Softube SSL SL 4000 E - Understanding solo Safe

ously distorted. is is often useful to add a bit of
sonic “glue” to complex sources, such as a bus with a
whole instrument section or across the master bus.
Pan/Balance
e Pan/Balance setting determines the relative
level of the sound source in the left and right chan-
nels. Please note that the Pan/Balance setting does
not aect your DAW’s pan setting. In order for the
Console1 Pan/Balance setting to work as expected,
even mono tracks must be made stereo in your
DAW (or “Mono to Stereo” where applicable.) is
is because panning in Console1 only works within
the framework of the DAW channel. If you do not
make mono tracks into stereo in your DAW, the
DAW’s own pan knob must be used for panning.
Solo
The easiest way to unsolo several tracks is to use the All
feature. Just press All + Solo to toggle Solo on all
tracks.
e Solo function sets the selected track in Solo
mode. is means that all other tracks are silenced,
with the exception of channels that have been set to
Solo Safe in the Console1 plug-in.
For more information on this, please refer to “Solo
Safe on Aux Channels and Buses” on page 10 and “”
on page 33.
Please note that the Solo button only aects the
Console1 system, and not the solo function of your DAW.
In order for Console1‘s Solo to function as expected, all
tracks of the DAW mix must be routed to the Console1
system. Tracks that are not routed to the Console1 system
will not be silenced when the Console1 Solo mode is
engaged.
Mute
e Mute function silences the selected track.
When Shift is pressed and held, the Mute button
works as a ”Cancel” button and cancels your choice
in a currently open menu. Just as noted above re-
garding the Solo function, the Mute function does
not control your DAW’s mute function, it mutes the
track internally within Console1.
Volume/Select
e Volume/Select setting determines the output
volume of the selected track. e output volume is
shown in the output section meter.
It is good practice to set this so peaks are below –6 dB
and avoid peaks above 0 dB. Although the only channel
where this really is important is the master bus—you
should never exceed 0 dB on the master bus.