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As research and development is a continual process, Solid State Logic reserves the right to change the features and specifi- cations described herein without notice or obligation. Solid State Logic cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage arising directly or indirectly from any error or omission in this manual.
What Is Duality Fuse Duality Fuse is an innovative combination of super analogue console and DAW controller from Solid State Logic. It draws on years of design experience, and incorporates industry standard features from SSL’s range of large format music consoles.
For most users, finding an integrated solution that answers all of their working needs is strongly desired. Duality Fuse achieves this to an extent and quality that has previously been unavailable. Controller Features Summary Direct access to all major DAW mixing, editing and automation parameters via HUI and MCU protocols •...
‘bookmark’ feature to rapidly locate to virtually any topic. If you have not previously used an SSL console, you are advised to read the Duality Fuse overview at the start of Section 2.
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Section 2: Console Operations Overview Duality Fuse is an evolutionary combination of analogue console and DAW controller from Solid State Logic. It draws on years of design experience, and incorporates industry standard features from SSL’s range of large format music consoles.
In order to understand signal flow through Duality Fuse’s various operational modes, first we need to discuss how your DAW I/O unit is connected to the console. To take advantage of the sonic and control environment provided by Duality Fuse, it is recommended that each DAW output is returned individually to a Duality Fuse channel strip.
Console Operation Channel Strip Introduction INPUT Duality Fuse’s Split Mode enables the channel processing to be easily applied to channel input HI-Z Channel signals feeding the DAW record path or to the DAW returns. This provides the equivalent of Input in-line operation but without the complexity of separate channel and monitor paths.
Recall™ (optional). At your first introduction to the Duality Fuse console, you will immediately see that the channel strip controls are presented in reassuringly familiar manner. The following pages describe each control in detail, with brief coverage of the routing possibilities.
Threshold is lowered. This is very useful in music recording as it allows instruments to decay below the open threshold before BELL gating or expansion takes place. CH OP CUE ST POST CH OP Cue B CH OP CH OP CH OP CH OP SET EFX /CUEB Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual SPLIT...
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Channel mode, as well as channel output metering (see later) a display of dynamics section gain processing is shown, in the form of two columns of indicators — yellow and red for the compressor, green for the gate/expander. See CHANNEL METERING for more information. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
CH OP CUE ST POST CH OP CH OP Focus Cue B PAN TO TRK CH OP CH OP SET EFX /CUEB SPLIT CH OP CH OP Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual CH OP Focus PAN TO TRK SET EFX /CUEB...
Focus Focus Note that SPLIT is disabled if CHOP is sourced from POST FADE or EFX, or if the Line Amp is selected as PAN TO TRK PAN TO TRK the channel input. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Logic interlocks prevent feedback paths by disallowing the EFX function on a send sourced from the channel output if EFX to channel output is active. Note that selecting changes the channel bus routing display from white to green. EFX TO TRK Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
12 o’clock position, signal is present in the three front channels at equal level. As you continue to turn before 12 o’clock, the centre channel is then progressively reduced, leaving only the phantom (Left + Right) centre image at the fully anticlockwise position. 2-10 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
V-pot’s associated two line display. The CUT and SOLO buttons adjacent to the encoder are used when the encoder is controlling the DAW or Duality Fuse channel gain. The electronic scribble strip displays the channel name, the name of a DAW track, selected DAW send, or I/O data according to the function currently assigned on the Master Control Panel (see Section 3).
Fader Grouping Duality Fuse features traditional VCA style grouping where the sum of the channel (slave) and group (master) fader dB values controls channel gain.
As far as the automation system is concerned (see Section 5), switch and fader operations performed in one channel will cause that function in every channel in the link to go into Write. Links can be dissolved at any time, but all the automation data will still play out correctly. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 2-13...
To invert the state of any switch in a link suspend the link, press the switch to toggle it to the opposite state, then re-enable the link. Deleting Links To delete a link, select and highlight it, then use the DELETE and CONFIRM keys. 2-14 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
EDIT shows if the DAW channel associated with that channel strip is currently assigned to the plug-in editor (Pro Tools only). See Section 3 for more details. Note that Record Ready and Edit status will be indicated regardless of whether the console is in ‘DAW Focus Mode’ or not. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 2-15...
