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Solid State Logic

SL 9000 J Series

Total Studio System

Computer Operator’s Manual

SL 9000

J . S E R I E S

SL 9000

J . S E R I E S

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Page 1: ...SIGNAL FLOW 3 INPUT OUTPUT MODULE 4 SIGNAL PROCESSOR ROUTING 5 CONSOLE CENTRE SECTION 6 THE PATCH COMPUTER 1 INTRODUCTION 2 PROJECTS 3 MACHINE CONTROL 4 CUE AND TRACK LISTS 5 THE MIX SYSTEM 6 TOTAL RECALL 7 MACHINES MENU 8 MACROS 9 MISCELLANEOUS SETUP OPTIONS ...

Page 2: ...Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series Total Studio System Console Operator s Manual SL 9000 J S E R I E S SL 9000 J S E R I E S 82S6MGKC ...

Page 3: ...on Road Singapore 368157 65 285 9300 A Carlton Company 1994 by Solid State Logic Limited All Rights reserved under International and Pan American Copyright Conventions SSL OmniMix Scenaria VisionTrack ScreenSound and SoundNet are Registered Trademarks of Solid State Logic Limited Dolby Surround is a Registered Trademark of Dolby Laboratories Licencing Corp No part of this publication may be reprod...

Page 4: ... The Console Centre Section 6 The Patch On the following pages you will find a full alphabetical Index We have tried to make this Index as comprehensive as possible because we believe that once you have become accustomed to the basic features of the SL9000 J Series Console you will only need to use this manual as a reference volume Entries shown in Bold denote front panel switches and controls ...

Page 5: ... Facilities Module 5 17 Centre Section Meters 5 15 Centre Section Section 5 Centre Section an overview 1 7 CH IN SL911J Dynamics Section 3 3 Section 4 CH OUT SL911J Dynamics Section 3 3 Section 4 CHANNEL IN TO METERS option switch 5 25 Channel Input Section SL911J I O Module 3 2 Channel Meter Controls 5 16 Channel Outputs SL911J I O Module 3 20 CLEAR PEAK Meter select SL952 953J Master Facilities ...

Page 6: ...s 3 6 Section 4 Equaliser and Filters Section SL911J I O Module 3 6 Expander Gate SL911J I O Module 3 4 EXT 1 EXT 2 Meter select SL952 953J Master Facilities Module 5 15 EXT 1 EXT 2 Monitor Mode SL952 953J Master Facilities Module 5 11 EXT T B SL952 953J Master Facilities Module 5 21 External Source Selectors SL952 953J Master Facilities Module 5 11 FADER SL911J I O Module Group Output Section 2 2...

Page 7: ...MASTER INPUT FLIP SL952 953J Master Facilities Module 2 13 3 2 5 3 MASTER READY GROUP SL952 953J Master Facilities Module 5 3 Master Audio Facilities an overview 1 9 Master Facilities Module 5 1 Master Fader SL952 953J Master Facilities Module 5 5 Master Status Switching an overview 1 2 METER INPUT Meter select SL952 953J Master Facilities Module 5 17 Metering 5 15 Metering an overview 1 2 Meters ...

Page 8: ...Power Supply Indicators SL952 953J Master Facilities Module 5 1 PPM Meters 5 16 PRE LF SL911J I O Module Small Fader Section 3 10 3 16 3 20 PRE SL911J I O Module Insert Point 3 8 3 9 Section 4 RANGE control SL911J I O Module Dynamics Section 3 4 RATIO control SL911J I O Module Dynamics Section 3 3 RECORD MIX Status 2 22 5 3 RECORD SMALL FADER TO MON ITOR Status 2 12 5 3 RECORD Status 2 5 5 3 Recor...

Page 9: ...Isolate SL911J I O Module 3 18 SOLO IN FRONT SL952 953J Master Facilities Module 5 11 SPLT SL911J I O Module EQ and Filter Section 3 6 Section 4 STATUS LOCK SL952 953J Master Facilities Module 5 5 STATUS SL911J I O Module Large Fader 3 18 Status Buttons SL952 953J Master Facilities Module 5 3 Stereo Echo Returns SL952 953J Master Facilities Module 5 14 Stereo Subgroups 2 27 Stereo Subgroup Master ...

Page 10: ...Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series Total Studio System Console Operator s Manual SECTION 1 Console Overview 1 i 8 9 94 SL 9000 J S E R I E S SL 9000 J S E R I E S ...

Page 11: ...EAK CLEAR PEAK CAL METERS VU PPM LF MIX SF MIX METER INPUT PFL AFL ALT FLEET SOLO CLEAR SOLO LINK CENTRE LEFT RIGHT SURR 4 CH 2 CH EXT 1 EXT 2 MINI A MINI B MON INS MONO DIM CUT M P RED LIGHT CUE LIGHT SLATE EXT T B SLS F B A AUTO CUE F B B LISTEN F B C 4 TRK 1 4 TRK 2 4 TRK 3 FX FX ST CUE SOLO IN FRONT A PFL TO MINIS C SECT SELECT 0 0 RECORD OVERLOAD 52 44 36 28 24 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 20 ...

Page 12: ... be disconnected from their own bus and routed to any of the Stereo or Multitrack busses allowing up to 64 discrete FX send mixes to be generated As well as the Large Fader level and Cut the following console channel functions are automated Small Fader level Small Fader Cut EQ In Out Insert In Out Individual Aux On Off switches These functions are controlled from an entirely new automation compute...

Page 13: ... fader can be switched locally to feed any of the busses in any status Metering Depending on the specification of the console you are working on it may be fitted with standard VU metering or SSL s back lit LCD bargraphs These can be switched between VU and digital Peak scales from the console s centre section The 0dB points of the VU scale can be adjusted to read between 0 and 6dBu Factory default...

Page 14: ... is a four band parametric with variable Q on the mid bands and shelving bell high and low bands The normal curves of the equaliser are based on the G Series equaliser The mid bands are constant Q so the bandwidth increases as the gain is decreased LF and HF BELL switches are provided as opposed to the LMF and HMF range shift switches found on G Series EQ The E switch selects an alternative set of...

Page 15: ...EN LEDs indicate that a send is assigned to the EFX system GROUP TAPE and the Record Enable switches function identically to the SL4000 system The Small Fader section is similar to that on an SL4000 Both the fader and CUT switch are automated The Small Fader pan is located here and unlike the SL4000 is always associated with the Small Fader The pan is permanently in circuit The Small Fader can be ...

Page 16: ...so include a SOLO CLEAR switch ALT which makes all solo switches intercancelling FLEET which makes them momentary and SOLO LINK which links Large and Small Fader Solo cut busses The Large Fader is motorised and like all SSL Ultimation systems can switch the audio via a VCA to allow Trim updates etc See the J Series Computer Operator s Manual for more details The Large Fader can be assigned to one ...

Page 17: ... two Aux Send controls to be re routed to the Multitrack or Stereo busses allowing large numbers of separate mixes to be generated without using the Small Fader The 48 track routing is accessed via 1 24 25 48 bank select switches and signals are normally sourced from the Small Fader unless RECORD REPLAY SMALL FADER TO MON itor are selected The Stereo Subgroup bus routing has no source until one is...

Page 18: ... eight master control faders are provided The right hand side of the centre section is taken up by a large colour video monitor and a panel housing controls associated with the J Series Computer A jog wheel a standard set of transport controls five instant locate buttons and a large timecode display are provided for machine control A pen and tablet interface for the computer is provided in the fad...

Page 19: ... 36 28 24 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 20 10 7 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 RECORD OVERLOAD 52 44 36 28 24 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 20 10 7 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 FLIP Ø 25 48 1 24 BELL 5 6 7 8 29 30 31 32 9 10 11 12 33 34 35 36 17 18 19 20 41 42 43 44 21 22 23 24 45 46 47 48 16 13 14 15 37 38 39 40 L F SF FX FX ODD EV HIGH Z CH IN CH OUT MON DYN SC 1 2 3 4 25 26 27 28 20dB LINK A B C D SUB GP KHz dB HMF dB 0 1 5 1...

Page 20: ...Stereo Subgroup bus The main monitor output is 4 channel with a switchable insert point pre the monitor level control for Dolby Surround encoders decoders Two pairs of near field monitor outputs are also available and can be selected using the MINI A and MINI B buttons The monitors are normally fed by the desk main output but this can be replaced by either one of two External Source selector banks...

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Page 22: ...Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series Total Studio System Console Operator s Manual SECTION 2 Basic Routing and Signal Flow 2 i 5 9 96 SL 9000 J S E R I E S SL 9000 J S E R I E S ...

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Page 24: ...ctly for the particular mode you wish to work in There are four basic desk statuses RECORD REPLAY MIX and RECORD MIX overdub The SMALL FADER TO MON ITOR and MASTER INPUT FLIP buttons also affect I O module signal flow Each I O module has two completely independent audio signal paths the Channel path and the Monitor path typical of an In Line console This gives the system flexibility but may cause ...

Page 25: ...LIP button allows you to flip between MIC and LINE inputs All inputs can be flipped by using the MASTER INPUT FLIP button located in the SL952J master status button group The other controls on the input section are fairly obvious but are detailed in Section 3 The Small Fader and Pan The Small Fader is linked to the computer automation system Its associated pan control is mounted above and to the r...

Page 26: ... the master console status and may be chosen according to the job in hand See Page 2 25 for a description of the EFX re assign system The Monitor Input Section The Monitor Input buttons enable two sources to be selected for the monitor path GROUP selects that module s Group Output which also feeds the multitrack TAPE selects the track output of the multitrack machine It is possible to select both ...

Page 27: ...efault condition by the master status buttons on the SL952J but may be overridden locally when the situation dictates Also in this area are the PRE and POST LF buttons These are mainly used in mixdown as we shall see later to source pre and post Large Fader channel signals when the Monitor path and Routing Matrix provide a method of setting up additional Aux FX sends In order to explain the consol...

Page 28: ...ated for end of the day monitor mixes The upper section of the diagram shows the Channel signal path whilst the lower part shows the Monitor signal path The Channel signal path is that path which originates from the Channel Input section of the I O module The Monitor signal is derived from the Monitor Input section Basic Routing and Signal Flow 2 5 5 9 96 1 48 Routing C H A N N E L M O N I T O R I...

Page 29: ...RN TAPE MONITOR INPUT GROUP OUTPUT MTK SEND GROUP MONITOR INPUT Multitrack SL911 Stereo Subgroups A B C D Record Status SF MIX LF MIX LF SF SF LF Bus Master Level x4 TO L R Main Fader 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 1 5 6 0 PRE FADE INSERT Stereo Recorder R DAT etc Main Monitor Level MONITOR OUTPUTS Monitor LS SL951 MAIN OUTPUT DISTRIBUTION STEREO BUS OUTPUTS MONITOR INSERT MULTITRACK BUSSES 1 48 STEREO SUBGRO...

Page 30: ...e standard selection and this signal will be fed via the Mic gain control to Channel path input The FLIP button allows the Line input to be selected if you are sourcing from line level feeds rather than from microphones The SUB GP Subgroup button overrides Mic and Line selections Normally the Subgroup button will be up and the Mic signal will pass to the phase reverse circuit not shown If SUB GP i...

Page 31: ...RN TAPE MONITOR INPUT GROUP OUTPUT MTK SEND GROUP MONITOR INPUT Multitrack SL911 Stereo Subgroups A B C D Record Status SF MIX LF MIX LF SF SF LF Bus Master Level x4 TO L R Main Fader 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 1 5 6 0 PRE FADE INSERT Stereo Recorder R DAT etc Main Monitor Level MONITOR OUTPUTS Monitor LS SL951 MAIN OUTPUT DISTRIBUTION STEREO BUS OUTPUTS MONITOR INSERT MULTITRACK BUSSES 1 48 STEREO SUBGRO...

Page 32: ...ontrolled by the GROUP and TAPE buttons see Section 3 for more details Note that selection of MASTER READY GROUP on the SL952J selects all Monitor path inputs to GROUP automatically This can be a useful starting point if you are recording to a large number of tracks simultaneously If required the monitor signal can now be processed with the EQ and Dynamics sections which can be switched into the M...

Page 33: ...RN TAPE MONITOR INPUT GROUP OUTPUT MTK SEND GROUP MONITOR INPUT Multitrack SL911 Stereo Subgroups A B C D Record Status SF MIX LF MIX LF SF SF LF Bus Master Level x4 TO L R Main Fader 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 1 5 6 0 PRE FADE INSERT Stereo Recorder R DAT etc Main Monitor Level MONITOR OUTPUTS Monitor LS SL951 MAIN OUTPUT DISTRIBUTION STEREO BUS OUTPUTS MONITOR INSERT MULTITRACK BUSSES 1 48 STEREO SUBGRO...

