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MIO Console Overview
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Figure 11.2: MIO Console
Global configuration snapshots allow you to save each and every aspect of Mobile I/O’s configuration for later,
total instant recall. This is useful for preconfiguring Mobile I/O and bringing back the configuration once at
the gig, managing separate location setups, or for saving complex studio routing setups for quick changeover.
MIO Console Overview
The MIO Console application has two main windows:
• The Console window, which is used for box-specific hardware settings.
• The Mixer window, which provides a unified view of whatever channels you want to use from all
connected boxes.
Only 2d Expanded interfaces can access the Mixer window; Legacy boxes (those without 2d cards) are limited
to using the Console window only. More information on MIO Console operation for Legacy boxes can be
found in the
“MIO Console for Legacy Boxes” documentation. It is possible to use both Expanded and Legacy
boxes at the same time by turning on “Enable Support For Legacy Boxes” in the MIO Console preferences.
Let’s start by looking at the Console window, since there are many important hardware settings in this area.
Then, we’ll look at the
Mixer window , where you define the flexible environment that will be your work
surface.
The Console Window
The MIO Console window has a view panel selector bar that runs along the top of the window. This bar
indicates which of the console view panels is currently active. You can tell which panel is active because the
button in the bar is “pushed in.” To switch to one of the other panels, simply click on the name of the panel
you want to use. The view will change instantly to the one that you have selected.
Figure 11.3: View Panel Pane Selector Bar
Under the view panel selector bar is the currently selected view panel. You control the various aspects of the
box with the controls in each view. MIO Console has three main panels: