Allen&Heath ME-1 - Manual (Page 8)

User Guide – AP8997 iss.3 8 ALLEN & HEATH
2.
Introduction
Welcome to the ME Personal Mixing System,
a uniquely flexible yet intuitively easy to
operate solution giving individual musicians,
performers and presenters the freedom to
control their own monitor sound whether on
stage, in houses of worship, in rehearsal
rooms, studios, conferences or live events.
The ME-1 is a stand-alone digital personal
mixer receiving up to 40 sources via a single
Cat5 cable from the main console and mixing
these to a stereo and mono output to drive
headphones, in-ears, drum throne,
loudspeakers or other monitoring devices.
Take the pressure off the sound engineer by
letting the musicians manage their own
monitor mixes. Eliminate the need to use up
main console buses by grouping the 40
channels within the ME-1 to simplify control
for each musician. Assign as few or as many
of the 16 keys as they need or can manage.
Designed for the application
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Compact and smart on stage
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Easy to read OLED screen
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Backlit keys for viewing in the dark
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Surface, plinth or mic stand mounting
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Built-in top of stand mount
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Side of stand bracket provided
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Headphones hook provided
Easy for the musician to operate
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Press a Select key.
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Turn rotary to adjust Level
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Press and turn to adjust Pan
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Hold shift and turn to trim all levels
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Mute individual selections or master
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Solo individual selections
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Balance group sources using Group mode
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Add a local source such as MP3 player
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Dial up stage sound using the local mic
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Adjust local mic independently of mix level
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Adjust tone using the 3-band master EQ
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Prevent loud peaks using the Limiter
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Store and recall presets of your mix.
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Protect while away using Standby mode
Customise to suit each musician
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Configure how much control to provide
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Assign keys or leave them unused
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Choose source for each of the 16 keys:
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None, any of 40 channels, Aux In, Groups
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Set Groups for simple multi source control
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Assign presets for store/recall or recall only
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Use default or set custom key names
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Set a Unit name to identify the mixer
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Name and archive the configuration
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Use the config name to identify user
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Transfer config or presets via USB key
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Update firmware via USB key
Convenient connection
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Daisy chain any number of ME-1 mixers
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Parallel connect using Ethernet switch
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Single Cat5 cable carries audio and names
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Direct connection to GLD or Qu dSNAKE
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Direct connection to iLive ACE
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Direct connection to Aviom ® A-Net 16
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Connect to other networks via ME-U hub:
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48kHz Dante, MADI, EtherSound
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Use PSU supplied or PoE via Cat5 cable
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Touring grade 10-port ME-U PoE hub