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AFL
This allows after fade (post fade) signals to be heard on the monitors and viewed on the main stereo
meters.
Auxiliaries
Sometimes known as auxiliary sends these are used as secondary mix buses. The mixes created on
these buses are then used to feed effect units or are fed back to the performers as a Foldback feed.
Every channel has access to the auxiliary mixes and the contribution of any channel can be varied by
using the appropriate auxiliary level control. Auxiliaries can be switched pre or post fader and be al-
located to either the SF or LF signal paths.
Auxiliary Master
Associated with every auxiliary there is an auxiliary master control to give overall level control rather
than having to adjust the contribution from every channel.
Bus Master
Inputs are assigned to bus outputs through a routing matrix, enabling one or many inputs to be as-
signed to the same bus. The bus outputs usually correspond to inputs on the DAW or other recording
device. Each bus then has a mixing amplier whose gain can be controlled by the Bus Master Trim.
This allows the level to a multi-track input to be raised or lowered without having to adjust the individ-
ual level of each channel routed to that track. The faders can still be used to adjust the relative levels of
channels.
Cut
The cut or mute control is used to silence (mute) a signal path when it is not in use. This removes the
noise contribution from that source leading to a quieter mix. There are cut switches in both the SF and
LF signal paths.
Dim
This allows the control room loudspeaker levels to be reduced by a preset amount. Dim will be brought
into action automatically when talkback is used preventing howl round.
Equaliser
Equalisers are what would be referred to as tone controls on consumer equipment. Equalisers are
divided into a number of bands - 4 in this case. There is scope to adjust high and low frequencies and
two bands of middle (mid) frequencies. The high and low frequency sections are shelving and the
turnover frequency is switchable. The middle frequency sections are peaking and the frequency of the
peak (or dip) is adjustable. It is also possible to alter the Q of the mid sections with a pot, making the
Q continuously variable between two values. In-line consoles often have the facility for the equaliser
to be split such that it can be used partly in the channel path and partly in the monitor path. The SF
switches on ASP4816 equalisers allow the HF/LF and MID equalisers to be independently switched
into the SF signal path.
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