The Console options affect the operation of the surface controls.

Console → Access

Flip Access Channel on Repeated Strip Selection

This option affects what happens when you press a fader SEL button twice in quick succession (a double-press).

  • Flip Access Channel on Repeated Strip Selection (on) = the channel in access reverts back to the previously selected channel. 
  • Flip Access Channel on Repeated Strip Selection (off) = the channel in access remains unchanged.

Reveal Panel Assign Mode

This option determines the behaviour of the Reveal Fader User Panel when a channel that is not a surround master is selected.

  • Reveal Panel Assign Mode (on) = the reveal panel is cleared and performs no function (until the next surround master is selected). 
  • Reveal Panel Assign Mode (off) = the last selected surround master remains assigned (until the next surround master is selected).

Console → Bank/Strip

Load Bank Selection State from Snapshots

This option determines whether the BANK selection (1 to 6) is loaded from snapshots. If you disable the option, then there is a single BANK selection state that is saved and loaded by the production only.

  • Load Bank Selection State from Snapshots (on) = the BANK selection is reset when you load a snapshot.
  • Load Bank Selection State from Snapshots (off) = the BANK selection remains unchanged when you load a snapshot.

Enable Label Rotation for Fader Control Modes

This option determines whether the user labels flash (in the fader strip label displays) when one of mc²56 - Fader Control of Levels options is active. You can use it to disable the flashing labels if you use these options on a regular basis. For example, if you are mixing monitors for a live show and are controlling aux send levels from the faders.

  • Enable Label Rotation for Fader Control Modes (on) = the user labels flash when one of Fader Control of Levels options is active.
  • Enable Label Rotation for Fader Control Modes (off) = the user labels remain static when one of Fader Control of Levels options is active.

Console → Potentiometer

Invert Pot Fine/Coarse Tuning

This option determines how the rotary controls behave when you turn/push down and turn. It is a global option that affects all rotary controls on the surface.

  • Invert Pot Fine/Course Tuning (on) – in this mode: turn for coarse adjustment, and push down and turn for fine tuning.
  • Invert Pot Fine/Course Tuning (off) – in this mode: turn for fine tuning, and push down and turn for coarse adjustment.

Console → Brightness

Display Brightness

This option sets the brightness of the main TFT displays - i.e. the Channel Displays and Central GUI. The brightness can be set from 1 = low to 32 = high.

Surface Brightness

This option sets the brightness of all LEDs, bulbs and text displays across the console surface. The brightness can be set from 1 = low to 31 = high. Note that there is a fixed relationship between the Surface Brightness value and Button Glow Brightness (as described below).

Button Glow Brightness

When this option is set to a non-zero value, then some fader strip buttons in their off state are dimly lit according to the channel color code (defined in the Channel Config display). This makes it easy to identify which channels are assigned to the fader strips, especially in low-light conditions.

To enable button-glow, set the Button Glow Brightness to any value > 0. We recommend 20 as a good starting point. To disable button-glow, set the Button Glow Brightness to 0.

Note that there is a fixed relationship between the Button Glow Brightness and Surface Brightness value. Therefore, if you adjust the Surface Brightness setting it will affect Button Glow Brightness.

Userpanel Brightness

This option sets the brightness of all user panels integrated within the console surface. The brightness can be set from 1 = low to 31 = high. 

Bulb Test

This option can be used to check the LEDs, bulbs and text displays across the console surface.

Turn the option on to enter the test mode. All LEDs, bulbs and displays light across the console. Any dual-color bulbs should be orange. If not, then either the red or green bulb is faulty.

Turn the option off to exit the test mode.

Console → Illumination

Desk Illumination

This option sets the brightness of the console desk lights. The brightness can be set from 0 = off to 15 = high.

Floor Light Red, Green, Blue, White

These options appear on the mc²96 only. 

They set the color and brightness of the "floor" lighting (i.e. the bulbs mounted in the underside of the control surface).

Console → Surface TFT

Surface TFT Reset

Click on this button to reset the mini TFT displays used in the surface (e.g. for the Free Controls and fader strip labels).

You may need to do this if the graphics within a display freeze or look odd. This can happen if the display loses its connection to the control system.

Label View

This option affects what is shown in the fader strip label displays. It affects all fader strips globally. 

  • Label View (on) - the displays show two user labels: one large and one small.
  • Label View (off) - the displays show one label plus the fader level.

For more information, see mc²56 - User Labels.

Console → Bay

Select Isolate

This option controls how the channel in access is updated when working with isolated bays.

  • Select Isolate (on) – in isolated bays, the fader SEL buttons do NOT update the channel in access. Ideal for multiple operator use.
  • Select Isolate (off) – in isolated bays, the fader SEL buttons do update the channel in access. Ideal for single operator use.

ISO AFL2/PFL2

This option enables or disables the second AFL/PFL output on isolated bays. It can be used to split the AFL and PFL monitoring, ideal for multiple operator use.

  • ISO AFL2/PFL2 (on) – in isolated bays, the AFL and PFL selections route to AFL2 and PFL2. All other AFL and PFL selections route to AFL1 and PFL1.
  • ISO AFL2/PFL2 (off) – all AFL and PFL selections, including those within isolated bays, route to AFL1 and PFL1.

In the default monitoring configuration, you should have options to switch AFL2 and PFL2 to the control room monitors or headphones. See AFL & PFL.

You can also find the AFL2 and PFL2 outputs in the Signal List display under Sources →  DSP Outputs.

Console → Reveal

These options determine where the slave faders appear when the global REVEAL function is active.

  • Reveal Strip Type – sets the global reveal location:
    • Main = main fader strips.
    • Strip 1st = channel strip faders.
    • Strip 2nd = channel strip upper faders (if a dual fader panel is fitted).
  • Reveal Strip Index – sets the starting fader strip for the reveal area.
  • Reveal Strip Count – sets the number of fader strips used for the reveal area.

The Reveal Contributing Channels of Groups, Sums and Auxes option determines whether global reveal can be applied to Groups, Sums and Auxes. If this option is turned off, then global reveal can be applied to VCAs and Surround VCAs only.