DiGiCo Issue J User Manual

DiGiCo S-Series User Guide – Issue J

Issue J for Software Version 2.5

DiGiCo S-Series User Guide – Issue J

DiGiCo S-Series User Guide – Issue J

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DiGiCo S-Series User Guide – Issue J

Contents

1.1 The Console ..................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 Before You Start .............................................................................................................. 2

1.2.1 Worksurface Layout ........................................................................................................... 2

1.2.2 Layers and Banks ................................................................................................................. 3

1.2.3 Using the Control Surface .................................................................................................... 3

1.2.4 The Selected Channel .......................................................................................................... 4

1.2.5 The Under Screen Controls ................................................................................................. 5

1.3 The Expanded Views ....................................................................................................... 6

1.3.1 Display Expanded Views ...................................................................................................... 6

1.3.2 Channel Setup View ............................................................................................................ 7

1.3.3 Copy Channel ...................................................................................................................... 9

1.3.4 Presets .............................................................................................................................. 10

1.3.5 Channel Ganging ............................................................................................................... 11

1.3.6 Recording & Virtual Soundcheck ........................................................................................ 13

1.3.7 Group and Aux Setup View ................................................................................................ 14

1.3.8 Aux Sends View ................................................................................................................. 16

1.3.9 Input Routing View............................................................................................................ 17

1.3.10 EQ View ............................................................................................................................ 19

1.3.11 Dynamics 1 View ............................................................................................................... 21

1.3.12 Dynamics 2 View ............................................................................................................... 22

1.3.13 Control Group Setup ......................................................................................................... 23

1.3.14 Solo Channel Setup ........................................................................................................... 26

1.4 Customising the Layout ................................................................................................. 27

1.4.1 The Console Overview ....................................................................................................... 27

1.4.2 The Spill Set ....................................................................................................................... 27

1.4.3 Swap Banks ....................................................................................................................... 28

1.4.4 Set Master ......................................................................................................................... 28

1.4.5 Add/Delete Banks ............................................................................................................. 29

1.5 The Main Menu ............................................................................................................. 30

1.5.1 Session Management ........................................................................................................ 30

1.5.2 Snapshots.......................................................................................................................... 32

1.5.3 Fader Crossfades ............................................................................................................... 37

1.5.4 Preferences ....................................................................................................................... 38

1.5.5 UI Preferences ................................................................................................................... 39

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1.5.6 Solo Preferences ............................................................................................................... 40

1.5.7 Worksurface Preferences .................................................................................................. 40

1.5.8 Audio Sync ........................................................................................................................ 41

1.5.9 Macros .............................................................................................................................. 41

1.5.10 Presets .............................................................................................................................. 42

1.5.11 FX Rack.............................................................................................................................. 43

1.5.12 Graphic EQs ....................................................................................................................... 45

1.5.13 Send & Return Insert Routing ............................................................................................ 47

1.5.14 Matrix ............................................................................................................................... 47

1.5.15 AMM ................................................................................................................................. 48

1.5.16 System .............................................................................................................................. 50

1.5.17 Diagnostics ........................................................................................................................ 52

1.5.18 Extensions ......................................................................................................................... 52

1.5.19 Restart or Shutdown ......................................................................................................... 55

1.5.20 Upgrading Software .......................................................................................................... 55

1.6 DMI Cards ..................................................................................................................... 56

1.6.1 Fitting DMI Cards ............................................................................................................... 56

1.7 DMI-MADI Cards ........................................................................................................... 57

1.7.1 Connecting DMI-MADI ...................................................................................................... 57

1.7.2 Sharing Racks with DMI-MADI ........................................................................................... 60

1.7.3 Auto-Discovery of DMI Cards & Racks ............................................................................... 62

1.7.4 DiGiRack Compatibility ...................................................................................................... 64

1.7.5 DMI Card Details & Upgrade .............................................................................................. 65

1.8 DMI - Dante Cards ......................................................................................................... 66

1.9 DMI - ADC - DAC - MIC - AES Cards ................................................................................ 68

1.10 DMI - Waves - Hydra Cards ........................................................................................ 69

1.11 DMI - ME - A3232 Cards ............................................................................................. 70

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1.1 The Console

The DiGiCo S21 and S31 consoles each consist of a worksurface, an audio engine and a range of onboard inputs and outputs. They can
be connected using optional DiGiCo DMI Cards to a variety of DiGiCo racks and other audio input/output devices.

