Routing
Press any ‘Sel’ key to select a channel, then press the ‘Routing’ screen key to display the routing ‘bank view’. This shows an overview of 8 channels at once, with the selected channel highlighted.
If a channel is assigned to a DCA or Mute group, this is shown with a filled, numbered icon.
Send levels for Input and Group channels are displayed for Main/LR, Aux sends and FX sends. These are displayed as a filled bar if assigned, and an outline if unassigned. The bar is coloured pink for post-fade and green for pre-fade.
If a mix has been configured as a group, and a channel is assigned to the group, this is shown with a pink circle.
The 8 channels shown will automatically adjust if a different channel is selected, though you can also drag left or right to see other channels in the layer.
• Touch a channel name to change the name and colour.
• Touch the ‘Dir Out’ button on input channels to see direct out settings.
• Touch the DCA/Mute Assign ‘blocks’ to see assignments.
• Touch anywhere in the Main/Mix/FX/Matrix Send levels to see detailed send information for the channel.
• Touch anywhere in the Matrix Sources to see all sources for that Matrix.
• Touch the list of members on a DCA channel to view and assign or unassign the members of that DCA.
ⓘ DCA channels display a list of up to 28 ‘members’. If there are more members than this, then ‘…’ will appear at the bottom of the list.
Direct Out
Touch the ‘Dir Out’ button on any input channel.
This screen shows the direct output level for the selected channel, as well as the global direct out settings which affect all channels. The currently selected channel is displayed on the left.
• Touch the level value and adjust using the touchscreen rotary, this is adjusted individually on each channel.
Direct out level = -inf to +10dB
• Choose whether direct out signals are affected by faders or mutes by touching the on-screen buttons.
• Select the channel ‘tap off’ point by touching the ‘Direct Out Source’ value. Each source point is presented in order, and is affected by all preceding processing that is switched in.
Post Preamp = signal is affected only by the preamp gain.
Post HPF = signal is also affected by the high pass filter.
Post Gate = signal is also affected by the gate.
Post Insert Return = signal is also affected by the insert.
Post PEQ = signal is also affected by PEQ.
Post Comp = signal is also affected by compressor.
Post Delay = signal is affected by all channel processing including ms delay.
Mix Send and Balance Settings
Mix channels have different buttons in place of the ‘Dir Out’ button found on the input channels, touch this to see the following options.
Main – (‘Main Snd’)
• Touch the ‘Output Bal’ value and adjust using the touchscreen rotary to adjust the output balance.
Group – (‘Group’)
• Touch the ‘Output Bal’ value and adjust using the touchscreen rotary to adjust the output balance.
• Touch ‘All On’ or ‘All Off’ button to assign or unassign all channels to the group.
Aux – (‘Aux Snd’)
• Touch the ‘Channel Source’ value to choose the where the aux takes channel signal from. Each source point is presented in order, and is affected by all preceding processing that is switched in.
Post Preamp = signal is affected only by the preamp gain.
Post EQ = signal is also affected by HPF, gate, insert and PEQ.
Post Compressor = signal is also affected by compressor.
Post Delay/AMM = signal is affected by all channel processing.
ⓘ See the Block Diagrams section for a visual representation of signal paths.
• Touch ‘All On’ or ‘All Off’ button to assign or unassign all channels to the aux.
• Touch ‘All Pre’ or ‘All Post’ button to set all channel sends to pre-fade or post-fade.
FX – (‘FX Snd’)
• Touch the ‘Channel Source’ value to choose the where the FX send bus takes channel signal from. Each source point is presented in order, and is affected by all preceding processing that is switched in.
Post Preamp = signal is affected only by the preamp gain.
Post EQ = signal is also affected by HPF, gate, insert and PEQ.
Post Compressor = signal is also affected by compressor.
Post Delay/AMM = signal is affected by all channel processing.
• Touch ‘All On’ or ‘All Off’ button to assign or unassign all channels to the FX bus.
• Touch ‘All Pre’ or ‘All Post’ button to set all channel sends to pre-fade or post-fade.
DCA/Mute Groups
Touch the DCA/Mute Assign block to show assignments for the selected channel.
