input on to the track or use the THROUGH mode Inputs are patched to Tracks on the Channel Configuration screen of the mixer This is described later in this manual Note that it is possible to record a system BUSS into a Track by patching it to the input of the Track beware this can create audio feedback This is done on the Channel Configuration page 2 3 Insert Sends and Returns The number of Insert points available depends on the configuration of the system but is never less than 24 which can be patched into any of the feeds Creating the Insert Send and Return can be done from the Channel Configura tion page or from the Channel List Page User Manual rn Page 3 Running the System 3 1 Powering on the system a First turn on the Engine using the power button on the front panel b Next turn on the Mixer Surface using the power switch on the rear panel C Turn on the surround monitor 3 2 Running the Prodigy 2 Mixer PRODIGY 2 48 Track 24 Live Feed and 32 Buss configuration This configuration is run by typing prod48 at the c prompt to boot the mixer application To run this configuration the QDC engine must have been started with Prodigy 48 and a project opened before starting Prodigy 2 PRODIGY 2 24 Track 24 Live Feed and 24 Buss configuration This configuration is run by typing prodigy at the c prompt to boot the mixer application To run this configuration the QDC engine must have been st
68. ors Page 48 User Manual 9 5 3 2 Sweep Enable To make dynamic EQ more flexible press the Sweep Enable button Now the turnover frequency of the HF and LF bands can be swept by holding down the Frequency button and turning the Gain knob The Q factor of the HM and LM bands can be swept by holding down the Q button and turning the Gain knob 9 5 3 3 The EQ Screen Pressing the EQ key causes the screen to display a graph of the current EQ setting This changes as you turn pots on the CAP equaliser Eq Options TRACK 1 T El ar 7 WM Mit in sid Pe LOAD PREVIEW 9 5 3 4 Presets At the right of the EQ screen there is a library of saved EQ settings The buttons below allow you to use and add to these STORE To store the current EQ setting into the library of presets first touch an empty box at the right or an existing one if you want to replace it then touch the STORE button Type a name on the keyboard that appears on the screen and touch the ENTER button double left arrow on that keyboard LOAD To load an EQ setting from the library into the current selected channel touch the setting you want to load then press the LOAD button PREVIEW Touch an EQ setting and press the PREVIEW button This will temporarily load the setting into the current selected channel and you will hear the result UNDO Press the UNDO button to return to the EQ setting you had before the preview CLOSE Press this b
69. ou to change the connections The Matrix setup is saved as part of the current title Allows you to switch the faders to control such things as the Aux send level from each channel or the send level to the 6th Boom channel ofa 5 1 mix setup Record ej Allows users to record automation Page 12 Prodigy User Manual 6 4 Mixer Screen Menu Summary The lower area of the screen interface has three menus of commands which are accessed using the MIX DATA and SYSTEM screen buttons Here is a summary of their usage 6 4 1 The Mix Menu g Hii i Puts all faders into Write mode for use in automation i Puts all faders into Read mode for use in automation ALL UPDATE Puts all faders into Update mode for automation Arms all faders in Touch Write or Preview mode when enabled for automation Turns the whole touch screen into a timecode display i Unloads the current mix if any from memory puts Mix automation online and sets all channels to WRITE mode ready for a complete new mix to be recorded l Throws away any new automation data that was recorded on the last timecode pass _SPEED SAVE Saves the current mix with the same name as the last except for incrementing a number at the end of the name l Allows you to create a new name for the mix before saving it Allows you to load an existing mix This mix must have been saved under the current ti
70. panning to the same position as determined by the panpot To do this press the ALT button until the red light appears under the label WIDTH When working with a stereo signal in any Surround format the Trim pot can also be set to control the balance between the front channels LCR and the surround channels mono or stereo To do this press the ALT button until the red light appears under the label F S front surround Page 43 User Manual 9 3 Custom Pan Laws Custom pan and divergence laws can be created for each different type of pan available Touching the Panning button on the Master Assign page accesses the custom panning page The Master Assign page is accessed by either pressing the Assign button on the C A P or by touching the channel name bar in the centre top of the Channel Configuration page Once in this page various options are available for adjusting the laws for different panning situations The small graphs represent the law that will be applied when that type of pan is used Thus when operating in stereo the L R pan graph is employed When operating in LCRS LCRSS or LCRSSB mode the pan law from left through centre to right will be governed by the L C R law with the Front Back law separately defined Divergence Options for TRACK 1 LL FRONT CROSS Surround Pant For each type of pan there are 4 preset laws defined which may be applied by touching the selector box and select
71. r SOLO meter and I O port meter 0 OdBFS Software meters main meter page Default Meter settings DIN PEAK 0 9 dBFS 13 dBu on standard system VU 0 18 dBFS 4 dBu on standard system BBC PPM6 14 dBFS 8 dBu on standard system NORDIC 0 18 dBFS 4 dBu on standard system DIGITAL 0 0 dBFS 22 dBu on standard system The meter scales may be adjusted to accommodate different operating levels See the Installation Manual for details Dot These choices affect the hold time of the peak meters 8 7 1 2 Select Channels Choose the signal paths you would like to meter by pressing the fields in the Select Channels box and touching the signal path for each of the meters You may use the scroll bars on the side of the Select Channels box to access more signal path names 8 8 2 Saving Meter Sets Meter Sets are automatically saved when you update the current title User Manual Page 36 Prodigy 8 9 Talkback A microphone is provided for talkback When needed it is connected to one system input and controlled by the CUES amp COMMS System Mode 8 9 1 Operation There are two talkback buttons on the console TALK 1 and TALK 2 Each one controls a different routing for the talkback signal available at any time COMMS TALK ff TALK 1 2 8 9 2 Setup CUES on COMMS Ennn D C OOo A iss 1 Assign live 12 to a fader 2 Look at live 12 in the channel co
72. r switched out of THRU according to normal MFX rules A LIVE FEED behaves as if it were a permanently armed track Thus in all circumstances the lowest numbered LIVE FEED with an input attached will have access to that input disabling that input to any other tracks or LIVE FEEDS Thus it will be impossible to arm any track if the input attached to that track is also connected to any LIVE FEED and the input will not be active on any higher numbered LIVE FEEDS until it is disconnected from the lower numbered one Page 28 User Manual 8 3 4 3 Source Type To set the Source Type touch the screen knob at the top left of the screen You can use the mixing console Jogger Wheel to move it up and down or move by single steps using the Up and Down keys The mouse can also be used with left button clicks moving up and right ones moving down 8 3 4 4 Source Trim Input trim level operates in the digital domain for both analog and digital sources It can be set by touching the red knob in the lower left of the screen and turning the mixing console Jogger Wheel 8 3 5 Insert Points Insert sends and returns may be created on the Channel Configuration screen 8 3 6 Copying Channel Configuration Pressing Copy copies the following data from the current channel into a clipboard L Level and Pan 2 Routing The Buss destinations 3 FQ 4 Dynamics gt Auxes Aux set ups At any time the entire contents of the clipboa
73. ral or written express or implied to the extent permitted by law in the geographical area of the product s use No employee of Fairlight ESP agent distributor or employee of an agent or distributor is author ised to offer any variation from this policy Copyright 2001 Fairlight ESP Pty Ltd Unit 2 1 Skyline Place French s Forest NSW 2086 AUSTRALIA Telephone 61 2 8977 9999 Fax 61 2 8977 9900 Text and Graphics by Andrew Bell Ross Caston Updated by Owen Walker Page 2 User Manual T m System Components ccseeseeeeeee 5 Lage Using LOAD MIXDATA in the import l l MENU ccc ccc ceccecceeeceeeceeteeeeeeeees 19 1 1 Prodigy 2 Engine o n 5 1 2 Disk Drives for Audio Storage 5 75 0 Closing a project ee 19 l oie a 7 3 6 The UPDATE button on the Mixer 20 1 3 MFX Editing Console ee Te 5 737 Extending Project containing embed 1 4 MFX Video Monitor 00665 5 ded Mixer Data 20 1 5 Prodigy Mixing Surface 5 73 8 Removing Embedded Mixer Data from 1 6 Surround Monitor Box 5 a project oo cececceceseeceeeereseerereen 20 Prodigy 2 Mixer Overview ns 6 7 3 9 NOTOS apices a E 21 2 1 Mixing System Overview 6 8 Setting Up the Console 00 22 EVE F EGOS seriene EE aii T 8 1 Buss Allocation 0 0c ee 22 Track FeedS i am T 8 1 1 The Buss All