The console worksurface consists of 2 (S21) or 3 (S31) sections that can be configured to control up to 48 mono or stereo input channels,
10 VCAs, 16 mono or stereo busses plus a Master buss and a 10 Input x 8 Output Matrix.

The left and right sections (and the middle section if using an S31) have 10 assignable faders and 10 sets of assignable on-screen channel
controls, the right hand section also has a dedicated Master fader and mute, a Master/Solo meter, a set of 6 assignable encoder/switches
and worksurface navigation controls

The console's buss architecture is dynamic and can support mono and stereo configurations.
Multiple console setups can provide:
Front of House and Monitoring with shared stage racks and gain tracking.

S21 (above) and S31 (below)

NOTE: The S21 and S31 offer the same channel counts, buss counts and processing as each other. The only difference between the two
consoles is the number of worksurface sections and the placement of banks on a default session. In this manual, all screenshots are
taken from an S21 console. S31 and S21 sessions are interchangeable provided that the software version used on the console is not
earlier than the software version that the session was created in. There is no backward compatibility of sessions.

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1.2 Before You Start

There are certain general operating principles and terms that should be understood before continuing to use this manual. Please read
this chapter carefully before proceeding.

IMPORTANT NOTES:
S-Series v2.5 software is not compatible with any sessions created in preliminary (pre v1.0) versions of software.
It is compatible with all sessions created in v1.0 onwards.
Please delete old sessions (pre 1.0) to avoid potential issues and create a "New" session in v2.5.
The console power switch is situated on the rear panel.
Please ensure that any required DiGiCo I/O racks are connected to the console DMI cards and powered on before starting the console
itself to enable automatic discovery of the racks.
If using the inbuilt UB MADI interface with a computer running MacOS Catalina, use the Core Audio driver and not the UB MADI driver.

DMI cards are NOT "Hot swappable" so please ensure that the console is powered off before inserting or removing them.

We recommend that the first snapshot is used as a "Setup" Snapshot where all of your "session wide" settings like routing, Control
Group membership and Buss Modes (whether Busses are Groups or Auxes) are first stored.
Because these types of setting can be changed with Snapshot recall, it is advisable to save them all into this first snapshot before
creating any further Snapshots. In this way, the settings for all subsequent Snapshots will contain the same data and there should be
less requirement to adjust the Safe settings in the channels.

1.2.1 Worksurface Layout

IMPORTANT NOTE: The DVI Screen output will display a copy of the Master (right hand) screen but this must be connected to the HDMI
input of a suitable monitor using a standard DVI to HDMI adaptor (not supplied).

IMPORTANT NOTE: The GPI/O functionality is not yet implemented in v2.5.

MultiTouch Screen

Solo & Mute

Channel Faders

Assignable Encoder/Switches

Assignable Encoder/Switches

Spill Set

Headphone Level

Master/Solo Meters

Overview

Layer Up/Down

Snapshot Previous/Next

Master Fader

Rear Panel

SEE NOTE BELOW

AES I/O

DMI Slot 2

DMI Slot 1

Console USB

UB MADI Connector

Console Ethernet

12 Line Out

24 Mic/Line In

GPI/O

Word Clock I/O
DVI Screen Output

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1.2.2 Layers and Banks

The S-Series worksurface is divided into Layers and Banks. Each Layer contains 2 (S21) or 3 (S31) Banks of 10 channels, and the layer
which is currently active on the control surface is selected using the layer up and down buttons next to the Master fader.
The right hand screen is referred to as the Master Screen and this is where the various expanded views of elements such as EQ and
Dynamics are displayed.

