Console Operator's Guide (Continued); Channel Strip; Introduction - Solid State Logic AWS 900+ Owner's Manual

Console Operator's Guide

Channel Strip

Introduction

The AWS 900+ analogue channel strip has a single signal path. However, users who are
familiar with SSL's range of in-line consoles will soon realise that the channel strip faders
can control channel signals as well as virtual faders on the workstation, parallelling the
large/small fader configuration of an in-line channel strip.
The channel features a switchable Mic/Line input; the channel output can be fed to the
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Record bus, the Mix bus, or any combination of eight Track busses.
In addition to the Cue Stereo send and four FX Sends, a dedicated Direct Output is
provided.
The channel has comprehensive routing for EQ and filter, dynamics, and insert
send/return points.
The channel strip is divided into four sections:
At your first introduction to the AWS 900+ console, you will immediately see that the
channel strip controls are presented in a pleasingly familiar manner. The following pages
describe each control in detail, with brief coverage of the routing possibilities. See the
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start of this section for more on signal routing.
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Starting with the 'meter bridge', an 8-channel wide panel (aka 'tile') holds the Track
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bus and Dynamics routing buttons as well as the channel meter.
Individual channel modules house the input section, EQ, Cue and FX Sends,
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Record and Mix bus routing, and the Pan pot.
The DAW control functions at the foot of the channel are mounted on an 8-channel
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wide panel.
Finally, each channel strip is fitted with a long-throw (100mm) moving fader (shown
later).
Note: In the following descriptions, the connectors referred to are on the rear of each
channel module, unless stated otherwise.