Solid State Logic C200 specification

With signal routed onto the main busses, you need to choose how those busses will be submixed to the 5.1 output of the console. Stabbing the MIX SETUP then Main Mix menu boxes on-screen will bring up the mix matrix:

The 12 main busses feed the matrix from the top,

Whenever the fader’s physical position does not match its actual processing value, the status button (marked ST, see right) becomes half-lit. Pressing and holding this button will enable level match, where the ST button flashes, and the green trim and red abs LEDs next to it also flash to show the direction to the null

and any crosspoints (yellow) route those signals out to the MIX 5.1 outputs on the right. There is also a ST MIX output which can be used for to feed the cue system, or for fold downs to any system output. There is an 8 channel insert which is set up on the right of this display (here shown normalled with the MixSnd insert send signals). This is switched with the MIX INSERT

point. When the fader is in the correct position, neither abs or trim LED flashes, and level match mode may be cancelled by pressing the ST button once more. There is also a master fader offset, which allows the 5.1 output gain to be trimmed up or down by up to 20dB, regardless of the position of the master fader. This feature is accessed from the MISC LEVELS area to the left of the master fader, by pressing the OFFSET button there and adjusting the pot to the desired level (this defaults to 0.0dB, and is shown in the numeric display).

MISC

AFL		PFL

MON OFF

DIM SET

MISC LEVELS

RTB

ST 0

trim 5 abs

button in the upper left side of the centre section, next to the mix compressor (see below). The eight grey boxes below the matrix are used to store and recall matrix presets. To recall a preset simply stab on it (the 5.1/fold preset is shown in the graphic).

The four rows of boxes under the Main Bus legend are for creating bus master faders, bus groups, assigning inserts, and applying delays to each of those 12 busses prior to their entry into the matrix. Stabbing on one of the M Fader boxes and assigning a number (between 1 and 8) links the master gain of that bus output to one of the eight group master faders in the centre section. This can be very useful for creating audio sub groups with master fader level control.

Stabbing on one of the Group boxes and assigning a letter (from A to F) groups the main busses together. Busses in a group may then have their overall gain adjusted from Off to +10dB using the GROUP A-Dor GROUP E-Fpages on the assignable control panel (directly above the routing panel in the centre section). From these pages, any and all bus inserts which have been assigned may be switched in and out for the group. To choose an insert for a bus, stab on the appropriate Insert box above the matrix and choose the insert return signal from the pop-up which appears (all the signals are arranged in the same order as the source groups), the insert send is automatically made – this is the same process as configuring a channel insert, which is done from the central routing panel.

Finally, the Bus Delay row allows a letter to be selected for each bus delay, ganging together the delay controls found in the MAIN DELAY page of the assignable control panel. The delays there may be set to compensate for different timing between subgroups, or to delay the entire mix output of the console up to167 ms in sample accurate steps.

At this point, all that’s left is to route the mix busses out to recorders, distribution, or other destinations. To view or change output routing, select the MACHINES then Outputs menu boxes on-screen:

This pop-up is divided into four areas: top left is the list of signals available from the source group which is currently selected at the bottom left, and top right gives the hardware outputs available in the I/O unit currently selected in the list to the bottom right. Most of the I/O in the system will be under the Local category. However, any outputs to remote stageboxes will be labelled with their network ID and user name.

To route signals out of the console, select the output from the upper right-hand list, then choose a signal from the upper left-hand list. You will see the signal name appended to the output name to indicate the route is made.

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15	0	THR
	0	THR
10
		ATT
5

11:1 RATIO •∞

CENTRE COMPRESSOR

_ MAKE +

RLS

COMP	MIX
IN	INSERT

Once the 5.1 mix signals leave the matrix, they pass through the mix insert point, then the 5.1 mix compressor in the upper left side of the centre section. This is a

6-channel digital compressor with all sidechains and parameters linked together (shown left). The COMP IN button switches the compressor in circuit. A choice of main compressor algorithms are available by stabbing the top right box under the Compressor heading – these include emulations of the analogue SL 4000 G (named Quad Bus) and SL 9000 J (named Standard).

Following the mix insert point and compressor, the master fader is the last signal processing element before the output busses. This is a long throw, VCA style fader with touch sense and a level match feature for renulling the fader after snapshot reset, etc.

In the example above you can see that the first eight Local (analogue) outputs have been fed with the 5.1 main and stereo mini monitor busses (MON L through MINI R). Any output which has a number before it is a digital output – the number is the sample rate selected for that AES pair. If you want to route a set of consecutive signals to consecutive outputs, route the first, then select the Inc box and stab on the other outputs in turn – the console then automatically increments the signals from the source list to each new output. To remove a route, stab on Remove, then on the route in the upper right- hand list. The other options are mainly used for calibration and system setup, so are not of interest here.

That’s as far as we need to go, and it should get you up and running with audio through the console. With a little experimentation, you’ll be able to make complex and flexible routing to handle the most demanding of sessions.

If this is your first time on the C200, please let us know how you got on: <info@solid-state-logic.com>

Good luck!

Routing Guide

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