Chapter 14: Solo and Monitor Busses 119
Solo Bus Operation
Soloing Channels
Solo operation depends on the type of channel being soloed,
and on any selected Solo switch options. In all modes, a chan-
nel Solo switch lights to indicate that the channel is soloed.
Input Channels
Pressing a Solo switch on an input channel or FX Return sends
signal to the Solo (Cue) bus (when in PFL or AFL modes) or to
the Mains bus (when in SIP mode).
In SIP mode only, when a channel is soloed, all other channels
that are not soloed or solo safe are implicitly muted. Implicit
mutes are indicated by a flashing mute switch.
Output Busses
When the AFL switch in the Output section is pressed, signal
is sent to the AFL/PFL Solo bus. This applies to Groups, Auxes,
Matrixes, and Personal Qs. Outputs are always AFL.
Soloing Single Channels
To solo a single channel, do one of the following:
Press the channel’s Solo switch so it is lit. The solo switch
latches on a momentary press.
– or –
Hold the channel Solo switch for more than one second for
momentary solo. The channel will automatically unsolo when
you release the switch.
Soloing Multiple Channels
To solo multiple channels, do one of the following:
With the Auto Cancel option enabled, press the Solo
switches on multiple channels simultaneously.
Hold Multi-Select (Shift) and press the Solo switches on one
or more channels.
– or –
With Auto Cancel disabled, press the Solo switches on mul-
tiple channels in any sequence. The Solo switches latch on.
Toggling the Solo Status of Multiple Channels
To toggle Solo on multiple channels, do one of the following:
With Auto Cancel enabled, hold the Multi-Select switch
while pressing the Solo switches on channels to toggle.
– or –
With Auto Cancel disabled, press Solo switches in any se-
quence. The Solo switches latch on and off.
Soloing VCAs
When you solo a VCA, its member channels are soloed. If the
VCA members include a combination of input and output
channels, their solo status follows any Solo switch options.
See “Solo Operation Options” on page 118.
To solo the members of a VCA:
Press the Solo switch on the VCA channels whose members
you want to solo so that the Solo switch is lit.
Clearing Solos
Press the flashing Solo Clear switch in the Monitoring section
to clear all soloed channels.
Solo Bus Metering
When a channel or dynamics key input is sent to the Solo bus,
its signal is metered on the Selected Channel meters, tempo-
rarily replacing any currently targeted channel. For more in-
formation, see “Metering the Solo Bus” on page 115.
Solo Safing Channels
Solo Safe is a state which prevents a channel from being im-
plicitly muted when any other channel is soloed. Only input
and FX return channels can be made solo safe. Solo safed
channels are automatically added to any explicitly soloed
channels. Solo Safe only applies to SIP and AFL modes. Solo
safe status is ignored in PFL mode.
To toggle the solo safe status of Input Channels and FX Re-
turns, the input switches must be set to Solo Safe mode.
To set Safe switches to control the Solo Safe function:
1 Go to the Options page and click the Interaction tab.
2 Under Input Safe Switches, select Act as Solo Safes.
To toggle the solo safe status of a channel, do the following:
Select one or more channels, then press the Safe switch in
the Selected Channel Input section.
– or –
Click the on-screen Solo Safe button for the channel.
Solo Clear
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