Specifications

S3L System Guide98
Using VCAs
VCA level and mute status can be controlled from the channel
strips or the Global Control encoders.
To control VCA members from the channel strips:
1 Press Bank switch F. VCAs 1–8 are banked to channel strips
9–16.
2 Move the fader for the VCA whose members you want to ad-
just.
3 Do any of the following:
• To solo VCA member channels, press the channel strip
Solo switch for the desired VCA. The on-screen Solo LEDs
for channels assigned to the VCA flash to indicate they are
soloed by the VCA.
• To mute VCA member channels, press the channel strip
Mute switch for the desired VCA. The on-screen Mute
LEDs for channels assigned to the VCA flash to indicate
they are implicitly muted by the VCA.
To control VCA members from the Global Control encoders:
1 Make sure the Global Control main menu is shown in the
Global Control encoder displays.
2 Press the encoder under the display showing VCAs. VCAs 1–8
are assigned to the eight Global Control encoders.
3 Under the display showing the VCA you want to adjust, rotate
the corresponding encoder to adjust VCA level.
4 To toggle the mute status of VCA member channels, press the
In switch next to the Global Control encoder for the VCA you
want to mute/unmute.
• The
In switch LED is lit green when the VCA is unmuted.
• The
In switch LED is unlit when the VCA is muted. The
Mute switches of member channels flash to indicate they
are implicitly muted.
Automation Safing Output Channels
Automation Safing a channel lets you suspend the effect of snap-
shots on all parameters of the channel. Output Channel Safe
switches and buttons always operate in Automation Safe mode.
For more information, see “Automation Safe” on page 198.
Managing Bus Assignments
You can view, reset, and copy (duplicate) Mains, Groups and
Aux bus assignments.
Viewing Aux Bus Assignments
When a bus output channel is targeted on-screen, its members are
shown in the Members list on the right side of the Outputs page.
To view input assignments to an Aux bus:
1 Go to the Outputs page.
2 Select the bus output channel. Input channels routed to the se-
lected bus are displayed in the Members list on the right side of
the page.
To go to any assigned input channel from the Outputs page:
 Click the name of the input channel in the Members list.
Input channel solo mode (PFL or AFL) follows the current
setting on the Options > Busses page.
Press the Back/Top Global Control Navigation switch to re-
turn to the Global Control main menu.
For more information see See “Explicit and Implicit Channel
Mute with Mute Groups and VCAs” on page 139.
Bus assignments shown in the Members list