Using Mute (On/Off) / Solo - Yamaha DIGITAL MIXING STUDIO 01X Owner's Manual

Using Mute (On/Off) / Solo

Mute and Solo are two simple yet important functions in
monitoring your mixes. When you have guitars, vocals,
drums, bass, horns and keyboards coming into the mixer
through eight, sixteen or twenty-four channels—it's cru-
cial that you be able to isolate each signal and listen to it,
with or without the others.
Mute lets you turn off a channel, allowing you to hear what
the rest of the mix sounds like without it. Solo works the
opposite way—letting you instantly turn off all channels
except the selected one, allowing you to hear that channel
all by itself.
Remember that both Mute and Solo can be used with sev-
eral channels, not just one. (The Solo function depends on
the SOLO MODE setting; page 96.) In other words, you
can solo two channels, to hear how they sound separate
from the mix, and hear how they sound together. Or if you
have drums on three different channels, you can mute all
three to hear a drum-less mix. Moreover, you can use
Mute with the Group feature (page 101) to instantly mute
several grouped channels all at the same time.
• If while mixing you cannot hear one or more channels, make sure you
haven't inadvertently used Mute or Solo. For a quick visual check,
make sure that all channel LEDs are lit and that the [SOLO] button is
off.
Mute
■ Operation
q Make sure that the [SOLO] button lamp is off.
Press [SOLO] if necessary to turn it off.
w Press the [ON] button of the desired channel,
The lamp turns off, indicating the channel is muted.
Continue to mute other channels as desired in the same
way.
e To un-mute the channel, press the [ON] button again.
Solo
■ Operation
q Press the [SOLO] button.
The lamp lights, and the [ON] button lamps all flash.
w Press the [ON] button of the desired channel, All other
channels are muted (their lamps turn off), except the
selected channel. Continue to add other channels to the
solo as desired in the same way.
• You can select the Solo Mode (single channel or multiple chan-
nel) that suits your purpose or application (page 96).
e To cancel the Solo function for the channel, press the
[ON] button again.
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