Artist’s Monitoring
Matrix has an additional output for the artist’s headphones, which is controlled by the ARTIST MONITOR area of the centre
section, to the right of the
MAIN MONITOR controls. The six buttons on the left hand side select the signal which is feeding
the artist’s monitoring. The sources available are (from bottom to top) the
MIX bus, the control room monitor output (MON),
the
CUE bus, the desk’s DIGITAL external monitor input (see Page 45
inputs (
EXT1). Each button lights to indicate which is active.
MON
Normally these buttons cancel each other. However, the summing button (Y
buttons, removes the intercancelling feature and instead sums all selected inputs, enabling multiple sources to be monitored
simultaneously. Deselecting the Y button cancels all monitoring sources and returns the artist’s monitor to intercancelling mode.
The
ARTIST MONITOR has available a 2-band EQ with high-pass and low-pass shelving controls
and Total Recall LEDs. This is located in the top right of the
ARTIST MONITOR area, and can be
switched into the circuit by pressing the
EQ button located in between the HF and LF pots. Both
EQ pots are indented in the centre.
The pot in the bottom right is a gain control for the artist monitor output. The
MONO button
above it reduces the feed to mono.
Engineer’s Headphones
There is an engineer’s headphone output located in the trim on the right hand side of Matrix, close
to the large navigation wheel. It is controlled by the area above the transport counter, consisting
of a
HEADPHONE gain pot and a FROM ARTIST button which switches the headphone feed
from the control room monitor mix to the artist’s monitor mix (see above). The button lights to
indicate that the feed has been switched to the artist’s mix.
While the
FROM ARTIST button is not selected, the headphone signal follows the source
selection in the
MAIN MONITOR area, along with the øL and MONO buttons, but is not
affected by the
DIM, CUT, MINI or level controls.
Conversely, when
FROM ARTIST is selected, the engineer’s headphone signal follows the ARTIST MONITOR source
selection,
EQ insert and MONO button, but is not affected by the level control.
Talkback
ARTIST
The engineer can talk to the artist by pressing and holding the ARTIST button located to the left of the large
navigation wheel in the centre section. This sends the signal from the desk’s inbuilt talkback microphone to the
artist’s monitor feed.
The talkback microphone is located above the MAIN MONITOR area of the centre section
(shown right). Its level is set by the
TB gain trim immediately above it. When it is pressed, the
DIM function is automatically activated in the main monitoring.
The action of the talkback switch may be changed from momentary to latching by engaging the
“
TB Latch” switch within the SSL > MonOpt menu.
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