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Solid State Logic Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Table of Contents T T a a b b l l e e O O f f C C o o n n t t e e n n t t s s 1 1 I I n n t t r r o o d d u u c c t t i i o o n n t t o o D D u u a a l l i i t t y y 2 2 C C o o n n s s o o l l e e O O p p e e r r a a t t o o r r ’...
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Table of Contents 2 2 C C o o n n s s o o l l e e O O p p e e r r a a t t o o r r ’ ’ s s G G u u i i d d e e ( ( c c o o n n t t i i n n u u e e d d ) ) 3 3 D D A A W W C C o o n n t t r r o o l l G G u u i i d d e e T T O O C C - - 2 2 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Table of Contents 3 3 D D A A W W C C o o n n t t r r o o l l G G u u i i d d e e ( ( c c o o n n t t i i n n u u e e d d ) ) T T O O C C - - 3 3 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Table of Contents 4 4 T T o o t t a a l l R R e e c c a a l l l l 5 5 A A u u t t o o m m a a t t i i o o n n T T O O C C - - 4 4 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Table of Contents 6 6 L L o o g g i i c c t t i i v v i i t t y y – – D D u u a a l l i i t t y y R R e e m m o o t t e e B B r r o o w w s s e e r r T T O O C C - - 5 5 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Table of Contents T T O O C C - - 6 6 Duality Operator’s Manual...
About This Manual About this manual Conventions Used lowercase bold auto Items of note or cautions are shown in a red italic typeface. Contacting Solid State Logic 1 - 4 Duality Operator’s Manual UPPERCASE Titlecase Talkback Mix Bold SOLO...
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Console Operator’s Guide An Introduction to Split Mode Routing and Signal Flow As you read through the following pages, you may find it useful to refer to the signal flow diagrams in the appendices section at the end of this manual. DAW I/O Labelling 2 - 2 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Channel Strip Introduction INPUT HI-Z DRIVE Ø FILT COMPRESSOR Push for Fst Att RATIO LINK RELEASE - 20 GATE/EXP THRESHOLD RANGE POST Push for Fst Att - 30 THRESHOLD HOLD S/Ch REL/HOLD LSTN FILTERS S/Ch G-EQ BELL POST BELL CH OP CUE ST POST CH OP...
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Console Operator’s Guide In the following descriptions, the connectors referred to are on the rear of each channel module, INPUT Channel Input Section HI-Z DRIVE Ø FILT COMPRESSOR Note that many of the signal routing functions on a channel strip are also available on the central routing panel, and some are only available on the central routing panel 2 - 4 Duality Operator’s Manual...
Dynamics Section Compressor Gate/Expander Dynamics Section COMPRESSOR Push for Fst Att RELEASE GATE/EXP RANGE POST Push for Fst Att REL/HOLD Duality Operator’s Manual RATIO LINK - 20 THRESHOLD - 30 THRESHOLD HOLD S/Ch LSTN 2 - 5...
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Console Operator’s Guide Signal processing order is graphically displayed on the channel TFT screen 2 - 6 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Central Dynamics Control Dynamics Section Metering Filters Signal processing order is graphically displayed on the channel TFT screen Equaliser Filters and EQ FILTERS Duality Operator’s Manual S/Ch G-EQ BELL POST BELL 2 - 7...
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Console Operator’s Guide Insert POST Signal processing order is graphically displayed on the channel TFT screen BELL CH OP Channel Output (CHOP) CUE ST POST CH OP Cue B CH OP CH OP CH OP CH OP SET EFX /CUEB Signal Processor Routing 2 - 8 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Channel Sends Cue Stereo FX Sends Channel Sends CH OP CUE ST SET EFX /CUEB Duality Operator’s Manual POST BELL POST CH OP Cue B CH OP CH OP CH OP CH OP 2 - 9...
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Console Operator’s Guide Split Mode SPLIT Focus PAN TO TRK Note that SPLIT is disabled if CHOP is sourced from POST FADE or EFX, or if the Line Amp is selected as the channel input. Channel Pan 2 - 1 0 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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D-pot and DAW Control Channel Cut and Solo Channel Fader DAW Control and Fader SOLO Fad 24 Ohd L SOLO fader play match switch group select Duality Operator’s Manual ·10 · 5 · 0 · 5 · 10 · 20 ·...
