Manual

76 PRO X User Manual
Advanced Operation And Features
Chapter 10: Stereo Linking
By default, all of the channels of the PRO X Control Centre are mono (unpaired).
However, adjacent channels can be linked together to form a stereo pair, which is
known as “stereo linking” (or “channel pairing”).
You can choose which controls/parameters are linked across the channel pairs.
The default settings specic to each channel type can be altered globally via
the Preferences Link screen (see “To set the global default stereo linking
options” in chapter 18). However, these can be overridden from the Stereo
Linking Options window on per pair basis (see Figure “Linking the master
channels” in chapter 19). For details of the stereo linking control areas available
for each channel, see Appendix O “Parameters Aected By Stereo Linking”.
When paired, the controls for each signal path act simultaneously on both the
left and right signal paths. Individual trims, for example, adjusting the mic
amp gains to balance stereo mix inputs, can be applied to the left and right
audio paths individually. The channels are not truly mono at this time, and any
settings necessary to preserve the audio prior to trimming, such as dynamics side
chain linking, are maintained.
When linking previously unlinked channels, some normalisation of the
prospective left and right control settings, which may be quite dierent,
is required. The PRO X does this by automatically copying the control settings
of the left channel (with the exception of the pan controls) to the right channel.
The pan controls, depending on whether they are in the left or right audio paths,
should be manually set to hard left or hard right, respectively.
>> To link two channels
1. Assign the conguration processing area of the desired input channel
(left channel of pair you want) to the GUI channel strip by doing one of
the following:
• For an input channel, press the quick access button in the gain trim section
of its fast strip. If necessary, navigate the channels to the control surface.
• For an output channel, press the quick access button in its fast strip.
If necessary, navigate the channels to the control surface.
2. At the GUI, click the LINK button. This is located towards the top of the GUI
channel strip in the conguration processing area.
3. In the left channel of the linked pair, set the pan control knob fully
anti-clockwise.
4. In the right channel of the linked pair, set the pan control knob
fully clockwise.
Changing the linking options
You can choose which control options will be linked across the channel pair,
either globally or on a per pair basis. The per pair settings always override the
global ones. For details of the linked parameters for each section, see Appendix O
“Parameters Aected By Stereo Linking”.
>> To set the global default stereo linking options
1. At the GUI, select home  Preferences  General and then select the
Linking tab.
2. In a channel section, select the desired default stereo linking options and
then click the Change Existing button directly underneath.
Repeat as necessary for any other channels.
Selected control options will be linked across the channel pair of the
appropriate type. Unselected controls remain independent on each channel.
>> To set the stereo linking options for a channel pair
1. Make sure that one of the paired channels is selected and its conguration
processing area is assigned to the GUI channel strip. Then, in the GUI
channel strip, click the LINK OPT. button to open the Stereo Linking
Options window.
2. Select the controls that you want linked across the channel pair. A typical
Stereo Linking Options window is shown below. The active options will
be channel dependent.
3. Click CLOSE.