Fader Protection - Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series Operator's Manual

The Mix System

Fader Protection

Comprehensive facilities are available to select faders or objects to 'protected' modes
so that valuable mix data is not overwritten accidentally. See Page 5-59 for Switch
Protection.
Press the FADER PROT button on the front panel or select
MIX-DESK/Automation/Fader Protection. This calls up the Fader Protection Modes
pop-up (see opposite). There are three different modes available here, Automated
(unprotected), Protected Manual and Protected Replay. Do not confuse Protected
Manual with the Manual status for faders described on Page 5-29. Note also that the
faders in the lower half of the Fader Protection pop-up simply act as a colour key to
the different modes, and do not provide any active function.
To select individual Large or Small faders to the different modes, toggle the fader
status key on the channel concerned. No LEDs lit indicates that the fader is in standard
Automated mode. A red LED indicates Protected Manual – where new mix
information cannot be written but moves made on that fader will be heard on the
monitors. A green LED indicates that the fader is in Protected Replay – where no new
information can be written to the mix, and moving the fader will have no effect on the
monitoring.
Alternatively, you can assign any number of faders to protection modes by first
toggling the grey box in the middle of the pop-up to the desired mode, and then
selecting the Large, Small or Groups box on the left of the pop-up. Selecting Large or
Small calls up the Channel Selector pop-up. Choose the faders you wish to protect
(see Section 1 for instructions on how to use of this pop-up) and hit OK to confirm
your choice. The LEDs on the faders you have protected will indicate the mode they
are in. Selecting Groups calls up the Groups Selector, a similar but miniaturised
version of the Channel Selector pop-up.
The FSM key can be used to toggle all faders through the various modes, subject to the
Large, Small, Groups or Master boxes on the right of the pop-up being selected (blue).
When mixing, Protected Manual is a useful mode for selected Small Faders, where
you want the audio to pass via the fader track (bypassing the VCA).
In Motors Off, when a fader is taken out of Protected Replay back to 'Automated',
mode during a mix, its motor will be turned on so it can return to the correct
automated position.
Deselect the FADER PROT button, hit OK (or stab outside the pop-up) to clear the
Fader Protection Modes pop-up from the screen.
The MIX-DESK/Faders display provides an useful console-wide view of currently
selected fader protection modes. See Page 5-57.
See over the page for some useful rules......
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