Creating A Group Mix - SoundCraft Si3 User Manual

bays. Note that as soon as you press these buttons the ENCODERS or FADERS in the bay in
question will be following whichever output bus happens to be currently selected, i.e. the faders
& ON buttons or encoders (and the push on/push off function) will not be controlling the input
channels to which they belong, they will now be controlling the send from their input channels to
the selected aux bus. The FaderGlow element will turn yellow to confirm this.
Use the INPUT FADERS SELECT buttons A-D as required to access all of the input channels.
To exit this mode press ENCODERS (FOLLOW OUTPUT SEL) or FADERS (FOLLOW OUTPUT SEL)
again to deselect it.

CREATING A GROUP MIX

There are four methods of creating group mixes from the input channels to the (up to 24) group buses.
Method 1: Channel Mode. Select an input channel and route its sends to the group buses as required
(the user sets up the mix from an input bay).
Proceed as follows:
Press the 1-12 or 13-14 Channel Mode button on the input bay. The 12 centre encoders on the
input bay are now acting as routing switches (press ON/press OFF) to Groups 1-12 or 13-24.
Select the input channel by selecting the appropriate INPUT FADER SELECT button A-D and then
the SEL button of the required channel.
Pressing the encoder toggles the send on and off: the green 'ON' lamp below the encoder shows
the status.
You may also want to control the output levels of the group buses, using the output faders, as
you proceed with setting up your group mixes. This is done by selecting the 1-12 or 13-24
button, as appropriate, from the OUTPUT FADERS SELECT set.
Method 2: Global Mode. Select an output bus and adjust the feeds to it from a bank of input channels
(the user sets up the mix from an input bay).
Select the output bas required by pressing the BUS 1-8, BUS 9-16 or BUS 17-24 button on the
Global Mode section of the input bay, then use the SCROLL Up or Down button to get to the
required bus. The bus name is shown it the top of every input channel display window in the bay.
Each input channel encoder is now a routing switch from its input channel to the chosen output
bus as described above for method 1.
Method 3: Select an input channel and route its sends to the group buses as required.
Proceed as follows:
Press the BUS SENDS button in the BOTH ROWS set on the Output section. The encoders are
now routing controls (press on/press off) which switch the signal from a selected input channel
to the group buses.
By using the appropriate INPUT FADERS SELECT buttons A-D, and then the SEL button of the
required input channel, the required input channel can be selected.
You may also want to control the output levels of the group buses as you proceed with setting up
your group mixes. This is done by selecting the 1-12 or 13-24 button, as appropriate, from the
OUTPUT FADERS SELECT set.
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