Monopt Soft Keys - Solid State Logic Matrix 2 Owner's Manual

Chapter 3 - Analogue Signal Flow

MonOpt Soft Keys

The menu in the SSL soft keys is used to configure the solo monitoring:
MonOpt
SIP and AFL
By default, SOLO buttons are destructive, muting all channels not solo enabled. This means that channel sends (both CHOP's
and aux sends) sourced from the input or pre-fader signal remain unaffected by solos, but are affected when sourced post fader,
along with the feeds to the
However, if the
InpCu
solo mute is received.
Pressing the button switches the solo buttons to be non-destructive, by routing the post channel, post pan signal to a
AFL
separate stereo mix bus, leaving the existing bus feeds and post fader sends unaffected by the
monitoring being affected.
Note that in AFL mode, the
affecting other channels' outputs.
Mom and Alt
By default, solo buttons 'latch', meaning that when one channel is in solo, pressing a second
the first rather than cancelling the original channel.
Pressing ('momentary') causes the
Mom
order to remain in solo mode. More than one button can be held down simultaneously.
Pressing prevents the
Alt
second SOLO button cancels the first SOLO. More than one channel can still be put in solo mode by simultaneously pressing
multiple SOLO buttons.
When in or
Alt Mon
Note that these options affect the channel strip solo buttons, not the centre section AFLs which are always in latch mode.
Also note that in order for the fader or
Focus mode (or in DAW Focus mode with
When the button is lit, the LFE channel is attenuated by 10dB. This is a requirement when mixing for SACD or any
Sub0dB
other format that requires unity gain on the LFE channel.
will change the operation of the
TBLatch
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MIX and REC busses. This is known as Solo-In-Place (SIP), which is the default channel solo mode.
option in the soft key menu is enabled (see Page 44), pre fader sends will also mute when a
Misc
CUT buttons do not light when a
SOLO buttons to deactivate when released. They therefore need to be held down in
SOLO buttons from latching, introducing an intercancellation between
mode, press the currently selected mode button to return to default (latch) mode.
CUT and
IN-LINE
ARTIST
SOLO buton is selected, indicating that the soloing is not
SOLO buttons to affect the analogue signal, Matrix must be in Analogue
active and the relevant channel swapped - see Page 76).
talkback button from momentary to latching.
SOLO button, with only the main
SOLO button adds that channel to
SOLO buttons: pressing a