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Console Operation ST MIX MIX A SOLO RIGHT LEFT Fuse Solid State Logic • Oxford • England PHASE TRACK BUS MASTERS 1–8 TRACK BUS MASTERS 9–16 TRACK BUS MASTERS 17–24 CUE/FX MASTERS MIX REASSIGN FUSION CUE A STEREO ANALOGUE COLOUR...
Group faders and master fader. Fusion Processing Section and User Switches/Indicators Once you have spent a few moments sitting at the console, you will find the Duality Fuse’s centre section layout just as intuitive as its channel strip. The following pages cover all the analogue controls in the centre section. See Section 3 for details of the console’s DAW control facilities.
If channel 3 is not assigned to a bus, then the first press on that bus routing button will route channels 3 to 6 to that bus. The CHAN TO MF button assigns control of the fader and SOLO switch for the selected channel, as explained in the Master Channel Fader and Mute in the previous section of this chapter. 2-18 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
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UNDO undoes all routing and channel set up changes since the routing panel was last made active.As a safety measure, it requires two presses in quick succession to carry out the undo operation. The UNDO operation automatically deselects the routing panel. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 2-19...
Console Operation Main Output Functions Duality Fuse features a 6-wide main mix bus that can be configured either to provide a full 5.1 surround mix or three stereo mix busses. The six main mix busses are represented by three columns of indicators on this panel which,...
S/C ∑ , defeats the normal ‘loudest-bus-in-the-mix’ side chain operation RELEASE - S and substitutes a summing mode so that the gain reduction is proportional to the soundfield energy as opposed to the loudest individual signal. RATIO F/B A F/B B Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 2-21...
A set of LCD bargraph meters in the centre section are dedicated to metering the bus outputs. BUS 3 BUS 1 BUS 2 BUS 3 BUS 4 BUS 5 BUS 6 BUS 7 BUS 8 2-22 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
The SOLO button turns the monitor cut buttons (see below) into monitor solo buttons. The SOLO CLEAR button lights when any channel SOLO, S/CH LSTN, AFL, or centre section AFL or MONITOR SOLO button is pressed. Press SOLO CLEAR to cancel any Solo/AFL/PFL function. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 2-23...
LtRt output EXT B (see next page). Inputs to the external source selectors are connected via D-connectors (four for External A, one for External B) on the connector panel. 2-24 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
MONITOR’ levels (ie. what you are currently listening to), plus a stereo meter for the SOLO/AFL bus and mono PFL levels. See later for more on meter options. The ‘FOLLOW MONITOR’ meter feeds are available via a 25-way D-type connector on the centre section connector panel, for use with external metering. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 2-25...
EXT A EXT B MISC OPTIONS NEXT MONITOR MUTE/SOLO MODE 18.0 MONITOR LEVEL SOLO EXT A CLEAR FB A MINI EXT B FB B STEREO STEREO MINI PHONES MINI MIX A MONO MISC LEVELS SELECT 2-26 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
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RTRN — Returns you to the top layer of the MONITOR OPTIONS selection. SOLO EXT A CLEAR FB A MINI EXT B FB B STEREO STEREO MINI PHONES MINI MIX A MONO MISC LEVELS SELECT Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 2-27...
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Monitor Speaker Calibration The monitor calibration system enables the level of any loudspeaker connected to Duality Fuse to be trimmed by ±10db. Note that, with the monitor gain at maximum, a trim level of +10dB corresponds to unity gain through the monitor section.
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Note that when LFG is on, the LFE monitor output is always cut. This does not mute the actual subwoofer output, only the LFE signals feeding it. This ensures that you are only measuring the contribution from the Bass Management system. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 2-29...
The third option setting ‘GAIN’ allows a range of volume level settings where the maximum value is 0dB. All other values are reductions of this level through to ‘OFF’. 2-30 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
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GAIN BOOST: option in the SSL / MISC / SETUP menu. Note that this boost is applied at the final output stage of the signal and is not reflected in the Solo meters. If insufficient headroom is available, less gain will be applied. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 2-31...
ST MON signal replaces or sums with the foldback mix. EXT B HF and LF shelving equalisers are provided on the outputs. MIX A CUE A MIX 1 ST MIX CUE B MIX 2 LEVEL 2-32 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Return signal may also be fed independently, post the CUT L and CUT R input cut switches, to Foldback outputs A and B by selecting the FB A and/or FB B buttons and adjusting the STUDIO control. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 2-33...
