Ssl Matrix - MON Soft Keys

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The
MMoonn
menu in the SSL soft keys is used to configure the solo monitoring:
SIP and AFL
By default, SOLO buttons are destructive, muting all channels not solo enabled. This means that channel sends (both CHOP’s
a
nd aux sends) sourced from the input or pre-fader signal remain unaffected by solos, but are affected when sourced post fader,
along with the feeds to the MIX and REC busses. This is known as Solo-In-Place (SIP), which is the default channel solo mode.
However, if the
IInnppCCuu
option in the
MMiisscc
soft key menu is enabled (see Page 44), pre fader sends will also mute when a solo
mute is received.
Pressing the
AAFFLL
button switches the solo buttons to be non-destructive, by routing the post channel, post pan signal to a
separate stereo mix bus, leaving the existing bus feeds and post fader sends unaffected by the SOLO button, with only the main
monitoring being affected.
Note that in AFL mode, the CUT buttons do not light when a SOLO buton is selected, indicating that the soloing is not
affecting other channels’ outputs.
Mom and Alt
By default, solo buttons ‘latch’, meaning that when one channel is in solo, pressing a second SOLO button adds that channel to
the first rather than cancelling the original channel.
Pressing
MMoomm
(‘momentary’) causes the SOLO buttons to deactivate when released. They therefore need to be held down in
order to remain in solo mode. More than one button can be held down simultaneously.
Pressing
AAlltt
prevents the SOLO buttons from latching, introducing an intercancellation between SOLO buttons: pressing a
second SOLO button cancels the first SOLO. More than one channel can still be put in solo mode by simultaneously pressing
multiple SOLO buttons.
When in
AAlltt
or
MMoonn
mode, press the currently selected mode button to return to default (latch) mode.
Note that these options affect the channel strip solo buttons, not the centre section AFLs which are always in latch mode.
Also note that in order for the fader or CUT and SOLO buttons to affect the analogue signal, Matrix must be in Analogue
Focus mode (or in DAW Focus mode with IN-LINE active and the relevant channel swapped - see Page 66).
Chapter 3 - Analogue Signal Flow
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Matrix Owner’s Manual