Music Mixer User Manual

Chapter 10: Monitor and Meter Sections 89
AFL and PFL Switches
The AFL and PFL switches invokes After Fader Listen and Pre
Fader Listen Solo modes.
AFL and PFL modes send signal to a separate output path with
independently adjustable levels for each mode. The XMON
Control Room Input source is automatically changed to mon-
itor the AFL/PFL input, unless you put D-Command in Broad-
cast mode (see “Broadcast Mode for AFL and PFL Monitoring”
on page 89). This lets you monitor the soloed channels in the
Main control room monitors (with Broadcast mode off) or in
a dedicated solo monitoring system (with Broadcast mode
on).
To select the Solo mode:
1 Press the AFL or PFL switch in the D-Command Monitor sec-
tion to select the corresponding Solo mode.
Setting AFL and PFL Levels
Levels can be set separately for AFL and PFL modes from the
D-Command Monitor section.
To set the AFL or PFL level:
1 Press the AFL or PFL switch in the D-Command Monitor sec-
tion.
2 Turn the Cue output level control. The AFL/PFL level is
shown in the Monitor displays.
To set the AFL or PFL level to its default setting:
1 Press the AFL or PFL switch in the D-Command Monitor sec-
tion.
2 Hold Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) and touch the Cue
output level control.
Broadcast Mode for AFL and PFL Monitoring
You can put the D-Command monitoring system in Broadcast
mode, which prevents AFL and PFL solo modes from changing
the XMON Control Room Input source. This lets you solo
channels while preserving the main monitor mix.
You can then use the AFL/PFL path selector in the I/O Setup
dialog to route the AFL/PFL solo signal from the Pro Tools au-
dio interface to a separate set of speakers or headphones.
To put the XMON monitoring system in Broadcast mode:
1 Press the Operation switch in the Soft Key section.
2 Press the Soft Key that corresponds to “Broadcast”
While in Broadcast mode, any channels soloed while in AFL or
PFL are still sent to the AFL/PFL path, but XMON does not
switch the Control Room Input source to monitor that path.
While in Broadcast mode, any channels soloed while in SIP
mode will still cause all other tracks to be muted.
AFL and PFL Solo modes require the use of the Surround
Mixer plug-in.