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DP48
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HIGH (
) button selects the
MIC button selects the ambient
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treble equilisation parameter
mic audio for equaliser or mix
for the currently-selected
level adjustment. Any of the
group, or for the selected
illuminated neighbouring
Mix A or B. Make adjustments
buttons (LOW, MID, HIGH or PAN)
by rotating the SELECT/EDIT
may be selected for editing.
push encoder. The HIGH (
)
AUX IN button selects
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button also acts as a control for
the auxiliary audio input
SD recording/playback.
for equaliser or mix level
COMP (
) button opens the
adjustment. Any of the
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Group COMPRESSOR or LIMITER
illuminated neighbouring
windows, depending on the
buttons (LOW, MID, HIGH or PAN)
selected GROUPS 1-12 or MIX A/
may be selected for editing.
MIX B button:
GROUPS 1-12 buttons select
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when GROUPS 1-12 buttons
Group audio for equaliser or mix
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are selected, you can adjust
level adjustment. Any of the
that Group's compression
illuminated buttons (LOW, MID,
settings
HIGH, COMP, REVERB or PAN)
may be selected for editing.
when MIX A or MIX B buttons
• •
are selected, you can adjust
GROUP LEVEL knobs allow
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the peak limiting threshold
direct level adjustment for any
for the selected mix. (NOTE:
Group currently selected by the
The limiter is always on.)
GROUPS 1-12 buttons, going to
MIX A or MIX B.
The COMP (
) button also
acts as a control for SD
DC INPUT connects the
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recording/playback.
included external power supply.
Please use only Midas external
REVERB (<<) button opens
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power supplies.
adjustment dialogs with
POWER button switches the
these parameters:
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unit on and off.
Reverb send level for the
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selected group
AES50 THRU/IN EtherCON
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sockets provide connection
• •
Reverb return level for the
to digital consoles. The AES50
selected mix
connection can pass audio and
The REVERB (<<) button
control data in both directions
also acts as a control for
via shielded Cat-5e Ethernet
SD recording/playback.
cables. The AES50 IN socket
also accepts remote PoE (Power
PAN (>>) button accesses
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over Ethernet) for adapter-free
panorama settings for the
operation for the first DP48
currently-selected Group,
connected over AES50. Each
sent to MIX A and MIX B.
socket has a pair of red and
The PAN (>>) button
green LEDs, which indicate
the following:
also acts as a control for
SD recording/playback.
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Green pulsating and red
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extinguished = valid audio
and valid control data;
active link.
Green constantly illuminated
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and red extinguished = valid
audio and valid control data;
standby link.
Green extinguished and
• •
red illuminated = no clock
sync available, no audio;
link has failed.
DATA/REC slot allows you to
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record a personal stereo mix
directly to SD card media.
Mixes recorded to a SD card
can be played back to Mix A or
Mix B directly (the playback
Level is set in pg. 3/8 of the
Setup menu).
AUX IN inputs allow additional
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line-level stereo (L and R
inputs) or mono (L input only)
inputs to be routed into
the mix using cables with
¼" TRS connectors (e.g., for
inserting a local click track or
metronome signal).
PHONES A/B outputs sends the
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active mix out for monitoring
over headphones or other
monitoring systems.
MONO output jacks can be
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used to send out a line-level,
balanced mono signal over
cables with ¼" TRS connectors
(e.g., for feeding a local
stage monitor).
Operation
Controls and indicators
For any operation, the function buttons usable for that operation will illuminate with a white backlight to show the buttons
are active. For example, the LOW/MID/HIGH equaliser or COMP (compressor) buttons will illuminate when either a GROUPS
1-12 or MIX A/MIX B button is pressed.
Any selection can be toggled on/off by pressing the button repeatedly. When a specific function button is not available,
please consider switching other active functions off first.
In some menus, the REVERB (<<) and PAN (>>) buttons are used to navigate between pages.
Choosing a mix mode
As a first step, you should choose a mix mode to suit your needs. For example, are you sharing the same DP48 mixer with
another musician, or will you be the only musician using the mixer?
Each of the mix modes—SINGLE and DUAL—define what parameters are in common for both MIX A and MIX B:
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SINGLE mode only uses MIX A, but this mode also allows you to assign the left and right MY GROUP knobs to different
Groups for extra control on the fly. Use shortcut "MIX A" ["MIX B"] + any of the GROUPS 1-12 number buttons to assign
the left [right] group to the MY GROUP knobs.
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DUAL mode permits the same Groups to have different level and panorama settings for MIX A and MIX B
NOTE: For both MIX A and MIX B, the underlying channel-to-Group configurations remain the same.
To choose a mix mode
1. Press the SETUP button to access the SETUP screens.
2. Select page 1/8 by rotating the SELECT/EDIT push encoder or pressing the REVERB (<<) and PAN (>>) buttons.
3. Rotate the SELECT/EDIT push encoder to reach the first entry, MIXER MODE.
4. Press the SELECT/EDIT push encoder to activate the parameter for adjustment.
5. Rotate the SELECT EDIT push encoder to choose your desired mix mode.
Saving and managing mix presets
You may save entire mix setting presets, include all Group and parameter assignments, to any of 12 internal storage slots.
The storage slots will save presets even after the DP48 has been powered off.
To save a mix preset
1. Press the SETUP and SD-REC buttons together to access the PRESETS screen.
2. Rotate the SELECT/EDIT push encoder to scroll to the SAVE option.
3. Press the SELECT/EDIT push encoder. A prompt will appear that asks you to choose a storage slot in which to save
your current mix preset.
4. Press one of the GROUPS 1-12 buttons to choose a storage slot. For storage slots that already contain a saved
mix preset, the matching GROUPS 1-12 button will be illuminated.
5. If you select a slot that already contains a saved preset, a prompt will appear asking if you wish to overwrite the
preset already in the storage slot.
6. Use the SELECT/EDIT push encoder to choose the YES option if you wish to overwrite the storage slot.
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