Chapter 15: Solo and Monitor Busses
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Routing the Monitor Bus to Additional Outputs
To route the Monitor bus to additional outputs:
1
In the Patchbay, go to the
Outputs
page and click the
Mains
tab.
2
Click in the grid to assign the Monitor output to the desired
destination.
Routing the Monitor Bus to Plug-Ins
To route Monitor output to a bus-fed plug-in:
1
Go to the
Plug-Ins
page.
2
Make sure the desired stereo plug-in is installed and as-
signed to a rack slot.
3
Click the
Plug-In Input
selector at the top of the correspond-
ing rack slot, and choose
Bus Outs > Mains > Monitor - stereo
.
Sending the Main Mix to the Monitor Bus
Monitor Output from an L-C-R Main Mix
The stereo Mix to Monitors signal is derived from the L–C–R
Main mix by adding a –3 dB signal from the Center channel to
the Left and Right monitor channels.
Monitor Output from an L–R+M Main Mix
In a L–R+M Main mix, only the Left and Right channels are
heard in the Solo bus.
To send the Main mix to the monitors:
1
Do one of the following:
• Press the Mix to Monitors switch in the Mains section.
– or –
• Go to the
Options > Busses
tab and select the
Mix to Mon-
itors
option.
2
Turn the Monitor Speakers knob or the Headphones knob to
adjust the corresponding output level.
Adjusting Solo Bus Level
PFL Solo bus monitoring levels can be controlled by the
on-screen Level Trim control. The trim amount is adjustable
over a range of –20 dB to +20 dB.
Because Level Trim only affects PFL signals, you can easily bal-
ance AFL signals or Mix to Monitors with PFL signals, with a
minimum of Monitoring level adjustment during a show.
To trim the Solo bus level:
1
Solo a channel.
2
Go to the
Options > Busses
tab and adjust the
Level Trim
set-
ting in the
Solo and Monitor Operations
section.
The following diagrams show the signal flow for PFL and AFL
modes.
Adjusting Headphone Level
Output levels for the headphones are controlled by the corre-
sponding volume knob in the Monitoring section.
Solo In Place, when engaged, is simultaneously routed to
the Mains and Monitor busses.
Plug-in outputs can’t be returned to input channels, in order
to prevent feedback loops.
Assigning monitor output to a bus-fed plug-in
Level Trim in PFL mode
No Level Trim in AFL mode
Monitoring controls
Input Channel
Solos (PFL)
Output Channel
Solos (AFL)
Level Trim (PFL)
To Monitor/
Headphones
+
Input Channel
Solos (AFL)
Output Channel
Solos (AFL)
To Monitor/
Headphones
+
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