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Channel TFT Screen Channel Processing Order Channel Metering DAW Status Indicators 2 - 1 3 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Console Operator’s Guide CLIP CLIP CLIP CLIP L C R LS RS LF L C R LS RS LF 5.1 MIX ST MIX FOLLOW MON CLIP CLIP CLIP 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 BUSSES 1-24 OSCILLATOR COMMS TRAC ∞...
Centre Section The Centre Section Introduction Power Supply Indicators 2 - 1 5 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Console Operator’s Guide Central Routing Panel 2 - 1 6 Duality Operator’s Manual SOLO INPUT +48V FLIP ISOLATE INPUT MISC LINE SPLIT CHANNEL IN DYN POST INS POST INS POST FILTER TO INPUT PROCESSING ORDER INSERT PROCESSING IN/OUT POST INPUT FADE FADE CHANNEL OUTPUT...
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Console Operator’s Guide Main Output Functions control 2 - 1 8 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Main Bus Compressor Master Compressor COMPRESSOR C O M P R ES S IO N SL978 THRESHOLD TO S/C ATTACK - mS SRND TO S/C RATIO Duality Operator’s Manual MAKE-UP AUTO RELEASE - S 2 - 1 9...
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Track Bus Master Controls Track Bus Masters ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ Duality Operator’s Manual TRACK BUS MASTERS BUS 1 ∞ BUS 3 ∞ BUS 5 ∞ BUS 7 ∞ BUS 8 2 - 2 1...
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Console Operator’s Guide Monitoring MONITOR MUTE/SOLO 00.0 MONITOR LEVEL 2 - 2 2 Duality Operator’s Manual EXTA EXTB DVD SCD DAW EXT MIX SUM MINI MINI MINI SELECT MISC LEVELS MONITOR AFL/ METERS MISC OPTIONS MODE SOLO SOLO EXTA CLEAR FB A EXTB Ø...
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Console Operator’s Guide Note that this option is stored separately for each set of speaker outputs (like the loudspeaker level calibration), so it is possible to have Bass Management enabled on one set of speakers and not on others. AFL/ MONITOR EXTA EXTB...
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Monitor Calibration Monitor Level Calibration Do not attempt to carry out loudspeaker calibration unless you have access to accurately calibrated test equipment AFL/ MONITOR EXTA EXTB METERS MISC OPTIONS NEXT AFL/ MONITOR EXTA EXTB METERS MISC OPTIONS ALS ARS ALF LFG BMN RTRN 2 - 2 7 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Console Operator’s Guide SOLO / AFL / PFL Note that ALT and MOM do not affect the operation of centre section AFL and SOLO functions 2 - 2 8 Duality Operator’s Manual AFL/ MONITOR EXTA EXTB METERS OPTIONS AFL PFL SIF ALT MOM MISC...
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Cue/FX Send Master Controls AUX BUS MASTERS ∞ ST CUE A ∞ ST CUE B ∞ FX 1 ∞ FX 2 ∞ FX 3 ∞ FX 4 Foldback and Headphone Outputs F/B B ST MON EXT B MIX A ∞ CUE A MIX 1 ST MIX...
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Console Operator’s Guide Stereo Return Channels 2 - 3 0 Duality Operator’s Manual FB A FB B PHONES STEREO RETURN 1 FB A ∞ FB B STUDIO ST EREO MIX A FOCUS MIX B MIX C FB PAN MONO FULL WIDTH MONO BALANCE...
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Console Operator’s Guide Communications The talkback button functions are all duplicated on a Talkback/GPIO connector on the rear of the console, as are the monitor CUT and DIM switches. See the Duality Installation Manual for more information. 2 - 3 2 Duality Operator’s Manual ∞...
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Oscillator LEVEL Tone Pink FREQ Duality Operator’s Manual Oscillator CHANNEL TRACK PINK ON OSC ON 2 - 3 3...
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Group Control Faders Group Control Faders ·10 · 5 fader fader · 0 · 5 play play · 10 match match · 20 switch switch · 30 · 40 · 50 ∞ · group select group Duality Operator’s Manual ·10 ·...
