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Solid State Logic
Duality
Operator’s Manual
82S6DUA20C
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Table of Contents T Ta ab bl le e O Of f C Co on nt te en nt ts s 1 1 IIn nt tr ro od du uc ct tiio on n t to o D Du ua al liit ty y 2 2 C Co on ns so ol le e O Op pe er ra at to or r’’s s G Gu uiid de e Overview 2-1 DAW I/O Labelling 2-2 Routing and Signal Flow 2-2 Introduction to Split Mode 2-2 Channel Strip 2-3 Channel Input Section 2-4 Dynamics Section 2-5 Compressor 2-5 Gate/Expander 2-5 Central Dynamics Control 2-7 Dynamics Section Metering 2-7 Equaliser 2-7 Filters 2-7 Channel Outpu
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Table of Contents 2 2 C Co on ns so ol le e O Op pe er ra at to or r’’s s G Gu uiid de e ((c co on nt tiin nu ue ed d)) Cue/FX Send Master Controls 2-29 Foldback and Headphone Outputs 2-29 Stereo Return Channels 2-30 Misc Options 2-31 Communications 2-32 Oscillator 2-33 LFE Channel 2-34 Mix Reassign Matrix 2-34 Stereo Mix Matrix 2-34 Group Control Faders 2-35 Section Metering 2-36 Meter Options 2-37 3 3 D DA AW W C Co on nt tr ro ol l G Gu uiid de e Introduction 3-1 DAW Controller features
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Table of Contents 3 3 D DA AW W C Co on nt tr ro ol l G Gu uiid de e ((c co on nt tiin nu ue ed d)) Input, Output and Send Routing 3-11 Viewing Routing 3-11 Changing Routing 3-11 Motion Control 3-12 Basic Transport Controls 3-12 Additional Transport Controls 3-12 Other useful transport modes 3-13 Setting start (In) and end (Out) Times 3-13 Setting Pre and Post Roll 3-13 Audition 3-13 Footswitch Control 3-14 Zoom, Navigation and Selection Modes 3-14 Shuttle/Scrub Wheel 3-15 Numeric Keypad 3-16
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Table of Contents 4 4 T To ot ta al l R Re ec ca al ll l Overview 4-1 Total Recall and Projects 4-2 Working with Projects and Titles 4-3 Saving a TR Setup 4-3 Recalling a TR Setup 4-4 Deleting a TR Setup 4-4 Renaming TR Setups 4-4 Total Recall Displays 4-5 Copying and Swapping settings between channels 4-6 Resetting soft switches 4-6 Copying TR Setups to a DAW Folder 4-6 5 5 A Au ut to om ma at tiio on n Overview 5-1 Key Features 5-1 Automation and Projects 5-2 Working with Projects and Titles
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Table of Contents 6 6 L Lo og giic ct tiiv viit ty y – – D Du ua al liit ty y R Re em mo ot te e B Br ro ow ws se er r Introduction 6-1 Duality Remote 6-1 Connecting Duality To Your Computer 6-2 Setting a Fixed IP Address 6-2 Connecting to Duality 6-3 Project Tab 6-4 Copying Titles, Total Recall and Mix Data Between Projects 6-4 Renaming Projects, Titles, Mixes or Total Recall Setups 6-5 Backing up a Project 6-5 Restoring a Project 6-5 Notes Tab 6-5 Channel Tabs 6-6 Mixes 6-7 Total Recall 6-
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Table of Contents T TO OC C--6 6 Duality Operator’s Manual
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Introduction Section 1 – Introduction What is Duality? Duality is an evolutionary combination of super analogue console and DAW controller from Solid State Logic. It draws on years of design experience, and incorporates industry standard features from SSL’s range of large format music consoles. Design Concepts Duality combines technology from SSL’s acclaimed music console, the XL 9000 K Series with new design concepts which faithfully recreate the overload characteristics of valve circuitry. It
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Introduction Exceptional Signal Processing • Legendary SSL sound quality • SuperAnalogue™ technology derived from SSL’s acclaimed XL 9000 K Series console • VHD™ Input Preamp • DC Coupled for excellent low frequency response • Balanced signal paths throughout for maximum dynamic range • Audio bandwidth exceeding that of 192kHz recorders • Ultra low-noise dual impedance mic amps • Channel EQ with twin-curve SSL E and G Series 4-band parametric equalisation • Channel dynamics sections with gate, e
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Introduction DAW Controller Today’s DAWs provide the power and convenience of recording and editing audio, but a keyboard and mouse is not the most intuitive way to access these controls. For most users, finding an integrated solution that answers all of their working needs is strongly desired. Duality achieves this to an extent and quality that has previously been unavailable. Controller Features Summary • Direct access to all major DAW mixing, editing and automation parameters via HUI and MCU
