SSL Cycle 7

'Pre' button and the level pot to the down positionIf you were creating a headphone mix from a cue send in 'REC + FADER REV' Status, you would typicaly select what buttons at the cue send.

'Pre' button and the level pot to the down position

How many channels is the Compressor in the Center Section

.4 channels (Quad)

The Routing Matrix has how many buses?

36

How many Echo Returns does the SSL have?

4

How many VCA group master faders does the SSL 4000 have?

8

Pressing the OUTPUT button next to the small fader does what in Mix status?

A post-VCA fader split is taken from the channel path into the small fader

Pressing the INPUT + OUTPUT buttons next to the small fader does what in Mix status?

A post-signal processing, pre-VCA fader split is taken from the channel path into the small fader

Pressing the INPUT button next to the small fader does what in Mix status?

A pre-signal processing split is taken from the channel path into the small fader

The 'Gate' button in the dynamics section on an SSL module

Changes the expander to a gate

Which console inputs are the MTR's outputs connected to?

Channel Line Tape Monitor Input

In Record status, what is the correct signal flow for the channel path?

Channel Line Input-> LG VCA Fader-> Routing Matrix

In Mix Status, what is the correct signal flow for the channel path?

Channel Line Input-> Small Fader-> Quad Bus

What inputs does the console offer?

Channel Mic Channel Line Sub Group Group Monitor Input Tape Monitor Input Channel Insert Return

Pulling the Group Trim pot on any module solo isolates that module from what?

Channel Solos only

The three main signal paths for each channel in the SSL console are

Channel, monitor and group (bus)

What is the signal flow in the SSL 4000, if the master status is set to 'Record' and 'Fader Reverse'?

Channel:Mic input -> Small Fader -> Routing Matrix Monitor: Tape return -> Large Fader -> Quad bus

By default, which auxiliaries feed the cue mixes on the SSL?

Cue Stereo, Aux 1, Aux 2

Which meter selector will only show the output of the Quad Bus?

Desk Output

The 'Split' button for the filters on the SSL puts the filters

Directly after the input of the channel path

On the SSL patchbay, what is the name for the outputs of the mono auxiliary sends?

Echo Sends

Which button will allow you to monitor any selected external source in the control room?

External to Monitors

Which button will allow you to monitor any selected external source in the studio proper?

External to Studio

True or False: In Record w/VCAs to Monitor status, the large VCA fader is in the channel path.

False

True or False: Row G (Group Outputs) is the output of the Routing Matrix.

False

True or False: The FLIP button will switch between Channel Mic, Channel Line, and Sub Group inputs.

False

True or False: The FLOAT button functions exactly like the REV button on the Neotek Elite.

False

True or False: The insert is in the monitor path by default.

False

True or False: The output of the oscillator cannot be directed to the Quad outputs.

False

Which button on the SSL module switches the 'mic/line' Input to the channel path per module against the master status?

Flip

How do I access any input into any fader?

Flip/ Master Channel Input Flip Master Status Sub Group Ready Group Ready Tape

Which meter selector will show whatever signal has been selected to the monitors?

Follow Monitors

The direct outputs show up on which patch row?

G

The multitrack buses show up on which patch row?

G

The 'Subgroup' button at the input section of the channel path on module 20 takes it's feed from

Group 20

In Record + Mix status with Ready Group pressed, which input is accepted into the small fader?

Group Monitor

The 'I' selection on the thumbwheels at the bottom of each VCA fader solo isolates from what?

Group Solos only

To activate the side-chain on the dynamics section

Hit 'Ch In' or 'Ch Out' and 'Mon' buttons

To key a gate externally the trigger signal must be

In the monitor path

With 'Record + Mix' Status selected:

Individual channel status is dependent on the selection of the Ready Group or Ready Tape buttons

How do I direct the outputs of the faders to the Routing Matrix or Quad Bus

Master Status Float QBA

In Record + Mix or in Record + Mix + VCAs to Monitor (Triangle mode), which status does the console default to?

Mix

On the SSL patchbay, the outputs of the cue mixes appear on which row?

N

Direct outputs 25-48 go to which MTR?

Pro Tools

Fast attack on the compressor or gate is selected by

Pulling up the release knob

How do you turn on or off the auxiliary send controls?

Push down on the potentiometer

What button allows you to send the Mix bus output directly to the cues (HeadPhones)

Quad to Cues

Which button and knob will allow you to send the Quad bus to the cue mixes?

Quad to Cues+Cue Levels

On the I/O module VU meters, what button would need to be pressed to view the signal going to the MTR?

Ready Group

To activate SuperCue, which button(s) need to be pressed?

Ready Group or Ready Tape

In Record + Mix status, what button(s) would you press to put an I/O module into Record status?

Ready Group+Ready Tape, Ready Group or Ready Tape

In Record + Mix + VCAs to Monitor status, what button(s) would you press to put an I/O module into Record + VCAs to Monitor status?

Ready Tape+Ready Group, ready tape or ready group

On the SSL patchbay, the outputs of the MTRs appear on which row(s)?

Rows C and J

The buttons 'Ready Group' and 'Ready Tape' on the SSL

Select the input signal to the monitor path

The Float button on an SSL module

Sends the fader feeding the Quad bus to the Routing Matrix and disables the output of the other fader.

In Record + Fader Reverse status

Small fader feeds the routing matrix

Switches the dynamics section into channel path post EQ

Solo in Place (destructive)

Direct outputs 1-24 go to which MTR?

Studer Tape Machine

What SSL console input is not patchable?

Sub Groups

In the dynamics section on the SSL the 'Channel Out' button

Switches the dynamics section into channel path post EQ

In Record + Mix + VCAs to Monitor status with Ready Tape pressed, which input is accepted into the monitor path?

Tape Monitor

What is the default monitor path input in all statuses (answer SSL specific)?

Tape Monitor

By default, the I/O module VU meters are displaying what?

Tape Monitor Input

In Mix Status, what is the correct signal flow for the monitor path?

Tape Monitor Input-> LG VCA Fader-> Routing Matrix

In Record status, what is the correct signal flow for the monitor path?

Tape Monitor Input-> Small Fader-> Quad Bus

By selecting the direct button on module 19 you would expectThe channel path to send to bus 19 disabling all other feeds to bus 19

The channel path to send to bus 19 disabling all other feeds to bus 19

True or False: AutoCue will latch the talkback and Listen Mic buttons.

True

True or False: By default, all auxiliaries on the SSL console split post the Large VCA fader

True

True or False: In Record w/VCAs to Monitor status, you would use row K to patch into the large VCA faders.

True

True or False: Pressing the AFL button in the Centre section will make the solos non-destructive.

True

True or False: The output of the oscillator can be directed to all Group Outputs.

True

True or False: The output of the oscillator can be directed to the patchbay.

True

Is it possible to feed the Echo Returns in the Center Section to the headphone mix?

Yes

By selecting the 'PRE' + 'IN' buttons in the insert section of a module on the SSL

You enable the insert return pre EQ in the channel path