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Technotes

The table below lists the tech notes published by Metric Halo. These notes are in-depth looks at subjects of interest to the users of our products. Please check back here often as this library will grow with time. To access a particular note, click the tech note number in the table — the note number is linked to the html version of the tech note.

Information on our legacy (non-2d Expanded) products can be found on our Legacy Technotes Page.

Technote # Title Focus Author Version Date
0002 Using the MIO with Windows Programs MIO B.J. Buchalter 1.1 June 02, 2007
0003 Multizone Measurement with SpectraFoo SpectraFoo Allen Rowand 1.2 July 2, 2010
0007 Creating Mono Outputs In Logic Logic before v.9 Dennis Gunn & AR 1.0 March 31, 2008
0008 MIO 2d Expanded & Pro Tools Pro Tools before v.9 AR & MS 1.0 October 19, 2009
0009 Routing into SpectraFoo from your DAW MIO 2d Expanded Allen Rowand 1.0 December 10, 2009
0010 Demystifying Firewire and Interfaces All Allen Rowand & B.J. Buchalter 1.0 April 16, 2010
0011 MIO Console & Pro Tools v.9 MIO 2d Expanded Allen Rowand 1.2

September 8, 2011

 

Tutorial Videos

The tables below list the tutorial videos published by Metric Halo. These movies provide in-depth tutorials to help you understand and make the most of our products.

  • To view a video, click the title to open a YouTube viewer or right-click to open the movie in a new tab/window.
  • You may also right-click the “Download” link to save an mp4 version to view from your computer directly.

Videos for our legacy products can found on our Legacy Technotes Page.

MIO Console v5

Title Download Description Author Version Date
v.5 Mixer Overview Download An overview of the v5 Mixer Metric Halo 1.0 May 28, 2008
Templates Download Using factory templates to get started in MIOConsole Metric Halo 1.0 May 28, 2008
FireWire Routing Download Routing over DAW and FW channels between the MIO and your Mac Metric Halo 1.0 May 28, 2008
Simple Input Download How to route inputs from your MIO to your DAW Metric Halo 1.0 May 28, 2008
Simple Output Download  How to get sound from your DAW to the MIO Metric Halo 1.0 May 28, 2008
Manual Mixer Configuration Download How to build a mixer from scratch Metric Halo 1.0 May 28, 2008
Monitor Controller Download How to use v5's Monitor Controller to… control your monitors Metric Halo 1.0 May 28, 2008
Simple FireWire Returns Download How to simply route audio from other programs into SpectraFoo Metric Halo 1.0 May 28, 2008
Sends Download  Using sends in MIOConsole for more flexible analysis in SpectraFoo Metric Halo 1.0 May 28, 2008
FW Returns and ConsoleConnect Download Harness the power of FireWire Returns and ConsoleConnect in your DAW sessions Metric Halo 1.0 May 28, 2008
Surround Download Using v5's powerful surround mixing facilities Metric Halo 1.0 May 28, 2008
v5 Record Panel Download v5's flexible Record Panel; the multitrack recorder in your MIO Metric Halo 1.0 May 28, 2008
Legacy Boxes Download How to use non-2d Expanded boxes with v5 Metric Halo 1.0 May 28, 2008
Hardware Remap Download How the MIOConsole handles mapping Console documents to interfaces Metric Halo 1.0 May 28, 2008
The I/O Insert Download An introduction to the I/O insert in v5.6, with DAW demos Metric Halo 1.0 July 31, 2013
Introduction to ConsoleSync, Part 1 Download An introduction to ConsoleSync, introduced in v5.6 Metric Halo 1.0 August 13, 2013
Introduction to ConsoleSync, Part 2 Download An overview of ConsoleSync's preferences Metric Halo 1.0 August 29, 2013
Install 2d in 2882 How to install the 2d card in your 2882 Metric Halo 1.0 May 28, 2008
Install 2d in ULN-2 How to install the 2d card in your ULN-2 Metric Halo 1.0 May 28, 2008

