I would like to send some inputs to the aux busses without compression for feedback reasons. I see a few different ways to do it, but I need some advice on what the advantages and disadvantages with each way are:
I could set direct out to post PEQ. But this is a global setting and would send every input post PEQ to the aux busses. (More general, what would be a practical use for changing Direct Out Source?)
I could send the signal to a second input channel and use ganging to process it the same, except for compression and maybe inserts? Is this the most elegant way? What would be the downsides to this method?
Any other ways to get the job done?
edit: in the Ganging options, DirectOut is an attribute that can be chosen, but I thought DirectOut is a global setting which cannot be set for every input seperately. Then why can it be used in ganging?
It doesn’t sound like direct outputs are what you’re after here, these are generally used for sending individual channels to individual output sockets.
Sending to Aux busses is slightly different and each Aux can receive signal from different tap off points.
By default, Auxes receive signal post PEQ (pre Compressor).
The ME units are like miniature mixers, so all ME’s in the system receive the same channels from the mixer (up to 40) and then provide an individual mix for the user.
They are patched to from the I/O screen with any of the available mixer outputs on the left and the ME tab selected at the top.
Most commonly they are patched from IP Direct Outputs, with the Global Direct Out set to Post PEQ, meaning any corrective EQ on the input channel is included, but there is no compression so performers can more accurately monitor their dynamics.
The ME-500 will auto assign the first 16 mono or stereo channels patched to it’s 16 keys. Stereo channels must be stereo channels in the mixer and patched to odd/even sockets on the ME (e.g. 5/6 not 6/7). Unpatched sockets are skipped.
The ME-1 can also work like this, but has the ability to patch any of the available 40 channels to any of the keys (per unit), as well as the option to create a group on a single key (e.g. drums) which then means you can adjust all group members at once or go into the group and adjust individual levels.