Specifications

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Clip Hold Time
The Clip Hold Time determines how long a clip indication lasts
after the last clipped signal. Clip Hold Time can be set within a
range of 0–20 seconds.
To set the Clip Hold Time:
1 Go to Options > Interaction.
2 Under Meter, enter a value for the Clip Hold Time.
3 Press Enter to confirm the setting.
Metering Points
These options let you choose the point in the signal path where
the signal is picked off for metering input and output channels.
Input Channels Metering Point Choose one of the following op-
tions to set the input channel metering point:
• Top of Channel
•Insert Return
• Post-Fader (Pre-Mute)
Output Channels Metering Point Choose one of the following
options to set the output channel metering point:
• Top of Channel
• Post-Fader (Post-Mute)
Input Safe Switches
These options let you set the Safe Mode for the Input Channel and
FX Return Safe buttons. Safe mode for Input Channels and FX
Returns is enabled globally, and can be set to one of the following
modes:
Act as Automation Safes Automation Safing a channel lets you
suspend the effect of snapshots on all parameters of the channel.
For more information, see “Automation Safe” on page 198
Act as Solo Safes Solo Safing an Input Channel or FX Return
prevents that channel from being implicitly muted when any
other channel is soloed. See “Solo Safing Channels” on page 132.
Ethernet Control
Ethernet Control settings let you configure the following:
ECx Network Settings These settings let you configure ECx
Ethernet Control to remotely control of your system over a wired
or wireless Ethernet network. See Chapter 31, “ECx Ethernet
Control.”
VENUE Link Settings These settings let you configure VENUE
Link to integrate a Pro Tools system with VENUE. See “VENUE
Link” on page 256.
Lights
Console and LED/Display settings let you adjust the brightness
of the following items:
Console Lights Adjust brightness of external lights connected to
the Lights connectors on the S3 control surface.
LEDs and Displays Adjust brightness of LED and displays on
the control surface.
Dim Consoles Displays After Automatically dims the displays
and LEDs on the control surface after the interval selected in the
pop-up menu.
Displays
These options let you customize the behavior of the on-screen
display.
Show Channel Strip Value While Moving Fader This option de-
termines what is displayed in a Channel encoder display when its
corresponding fader is adjusted. When selected (default), the
Channel encoder display switches from showing channel name to
showing the value (level) when a fader is adjusted. When dese-
lected, the Channel encoder displayed does not show the level
values when the fader is adjusted.
Show VCA Contribution This option lets you display a second-
ary, transparent fader cap on each on-screen fader strip that rep-
resents the effective channel gain (channel gain plus associated
VCA gain, if any). For more information, see “VCAs” on
page 97.
View Mode Switch 1 and 2 Assignments
These options let you choose the software page that is displayed
on-screen when you press the
View 1 or View 2 View Mode
switch on the S3 control surface.
To edit a View Mode switch assignment:
1 Click the View Switch 1 box or the View Switch 2 box.
2 From the pop-up menu, select a software page you want the se-
lected View Mode switch to target.
Output Channel Safe switches and buttons are always set
to Act as Automation Safes.
You can use Events to program a Function switch or other
trigger to cycle through Input Safe Switch modes. For more
information see Chapter 21, “Events.”
Touch any control on the control surface or move the
mouse to undim the displays.