The Channel Strip
Channel Inputs
output of a mic preamp, DI box or instrument and is labelled on the back of the desk as ‘LINE IN’.
The second input would normally be fed from the output of the DAW and labelled as ‘DAW
Return’.
The Channel Input (CHIP) is sourced from the line in by default, and it is this
input that is referred to wherever the
INPUT label appears on the desk. To swap inputs to the DAW return,
press the
INPUT FLIP button at the top of the Master Channel. The LEDs to the right of the gain pot indicate
which input is selected, as does the colour of the
INPUT FLIP button (Green for INPUT, red for DAW).
Once you have selected your input, it then has a ±20dB gain trim, indented in the centre at unity gain with a Total Recall LED,
and phase reverse (ø) button.
The post-gain channel signal is always available to the Insert Matrix. Pressing the INSERT button brings the return from the
Insert Matrix back into the channel, effectively dropping into the signal chain whatever processing is assigned to it from the Insert
Matrix (see Page 77).
INSERT
Channel Outputs
Direct Channel Outputs
The individual Channel Outputs (CHOP), are designed to be used to feed the inputs of a DAW, and appear on
the desk’s rear panel as CHANNEL OUT. The
CHOP has a gain trim with an indent in the centre at unity gain,
and a Total Recall LED. It can be fed from three different places: line-in pre-gain (
INPUT), pre-fader (post-
insert) or
POST-fader, as selected by the SRC button in the CHOP section of the Master Channel. Pre-fader
is the default setting.
The line-out’s source is indicated by the LEDs to the right of the gain pot and by the colour of the
SRC button:
Signal Source LED indication SRC button colour
Pre-fader, post-insert (default) No LED Unlit
From the line-in, pre-gain
INPUT is lit Red
Post-fader
POST is lit Yellow
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