74. rary file first will send the data contained in the current project to the Prodigy 2 Messages displayed after clicking LOAD MIXDATA Sending Data to Mixer Unpacking and Loading Mix Data Please Wait Title Load Complete During this transfer the following functions are disabled L Project Open library files PA Project Close 3 Project Version downgrade 4 Extend 5 Import Load Mix Data 6 Clicking UPDATE on the mixer again possible but ignored J Import Open 7 3 5 Closing a project l Ifyou close a project when there is no title loaded on the mixer the project will close and nothing else will happen 2 Whenever you close a project while there is a title loaded on Prodigy 2 you get Message on MFX Update stored Mixer data YES NO a When you select YES the mixer data currently on the mixer will be packed up and stored into the project you are closing This operation will overwrite existing mixer data within the project The project will close and the mixer will return to the START UP menu Messages on MFX Receiving Title Data from Mixer on starting transfer User Manual Page 19 Importing object into project during transfer Title Store Complete on the completion of the transfer b If you select NO the project will close and the mixer will return to the START UP menu Closing a project which contains no mix data will result in Message on MFX
75. rd may be pasted simultaneously press PASTE or each separate section independently Press SOME into the current channel 8 3 7 Stereo Linking The LINK button links and unlinks the channel with an adjacent channel This has the effect of combining control of the two channels on to one fader It also locks the EQ and Dynamics parameters of the two channels to be the same and causes the same level to be sent from both channels to the aux buses 8 3 8 Arming Tracks The ARM button allows the current Track to be armed directly from the Channel Configuration page 8 3 9 Signal Flow The FLOW button allows EQ and Dynamics to be placed either at the Input to a track or the return from the Track If an input is connected directly to a track and the EQ Dyn are at the input the results of the EQ Dyn will be recorded Ifthe EQ DYN are set to TRACK the results of the EQ DYN will be monitored but not recorded For LIVE FEEDS the EQ DYN are always at the input Note that inserts cannot be created on armed tracks when the EQ and Dynamics are in the Input path 8 3 10 EQ COMP EXP buttons The EQ COMP EXP buttons may be used to switch the EQ and dynamics in and out from the Channel Configuration page 8 3 11 Multitrack busses If any Multitrack busses have been created in the Buss Allocation page channels are routed to them by selecting the appropriate Track buttons at the bottom of the Channel Configuration page Switc
76. rmal panpot when panning a mono channel into a stereo buss At the centre position the signal is at 3dB gain to the Left and Right channels At either extreme position the signal has 0 dB gain When panning a mono channel into a surround format the panpot moves the signal from B left through centre to right It sends with 0 dB gain to a single buss at the extreme left B dead centre and extreme right positions and 3 dB when positioned exactly in between two bus outputs 0 When panning a mono signal into a Stereo Surround format the panpot can be set to balance between Left Surround and Right Surround To do this press the ALT button until the red light appears under the label LS RS Stereo channels are described in a later section called Stereo Faders Bo Note that the Pan Laws can be modified as described in Custom Pan Laws B 9 1 3 Trim Surround a The trim pot acts in between the analog to digital converter for an analog input and the equaliser This can be used to set a useful working range for the fader and to set the 40 correct headroom for the equaliser When working with a mono signal into any Surround format the Trim pot can be set to control the balance between the front channels LCR and the surround channels mono or stereo To do this press the ALT button until the red light appears under the label F S front surround Behaviour of the Trim pot with stereo channels is described un
77. rodio Mix Automation Manual Software Version 4 Part Number DPR2101 B Document Number 303 Copyright July 2001 y TM THE BENCHMARK IN DIGITAL AUDIO Important Notice The material in this document is copyright to Fairlight ESP Pty Ltd and may not be quoted or reproduced in any form without written permission from the company LIMITED SOFTWARE WARRANTY POLICY All the software provided with or purchased especially for Fairlight products has been tested for functionality Fairlight ESP Pty Ltd will make its best efforts to correct reported software defects for future releases subject to technical practicabilities Fairlight ESP will also replace any defective media on which software has been delivered provided that the item to be replaced is returned to the dealer who supports the product within 90 days of purchase Fairlight ESP Pty Ltd makes no warranty or representation either ex pressed or implied with respect to the system s performance or fitness for a particular purpose In no event will Fairlight ESP Pty Ltd be liable for direct or indirect dam ages arising from any defect in the software or its documentation Further Fairlight ESP Pty Ltd will not accept any liability for any programs sounds audio recording or sequences stored in or used with Fairlight products including the cost of recovery of such data The warranties remedies and disclaimers above are exclusive and take precedence over all others o