Pressing the white Overview button, located near the layer up and down buttons displays an on screen representation of all console
channels and the active layer can also be selected by touching it on the screen in this mode. The specific channels which are contained
within each Bank are defined in the Overview display.
By default on an S21, the Input channels will be assigned to Layers 1 and 2 and 3 on the left and right sections of the console. The different
output channels will be assigned to Layer 3 and 4. Control Groups will be assigned to Layer 5.
A default session on an S31 will assign the Control Groups, Auxes and Groups to Layers 1, 2 and 3 of the right hand section respectively.
The Input channels and the Matrix channels will be assigned to Layers 1, 2 and 3 of the left hand section and the middle section.
These bank assignments can be customised by the user and saved in a session at any time.

1.2.3 Using the Control Surface

There are two main ways in which all of the functions of the S-Series are accessed:

1. The touchscreen display, which can be controlled directly using a finger

2. The physical encoders, switches and faders

A number of functions can be accessed in different ways, allowing users to operate the console using whichever interface they prefer.
All of the physical controls on the console worksurface are described in full within the relevant section of the manual and many require
no further introduction.
The right hand Master Screen has a DiGiCo logo icon at the top which is used to access the Main Menu.

Main Menu

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1.2.4 The Selected Channel

One of the channels in the Channel view is displayed with a highlighted background, indicating that it is currently the Selected Channel.
This means that it has been assigned to the worksurface controls to the right of the screen as shown in the image below. To assign a
channel, touch in the Output Block at the bottom of the onscreen Channel view.

NOTE: All of the master and under screen rotaries are encoders and switches in one unit.
Often, different functions can be accessed by a standard turn, a push turn and a push (switch).
e.g. Standard turn = Gain control & Push turn = Trim control

NOTE: When the right hand screen is not displaying the Channel view (e.g. it is displaying an EQ view), the master
screen worksurface rotaries will not be assigned to the Channel view controls but to the controls for the EQ or other
expanded view instead.

The block at the top of each Channel Strip displays information about the processing that has been applied to the channel. This box
displays the Gain, Trim and Delay that has been added to the channel. There are also a number of symbols that can be seen along the
Channel Strip which represent settings on the channel.

Their meanings are as follows:

Insert A

Insert B

Listening To Copied Audio

Phantom power

Inverse Input Polarity

Gain tracking

Pad DiGiTube

EQ<>Dyn Swap

Dynamic EQ

The channel is assigned to at least one Group

The channel is a member of at least one Control Group

Assignable Encoder/Switches

Selected Channel

Gain & Trim (Push Turn)

Compressor Threshold

Aux Pan (Stereo)

HPF

Gate Threshold

Aux Level

Output Block area
Touch here to select a channel

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1.2.5 The Under Screen Controls

There is a row of 10 encoder/switches immediately below each touchscreen (shown above) that refer to the channels with which they
are aligned.
These controls give access to the channel pans in standard operation and the surrounding coloured LED rings are blue.
Touching and holding on the rows of controls onscreen assign these encoders to different parameters, the screen row changes colour
and the LED rings change to a similar colour.
In the above example the Gain/Trim row at the top of the Channel View has been touched, the row is highlighted in red and the under
screen controls are assigned to the Gain/Trim function.

Other possible assignments are:
HPF Frequency & On/Off - Row and LED ring highlighted in Mauve
Dynamics 1 Threshold & On/Off - Row and LED ring highlighted in Green
Dynamics 2 Threshold & On/Off - Row and LED ring highlighted in Yellow
Selected Aux row Send level & On/Off - Row and LED ring highlighted in Purple
AMM Weightings - Row and LED ring highlighted in Pale Green

Selected Channel

Blue = Pan - Default assignment

Touch and Hold in this row
Assigns Gain/Trim and highlights in Red

Touch and Hold in this row

Assigns Dynamics 1 Threshold and

On/Off and highlights in Green

Touch and Hold any AUX row
Assigns Aux Send & On/Off

Touch and Hold in this row

Assigns HPF Freq and On/Off

and highlights in Mauve

Touch and Hold in this row

Assigns Dynamics 2 Threshold and On/Off

and highlights in Yellow

Touch the selected channel

in this row to return to

default Pan assignment

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1.3 The Expanded Views

1.3.1 Display Expanded Views

A single touch (rather than a touch and hold) will open a number of different expanded views according to where the touch is made.

