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linked for operational reasons. For example, the input section's OSC and phase switches are not
linkable, because these functions are usually handled independently.
There are nine different control sections that can be grouped, all controls in each section participate
in a link unless otherwise noted:
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Input section (gain control only)
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EQ section
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Dynamics section
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HF filter section
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LF filter section
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Insert section
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Aux send controls (all controls except stereo pan control)
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Channel fader and Cut, but not Solo
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Channel stereo pan dials and selector buttons
Controls are unlinked by clicking on UNLINK and then on the section to remove from the link group.
If a link group only contains one member, it is removed.
3.6.10.2
Linked Behavior
The value of a control is usually not changed at the time it is linked. Linked buttons are an exception.
Buttons are always set to one of a small number of states, usually on or off. When a new section is
added to a linked group, each of its linkable buttons is set to the state of the corresponding button in
the group’s source. This synchronizes the states of all the buttons in the group. For example, if
channel 1's EQ is the group source and channel 2 and 3's EQ are added to the group, the act of linking
copies the state of all of channel 1 EQ's buttons to channel 2 and 3's EQ buttons. Thereafter, when the
state of one button is changed, the corresponding linked buttons will follow it.
For continuous controls, like dials and sliders for frequency, Q, or gain, when one of the controls in a
linked group is adjusted, a corresponding change occurs in the same control in all the other channels
in the same group. The way in which linked controls follow a change in value depends on the type of
control that is linked:.
Continuous controls such as frequency, Q, and Gain behave differently than buttons. The way in
which linked controls change depends on the type of control. At link time, the difference between the
newly linked control and the same control in the group’s source is stored. When a linked control
changes, the value of that control in the other channels of the group changes so as to preserve either
a constant difference or ratio to the source. The following types of controls maintain the original
difference:
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Decibel (gain, threshold)
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Slope (decibel per octave)
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Pan (L/R, F/B, Divergence, Surround LFE)
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Q
These controls maintain the original ratio:
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Frequency
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Time (attack, release, hold)
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Ratio (dynamics ratio)
If two or more linked controls are adjusted via a ratio or difference relationship such that the valid
range of a parameter is exceeded, the control’s actual value is maintained “behind the scenes,” while
the effective value of the control is limited to its legal range. For example, if channel 1's gain is
always 6 dB above channel 2's gain, and then channel 2 is set to its maximum value, the value of
channel 1 remains pinned at the fader’s maximum as well, until channel 2’s value falls 6 dB below
maximum.