When selected, pressing any fader’s FADER button will set that fader to 0dB. The IND button flashes to indicate that it is active. Moves all faders to – ∞. UNDO Reverses the last action. Note that there is one level of undo. The button lights to indicate that an ‘undo’ is available. 2-34 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
RED LIGHT — this provides an isolated contact closure for hooking up to a studio red light via an external relay box. 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 Fuse Installation and Setup Manual for more information.
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This allows the Listen function to be switched off when talkback is activated, thus avoiding feedback problems. TB TO FB: (Sums / Replaces) When assigning talkback to foldbacks, this option defines whether talkback sums or replaces the normal foldback signal. 2-36 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
The oscillator may be routed to the Main MIX busses, the TRACK busses and the CHANNEL OUT (individually or simultaneously). The oscillator output is also available on an XLR on the centre section connector panel. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 2-37...
‘Sum’ option, as found on the BUS SELECT MATRIX for Main Mix bus insert points. This mode is selected in the SSL / MISC / SETUP menu, selected via the centre section TFT screen. SURROUND CENTRE MIX A MIX B STEREO MIX C LEVEL 2-38 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Additionally, group master faders may control other group master faders. Duality Fuse features traditional VCA style grouping – the gain equals the gain of the slave plus the gain of the master (in dB). Assigning a fader to a group immediately changes the gain by the amount the master is displaced from 0dB.
RIGHT LEFT Fuse Solid State Logic • Oxford • England PHASE On the left of the centre section meter bridge are six sets of LCD bargraphs. These are dedicated to the metering of (from left to right) the following busses: AL, AR, BL, BR, CL, CR MAIN MIX (when working in 5.1, these become L, R, C, LF, LS, RS)
Note that any AFL or SOLO selection will automatically cause the VU meters to meter the console’s solo bus. Switches the meters to peak reading mode; peak readings are held for 3 seconds. Select this to hold the peak readings indefinitely. Press to clear the currently held peak readings. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 2-41...
When auditioning signals which are low in the mix, it is possible to boost the solo bus signal level. (Range: 0 – 10dB). ISOLATED CHANNELS AFL ON SOLO: Set solo-isolated channels to automatically solo in AFL (ON/OFF). 2-42 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
8). When DAW 2 is assigned, there is a CHANNEL COUNT DAW 2*: menu entry. Assign both DAWs to a single layer (ON/OFF). SINGLE LAYER*: * Not displayed if MIDI CONNECTS VIA: MIDI PORTS is selected. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 2-43...
Sets the default automation mode at the start of an update mix (Replay / MIX UPDATE MODE: Absolute / Trim). AUTOMATED SWITCHES TURN OFF ON: Select whether the off function of automatable switches is sent on the down- press or release of the button (Press / Release). 2-44 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
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HUI or MCU control protocols. Duality Fuse communicates with connected DAWs using MIDI ports – either MIDI over Ethernet (ipMIDI) or the physical MIDI ports located on the rear of the console. The separate Console Installation and Setup Guide details wiring and software installation for connecting via MIDI over Ethernet or conventional MIDI ports, and also details workstation configuration.
Master Control Panel. This switches the channel meters, faders, solo and cut buttons between control of the analogue signal path and the DAW. When the Console Focus button is illuminated, Duality Fuse is in ‘Analogue Focus Mode’. When the Console Focus button is not illuminated, Duality Fuse is in ‘DAW Focus Mode’. This section describes operation of the console in DAW Focus Mode.
DAW Layers Duality Fuse can connect to two DAWs when connected using ipMIDI, and these are controlled from the two virtual ‘layers’. Control operations performed on the Duality Fuse control surface will then affect whichever DAW is assigned to the currently selected layer.
Refer to your DAW manual for information on how to configure its software. Once configured and connected, communication with the DAW will be initialised, and the level of Duality Fuse’s channel faders, rotary controls and master functions will be set to match the DAW controls (provided you are ‘DAW Focus’ mode).
Editor Panel Controls Duality Fuse’s faders, and its Solos and Cuts panels, can be switched between controlling the analogue audio signal path and the DAW by pressing the Console Focus button . The Motion Controls, Master Control Panel and Plug-in Editor always control the DAW. The illustration above indicates those console elements that relate directly to a DAW in ‘DAW Focus Mode’.
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DAW control in HUI mode, as Pro Tools only supports 4 HUI controllers, giving a maximum of 32 faders. If the DAW session has more tracks than this, Duality Fuse can ‘bank flip’ its faders to control any number of virtual faders within the DAW.
