SSL Mixer Manual - Absolute Professional Audio

A note about 5.1 and ADAT/TDIF Outputs (Mixpander Only!):
When using a Mixpander card the component signals of a surround mix may be output via 8 channel ADAT of TDIF connectors.
This way, the whole mix could for example be sent to an 8 track DTRS machine for mastering (a 5.1 mix could be output via the
first six outputs, along with a stereo mix via the last two, so that all the material fits
onto the same tape).
However, when the Track Assign tool is used to select an output for a mixer column with
an LRCS or 5.1 output, the pop-up menu offers options that combine ADAT/TDIF and
channels on different connectors (e.g., the ADAT5-10 U2 option uses the ADAT A and
ADAT B connectors).
Some of the options combine ADAT outputs with analog outputs, or AES/EBU outputs
with analog outputs.
For these options, in the pop up menu, ADAT25, ADAT26, ADAT27, and ADAT28 in fact
refer to ANA1, ANA2, ANA3 and ANA4.
For example, if you select ADAT23-28 U2 as the outputs of a 5.1 mixer column.
In fact this means that ADAT23 and ADAT24 will be used for the Left and Right signals,
ANA1 will be used for the Centre signal, ANA2 will be used for the LFE signal, ANA3 will
be used for the Ls signal, and ANA4 will be used for the Rs signal.
Other mixer column input/output configurations
In addition to all what has been mentioned above, mixer columns can also be created with 4, 6 or 8 inputs and outputs. These
could be used for example to send and receive multitrack submixes to and from 8 Channel (ADAT/TDIF) ports.
Input and output selection
Each mixer column has at least one (built-in) user selectable input and output and may have any number of send elements.
These can be set to use any of the physical inputs and outputs, internal mixer buses or PC audio streams.
In Mixer Edit mode, selecting the Track Assign tool and clicking the input, output or send element will open the menu showing
all possible routing options.
The example below shows the selection menu for a stereo input element with a SSL Alpha-Link MADI-SX connected to the
Mixpander that the mixer column is running on.
NOTE: The inputs and outputs, buses and streams that are already in use are indicated by an asterisk: (*).
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