Midas Video Game Controller DOC04-XL8 Issue F User Manual
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XL8 Control Centre
Quick Reference Guide
Quick Reference Guide
Chapter 8: Basic Operation
This chapter is intended to familiarise you with the XL8 Control Centre by showing you
how to carry out some basic operations in order to get some audio out of it.
how to carry out some basic operations in order to get some audio out of it.
Note: The following input bay operations can be carried out at any input bay.
Setting a mic amplifier’s input gain
The XL8 Control Centre has two input gains per channel, one is the remote gain for the
analogue mic pre (stage box gain) and the other is the digital trim (console gain). In its
default state, the stage box gain is in the channel strip and the console gain is in each
input fast strip. However, you can swap these sections over (by using the gain swap/
[SWAP] button) to give you a more global control of the stage box gain.
analogue mic pre (stage box gain) and the other is the digital trim (console gain). In its
default state, the stage box gain is in the channel strip and the console gain is in each
input fast strip. However, you can swap these sections over (by using the gain swap/
[SWAP] button) to give you a more global control of the stage box gain.
Figure 11: Gain and filters sections of the input strips
Note: The gain trim control knobs in each input fast strip will adjust whatever has
been ‘swapped’ to their respective strips. The stage box control knob in the input
channel strip always controls the alternative ‘swap’ to the ones shown in the GUI input
fast strips.
been ‘swapped’ to their respective strips. The stage box control knob in the input
channel strip always controls the alternative ‘swap’ to the ones shown in the GUI input
fast strips.
>> To set the gain of the stage box/console
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In the gain trim section of an input fast strip, press the quick access button.
This selects the input channel and assigns its configuration detail area to the GUI
channel strip (shown above), which contains the SWAP (gain swap) button.
This selects the input channel and assigns its configuration detail area to the GUI
channel strip (shown above), which contains the SWAP (gain swap) button.
SWAP button
Quick access
button
GUI
channel
strip
Input fast
strip
Input channel
strip
Input gain/trim section
GUI
input
fast
strip
Graph shows the
filter effects
Filters section