SoundCraft Si3 User Manual page 32

Pressing any of the Channel Mode buttons (see below) will activate the VCS, if it isn't active already, and
pressing a particlar channel's SEL button will point the VCS to that channel.
The CHANNEL MODE buttons define what will be displayed on the VCS.
The options are as follows:
DYN
Displays the adjustment parameters for the Gate and Compressor on the VCS as shown below. Note
that the Lo and Hi Cut filters refer to filters in the gate's side chain, not the input channel:these side-
chain filters do not appear until the GATE IN button is activated. Note: the threshold on encoder 10
can be displayed as PK or RMS: press the encoder to switch between the two.
EQ
Displays the adjustment parameters for the 4-Band parametric EQ onto the VCS. The LF and HF bands
can be switched between shelving and bell filters by pressing their Q/shelf encoders. Each band can
be switched on/off by pressing the gain encoder.
BUS 1-12
Displays the sends from the SELected input channel to Group/Aux buses 1-12 onto the VCS.
Pressing an encoder turns the feed ON or OFF. The ON light in the encoder indicates when the feed is
switched on. Turning the encoder adjusts the send level (Aux Sends Only). In the case of stereo-paired
Aux busses the left hand encoder of a pair is used as a send level control, the right hand encoder is a
pan control. The push-on/push-off functionality is duplicated between both encoders.
Note: for fast set-up, a bus can be set to unity (0dB) by pressing and holding the encoder. This works
only if the bus was off previously.
BUS 13-24
Displays the sends from the SELected input channel to Group/Aux buses 1-12 onto the VCS.
See 1-12 above. By default, buses 21 to 24 are used as sends to the LEXICON processors.
AUX PRE
Works in conjunction with the 1-12 and 13-24 buttons, it allows individual Aux sends to be switched
either Pre/Post fade. Pressing the encoder, while the AUX PRE button is illuminated, switches the feed
between Pre and Post-fade. The PRE light in the encoder assembly indicates when pre-fade is
selected. Note that Group sends are always post-fade. Note: when the AUX PRE button is selected a
bus cannot be switched on or off by pressing the encoder.
Note: buses can be configured as Auxes or as Groups, see page 4-16.
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SEL SEL
BUS 1-12 BUS 1-12 BUS 13-24 BUS 13-24
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