SSL Mixer Manual - Absolute Professional Audio

Input/Output Identification
Depending on the SSL hardware that is used with the SSL Mixer V6, the selection of available audio inputs and outputs will
vary.
MX4
Channel Inputs in the MX4 are named MADI 1-64 (1-56) for MADI Port A and MADI 65-128 (65-120) for MADI Port B,
depending on the MADI I/O mode 64Ch or (56Ch).
The MADI Mode is selected under Settings | I/O mode | MADI, and has to match with the settings of the connected MADI
Devices (Converters, Consoles, Routers)
Internal Buses are named Bus 1-64 , the Streaming Channels (PC Software I/O‘s) are named STR 1-128.
NOTE: When working at 96Khz, the number of MADI and Streaming I/O is reduced to 64.
Mixpander
Mixpander can handle 64 in/out from its expansion port, that can be connected to a SSL Alpha-Link or Soundscape iBox
interface.
If connected to a legacy Soundscape 32 Unit 26 inputs and 28 outputs can be used.
Mixpander also has 64 Buses (Bus 1-64) and 64 streaming channels (STR1-64).
On program start up SSL Mixer V6 detects which Unit is connected to the Mixpander and the I/O Labels will be named
accordingly.
SSL XLogic Alpha-Link (or Soundscape iBox 24/48/64 Models)
The SSL XLogic Alpha-Link and SSL Soundscape iBox 24/48/64 models offer a wide range of audio formats. Their inputs and
outputs are identified by a string of letters for the output type (ANA for Analogue I/O, AES for AES/EBU I/O, MADI for… MADI I/O,
ADAT for ADAT I/O, TDIF for.. TDIF, STR for Streaming I/O, BUS for Bus), one or two numbers (one for a mono input or output, two
for a pair or larger group, e.g. 9-16 for an eight-channel input element), and a unit number if there is more than one card
present in the system.
NOTE: When working at 96Khz, the number of connections to the Alpha-Link Unit and Streaming I/O is reduced to 32.
Soundscape 32 workstation
The Soundscape 32 audio workstation offers 3 TDIF ports that provide a total of 24 i/o and are identified in the SSL Mixer as
TDIF1 to 8, TDIF9 to TDIF16 and
TDIF17 to TDIF24 inputs and outputs.
The AES/EBU stereo input connector is named DIGITAL AES/EBU IN1/2.
The two AES/EBU stereo output connectors named DIGITAL AES/EBU OUT1/2 and OUT3/4.
The two balanced XLR inputs are identified as the ANA1 and ANA2.
The four balanced XLR outputs are named ANA1, ANA2, ANA3 and ANA4.
NOTE: When working at 96Khz, the number of I/O‘s is limited to 16 and Streaming I/O is reduced to 32.
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