Tools HUI operating instructions which correspond to key cap labels on legacy mac keyboards. We have retained this convention to avoid confusion when following the many modifier key short cuts documented in the Pro Tools guide to MIDI controllers. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Faders, pans and sends can be reset to their default values using the DEFAULT button: Resetting Pans Select the PAN button on the Master Control Panel, and all Duality Fuse’s V-pots become pan controls. Hold the DEFAULT button while pressing the V-pot on the channel you wish to reset. Hold down OPTION and press DEFAULT followed by the V-Pot switch to perform a reset across all pans.
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DAW Meters In DAW focus mode, Duality Fuse’s channel meters flip to a stereo mode to indicate the level of the DAW signal path. Mono tracks are displayed on the left meter only. The meters duplicate the function of meters within the DAW, and show the same information.
(see the following pages for details). An indication of the selected function is provided in these other modes — Pan, ASGN etc. 3-12 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Note that due to changes in Pro Tools software following the release of the Avid Command 8 control surface the EDIT key function is only available from the first 8 channels – to select plugins on other channels, use the mouse (or page the channel to faders 1 – 8). Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 3-13...
The V-pot scribble strip will display the analogue fader number (eg. ‘ ’). Switching to Analogue Focus mode will swap the analogue gain and the DAW gain between V-pot and channel fader. Individual channels can be swapped by pressing the channel V-pot. 3-14 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
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In this ‘flipped’ mode, PRE/POST mode is automatically selected for the V-pot switches, so pushing a V-pot will toggle the send pre/post on that channel. The LED below the V-pot lights to show PRE is selected. Note that the fader SOLO button will still solo the channel, not the send. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 3-15...
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‘ ’ symbol indicates that an item is inactive (ie. routed but muted). The ‘ ’ symbol indicates that more than one output is assigned, and at least one of those is inactive. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 3-17...
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Toggles Loop mode on/off (hold down CTRL for Loop Record mode) Q PUNCH Toggles the DAW Quickpunch recording status on/off ONLINE Puts the DAW Online for synchronisation See next page for details of the AUD button. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 3-19...
ALT + OPTION + PRE or IN Plays from the selection start point less the pre-roll time to the selection start time plus the post-roll time ALT + OPTION + POST or OUT Plays from the selection end point to the selection end point plus post- roll time. 3-20 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Footswitch Control Duality Fuse has two 1/4" jack footswitch connectors on the rear of the console. These are intended for hands- free access to essential transport functions: Footswitch Control 1 either plays or stops the DAW. Holding down SHIFT will abort a recording if in record, or initiate half-speed playback if stopped.
To use the inner wheel as a shuttle control, press the SHUTTLE button above the wheel. The inner wheel now becomes a continuously variable shuttle control. In HUI mode, with Scrub and Shuttle deselected, the inner wheel will send either nudge commands (+/–) or jog commands. Select to suit the DAW being controlled. 3-22 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
(Numeric Keypad in Classic mode) or a decimal point followed by a number followed a decimal point (Numeric Keypad in Transport mode). The ENTER button on the keypad also works as a enter button for pop-up windows, duplicating the ENTER button on the Master Control Panel. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 3-23...
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Plug-In Editor Duality Fuse comes with a powerful Plug-in Editor located in the console centre section. From here, plug-ins and hardware inserts can be assigned, and plug-in parameters can be edited. Plug-In Editor Display The Plug-In Editor uses a high resolution TFT display, four V-pots and four soft buttons to control the parameters of any plug-in.
V-pot. The name of the currently active plug-in will flash. Additional insert points can be displayed using the paging buttons. The four V-pot push switches can be used to select an insert slot for editing or for plug-in assignment — see over. 3-26 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Holding down the OPTION button while editing a plug-in parameter will show a 9-character version of the parameter value at the top of the Plug-In Editor display. The ALT button can be used to open or close the plug-in/pop-up window at any time. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 3-27...
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V-pot. To toggle between the two modes press the F5 button in the Fkys menu. Note that the channel V-pots only operate in Fixed mode. 3-28 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Plug-Ins, Mutes (cuts), Sends and Send Muting. See Working with Automation for more details. Automation Modes Automation Modes (AuMo) set the update mode for each channel or group of channels. See Working with Automation for more details. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 3-29...