The image above shows the various touch areas in the Channel view and the expanded view will be displayed on the Master screen.

NOTE: When an expanded view is already open, selecting a different channel by touching the Output block area at
the bottom of the screen will change the expanded view to display the newly selected channel.

If an expanded view is already open and a different expanded view is selected, the last view selected will be
displayed on the Master screen with the previously expanded view behind it.

Any combination of expanded views can be "layered" in this way.

The Close All button on the Master screen can be touched at any time to close all active expanded views.
The Close button on the Master screen can be touched at any time to close the currently active expanded view and display the view
beneath it.

Open Dynamics 2 View

Touch here to select a channel

Touch any Aux Send to select the channel and assign

the selected Aux Send to the 6th Master Rotary & Aux
Pan to the 5th (with Aux To Faders option OFF)

Swipe vertically to display more Auxes

Open Dynamics 1 View

Open EQ View

Open Channel Setup view

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1.3.2 Channel Setup View

Touching the input block at the top of the channel opens the Channel Setup view.
Each column represents a section of the channel processing strip and contains blocks which can be selected by touching them.
On screen arrows indicate the signal path from one section of processing to the next.
Once a block is selected, the display changes accordingly and the parameters available in that section are assigned to the worksurface.
Master Rotaries to the right of the screen.

Note that touching the Filter block or the EQ block will both display the EQ view but with different bands selected.

NOTE: When any expanded view is open on the Master screen, the Master Rotaries no longer have their standard
default assignment and are instead assigned to the parameters in the expanded view which is currently displayed.

Presets

Ganging

Copy Channel Settings

Open Safes View

Channel Mono/Stereo Switch

Add To Spill Set

Column Title

Label

Select Input Source

Recording

Send & Return

Filters/Delay/Tubes

Gain Tracking On/Off

Channel Name

Master Rotary Assignment

Auxes

Groups
Direct Out
Direct Out Position

Select Solo Assignment

Insert B

Insert A

EQ

Dyn 1
Dyn 2

EQ>DYN Swap

HPF On/Off

LPF

Scroll To

Setup View

Delay On/Off

Tube On/Off

Scroll To

EQ View

HPF/LPF Frequency

Stereo Balance
& Width

Delay Time

Tube Drive

Tube Bias

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Channel Names can be changed by touching on the existing Channel Name to open the Rename View and then using the Left/Right
scroll buttons to move through channels without closing the Rename View.

Touching the Star icon next to the channel name will add the selected channel to the Spill Set (see Spill Set section later in this document).

The buttons in the top bar provide the following functions:
Switching the channel from Mono to Stereo mode
Opening the Safes View which allows channel parameters to be protected from Snapshot Recall
Opening the Channel Copy view
Opening the Presets view where a preset can either be saved or recalled
Opening the Gang Setup view

Channel Delay, Tube, Filter and Stereo Width/Balance (Stereo Input channels only) settings are adjusted by touching in the Input
Processing column. This will open an Input Processing View.

At the bottom of the input processing column is a switch to turn Gain Tracking On/Off for the channel.
Touch the Equaliser button at the bottom left of the screen to switch to the EQ view for the currently selected channel.
To select an Input Route touch the block below the Source label and the Input routing view will open.
To select an Output Route touch the Direct Output block in the Outputs column and the output routing view will open.
The Direct Out Position can be set to either pre-mute, pre-fader or post-fader.
To assign the channel to a Group buss touch the Group Assigns button in the Outputs column.
To view and adjust Aux Send Options for the channel touch the relevant Aux Sends button in the Outputs column.
To select which Solo Busses the channel is assigned to touch the Solo 1, Solo 2 or both Solo 1&2 buttons at the bottom of the Outputs
column.
The default processing order of EQ > Dynamics can be swapped to Dynamics > EQ independently in any channel using the EQ<>Dyn Swap
button at the bottom of the Channel processing column.

