Manual

174 PRO X User Manual
Direct output
The direct output section provides an internal connection to eects etc. or a
way of leaving the control centre via an I/O box. It lets you take a signal directly
out of a dened point in the input channel’s signal path and route it to either
an internal assignable eect or a physical output (a physical connection at one
of the line I/O boxes). This function is optional and assigned on a channel-by-
channel basis.
This section is deliberately distanced from the main channel panel controls
because it is a limited resource and unused on many channels.
Selection of signal path position (item 4) and destination (item 5) can only be
carried out via the GUI.
Direct output controls for the input channels on the control surface and GUI
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Item Control Function
1 MUTE switch
Mutes any assigned direct output by removing signal from the output. However, it will not operate (will remain illuminated) if nothing
is assigned. It is included in the scene recall system but is not aected by the channel mute safe or the auto-mute masters (unless the
source tap-o point is after the main channel mute).
2 Solo B switch Changes the operation of the SOLO switch so that it routes signals to the monitor B section of the control centre.
3 SOLO switch Activates signal routing to the Monitor A section of the control centre.
4
Tap-o point
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Shows where the direct output is sourced from in the signal path, as selected by the mode button (see item 6).
5 dest button Opens the Patching screen so that you can select the destination of the direct output.
6 Mode button
Changes the source tap-o point for the signal. There are three options: post-fader and mute; pre-mute and post-processing; or pre-
mute and pre-processing. This function is not used if the direct output is not assigned to channel.
7 Meter (10-LED) Monitors the direct output level in the range +18 dB to -36dB.
8 Control knob Adjusts direct output level. Range is innity (∞) to 10 dB.
9 assigned LED Illuminates when a direct output is in use.
10
Direct output
drop-down list
Displays the destination(s) of the direct output. For example, to an O/B vehicle, while simultaneously going into a DN9696.
Dynamics (D zone)
The dynamic section — or D zone — controls two dynamic devices present
in the input channel signal path, that is, the compressor and gate. While most D
zone controls are shared between the two dynamic devices, some are device-
specic. The GUI treats both devices independently, the processing area of the
one currently displayed in the channel strip being the one currently selected
to the D zone. Swapping between the two dynamic devices can be done via an
input fast strip, the D zone or the GUI (see Chapter 7 “Navigation”). Operating the
dynamic device’s ON button activates the device, but also aects the audio.
You can select the source of both the compressor and gate, and also use the side
chain for both. For side chain details, see “Side chain”.
Compressor
The input channel compressor has four styles — corrective, adaptive, creative
and vintage — which are selectable via the mode button. Each has a distinctive
appearance in the GUI channel strip. While the dynamic section is addressing the
compressor, all of its controls are enabled except the hold control knob.