Finally, press the CREATE button and a new group will be created. Suspend: Fader/Mix groups can be suspended at any time by selecting SUSPEND; they are now disengaged from their respective grouping arrangements. Pressing SUSPEND a second time re-enables the groups. 3-30 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
This menu is used to access additional optional features such as the Duality δ-Control Automation System, A-FADA automation, and Total Recall. Information regarding these features will be found in the appropriate section of this manual. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 3-31...
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Working with DAW Automation Duality Fuse’s touch sensitive moving faders can be used to write automation for the DAW faders. Most automation functions are enabled from the soft key matrix below the Plug-in Editor display screen. Menus are provided for Automation Enables, Automation Modes, Grouping and Editing functions.
In some DAW applications, you can write automation data to the start, end or whole part of a track/selection in any automation mode. To perform these functions from Duality Fuse use the following: CTRL + RTZ will write automation data from the current position to the start of the...
If a plug-in parameter is enabled for automation, the red ‘LED’ below the on-screen V-pot will flash. When writing automation data, the ‘LED’ will light continuously. Refer to your DAW manual for more information on all aspects of its automation system. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 3-35...
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Mackie Control unit together with as many 8-channel extender units as required, within the limits set by Duality Fuse’s fader configuration and the number of available MIDI ports (6 per layer) that support controller interfacing. For the majority of DAWs, the set up layout should follow the actual console surface layout, with the Mackie Master Console unit assigned to channels 1 –...
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The majority of DAW functions are controlled via dedicated Duality Fuse front panel switches, with less reliance than the HUI protocol on the 8 x 8 soft key matrix located beneath the TFT screen. All plug-in editing is via the channel V-pots.
Project/Menu buttons (4) These offer similar functions to those in HUI mode but are template specific. Modifier buttons (5) Again, these are Layout and Name template specific. Dedicated Functions (6), (7), (8) These are all template specific. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 3-39...
Duality Fuse emulates a Mackie Control unit plus multiple Mackie XT fader expanders. Logic will accept the full 48 fader control offered by Duality Fuse. The control surface set up should be configured as shown below in the Logic Preferences/Control Surfaces menu: Duality Fuse’s Logic Control Button Layout...
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VIEW may also be selected manually if required. There are no tallies for the selected View. VIEW is a Duality Fuse function and not part of the MCU protocol. Selecting Fkys provides access to the eight functions keys as used with the HUI interface. These are also permanently mapped to the numeric keypad, which is not supported in the Mackie Control protocol.
Nuendo/Cubase Template As with other templates, Duality Fuse emulates a Mackie Control Main unit plus multiple Mackie Control Extenders. MIDI control surface assignment is set up in the Remote Device list. Nuendo does not have separate profiles for the Mackie Extender, so for a 48 fader controller, six Mackie Control units are entered into the device list with the top most unit corresponding to the highest numbered eight channels on the Duality Fuse control surface, and the other units mapped to the remaining channels in descending order.
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AUTOMATION STRIP SHIFT VALUE Push to Flip CHANNEL is unchanged and assigns Duality Fuse’s channel gain element or DAW channel to the V-pot SMPTE EDIT SEND BEATS according to the state of the Console Focus button. The encoder switch is used to ‘flip’ parameters onto the PROJ faders as before but includes all processing parameters, not just send levels.
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Duality Fuse’s Nuendo Control Screen Fkys provides access to the eight functions buttons. These are also mapped to the numeric keypad, which is not supported in Logic Control. Grp calls up the eight Fader Group buttons. 3-44 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
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Section Index AScan Auto-scan Automatically Reset Controls BusM Comp Copying TR settings CS softkey Deleting a TR Setup fader status button GrpM Manually Reset Controls Offline Trim Projects (TR) Recalling a TR Setup Remote browser Renaming TR Setups Resetting Controls Saving a TR Setup SET ALL soft key Soft Key Display...
