Solid State Logic Duality 82S6DUA20C - Manual (Page 22)

Split Mode
When the channel output (DAW input) is sourced from either the channel input or pre the
channel fader, SPLIT offers a new approach to in-line tracking on an analogue console by
returning the DAW output back into the channel path just after the channel output pick off
point. By using INPUT or PRE FADE as the channel output source, clean or processed
signals are routed to the DAW input, with the option to use the remaining channel processing
and routing to monitor the DAW return in the analogue domain.
The effect of SPLIT is graphically illustrated on the channel TFT (see Channel Metering for more information).
Note that SPLIT is disabled if CHOP is sourced from POST FADE or EFX,
or if the Line Amp is selected as the channel input.
Channel Pan
At the bottom of the channel strip is a fully featured 5.1 panning section for both the Main Mix busses as well
as the 24 Track Busses. With the most complete implementation found on any analogue console, the feature
set includes a dedicated LFE send and a fully variable ‘Focus’ control to alter the phantom/hard centre mix for
signals located in the front channels.
The default arrangement is for stereo panning to three pairs of Main Mix busses – A, B and C. The 24 Track
Busses normally pick up the mono post fader channel output. On the centre section routing panel, selecting
PAN TO TRK routes the LR pan outputs to odd/even pairs of Track Busses. Selecting 5.1 PAN enables the full
6-channel panning options for both the Main Mix busses and the Track Busses, if PAN TO TRK is also
selected. Local LEDs in each panning section indicate whether that channel has been selected to either of
these two modes. When 5.1 panning is not enabled, only the LR (Left/Right) pan control is active.
If the centre section function EFX TO TRK is selected, this replaces the normal feed to the Track Busses and
defeats 5.1 panning to the busses.
The channel panning section features XY style 5.1 panning via LR (Left/Right) and FR (Front/Rear) controls
with additional LFE and Focus functions. The LFE control feeds a variable amount of the channel output to a
dedicated LFE (subwoofer) bus (see more on this in the Centre Section).
The Focus control alters the proportion of input signal fed to the front Left/Right busses and the Centre bus,
enabling channel signals to be focussed from a ‘hard’ centre, all the way through to a true phantom centre. As
the Focus knob is rotated clockwise from the LR position, a centrally panned signal is progressively attenuated
in the left and right busses, while the gain to the centre channel is increased. When fully clockwise, the LR pan
pot becomes a three-channel discrete LCR panner. As the Focus control is returned to the LR position,
variable amounts of divergence are introduced so that, at the 12 o’clock position, signal is present in the three
front channels at equal level. As you continue to turn before 12 o’clock, the centre channel is then
progressively reduced, leaving only the phantom (Left + Right) centre image at the fully anticlockwise position.
F R
LR LCR
L R
LFE
Focus
5.1
SPLIT
PAN TO TRK
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