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Bus select
The bus select panel is the area outlined in green. Five different output busses are
shown here: four analog busses in the top row and one digital bus on the bottom
row. Each bus has its own button marked with either an A or D (Analog or
Digital) and a channel number pair. The button in the “down” position is the
currently active bus. Clicking on an output bus button simply selects the settings
that are displayed. In this case Analog 1-2 (A 1-2) is the active bus. This means
all input monitor parameters such as volume, pan, and mute apply to the audio
coming out Analog outputs 1 and 2 of Layla24. To select an output bus, click on
one of the buttons. Alternatively, you can use the function keys F1 through F5.
When the console is in ADAT mode, four digital busses will be displayed
representing all 8 ADAT channels.
Master output bus control
The master bus control is the area outlined in purple. At the bottom is the label
“Analog out 1-2.” This indicates you are currently controlling everything mixed to
analog outputs 1 and 2. These channels correspond to the currently selected button
on the bus select panel.
The two buttons labeled “+4” are the
nominal level
select buttons. Since they both
read “+4,” this indicates these outputs are sending a +4 dBu (professional level)
signal. To send a –10 dBV (consumer level) signal, click the button. This feature
allows you to connect either professional or consumer gear to each output.
The
mute buttons
and
faders
affect everything being mixed to this bus. Thus,
pulling the fader down will make both the input monitors and playback quieter.
Holding down the Ctrl key and clicking on a fader will set that fader to 0 dB, and
clicking on the readout below the fader will allow you to enter a numerical value
for the fader setting.
The
gang button
, marked with a “G,” sets the gang mode. If you are in gang mode,
the mute buttons and nominal level buttons will work together for the left and right
channels; for example, clicking the mute on one channel activates the mute button
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