Page 34: ...us First assign the Large Faders on Channels 1 2 3 and 4 to the Routing Matrix by selecting the associated LF button Note that this toggles with the SF button While in this area select routing buttons 7 and 8 on each of these modules having first ensured that the 1 24 routing bank switch is also selected Now move to the foot of the module and deselect the LF MIX button to prevent double monitoring...

Page 35: ...n Track 7 will be monitored on Module 7 s Small Fader This way of working is particularly suited where you need to handle a large number of sources simultaneously and want to have fader control of these as close to you as possible Some consoles may have local SMALL FADER TO MON buttons allowing for example Channels 25 48 only to be switched to this mode The Large Faders on these channels can then ...

Page 36: ...d then an analogue multitrack machine will be switched to normal Replay This status is useful during track laying For example when operating in RECORD status the time will come when a quick monitor mix is required This can be accomplished in RECORD status by deselecting any GROUP buttons switching the multitrack machine to Replay manually and mixing down the monitor inputs via the main output buss...

Page 37: ... GROUP OUTPUT MTK SEND GROUP MONITOR INPUT SL911 Stereo Subgroups A B C D Mix Status SF MIX LF MIX LF SF 1 48 Routing SF LF Bus Master Level x4 TO L R Main Fader 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 1 5 6 0 PRE FADE INSERT Stereo Recorder R DAT etc Main Monitor Level MONITOR OUTPUTS Monitor LS SL951 MAIN OUTPUT DISTRIBUTION STEREO BUS OUTPUTS MONITOR INSERT MULTITRACK BUSSES 1 48 STEREO SUBGROUP BUSSES MIX BUS Larg...

Page 38: ... will see from the drawings above and opposite that the default Monitor path in MIX status feeds the Tape Monitor Inputs via the Small Fader and Pan to the Multitrack Routing Matrix Basic Routing and Signal Flow 2 15 5 9 96 C H A N N E L M O N I T O R INPUT SELECTION PROCESSING FADER OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT EQ Filters Dynamics LINE MIC EQ Filters Dynamics Large Fader 10 5 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 MASTER READY...

Page 39: ... GROUP MONITOR INPUT SL911 Stereo Subgroups A B C D Small Faders as Inputs to the Mix SF MIX LF MIX LF SF 1 48 Routing SF LF Bus Master Level x4 TO L R Main Fader 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 1 5 6 0 PRE FADE INSERT Stereo Recorder R DAT etc Main Monitor Level MONITOR OUTPUTS Monitor LS SL951 MAIN OUTPUT DISTRIBUTION STEREO BUS OUTPUTS MONITOR INSERT MULTITRACK BUSSES 1 48 STEREO SUBGROUP BUSSES MIX BUS Lar...

Page 40: ...a 64 channel console can provide 128 inputs to the main outputs As shown opposite these Small Fader inputs provide an ideal way of returning multiple FX device outputs to the mix The Small Faders are automated on the SL9000 so level changes and cuts can be written to the mix data Remember however that there is only one Dynamics and one EQ section per channel so it is not possible to fully signal p...

Page 41: ... Sends SF MIX LF MIX LF SF 1 48 Routing SF LF Bus Master Level x4 TO L R Main Fader 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 1 5 6 0 PRE FADE INSERT Stereo Recorder R DAT etc Main Monitor Level MONITOR OUTPUTS Monitor LS SL951 MAIN OUTPUT DISTRIBUTION STEREO BUS OUTPUTS MONITOR INSERT MULTITRACK BUSSES 1 48 STEREO SUBGROUP BUSSES MIX BUS Large Fader Pan C L R Small Fader Pan C ODD EVEN PST LF PRE LF SL911 7 selected on...

Page 42: ...h in turn will take the feed to the associated Group Output Patching from there to the effects device input completes the chain The level of this send can of course be automated Note that selection of PRE LF normally feeds a post processing pre fader signal to the Small Fader an internal link may be optionally set to derive this signal pre processing When setting up for a mix it s useful to patch ...

Page 43: ...LF SF 1 48 Routing SF LF Bus Master Level x4 TO L R Main Fader 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 1 5 6 0 PRE FADE INSERT Stereo Recorder R DAT etc Main Monitor Level MONITOR OUTPUTS Monitor LS SL951 MAIN OUTPUT DISTRIBUTION STEREO BUS OUTPUTS MONITOR INSERT MULTITRACK BUSSES 1 48 STEREO SUBGROUP BUSSES MIX BUS Large Fader Pan C L R Small Fader Pan C ODD EVEN PST LF PRE LF Bus Trim EQ Filters Dynamics LINE Large ...

Page 44: ...ignals will be fed to the inputs of Channels 25 and 26 Pan the Large Faders on 25 and 26 left and right The position of the source tracks in the stereo group can be set on the Large Fader pans of Channels 43 to 48 Overall processing can now be applied using the EQ and Dynamics sections of Channels 25 and 26 If instead of hitting the SUB GP buttons on channels 25 and 26 we select the GROUP buttons ...

Page 45: ...e recording process You have four tracks free 35 to 38 Select RECORD MIX status and mix the rest of the tracks normally as you would in basic MIX mode Plug the vocal mic into Channel 49 FLIP the input to Mic and select LF to the Routing Matrix Now deselect LF MIX on 49 to avoid feeding the mic direct to the Mix bus By selecting routing button 35 the Large Fader on Channel 49 will feed the mic to T...

Page 46: ...re on the FADER button see Section 3 By the way for analogue machines the multitrack may be switched to the Replay head in MIX mode if this facility has been wired whenever the RECORD status button is selected as in MIX RECORD the multitrack will be switched to the Sync head All this shows that there are many ways to carry out a particular task If you are new to the system it may cause some confus...

Page 47: ... and FX 1 6 BUSSES Note that only one ODD and one EVEN numbered FX Send or Stereo Cue can be assigned simultaneously 1 48 Routing Stereo Subgroups A B C D LF SF EFX ODD EFX EV LF SF EFX ODD EFX EV EFX ODD EFX EV Auxiliary Sends Section MULTITRACK BUSSES 1 48 STEREO SUBGROUP BUSSES GROUP OUTPUT MTK SEND GROUP MONITOR INPUT Post Large Fader Pan Stereo Post Small Fader Pan Stereo Multitrack Bus Mix A...

Page 48: ...the highest priority Red EFX ODD or green EFX EVEN LEDs indicate that a send is assigned to the EFX system The Multitrack Routing and Stereo Subgroup busses can be fed by Large or Small Fader post pan control signals or by one or both of the EFX ODD EVEN signals If one EFX switch is selected then the corresponding routing output will be fed in mono by the selected source Selecting both switches to...

Page 49: ...ign L R L R L R L R L R L R Stereo Subgroup Busses LCR Mix Busses TO L R TO CEN TO SUR To External Monitor Selector 1 Bus Master Controls 1 of 4 shown PRE FADE INSERTS 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 1 5 6 0 L C R S Surround Bus L C R S L C R S To 2 4 Track Machines AL AR AL AR L R Mono sum Mono sum AFL 3 Channel and PFL From External Monitor Selectors 4 Channel MONO MON INS CUT AFL 2 Channel and PFL to MINIS ...

Page 50: ...on Subgroup signals can be reassigned back post insert point onto the main Mix busses by selection of the TO L R TO CEN TRE or TO SUR ROUND Note that the latter two functions feed a mono sum of Left and Right Subgroup bus signals to the respective main Mix busses and that the Surround mix bus is internal to the centre section Using the functions described above with two of the Subgroup busses dedi...

Page 51: ... C R L R L R L C R L C R Stereo Subgroup Busses LCR Mix Busses TO L R TO CEN TO SUR To External Monitor Selector 1 Bus Master Controls 1 of 4 shown PRE FADE INSERTS 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 1 5 6 0 L C R S Surround Bus L C R S L C R S To 2 4 Track Machines AL AR AL AR L C R Mono sum Mono sum AFL 3 Channel and PFL From External Monitor Selectors 4 Channel MONO MON INS CUT AFL 2 Channel and PFL to MINIS M...

Page 52: ...ni near field loudspeakers Inputs from two Listen Mic circuits are fed to the Mini A LS outputs AFL PFL and Solo In Front are also fed to the Mini A LS outputs if A PFL TO MINIS is selected Note that this selection leaves the desk output on the Main monitors and the AFL PFL level control is inactive Output Routing with LCR Pan Option When the LCR pan option is fitted the Centre Mix bus can be fed ...

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Page 54: ...Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series Total Studio System Console Operator s Manual SECTION 3 The SL911 Input Output Module 3 i 8 9 94 SL 9000 J S E R I E S SL 9000 J S E R I E S ...

Page 55: ...Q KHz LMF dB Q KHz LF dB Hz OVERLOAD AUXES CUE ST FX1 FX2 On 0 0 On 0 1 5 16 6 7 2 2 5 0 0 30 450 C R L C L R PAN trim abs REC 10 5 0 5 10 20 30 40 60 0 0 RATIO LINE dB SL911 BUS dB dB MIC 20 14 10 6 3 DYNAMICS PK Pull THRESHOLD RELEASE THRESHOLD RANGE RELEASE HOLD Pull for fast attack Pull for fast attack Pull for EXP 30 0 20 20 15 75 1 0 0 0 10 20 1 4 0 40 30 10 0 1 4 0 4 0 KHz FILTERS Hz HF OUT...

Page 56: ...op of the module the four Stereo Subgroup busses A B C and D immediately below the Multitrack Routing Matrix and the channel Group Output Either or both faders can feed the main Stereo bus Mix Either fader can feed the Multitrack Routing Matrix and Stereo Subgroup busses or the Group Output On channels 1 48 the Group Output can also be fed by the multitrack mix bus corresponding to that channel Th...

Page 57: ... mic line selection on individual channels ø Phase This reverses the phase of the selected channel input 48V When selected provides phantom power to the associated microphone HIGH Z Increase the input impedance of the microphone input from 1 2K to 8K This allows the connection of line level outputs to the mic input if required and provides an alternative input impedance for some dynamic microphone...

Page 58: ...from the Monitor path post TAPE GROUP selection See Section 4 for more details This allows the Dynamics to be keyed via either a multitrack bus or the patch bay The Channel Insert Return can also be used as a key input via the Insert KEY switch See more on this under Insert Point on Page 3 8 Compressor Limiter RATIO When turned to 1 1 the Compressor Limiter section is inactive Turning the control ...

Page 59: ...ction compression Expander Gate This section can act as a 1 Gate or as a 2 1 Expander when the HOLD pot is pulled upwards A red LED indicates that Expand mode has been selected RANGE Determines the depth of Gating or Expansion When turned fully anti clockwise Range 0 this section is inactive When turned fully clockwise a Range of 50dB can be obtained THRESHOLD Variable hysteresis is incorporated i...

Page 60: ...er Gate activity the amount of gain reduction The LINK button at the top of the section links the side chain signal of that unit to the side chain of the next Dynamics section along to the right When two Dynamics sections are linked the control voltages of each section sum together so that whichever section has the most gain reduction will control the other section Note that it is not possible to ...

Page 61: ...ters are post the Equaliser Note that EQ IN must also be selected for the section to be active The section is pre the Dynamics section if this has also been selected to the Monitor audio path SPLT Can be operated in combination with the above selections and splits off the Filters to put them in circuit immediately after the Channel Input section This allows the Filters to be used in channels feedi...

Page 62: ...s In normal operation the HMF and LMF bands of the equaliser have continuously variable bandwidth Q This is calculated as the ratio of gain bandwidth so that as the gain is decreased the bandwidth increases When the equaliser is switched to E operation the bandwidth remains constant at all gains so at lower gains the EQ curves are narrower for a given Q setting LF Section Comprises a shelving filt...

Page 63: ...nsert point is switchable PRE or normally post the EQ and before the fader The Insert Send jack Row E always carries the channel signal and is normalled down to the Insert Return jack Row F The IN button switches the return back into the signal path hence switching in any device patched to the insert jacks The insert IN button is automated See the J Series Computer Operator s manual for more detai...

Page 64: ...nnel direct output via one of two EFX busses which are internal to the module Pressing the EFX button on even numbered aux sends 2 4 and 6 routes that send onto the EFX EVEN bus A green LED lights to show that the switch is active Pressing the EFX button on odd numbered aux sends 1 3 and 5 routes that send onto the EFX ODD bus A red LED lights to show that the switch is active Pressing EFX on the ...

Page 65: ... to prime a track for record if either GROUP or TAPE is selected This acts as a safety feature to prevent accidental record arming The RECORD button is engraved with the module and track number to clearly indicate which tracks are being primed for record If the module RECORD button is on then that track on the multitrack will drop into record if the transport RECORD button in the centre section of...

