102 HD96-24-CC-TP User Manual
Chapter 9. Stereo Linking
By default, all of the channels of the HD96-24 system are mono (unpaired). However, adjacent channels can be linked together to form a stereo pair, which is known as
“stereo linking” (or “channel pairing”).
You can choose which controls/parameters are linked across the channel pairs. However, these can be overridden from the Linking & Stereo widget on per pair basis.
There are two options for linking channels which are Link or Stereo.
All link states plus the parameter settings are saved and recalled by Automation, and so can be set on a scene-by-scene basis.
Input Linking & Stereo page
When paired by the Link option, by holding the link button for a few seconds, the controls for each signal path act simultaneously on both the left and right signal
paths. Individual trims, for example, adjusting the mic amp gains to balance stereo mix inputs, can be applied to the left and right audio paths independently.
The channels are not truly mono at this time, and any settings necessary to preserve the audio prior to trimming, such as dynamics side chain linking, are maintained.
When Stereo is selected both chosen channels are placed onto one fader creating a true stereo fader and the pans are automatically set to hard left and hard
respectively, though these positions can be subsequently changed if required. There are options to change how the pans for each channel behave. Either Independent,
so that any position can be set on each side or to Mirror where the position of one channel's pan will symmetrically mirror the other. For example, setting one pan to
the 10 o'clock position will set the other pan to 2 o'clock. Pre-amp settings remain independent to allow changes to be made.
When linking previously unlinked channels, some normalization of the prospective left and right control settings, which may be quite dierent, is required.
The HD96-24 does this by automatically copying the control settings of the left channel (with the exception of the pan controls) to the right channel. The pan controls
should be manually set.
To Link or make Stereo channels:
1. Select the left side of the input or output you wish to link in either the GUI or on the surface.
2. Navigate to the Link & Stereo options area in the Conguration page found in the Home, Channel View or FOH workows.
3. In the Linking & Stereo page hold for a short time the Link or Stereo button until the line traces around the button and the button changes.
The channels are now linked or made into a fully stereo channel. The GUI icon will show that the two channels are tied together if link mode is used. If stereo is used
the right side will disappear from the surface and a symbol denoting a stereo channel will appear on the icon. When any path is Stereo linked, only the name for the
left side of the pair is displayed.
On the console surface, the LINK button will be unlit if a path is mono or lit when a path is set to either Link or Stereo. While pressing the surface button will create a
linked channel, creating a Stereo channel can only be done on screen.
Note: Any two adjacent input channels can be linked together i.e. 1 to 2 or 2 to 3 and so on. Only odd to even outputs can be linked, such as Aux 1 to Aux 2, Aux 3 to
Aux 4 etc. You cannot link Aux 2 to Aux 3 for example.
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