Video Transcript
MP-M Series Overview
6m 54s
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Hi, my name is Patrick Heyn,
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And I’m Nate Makaryk, and welcome to the MP-M Series video training course!
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In this video series, we are going to familiarize you with everything you need to know
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in order to configure the QSC MP-M Series Music and Paging Mixer
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and all of the available end user control options.
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The MP-M Series, part of QSC’s Premium Business Music Solution,
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manages background and foreground audio for hospitality and retail installations that need routing,
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processing, and paging functionality while also providing support for modest live mixing needs,
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presentations, panel discussions, or smaller performance acts.
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A Zone Mixer like the MP-M basically provides input to output routing,
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so that any of your multiple sources can be delivered to any of your multiple zones.
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It also offers a mixer that make a custom mix of your sources,
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to be used as an additional source option for the output zones.
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On top of this, it provides input processing to ensure that your inputs are behaving correctly,
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and output processing is also available to maximize the sonic performance of the loudspeakers in each zone.
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These 1-RU zone mixers come in two models.
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The MP-M40 has 8 total inputs split between 4 mic/line Euroblocks and 4 mono-summed RCA pairs
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while the MP-M80 has 16 total inputs, split evenly in the same manner.
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The MPM-40 has a total of 6 outputs,
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represented by 4 Euroblocks for your zones and 1 output to feed a Music on Hold input to your telephone system.
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t also has a handy cue bus output on the front of the mixer
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to preview signals with headphones without sending them to live loudspeakers.
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The MPM-80 has the same Music on Hold and cue bus outputs, but adds 4 outputs to handle 8 zones in total.
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To access some of the cooler features of the mixer, we need to look at its configuration tool.
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If we open the MP Install configuration app,
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you’ll see that that there is plenty of processing horsepower available for every input and output channel,
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including 4-band parametric EQ, filters, compression, automatic gain control and gating on inputs,
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and a 1/3 octave graphic EQ, 12-band anti-feedback variable notch filters,
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loudness EQ, and limiting on the outputs.
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Ducking automatically manages paging and priority sources per zone
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while presets can be saved from or applied to any input or output individually.
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Presets are included for QSC loudspeaker factory tunings
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ensuring proper voicing and response from the get-go.
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Both models also feature built-in test signals, a real-time analyzer,
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USB audio file player, and a multi-effects processor.
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QSC is no stranger to the mixer business,
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and hardcore QSC fans might recognize the look and feel of MP Install from the QSC TouchMix Series.
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Much like TouchMix, MP Install lets you configure the system’s audio processing, zones,
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and paging options with an easy-to-use network connected app.
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You can do so using a Windows PC,
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which is really useful when doing pre-configuration work prior to getting on the job site.
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Then, when you get on the job site and need to roam around your install while tuning the system,
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you can switch to our wireless tablet version of MP Install for iOS or Android.
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Information about these free apps is available on our website.
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On the control side, MP Series offers two great options that you can offer to end users.
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If you are looking for an installed option, the MP-MFC, or multi-function controller,
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is a simple wall controller with a graphical display that gives end users control over volume settings,
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source selection, and scene recall.
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These connect directly to the MP-M
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and you can even daisy chain as many as 4 MP-MFC controllers on each line
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for a total of 8 MFC controllers per mixer.
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We’ll show you how to configure these using MP Install in later videos.
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If you are looking for a more robust and fully-featured mobile option,
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the other end user control option is the MP Manage app.
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This app can be configured to give as much, or as little control over the system as is necessary,
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and the system even lets you configure multiple user profiles with unique access settings.
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Like everything else, access is configured with the MP Install app.
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Speaking of which, let’s open MP Install and do a quick overview of its navigation.
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Now don't worry, subsequent videos will breakdown individual areas of this app.
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On the right side of the app, you’ll see a navigation and control pane that will always be present.
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Beneath the QSC logo you’ll see five navigation options that direct you to the five main areas of the app:
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Inputs, Outputs, Mixer, Setup Wizard, and Menu.
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Beneath this, you see some basic tools:
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The Cue Level lets you adjust the gain going to the Cue output
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located on the front of the MP-M processor for your headphones.
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Copy and Paste will let you duplicate settings between like functions,
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and Previous and Next will help you navigate between highlighted controls on screen.
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Nudge up and Nudge down will adjust the currently selected control, while Zero will reset it to its default,
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and you can toggle Fine on to give the Nudge buttons a more granular adjustment.
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Finally, at the bottom you see the device to which you are currently connected,
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which you can change by selecting the name and finding your device on the network.
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We’ll spend the next few videos looking specifically at all the functions available in these five tabs,
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but before we do that I want to point you to the Setup Wizard.
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The Setup Wizard was designed to help guide you through the process of configuring your system.
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Now let’s talk briefly about Wizards.
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Finally!!!
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Some Wizards are all-powerful and use their magic to perform impossible tasks,
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while other Wizards are wise old men who point you in the right direction
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and encourage you to learn for yourself.
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Our Setup Wizard is the second type of Wizard.
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Like it or not,
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there’s just no magic wand we can wave
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that will make this device automatically configure itself the way you want it -
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– you’re going to have to do the work.
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But, the Setup Wizard is a wise old man to show you the path.
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Each of these buttons are simply hotlinks that jump you to another place in the software –
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– like I said, there’s no real magic here.
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But if you follow this suggested path, and check off your progress as you go,
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you’ll be able to setup your system in no time.
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In the next videos, we’ll follow the path of this Setup Wizard as he guides us through a sample installation.
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If you have your app ready and you want to follow along,
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we'll be configuring a system in the next video.
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Thanks for watching.
Lesson Description
MP-M Series Overview
6m 54s
Introduction to the MP-M Series of Business Music and Paging Mixers, as well as the MP Install and MP Manage apps.