78. rs are set by touching the appropriate boxes They may be related to different faders if required After the ON trigger has been activated the GPO stays ON until the OFF trigger is activated Pulse The GPO turns ON when its ON Trigger is activated stays ON for the period of the Pulse then turns OFF There is no separate OFF Trigger Page 60 User Manual Prodigy 9 10 3 Setting ON Triggers It is possible to set four different fader channels to control a single GPO Then it is possible to choose whether the GPO fires when any one of the these faders is in the right state or whether they must all be in the right state By touching the ON Triggers box on the GPO display you will open another display GPO Setup Display Output Output ON OFF ks pane Sl Channel Mode Polarity Triggers Triggers a Sy oy LH Pa 1 ON Track 15 Continuous Active High CHi open CHI close elki se be 1 ON Triggers Mo Fader Channel Event Taki ooo OPEN Track 2 OPEN OPEN OPEN Jo e m i amp amp HELP a Touch to choose Choose whether all faders Touch to toggle the fader s a fader to control must be in the active state for active state between this GPO triggering or just one of becoming open and them becoming closed User Manual Page 61 Prodigy 10 Console Automation Prodigy 2 provides automation of faders mutes auxes and EQ param
79. s screen ST AUX A B C STB e by pressing the Assign button on the a CAP and choosing a signal path from Gain the screen C Once a channel is assigned into the CAP if EQ or Dynamics are applied to the channel a display is shown on the user interface above the mute display with E for EQ or D for Dynamics MODE se f S SEL k CHANNEL CHANNEL1 9 5 3 The Equaliser p There are two forms of EQ in Prodigy 2 One called dynamic EQ is operated from the CAP and works just like controls on an analog console The other called clip based EQ is operated from the Editing console and works more like an editing function Both forms of EQ can be operated simultaneously allowing two 4 band equalisers to be active on every track actu ally there are three equalisers during a crossfade 9 5 3 1 Dynamic EQ This form of EQ takes its name from its ability to change the EQ value from moment to moment continuously All changes made in the EQ values can be written to the automation and thereby become a repeatable part of the mix Using the EQ controller on the CAP or any dedicated equaliser above a fader you can access four bands on any signal path There are two types of band e The High Frequency HF and Low Frequency LF bands are shelves with a choice of two turnover fre quencies e The High Mid MH and Low Mid LM bands are bell curves with sweepable mid frequencies and a choice of two Q fact
80. sets A preset is like a snapshot of all the system parameters at a given moment and can be used to save and restore settings of the following e Configuration of Tracks Inputs etc including names grouping buss allocation routing to busses and assignment of physical inputs and outputs e Fader EQ and Dynamics setting for each source signal e Settings of outboard equipment being control led by the VFX system e Settings of all non automated controls such as input trims stereo width etc e Current patching of X Point matrix switcher Current settings of Monitor Box ROUTING Shows you all feeds routable busses and fader groups It allows you to choose which feeds are routed to which buses and to assign them to fader groups A Changes the default fader screen to give an enlarged view lt lt lt gt gt gt Moves the display one fader to the left or right Allows up to 64 snapshots to be made of all dynami cally automatable parameters Page 14 Prodigy User Manual 6 4 3 The System Menu SYS INFO Displays information about the computer system and the software revision ABOUT Displays information about the program and its authors OSC Settings for the system oscillator PREFERECES Provides choices for some user settings including assignment of faders to the CAP operation of the screen saver and startup definitions MACROS This screen allows screen m
81. t and when you let go it stops writing merges with the existing data and goes back to flashing READ 1 e ready for you to touch it again When you stop the transport it goes back to Read if Auto Disarm is ON otherwise it stays in Touch Write ready for you to start the transport and make some more changes Touch Write To End A fader that is put into Touch Write will stay in write even when released On stopping the transport data will be written according to the setting of the On Stop function The fader reverts to Read if Auto Disarm is ON otherwise it stays in Touch Write Read Preview Write Preview is a special mode which allows you to move a fader hear the results in real time but not write these moves to the automation It is very useful because it allows you to set up the mix for a section without disturbing the existing automation and without the automation moving these faders every time you go into Play Preview mode becomes active only when the Record gt button on the mixing console is pressed which must be done while the transport is stopped The Record light flashes to show that Preview mode has been entered Pressing the SEL button on any channel moves it from READ to PREVIEW WRITE and the Write indicator flashes red A further press of the SEL key puts the channel into WRITE Another method is to select preview mode arm a channel and set any required levels etc and locate to where the automation should begin
82. the upper right of the main fader screen is a grid showing all the parameters that can be enabled for automation including level fader mute individual aux sends individual EQ bands and dynamics modules not in this software revision Touching any box will make it ready to be written Touch ALL to enable all parameters From that time any channel that is put into Write with timecode running will start to write over the existing data for that parameter Note that two EQ bands HM HMF and LMF LM are included in each EQ choice To record one of these bands without the other use UPDATE mode and leave one of them static while moving the other Page 65 User Manual Prodigy 10 1 3 Mix Screen Menu Buttons i Touching the All Write screen button puts all channels into Write mode This should be used carefully because it applies to channels which have a fader on the console surface and also to those which do not In other words you could be overwriting fader moves which you cannot see Touching the All Read screen button puts all channels into Read mode i Puts all channels into Update mode described above This is a safe move because no data is changed until you move a fader ARM ALL Touching Arm All puts all faders into TOUCH WRITE if Touch Write has been enabled on the Sel SW button or it puts all faders into PREVIEW if Read Prv Write has been enabled and the Record button has been pressed NEW MIX Prepares
83. ting a channel Open the Zoomed Fader Screen press NORMAL ZOOM under MIX Touch the letter D for Defeat on the fader channels that you want exempted from SIP 99 Part of the Zoomed Fader Screen Read Write Switch Solo Button Solo Defeat Button Group Controls Pan Button Mute Button Group Assign Buttons A P LLLLLLLLL P LLLLLLLLL P LLLLLLELL PLL LLLULLL P LLLLLYLUL Note it is also possible to Defeat Solo by pressing the SAFE button on the Channel Config screen Page 40 User Manual Prodigy 9 1 4 3 Clear Solo To remove the solo button from all soloed sources at once press the CLEAR button in the Solo Modes section All channels will return to normal 9 1 5 Mute Muting a channel has exactly the same effect as pulling its fader all the way down 9 1 6 Fader Sets Fader Sets are described in the section called Setting up the Console 9 1 7 Faders To This allows the channel faders to be used to control the send level to a buss These can be Aux sends or Boom sends Selecting one of the busses on the Faders To page will set all the faders to their channel s send level for the selected buss This behaviour for the faders persists while the Faders To screen is displayed If the Latch button is pressed then the current selection will be retained the next time the Faders To page is selected Fader Assign MONO AUH MONO AUR STEREO AUH BUS 1
84. tion for the previous scene When you have set a balance for the new scene you may commence writing it to the automation in two possible ways l Roll the transport from before the start of the new scene and punch in the automation by pressing the Record button 2 Set the scene start and end points in the Auto Rec menu and set Punch to DROP IN DROP OUT Then roll the transport from before the scene and the automation will punch the new values in for the whole scene 10 4 2 Method 2 l Save the mix you already had Z Take Mix OFFLINE 3 Set up the balance you want for the new scene 4 Click NEW MIX and record your balance through the scene 5 Use Mix Processing see next section to get a precise turnover point between the two mixes including a crossfade of the levels Page 69 er Dro 10 5 Mix Processing Mix processing allows you to perform operations on the automation data that you have recorded These operations involve copying merging shifting trimming and so on within a controlled timecode range and on selected tracks To open Mix Processing Select source and or destination channels na e G O STEPS z me O le ORIGINAL VO ia ALTERNATE VO ALTERNATE VO A Track 5 Traks l Choose the type of Start processing at the Finish processing at the process see below start of the Title end of the Title PROCESS Selectall Deselectall Choose which Click
