Dan Dugan Sound Design Dugan-VN16 - Manual (Page 35)

Dugan-VN16 User Guide Configuration
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Linking
Up to eight Dugan units can be linked into a single automatic mixing system. Exter-
nal Dugan controllers can be linked to the Dugan-VN16. The audio I/O for each must
be configured and connected individually. Linking passes only control information
between Dugans, not audio.
The Dugan-VN16 must be set to be the master and external Dugans the slaves.
1. Designate the Dugan-VN16 as the master by setting the NORM–SLAVE switch on
the rear panel to NORM (up).
2. Designate external units as slaves by setting their NORM–SLAVE switches on the
rear panel to SLAVE (down).
3. Use ADAT (Toslink) cables to link units in a ring network (see below).
Note that all LINK IN and OUT connectors are used to create the ring.
Figure 3-1 Linking multiple Dugans
Inserting the Dugan-VN16
Insert the Dugan-VN16 as a post-fader insert. Since Avid Live Sound Systems do not
currently allow this, the following procedure routes the primary channels to secondary
channels which are post-fader with respect to the primary channel:
1. Select Post-Fader for the Input Strip Fader Pickoff Point in the Pickoffs tab on the
Options page (see figure below).
Figure 3-2
2. Display the Directs tab in the Patchbay.