Specifications

S3L System Guide88
Configuring the Main Busses
The Main busses can be configured to operate as either:
L–R plus Mono Pans signals between the left and right channels
to the L–R bus, and sums signals to a separate mono bus.
L–C–R Pans signals across left, center and right channels.
To configure the Main busses:
1 Put the system into Config mode.
2 Go to Options > System.
3 Click Edit.
4 Select the configuration for the Main Busses.
5 Click Apply. The system restarts with the new Main bus con-
figuration.
Configuring Aux and Group Busses
Auxes and Groups/Variable Groups share available system bus-
ses. Configuration options include the following:
16 Auxes + 8 Mono Groups Divides the available system busses
between 16 mono Aux busses and 8 mono Group busses.
8 Auxes + 8 Stereo Groups Divides the available system busses
between 8 mono Aux busses and 8 stereo Group busses.
16 Auxes + 8 Variable Groups (24 bus) Divides the available
system busses between 16 mono Aux busses and 8 Variable
Group busses (enables Variable Groups mode).
To configure the Aux/Group/Variable Group busses:
1 Put the system into Config mode.
2 Go to Options > System.
3 Click Edit.
4 Select one of the three available bus configuration.
5 Click Apply. The system restarts with the new bus configura-
tion.
Data Cleared When Changing Bus Configurations
When the bus configuration is changed, settings for Groups are
cleared (or set to default) from all current settings and from all
stored snapshots.
Linking Aux Busses
You can link odd/even bus pairs and pan input signals into those
bus pairs. Aux bus pairs are linked on a global basis, and appear
as linked on all channels. For information on linking Auxes, see
“Linking Aux Busses for Stereo Operation” on page 105.
Naming Output Channels
Output channel names can be changed from the Outputs page.
Channel names can be up to 32 characters in length. Names are
abbreviated to fit the displays on the S3 control surface.
To change the name of an Output channel:
1 Go to the Outputs page.
2 Select the channel whose name you want to change.
3 Double-click the channel name.
4 Type a new name and press Enter on the computer keyboard.
Audio is interrupted when a System Configuration setting is
applied. Do not change these settings during a performance.
Setting the Main bus configuration
Audio may be interrupted or may change levels during this
configuration procedure.
Graphic EQ and/or 4-band channel EQ settings may be lost
when configuring Aux and Groups busses, so save any im-
portant EQ settings before reconfiguring. See “EQ Settings
and Presets” on page 157.
Selecting a bus configuration
Channel names can also be changed from the Patchbay
page. See “Naming Channels from the Patchbay” on
page 123.
Changing the name of an Output channel on the Outputs page
When naming an Aux or Variable Group output channel, the
name appears in the individual Aux and Var Group (if appli-
cable) Send displays on the Inputs page, on the Outputs
page, and in the Patchbay.