Solid State Logic Soundscape Mixer - Manual (Page 42)

Soundscape Mixpander
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Understanding the signal path
The following diagram shows an exploded view of a possible routing which includes an external
multi-effects unit connected to an SSL Soundscape Mixpander via a pair of analogue inputs of the
Xlogic Alpha-Link.
Mixer column 1 (Drums) has its input muted so that the signal starts with recorded tracks 1-2,
received from an audio sequencer via track insert 7-8.
The signal is equalized with the multi EQ plug-in, before it is sent to analogue outputs 15-16 for
external processing by the multi-effects unit (connected to the Alpha-Link in a send/return loop
configuration).
The dry, equalized signal carries on through the stereo peakmeter and fader and is sent out to the
stereo BUS 1-2.
In BUS 1-2, the dry signal is combined with the signal from tracks 3-4, received from the audio
sequencer via track insert 9-10, and with the return from the external multi-effects unit, which
arrives via the Alpha-Link’s analogue inputs 15-16.
As the Master Out mixer column has BUS 1-2 as its input, all the signals arrive mixed and the fader
becomes the master fader.
The signal is then sent to an external stereo recorder via the analogue outputs 13 and 14 (ANA 13-
14 U1) of the Alpha-Link unit.