Focus Modes - Solid State Logic Matrix 2 Owner's Manual

Chapter 5 - DAW Control

Focus Modes

In order to provide the analogue routing and DAW control capabilities of Matrix within a compact space, the console can operate
in two 'Focus' modes, focusing on either the analogue or DAW control functions. These modes are simply called Analogue Focus
and DAW Focus.
Focus modes primarily affect the channel faders and their
Analogue Focus mode, but send control messages to the DAW when in DAW Focus mode. Focus modes also affect the channel
meters which meter the analogue signal in Analogue Focus mode but replicate the DAW track metering in DAW Focus mode.
Note that it is possible to lock the meters to either the analogue channel or DAW track signals regardless of the console's
Focus mode. This is done via the Meter menu in the SSL soft keys. See Page 43 for more details.
Matrix's mode is selected and indicated by the large light-blue Focus button, located directly underneath the
Master Channel, on the left of the centre section (at the bottom of the graphic on the right). Pressing this
button switches between Focus modes. It is lit to indicate Analogue Focus, and unlit to indicate DAW Focus.
Note: It is important to distinguish between DAW Focus mode (where the desk's channels control the tracks
within the DAW) and DAW input selection within Analogue Focus mode (where the desk's channels control the
analogue signals returning from the DAW).
Normally the console master fader controls the main mix level in Analogue Focus or the main output level in
DAW Focus if the active DAW layer uses the MCU Protocol (the HUI protocol does not support a master
fader). The MF FOCUS
channel fader from the opposite Focus mode to appear in place of the master fader:
When in DAW Focus mode with
master fader, along with its
When in Analogue Focus mode with
in the DAW. The master fader can therefore be assigned to a different DAW track using the lower (DAW)
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strips. See Page 80 for details.
Pressing the IN-LINE button, located in the
to be active in the same Focus mode by reassigning control of the faders from the currently inactive mode to the V-Pots below
the digital scribble strip. See Page 76 for details.
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