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microprocessor muting system
features
Crest Audio X-Eight consoles are equipped with a
MICROPROCESSOR MUTE
CONTROLLER
which permits the user to set-up a series of MUTE SCENES,each
controlling any combination of channels and outputs. These scenes can
then be recalled,either singly or in combination, to allow the operator to
easily control the mutes during a performance.
The
MUTE CONTROLLER features 128 SEQUENCED SCENES
(patches) along with
eight
MANUAL MUTE SCENES.The 128 PATCHES
can be stepped through using
a single button,or remotely activated by the use of
MIDI patch-change com-
mands.The
PATCHES
can be combined with the MANUAL SCENES to allow dif-
ferent combinations of channel mutes.
The following is an overview of the controls and indicators of the
MUTE
CONTROLLER
and the channels.The following information pertains to X-
Eight consoles with Rev 1.12 firmware.
mute controller
A—UP/DOWN
Each press of these switches increments or decrements the
PATCH DISPLAY
B.Holding either button down will allow quickly scrolling up or down.The
buttons are also used to select the parameters and settings of the system
while in
UTILITY mode.
B—
DISPLAY
This four-character alpha-numeric display normally shows the current
PATCH
1–128 being recalled.It is also used to display the parameters and set-
tings of the system while in
UTILITY mode.
C—
EDIT PREVIEW
Pressing this switch puts the system into
EDIT/
PREVIEW mode, allowing the
operator to view and change the contents of any selected
MUTE SCENE.The
internal red
LED will blink while in this mode, along with the status LED’s
J of any channels assigned to the selected
MUTE SCENE. Pressing a CHANNEL
MUTE
switch K will add or remove a channel from that scene. Pressing the
EDIT/PREVIEW switch again will exit back to normal operating mode.
D—
EDIT SAFE
Pressing this switch puts the system into EDIT SAFE mode,allowing the oper-
ator to view and change the contents of the
SAFE memory.The internal
green
LED will blink while in this mode, along with any channels assigned
to the
SAFE SCENE.Pressing a CHANNEL MUTE switch K will add or remove a
channel from the
SAFE SCENE.If a channel is included in the SAFE SCENE,it can’t
be muted from a
MUTE SCENE.This allows the operator to remove a chan-
nel all scenes without having to edit any of the scenes themselves.Pressing
the
EDIT SAFE switch again will exit back to normal operating mode.
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