TL Audio VTC - Manual (Page 27)

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4. MASTER SECTION
4.1 AUXILIARY MASTER SENDS
LEVEL
At the top of the Master Section are the six mono and single stereo auxiliary send masters. All feature
AFL and Mute switches, and a rotary fader which allows complete attenuation through to +15dB of
gain, allowing a wide range of effects units to be driven. The circuitry is entirely solid-state and the
auxiliary sends are provided on unbalanced 1/4 inch jack connections found on the rear panel master
section.
Remember that the individual channel effects send ‘On’ switches must be activated before signal will
appear at their respective auxiliary master sends.
SOLO
In the Master Auxiliary Send section the solo switches function in AFL mode, and have an associated
status LED that illuminates when the switch is activated. This puts the solo’d signal on to the
dedicated AFL stereo buss, which then replaces the control room output.
MUTE
The Mute button cuts the auxiliary send signal path just ahead of the level control. When a channel or
Mix B signal is solo’d with the Solo In Place function active, the aux sends and returns aren’t muted,
thus allowing the engineer to listen to channel or Mix B sound sources and their associated effects by
simply selecting a solo button on the relevant channel.
4.2 STEREO
RETURN CHANNELS
STEREO RETURN FADERS
Six stereo returns are provided, with high quality 60mm Alps faders controlling the return level, with
up to +10dBu of gain available. Inputs are via balanced 1/4 inch jacks on the rear connection panel
and the sensitivity of the returns is +4dBu by default – but may be changed to -10dBu by fitting
internal jumpers (for details, see Technical Manual section 4.7). The returns mix directly into the
stereo L/R mix buss, and they can also be used as simple line inputs if they are not being used as
dedicated effects returns. The output of a mono effects unit may be plugged into the left hand input
only of the stereo return, in which case it will appear in mono in the centre of the L/R mix.
BALANCE CONTROL
The return balance control governs the left/right balance of the aux return signal, but operates as a
standard pan pot if a mono signal is connected to the associated left hand return input.
SOLO
In the Auxiliary Return section the solo switches function in AFL mode, and have an associated
status LED that illuminates when the switch is activated. This puts the solo’d signal on to the
dedicated AFL stereo buss, which then replaces the control room output.
MUTE