Chapter 9: Outputs and Output Routing
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Routing Group Outputs to the
Main Busses
You can route Group outputs to the Main busses from the con-
sole or on-screen.
To route a Group output to the Main busses from the ACS:
1
Press the Groups switch in the Output Fader assignment sec-
tion to assign control of Group levels to the faders.
2
Select each Group that you want to assign to the Main bus-
ses by pressing their Select switches.
3
In the Bus Assigns section, press the L–R (left and right) or
C/Mono (center/mono) switch so that it is lit.
4
Move the channel’s fader to set the Group output level.
Group Routing Indication on Output Encoders
Output encoder indicator LEDs indicate Main bus assign-
ments as follows:
Off
Group routing to Mains is turned off.
Yellow
Group output is routed to the Mains L–R bus.
Green
Group output is routed to the Mains C/M bus.
Red
Group output is routed to both the Mains L–R bus and the
Mains C/M bus.
To route a Group output to the Main busses on-screen:
1
Go to the Outputs page and select the channel fader strip tor
the Group you want to route to the Main busses.
2
Click the
Bus Assign
buttons on-screen to toggle the bus as-
signment for the selected Group.
Using Inserts on Output Busses
You can use software plug-in inserts and graphic EQ on Mains,
Groups, Auxes, and Matrixes.
Using Plug-In Inserts on Output Busses
You can insert plug-ins on Output busses directly from the
Outputs page.
To insert a plug-in on an output bus:
1
Go to the Outputs page and target the bus where you want
to insert the plug-in.
2
In the Inserts section of the Outputs page, do one of the fol-
lowing:
• Click one of the four
Inserts
pop-up menus and choose a
plug-in directly from one of the Plug-In Rack submenus.
– or –
• Click one of the four
Inserts
buttons to go to the Plug-In
Rack, and route the signal to the plug-in using Plug-In
Rack controls.
The name of the plug-in insert appears in the on-screen
Plug-In Insert button.
Activating and Bypassing Inserts
After plug-in inserts are assigned to an Output bus, they can be
activated and bypassed on-screen using the corresponding
Output page controls.
Assigning Groups to the Output faders
Bus Assign switches
Groups switch
Mains
Groups
Stereo Pan
L-R
C/M
Assigning a Group output to the Main busses from the Output page
Assigning a Plug-In Insert in the Outputs page
For complete instructions on plug-ins, see Chapter 19,
“Plug-Ins.”
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assign
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