Copying inputs to more than one channel

[oldzguy]

If you have certain inputs that you want available no matter what layer you are on, what are the mechanics of doing that. I guess I should say what are the consequences of copying inputs to all four layers in the same position on the console. I read in the manual that all the copied inputs share gain but nothing else. Could you ride faders on any layer, but have to go to the primary layer to change eq if the buss assignments were the same on each level. Also, (Sheldon) are virtual faders in coming soon? IE...can a channel fader on one layer control various faders on other layers? When is the next software upgrade comming out and how long are new owners covered on free software updates?

[dstagl]

If you have certain inputs that you want available no matter what layer you are on, what are the mechanics of doing that. I guess I should say what are the consequences of copying inputs to all four layers in the same position on the console. I read in the manual that all the copied inputs share gain but nothing else. Could you ride faders on any layer, but have to go to the primary layer to change eq if the buss assignments were the same on each level. Also, (Sheldon) are virtual faders in coming soon? IE...can a channel fader on one layer control various faders on other layers? When is the next software upgrade comming out and how long are new owners covered on free software updates?



You're not talking about "copying" inputs, you're talking about patching inputs to multiple channels. There is a "copy" feature that was implemented in 2.0 which will copy all your channel settings to another channel, but the digital patching is retained.

The only way I know to control a fader or group of faders that aren't on your current layer is to assign them to a VCA.

Dave

[oldzguy]

My bad, i did indeed mean patching. The standalone software will let you patch an input to more than one channel.

[Sheldon Radford]

Just to be clear, this takes one physical input and splits it to multiple layers, each with their own unique fader, EQ, Dynamics and Aux settings but sharing a single gain control.

This is useful when you need to process the same channel in two different ways: one setting for the house mix but another setting for the monitor mix being driven from FOH; or, in a monitor application it lets you process the input differently for the artist's mix versus the rest of the band's mixes.

It does not, however, give access to the exact same channel on all fader banks. I.e., the fader level on bank A can be different from the fader level on bank B.

From your original question it sounds like you want to assign a channel(s) to be "on top" at all times, regardless of the selected fader bank. Dave pointed out one way to do this (w/ a VCA). Another way is to turn off the "Link Main and Sidecar(s)" feature on the Options>Interaction page. This permits banking the sidecar independently of the Main unit. Assign inputs such that the key channels appear on the Main unit, and bank just the sidecar to access other instruments.

Sheldon