
3.4.4 Fader Section
The Mix and Chan Path Fader Sections have the following controls in common:
• Fader
• Pan Pot
• Solo Button and LED
• On Switch and LED
• EQ Switch and LED
• Mute LED
Controls that are not common to both faders are:
• Softkey Button (Soft)
• Automation Button and LEDs (Auto)
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EQ
Each path’s EQ switch operates in conjunction with the Master Section
EQ In
and
EQ
Out
buttons. The Input Module provides local switching of EQ section without the need
to attach the module to the Master Section.
When the
EQ In
switch is depressed, the four band EQ is inserted in signal path as
determined by the
HF/LMF
and
HMF/LF CHAN
switches. When not depressed the EQ
circuit is removed from the Path.
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Solo
When a
Solo
button is pressed, all paths without
Solo
pressed are muted, allowing only
the soloed channels to be heard. The
Solo
LED lights to indicate that the path is soloed.
Whether an unsoloed path is actually muted or just not heard depends on whether an
IPS (In Place Solo) or MIS (Monitor Interrupt Solo) is being executed.
Paths can be exempted from muting during a solo by selecting the Solo Safe function for
that path on the Digital Master.
The Interlock, Additive and Temporary Solo modes change the way that the Solo
buttons interact with each other. For more information about Solo modes, see
Section
4
,
Operation
.
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On
Pressing
On
toggles a path’s audio On and Off. If the
On
LED is Off, the Path will not
pass audio.
If the
On
LED is lit, the state of the
Mute
LED determines if audio will be heard through
the path.
The
On
Switch works in conjunction with the
Chan
and
Mix On/Off
buttons in the
Master Section.
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Mute
The
Mute
LED indicates if a path is being muted by either the
On
switch, an automation
mute or an In Place Solo. If the
Mute
LED is On, the path will not pass audio.
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Fader
The Fader is the level control for the associated path. In the STATUS console, the fader
controls a VCA (Voltage Controlled Amplifier) which in turn controls the audio level in the
path.
When the fader knob is at the top of the fader (
+12
), 12 dB of gain is being added to the
signal in the path. When the fader is set to the “
0
” mark (unity gain), gain is neither added
to or subtracted from the signal in the path.
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