SSL patchbay

MIC LINES

1) (mic level) the balanced audio cables attached from the microphone inputs in the iso booths and live room to the pathway. fully normalled to CHANNEL MIC INPUTS

TAPE MONITOR INPUTS

10) individual line input directly in to MONITOR PATH of the SSL

CHANNEL MIC INPUTS

2) direct inputs to the mic preamps on the SSL channel strip. when SSL is in REC mode, this is the signal input of the channel path

MULTITRACK RETURNS

3 and 9) these patch points are a line level signal coming back from protools. 3) is half normalled to CHANNEL LINE INPUTS. 9) is half normalled to TAPE MONITOR INPUT

CHANNEL LINE INPUT

4) (line level) signal to the SSL channel strip. when SSL is in MIX mode this is the input signal to the channel path

CHANNEL INSERT SENDS

5) line level signal coming out of the individual channel strip. usually for dynamic gear. half normalled to CHANNEL INSERT RETURNS

CHANNEL INSERT RETURNS

6) input to channel path designated to receive line level signal (usually dynamic). COMPLETELY PROCESSES SIGNAL

GROUP OUTPUTS

7) outputs of the individual busses. half normalled to MULTITRACK SENDS (protools inputs)

MULTITRACK SENDS

8) input to protools

ECHO RETURNS

outputs of a specific time-based that are half-normalled to the AUX RETURNS

MULTS

stands for multiple, by patching a send into the first mult patch, it create multiple copies of that signal across the rest of the mult for the purpose of sending a signal to multiple destinations

MAIN OUTPUTS & DIST

the output of the stereo bus LF, RF (and quad bus LB, RB) with a copy of the stereo bus and a Mono output. if MIXING on the SSL, you would patch out of this patch (LF & RF) to the MULTITRACK SENDS (the input of pro tools) to print your mix back on a stereo track within pro tools

CUE OUTPUTS

the outputs of individual Auxes (CUES) used for sending a signal to the headphone amp

ECHO SENDS

the outputs of the individual Auxes used for sending signal out to a time-based processors in a studio