Page 66: ...ontrol between Large and Small Fader signal paths This mode is selected from the J Series Computer by selecting 4 Channel Pan in the Desk Setup menu This allows any or all channels to be switched to this mode In 4 Channel Pan mode the Large Fader controls the overall level of both signal paths while the Small Fader controls their relative levels 4 Channel Pan mode can be used 1 To generate mono or...

Page 67: ...or faders in RECORD SMALL FADER TO MON status However if the Small Faders are being used as Channel faders in RECORD status the SOLO buttons can be switched to an AFL After Fader Listen function by selecting AFL or STATUS LOCK on the SL952 See Section 5 The AFL signal follows left right and LCR channel pan selection see above providing a true AFL in place function The SOLO buttons can also be used...

Page 68: ...are used to select monitor sources for the Monitor fader and to determine the Pre Fader Cue feeds As already described these buttons also enable the module track RECORD facility The table below lists the different combinations of buttons and the resultant signals that are fed to the Monitor fader and the Aux sends The SL911 Input Output Module 3 13 15 9 94 Status Buttons Selected Small Fader Input...

Page 69: ... is called the SSL Supercue System Let s first look at the Monitor fader source before and during the drop in The following table shows the sources that will be selected and for the Pre Fader Cue feeds The asterisk indicates that the Supercue System has switched from GROUP TAPE to the GROUP signal only Indicates that this condition will give TAPE if LK2 on the module s EQ Dynamics card is set to O...

Page 70: ...e drop in point switched when the track drops into record When over dubbing selecting TAPE and GROUP together will allow you to hear the artiste playing along with the previously recorded track prior to the drop in and then the Group signal on its own during the drop in It may seem like things are getting a little too complicated here Don t you think it would be better if we all agreed to record d...

Page 71: ...a means of feeding the Channel signal into the Monitor path in place of the GROUP and TAPE selections Note that these two buttons override any GROUP or TAPE selection This is very useful in MIX status for deriving automated auxiliary sends or clean feeds see Section 2 These can then be fed to the Routing Matrix and out to effects devices or cue lines e g Groups 25 48 can be used as clean feeds of ...

Page 72: ...luminated SOLO and CUT buttons are always associated with the Large Fader SOLO Normally the SOLO buttons activate an in place destructive Solo function This is useful when using the Large Faders as Monitor faders in RECORD status However if the Large Faders are being used as Channel faders in RECORD SMALL FADER TO MON status the SOLO buttons can be switched to an AFL After Fader Listen function by...

Page 73: ...o the Small Fader This link can be cleared by holding down the Large Fader SOLO switch and selecting ISO or by turning the console off and on again CUT When the Large Fader is used in the Channel signal path the CUT button normally cuts the channel in two places at the input and immediately post the fader This means that Pre fade aux sends will be muted by the Cut switch or by a Destructive Solo S...

Page 74: ...D GROUP SETUP on the SL955 Motion Control panel in the centre section Now by quickly pressing the switch at the bottom of the fader the 7 segment display will increment by one If the switch is held down for a short period it will decrement the display by one If 0 is selected on the display then the fader will be cut by Group Fader solos If the display is blank then the fader is unaffected by group...

Page 75: ... the Routing Matrix for audio subgrouping on any of the first 48 channels Having been routed to the selected bus ses these signals can be picked up on the corresponding LARGE FADER by pressing the SUB GP button or on the SMALL FADER via the Group Monitor input by selecting the GROUP button 3 In MIX mode the SMALL FADER can be used as an additional automated send via a Multitrack bus Using the PRE ...

Page 76: ...ODD to both odd and even numbered busses Selecting EFX EV will feed any aux signal routed to EFX EV to both odd and even numbered busses Selecting both together will feed the EFX ODD signal to odd numbered busses and the EFX EV signal to even numbered busses The EFX selections override the LF and SF switches The table below shows default source selection for the Routing Matrix according to console...

Page 77: ...or the Group Output The Group Output can be sourced from four sources 1 The corresponding Multitrack bus all switches up 2 FADER This button provides a means of routing the post channel fader signal on that module directly to the corresponding Multitrack Group Output This bypasses the Routing Matrix the track mix bus the bus mix amp and the Bus Trim control This routing selection improves noise fi...

Page 78: ...clockwise Their main use is for attenuating a Group Output when for example several channels have been assigned to a bus and a relative balance has been set on the faders If the overall signal level is too high then the BUS trim control can be adjusted to send an optimum level to the output and therefore to the multitrack When a track bus is not being used as a multitrack send it may be routed to ...

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Page 82: ...mine where each processor will be placed in the signal chain Diagrams on the following pages show the various possible combinations Signal Processor Routing 4 1 22 12 94 BELL BELL IN MON E CH IN CH OUT MON DYN SC SPLT LINK IN KHz dB HMF dB Q KHz LMF dB Q KHz LF dB Hz 0 1 5 16 6 7 2 2 5 0 0 30 450 RATIO 20 14 10 6 3 DYNAMICS PK Pull THRESHOLD RELEASE THRESHOLD RANGE RELEASE HOLD Pull for fast attac...

Page 83: ...n must also be pressed to switch the EQ into circuit in the Monitor path This represents a change from the SL4000 caused by the fact that the EQ IN button is automated and the EQ may be switched in or out of both the Channel and Monitor paths under computer control SL 9000 J Console Operator s Manual 4 2 13 9 94 C H A N N E L M O N I T O R Small Fader Large Fader 10 5 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 IN MON E S...

Page 84: ...itor path and the Filters in the Channel path Signal Processor Routing 4 3 13 9 94 C H A N N E L M O N I T O R Small Fader Large Fader 10 5 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 IN MON E SPLT EQ CH IN CH OUT MON DYN SC DYNAMICS IN KEY PRE INSERT EQUALISER FILTER LINE MIC FLIP SUB GP TAPE GROUP INPUT SIGNAL PROCESSOR PLACEMENT FADER PROCESSOR SWITCHING Hi Lo FILTERS 4 BAND EQUALISER ...

Page 85: ...T EQ CH IN CH OUT MON DYN SC DYNAMICS IN KEY PRE INSERT EQUALISER FILTER LINE MIC FLIP SUB GP TAPE GROUP INPUT SIGNAL PROCESSOR PLACEMENT FADER PROCESSOR SWITCHING GATE EXPAND COMPRESSOR LIMITER C H A N N E L M O N I T O R Small Fader Large Fader 10 5 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 IN MON E SPLT EQ CH IN CH OUT MON DYN SC DYNAMICS IN KEY PRE INSERT EQUALISER FILTER LINE MIC FLIP SUB GP TAPE GROUP GATE EXPAND ...

Page 86: ...T FADER PROCESSOR SWITCHING 4 BAND EQUALISER Hi Lo FILTERS GATE EXPAND COMPRESSOR LIMITER C H A N N E L M O N I T O R Small Fader Large Fader 10 5 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 IN MON E SPLT EQ CH IN CH OUT MON DYN SC DYNAMICS IN KEY PRE INSERT EQUALISER FILTER LINE MIC FLIP SUB GP TAPE GROUP INPUT SIGNAL PROCESSOR PLACEMENT FADER PROCESSOR SWITCHING 4 BAND EQUALISER Hi Lo FILTERS GATE EXPAND COMPRESSOR LIMI...

Page 87: ... also useful for filtering out unwanted signals when gating For example when gating drums the cymbal frequencies can be filtered out of the sidechain signal to prevent the gates on the drums from opening when the cymbals are played SL 9000 J Console Operator s Manual 4 6 13 9 94 C H A N N E L M O N I T O R Small Fader Large Fader 10 5 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 IN MON E SPLT EQ CH IN CH OUT MON DYN SC DYN...

Page 88: ...I T O R Small Fader Large Fader 10 5 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 IN MON E SPLT EQ CH IN CH OUT MON DYN SC DYNAMICS IN KEY PRE INSERT EQUALISER FILTER LINE MIC FLIP SUB GP TAPE GROUP INPUT SIGNAL PROCESSOR PLACEMENT FADER PROCESSOR SWITCHING 4 BAND EQUALISER Hi Lo FILTERS GATE EXPAND DYNAMICS SIDECHAIN COMPRESSOR LIMITER C H A N N E L M O N I T O R Small Fader Large Fader 10 5 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 IN MON E SP...

Page 89: ...ng external processing devices may be connected into the Channel signal path via the Insert Send and Return points on the patchbay Rows E and F Note that the Insert IN switch is automated The Insert normally follows the Equaliser and Filters if not split SL 9000 J Console Operator s Manual 4 8 13 9 94 C H A N N E L M O N I T O R Small Fader Large Fader 10 5 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 IN MON E SPLT EQ CH I...

Page 90: ... MON DYN SC DYNAMICS IN KEY PRE INSERT EQUALISER FILTER LINE MIC FLIP SUB GP TAPE GROUP INPUT SIGNAL PROCESSOR PLACEMENT FADER PROCESSOR SWITCHING 4 BAND EQUALISER Hi Lo FILTERS GATE EXPAND COMPRESSOR LIMITER INSERT C H A N N E L M O N I T O R Small Fader Large Fader 10 5 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 IN MON E SPLT EQ CH IN CH OUT MON DYN SC DYNAMICS IN KEY PRE INSERT EQUALISER FILTER LINE MIC FLIP SUB GP TA...

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Page 92: ...Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series Total Studio System Console Operator s Manual SECTION 5 The Console Centre Section 5 i 21 12 94 SL 9000 J S E R I E S SL 9000 J S E R I E S ...

Page 93: ...EAK CLEAR PEAK CAL METERS VU PPM LF MIX SF MIX METER INPUT PFL AFL ALT FLEET SOLO CLEAR SOLO LINK CENTRE LEFT RIGHT SURR 4 CH 2 CH EXT 1 EXT 2 MINI A MINI B MON INS MONO DIM CUT M P RED LIGHT CUE LIGHT SLATE EXT T B SLS F B A AUTO CUE F B B LISTEN F B C 4 TRK 1 4 TRK 2 4 TRK 3 FX FX ST CUE SOLO IN FRONT A PFL TO MINIS C SECT SELECT 0 0 RECORD OVERLOAD 52 44 36 28 24 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 20 ...

Page 94: ...el A QWERTY keyboard is provided in a pull out drawer below the tablet For more details please read the J Series Computer Operator s Manual The SL 952 953J Master Facilities Module While reading this section you may like to refer to the fold out drawing of the console layout located at the front of this manual Power Supply Indicators Working down from the top of the panels one of the first section...

Page 95: ... 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 REC ST MASTER INPUT FLIP SMALL FADER TO MON RECORD REPLAY MIX STATUS LOCK FX 1 FX 2 FX 3 FX 4 FX 5 FX 6 MIX ST CUE ST D ST C ST B ST A EXT 1 EXT 2 EXT 3 EXT 4 EXT 9 EXT 5 EXT 6 EXT 7 EXT 8 MIX LINK SUM DESK OUTPUT FOLLOW MONITOR EXT 1 EXT 2 STORE PEAK DISPLAY PEAK CLEAR PEAK CAL METERS VU PPM LF MIX SF MIX METER INPUT PFL AFL ALT FLEET SOLO CLEAR SOLO L...

Page 96: ...ain output busses for remixing The Small Faders take their input from the GROUP TAPE selections but now feed the multitrack Routing Matrix and can be used for additional inputs to the mix The Routing Matrix allows these faders to feed the multitrack busses or the stereo busses the SF MIX button on individual channels allows Small Fader signals to directly feed the Main mix busses The Small Faders ...

Page 97: ... 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 REC ST MASTER INPUT FLIP SMALL FADER TO MON RECORD REPLAY MIX STATUS LOCK FX 1 FX 2 FX 3 FX 4 FX 5 FX 6 MIX ST CUE ST D ST C ST B ST A EXT 1 EXT 2 EXT 3 EXT 4 EXT 9 EXT 5 EXT 6 EXT 7 EXT 8 MIX LINK SUM DESK OUTPUT FOLLOW MONITOR EXT 1 EXT 2 STORE PEAK DISPLAY PEAK CLEAR PEAK CAL METERS VU PPM LF MIX SF MIX METER INPUT PFL AFL ALT FLEET SOLO CLEAR SOLO L...

Page 98: ...ls Master Fader The master fader is a four channel fader controlling the level of the console s Left Centre Right and Surround outputs When the fader is at the top of its travel the main output VCAs are bypassed by relays as indicated by a blue LED above the fader Switching in the Output Compressor moving the master fader down or adjusting the associated Offset control see below switches the VCAs ...

Page 99: ...rall programme level when the compressor is switched in The meter indicates dBs of gain reduction Insert points patchrows L M 1 4 are provided pre the VCAs The compressor side chain is fed from the insert return Selecting KEY bypasses the insert allowing the insert return to be used as a key input All four insert returns are summed to generate one sidechain control voltage allowing the key input t...

Page 100: ...ign switches next to the level controls Routing to Left and Right outputs is in stereo Routing to Centre or Surround is in mono This allows the stereo busses to be used as audio subgroups to generate centre or surround mixes or to be normalled to an 8 track recorder outboard effects equipment or foldback feeds The insert point enables audio groups to be processed before being mixed back onto the m...

Page 101: ...0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 FX 1 FX 2 FX 3 FX 4 FX 5 FX 6 MIX ST CUE ST D ST C ST B ST A EXT 1 EXT 2 EXT 3 EXT 4 EXT 9 EXT 5 EXT 6 EXT 7 EXT 8 MIX LINK SUM DESK OUTPUT FOLLOW MONITOR EXT 1 EXT 2 STORE PEAK DISPLAY PEAK CLEAR PEAK CAL METERS VU PPM LF MIX SF MIX METER INPUT PFL AFL ALT FLEET SOLO CLEAR SOLO LINK CENTRE LEFT RIGHT SURR 4 CH 2 CH EXT 1 EXT 2 MINI A MINI B MON INS MONO DIM CUT 4 TRK 1 4 ...

Page 102: ...to MIX ABCD or BUSSES 1 48 CUT Cuts whichever pair of monitors have been selected Activated automatically by the SLATE button The four main monitor outputs can be muted individually with the LEFT CENTRE RIGHT and SURR Monitor Cut switches The rest of the MONITOR MODE group of switches act as follows 2 CH Selects only the Left and Right bus signals to the monitor outputs If the console is fitted wi...

Page 103: ...0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 FX 1 FX 2 FX 3 FX 4 FX 5 FX 6 MIX ST CUE ST D ST C ST B ST A EXT 1 EXT 2 EXT 3 EXT 4 EXT 9 EXT 5 EXT 6 EXT 7 EXT 8 MIX LINK SUM DESK OUTPUT FOLLOW MONITOR EXT 1 EXT 2 STORE PEAK DISPLAY PEAK CLEAR PEAK CAL METERS VU PPM LF MIX SF MIX METER INPUT PFL AFL ALT FLEET SOLO CLEAR SOLO LINK CENTRE LEFT RIGHT SURR 4 CH 2 CH EXT 1 EXT 2 MINI A MINI B MON INS MONO DIM CUT 4 TRK 1 4 ...

Page 104: ...and Small Fader solo cut busses are normally separate but can be linked using the SOLO LINK switch AFL When AFL is selected pressing a channel solo switch routes the post pan signal via the AFL bus and the AFL PFL LEVEL control to the monitor speakers Note that unlike on SL 4000 Series consoles this signal is in place that is it follows the position of the pan pot even if the console is fitted wit...

Page 105: ...iliary sends for use as foldback echo sends or as mix minus feeds The master output LEVEL controls on the SL953 see above all have 10dB of gain when turned fully clockwise and are indented at the unity gain position The Stereo Cue output is additionally fitted with a BALANCE control FX sends 1 to 6 appear on the patch at R1 6 where they are normalled to effects units via S1 6 The Cue Stereo send i...

Page 106: ...ually normalled from the Stereo Cue output but individual consoles may be specified differently The sources for the SLS output are the two external source selectors EXT 1 and EXT 2 plus the Left and Right main outputs pre tone and talkback injection Note that the SLS feed is normally cut when the console is in RECORD status to prevent speaker howlround The Foldback outputs are cut whenever the Osc...

Page 107: ...s up the BALANCE control will provide a balance between the left and right return signals When MONO is selected the Echo Return inputs are summed in mono and the BALANCE control now acts as a pan control This is very useful when you are using a mono FX device as it saves having to parallel the Echo Return inputs on the patch CUT Cuts both Left and Right inputs AFL Feeds Echo Return signals post pa...

Page 108: ...main meters EXT 1 The main meters will display the level of an external source selected on External Source Selector 1 irrespective of whether it is being monitored or not In other words the console s main output can be monitored while the meters are used to check the returns from a stereo tape machine recording the desk output EXT 2 The main meters will display the level of an external source sele...

Page 109: ... but this can be changed from a terminal to give a reading of 0VU over the range 0dBu to 6dBu A single segment which holds for 2 seconds gives an indication of peak levels STORE PEAK The peak level reaching each meter is stored whenever this button is pressed DISPLAY PEAK When selected the peak levels stored by the STORE PEAK button are displayed as a single segment which does not decay This peak ...

Page 110: ... This function is provided for use on the odd occasion when the LCD meters may need calibrating Calibration may drift with time and temperature and this condition will be indicated by more than one segment showing at the foot of the meter with no signal present If you suspect that the meter calibration has drifted press CAL METERS and hold it down until you hear the meter relays clunk approx 2 sec...

Page 111: ... 4 2 0 20 10 7 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 FLIP Ø 25 48 1 24 5 6 7 8 29 30 31 32 9 10 11 12 33 34 35 36 17 18 19 20 41 42 43 44 21 22 23 24 45 46 47 48 16 13 14 15 37 38 39 40 L F SF FX FX ODD EV HIGH Z CH IN CH OUT MON 1 2 3 4 25 26 27 28 20dB LINK A B C D SUB GP RATIO LINE dB SL911 BUS dB dB MIC 20 14 10 6 3 DYNAMICS PK Pull THRESHOLD RELEASE THRESHOLD RANGE RELEASE HOLD Pull for fast attack Pull for fast a...

Page 112: ...at Group SOLO The Group Solo works slightly differently to the Solo function on an I O module in that it cuts all Groups which are not soloed The cuts thus generated will be read by the J Series Computer during an automated mix Note that an I O module Solo will cut all other channels not soloed but these cuts are not recorded by the computer This is extremely useful as it is possible to play the G...

Page 113: ...44 36 28 24 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 20 10 7 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 RECORD OVERLOAD 52 44 36 28 24 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 20 10 7 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 FLIP Ø 25 48 1 24 BELL 5 6 7 8 29 30 31 32 9 10 11 12 33 34 35 36 17 18 19 20 41 42 43 44 21 22 23 24 45 46 47 48 16 13 14 15 37 38 39 40 L F SF FX FX ODD EV HIGH Z CH IN CH OUT MON DYN SC 1 2 3 4 25 26 27 28 20dB LINK A B C D SUB GP KHz dB HMF dB 0 1 5...

Page 114: ...ed up to the patch and appear at N P 41 42 The mic signals are mixed together via the level controls and fed to a compressor more on this below The group of COMMUNICATIONS buttons to the left of the Main Fader see opposite controls the switching and routing of Talkback and Listen Mic signals as well as the switching of a Red Light RED LIGHT Provides an isolated contact closure for hooking up to a ...

Page 115: ...the Listen Mic switches which are normally non latching can be latched on for constant two way communication when the multitrack is in Stop or Wind The Talkback and Listen Mic signals are automatically switched off when the machine enters Play or Record LISTEN Feeds the Listen Mics to Mini Loudspeakers A and dims the Main Loudspeakers SL 9000 J Console Operator s Manual 5 22 21 12 94 ...

Page 116: ...s The LEVEL control adjusts the output level from 25dB to 20dB When fully anticlockwise a preset level is selected which can be calibrated with the small multiturn pot located to the left of the main level control A red LED lights to show when the level control is no longer in the calibrated position The oscillator output is available on the patch jack N9 and is normalled to the tone distribution ...

Page 117: ...44 36 28 24 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 20 10 7 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 RECORD OVERLOAD 52 44 36 28 24 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 20 10 7 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 FLIP Ø 25 48 1 24 BELL 5 6 7 8 29 30 31 32 9 10 11 12 33 34 35 36 17 18 19 20 41 42 43 44 21 22 23 24 45 46 47 48 16 13 14 15 37 38 39 40 L F SF FX FX ODD EV HIGH Z CH IN CH OUT MON DYN SC 1 2 3 4 25 26 27 28 20dB LINK A B C D SUB GP KHz dB HMF dB 0 1 5...

Page 118: ...ion 2 for more on this SOLO ISOLATE Isolates a designated 8 channel bay or bays from the Large and Small Fader solo cut busses CHANNEL IN TO METERS Forces the designated bay or bays to meter channel input signals MASTER CHANNEL INPUT FLIP Flips channel inputs in the designated bay or bays provided the console wide MASTER INPUT FLIP is not selected Blank Panel A panel is available to mount custom o...

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Page 120: ...Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series Total Studio System Console Operator s Manual SECTION 6 The Patch 6 i 15 9 94 SL 9000 J S E R I E S SL 9000 J S E R I E S ...

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Page 122: ... rows in each patch panel comprise a logical pair the upper jack being an output feed and the lower jack being an input There are two types of normalling used within the patch HALF NORMALLED The top row is an output listen bridging jack If a jack is inserted into the top row it receives the feed on that socket but does not break the normalling to the row below The outers are wired down to the inne...

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Page 124: ...y obvious with these exceptions and notes The Multitrack Returns ie multitrack outputs split on entering the console and feed identical signals to both Rows C and J Signal is always present at the Channel Insert Send jacks Row E It is the return signal path that is switched by the insert IN switch This is useful for setting input levels on effects devices before switching them in and also useful f...

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Page 126: ...L40 4 Track 1 and Stereo 1 are fed directly from M5 8 all the other Recorder feeds are buffered The three sets of 4 Track Recorder inputs L11 22 are derived from the LCRS outputs M5 8 The stereo machine inputs L23 L40 are fed from the L and R Outputs M5 M7 The four Distribution jacks M5 8 can be useful for multi machine tape copying Plugging the source signal into M5 and M7 for example will feed t...

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Page 128: ...41 42 N41 42 should be wired to two mics hanging in the studio area P41 42 are normalled from the mics and feed into the console Listen Mic inputs Level controls and on off switches for these mics can be found in the centre section N43 L MIC OUT provides an output of the Listen Mic circuit post compressor the sound of which is much loved by many experienced SL4000 users Note that a sum of both Lis...

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Page 134: ...ions On the following pages you will find a full alphabetical Index We have tried to make this Index as comprehensive as possible because we believe that once you have become accustomed to the basic features of the J Series Computer you will only need to use this manual as a reference volume Entries shown in Bold denote on screen functions Contents i i 23 8 96 ...

Page 135: ...on Switch Data Editing 5 79 Automation Switch Protection 5 59 Automation data in Settings list 5 41 Automation Modes a description 5 15 Automation Modes selecting 5 27 Automation Modes More 5 85 Automation of Switches 5 35 Automation of the Small Fader 5 35 Autotakeover in Fader Status menu 5 49 Backing Up Projects 2 19 Basic Operational Techniques 1 3 Buttons setting release option 9 7 Calculator...

Page 136: ...e Fill automation mode 5 87 Cycle Function 3 19 Cycle on the MIX DESK display 5 3 3 19 Data Storage 1 3 Data Delete in FILE SETUP menu 2 25 Define in FILE SETUP Desk Setup menu 8 1 Delete Proj in Project menu 2 17 Desk Config menu 9 5 Desk Here on Serial Machine Control Display 3 7 Desk Layout in Desk Config menu 9 7 Desk Setup menu 5 7 9 3 Diagnostic in MISC menu 9 15 Disable Desk in MISC System ...

Page 137: ... 21 Follow Faders Follow Output in Desk Setup menu 5 7 5 57 Follow on Events List 4 3 4 7 Format in MISC Tools menu 9 9 Fr and To boxes on the MIX DESK display 5 13 5 29 Frame and Event Jogs 3 19 5 3 Free Mem box on the MIX DESK display 5 27 Front Panel in Desk Config menu 9 5 G Series Data Importing 2 27 GOTO button 3 19 GOTO button and Event Locates 5 3 Group Solos Independent linked to Desk in ...

Page 138: ...ocating with GOTO button 3 19 Locating with TC 1 5 buttons 3 17 Locating with Timecode Locates 3 17 LTC Gen 7 15 Machine Control Section 3 Machine Control and DiskTrack 3 33 Machine Control and Project Files 3 17 Machine Control Display 3 5 Machine Control Customising Enable Button Control 3 33 Machine Control DCTM 3 5 3 27 Machine Control Getting a Machine On Line 3 7 Machine Control Master Modes...

Page 139: ...ta Swapping 5 91 Mix List 5 43 Mix Options 5 45 Mix Pass List on the MIX DESK display 5 13 Mix Pass Structure 5 13 Mix System Section 5 Mix Starting again 5 39 Mix The first pass 5 29 Mix Saving a 5 41 Mix Starting a 5 27 Mix Updating a 5 31 MIX DESK display 5 13 Mixes Discarding 5 13 Mixes Keeping 5 13 Mixes Making safe 5 43 Mixes Naming 5 13 Mixes Reverting 5 13 Mixes Joining 5 89 Mixes Loading ...

Page 140: ...t Information pop up 2 17 Project Manager pop up 2 7 Project Settings pop up More on the 2 13 Project Creating a New 2 3 Project The Current 2 3 Project The Default 2 3 Projects Section 2 Projects Backup and Restore with 3 5 Floppy Disks 2 19 Projects Backup and Restore with MO Discs 2 19 Projects Holding 2 15 Projects Backing Up and Restoring 2 19 Projects Changing 2 5 Projects Copying 2 5 Projec...

Page 141: ...e Control Section 3 Serial Xfer in FILE SETUP Data menu 9 1 Set Video ADCs in Desk Config menu 9 5 Settings in Project menu 2 7 Setup Options Section 9 Shutdown in MISC System menu 9 13 Sift in the Edit menu 5 25 SIO in MISC menu 9 13 SIO TC in FILE SETUP Desk Setup menu 3 3 Small Fader Automation 5 35 SNAP button 5 47 Snap in Fader Status menu 5 47 SNAPSHOTS button 5 77 Snapshots in MIX DESK menu...

Page 142: ...INESmenu 7 15 Time and Date clock setting 9 15 Timecode and Sync Standards 3 3 Timecode Calculator 1 7 Timecode Displays 3 23 Timecode Generation 7 15 Timecode in Desk Setup menu 5 7 Timecode in FILE SETUP Desk Setup menu 3 3 Timecode Locates 3 17 5 1 Timecodes and Numbers 1 7 Timecodes Copying 3 23 Tools in MISC menu 9 9 Total Recall Section 6 Total Recall Auto Calibrate Manual Calibrate 6 11 Tot...

Page 143: ...ut in FILE SETUP Desk Config menu 3 15 9 7 TRIM RENULL button 5 19 Trim Anlog in MISC System menu 9 11 Trim fader status 5 11 5 31 Trim Mix in Edit Edit Mix menu 5 79 Trimming a mix off line 5 87 TRIM RENULL button 5 47 USE ABS and USE TRIM buttons 5 31 Use Abs Use Trim in Fader Status menu 5 31 User Defined Function Buttons Section 8 VARISPEED button 3 21 Video Switcher Inputs 7 5 Video Sync indi...

Page 144: ...Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series Total Studio System Computer Operator s Manual SECTION 1 Introduction 1 i 16 8 96 SL 9000 J S E R I E S SL 9000 J S E R I E S ...

Page 145: ...6 1 2 3 0 00 MARK NAME MARK TC 1 TC 2 TC 3 TC 4 TC 5 JOIN FSM CYCLE START CYCLE CYCLE END OVERVIEW EVENTS FADERS GOTO CLEAR SNAPSHOTS AUTOFADE AUTO CLEAR AUTO MOTORS ON OFF MERGE TRIM DISPLAY PROJECT GROUPS PROTECTION AUTOMATION MACHINE CONTROL VIDEO 1 CHANNEL NAMES DISCARD IMMED PICKUP TRIM RENULL AUTO T OVER LEVEL MATCH PREVIEW SNAP AUTO GLIDE USE ABS USE TRIM MIX DESK RECALL MACHINES MISC FILE ...

Page 146: ...m still retains the ability to store information such as Cues Track Lists Total Recall Setups and Mix Data These files can be transferred to other storage mediums such as 650Mb Magneto Optical or High Density 1 44Mb 3 5 Floppy disks for transfer between different studios Information stored on G Series Bernoulli Data Cartridges or 3 5 disks can be imported onto the computer s System Disk and mix da...

Page 147: ...ject File B Machine Control Parameters User defined Key Settings Computer Setup Options DiskTrack Setup Mixes Automation Modes Hardware and Software Grouping Automation Snapshots Total Recall Setups Track Lists Event Cue List Machine Control Parameters User defined Key Settings Computer Setup Options DiskTrack Setup ...

Page 148: ...is manual Quite often you will find there are several different methods available to achieve the same result The J Series Computer is designed to be as flexible as possible and you will eventually settle on those methods which suit you best Note that throughout this manual on screen functions are shown in Bold type front panel buttons are referred to in UPPER CASE PLAIN type Pen and Tablet The pen...

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Page 150: ... QUIT Some pop ups which do not require an OK QUIT or END must be cleared from the screen by stabbing outside them and this will be made clear in subsequent sections of this manual Entering Names Obviously you will need to enter names for Projects Mixes Cues etc This is normally carried out following the selection of an on screen Name function which produces a QWERTY pop up see opposite The name m...

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Page 152: ...comes complete with a mini Events List This is used to provide a simple way of locating to any pre marked point in a recording See Section 4 for more details Entries for both the numeric and timecode pop ups can be made by stabbing with the pen on appropriate keys or by using the numeric keypad situated to the upper right of the computer front panel below the computer monitor If you use the numeri...

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Page 154: ... the channel numbers to toggle blocks of 8 on or off Set All which selects all channels Flip All which toggles the channel states on or off and Clear All which clears down any current selections Having selected the relevant channels OK out of the pop up Status Messages Between the menus and the main display area on all the computer s screens you will notice a long grey bar see opposite This is kno...

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Page 156: ...posite and making a selection on the resultant pop up To search within the current directory for a particular directory or file stab on the grey bar at the foot of the display to enter a search string on the resultant QWERTY pop up Hit END and the search string will appear in the grey bar You may now select Matches to find items which match the string or Misses to find items that don t In the exam...

Page 157: ...ories files you are not interested in by stabbing on them in the selected items list None deselects all current selections in the currently selected directory Clear clears all entries from the selected items list A count of the number of selected items is displayed in the Got x xx box To execute the function you have selected hit the OK button on the front panel or stab on the OK box if the functi...

Page 158: ...E MARK TC 1 TC 2 TC 3 TC 4 TC 5 JOIN FSM CYCLE START CYCLE CYCLE END OVERVIEW EVENTS FADERS GOTO CLEAR SNAPSHOTS AUTOFADE AUTO CLEAR AUTO MOTORS ON OFF MERGE TRIM DISPLAY PROJECT GROUPS PROTECTION AUTOMATION MACHINE CONTROL VIDEO 1 CHANNEL NAMES DISCARD IMMED PICKUP TRIM RENULL AUTO T OVER LEVEL MATCH PREVIEW SNAP AUTO GLIDE USE ABS USE TRIM MIX DESK RECALL MACHINES MISC FILE SETUP MASTER MENUS US...

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Page 160: ...Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series Total Studio System Computer Operator s Manual SECTION 2 Projects 2 i 16 8 96 SL 9000 J S E R I E S SL 9000 J S E R I E S ...

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Page 162: ...ent to use one Project File for the complete project When the J Series Computer is booted up the system s Default Project will be automatically loaded presenting the console in a fully configured state right from the start Beyond this point three basic situations can occur You are starting a brand new session and need to create a new Project File You are starting a continuation session and wish to...

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Page 164: ...se are always saved to and loaded from the current project The name of the current project is shown in the long Proj Title box above the other Project menu entries see opposite However just because the correct name appears in this box it does not necessarily mean that the elements of this project have been loaded for use see Changing Projects on Page 2 5 and Loading Project Data on Page 2 7 Creati...

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Page 166: ...up will appear allowing you to rename the project before it is copied Finally before the copying takes place you will be asked if you wish to copy All versions of the project elements the Latest versions only or None aborts the operation If you are simply interested in the basic setup information plus for example the last Total Recall Setup and Mix select Latest All would normally be used if you w...

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Page 168: ...h Switch Groups see Section 5 The purpose of Load Save and Safe are all described in the following paragraphs Currently selected elements will show a box with a tick Individual boxes will toggle their state tick or cross with each stab of the pen The process that you action eg Load Save etc will ignore any element with a cross next to it Flip provides a global switch between states Note that the s...

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Page 170: ...ts that are ticked with a red background ie not Safe and which have changed will be saved Warn used in conjunction with Load is activated when elements of your project are unsaved and will be overridden by a subsequent load action With Warn selected red when you stab on Load a pop up will appear telling you that some data has not been saved You now have the option of continuing the load or abortin...

Page 171: ...n Routing Presets Channel Names Timecode Memories Desk Setup PatchBay Configuration PatchBay Presets Fader Protection Switch Protection Hard Soft Groups Match PlaySwitch Groups Fader Macros ScreenSound Slaves Setup Project File A Project File C System Disk Project File B Settings Elements all saved versions Project Hold Held Project File B 1 Held Project File B 2 Held Project File B 3 Film Scorer ...

Page 172: ...n Off see Section 5 Events List filters see Section 4 Snapshot Protection see Section 5 and Group Solos linked to Desk Independent see Section 5 Fader Macros Data relating to the 8 pre defined macros that can be triggered from a specific fader level see Section 8 Fader Protection Fader Protection settings see Section 5 Hard Soft Groups Fader Grouping information see Section 5 Match Play Switch Gro...

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Page 174: ...you stab on an element name in the left hand column of the display eg Desk Setup that line will turn grey and any ticks in columns to the right change to crosses see upper screen opposite This enables fast deselection or reselection of elements when setting up to use the SAVE PROJECT key or for a local Load Save or Clear If you deselect a number of elements in this way the Mini function when selec...

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Page 176: ... Projects When saving project data the recommended procedure is to keep all items ticked in the Save column of the Settings pop up keep Auto selected and make regular use of the SAVE PROJECT and SAVE TR front panel button s This will ensure that any changes made in RAM will be saved without generating new file versions for elements that haven t changed Following this procedure speeds up the proces...

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Page 178: ...provided to display the text with proportional spacing P Save changes before quitting The project name and date is automatically set up when you create a new project see Page 2 3 Deleting Projects It is good practice to only keep a limited number of Project Files on the System Disk Once a recording project has been completed the appropriate Project Files can be archived to MO or floppy disk see Pa...

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Page 180: ...clear unwanted files from a MO see Page 2 25 Backup MOs should be clearly labelled to indicate their contents as Project Data together with the project name and date To restore previously backed up files select From MO in the Copy Project menu A similar pop up list will appear from which you may select project to restore Proceed as for the backup and the files will be restored to the System Disk O...

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Page 182: ... by using Copy to Copying and Deleting Multiple Projects We have already discussed the Project File copy and delete functions that can be found in the Copy Project menu Both Copy to see Page 2 5 and Delete Proj see Page 2 17 are fine if you only want to copy or delete one or two projects In cases where you may want to copy a large number of Project Files to from an archive MO for example or delete...

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Page 184: ...he pop up keeps you informed of the transfer progress Note that the status bar below the pop up also provides useful prompts at each stage of the transfer To search for a particular file or directory stab on the grey bar at the foot of the display to enter a search string on the resultant QWERTY pop up Hit END and the search string will appear in the bar You may now select Matches to find items wh...

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Page 186: ... stab on the red bar above the list To return to the top level stab on the System Floppy or Mag Opt box as required To delete multiple projects from the System Disk first select the projects directory Now stab on the All Dirs box to select all the Project Files Selected items are highlighted in yellow in the main list and also appear complete with file path in the smaller scrollable list below Thi...

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Page 188: ...can access Stab on a Reel name to select that Reel the text turns red Now select Title in the right hand column and stab on a Title from the list that appears see lower screen opposite Having accessed the required Title items within that Title can be selected for transfer by stabbing on the appropriate box in the right hand column Items that can be transferred will be listed on the left of the pop...

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Page 190: ...n on any Project File unless you are aware of the consequences Better still always make a copy of a project see Page 2 5 before using Purge Proj Select Purge Proj and a list of currently stored Project Files will appear Stab on the Project File you wish to purge You will then be given one last chance to confirm that you wish to lose the previous versions The remaining version for each element will...

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Page 192: ...Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series Total Studio System Computer Operator s Manual SECTION 3 Machine Control 3 i 13 7 96 SL 9000 J S E R I E S SL 9000 J S E R I E S ...

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Page 194: ...is booted up the Default Project File will load the machine control settings that have been saved to that file during system commissioning When you create a new project using the New Project function see Section 2 the same settings will be copied to the new project As long as you have a single machine in use with the system and never hire in different machines you can be happy in the knowledge tha...

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Page 196: ...setting here also governs the type of timecode that will be generated by the system see Section 7 If you are mixing without automation you can select any of the above timecode standards regardless of whether the system is being fed by NTSC or PAL video sync If you are using the automation system when system timing is that much more important the video sync reference must be set to match the timeco...

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Page 198: ...th a set of control parameters devised specifically for that machine If you change the Machine and or Interface entries without changing the machine don t be surprised if the machine behaves in a bizarre manner Entries in the Machine column should be entirely obvious Entries in the Interface column may show any of the following control protocols DCTM Stands for Direct Control Tape Machine A parall...

Page 199: ...ENABLE 4 SERIAL M C ARM NETWORK M C ARM SWITCH PROT SWITCH GRP SETUP FADER STATUS COPY SAVE TR JOIN FSM OVERVIEW EVENTS FADERS SNAPSHOTS AUTOFADE AUTO CLEAR AUTO MOTORS ON OFF MERGE TRIM DISPLA PROJECT GROUPS PROTECTION AUTOMATION MACHINE CONTROL C DISCARD IMMED PICKUP TRIM RENULL AUTO T OVER LEVEL MATCH PREVIEW SNAP AUTO GLIDE USE ABS USE TRIM FADER STATUS LOCK INSERT MIXING ON SAVE PROJECT ...

Page 200: ...tc Use the on screen transport controls to position the tape machine at a sync point or at the beginning of the track you wish to work on Stabbing and dragging left and right on the box will shuttle the machine backwards and forwards By dragging the pen in a circular motion around the centre of the Jog Wheel you can jog a machine forward or back to the required position Having done this deselect M...

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Page 202: ...th the Vari box will display the machine s actual position at all times If this box turns red then the wrong timecode standard has been selected in the FILE SETUP Desk Setup Timecode menu If the box flickers this indicates timecode errors ie drop outs See Page 3 3 for more on Timecode and System Sync standards Current selections of the State ENABLE functions may be saved as part of a Project File ...

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Page 204: ...ed up to the machine Hitting STOP during a locate will stop the machine and re locate the Desk to the machine s current position This mode is not recommended for use with VPR3 and only recommended for use with Sony 9 pin when controlling fast response transports such as video machines Stabbing on the Master box a second time selects Green Master mode In this mode the machine will be slaved to the ...

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Page 206: ...der Serial Machines Config see Section 2 Setting up Multiple Machines When dealing with more than one machine bring each machine on line separately by turning their State to On on the Serial Machine Control display Do not be tempted to load the machine with tape and then simply select the machine ENABLE buttons and the SERIAL M C ARM button Unless all the machines have synchronous timecode ie the ...

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Page 208: ...a machine into record while you have the Serial Machine Control display on screen the front panel s transport buttons will not control an external machine until you return to the basic displays See also Track Enables for Sony 9 pin machines on Page 3 31 The master transport RECORD key will by default only operate if the PLAY key is first held down In this mode you can drop out of record by hitting...

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Page 210: ...e 1 5 boxes to enter the current Desk time as the locate point or stab on the current timecode value and enter a new timecode from the pop up calculator As usual timecode values can also be modified by dragging on the numbers As well as the default absolute locates you can also set up relative locates here to roll back or forward 2 seconds etc from the current Desk time To select a relative or rel...

Page 211: ...4 5 6 1 2 3 0 00 MARK NAME MARK TC 1 TC 2 TC 3 TC 4 TC 5 JOIN FSM CYCLE START CYCLE CYCLE END OVERVIEW EVENTS FADERS GOTO CLEAR SNAPSHOTS AUTOFADE AUTO CLEAR AUTO MOTORS ON OFF MERGE TRIM DISPLAY PROJECT GROUPS PROTECTION AUTOMATION MACHINE CONTROL VIDEO 1 CHANNEL NAMES DISCARD IMMED PICKUP TRIM RENULL AUTO T OVER LEVEL MATCH PREVIEW SNAP AUTO GLIDE USE ABS USE TRIM MIX DESK RECALL MACHINES MISC F...

Page 212: ...s intuitive and simple ways to locate to specific marks or cues in the recorded material See Section 4 for more details Overview Display Locates The Overview display also provides a very simple way of locating to any spot in a recording or mix with a stab of the pen See Section 5 for more details Cycle Function The two timecode boxes above the Cycle box on the right of the MIX DESK display are use...

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Page 214: ...the wheel With VARISPEED selected and the system in Play the wheel will varispeed the Desk and any machines currently selected as slaves with a range from normal play at the centre detent up to 4 times play speed or down to 1 8 play speed subject to the varispeed range of the slave machine s The Vari box at the top right of the MIX DESK display shows the current varispeed value as a percentage ran...

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Page 216: ...k Config Front Panel menu see Section 9 Individual numbers in the Desk timecode readout can be dragged up or down to move the system to a new position Alternatively stab to produce the timecode calculator see Section 1 and enter a new timecode Copying Timecodes Timecodes can be copied from the Desk readout to other timecode boxes By simply stabbing on the current Desk time and then on the Cycle St...

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Page 218: ...p up This can be carried out with the pen or by using the dedicated keyboard Press END or Enter to complete the operation see Section 1 for more details on using the QWERTY pop up Repeat the process if you are setting up for more than one machine Now stab on Interface Type in the Machine Setup Options pop up and the following list of protocols will appear DCTM Stands for Direct Control Tape Machin...

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Page 220: ... the correct settings for the above parameters Contact your local SSL office or distributor for more details Drop In with Play Record This should be set according to the requirements of this machine to enter record ie Play and Record simultaneously Yes or just Record No The selection toggles with each stab of the pen Note that this option is not affected by the setting for record in the Desk Confi...

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Page 222: ...er with a front panel ENABLE button or by turning State to On the Master flag for that port will automatically turn red This indicates that the machine is in Red Master mode In this mode the Desk computer sends direct transport commands to the machine then once the machine is moving slaves to the machine s timecode returned via the computer s timecode input connector If you control a DCTM machine ...

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Page 224: ...o the track number and a numerical keypad will appear Enter the number and press OK to clear the keypad NC on the keypad enables you to enter nothing in the display for that track ie no connection At the foot of the Serial Machine Track Records display are a number of additional boxes which represent tracks that can be put into record by the console s master record function once they have been arm...

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Page 226: ...evant box in the Key column and entering the desired enable button number a front panel enable button can be assigned to control more than one port Remember that this not only means enabling transport control but will also affect record arming Machine Control and DiskTrack If your system is fitted with DiskTrack and you wish to transfer material to or from a multitrack tape machine please read the...

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Page 228: ...Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series Total Studio System Computer Operator s Manual SECTION 4 Cue and Track Lists 4 i 4 7 96 SL 9000 J S E R I E S SL 9000 J S E R I E S ...

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Page 230: ...Project you can customise the list at any time to have it display only the information you want to see To do this stab on the right hand box below Event Information This box is marked Events All by default signifying that all types of events will be displayed Stab on the box and a pop up will appear containing a list of the various event types as described above see lower screen opposite To limit ...

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Page 232: ...ch more sense to name the marks as you create them so that you can instantly recognise the points they represent To do this having hit the MARK button press the NAME MARK button just to the right This calls up the QWERTY pop up to allow you to name the current mark ie the one highlighted in yellow in the Events List Pull out the dedicated QWERTY keyboard in a drawer under the tablet type an approp...

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Page 234: ...he box when finished Deleting Cues All events can be deleted with the exception of audio clip starts and ends Select Delete in the Edit menu and then stab on the event cue you wish to delete No confirmation will be requested so make sure you know what you are doing The Delete function will stay reselected for further deletions Deselect the box when finished Moving Cues When a cue is almost in the ...

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Page 236: ... not exist a No Match error message will appear in the Status bar see Section 1 for more on the Status bar Clear the bar with the computer front panel s down cursor key or the dedicated QWERTY keyboard s backspace delete key If the cue is not numbered as above the first letter or as many letters as are necessary to distinguish one cue from another can be entered from the QWERTY keyboard followed b...

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Page 238: ...on the front panel or select FILE SETUP Desk Setup Channel Names with the pen A display similar to that shown opposite will appear on the screen Stab on Channel List 1 48 in the top left hand corner This calls up a small pop up enabling you to choose one of the following types of list Track Lists 1 4 Channel Lists 1 48 49 96 97 120 The four Track Lists are designed to correspond to each of the fou...

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Page 240: ...site Stab on a box in the Machine column one box for each machine port that corresponds to the Track List you wish to copy Select Direct for user selectable mapping of the copy or Sony 9 pin for channel to record mapping from the MACHINES Serial display pop up If this latter statement confuses you just select Direct and read on If you select Direct a numeric pop up will appear allowing you to spec...

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Page 242: ...Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series Total Studio System Computer Operator s Manual SECTION 5 The Mix System 5 i 20 8 96 SL 9000 J S E R I E S SL 9000 J S E R I E S ...

Page 243: ...SL 9000 J Computer Operator s Manual 5 ii 20 8 96 NAME MARK TC 1 TC 2 TC 3 TC 4 TC 5 STOP RECORD PLAY TRANSPORT ...

Page 244: ... most commonly used locate methods Timecode Locates The five buttons situated above the transport keys on the computer front panel labelled TC 1 5 provide five one shot locate stores The current Desk time can be entered into these stores by pressing and holding the relevant button until its lamp starts to flash Alternatively by stabbing on the S box above the on screen Desk timecode readout a pop ...

Page 245: ... 5 6 1 2 3 0 00 MARK NAME MARK TC 1 TC 2 TC 3 TC 4 TC 5 JOIN FSM CYCLE START CYCLE CYCLE END OVERVIEW EVENTS FADERS GOTO CLEAR SNAPSHOTS AUTOFADE AUTO CLEAR AUTO MOTORS ON OFF MERGE TRIM DISPLAY PROJECT GROUPS PROTECTION AUTOMATION MACHINE CONTROL VIDEO 1 CHANNEL NAMES DISCARD IMMED PICKUP TRIM RENULL AUTO T OVER LEVEL MATCH PREVIEW SNAP AUTO GLIDE USE ABS USE TRIM MIX DESK RECALL MACHINES MISC FI...

Page 246: ...n step from one event mark cue DiskTrack audio clip etc to another or move from the start of a mix to the mix end time or vice versa The choice is made in the Desk Config Transport Layout entry of the FILE SETUP menu See Section 9 for more details The and boxes below the timecode readout on the MIX DESK display step from one event to another see Events List Section 4 Cycle Use the dedicated CYCLE ...

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Page 248: ...e below Current Group Fader assignments can be cleared via the MIX DESK Groups menu see below In addition to the eight hardware groups 32 Software Groups are also available see Page 5 65 The Groups Menu As well as providing the means to clear down any Group Fader assignments Clr Hard Groups the MIX DESK Groups menu see opposite also contains the following useful functions Clr Chan Cuts Clears any ...

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Page 250: ...s a dedicated function ie not incorporated with the MOTORS OFF function as we believe it would be disconcerting to see the faders move when the motors are switched off the last thing you might expect The Switch Groups and Soft Groups items in this menu are discussed on Pages 5 73 and 5 65 respectively The Desk Setup Menu The FILE SETUP Desk Setup menu see opposite holds several items that may need...

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Page 252: ... to 4CH mode Alternatively 4 Channel Pan can provide automated left right panning across the main Mix bus If both faders are routed to the main stereo mix bus and one is panned left and the other right then the Small Fader will pan from left to right Select the monitoring to 2CH for this mode Having selected 4 Channel Pan you need to return to the MIX DESK display before you can hear the effect of...

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Page 254: ...elected to allow the audio to pass directly via the fader Regardless of the automation mode selected see Page 5 15 there are two possible write statuses for faders Absolute and Trim When the system is playing back previously written data the faders are in Replay status At the start of a new mix only faders can be set to Manual It is important to understand that with the J Series mix system Trim da...

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Page 256: ...ix Pass box to toggle between Time and Name The actual mix pass start and end times will be shown in the Fr and To boxes above the Mix Pass list To name a mix pass simply select Name stab on the pass you wish to name and the QWERTY pop up will appear Type in the mix name using the pen or the dedicated keyboard As the Mix Pass list is updated earlier mix passes will drop off the list and are unreco...

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Page 258: ...that point as long as faders and switches are still in a write status will be recorded for that mix pass from the start of the mix to 23 59 59 24 29 If a control is switched out of write back to Replay before the rollback point the current mix data will be played back This is a useful mode to use for switches when you are setting up FX sends etc in a new mix Rollback Join Dynamic fader movements a...

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Page 260: ...wn set of rollback points Each automated object can have one rollback point associated with it ie the point at which the system was rolled back with that object in write As you mix be aware that rollback points may be created at different times for different objects If you Discard the current mix pass or Revert to a different pass the system will reinstate the rollback points from whichever pass y...

Page 261: ...E 3 ENABLE 4 SERIAL M C ARM NETWORK M C ARM SWITCH PROT SWITCH GRP SETUP FADER STATUS COPY SAVE TR JOIN FSM OVERVIEW EVENTS FADERS SNAPSHOTS AUTOFADE AUTO CLEAR AUTO MOTORS ON OFF MERGE TRIM DISPLAY PROJECT GROUPS PROTECTION AUTOMATION MACHINE CONTROL VIDEO 1 CHANNEL NAMES DISCARD IMMED PICKUP TRIM RENULL AUTO T OVER LEVEL MATCH PREVIEW SNAP AUTO GLIDE USE ABS USE TRIM FADER STATUS LOCK INSERT MIX...

Page 262: ...ite in the state they were in at the rollback point Any fader or object that was in Replay at the rollback point will be unaffected by the JOIN button Bearing in mind that you may have a number of rollback points for different objects occurring at different times JOIN will play out rollback points in time order For example write a pass in Overwrite to 4 00 minutes and rewind to 1 00 Select Rollbac...

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Page 264: ...ame effect can be obtained by stabbing in the bottom or top timecode boxes respectively Stabbing and dragging on either box will call up the timecode calculator pop up if you wish to enter new range times but see below The broken red line across the display represents the current Desk playhead position You can locate the system including external machines to any timecode point within the Overview ...

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Page 266: ...unt of time to be displayed vertically per A4 US Letter landscape page An entry here automatically updates the Pages Used ie the number of pages that will be printed figure below Grid Spacing may be set to taste the grid provides a quick way of measuring time on the printed page Start and End Time should be set to closely match the audio you are interested in otherwise you will end up with wasted ...

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Page 268: ...yellow overlays showing mix data for L arge Fader L arge Fader Trim S mall Fader S mall Fader Trim L arge Fader Cut S mall Fader Cut EQ In Out Ins ert In Out Cue Stereo On Off and FX1 6 On Off Group information can be displayed with white or blue overlays representing G roup Fader G roup Fader Trim G roup Cut and G roup Solo data Finally M aster Fader or M aster Fader Trim data can be displayed in...

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Page 270: ... up can be driven from the front panel cursor keys the up down keys cycle through Large Faders Small Faders Group Faders etc and the left right keys advance the current mode through Overwrite Rollback Rollback Join etc Note that the Auxes selection covers the EQ In Out Insert In Out Cue Stereo On Off and FX1 6 On Off If this is your first attempt at a J Series automated mix we recommend you select...

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Page 272: ...you rewind all automated objects switch to Replay known as Play for switches see Page 5 35 If you have selected Overwrite as the automation mode for faders and cuts all your mix moves up to the first rollback point will have been saved in RAM and will play out as you move forward again The fader levels and cut states at the point of rollback will be written to 23 59 59 24 29 The mix pass start and...

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Page 274: ... switches safe at this stage to avoid new moves being written accidentally select them to Protect Replay see Pages 5 55 and 5 59 for more details If you wish to rewrite fader moves completely select USE ABS and touch the fader for Large Faders in Motors On or press the fader status button to write information The red LED will indicate that the fader is in Absolute If moves have already been writte...

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Page 276: ...it is not essential to save a mix to disk before using Trim Once a mix pass has been created the written data can be trimmed Insert Mixing Off When you update a section of mix in Absolute or Trim and return to Replay you will always return to the Reference Mix ie the last mix saved to or loaded from disk as seen in the Reference Mix box the one above the Mix Pass list which has a at its left hand ...

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Page 278: ...er Solo and Cut buttons see opposite Between each pair of switches you will find the red Object REC LED which will light whenever switch data on that physical module is being written The Group Faders in the centre of the console also have their own dedicated MATCH and PLAY buttons for the Group Solos and Cuts Automated switches have two possible statuses Record and Replay Note also that switch aut...

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Page 280: ...e pressed again to cancel without any detrimental effect Perhaps you have more than one switch in Record on a particular module and want them all to simultaneously drop back to Replay No problem just press the PLAY button twice in quick succession causing all switches to drop back into Replay of existing data Revising Existing Data The above methods will allow you to write entirely new data for cu...

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Page 282: ... is provided by the Trim Mix facility see Page 5 79 Starting Again If at any stage you decide to scrap the mix passes created so far hit the CLEAR AUTO button on the front panel If the automation system is enabled when you do this ie the AUTO button is lit the entire desk will drop into Absolute enabling you to begin mixing again straight away Note that the same effect may be achieved by means of ...

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Page 284: ...dated pass you made ie the pass that is highlighted in green in the Mix Pass list To save a mix pass that is not the current mix use the Revert function to select the pass of your choice see Page 5 13 If you attempt to save a mix before rolling back the system will force a rollback and so save the latest mix you have held in RAM When you save a mix using either the SAVE PROJECT button or Save in t...

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Page 286: ...tected Replay status see Fader Protection on Page 5 55 Loading Mixes Previously saved mixes can be loaded at a later date via the Settings pop up First of all make sure you have selected the correct Project File if the mix is not stored with the current project If you are not familiar with this procedure please refer to Section 2 Now hit the PROJECT SETTINGS button or select Settings from the MIX ...

Page 287: ...or s Manual 5 44 20 8 96 JOIN FSM AUTOFADE AUTO CLEAR AUTO MOTORS ON OFF MERGE TRIM AUTOMATION DISCARD IMMED PICKUP TRIM RENULL AUTO T OVER LEVEL MATCH PREVIEW SNAP AUTO GLIDE USE ABS USE TRIM FADER STATUS LOCK INSERT MIXING ON ...

Page 288: ...e below are logged by the system When you turn FADER STATUS LOCK on these conditions will be locked and replicated each time you return a fader to write Note that with FADER STATUS LOCK selected you will be unable to select or deselect any of the above options either from the front panel or the Fader Status pop up To modify the current store turn FADER STATUS LOCK off select the required options a...

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Page 290: ...e playing back mix data This is ideal where you need to make minor adjustments to a number of faders sequentially Autoglide Allows the computer to move the fader back to the null point when you have finished writing Select AUTOGLIDE make your update and then when you are ready to return to Replay the null point hit the fader s status button and the fader will glide back to the correct position Wit...

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Page 292: ...ay Note that if Autoglide and Autotakeover are both selected Autoglide takes priority Preview With either Use Abs or Use Trim selected this enables fader levels only to be rehearsed on monitor without affecting the underlying mix data The rehearsed levels can then be selectively written to the mix Having first selected PREVIEW press the fader status button once or twice depending on whether the fa...

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Page 294: ... be positioned to match the written mix information ie the current null point in order to avoid a level jump when switching from Replay to Absolute prior to a re write Select LEVEL MATCH and then press the status button on the relevant fader The fader status LEDs will flash to indicate which direction to move the fader to find the null point green for up and red for down Alternatively all faders m...

Page 295: ... FADER STATUS COPY SAVE TR JOIN FSM AUTOFADE AUTO CLEAR AUTO MOTORS ON OFF MERGE TRIM PROJECT AUTOMATION DISCARD IMMED PICKUP TRIM RENULL AUTO T OVER LEVEL MATCH PREVIEW SNAP AUTO GLIDE USE ABS USE TRIM FADER STATUS LOCK INSERT MIXING ON SAVE PROJECT ...

Page 296: ...us pass to be forced from the Mix Pass list as it overflows Remember that Keep see Page 5 13 can be used to prevent this happening or for total insurance save the mix pass to disk before using Edit Mix Offline Trim Join to Mix etc The settings of the following items in the Fader Status pop up may be saved to a Project File under Desk Setup Status Lock On Off Insert Mixing On Off Use Abs Trim Renul...

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Page 298: ... Alternatively you can assign any number of faders to protection modes by first toggling the grey box in the middle of the pop up to the desired mode and then selecting the Large Small or Groups box on the left of the pop up Selecting Large or Small calls up the Channel Selector pop up Choose the faders you wish to protect see Section 1 for instructions on how to use of this pop up and hit OK to c...

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Page 300: ...ers display see opposite will give you an overall view of the fader protection modes you have selected according to the key at the foot of the Fader Protection Modes pop up Select FADERS followed by the FADER PROT button to view both displays together Faders will be outlined in red if in Protected Manual green if in Protected Replay and grey if Automated The Faders display indicates Large Small Gr...

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Page 302: ...ave used Switch Protection use Display All to give yourself an illuminated demo while you check that all the object lamps LEDs are working With Automated selected in the box in the top centre of the pop up stabbing on Display All will light the lamps LEDs of all objects currently selected to Automated mode If you stab on the grey box you can toggle the entire console through the three available mo...

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Page 304: ...you wish to place in that mode The associated LED lamp will light to confirm the selection Repeat the process if you want to have additional objects in the alternative protected mode Set Single User this for single switches Select Set Single and then press the switch that you wish to protect Its LED lamp will light and the name and number of that switch will appear in the box directly to the right...

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Page 306: ... you switch from Protected Manual to Automated they will write their current state from zero to 23 59 59 24 29 b If the switches were off during the first few passes when you turn them on and decide to switch between Protected Manual and Automated they will turn off effectively switching to Replay We are always interested to learn how many users actually read our operational manuals If you are rea...

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Page 308: ...er Hardware or Software Group Software Group information can be saved and recalled as part of the current Project File under Hard Soft Groups see Section 2 Slave Types The behaviour of a slave in response to changes made to the group s master is determined by its slave type Note that behaviour types relate only to slaves leaving the master unaffected Once a fader becomes part of a Slave Fader type...

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Page 310: ... sequential range of faders as slaves simply hold down the fader status button of the first and press the button on the last The same procedure can also be used to deselect a range of faders Once slaves have been assigned to a master all slaves must be cleared from that group before the master can be deselected You have now set up your first group easy isn t it To create additional groups use the ...

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Page 312: ...hat the channel is now of the current type Pressing the button again will remove that slave from the group Remember that slaves can only be deselected individually if they are of the current type Clearing a group can be simply carried out by making the group current and then stabbing on Clear Group Software Groups and Automation If Software Groups are used in an automated mix there may be situatio...

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Page 314: ... master is uncut the slave can be cut as normal provided it is in a write status It is not possible to uncut a master cut that is applied to a slave by using the slave s cut button The way around this is to use Merge and Dissolve then update the cut information on the slave fader as normal Using Inverted Cuts Slave Inverted Cuts have the opposite effect to that applied from the master Cut the mast...

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Page 316: ...ou cannot create Group 2 without first creating Group 1 Once set up you can move from group to group with the left right cursor keys on the front panel or by stabbing and dragging to change the number To assign objects to a group simply press the object s button switch With a Master Slave relationship selected the first object pressed will become the master and it will appear highlighted in blue i...

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Page 318: ...the mix for each object Having written a series of master controlled on off states for a group of switches data for individual switches in the group can be modified by simply removing them from the group or by clearing the entire group down Switch Groups An Example One simple use of the Switch Group facility is in the switching of FX Sends in an automated mix Assume you need to switch reverbs on a...

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Page 320: ... Pre Enable snapshot you have the ability to save up to 62 additional snapshots Hit the front panel SNAPSHOTS button or select Snapshots from the MIX DESK menu to call up the Snapshots pop up see opposite To take a snapshot of the current automated object settings select Take followed by a stab on one of the 62 grey boxes below The box will turn yellow to indicate that a snapshot is present in tha...

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Page 322: ...diting process it is possible to create multiple generic SL 9000 marks from this pop up at the playhead position The positions of any Marks are indicated by blue lines across the display and timecode references to the left If a mark represents a named event or cue its name will be shown on the right hand side of the pop up If there is a audio clip present on the Overview display in the area you wi...

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Page 324: ...t start or end All this will seem a lot simpler when you actually try it yourself Cuts Uncuts FX On Off etc can all be very simply written off line with this facility and then further modified to taste The Ref channel on the right hand side of the pop up shows as a guide the written mix information for a channel you may wish to reference your edit to This can be useful where you wish to match a cu...

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Page 326: ...ways New Pass create a new mix pass prefixed with the letter E If this option is set to Play New Pass the system simply merges the modified data into your current mix If you want to keep your current mix version it should be saved to disk before using the Edit Mix function Capture Clips Capture Clips is an innovative new feature which allows the system to capture audio clip information from consol...

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Page 328: ...write Static Rollback Join and Rollback see Page 5 15 the J Series mix system provides four other automation modes These are Clip Fill Clip End Cycle Fill and Cycle End All these modes can use Absolute or Trim as their active write status according to the current USE ABS USE TRIM selection Different modes can be selected for groups of objects by selecting the AUTO MODES button or Auto Modes in the...

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Page 330: ...Obviously you can select more than one fader type if required The relevant boxes turn blue once a selection is made Use the channel selector to select individual faders Enter in the trim start and end times the times default to the current mix start and end times Now enter the required trim value in dB between 10 to 10 dB to two decimal places To enter a negative trim either press enter the value ...

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Page 332: ...e Current mix to the Disk Project mix If all objects on all channels all groups and the Master Fader are to be joined then this selection becomes immaterial The variables can be modified as follows Join all automatable items Stab on all to produce a pop up from which selected objects can be chosen Objects highlighted in red will be included in the join objects in grey will be excluded If you selec...

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Page 334: ...luded in the copy swap Leave a cross for all other entries in the list If you have transferred data from one facility to another you may well want to select additional elements to copy or swap This is particularly relevant when the facility you are working in now has a different size of console or the console has a different layout to the one you started out in You can elect to carry out a Single ...

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Page 336: ...s New Pass create a new mix pass prefixed with the letter C or S Always New Pass is the recommended default However if you intend to use the Copy Swap function repeatedly when you are copying data to and from multiple sources for example use Keep see Page 5 13 to avoid the current mix pass being forced from the Mix Pass list as it overflows Alternatively set this option to Play New Pass and the sy...

