Daw I/O Labelling - Solid State Logic AWS 900+ Owner's Manual

Console Operator's Guide
16 Channel DAW System
With a 16 channel I/O DAW system, you could connect the AWS 900+ Record Bus Output and Track Busses 1-8
to the first 10 inputs of the DAW I/O unit. Or you could connect the first 14 Direct Outputs from the console's
channel modules 1-14 to the inputs of the DAW I/O unit and connect the AWS 900+ Record Bus Output to inputs
15 and 16.
The 16 DAW outputs can then feed any of the channel inputs, with outputs 1-6 also feeding the 5.1 External A
console monitor inputs and 7 and 8 feeding the stereo External B monitor input. These could be used as track
outputs from the DAW so you can mix small projects entirely in the analogue domain or to mix stems created in
the DAW.
24 Channel DAW System
If you have a 24 channel I/O DAW system, you could connect the AWS 900+ Record Bus Output and Track
Busses 1-6 to the first 8 inputs of the DAW I/O unit; console Direct Outputs 1-16 can then feed DAW converters
9-24. Alternatively, all 24 Direct Outputs could feed the 24 converters of your DAW I/O unit for one-to-one
tracking from the AWS 900+ channel modules.
The 24 DAW outputs can then be fed to the console's 24 channel inputs, and/or to the 5.1 External A and stereo
External B monitor inputs.
32 Channel DAW System
For a 32 channel I/O DAW system, you could connect the AWS 900+ Record Bus Output and Track Busses 1-6
to the first 8 inputs of the DAW I/O unit. All 24 channel module Direct Outputs can then feed DAW inputs 9-32.
The first 24 DAW outputs could feed all of the console's channel line inputs, and outputs 25-30 can be used as a
5.1 output and 31 and 32 as a stereo output to the AWS 900+ external inputs.
Custom Combinations
As you can see, a wide variety of connections are possible between the AWS 900+ and a DAW. It is worth taking
some time and thought as to the best way to connect up your system for a flexible workflow that suits your
studio's requirements.

DAW I/O Labelling

When using DAW routing with the AWS 900+ console, it is advisable to take some time to sensibly label the
inputs, outputs and busses within your DAW. Details on how to do this will be found in the documentation
supplied with your DAW. Sensible labelling will make the task of performing routing via the AWS 900+ front panel
a simple task, rather than relying on having to decipher long complex names often assigned by default to DAW
channels.
For example in a 24 I/O system, simply naming inputs and outputs '1' through '24', and busses 'b1' through 'b24'
will allow a simple differentiation between hardware I/O and internal DAW busses when using the console control
surface. In some DAW systems, I/O paths can be grouped. In this case label stereo paths in pairs such as '1-2',
and sub paths as '1' and '2'.
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