SSL Mixer Manual - Absolute Professional Audio

Artist Monitor Channel Section in the example Mixer
Three stereo Artist’s Monitors (MON1 to MON3) derive
their Input signals from auxiliary sends on the Recording
Channel.
Send Elements (Pre-Fader) routed to the MON Channels
are assigned to physical Outputs (here MADI 19-20) that
are ultimately connected to Headphone Preamps.
The Artist Monitor section bypasses Nuendo entirely,
directly sending the input signal to the Artist with near
ZERO latency. The DAW‘s build in Direct Monitoring
should not be activated, to avoid listening to the REC
Input twice.
The (currently DSP muted) M-EQ and ATB Dynamics can
be used to adjust the Headphone Sound.
The Monitoring volume for the Artist is handled by the
little Fader on the Send (MADI 19-20 in this case).
If MADI 23-24 (or MADI 47-48) is used, you can connect a
headphone directly to an Alpha-Link headphone output,
which is "hard-wired" to DA 23-24.
The channel’s output level to the Master Channel is
adjusted with the bottom Fader, which does not affect the
Send to the Artist headphones (set to Pre-Fader). To avoid
double signals to the MASTER, the Output is currently
muted. Fader and Solo group is set to Group 1, to solo the
MON‘s while muting the Mixing Channels.
Setting up Artist Monitoring
Output to MASTER Monitor (Bus 1-2), muted
Recording Channel
Scribble Strip (MON 1)
• On the armed Recording Channel locate the first Send
(BUS 19-20) and open the fader to approx 80%.
• You should now be able to see the top PPM work in the MON1
Channel and hear the Recording Channel's Input through your
Monitoring System
MON1 Channel
• Open the Send (MADI 19-20) in the Artist Monitor Channel MON1
• You should now be able to hear the Input from the Recording
Channel on the headphones.
Playback Channels
• All Playback Channels, that should also be fed into the Artist
Headphone, also need a Send assigned to Bus 19-20.
• Simply create a new send or assign Output to Bus 19-20 on existing
Sends.
• You can now feed every individual Playback Channel with an
individual send level and pan into the Artist Monitor.
Pre Listen the Artists Headphone Mix
• Solo the Artist MON1.
• Click the Mute Button on the Output of MON1, to send this channel to
your MASTER Channel. You are now listening to the Artist Monitor Mix.
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Stereo Input (Bus 19-20)
Stereo PPM
M-EQ 4-Band (DSP muted)
ATB Dynamics (DSP muted)
Stereo Send Artist Phones (MADI 19-20)
Stereo to Stereo Output w/Fader
Solo Group (SG1)
Fader/Mute Group (FG1)