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Page 338: ...Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series Total Studio System Computer Operator s Manual SECTION 6 Total Recall 6 i 8 8 96 SL 9000 J S E R I E S SL 9000 J S E R I E S ...

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Page 340: ... the Settings pop up see opposite read Section 2 for more information Scroll the element list to reveal the box below the Total Recall Setup entry When you save a Total Recall setup the QWERTY pop up will appear so you can enter a suitable name for the setup Once entered the name of the last setup saved will be displayed in this name box A saved setup is also automatically stamped with the current...

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Page 342: ...gs and stab on the box beneath the Total Recall Setup entry This will call up a list of Total Recall setups for the currently selected project Stab on the setup you require and the status bar will confirm that the system is loading your setup Once loaded stab outside the list to clear it and then deselect the PROJECT SETTINGS button Having loaded the correct setup you now need to access the RECALL...

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Page 344: ... all the other channels and in the centre section Before you faint at the prospect read on and discover some of the useful entries in the RECALL menu The RECALL Menu Several options are provided in this menu to speed and generally aid the reset process Autoscan This extremely useful feature will scan through the desk starting at Channel 1 looking for discrepancies between the stored and current po...

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Page 346: ... Manual Resetting There may well be occasions when you need to reset single controls or just a few controls on a single channel In this case select Manual which by default will display the settings on Channel 1 If you are re entering Manual the system will display the last channel selected To view another channel either press that channel s Large Fader status button or stab on the number below the...

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Page 348: ...and Channel in the banner at the top of the pop up A numerical keypad will appear in which you enter the channel number Alternatively press the Large Fader status button for the same result Stab on the right hand Channel to enter the destination channel number numerically or simply press the Large Fader status button on the destination channel For a Multiple Copy of data from one channel to severa...

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Page 350: ... will call up the Channel or Group Selector pop up where you can select deselect those channels groups you wish to be included in an Autoscan Do this by either toggling selections on the pop ups or by pressing fader status buttons Auto Compare Auto Compare in the main RECALL menu when selected displays a grid of the potential 120 channels on your J Series Console see opposite This is a diagnostic ...

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Page 352: ...Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series Total Studio System Computer Operator s Manual SECTION 7 The Machines Menu 7 i 16 8 96 SL 9000 J S E R I E S SL 9000 J S E R I E S ...

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Page 354: ... devices on or off line On selecting MACHINES Network a display similar to that shown opposite will appear The main area of the screen is taken up with the table of devices Processor ID and Name Above the table to the left is a box showing the J Series processor s unique ID number This cannot be changed and is entered on boot up To the right is a box showing the name currently assigned to the proc...

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Page 356: ...the pop up appears the function as determined by the system will be highlighted in bright red To confirm stab on the entry and press OK If DiskTrack is fitted to your system note that Store Route must be present in the Service column for DiskTrack in order to display DiskTrack entries in the J Series Computer s menus Master Slave Selections The next three columns indicate whether a device is curre...

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Page 358: ... the Master and VisionTrack the Slave If Follow is not selected current Master Slave relationships will remain unchanged when control is switched Back Back is provided as a quick means without swiping to get back to the device you last had control of This only applies to the J Series Computer and VisionTrack The principle assumes that you will be displaying the Network page for both devices and is...

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Page 360: ...ion of Serial in the MACHINES menu have been fully discussed in Section 3 Machine Control SS Slaves This menu is used to set up any ScreenSounds connected to the system Normally this will be carried out by the SSL commissioning engineer and the following paragraphs are for information only Selecting SS Slaves in the MACHINES menu calls up the ScreenSounds Slaves Setup menu see opposite Stab on Loa...

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Page 362: ...upper box Free in the example opposite This produces a pop up from which alternative functions may be selected for the current PatchBay If Free is selected on this pop up custom legends for the inputs outputs may be entered by stabbing on individual row boxes Enter the name on the QWERTY keyboard pop up and press END If Names in the lower half of the screen is selected the current assignments for ...

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Page 364: ...al column Presets By selecting Presets the area above the crosspoint display will switch and scroll down automatically to show five columns of 60 numbered boxes see opposite These are used to set up preset routing assignments for use with the front panel s macro key function Once again these assignments will normally be set up on installation and the associated macro control button on the front pa...

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Page 366: ...o clear any erroneous or existing assignments OK out of the preset pop up An alternative method is provided so that the assignments for each preset may be set up on the crosspoint display itself It is advisable to check that the preset you intend to use is clear of any assignments before you carry out this procedure as previous assignments will be ignored when entering new assignments by this meth...

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Page 368: ...TUP Desk Setup Timecode menu see Section 3 The timecode output will follow the current Desk position time ie the timecode value currently showing on the MIX DESK timecode display The associated Offset box displays an offset between the Desk time and the start of the timecode being generated If the required offset is known stabbing on this box will produce a timecode calculator into which you can e...

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Page 370: ...reate an offset between MIDI time and the Desk time and between MIDI and LTC Note that both MIDI and LTC timecode generators may be left permanently enabled in order to run the computer as a virtual machine This facilitates the slaving of hard disk recorder and sequencer packages to the computer Routing Once again this entry is only applicable to DiskTrack users The Routing display see opposite is...

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Page 372: ... created during the system commissioning period All you should need to do is select the appropriate key at the appropriate time If any key has been engraved SHOW NAME then by holding this down and selecting any other key the name function of that key will be revealed in the LED display This is particularly useful if key functions have not yet been finally decided upon and key caps have therefore n...

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Page 374: ...e number of the chosen function on a numeric pop up The following functions not listed in the same order as on screen for clarity are available The MASTER MENUS buttons on the computer front panel The AUTOMATION buttons on the computer front panel The Serial Machine Control Enables and Record Arm buttons including the MIX DESK display Arm function Serial MC Arm The JOG VARISPEED FEEDBACK and MARK ...

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Page 376: ...rwritten by loading a new project Custom KeyPad settings can be saved in a named file by stabbing on Save First select the appropriate KeyPad from the list or the only one if you only have one and hit OK Name the file on the resultant QWERTY pop up Designate a file to be loaded at boot up by naming it Boot_database To recall a file at any time hit Load and select your chosen file from the resultan...

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Page 378: ...Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series Total Studio System Computer Operator s Manual SECTION 8 Macros 8 i 15 8 96 SL 9000 J S E R I E S SL 9000 J S E R I E S ...

Page 379: ...SL 9000 J Computer Operator s Manual 8 ii 15 8 96 AUTO MODES PROJECT SETTINGS 7 4 1 0 CYCLE START CYCLE CYCLE END AY VIDEO 1 CHANNEL NAMES USER DEFINED FUNCTIONS O VIEW O VIEW ...

Page 380: ...miliar with the SL 9000 J system you may wish to add to any existing macros assigned to these buttons or even change their functions This section is dedicated to the creation of macros and their use in practical situations The Macro Setup Display To create a macro or determine the current function of any user definable button select Define from the FILE SETUP Desk Setup menu and the Macro Setup po...

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Page 382: ...s the macro currently assigned to that button and in the currently selected layer will be displayed in the left hand list Note that when first accessed the left hand list displays simple instructions for the setting up of macros see opposite Each button has an on macro and an off macro ie a state actioned when a button is selected lit and another state actioned when the button is deselected With O...

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Page 384: ...on Enable box AUTO button Auto Modes Autofade Autoglide Autotakeover 0 9 00 Calculator functions Up Down Left Right Front panel cursor keys Enter OK Quit Ch Cue In Out Activates that automated switch Ch EQ In Out Ch Ins In Out Ch FX1 In Out Ch FX2 In Out Ch FX3 In Out Ch FX4 In Out Ch FX5 In Out Ch FX6 In Out Ch LF Cut Ch SF Cut Ch Match The Channel strip Match Ch Play and Play buttons Group Cut G...

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Page 386: ... and Macro 2 for the entries in Key 3 s macro Or Key 1 may turn off Keys 2 and 3 allowing intercancelling macros to be created Keys may be de latched by entering the key number as a Switch Off function Manual Calibrate In RECALL Options menu Master Rec Enable Midi zero now Mix Data moves with Audio Applies to edited DiskTrack audio only Mix To Time Mix From Time MotionWorker Diag MotionWorker Stat...

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Page 388: ...ck Switch Group Setup Switch Prot ection Setup Take Snap To take any one of the 62 Snapshots Timecode In the FILE SETUP Desk Setup menu Trim Renull Use Trim Notes 1 If in addition to the local ethernet connected pen and tablet in the console your system is fitted with an additional serially connected tablet selection of either interface may be made via macro keys With Ethernet Pen selected the ser...

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Page 390: ... hand list Functions thus selected will appear in the left hand list in blue to indicate that they will turn off when the button is selected Having selected the required functions for the button s on stroke toggle On Macro to Off Macro and repeat the procedure for the off stroke functions For example we ll assume you wish to set up a single macro to capture cycle start and end times Note that the ...

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Page 392: ...ghter followed by Copy The entries you copy will be subject to selection of the Before After function If Before is on you will copy the selected entry and all entries above if After is on the selected entry and all entries below will be copied Alternatively with no entries selected the entire contents of the macro may be copied by stabbing on Copy Having selected On Macro Off Macro as appropriate ...

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Page 394: ...SL KeyPad or from any of the front panel buttons To create KeyPad macros 11 50 stab on the Key box below the KeyPad Access group of buttons in the lower centre of the Macro Setup pop up A numerical pop up will appear asking you to select a number between 11 and 50 Having done this create the contents of the macro in the normal way The number of the KeyPad macro that you are currently creating will...

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Page 396: ...he Events List Macros can be entered in the Events List so that they may be actioned at a specified timecode value This will be extremely useful in a variety of applications For example console snapshots see Section 5 can be recalled to provide a change in output routing or FX Send assignments Note that only Direct and Indirect macros numbered 1 21 can be used with this function Select Events from...

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Page 398: ...Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series Total Studio System Computer Operator s Manual SECTION 9 Miscellaneous Setup Options 9 i 16 8 96 SL 9000 J S E R I E S SL 9000 J S E R I E S ...

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Page 400: ...allow customisation of Data Bits number of Parity TX RX baud rate Bit 7 Remove Allow EOF Backspace Tabs Options are provided here for all normal situations Xfer In Having set the port parameters select Xfer In to import a file A QWERTY pop up will appear for the entry of the name of the file that you wish to import You may leave the menu while the transfer continues The transfer may be aborted at ...

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Page 402: ...Do not be tempted to set this up to fool your chums Untold misery may ensue DiskTrack Free This box will only be visible if your system is fitted with DiskTrack It enables channels to be selected to FreePlay mode see the DiskTrack Operator s Manual for more details If you do have a DiskTrack and this box is not visible access the J Series Computer s MACHINES Network display and check that Store Ro...

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Page 404: ...put or sync on green G Stab and drag on Phase to alter the horizontal screen position phase of computer displays on an external monitor only This may be used to optimise the displays for a particular video monitor Nothing to do with audio Any new settings may be saved to the System Disk with Save The last saved settings may be recalled with Revert Stab OK to retain changes or Quit to leave the pan...

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Page 406: ...ou stab on an empty bay you can see the pop up list from which bay entries are drawn The On Off box beneath each bay confirms that power is present or not Hysteresis has a default value of 5 Do not alter this unless advised to do so by qualified SSL personnel The Large Fader motors can be permanently disabled here by toggling Large Faders have Motors to Not Motorised This selection overrides the c...

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Page 408: ...r the installation of new software Floppy disks are also formatted via this menu The Install pop up is used for the installation of new or updated software Before proceeding please read carefully the installation instructions provided with each software update Laser Print prints a text file to a connected postscript printer Format see opposite enables new floppy disks loaded in the computer s flop...

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Page 410: ...on entries in the resultant Remote IO pop up to add them to the list To remove RIOs from the list select them blue first and then hit Remove The two faders are used to adjust the Input level pre A D conversion and Output level post D A conversion of any Analogue RIO selected blue in the list Note that until the correct settings have been saved see below a newly installed RIO will give a 3dB discre...

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Page 412: ...op level directory More than one message can be entered provided they are each prefaced with a number These numbers are used to dictate the probability of individual messages appearing when the screensaver is activated For example looking at the lower screen opposite the probability of SSL Digital appearing will be 50 divided by 53 the sum of all the prefaced numbers The probability of Welcome to ...

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Page 414: ...tem configuration and will be set on installation Do not attempt to alter any settings in these boxes unless requested to do so by SSL Personnel In the lower half of this area you will see NTSC and HDTV A cross in both boxes shows that the system is receiving PAL 25Hz video sync A tick beside NTSC indicates that the system is set for 29 97Hz sync With NTSC and HDTV both ticked the system is set fo...

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