Direct out Position

The direct out send can be sent from one of three positions: pre-mute, pre-fader or post-fader (default) on a per input channel basis.
This does not affect the send position to any buses.
The default send position is post-fader and the selected position is not saved in presets.
The position is included in the direct out section of the channel safe.

NOTE: DiGiTubes are limited to 21 per session.

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1.3.3 Copy Channel

Multiple settings can be copied from one channel to single or multiple other channels using the Copy Channel button in the Channel
setup view.
Open the Channel Setup view for the required source channel by touching the top of its channel strip.
Touch the Copy Channel button in the top bar.
Touch to select or deselect the parameters that you wish to copy - selected blocks will be highlighted in green.
To select/deselect all of the channel parameters that can be copied touch the Full Copy button in the top bar.
Touch the Copy button in the bottom right of the screen.
Select the Destination channel(s) by touching them on screen - they will have a white outline.
Touch the OK button in the bottom right of the screen.

NOTE: Channel Name is not included in the Full Copy selection but can be selected separately if desired.

NOTE: Insert and Output routes cannot be copied as they could cause conflicts with existing routes.
Not all parameter types exist for all channel types so some options might be unavailable
e.g. Buss mode on an input channel.

Copy Channel Function

Source Channel
Setup View

Full Copy

Option

Green (Selected)

parameters will

be copied

Copy
Button

Select

Destination

Channels

Confirm
Copy

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1.3.4 Presets

Presets can be used on Input, Group, Aux, Matrix, CG and Master channels. Preset scopes are used to select which parameters are loaded
into the selected channel.

New presets can be made by opening the presets view in the desired channel’s setup, EQ, dynamics 1 or dynamics 2 view. In this view,
press New then enter the preset name and optionally, a group, before confirming. All parameters for that channel are saved into a preset.
The view in which the preset was created will determine the preset icon.

Presets are updated and deleted by selecting one of these functions in the top of the presets view, selecting the presets to be updated
or deleted, then confirming by pressing the Update or Delete confirm at the bottom right of the view. To rename a preset or group,
select Rename then touch on the preset or group which will bring up a rename dialogue.

Create a new
preset

Select the preset to
update

Select the preset(s) to
delete

Load, update
or delete the
selected
preset(s)

Select the group or
preset to rename

Select the
scopes to load
– Socket
Properties
includes gain,
pad, phantom
power and AES
SRC

Press the group name
to expand and collapse

Groups and
presets listed
in alphabetical
order

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1.3.5 Channel Ganging

Any channel can be ganged (linked) to one or more other channels (up to a maximum of 10 channels) so that changes made on one will
also be made to other members of the gang. This excludes Control Group and Solo channel types.

All level parameters that are measured in dBs (e.g. faders) will change relatively so moving a fader on one member of the gang by +3dB
will add +3dB to all other members of the gang irrespective of their starting point.

NOTE: Channel Ganging is limited to a selection of up to 10 channels from anywhere on the console.
Multiple gangs can be created but a single channel can only be in one gang at one time.

To create a new gang:

Select the first required member channel of the new gang in the Channel view.
Touch the top of that channel to open the Channel Setup View.
Touch the Add Gang button in the top bar of the Channel Setup View.
Touch the relevant channel blocks in the Pick Channels View to select or deselect members.
Touch the OK button to confirm.
Members will now be displayed with a colour coded line at top of the output block on each gang member.

To edit an existing gang:

Select any member channel of the existing gang in the Channel view.
Touch the top of that channel to open the Channel Setup view.
Touch the Edit Gang button in the top bar of the Channel Setup View.
Touch the relevant channel blocks in the Pick Channels View to select or deselect members.
Touch the OK button to confirm.