85. tle DELETE _ Allows you to delete mixes that have previously been saved to disk in this Title MH PROC _ Opens a screen allowing parts of mixes to be proc essed in different ways For example you may copy a section from one track to another or trim the fader levels in a given timecode range by a number of dB This processing only affects the mix data not the audio content All editing of audio content is done on the Editing console Allows setup of Automation Drop In and Drop Out Changes the default fader screen to give an enlarged Moves the display one fader to the left or right User Manual Prodigy Page 13 i i iii 6 4 2 The Data Menu Saves your currently loaded title without changing its name Allows you to quickly get your changes safely to disk Allows you to record and store information about the current title A list of events that may be fired at preset timecodes l A screen showing all fader channels allowing you to view and change their names i If the optional GPO card is fitted this allows the setup of GPOs to correspond with opening and closing of nominated faders voust A list of the physical inputs and outputs allowing you to see the usage of these resources Allows display and configuration of all the system buses This is where buses are created and assigned physical outputs i i i Allows you to see load and save pre
86. touched 9 4 2 The CR Mon amp Studio Screen This screen is accessed using its System Mode key It allows you to choose your monitor source at any time An Internal choice and an External choice can be current at the same time and you can then choose which of the two is heard This choice is made either on this screen INT EXT or by the EXT switch on the console Selects the Selects the EXT Switches inserts Opens a screen Opens a screen Reverses the MAIN inputs inputs of ON in the for assignment of for adjustment phase of the of channels 7 channels 7 and Surround Surround Multi of speaker Right speaker and 8 the 8 the Studio Monitor plexer inputs balance output Studio inputs inputs Makes the Control Room FONTROL ROOK ZGURCE i output mono J Touch one of J 3 these to make it your INTERNAL CONTROL NSEAT R PHS ONO ROOM f STUDIO choice D Aid Touch one of SOURCE i E these to make it your EXTER NAL choice Switches the Switches the Sets the attenua EXTST Mutes the Left Mutes the Surround Surround Monitor tion of the DIM eebo output Right output Monitor inputs inputs to EXTER switch to INTERNAL NAL Page 45 User Manual Prodigy 9 4 2 1 The EXT ST button The EXT ST button enables the EXT ST input on the Monitor System This is a stereo input to the monitors which is post Insert return When EXT ST is activated the monitoring is switched to Stereo
87. tral Assignment Panel 10 Channel Configuration 27 Clear Solo 41 Clip Based EQ EQ clip based 50 Compressor 52 Compressor Limiter 52 Cue 38 Cue List 56 59 D DATA Menu 14 Data Menu 14 Define Port 24 Direct Output 27 Dynamics 52 53 E Editing Console 10 Editing console 5 EQ 48 EQ Screen 49 Equaliser 48 Expander 52 Expander Gate 52 EXT switch 44 F Fader Groups 41 Fader Operation 39 Fader Screen Menus 16 Fader Sets 34 Fader Starts 61 62 Faders To 41 Fast Keys 57 File Types 17 Free mix buses 24 G Gate 52 GPOs 61 62 Groups 41 I Input port selection 28 Inputs 7 Insert 7 Insert Points 29 Insert sends and returns 7 Inserts 29 Internal Sources 26 J Joystick 54 L Limiter 52 Live Feeds 27 34 M Macros 54 56 Main Buses 23 Master Control Section 10 Menus 16 Meter Sets 34 Meters 34 MFX3plus rack 5 Mix 62 Mix Menu 13 Mix Processing 71 Monitoring 26 44 45 Monitoring Setup 24 Multitrack Buses 23 Multitrack busses 29 N Naming 33 Naming Signal Paths 33 O On Stop 62 Outputs 7 26 Outputs for AFL PFL 26 P Pan 39 43 Pan Balance 39 Pan Laws 45 Patching 7 Pre Fade Listen 41 Pre or Post fader 50 Preview 66 Project 17 Q Q factor 49 R Read Upd Write 63 Restart mixer 9 Return to Mix 63 Returns 7 Routing 33 S Screen Macros 54 Sel SW 63 Sends 7 Sharing Inputs 28 slate 38 Solo 23 39 Solo Defeat 41 Solo immunity 27 Solo in