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Console Operator’s Guide Centre Section Metering CLIP CLIP CLIP CLIP CLIP CLIP R LS RS LF R LS RS LF 5.1 MIX ST MIX FOLLOW MON SOLO CLIP CLIP CLIP CLIP 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 BUSSES 1-24 2 - 3 6 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Meter Options Meter Options Setup Menu 2 - 3 7 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Section 3 – DAW Control Guide Introduction DAW Controller Features Summary Communication with the DAW Setup Menu 3 - 1 Duality Operator’s Manual...
DAW Control GuidE Channel Functions DAW Meters Status Indicators Multi-channel Metering (TDM Systems Only) Channel Fader ·10 · 5 fader · 0 Fader Grouping · 5 play · 10 match · 20 switch · 30 · 40 · 50 ∞ ·...
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Channel Solo and Cut Panels Channel D-pot SOLO Fad 24 Ohd L Solo and Cut Buttons SOLO Solo Isolate Channel Select Button Scribble Strip Displays Channel Functions Duality Operator’s Manual 3 - 7...
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DAW Control GuidE SEND CHANNEL Channel SEL Button – Record Ready/Edit/Select Record Ready Mode Ready All Record Safe Edit Mode 3 - 8 Duality Operator’s Manual AUX2 MUTE INPUT UNDO OUTPUT PRE/POST ASSIGN SHIFT BYPASS Push to Flip EDIT DEFAULT CTRL SUSPEND CHANNEL...
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Channel Functions Select Mode Working with the Channel D-pots Pan Mode Channel Mode Send Mode 3 - 9 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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DAW Control GuidE SEND CHANNEL Setting Sends Pre/Post Fader Muting a Send Output Flipping Send Levels to the Faders 3 - 1 0 Duality Operator’s Manual AUX2 MUTE INPUT OUTPUT PRE/POST ASSIGN BYPASS Push to Flip EDIT DEFAULT CHANNEL UNDO SAVE STATUS ENTER...
DAW Control GuidE Motion Control LOOP PUNCH MOTORS TRIM TRIM SNAP JOIN REVISE DISCARD AUTOMATION STOP TRANSPOR Basic Transport Controls (14) Additional Transport Controls (15) 3 - 1 2 Duality Operator’s Manual POST LINE AUTO SCRUB T/OVER CANCEL REPLAY PLAY RECORD ZOOM/ SHUTTLE...
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Motion Control Other useful transport modes Setting Pre and Post Roll (15) Setting start (In) and end (Out) Times (15) Audition (15) 3 - 1 3 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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DAW Control GuidE Footswitch Control LOOP PUNCH MOTORS TRIM TRIM SNAP JOIN REVISE DISCARD AUTOMATION STOP TRANSPOR Zoom, Navigation and Selection Modes (16) Navigation Mode (Zoom/Sel button not lit) Zoom Mode (Zoom/Sel button lit) 3 - 1 4 Duality Operator’s Manual POST LINE AUTO...
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Motion Control Selection Mode (Zoom/Sel button flashing) Scrolling Within a Window Shuttle/Scrub Wheel (17) Shuttle Mode Scrub Mode Using the Numeric Keypad to shuttle 3 - 1 5 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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DAW Control GuidE Notes on Scrub and Shuttle Modes Numeric Keypad (18) Working with Markers/Memory Locations ENTER ENTER 3 - 1 6 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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CH 13 PHASE EQ IN SHELF M F 400Hz LF 80Hz M F-5. 9dB LF +2. 3dB IN S/PAR COM PARE BYPASS ASSIGN 12:02:33:04 Q U IC K P U N C H A U TO O N O N -LIN E AUTO AUTO EDIT...
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DAW Control Guide Selecting a DAW Channel for Plug-In Control Timecode/Bars & Beats/Samples Display Plug-In Display Modes Viewing Current Inserts (Insert Mode) 3 - 1 8 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Assigning a Plug-in Assigning a Plug-In or Hardware I/O Insert (Assign Mode) Assigning the Same Plug-in to All Channels Assigning The Same Plug-in to Selected Channels Editing Plug-In Parameters (Parameter Mode) Selecting a Plug-In to Edit Changing Plug-in Parameters 3 - 1 9 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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DAW Control GuidE Edit Tools Menu Edit Modes Menu Status/Group Menu – – 3 - 2 2 Duality Operator’s Manual Auto Inpt MIDI Mstr Phase...
