Solo System - SoundCraft VI6 User Manual

SOLO SYSTEM

AFL ,PFL and SIP
The solo system on Soundcraft VI6™ comprises a non-destructive PFL and AFL Solo capability from
Inputs and Outputs, and also the option of a destructive Solo-In-Place mode, for use only during
soundchecks or rehearsals.
Solo-In-Place mode has to be enabled from within the Monitor Setup and changes the mode of operation
of the Solo System.
If Solo-In-Place (SIP) Mode is OFF
* Soloing a single Input locally generates a PFL Solo onto the Solo Bus
* Soloing an Input (or group of Inputs) by soloing a VCA Master that the input is assigned to,
generates an AFL Solo onto the Solo Bus (even if the Input Solo Mode is set to PFL in the
Monitor Setup page).
* If the Input Solo Mode is set to Auto, in the Monitor Setup page, soloing more than one Input
locally (by pressing and holding the first Solo/Sel switch then pressing others) will generate an
AFL Solo onto the Solo Bus from all soloed Inputs.
* The PFL feed from Mono Inputs is independent of channel Pan, and is fed to the stereo Solo
Bus as centre-panned image. If the Input is a Stereo Input, the PFL feed is left channel to left
Solo Bus, right to right.
* The AFL feed from Mono Inputs is stereo and follows the channel Pan. If the Input is a Stereo
Input the AFL feed is stereo and follows the channel Balance control.
* Soloing an Output (either locally or via a VCA Master Solo) generates an AFL Solo. The post-
fade Output signal is switched onto the Solo Bus.
If the Output is a Mono Aux, Group or Matrix, the signal is fed to both left and right Solo Bus
equally (ie centre-panned image). If the Output is linked as a stereo pair, the signal from left
and right Outputs are fed to left and right Solo bus respectively. There is no manually controlled
Pan on Output Solos.
* In all cases when SIP Mode is OFF, operation of any Solo will switch the audio onto the Solo
Bus and the Monitor section will be automatically switched so that the Solo audio replaces the
previous monitor source selection (if any) assuming that IN Solo and/or OUT Solo have been
selected as a Monitor Source in the Monitor Setup Page.
If Solo-In-Place (SIP) mode is ON
* Soloing an Input generates a 'destructive' SIP Solo, muting all other Inputs which are not
Soloed or set to Mute Safe. Other channels which are subsequently soloed will be unmuted.
* Soloing an Input (or group of Inputs) by soloing a VCA Master that the input is assigned to,
generates a SIP Solo on all Inputs in the VCA Group.
* The Input signal is not switched onto the Solo Bus, and the Monitor section does not switch
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