Specifications

S3L System Guide146
Input Direct Mode
Input Direct mode lets you completely bypass the built-in dynam-
ics and EQ processing, and all inserts on Input Channels and FX
Returns.
To toggle Input Direct model:
1 Select an Input Channel.
2 Click the Input Direct button in the upper right corner of the
screen. When enabled, the Input Direct LED lights.
On-Screen Dynamics Controls
The software screen lets you adjust built-in or plug-in dynamics
on-screen, with simultaneous access to Comp/Lim and Exp/Gate
parameters (including their side-chain settings).
The Inputs screen also provides the Dynamics Graph display. The
Dynamics Graph displays a composite response of the compres-
sor and gate that you can use to view and edit built-in dynamics
parameters.
To adjust dynamics parameters on-screen:
1 Select a channel on-screen.
2 Adjust the on-screen controls as needed:
• For the built-in comp/lim or exp/gate, adjust the parameter
on-screen.
• For plug-ins, click the Insert slot displaying the dynamics
plug-in to go to the Plug-Ins page.
To reset an on-screen dynamics parameter to its default value, do
one of the following:
 Alt-click the control.
– or –
 Right-click the control and choose Reset.
To reset an entire dynamics section to its default settings:
 Hold the Default switch and press the In switch in the Channel
Control Navigation section.
– or –
 On-screen, right-click anywhere on the Comp/Lim or
Exp/Gate sections (but not directly on an encoder or button)
and choose
Reset.
Using the Dynamics Graph Display
In addition to the on-screen encoders and buttons, you can adjust
dynamics parameters using the Dynamics Graph.
To adjust dynamics parameters on-screen using the Graph
display:
1 Select a channel on-screen.
2 Make sure the Comp/Lim or the Exp/Gate is in circuit, and tar-
geted in the Dynamics Graph.
3 Drag handles in the on-screen Dynamics Graph to adjust
Threshold and Ratio.
Input Direct button
Dynamics controls in the software screen
Dynamics
Comp/Lim
Exp/Gate
Graph
Side-chain
Dragging a handle in the Dynamics Graph
If the channel EQ is currently the target of the Dynamics
Graph, click anywhere in the on-screen Compressor/Limiter
or Expander/Gate sections to change the display.
The Dynamics Graph does not support Fine adjust mode us-
ing the Fine switch.
Drag to adjust