Add/Edit Gang

Touch to

select

members

Colour coded

members

Touch to remove

or select new

members

OK to
Confirm

OK to
Confirm

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Parameters that are included in gangs are a fixed selection of most standard channel functions, but the following elements are among
the parameters that are not included:

Routing Input/Output/Insert/Record Send & Return
Mono/Stereo switch
Polarity switch
Analogue socket gain
+48V
Channel & Aux Panning
Parameter Safe Status
CG Membership
Bus Mode
Fader Crossfades
AMM Membership
AMM Weighting

NOTE: Gang membership cannot be changed with snapshots.

NOTE: Gang members cannot be temporarily isolated from a gang - to change the settings in just one channel, first
remove it from the gang, make the changes and then add it back to the gang again.

NOTE: If any element of a gang member is "Flattened" this change will only apply that that member and not to any
of the other members of the gang.
Also if settings are copied to any member of a gang, the new settings will only be applied to that member of the
gang and not to any of the other members of the gang.

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1.3.6 Recording & Virtual Soundcheck

Any input channel can be sent from a dedicated pre-processing Record Send point in the channel signal path to any valid output socket.
Typically a selection of input channel signals would be sent to the console's UB MADI interface for recording on a DAW via a USB
connection.
Playback signals from the DAW can then be returned into the dedicated Record Return and switched either individually or globally to
replace the standard input signal to that channel. This is known as Listening to Copied Audio.

To set up a Record Send and Return:

1) Touch the top of the first input channel that you wish to record to open the Channel Setup View

2) Touch the Recording Send button on the left of the screen to display the Record Send Routing view

3) Ensure that the Send+Return mode is active using the button in the top bar

4) Select an output to feed the recorder by first selecting a port (e.g. UB MADI) and then a socket from that port (e.g. USB OUT 1) Multiple
channel Record Sends can be assigned at the same time using the standard Ripple Route function

5) When the Record Send selections have been made, touch the Route button at the bottom right of the screen to confirm.

6) Select the Channel Setup View again and you will note that the relevant, same numbered input route for the Record Return has
automatically been assigned. So if your Record Send was USB Out 1 then your Record Return will be USB In 1

7) The button below the Record Send & Return has 2 states:
a) Listening to Source - the Record signal is being sent and the channel signal is the original Record Send source
b) Listening to Copied Audio - The Record signal is being sent and the channel signal is the Record Return from the recording device e.g.
Playback signal

Listen to Sources

&

Listen to Copied Audio

Macros

Record Send and
Return Routing

Ripple Route with

Send+Return

Active

Record Sends to

40 x UB MADI

Outputs

Listening To
Source

Listening To
Copied Audio

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NOTE: There are 2 Macros available that allow switching of all console Record Sends from Listen to Sources to
Listen to Copied Audio. Using these 2 Macros, the console can be set to monitor record source or record returns
globally for all channels that are being recorded.

Record Sends and Returns do not have to use the console UB MADI Port, they can use any port or combination of ports in any socket
order required. For example, a recording could be made via a DMI-MADI card.

A Record Send can be routed to multiple destinations at the same time, but a Record Return can only be fed from one input socket at
one time. This is the input socket that will be used when Listen To Copied Audio is active.

1.3.7 Group and Aux Setup View

The Group and Aux Channel Setup view are very similar to the Input Channel version, but they have one extra function that is used to
convert a Group Buss to an Aux Buss or vice versa.
The S-Series consoles have a fixed number of output busses, but they can be changed at any time to be either Auxes or Groups.
In the example below, touching the Mode button on the Group Setup view will change the Group to an Aux but there is warning that all
channel assignments will be reset in the process. So the newly converted Aux will be flattened.
The situation is exactly the same when converting an Aux to a Group - all assignments are reset.

NOTE: In Aux/Group Buss Mode can be changed with a Snapshot recall which has its own Safe block. Please ensure
that the buss modes are set in your first Snapshot before you create any further Snapshots. This will ensure that
the buss mode settings will be consistent in all Snapshots.

