KORG Soundlink DRS REcording Console 168RC - Manual (Page 17)

Chapter 1. Basics
Input patching <INPUT mode, l/S/P mode, Ex.BUS lO mode>
The analog and digital audio signals which are input to the 168RC pass through a programmable
patch bay before they are connected to the mixer channels. These connections can be made in
INPUT mode and in I/S/P mode. It is also possible to connect the signals directly to the buses, and
this is done in Ex.BUS lO mode. In addition, the phase of the input signals can be inverted in
INPUT mode and in I/S/P mode.
EQ <EQ mode>
Equalizing of channels 1~12 is performed here. The EQ is located before the faders of channels
1~12. EQ settings are adjusted in EQ mode, which also provides "EQ In" switches to turn EQ on/
off, and "Pad" switches to lower the input level to the EQ. (p.36)
Channel faders <panel controls, I/S/P mode, (ch.13~16)>
These adjust the volume of each channel. Channels 1~12 are adjusted by the channel faders, and
channels 13~16 are controlled in I/S/P mode, (p.35)
Mute <panel controls, I/S/P mode (ch. 13«* 16)>
This temporarily sets the fader value to minus infinity. Channels 1~12 are controlled by the corre­
sponding [MUTE] button on the panel, and channels 13-16 are controlled in I/S/P mode, (p.35)
Solo <panel controls, I/S/P mode (ch.l3~16), SND MASTER mode, MISC mode>
This sends the channel signals to the monitor and headphone outputs. Channels 1-12 are control­
led by the corresponding [SOLO] button on the panel, and channels 13-16 are controlled in l/S/P
mode, (p.35)
Solo-related settings are also found in the following three locations.
1. The MISC mode setting "Exclusive/Mix" lets you specify whether solo can be used only for
one channel at a time, or for multiple channels simultaneously, (p.28)
2. The SND MASTER mode setting "INDV/MON- h " lets you specify whether the solo signal
will be mixed with the monitor bus signal and output, or whether only the solo signal will be
output (p.44). If they are mixed, attenuation of -12 dB will be applied to the monitor bus signal.
3. The SND MASTER mode setting "Pre/Post" lets you specify whether the solo signal of a
channel will be taken from before the fader (niono) or after the fader (stereo), (p.44)
Pan <I/S/P mode, PAN mode>
This adjusts the stereo position of the channel. These settings are made in either I/S/P mode or
PAN mode. The stereo panned signal can be sent to master L/R, a group bus, or the solo bus.
Send to master L/R <BUS mode>
The BUS mode "Master" switch determines whether the stereo panned signal of the channel will
be sent to master L/R or not.
Send to group bus <BUS mode>
The "G1"-"G8" switches determine whether the signal of the channel will be sent to each group
bus or not. If the "ST-Group" switch of this mode is turned on, the stereo signal after the pan will
be sent to the group bus. If it is turned off, the mono signal will be sent to the group bus. A channel
can be sent to two group buses. To send in stereo, select one of the combinations "G1 /2", "G3/4",
"G5/6" or "G7/8".
Group bus volume. Send to master <BUS MA.STER mode>
This adjusts the volume and pan of the signals that were assigned to a bus. You can also select
whether the signal will be sent to master L/R.
Send to internal effects, AUX <I/S/P mode, AUX SND mode, EFF SND mode>
In I/S/P mode these settings determine the level that is sent to the effect bus and to the AUX bus.
You can also specify whether each signal will be taken from before the fader or after the fader. If
you wish to view or adjust the settings of all channels simultaneously, select AUX SND mode or
EFF SND mode.
Solo bus, internal effect bus, and AUX bus volume <SND MASTER mode>
These settings determine level and muting of the solo bus, the internal effects bus, and the aux bus
(muting is not available for the solo bus).
Monitor bus source select <SND MASTER mode>
The send to the monitor bus is adjusted in SND MASTER mode. MASTER (stereo), AUXl, AUX2,
EFFl, EFF2 and group bus (mono/stereo selectable) can be selected. Group bus monitoring is
normally (with Grp.Link off) mono, but by turning Grp.Link on, you may monitor one of the
combinations "Gl/2", "G3/4", "G5/6" or "G7/8" in stereo. When solo is on, monitoring of the
solo bus will take priority.
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