Chapter 10: Groups
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To control stereo Group output balance and width:
1
Press the Pan switch in the Output encoder section.
2
Turn a rotary encoder to adjust the balance for the corre-
sponding stereo Group.
3
Press the Group Pan switch in the Output Encoder assign-
ment section an additional time to assign Group width con-
trol to the Output encoders.
4
Turn a rotary encoder to adjust the width for the corre-
sponding stereo Group.
Simple and Expert Operational Modes
When configuring Group busses, you can choose between two
operational modes that provide different levels of flexibility:
Simple mode
and
Expert mode
.
Setting the Operational Mode
To switch between Simple mode and Expert mode:
1
Put the system in Config mode.
2
Go to the Options page and click the
Busses
tab.
3
Under
Stereo Group Panning Operation
, select the mode you
want to use (
Simple
or
Expert
).
Working with Mono Group Busses
When configured as mono busses, Groups can operate in the
following modes:
Simple Mode
In Simple mode, either all Groups on a channel are mono, or
all Groups on a channel act as bus pairs.
Expert Mode
In Expert mode, any of the 4 bus pairs can be stereo linked in-
dividually while leaving the other busses as mono, on a per
channel basis.
To set the link status of individual mono Group busses on a
channel (Expert Mode only):
1
Make sure Stereo Group Panning is set to Expert Mode.
2
Select an input channel or FX return whose signal you want
to send to a Group bus. To select multiple channels, use the
Multi-Select switch next to the input faders.
3
In the Bus Assigns section, press the Stereo Pan switch. The
switch flashes yellow to indicate bus link mode.
4
Press any of the Group switches to link or unlink the bus
pairs (1–2, 3–4, 5–6, or 7–8). The Group switch pairs flash yel-
low to indicate stereo linked, or flash green to indicate mono.
5
Press the flashing Stereo Pan switch to confirm the bus link
status for the selected channels.
Working with Stereo Group Busses
When configured as stereo busses, Groups can operate in the
following modes:
Simple Mode
In Simple Mode, all 8 Group busses function
only as true stereo busses.
Expert Mode
In Expert Mode, any of the 8 stereo Group busses
can be set to act as true stereo or as dual mono busses, on a per
channel basis.
To set the link status of individual stereo Group busses for a
channel (Expert Mode only):
1
Make sure Stereo Group Panning is set to Expert Mode.
2
Select an Input Channel or FX Return whose signal you
want to route to a Group bus. To select multiple channels, use
the Multi-Select switch next to the input faders.
3
In the ACS Bus Assigns section, press the Stereo Pan switch.
The switch flashes yellow to indicate bus link mode.
4
Press any of the Group switches (1–8) to set the correspond-
ing bus to stereo or dual mono. The Group switches flash yel-
low to indicate stereo, or flash green to indicate dual mono.
5
Press the flashing Stereo Pan switch to confirm the bus link
status for the selected channels.
To use dual mono Group busses (Expert Mode only):
1
Make sure the Group busses are configured as stereo busses.
See “Configuring Aux and Group Busses” on page 74.
2
Make sure the link status of the Group busses you want to
use is set to dual mono.
When routing channels to a dual mono Group bus, the Stereo
Pan switch will be off and the Group switch will light green to
indicate dual mono operation.
Setting the Group bus operational mode
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