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Soft Keys Function Keys EDIT Menu SSL Menu 3 - 2 3 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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DAW Control GuidE Working with DAW Automation Automation Enables Automation Modes TRIM Mode 3 - 2 4 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Working with DAW Automation Automation Status Display Suspending Automation Writing Automation (Write to Start, End or All) 3 - 2 5 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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DAW Control GuidE Automating Cuts Automating Pans and Sends Automating Plug-Ins Automation Indication for Plug-In Parameters 3 - 2 6 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Mackie Control Emulation Mackie Control (MCU) Emulation Mackie Control Emulation Advantages Implementation 3 - 2 7 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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DAW Control GuidE Mackie Function Control Overview CHANNEL Channel D-pot functions and display options (1) 3 - 2 8 Duality Operator’s Manual AUX2 Push to Flip CHANNEL...
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Logic Template RDY and SEL (2) Channel and control surface banking (3) Project/Menu buttons (4) Modifier buttons (5) Dedicated Functions (6), (7), (8) The Logic Template 3 - 2 9 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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DAW Control GuidE Duality Logic Control Button Layout GLOBAL CHANNEL NAME VALUE Transport Control Buttons 3 - 3 0 Duality Operator’s Manual TRACK SEND SAVE PLUG-IN SHIFT INST Push to Flip SMPTE EDIT CTRL BEATS CHANNEL MARKER CYCLE DROP REPLACE UNDO READ WRITE...
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Duality’s Logic Control Screen Duality’s Logic Control Screen 3 - 3 1 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Duality Nuendo Control Button Layout EFFECTS CHANNEL NAME VALUE AUX2 INST MASTER PLUG-IN UNDO SEND SHIFT Push to Flip SMPTE EDIT BEATS READ CHANNEL PREV NEXT LEFT RIGHT CYCLE PUNCH Duality Nuendo Control SOLO ENTER MOTORS SAVE PROJ WRITE Duality Operator’s Manual 3 - 3 3...
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DAW Control GuidE Duality’s Nuendo Control Screen 3 - 3 4 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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The Sonar Template Duality’s Sonar Control Button Layout TRACKS CHANNEL TRACK UNDO SEND PLUG-IN ENTER Push to Flip EDIT MAIN AUTO CHANNEL READ Duality Sonar Control NEXT REDO CLOSE CANCEL NAME VALUE SAVE SMPTE BEATS Duality Operator’s Manual 3 - 3 5...
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DAW Control GuidE Duality’s Sonar Control screen 3 - 3 6 Duality Operator’s Manual MARKER LOOP SELECT LOOP HOME PARAM ON/OFF PUNCH KEYPAD...
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DAW Control GuidE Digital Performer Template Duality’s Digital Performer Control Button Layout METERS CHANNEL 3 - 3 8 Duality Operator’s Manual AUX2 SAVE TRACK SEND PLUG-IN UNDO PRESET SHIFT Push to Flip SMPTE EDIT OPTION BEATS CHANNEL ENTER GROUP AMODE UNGRP REDO SUSPND...
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Duality Digital Performer Control EDIT PRE/ SOLO GRID SYNC LINK POST MARKER CYCLE PUNCH SELECT Duality’s Digital Performer Control screen 3 - 3 9 Duality Operator’s Manual...
Total Recall Total Recall and Projects Soft Key Display 4 - 2 Duality Operator’s Manual Project 1 :: Title 1 TR 1 - selected TR 2 TR 3 TR 4 TR 5 TR 6 Select Store Set All Proj Auto Lnks Misc GrpM...
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Working with Projects and Titles New Proj Project 1 :: Title 1 Project 1 : : Title 1 - selected Project 2 : : Title 2 Proj Saving a TR Setup Select Back NewTitle Auto Lnks Misc Proj Copy Title Back Total Recall CopyTitle...
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Total Recall Recalling a TR Setup Project 1 :: Title 1 TR 1 - selected TR 2 TR 3 TR 4 TR 5 TR 6 Proj GrpM Select Deleting a TR Setup Select Renaming TR Setups 4 - 4 Duality Operator’s Manual Select Store Set All...
