The Centre Section; Master Bus Controls - Solid State Logic Matrix 2 Owner's Manual

Chapter 3 - Analogue Signal Flow

The Centre Section

Master Bus Controls

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The master controls for the mix, record, cue and FX busses are found in the top right corner of the Matrix centre section. Each
bus has its own gain pot with a Total Recall LED. The gain pots trim the signal by ±24dB and are indented in the centre at unity
gain.
The Mix Bus
The MIX bus has its own dedicated insert circuit which is separate from the channel routing in the Insert
Matrix. The INSERT button below the gain trim routes the bus through the MIX INS SEND and RTN
connections. By default, the return from the insert will then feed the main bus output. However, the summing
(S) button below the INSERT
Note that pressing the
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the mix bus silent, unless the S button is selected.
Note also that if the MIX INS SEND and RTN connections are not required for signal processing, pressing the
S button enables the return connections to be used as a direct stereo input to the bus.
The Record Bus
The REC bus has its own dedicated insert circuit which is isolated from the channel routing in the Insert
Matrix. The INSERT button below the gain trim routes the bus through the REC INS SEND and RTN
connections. By default, the return from the insert will then feed the main bus output. However, the summing
(S) button below the INSERT
Note that pressing the
the record bus silent, unless the S button is selected.
Note also that if the REC INS SEND and RTN connections are not required for signal processing, pressing the
S button enables the return connections to be used as a direct stereo input to the bus.
The REC bus can be routed to the
The Cue ST Bus
The CUE ST bus has its own dedicated insert circuit which is isolated from the channel routing in the Insert
Matrix. The INSERT button below the gain trim routes the bus through the CUE INS SEND and RTN
connections. By default, the return from the insert will then feed the main bus output. However, the summing
button (S) below the INSERT
Note that pressing the
the cue bus silent, unless the S button is selected.
Note also that if the CUE INS SEND and RTN connections are not required for signal processing, pressing the
S button enables the return connections to be used as a direct stereo input to the bus.
The bus can be routed to the
When using the desk for 32-track mixdown (see Page 34), the
The send signal can be auditioned on the main monitoring by pressing the
LED to the right of the button which lights to indicate that
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MIX
LEFT
button sums the insert return and the original bus feed together.
INSERT button without anything connected to the MIX INS SEND and RTN will leave
MIX REC
button sums the insert return and the original bus feed together.
LEFT
INSERT button without anything connected to the REC INS SEND and RTN will leave
MIX bus by pressing the
button sums the insert return and the original bus feed.
INSERT button without anything connected to the CUE INS SEND and RTN will leave
DIM
MIX bus by pressing the
iJack
DIM CUT
LEFT
REC MON SOLO
MON SOLO
RIGHT
TO MIX button below the S button.
DIM CUT
iJack
i
n
CUT
TO MIX button below the S button.
Mon
CUE ST bus must be routed to the
iJack
Projec
AFL
i
n
AFL is on. (See Page 38 for more on AFLs.)
Mon Me e t rs
RIGHT
RIGHT
iJack iJack
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iJack
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Me e t rs Auto
MIX
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button below the TO MIX
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Auto TR
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TR
bus.
button. There is an
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