Digitally Controlled Amplifiers (DCA’s) control the send levels and mutes of multiple channels with a single fader and mute key.
Mute groups are used to mute multiple channels using a single SoftKey.
• Touch ‘Assign’ buttons to assign or unassign the selected channel to DCA’s or Mute Groups.
• Touch the ‘View’ buttons to see all channels currently assigned to that DCA or Mute Group at once.
• Touch and drag up and down in a ‘View’ window to see all channels.
• Channels can be assigned or unassigned by touching assignment buttons.
• Touch the DCA/Mute Assign ‘blocks’ to return to the selected channel assignments view.
In both ‘Processing’ and ‘Routing’ screens, DCA channels display a list of up to 28 channel ‘Members’ (channels assigned to that DCA). If there are more members than this, then ‘…’ will appear at the bottom of the list.
• Touch anywhere on a DCA member list to view and assign or unassign channels.
ⓘ DCA’s are for control only, and do not sum or carry signal, and therefore do not have any processing or metering functionality.
ⓘ Pressing the PAFL key on a DCA fader strip is the equivalent of using additive PAFL on every member of the DCA. When engaged, PAFL keys of the DCA members will flash.
ⓘ When muting DCA’s or Mute Groups, the mute keys of the assigned channels will flash. If a channel is also muted independently, the duration of illumination will change to indicate this.
ⓘ The ‘DCA Spill’ feature allows you to ‘spill’ DCA members across the channel strips. See the DCA Spill section for more information.
Send Levels and Mix Assignments
This screen displays all sends and mix assignments for the selected channel.
• Touch and drag left or right to view all mixes and sends.
• Touch an ‘On/Off’ button to assign or unassign the channel to a mix/send or matrix.
• Touch a ‘Pre/Post’ button to set a send to either Pre-fade or Post-fade.
• Touch a ‘Pan/Bal’ control and use the touchscreen rotary to set the pan or balance for a send.
• Touch a ‘Level’ value to adjust the send level to a mix using the touchscreen rotary.
ⓘ Holding the ‘Assign’ key on the mixer surface and pressing the ‘Sel’ key of a channel will assign or unassign that channel from the currently selected mix.
ⓘ Holding the ‘Assign’ key on the mixer surface and pressing the ‘Sel’ key of a mix will assign or unassign all channels to that mix.
ⓘ Holding the ‘Pre Fade’ key on the mixer surface and pressing the ‘Sel’ key of a channel toggles channel send to the currently selected mix between pre and post fade send.
ⓘ Holding the ‘Pre Fade’ key on the mixer surface and pressing the ‘Sel’ key of a mix toggles all channel sends between pre and post fade send.
CH to All Mix key
Pressing and holding the momentary ‘CH to All Mix’ key displays all send levels for the currently selected channel on the fader strips. If the selected channel is a mix, then the send levels to matrices will be shown.
The CH to All Mix key can be held at the same time as the ‘Assign’ or ‘Pre Fade’ keys to quickly change routing options to all mixes for the selected channel.
Matrices
The SQ features 3 stereo matrix buses which can be split to provide up to 6 mono matrices. These can be fed by any combination of SQ mixes and routed to any available output socket for applications including:
• Recording – a single mix or combination of mixes can be recorded with additional mix processing and level control.
• Extra speakers – a matrix can be used to send a duplicate of single mix (often the LR mix) with extra processing and/or added delay. This is useful for ‘fill’ speakers or to time align ancillary speakers.
• Feeding subwoofers – by routing the main LR mix (Post-Fade) to a matrix and using this to feed subwoofers, the entire system level can be controlled by the LR master send, but the subwoofers have additional processing and level control.
There are three methods for sending a mix to a matrix.
1) The matrix sends from a mix are shown in the send levels and assignments screen when a mix is selected.
2) The matrix sources are shown in the send levels and assignments screen when a matrix is selected.
3) The matrix sends are shown on faders when a mix channel is selected and the momentary ‘CH to All Mix’ key is pressed and held on the surface of the SQ.
ⓘ For information on setting any mix to mono, see Input/Mix stereo assign.