+DSP

+DSP Intro Download Introduction to +DSP Allen Rowand 1.0 October 21, 2010
Mid-Side Processing Download How to use +DSP's M/S plug-ins Allen Rowand 1.0 October 21, 2010
Parallel Compression Download Using +DSP's Graphs for easy parallel processing Allen Rowand 1.0 October 21, 2010
Sidechains Download Taking advantage of +DSP's sidechain facilities Allen Rowand 1.0 October 21, 2010
TransientControl Download How to use this advanced dynamics plug-in Allen Rowand 1.0 October 21, 2010
Bass Management Download Bass management and room correction with +DSP Allen Rowand 1.0 October 31, 2012

SpectraFoo

SpectraFoo Intro Download Introduction and Overview for SpectraFoo and Advanced Features- Please note that the frame rate of the movie is less than the update rate of SpectraFoo running live. Allen Rowand 1.0 January 25, 2008
SpectraFoo Intro: Signal Generator Download Introduction to the Signal Generator Allen Rowand 1.0 August 17, 2008
SpectraFoo Intro: Captures Download Introduction to the Capture and Static Analysis Features Allen Rowand 1.0 August 17, 2008
SpectraFoo: Delay Finder Download How to use the Transfer Function's Delay Finder to time-align speakers Allen Rowand 1.0 November 5, 2010

General

Configuring Shuttle Express Download Tutorial for using the Shuttle Express with the Monitor Controller Allen Rowand 1.0 September 17, 2008
Recording Performances With Mainstage, Logic and v.5 Download Routing and processing Mainstage into Logic using MIO v.5 Allen Rowand 1.0 February 19, 2009
Multibox Mixing and Monitoring with v.5 Download Configuring monitor mixes and effect sends across multiple boxes with v.5 Allen Rowand 1.0 February 19, 2009
Introducing the ULN-8
Part 1
Download An introduction to the features and capabilities of the ULN-8 Allen Rowand 1.0 March 8, 2010
Introducing the ULN-8
Part 2
Download An introduction to the features and capabilities of the ULN-8 Allen Rowand 1.0 March 8, 2010
MIO Console & Pro Tools v9
Part 1
Download An introduction to using Metric Halo interfaces with PT9 Allen Rowand 1.0 December 14, 2010
MIO Console & Pro Tools v9
Part 2
Download Using aggregate devices and MIO summing with PT9 Allen Rowand 1.0 December 14, 2010
MIO Console's I/O Insert & Logic Download A quick look at Pro using the I/O insert with Logic Allen Rowand 1.0 August 1, 2013
MIO Console's I/O Insert & Pro Tools Download A quick look at using the I/O insert with Pro Tools Allen Rowand 1.0 August 1, 2013

 

Stories From the Road

Allen Rowand, Metric Halo’s Field Operative worked as the advance engineer for the Wicked 1st National Tour. In this capacity, Allen travelled to a new city every few weeks, loaded in a full Broadway live theater sound reinforcement system, and tuned the system for each venue. Of course, he used SpectraFoo and Mobile I/O to pull off this massive undertaking. Using SpectraFoo’s multi-channel analysis functions, coupled with the 2882 as a multichannel analysis preamp, processor and switcher allowed the tour to do detailed analysis and tuning across multiple zones in a fraction of the time possible with other systems. Each load-in and venue posed their own challenges, and Allen has taken the time to write about these challenges and solutions. Here are the Stories from the Road chronicling the loadins and the ways that 'Foo made the show better in every venue.

Episode Venue Description
1 Intro Intro
2 Back In the Shop Copy A Channel
3 Cincinnati The Case of the Hanging Bass
4 Toronto Replay That Funky Music
5 Cleveland Wait Just a .52ms
6 Ft. Lauderdale Not Much To Say
7 Buffalo Make This Sound Like That
8 East Lansing You can always go back...
9 Pittsburgh It’s better to sound good than to look good..
10 Atlanta Too much, too fast, too fun!
11 Minneapolis You Better Carry That Weight(ing)
12 Louisville New Year, New Rig