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4.8 Solo Bus
The StudioLive features an independent Solo bus. This feature is extremely
useful in setting levels for monitor mixes, dialing in dynamics processing on each
channel, and fixing issues during a live show without interrupting the main mix.
The Solo bus has three modes: AFL (default), PFL, and SIP:
• AFL (After-Fade Listen). AFL sends the input channel’s signal to the
Solo bus post-fader so that you can control the level of the soloed
signal with the fader. This is the StudioLive’s default setting.
• PFL (Pre-Fade Listen). PFL sends the input channel’s signal to the Solo bus
before it reaches the fader, so the fader does not affect the soloed signal.
• SIP (Solo In Place). This is also known as “destructive solo.” When channels are
soloed in this mode, every channel that isn’t soloed will be muted, and only
the soloed channels will be sent to their assigned outputs. While useful in
dialing in dynamics during soundcheck, this mode is dangerous during a live
show. We recommend that this mode be turned off when mixing live events.
4.8.1 Solo Bus Controls
Solo Bus Level Control. Adjusts the Overall Volume of the Solo Bus.
This knob adjusts the overall level for the Solo bus.
PFL Toggle Button. Enables PFL Solo Mode.
The PFL button engages Pre-Fader Listening in the Solo bus. Soloing on any channel
or aux bus routes it to the Solo bus and has no effect on the main or aux mixes.
Aux bus soloing is always PFL, regardless of whether this mode is engaged.
AFL Toggle Button. Enables AFL Solo Mode.
The AFL button engages After-Fader Listening in the Solo bus. Soloing
on any channel or aux bus routes it to the Solo bus and has no effect on
the main or aux mixes. The AFL is not available on the aux buses.
SIP (Solo In Place) On/Off Button. Enables Solo In Place Mode.
SIP (Solo In Place), or “destructive soloing,” mutes every unsoloed channel on
the StudioLive. The muted channels will be muted in the Main outputs. Note
that while you can manually unmute a channel, this mode should be used with
extreme caution during a live performance. Only the input channels can be
placed into destructive soloing. The Aux buses are omitted from SIP mode.
To enable SIP, press and hold the button until it illuminates red. This ensures
that you cannot enter into destructive Solo mode by accident.
Power User Tip: When SIP is engaged, channel mutes will only apply to the Main bus. SIP
does not mute input channels in aux-bus mixes. Because of this, you can use SIP to dial
in a mix in the mains without disturbing the musicians’ last-minute rehearsal on stage.
Destructive soloing is also a great way to tune each channel’s dynamics
individually in live-mixing situations or do surgical editing in the studio. SIP
mode mutes every channel and bus that is not soloed in the Main bus (that
is, if Channel 3 is soloed, you will only hear Channel 3 in your mains). This
makes a great fine-tuning tool but it can quickly destroy a live mix. We highly
recommend that you drop out of this mode once the show has started.