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Basic Controls
5.6
Solo Bus
StudioLive™ 16.0.2 USB
Owner’s Manual
5.6
Solo Bus
The StudioLive features an independent Solo bus. This feature is extremely
useful in setting levels for monitor mixes, dialing in dynamics processing on each
channel, and fixing issues during a live show without interrupting the main mix.
Solo Bus Level Control. Adjusts the Overall Volume of the Solo Bus.
This knob adjusts the overall level for the Solo bus.
PFL Toggle Button. Enables PFL Solo Mode.
The PFL button engages Pre-Fader Listening in the Solo bus. Soloing on any channel
or aux bus routes it to the Solo bus and has no effect on the main or aux mixes.
Aux bus soloing is always PFL, regardless of whether this mode is engaged.
Power User Tip:
PFL sends the input channel’s signal to the Solo bus before it reaches the
fader, so the fader does not affect the soloed signal.
AFL Toggle Button. Enables AFL Solo Mode.
The AFL button engages After-Fader Listening in the Solo bus. Soloing
on any channel or aux bus routes it to the Solo bus and has no effect on
the main or aux mixes. The AFL is not available on the aux buses.
Power User Tip:
AFL sends the input channel’s signal to the Solo bus post-fader so that
you can control the level of the soloed signal with the fader. This is the StudioLive’s default
setting.
SIP (Solo In Place) On/Off Button. Enables Solo In Place Mode.
SIP (Solo In Place), or “destructive soloing,” mutes every unsoloed channel on
the StudioLive. The muted channels will be muted in the Main outputs. Note
that while you can manually unmute a channel, this mode should be used with
extreme caution during a live performance. Only the input channels can be
placed into destructive soloing. The Aux buses are omitted from SIP mode.
To enable SIP, press and hold the button until it illuminates red. This ensures
that you cannot enter into destructive Solo mode by accident.
Power User Tip:
SIP (Solo In Place) is also known as “destructive solo.” When channels are
soloed in this mode, every channel that isn’t soloed will be muted, and only the soloed
channels will be sent to their assigned outputs. While useful in dialing in dynamics during
soundcheck, this mode is dangerous during a live show. We recommend that this mode
be turned off when mixing live events.
Destructive soloing is also a great way to tune each channel’s dynamics individually in
live-mixing situations or do surgical editing in the studio. SIP mode mutes every channel
and bus that is not soloed in the Main bus (that is, if Channel 3 is soloed, you will only
hear Channel 3 in your mains). This makes a great fine-tuning tool but it can quickly
destroy a live mix. Again, we highly recommend that you drop out of this mode once the
show has started.
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