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δ δ TR setups are saved within Duality elta’s Projects system and stored locally in Duality elta’s flash memory. They can be backed up aa part of a console Project – see Section 6 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Use this control to scroll through lists If you are not familiar with these functions (as used by the Plug-in Editor and other DAW-related functions) please refer to Soft Key Display in Section 3 of this manual. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Setup is deleted (see below) then its number will not be re-used. The only exception to this is if all Setups are deleted; the δ numbering will then restart from ‘1’. Setups are saved to Duality elta’s flash memory. They can be backed up as part of a console Project – see Section 6 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
With TR selected, scroll and Select the setup to be deleted. Hold down the Del soft key and press the Con key to confirm. Renaming TR Setups Autonumbered TR Setups may be named via the Duality Remote application. Please refer to Section 6 for more details. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Trim level is displayed in the top row and the current level in the bottom. The current value turns green to indicate that it is above the stored value, and red to indicate that it is below. To manually correct the Offline Trim, press the OFFLINE TRIM button in the AUTOMATION group and turn the channel V-pots. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
The source channel will be copied to (or swapped with) the destination channel. Note that this function does not overwrite the original Total Recall data – changes are reflected in RAM only. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
‘Rename’. Enter the name then click on OK. To delete a setup, select the mix and press the Delete Setup button, or right click (or ‘<Ctrl> click’) on the setup name and select ‘Delete’. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
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Automatic null Fader positioning when Trim mode enabled regardless of MOTORS ON/OFFMode. On screen display of the DAW timeline counter in the centre section δ-Control automation menu. Channel and Master Fader level bargraph displays on console meters and automation display screen. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Automation In Duality Fuse the following channel parameters are automated: Channel levelAbsolute Channel levelTrim Channel MUTE EQIn/Out INSERT In/Out, FX 1-4On/Off STEREO CUEOn/Off The 8 VCA groups and the A B C Master faders can also be automated via theplug-in Console Basics With Duality V4 software, δ-Control is now the default automation option.Theoriginaltimecode-basedautomationsystem is...
CONTROL SETUP.ZIP file (Windows). These contain the Duality Remote and ipMIDI applications and the latest version of the installation instructions. These files can be downloaded from SSL’s website. Installing the δ-Ctrl Plug-in (Macintosh) Open the disk image and mount the SSL Delta Control Plug-in.pkg; follow the installation steps as shown below. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Automation Installing the δ-Ctrl Plug-in (Windows) Open the zip file and run the SSL Delta Control Setup.exe file; follow the installation steps as shown below. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
In the Setup / Peripherals / Machine Control menu enable MIDI Machine Control(Master) and set the port to ipMIDI channel14. For the MMC Locate message to update the desk timecode readout the following options should be enabled in the Pro Tools Setup / Preferences / Synchronization menu: Machine Chases MemoryLocation. Machine follows Edit Insertion/Scrub. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
The main function of the plug-in GUI is to assign the console channel object to the plug-in. Mixing with δ-Control does not normally require use of the GUI. It is primarily for object status display. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
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NEW MIX mode can be deselected as the console and Pro Tools automation playlist data are now identical. The ENABLE key must be deselected before the NEW MIX mode can be turned off but needs to re-enabled to write subsequent automation data into the playlists. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Automation MIXING WITH δ-Control Mix Set Up Solid State Logic • Oxford • England Two approaches are envisaged, using the NEW MIX option Project Testing :: Title a basic mix is created on the console with the mix system off and then δ-Control automation enabled to add dynamic moves.
This follows the same convention as the Pro ToolsHD Trim feature and matches how many engineers use the Trim function with the original SSL Automation system by having a defined null position to return to. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
TRIM button flashes and the LED below the relevant V-pots light. This level is stored and can be recalled via the console TR setup, as described in Section 4.5-9 To reset all Offline Trims to 0dB, press and hold the OFFLINE TRIM button. To reset individual channels to 0dB push the V-pot switch. 5-10 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Once the Touch Mode has been enabled on a track, any changes in state of the channel switches are saved as additional breakpoints. Editing switch automation is via the standard Pro Tools Automation editing tools. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 5-11...
IP (immediate pickup) mode that was a feature of the original SSL automation system but without the need to actually move the fader to start writing automation data. De-selecting MOTORS OFF repositions all the faders at their underlying channel levels regardless of the current state of the mix system. 5-12 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
CTRL + END – will write automation data from the current position to the end of the track/selection CTRL + SHIFT + (END or RTZ) – will write automation data from the start to the end of the track/selection Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 5-13...
LEGACY CONSOLE AUTOMATION Overview Duality Fuse’s integral timecode-based automation system was developed from SSL’s renowned G and K Series Ultimation systems, designed specifically for Duality. MTC (MIDI Time Code) serves as the mix timeline reference, together with support for MMC (MIDI Machine Control) locate commands to follow non-play speed positional changes from the DAW. Mix data is saved to the internal flash memory as part of Duality δelta’s Project system, but may be backed up on your computer via the...
