Specifications

Description of Controls
Description of Controls 76
Control Room/Solo Section
The Control Room section determines what you’ll hear in the control room and see
on the meters. The Control Room section does not affect any other mix of the Studio
32–it just eavesdrops on them. The Solo controls are a special part of the Control
Room mix, “taking it over” anytime any SOLO switch is pressed anywhere on the
console, allowing you to hear only the soloed source instantly.
Solo Master Level
If any SOLO switch is pressed anywhere on the console, the MASTER SOLO LED
will light indicating that the Control Room is receiving signal from the Solo buss
instead of the Control Room Source switch (see below).
Note that if SOLO is engaged on a Channel that has no signal in it, you will hear
nothing in the Control Room until SOLO is turned off on that Channel.
The SOLO knob sets the level you will hear in the Control Room when SOLO is
pressed. Typically it is set a little above unity gain (about 2 o’clock), so that a
single instrument will sound about as loud in the Control Room as the entire mix
does, allowing you to focus.
Solo SIP/PFL switch
The Studio 32 allows you to use the SOLO system in two different ways:
• SIP (Solo In Place): In this mode (SIP/PFL switch UP, green MASTER LED),
you will hear instruments in their post-fader, post-pan arrangement. This is
the mode to use when mixing down, so you can adjust the levels of a stereo track,
etc.
• PFL (Pre Fade Listen): In this mode (SIP/PFL switch DOWN, red MASTER
LED), you will hear instruments in the control room pre-fader. This means that
even if their faders are down or MUTE is on, you will hear it in the center of the
control room mix and see the level of that input on the meter. Use this mode to
check an input before bringing it into the mix, or to set the proper TRIM level.
The SOLO signals from the channels and Aux Returns are stereo, coming from post-
fader, post-pan. The PFL signals are mono.
The Stereo Aux Returns work only in SIP mode, not in PFL mode.
Control Room Level and Source
The CONTROL ROOM knob sets the overall Control Room level. Ideally, the
control room amplifier’s input controls should be set so that full rotation of this
control does not exceed the maximum level you want in the control room.
The Control Room switches select the source of the Control Room mix (provided
that no SOLO source is turned on to override them). They also select the source of
the two meters.
When all switches are up, L/R will be selected, providing the Main L/R mix. If
any switches are pressed, you’ll hear the lowest switch (for example, if “2
TRACK” is selected, you won’t be able to hear MON 1/2 even if it is pressed).