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About This Manual About this manual This manual is divided into five main sections, and is designed to provide a comprehensive source of information for Duality console users. The table of contents will help you to familiarise yourself with the basic content of each section. If you are reading this from an electronic version of the manual, use the ‘bookmark’ feature to rapidly locate to virtually any topic. If you have not previously used an SSL console, you are advised to read the Duality over
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Section 2 – Console Operator’s Guide Overview Duality is an evolutionary combination of analogue console and DAW controller from Solid State Logic. It draws on years of design experience, and incorporates industry standard features from SSL’s range of large format music consoles. Duality combines technology from SSL’s acclaimed music console, the XL 9000 K Series with new design concepts which faithfully recreate the overload characteristics of valve circuitry. It retains all of the sonic benefi
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Console Operator’s Guide An Introduction to Split Mode The Duality channel strip is optimised for working in conjunction with a multichannel DAW as the primary recording medium. Instead of retaining the ‘in-line’ architecture of previous SSL consoles, a new ‘Split Mode’ mode topology has been introduced which provides the equivalent of in-line operation but without the cost and complexity of separate channel and monitor paths. In DAW-based productions, there is no longer the fixed track count li
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Channel Strip Channel Strip Introduction INPUT 48V Duality’s Split Mode enables the channel processing to be easily applied to channel input HI-Z +15 +75 dB signals feeding the DAW record path or to the DAW returns. This provides the equivalent of in- PAD 1 DRV 2nd 3rd IN DRIVE line operation but without the complexity of separate channel and monitor paths. CH 0 Ø FILT to INP -20 +20 dB Users who are familiar with SSL’s range of in-line consoles will soon realise that the channel COMPRESSOR PK
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Console Operator’s Guide At your first introduction to the Duality console, you will immediately see that the channel strip controls are presented in reassuringly familiar manner. The following pages describe each control in detail, with brief coverage of the routing possibilities. See the start of this section for more on signal routing. In the following descriptions, the connectors referred to are on the rear of each channel module, unless stated otherwise. INPUT 48V Channel Input Section HI-
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Dynamics Section +20 -20 dB COMPRESSOR Dynamics Section PK 20 Push for Fst Att 1 RATIO The Dynamics section contains a compressor section identical to that of the 9000K LINK series and also found in SSL's Logic FX range of outboard processing units. In normal 1 1 4 4 0 RELEASE use, the compressor’s true r.m.s. side chain and over-easy soft ratio function provide a very transparent compression action even with large amounts of gain reduction. The fast +10 - 20 GATE/EXP THRESHOLD attack option off
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Console Operator’s Guide THRESHOLD – Variable hysteresis is incorporated in the Threshold circuitry. For any given ‘open’ setting, the Expander/Gate will have a lower ‘close’ threshold to prevent ‘hunting’ artifacts. The hysteresis value is automatically increased as the Threshold is lowered. This is very useful in music recording as it allows instruments to decay below the open threshold before gating or expansion takes place. REL/HOLD – This determines the time constant (speed), variable from
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Filters and EQ Central Dynamics Control The centre section master routing panel replicates the dynamics POST EQ function for sweet spot control and multiple channel operation using the SELECT/TO range keys. Dynamics Section Metering The TFT screen above each bay of six channel strips is used to display a wide variety of relevant information. In its default Channel mode, as well as channel output metering (see later) a display of dynamics section gain processing is shown, in the form of two colum
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Console Operator’s Guide .6 7 KHz Insert EQ IN The INS IN button routes the channel signal via balanced insert send and return points, Q INS available on the rear of the console (D-connectors). The insert defaults to the channel IN LMF 0 input (post the input trim); POST cycles the insert position through two alternative POST + locations in the processing path: post EQ or post Dynamics; the centre section master - . 1. dB 6 0 .3 routing panel provides individual INS POST EQ and INS POST DYN but
