Gilderfluke&Co Sd-50 Audio & Show Controllers - Manual (Page 90)

Audio Setup
(Sd-50/0, Sd-50/8, and Sd-50/40)
This tab is where you set the audio output levels for the Sd-50/xx. The volume control pots on the front
of the Sd-50/xx’s is downstream of the electronic volume limits set inside the ‘Mp3 Config.exe’ program.
If either control is set too low, you will not be able to hear the audio from the Sd-50/xx.
1) Main Volume Level
This sets the maximum audio level for the two outputs from the Sd-50/xx. It controls both the line level
outputs, and the on board amplifier’s output levels.
The volume control pots on the front of the Sd-50/xx’s are downstream of the electronic volume limits
set inside the ‘Mp3 Config.exe’ program. This allows the volume to be adjusted to anywhere BELOW the
limit set in the ‘Mp3 Config.exe’ program using just a small screwdriver. In most applications, you will use
the electronic volume limits set inside the ‘Mp3 Config.exe’ program to set the MAXIMUM possible output
from the Sd-50/xx’s to a level which is loud, but not so loud that it will destroy the speakers and other
downstream gear.
This level is overridden if the Sd-50/xx has been set to use RealTime Level Controls from DMX-512 ,
MIDI in , or Show Control data. Before any RealTime level information arrives, then this will use the ‘Main
Volume Level’ for the outputs.
2) Half Mute
This sets the normal audio level for the two outputs from the Sd-50/xx when the unit has been told to
‘Half Mute’ its outputs. It controls both the line level outputs, and the on board amplifier’s output levels. The
‘Half Mute’ level is generally used to duck the audio output to some reduced level during PA or mainte-
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