Status Buttons - Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series Operator's Manual

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Status Buttons

This group of buttons, located in the upper left of the SL952 panel (see opposite), is
extremely important as they control signal routing paths within the I/O modules.
Four different status configurations are available. These are described in detail in
Section 2 but briefly function as follows:
RECORD – This status is designed for recording sources to a multitrack machine. It
switches all channel inputs to Mic and the multitrack machine (optionally) to Sync
Replay. The channel inputs are fed via the Small faders to the multitrack Routing
Matrix, and thus to the multitrack. The Large Faders take the multitrack returns
and/or the group sends (depending on the selection of GROUP and TAPE buttons)
and feed these to the main output busses for control room and studio monitoring.
REPLAY – The same routing configuration as RECORD status but (optionally)
switches the multitrack to normal Replay. All Large Fader inputs switch to TAPE,
overriding any GROUP selections. This allows for quick monitor mixes of the
recorded tracks, via the main outputs.
MIX – This status switches the multitrack (optionally) to Replay. All channel inputs
are switched to Line to pick up the multitrack returns and feed them to the Large
Faders and then on to the main output busses for remixing. The Small Faders take
their input from the GROUP/TAPE selections but now feed the multitrack Routing
Matrix, and can be used for additional inputs to the mix. The Routing Matrix allows
these faders to feed the multitrack busses or the stereo busses; the SF MIX button, on
individual channels, allows Small Fader signals to directly feed the Main mix busses.
The Small Faders can also be used as additional stereo or mono auxiliary sends from
each channel.
RECORD + MIX – When the RECORD and MIX buttons are pressed together, the
multitrack (optionally) switches to Sync replay. All channels behave as if they were in
MIX status unless an I/O module's TAPE or GROUP button is pressed, which then
makes that particular channel behave as if it were in RECORD status. This is a useful
mode for overdubbing tracks.
The additional buttons within this section function as follows:
MASTER INPUT FLIP – Flips all channel inputs between Mic and Line.
SMALL FADER TO MON(ITOR) – In RECORD or REPLAY status, this flips the
Small and Large Faders so that the Large Faders feed sources to the Routing Matrix
and the Small Faders are used for the monitor mix.
MASTER READY GROUP – Selects all modules to GROUP. This allows you to
quickly set up the desk so that the monitor faders and meters are fed from the
modules' Group Outputs. It also provides a quick way to check the desk outputs when
aligning the multitrack.
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