Studio Technologies 76DA V.4.12 - Manual (Page 43)

Model 76DA/77 User Guide Issue 9, May 2014
Studio Technologies, Inc. Page 43
for Surround
change in dB per step. A little experimenta-
tion will allow the user to acquire a good
“feel” for how best to use the control.
The reference level LED will flash when
the rotary level control sets the post-fader
monitor output level to be the same as the
stored reference level. Whenever the rotary
level control attempts to set the output
level for less than –70.0 dB, the post-fader
surround and stereo monitor output chan-
nels will automatically mute. As previously
discussed, the 4-digit display indicates the
mute condition by showing four dashes
(– – – –).
If the mute all function is active the rotary
level control won’t have an impact on the
post-fader surround and stereo output lev-
els. It’s also not active whenever the refer-
ence level function is active, except if the
auto reference level off function has been
enabled.
Channel Mute/Solo
The channel mute/solo functions allow
specific channels to be selected for indi-
vidual or group mute or “solo” monitoring.
The functions impact the post-fader sur-
round and stereo monitor outputs, taking
place electrically “after” the input source
selection, input delay, downmix, and level
control functions. The relationship between
the mute/solo function and the bass man-
agement resources will depend on how the
system has been configured.
The mute/solo mode button and the six
channel mute/solo buttons, along with as-
sociated LEDs, work together to provide
excellent operating flexibility. The channel
mute/solo mode button allows the operator
to select between the mute and solo func-
tions. Going from mute mode to solo mode,
or vice-versa, clears all active mutes or
solos. Pressing the mode button twice is
a legitimate means of quickly clearing
muted or soloed channels. To mute or solo
a channel simply requires pressing one
of the channel mute/solo buttons. The but-
tons function in a press-to-enable/press-to-
disable “latching” mode. Multiple channels
can be muted or soloed at the same time.
The LED associated with any muted or
soloed channels is used to indicate that
the function is active.
In most cases the mute/solo function will
be configured to act in a pre-bass man-
agement signal flow, creating an “input”
mute/solo function. In this case soloing
one channel when bass management is
enabled will result in audio content being
reproduced in both the soloed channel as
well as the subwoofer post-fader moni-
tor output channels. Should the function
be configured for post-bass management
mode soloing a channel will result in only
that specific monitor output channel repro-
ducing the audio content.
Selecting the Solo Mode
As previously discussed in this user guide,
solo operation can be selected between
normal and channel pop. When the nor-
mal solo mode has been enabled the solo
LED will light steadily. When the channel
pop solo mode is enabled the solo LED
will flash. It’s easy to change from normal
to pop solo, and vice-versa. Simply press
and hold the mode button and use the sur-
round to stereo button to select the desired
solo mode. The LED associated with the
surround to stereo button displays the ac-
tive mode. Refer to Figure 10 for details.
The selected mode will be stored in non-
volatile memory so a power down/power
up cycle will not change the selection.