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Master Fader and My Fader Reference Guide
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I/O patching situational examples:
INPUT A/B 1 — Input A and input B have the same sources [Mic pres 1-32, USB 1-32, Dante 1-32]
and destinations [Chs 1-32 and Returns 1-4]. Input A is also where to patch the talkback source.
Hmmm, Destination Talkback. That might be the name of my next band.
Let’s take a look at a few examples why the routing might be changed here. Here’s a common one – there’s
a saying that goes a little something like this: “there are too many cooks in the kitchen.” In a nutshell this
means that are too many people doing one job and end up ruining the nal product. The same is true of
engineers.
Without saying, you are the best engineer and need to be running the show. But what if there are more en-
gineers at the venue thinking they know how to connect all the hardware and rewire some of the inputs and
outputs? One option is to head back to the mixer and wire it back the way you originally set it up. Another
option is to open the I/O patch view and reroute the mic pres to the updated channel.
An example – you originally set up mic pres 1-32 to channels 1-32. Nice, easy, concise. Evil engineer then
heads to the DL32R and switches inputs 1 with 5, 2 with 10, 3 with 15, 4 with 6 and 5 with...that’s a trick.
1 and 5 were already swapped. Below is an image of how you would set I/O patch: