Afada; Snap; Converting Afada Mixes - Solid State Logic AWS DELTA 916 Owner's Manual

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AFADA

A-FADA (Analogue Fader Accesses DAW Automation) utilizes the automation system of a DAW to control the analogue
channel levels by linking the DAW fader and mute data to the console's channel level and cut functions. It has been
superseded by -Control which offers far more flexibility and operational benefits than A-FADA without any of the
limitations such as being limited to 32 console channels (Pro Tools HUI) and having to use only the standard DAW mix
commands available from a MIDI connected hardware control surface.
The descriptions below are for information only as the A-FADA command keys can still be found in the SSL / DAW
menu together with the DAW 1 and DAW 2 select keys.
A-FADA is enabled in the TFT screen by selecting SSL / DAW, and then selecting DF 1 or DF 2 (control from DAW
Layer 1 or Layer 2). If you then play the DAW automation or move an on-screen fader, you will see the analogue faders
move – these movements are affecting the analogue signal levels within Duality.
If only one DAW option is available, you have only set-up one DAW layer in the SSL > Misc > Setup menu.
The console's analogue faders are controlled by the automation information from the DAW tracks assigned to channels 1-
32 (or up to 48 if MCU control is used). The automation data is applied to the signal path assigned to the channel fader,
regardless of the DAW channel formats.
If Single Layer is selected in the SSL > Misc > Setup menu, placing both DAW layers on the control surface at once,
the SSL > Daw > DF 1 and DF 2 are linked together – either switch will activate A-FADA for both DAWs. A-FADA will
follow the channel counts assigned to each DAW (also configured in the SSL > Misc > Setup menu).
Once A-FADA mode has been enabled, the console faders will control the corresponding DAW faders, and the fader
position signal from the DAW will control the console fader positions and analogue gain, regardless of the selected Focus
mode.
In Analogue Focus the channel cut switches control the analogue cuts directly, while in DAW Focus they are routed via the
DAW and will be recorded as mute automation. Analogue Focus mode allows channels to be muted as far as monitoring
the mix is concerned, without writing mute automation or needing to change automation modes.
The console solo switches are connected to the analogue signal path in both Focus modes.
In order to lock console channels to the same DAW track (and thus its automation), Channel/Bank scrolling is disabled in
A-FADA mode.

SNAP

The snap function, located in the TFT screen's DAW menu, fires a snapshot of the console analogue fader positions,
automatically stored when A-FADA mode is enabled. When A-FADA mode is enabled, the console faders will move to match
the current DAW fader positions. Pressing the snap switch will move the faders back to the previously stored positions,
allowing the analogue balance to be restored and written in to the DAW automation. Mix Conversion
C AFADA M
ONVERTING
-Control automation replaces the AFADA automation option that was included in the Duality V4 software. To convert
a mix that used AFADA simply add a -Ctrl plug-In to each track in the session that was controlling a Duality channel and
use the Cut and Paste Special edit commands to transfer the track volume automation data to the plug-in volume automation
lane.
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