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Total Recall Total Recall Displays GrpM StRt BusM Comp 4 - 5 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Total Recall Resetting soft switches Set Sel Set All Copying and Swapping settings between channels COPY Copying TR Setups to a DAW Folder 4 - 6 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Automation S S e e c c t t i i o o n n 5 5 – – A A u u t t o o m m a a t t i i o o n n O O v v e e r r v v i i e e w w K K e e y y f f e e a a t t u u r r e e s s 5 5 - - 1 1 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Automation A A u u t t o o m m a a t t i i o o n n a a n n d d P P r r o o j j e e c c t t s s 5 5 - - 2 2 Duality Operator’s Manual Project 16 :: Title 1...
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W W o o r r k k i i n n g g w w i i t t h h P P r r o o j j e e c c t t s s a a n n d d T T i i t t l l e e s s Project 1 :: Title 1 Project 1 Title 1 —...
Automation O O p p e e r r a a t t i i o o n n L L i i s s t t M M i i x x M M e e n n u u Project 16 :: Title 1 NEW MIX Mix Pass 1...
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C C r r e e a a t t i i n n g g A A N N e e w w M M i i x x P P a a s s s s Project 16 :: Title 1 NEW MIX Select Proj...
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Automation M M i i x x R R u u n n n n i i n n g g M M i i x x R R e e v v i i e e w w 5 5 - - 6 6 Duality Operator’s Manual Project 1 :: Title 2 Project 1 :: Title 2...
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Project 1 :: Title 2 0 0 : 0 2 : 1 2 : 23 Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Revise Misc Auto Lnks Misc Trim Moff TLock Snap D D e e d d i i c c a a t t e e d d A A u u t t o o m m a a t t i i o o n n B B u u t t t t o o n n s s TRIM Mix Review 23 Auto...
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Automation J J o o i i n n a a n n d d R R e e v v i i s s e e JOIN FUNCTION JOIN FUNCTION JOIN FUNCTION Will jump to rollback point level Will jump to rollback point level and start writing new data Start Press the Join Key...
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D D i i s s c c a a r r d d U U p p d d a a t t i i n n g g a a M M i i x x P P a a s s s s Project 16 :: Title 1 Project 16 :: Title 1 ***NEW MIX***...
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Automation A A u u t t o o m m a a t t i i o o n n O O p p t t i i o o n n s s T T r r i i m m 5 5 - - 1 1 0 0 Duality Operator’s Manual New Automation...
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Trim Lock T T r r i i m m L L o o c c k k TRIM IN SNAP MODE Fader released Level not exact Fader moved TRIM WITH TLOCK Status key pressed again Level is exact Status key pressed 5 5 - - 1 1 1 1 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Automation M M o o t t o o r r s s O O f f f f S S n n a a p p M M o o d d e e New Automation Original Automation A A u u t t o o T T a a k k e e o o v v e e r r New Automation Original Automation...
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Cut Automation C C u u t t A A u u t t o o m m a a t t i i o o n n U U s s i i n n g g M M a a t t c c h h a a n n d d P P l l a a y y t t o o c c o o r r r r e e c c t t a a C C u u t t UNCUT UNCUT ERROR...
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Automation C C o o p p y y a a n n d d S S w w a a p p 5 5 - - 1 1 4 4 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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F F a a d d e e r r L L i i n n k k s s C C r r e e a a t t i i n n g g a a N N e e w w L L i i n n k k Project 16 :: Title 1 NEW MIX NEW MIX...
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Automation S S a a v v i i n n g g M M i i x x P P a a s s s s e e s s t t o o y y o o u u r r D D A A W W P P r r o o j j e e c c t t 5 5 - - 1 1 6 6 Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Pro Tools Setup P P r r o o T T o o o o l l s s S S e e t t u u p p N N o o t t e e s s It is essential to make a note of the timecode standard that was used for a particular Duality mixing project. The automation system automatically detects the timecode standard from the incoming MTC messages.
Logictivity Project Tab Copying Titles, Total Recall and Mix data between Projects Duality Operator’s Manual...
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Renaming Projects, Titles, Mixes or Total Recall Setups > Backing up a Project Restoring a Project .zip Notes Tab Duality Operator’s Manual...
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