Logictivity Remote, as described in Section 6. The Projects system is accessed using the soft keys on the Master Control Panel in conjunction with displays on the TFT Solid State Logic • Oxford • England screen above:...
(or ‘<Ctrl> click’) the file and select ‘ ena e’. Enter the name then click on OK. To delete a Mix, select the Mix and press the Delete Mix button, or right click (or ‘<Ctrl> click’) on the Mix name and select ‘Delete’. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 5-17...
Pressing the CANCEL button (in the ‘AUTOMATION’ group above the ‘TRANSPORT’ buttons) twice quickly will return you to the List Mix page. See e ate Auto at on uttons for more information. 5-18 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Write the faders will return to their original levels. Mix Running Press Play on the DAW to move forward. Check that timecode on the screen matches that of the DAW — if Duality Fuse is not reading MTC, it will not record any mixdata.
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Pressing the ALL REPLAY button simply puts all faders and switches which are in Write into Replay status, which is useful for flipping all the currently recording controls into Replay without stopping or rewinding. The other buttons in this group are described on the following pages. 5-20 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
To return all faders to Absolute, use the JOIN or REVISE buttons until the ‘global’ rollback memory is reached, at which point all faders will return to Write either at their current position (REVISE), or at the levels they had at the global rollback point (JOIN). Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 5-21...
EQ softkey and press Channel 1’s fader status button to cycle the Scribble Strip to Auto. When the Protect screen is active, all automated controls can be reset to the same mode by pressing and holding the FSM softkey. 5-22 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Match and press the switch to automatically drop into Write without changing the stored state of the switch at that point (see diagram below for the CUT switch). When the switch operation has been overwritten, select Play and press the switch again to return to the previous automation state. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 5-23...
If the motors are off, the fader can be positioned at any suitable reference point on the scale, before entering Trim update status by pressing the fader status button. Duality Fuse’s automation system features SSL’s ‘auto-nulling’...
De-selecting MOTORS OFF repositions all the faders at their underlying channel levels regardless of the current state of the mix system. When the mix system is idle, ie. when MIx Running or Review is not displayed, touching a fader forces the channel level to match the physical fader level. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 5-25...
TR setup, as described in Section 4. To reset all Offline Trims to 0 dB, press and hold the OFFLINE TRIM button. To reset individual channels to 0 dB push the V-pot switch. 5-26 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Saving Mix Passes to your DAW Project Mix Passes are stored in Duality Fuse’s internal flash memory when you ‘End’ a Mix; each pass is saved in the Mixes folder in the current Title. They can be backed up as part of a console Project – see Section 6.
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Delete Setup DHCP Externals Tab Installing the Application IP address Java Mixes Tab Projects Tab Rename Mix Rename Setup Renaming projects and titles Restoring a Project Set fader name Time and Date Total Recall Tab Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 6-iii...
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Duality δelta. Installing the Application If you do not yet have the Duality Remote application for Duality Fuse, you can download it from the SSL website: https://www.solidstatelogic.com/ The files are listed under Duality Java Applications. There are separate files for PC and Macintosh computers –...
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Remote Connecting Duality Fuse to the Computer Duality Fuse has an IP address. This allows any standard personal computer (Mac or PC) to connect to your console. To do this you will need to establish a small local Network. Please refer to Section 5 of the Duality Installation and Setup Guide for further information.
‘n’ is the lowest number not used in this way. Similarly, Titles are simply named ‘Title n’ where ‘n’ is the lowest unused number within that Project folder. When you have made your changes in the Notes area, press Save to save your changes. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Open. The restored Project will appear in the main Projects folder, with its filename appended with ‘(Restored)’ to distinguish it from any parent Project of the same name. You can now rename the Project as described below. Please be aware that this action cannot be undone. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Total Recall files can be dragged and dropped into the Total Recall folders of other Titles, in which case they are automatically renamed ‘TR n’ where ‘n’ is the lowest unused TR number in Total Recall folder. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
To delete a title, right-click (Mac: ctrl+click) on the Title folder and select Delete from the drop-down menu. Click in the Confirm Delete pop-up to delete the title. Please be aware that this action cannot be undone. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
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Rename Mix button, or right click (or ‘<Ctrl> click’) the file or folder and select ‘Rename’. Enter the name then click on OK. To delete a Mix, select the mix and press the Delete Mix button, or right click (or ‘<Ctrl> click’) on the Mix name and select ‘Delete’. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
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‘Rename’. Enter the name then click on OK. To delete a setup, select the mix and press the Delete Setup button, or right click (or ‘<Ctrl> click’) on the setup name and select ‘Delete’. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
To delete a graphic from the list, highlight it and select Delete. Note that if you delete one of the system eyecons it will be restored next time you restart your Duality δelta. Note that systems fitted with LCD scribble strips support a maximum of six characters. Longer names will be intelligently shortened to this length. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
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This page allows you to rename the Ext A and B sources which will appear on your consoles monitor selection. Up to 4 characters are allowed for each of the four external sources A and B. 6-10 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Clicking on the box underneath the Time and Date legend will sync the Duality δelta to the time and date on your computer, in order for mixes and total recall setups to be time and date stamped (these are not currently displayed). Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 6-11...