Warning

Change Group to Aux

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Group To Group Routing

Any mono or stereo Group buss can be assigned to any other buss (including the Master buss) using the Group Assigns view on a Group
channel.
Touch the top of a Group channel to open the Channel Setup view, touch the Group Assigns button in the Outputs column.
In the example below, Group 1 is assigned to the Master buss by touching the Master buss button.

NOTE: A Group cannot be assigned to itself

Aux Send Pre/Post Switches

Any Aux buss can have all of its related sends from all channels set to Pre/Pre-Mute/Post using the buttons in the Aux buss setup view.
Touch the top of an Aux channel to open the Channel Setup view and then touch the relevant Set All Sends To button on the right of the
screen. A warning will be displayed which can be confirmed by touching the Yes button.

Group 1 to
Master Buss

Group Assigns

Select Mode for
all Aux 1 Sends

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1.3.8 Aux Sends View

The Aux Sends View panel displays every aux buss in the current session and touching the buss will activate the buss solo and aux to
faders.
It can be accessed from any input channel's setup view by selecting the outputs column and touching the Aux Sends button in the Outputs
column or from the Aux Sends View Macro.
There are 2 options in the top bar:

1) Solo on select - with this option active, the relevant Aux Master Solo will be activated

2) Assign on select - with this option active, the relevant Aux buss sends will be assigned to either the input channel faders or the
underscreen rotaries according to the status of the Aux To Faders option in the Worksurface Preferences panel (found in the Preferences
Panel)
If Aux To Faders is OFF the sends are assigned to the underscreen rotaries.
If Aux To Faders is ON the sends are assigned to the channel faders.

OR

Aux to Faders On/Off

Macro

Select Aux Buss
Assign & Solo On Select Options

Aux Sends View Macro

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1.3.9 Input Routing View

Touching the Source area on the Channel Setup will open the Input Route expanded view.
Only input channels have a Source selection - output channels sources are fixed within the system.
To select an input source, touch one of the buttons in the port list on the left of the screen and the relevant sockets will be displayed.
Now touch to select a socket in the socket display.
Inputs can be routed into multiple channels at the same time using the Ripple Route function.
Touch the Ripple Route button in the top bar and then select the first and last sockets in the required range - then press the OK button.
The Master Rotaries are assigned to the Gain/Trim, +48V and Input Pad controls if they exist for the socket type selected.

NOTE: Ripple routes are automatically done in the channel display order rather than channel number order.

Clear Routing

Multiple consecutive socket routes (inputs or outputs) can be cleared using the Clear Routing function.
From any input or output routing view, select the relevant port by touching the port name in the left hand column.
Touch the Clear Routing button in the top bar.
Select the first and last sockets in the range that you wish to clear.
Touch the Clear button at the bottom right of the panel.
In the example below UB MADI Port - Input Sockets 1-8 will be cleared.

NOTE: Sockets routings are cleared in socket order, not in channel order, so in the above example, the sockets that
are cleared may not necessarily belong to adjacent channels. The input routing will be cleared from ANY channel
that has these sockets as an input source. This is not a channel Clear Routing function but rather a socket Clear
Routing function.

Ripple Route

Channel Mono/Stereo switch

Clear Routing

Routing

Details

Select Socket

Select Port

and

Socket Type

Master Rotary
Assignment

Select first and last sockets to clear

Clear Routing

Mode

Clear or Cancel

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Receive Only Mode

Ports have two different control modes. Receive Only Mode prevents the console from changing Gain, Phantom Power and Pad values.
Full Control Mode allows the console to change these values.

To change the Port Control Mode, in the Input routing view, touch the desired mode to the right of the view.
This can also be done in the Output routing view.
When in Receive Only Mode, Gain values will appear in Orange text on the Channel Strip.

NOTE: This Port Control Mode is controlled on a per rack basis and cannot be changed with snapshots.

Orange Gain

text

Port Control Mode