Grass Valley Maestro Master Control v.1.7 - Manual (Page 146)

142 Maestro Channel Branding User Guide
Section 5 — The Maestro Configuration Editor
Monitor Level Display
Choices are:
• Atten dB (default)
• Absolute dB
This option allows the user to select how the audio monitor level is dis-
played on the control surfaces. The default mode is as an attenuator,
meaning that 0 dB is the loudest possible and that all other levels are dis-
played as -XX.X dB.
A future option is to display the audio level as an absolute SPL (Sound
Pressure Level), which is helpful when working with Dolby encoded sur-
round audio. A properly set up system will allow the operator to set the
monitor level to a calibrated setting that matches the actual SPL in the
room.
Monitor Speaker Configuration
Choices are:
• 2-Channel stereo
• 5.1 Surround with Mono in Center
• 5.1 Surround with Mono in L-R
This option allows the user to select the type of monitor speakers connected
to the Maestro processor. Three different options are provided. The
Maestro processor will automatically map the audio group being moni-
tored to the monitor speaker configuration. In previous versions of the
software, only a stereo pair of speakers was supported. Now, two new
options are provided, 5.1 surround with mono signals presented in the
Center speaker, or 5.1 surround with mono signals presented in the Left-
Right pair of speakers.
The user should select the option that matches their audio monitor
speakers with a preference as to how mono signals are monitored.
Monitor Bit Depth
Choices are:
• 24 (default)
• 20
• 16
All data is currently formatted into 24-bit depth. Other selections are not
currently supported.