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HF COMPRESSOR section was based on the legendary SSL Listen Mic Compressor circuit, it came as no surprise that this alternative mode would definitely be useful, and hence we publicly announced (a little later than originally anticipated) how to access this 'new' processing feature. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
HPF Plots - OFF, 30Hz, 40Hz, 50Hz. The 6 Colour Circuits The descriptions that follow cover each of Fusion’s 6 colouration circuits. Each circuit has an associated IN switch which Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
DRIVE control. It works well to accentuate individual stem sounds that are already dense - e.g. bringing the pluck out of a distorted bass guitar. For full mixes, it is recommended to go no lower than 2 with the DENSITY setting. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
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Example of additional harmonics generated using a 1kHz tone. (‘High’ Density) VINTAGE DRIVE bypassed. VINTAGE DRIVE engaged. Example of the saturated compression effect introduced by medium to higher Density settings. Right-hand readout shows Fusion decrease the RMS level, with same Maximum Peak. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
–9 Maximum Gain plots of Violet EQ - 30 Hz, 50 Hz, 70 Hz and 90 Hz. Maximum Gain plots of Violet EQ - 8 kHz, 12 kHz, 16 kHz and 20 kHz. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
WIDTH effects into the mix. SPACE settings beyond +4dB on whole mixes may be too –4 extreme, so try between +2dB and +4dB to start with. –6 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
Experiment with engaging the transformer at any point during the mixing process to see if it makes the mix sound better (it often does). Typical Low Frequency Rolloff of Transformer with +16dBu on input. 7-10 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
The OUTPUT TRIM provides ±12dB gain at the output stage of Fusion. This pot is indented at the 12 –4 o’clock position. This control is important in order to compensate for any level increases caused by the preceding sections. –8 –12 OUTPUT TRIM Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 7-11...
This can be a useful mode for communications functions. To escape the User Switch Programming Mode use a quick press of the Fusion Routing key. The wiring detail of these switches can be found in the Duality Fuse Installation Guide, available for download from the SSL website: www.solidstatelogic.com...
Duality Fuse Install Guide. Patchbay and Signal Routing While it is feasible to use Duality Fuse without a patchbay, it does restrict the flexibility of how the console can be configured and this extends to the flexibility of the Fusion patching.
FB Level Bus B LEVEL ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ TB FB Surround Insert Bus C Listen Mic Listen Mic STMIX D-MIX Slate Level ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Slate LISTEN Oscillator Out 629658 Osc Out Slate TONE 7-14 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
COMP COMP MIX INSERT RTN +10dB +10dB +10dB FADER FADER FADER FUSION ROUTING TO A TO A L+0.5 FUS’N SRC F INS SND FUS’N OP 5.1 MIX FUS’N IP F INS RTN MX INS RT 7-16 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
➤ If INSERT is lit blue, relay feedback is enabled (a quick relay transition is reproduced as confirmation of the setting). ➤ Factory setting: relay feedback enabled. Exiting Settings Mode To exit Settings Mode, press and hold the BYPASS switch until the unit reboots. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 7-17...
If you press the correct switch, you move to the next level and another switch is added to the sequence. Note: Every three levels the difficulty increases by displaying the sequence faster. To exit this mode, power - -cycle the unit. 7-18 Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
The higher the position, the faster the pattern will cycle through. Press & Hold of the BYPASS switch will force the unit to reboot. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual 7-19...
AFADA simply add a δ-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. Duality Fuse Operator’s Manual...
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