Channel Strip
Introduction
The AWS 900+ analogue channel strip has a single signal path. However, users who are
familiar with SSL’s range of in-line consoles will soon realise that the channel strip faders
can control channel signals as well as virtual faders on the workstation, parallelling the
large/small fader configuration of an in-line channel strip.
The channel features a switchable Mic/Line input; the channel output can be fed to the
Record bus, the Mix bus, or any combination of eight Track busses.
In addition to the Cue Stereo send and four FX Sends, a dedicated Direct Output is
provided.
The channel has comprehensive routing for EQ and filter, dynamics, and insert
send/return points.
The channel strip is divided into four sections:
Starting with the ‘meter bridge’, an 8-channel wide panel (aka ‘tile’) holds the Track
bus and Dynamics routing buttons as well as the channel meter.
Individual channel modules house the input section, EQ, Cue and FX Sends,
Record and Mix bus routing, and the Pan pot.
The DAW control functions at the foot of the channel are mounted on an 8-channel
wide panel.
Finally, each channel strip is fitted with a long-throw (100mm) moving fader (shown
later).
At your first introduction to the AWS 900+ console, you will immediately see that the
channel strip controls are presented in a pleasingly familiar manner. The following pages
describe each control in detail, with brief coverage of the routing possibilities. See the
start of this section for more on signal routing.
Note: In the following descriptions, the connectors referred to are on the rear of each
channel module, unless stated otherwise.
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