88. u can use the PC keyboard if you don t like typing on the touch screen Naming the tracks on the Mixer screen does not cause them to be named on the Disk Recorder If you want non standard names on the Disk Recorder screen but not on the Mixer name them on the Disk Recorder but do not subsequently Update your Title Since the Title is always loaded after the Disk Recorder project it will avoid seeing the non standard track names On the other hand if you want to copy all the track names from the Disk Recorder to the Mixer reload the Disk Recorder Project 8 6 2 Live Feeds Live Feeds are named on the CHANNEL LIST screen display the same way as for Tracks see above 8 7 Fader Sets A Fader Set is a mapping of the system signal paths and control paths to the physical faders on the console The total list of paths in the system is as follows e Tracks Live Feeds e Master Faders for M1 M2 and B1 to B4 only those which have been created are available e Master Faders for VCA Groups only those to which one or more faders have been assigned are avail able 8 7 1 Switching Between Sets There are 16 Fader Sets including 8 unshifted and 8 shifted sets To access a Fader Set 1 Press its button in the Fader Set area of the Master Control Section of the console 2 If it is a shifted Fader Set press and latch the Shift key then press the Fader Set key 8 7 2 Editing a Fader Set The system defaults to a state where al
89. utboard equipment being controlled by the VFX system e Settings of all non automated controls such as input trims stereo width etc e Current patching of X Point matrix switcher e Current settings of Surround Monitor excluding Monitor volume levels e Mix data The Title that is currently active on the Prodigy 2 is called the Workfile When saving this data the Prodigy 2 compresses the data into one file and sends it to the MFX The MFX then embeds this Title into the currently open project 7 2 MFX and Prodigy 2 Communication It is essential that an MFX project be open before starting up the Prodigy 2 The reason for this is that when the MFX is booted up there is a port to track association Input to track 1 Input 2 to track 2 Page 17 User Manual l A Input 3 to track 3 and so on When the Prodigy 2 surface is started it will load a system default setup which configures the Inputs Outputs and buses To achieve this the Prodigy 2 sends instructions to the MFX to change its configuration The MFX will only process these instructions when it has a project open Failure to have a project open on starting the Prodigy 2 will result in the systems being out of synchronization which can cause serious problems in operation 7 3 MFX User Interface The term START UP Menu refers to the initial state of the Mixer after being booted It boots to the START UP menu with the only option being to QUIT TO DOS I
90. uts AUH 1 AUH 2 AUH 4 UNUSED ff UNUSED Output Port selector buttons The output port for any Aux Master or Multitrack Buss may be selected directly from here Press the destination button at the top of the display for any Aux or Multitrack buss to bring up an Output port selector for that Buss Display Selector buttons On the right hand side of the screen are 5 selector buttons Aux 1 8 and Aux 9 12 display their respective mono auxes if they have been created ST Aux displays whatever Stereo Auxes have been created and TK1 8 and TK1 9 display whatever Multitrack busses that have been created User Manual Prodigy Page 47 9 5 The Central Assignable Panel AUX 1 5 9 GATE EXPANDER CAP PRE amp Attack 9 5 1 Introduction 18 O Oou 10 The CAP is used to set EQ Dynamics and Aux send levels for one channel at a time For most AUX 2 6 10 systems it forms the entire user interface for these functions but where there are dedicated controls it works in parallel with them 9 5 2 Assigning a Signal Path One channel at a time can be viewed and changed on the CAP There are several methods for doing this A channel is assigned to the CAP e by pressing the INT button on any fader e by touching the fader if Assign to CAP via Touch Sensors has been checked on the Preferences screen e by soloing the fader if Assign to CAP via Solo Switches has been checked on the Preference
91. utton to close the EQ screen You can also do this by pressing the illuminated EQ System Mode key Page 49 User Manual Prodigy HP Filter LP Filter These Filters enable users to switch into the signal path a High Pass or a Low Pass Filter The EQ screen includes two buttons HP FILTER and LP FILTER Activating these facilities replaces the HF and LF EQ bands respectively with 12dB Octave filters The turnover frequencies are set using the normal frequency controls for the HF and LF bands 05 3 Clip Based EQ Clip based EQ is operated from the Editing console It is completely independent of dynamic EQ and can be run at the same time For instructions on the use of clip based EQ please see the Prodigy 2 Editing and Recording Manual User Manual Page 50 Prodigy 95 4 The Auxiliary Send Panel Prodigy 2 allows the creation of up to 12 mono and up to 3 stereo aux busses The aux sends are arranged in three banks Bank 1 contains Auxes 1 2 3 4 and stereo A Bank 2 contains Auxes 5 6 7 8 and stereo B Bank 3 contains Auxes 9 10 11 12 and stereo C The panel contains aux send pots for four mono and one stereo aux buss Each pot can be set to one of the banks at a time For example the topmost pot can be set to control Aux 1 Aux 5 or Aux 9 Other pots may be set to different banks for example Pot 1 5 9 Pot2 2 6 10 AUX 4 8 12 Pot3 3 T 11 Pot4 4 8 12 Pot5 A B C ST AUX A B C
