Solid State Logic SSL 18 User Manual page 17

These are the text boxes on each channel identifying its input/output type and number order as default. These text boxes are editable,
allowing each channel in the 360° mixer to be renamed by the user.
To re-name the Scribble Strip on the channel, simply double-click on the text box and type your preferred name.
5. Pan
The Pan control determines the position of the signal in the Monitor Bus stereo image.
6. Fader Tray Section
The Fader tray section of the mixer allows control of the signal going out to the Monitor Bus & consists of the following parameters.
• Pan as previously described.
• SOLO button, soloing the channel in the Monitor Bus. This illuminates yellow when activated.
• CUT button cuts the signal. All post fader sends, the monitor bus and mirror routes are affected. Only pre-fader and record sends
to the DAW are unaffected. Illuminates red when activated.
• INSERT button allows the insertion of analogue outboard equipment into the record path for inputs 1 and 2. To do this, Outputs 9
and 10 must be re-configured as insert sends via the SSL 18 settings menu. If the INSERT button is greyed out, this has not
been configured.
• MON button routes the signal onto the Monitor Bus (Outputs 1-2).
• Fader control the level, with a range from +12dB to -Infinite dB being sent to the Monitor Bus.
Tip: Shift + Mouse Click sets the fader to 0 dB. Alt + Mouse Click also sets the fader to 0 dB.
7. Stereo Link
Clicking on either 'O', two odd-even paired channels can be stereo linked and will convert to a single fader stereo channel. When
activated this 'O' will change to a green linked symbol as shown below:
Note: These controls affect only the playback of the signal via the Monitor Bus, and won't affect the signals recorded into your DAW.
8. Mirror Out
Mirror out routes allow you to route any physical input, aux master bus or monitor bus, directly to a physical output.
Clicking in the MIRROR OUT dropdown box at the bottom of the channel causes a pop-out list to appear. From this list you can
choose the physical output you would like to route that particular input to.
The mirror routing system can be very useful for the following tasks:
• Configuring SSL 18 as a straight-forward analogue to digital converter
e.g. You could route each analogue input to an ADAT output if using SSL 18 as a 'mic pre expander'.
• Feeding a personal monitor system