API Audio THE BOX - Manual (Page 60)

API “The BOX” Operator’s Manual
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8.0 Cue Master
In addition to the four auxiliary buses, “The BOX” is equipped with a separate stereo cue bus
and associated cue master. The cue system supports headphone feeds while recording and
can be used as an alternate stereo effects send while mixing.
The cue system signal flow is as follows:
Cue source selectors ⇒ cue source pot
⇓
Channel sends ⇒ cue bus ⇒ cue master pot ⇒ output
⇑
talkback
The stereo cue bus is the primary source for the cue master. Additional stereo sources can be
added using the CUE SOURCE selectors and level control. Sources are selected using the CUE
SOURCE switches. The level of the selected sources feeding the CUE MASTER is controlled by
the CUE SOURCE potentiometer. The CUE MASTER potentiometer is fed from the cue bus and
the CUE SOURCE pot and controls the overall output of the cue system.
To support headphones (cue feeds) while recording, talkback can be added and the cue
master output can be routed to the headphones master as well as the AUX OUTPUTS / CUE
OUTPUTS connector on the rear panel.
8.1 Cue Master Controls
* Engaging the cue master AFL SOLO switch will activate the current PFL or AFL solo
function. The solo function is determined by the position of the AFL switch in the solo
master section. Engaging the cue master AFL SOLO while in solo-in-place (SIP) mode
will not active the SIP solo function.
The CUE MASTER provides +6dB of gain at the fully-clockwise position. For most
applications the masters should be initially set to unity gain (approximately 2 o’clock).
From here, the CUE MASTER can be used to trim the cue outputs upward or downward
as needed.
CUE SOURCE: Level control for the currently selected CUE
SOURCE switches
•
Stereo control with one ganged potentiometer
•
Feeds the CUE MASTER pot
CUE MASTER: Overall cue output level control
•
Stereo control with one ganged potentiometer
•
Feeds the AUX OUTPUTS / CUE OUTPUTS DB-25
connector on the rear panel
CUE AFL SOLO: Activates the AFL or PFL solo mode*