Soloing A Channel - Yamaha DIGITAL MIXING STUDIO N12 Owner's Manual

A Hands-On Guide to the n8/n12

Soloing a channel

You can monitor only certain input channel signals. This
is called the Solo function.
This function is useful when you want to listen to the
performance or check the sound of only certain input
channel signals selected from the stereo mix.
The n8/n12 features a dedicated solo bus (L/R), through
which you can monitor pre-fader or post-fader input
channels.
■ Soloing a post-fader channel signal
Turn on the [SOLO] switch of the desired input channels
(the switch indicator(s) will light up).
You can turn on or off the switch for each channel
individually. For example, you can listen to certain parts,
such as only bass and drums, or vocal and piano, by
turning on the [SOLO] switch for multiple desired
channels.
When the [SOLO] switch is turned on, the monitor
source for the control room will switch to the solo bus
and the [C-R SOURCE SELECT] switch indicator will
flash.
INPUT CHANNEL
CHANNEL
FADER
INPUT A
INPUT B
PFL
OFF
The Solo function is effective on only the monitor
NOTE
signal in the control room, and does not affect other
output signals (such as the stereo bus or AUX bus
output).
■ Soloing a pre-fader signal
To solo a pre-fader channel signal, turn on the [PFL]
(Pre-Fader Listen) switch in the Master Control section,
then turn on the desired input channel [SOLO] switch.
This technique is useful when you want to monitor the
channel signal without raising the channel fader. If the
sound seems distorted, you can use this function to
check whether the signal is already distorted before it
passes through the fader.
INPUT CHANNEL
SOLO
ON
INPUT A
INPUT B
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SOLO
ON
CHANNEL
FADER
CONTROL ROOM
Monitoring a pre-fader signal may surprise you with its
volume level, which may be much higher than
expected. Check the monitoring level before you start to
monitor the pre-fader signal.
On the n12, you can use the [SOLO LEVEL] control in
the Meter section to adjust the output level of the solo
bus.
ST OUT
C-R OUT
ST OUT
C-R OUT