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4.9
Solo Bus
StudioLive™ 32.4.2AI
Owner’s Manual
4.9
Solo Bus
The StudioLive features an independent Solo bus. This feature is extremely
useful in setting levels for monitor mixes, dialing in dynamics processing on each
channel, and fixing issues during a live show without interrupting the main mix.
The Solo bus has three different modes: AFL (default), PFL, and SIP.
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AFL (After-Fader Listen). AFL sends the channel or subgroup signal to
the Solo bus post-fader so that you can control the level of the soloed
signal with the fader. This is the StudioLive’s default setting.
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PFL (Pre-Fader Listen). PFL sends the channel or subgroup signal to the Solo
bus before it reaches the fader so the fader does not affect the soloed signal.
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SIP (Solo In Place). This is also known as “destructive solo.” When channels are
soloed in this mode, every channel that isn’t soloed will be muted, and only
the soloed channels will be sent to their assigned outputs. While useful in
dialing in dynamics during soundcheck, this mode is dangerous during a live
show. We recommend that this mode be turned off when mixing live events.
4.9.1
Solo Bus Controls
Cue Mix Level Control. Adjusts the Overall Level of the Solo Bus.
This knob adjusts the overall level for the Solo bus.
PFL/AFL Toggle Button. Enables PFL Soloing.
The default setting for the Solo bus is After-Fader Listen (AFL); by pressing PFL,
Pre-Fader Listening is enabled. In either mode, pressing Solo on any channel or bus
routes that channel to the Solo bus and has no effect on the main or subgroup mixes.
PFL soloing is not available for the subgroups.
Aux bus soloing is always PFL, regardless of whether this mode is engaged.
SIP (Solo In Place) On/Off Button. Enables Solo In Place.
SIP (Solo In Place), or “destructive soloing,” mutes every unsoloed channel
on the StudioLive. If one of the muted channels is routed to the mains or
a subgroup, it will be muted in those outputs. This also applies to soloed
channels: The output routing is still active. Note that while you can manually
unmute a channel, this mode should be used with extreme caution during
a live performance. Only the input channels can be placed in destructive
soloing. The subgroups and aux buses are omitted from SIP mode.
To enable SIP, press and hold the button until it illuminates red. This ensures
that you cannot enter into destructive Solo mode by accident.
Power User Tip:
When SIP is engaged, channel mutes will only apply to the
subgroup and main bus assignments. SIP does not mute input channels in
aux-bus mixes. Because of this, you can use SIP to dial in a mix in the mains
without disturbing the musicians’ last-minute rehearsal on stage.
Destructive soloing is also a great way to tune each channel’s dynamics
individually in live-mixing situations or do surgical editing in the studio. SIP
mode mutes every channel and bus that is not soloed in the Main bus (that
is, if Channel 3 is soloed, you will only hear Channel 3 in your mains). This
makes a great fine-tuning tool but it can quickly destroy a live mix. We highly
recommend that you drop out of this mode once the show has started.