92. uttons for the opera tion at hand At the bottom of the screen is a set of buttons representing different classes of Inputs that may be used for the chosen operation For example in an Input port selection page for a LIVE FEED the classes of inputs avail able are Input ports Main Buss Out and Buss Out so three buttons with these names on appear at the lower left of the screen Pressing one of these buttons puts buttons corresponding to all available inputs of that class onto the screen grid The buttons are additive so if we press both Input Port and Main Buss Out we see both types of inputs available for selection Once on the screen the appropriate button may be pressed to select that Input 8 3 4 2 Sharing Inputs A buss may be attached to more than one feed simultaneously but an input may not If a buss is selected for connec tion to a feed which is already connected to another feed or feeds a dialogue will appear asking the user whether they wish to Takeover or Share that buss Selection of Takeover will disconnect the buss from any other feeds whereas selection of share will connect it to the new feed in addition to any previously connected feeds Where the feed is a track feed the input will only become active when it is armed or switched to THRU On arming or switching a track to THRU any other armed or THRU track with that input as its source will be disarmed o
93. ve The sequence through which the fader status changes is set by the SEL SW menu and the choice of sequences is Read Upd Write Normally the fader starts in Read mode i e if Auto Read is ON which means that the fader moves according to the automation data and the audio level does not respond when you move it by hand this applies only when the transport is in play Pressing the SEL switch once puts the fader in Update mode This means the fader is being used to add or subtract dBs from the existing automation level The position of the fader at the moment you enter update is taken as the zero level after which moving the fader up or down adds or subtracts from the automated level You will hear the changes in real time Using UPDATE mode with rotary controls causes them to enter WRITE when moved This is useful for separating the functions of the EQ bands see below this page Pressing the SEL switch a second time puts the fader into Write mode This means the absolute position of the fader controls the level and is written into te automation file Read Update Toggles between Read and Update modes Read Write Toggles between Read and Write modes Update Write Toggles between Update and Write modes Touch Write Snap Toggles between Read and Touch Write When Touch Write is enabled the READ light flashes and the fader is ready to go into Write as soon as it is touched It stays in Write as long as you keep your finger touching i
94. written only to the point where the transport was stopped and then the values are blended into the previously recorded data over the period defined by Blend described above Write to Next The current fader or other switch and pot positions are written forwards to the next piece of valid automation data 1 e the next change on this track then blended with the existing data at that timecode 4 Auto Read The current fader or other switch and pot positions are written all the way to the end of the Title as defined on the Title Sheet screen Z Auto DisArm When Auto Read is on the automation status goes back to READ whenever the transport stops playing This is a safe mode because any following Play command will not alter the automation data unless you explicitly put a fader into WRITE Auto Disarm When this check box is enabled all faders armed for Touch Write will automatically disarm when the transport is stopped as a safety feature to avoid accidentally changing values by touching faders Particularly relevant when Touch Write to End is in use Auto Disarm also automatically disarms faders enabled for Punch when the transport is stopped This prevents them from punching again when listening back to an automation pass that was just completed Page 62 User Manual Prodigy When the SEL switch on the fader panel is pressed that fader changes its automation status only if Mix Mode has been selected see abo

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