Console Software
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Console Software
Bus Select
The output bus select panel is the area outlined in green. Five different output
busses are shown here: four analog busses in the top row and one digital bus on the
bottom row. Each bus has its own button marked with either an A or D (Analog or
Digital) and a channel number pair. The button in the “down” position is the
currently active bus. In this case Analog 1-2 (A 1-2) is the active bus. Clicking on
an output bus button simply selects the
settings that are displayed
. This means all
input monitor parameters such as volume, pan, and mute
only apply
to the audio
coming out
Analog outputs 1 and 2
of Layla3G. To select, view and change the
input monitoring and playback settings for another set of outputs you must select a
different output bus by clicking on one of the output bus buttons. Alternatively,
you can use the function keys F1 through F5. In the example above there is only
one digital output bus because the console is in S/PDIF mode. When the console is
in ADAT mode, four digital busses will be displayed representing all 8 ADAT
channels.
Master Output Bus Control
The master bus control is the area outlined in purple. At the bottom is the label
“Analog out 1-2.” This indicates you are currently controlling everything mixed to
analog outputs 1 and 2. These channels correspond to the currently selected button
on the bus select panel.
The two buttons labeled “+4” are the
nominal level
select buttons. Since they both
read “+4,” this indicates these outputs are sending a +4dBu (professional level)
signal. To send a –10dBV (consumer level) signal, click the button. This feature
allows you to connect either professional or consumer gear to each output.
The
mute buttons
and
faders
affect
everything being mixed to this bus
. Thus,
pulling the fader down will make both the input monitors and playback quieter.
Holding down the Ctrl key and clicking on a fader will set that fader to 0 dB, and
clicking on the readout below the fader will allow you to enter a numerical value
for the fader setting.
