Specifications

S3L System Guide178
To assign a hardware insert from the Patchbay:
1 Go to the Patchbay page and click the Inserts tab. Engine and
Console hardware tabs are shown.
2 Click the Channels, FX Returns, or Outputs tabs to show the
desired channel types in the grid. If you jumped to the patch-
bay from the Inputs or Outputs page, the appropriate Channel
Type tabs are automatically enabled.
3 Click in the channel grid to assign the insert input/output num-
ber (listed across the top) to the channel where you want to as-
sign the insert (listed on the left).
The name of the channel and its destination at the current cursor
location. is shown above the patching grid. The Insert location is
also displayed in the Inserts section in the Inputs or Outputs tab.
Reassigning Hardware Inserts
If a Console analog input 1–2 (XLR inputs) or an E3 engine ana-
log input 1–4 is currently assigned to an input channel and then
reassigned as a hardware insert, the gain on that input is automat-
ically set to 0 dB.
When reassigning a hardware input from an insert to an input
channel, the gain setting for that channel is automatically set to
+10 dB.
Activating and Bypassing Hardware
Inserts
You can toggle hardware inserts in/out on-screen.
To activate or bypass a hardware insert on-screen.
1 Go to the Inputs or Outputs page and select the channel where
you want to activate or bypass the insert.
2 Click the In/Out button for the HW insert. The button lights
when the insert is activated (in circuit).
Setting the Hardware Insert Location
You can choose the location of the hardware insert in the signal
path relative to the two plug-in inserts, for each channel.
To set the hardware insert location:
1 Go to the Inputs or Outputs page and select the channel where
you want to set the hardware insert location.
2 In the Inserts section, click the hardware insert indicator in one
of the three available locations so that it lights red.
Figure 3 shows the hardware insert located in the signal path
before (pre) the first plug-in (left), and after (post) the first
plug-in (right).
Assigning a hardware insert on the Inserts tab of the Patchbay I
Before activating a hardware insert, be sure that you have
connected the external unit to your S3L system. If you acti-
vate the hardware insert and audio on that channel is not
present, double-check your cabling to make sure it is con-
nected correctly.
Activating a hardware insert
Figure 3. Hardware insert indicator showing the hardware insert as
before he first plug-in (left), and after the first plug-in (right)