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    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
    • Channel: Mic input -> Large Fader -> Quad bus Monitor: Tape return -> Small Fader -> Routing Matrix
    • Channel:Line input -> Large Fader -> Routing matrix Monitor: Tape return -> Small Fader -> stereo bus
    • Channel:Line input -> Small Fader -> Routing Matrix Monitor: Tape return -> Large Fader -> Quad bus
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  • 2. 

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

    • Channel, monitor and group (bus)

    • Mic, line and Insert

    • Channel, mic and monitor

    • Quad bus, cue sends and external to monitors

    Correct Answer
    A. Channel, monitor and group (bus)
  • 3. 

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

    • Quad to Cues

    • External to Monitors

    • External to Studio

    • Status Lock None

    • It has to be patched

    Correct Answer
    A. Quad to Cues
  • 4. 

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

    • 16

    • 4

    • 8

    • 2

    • None

    Correct Answer
    A. 8
  • 5. 

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

    • Direct

    • Float

    • C/O

    • Flip

    • Phase Reverse

    Correct Answer
    A. Flip
  • 6. 

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

    • Quad bus

    • Tape machine output 20

    • Group 20

    • Small fader 20

    Correct Answer
    A. Group 20
  • 7. 

    The default solo on the SSL is

    • AFL (non destructive)

    • Solo in Place (destructive)

    • PFL

    • Inactive

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Solo in Place (destructive)
  • 8. 

    With 'Record + Mix' Status selected:

    • Places all modules to mic input

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

    • Disables the output of the fader feeding the matrix

    • Disables the float button

    • Individual channel status is dependent on the selection of the 'Float' button

    Correct Answer
    A. Individual channel status is dependent on the selection of the Ready Group or Ready Tape buttons
  • 9. 

    How many channels is the Compressor in the Center Section.

    • 2 channels (Stereo)

    • 4 channels (Quad)

    • 6 channels (5.1)

    • 8 channels (7.1)

    Correct Answer
    A. 4 channels (Quad)
  • 10. 

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

    • Changes the compressor to a gate

    • Changes the expander to a gate

    • Mutes signals going into the expander below a certain threshold

    • Switches the external key inputs from the patchbay into the sidechains

    Correct Answer
    A. Changes the expander to a gate
  • 11. 

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

    • Post EQ

    • Directly after the input of the channel path

    • Directly after the input of the monitor path

    • Post dynamics

    Correct Answer
    A. Directly after the input of the channel path
  • 12. 

    In Record + Fader Reverse status

    • Small fader feeds the Mix (quad) bus

    • Small fader feeds the routing matrix

    • Small fader output is disabled

    • Large fader feeds the routing matrix

    Correct Answer
    A. Small fader feeds the routing matrix
  • 13. 

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

    • Yes

    • No, there is no way to do it

    • Yes, but you have to patch the return directly into the headphone mix

    • No, you have to patch the returns back to modules

    Correct Answer
    A. Yes
  • 14. 

    The first 8 outputs of Pro Tools are normaled to what modules?

    • 1-8

    • 17-24

    • 25-32

    • None, Pro Tools must be patched

    Correct Answer
    A. 25-32
  • 15. 

    Fast attack on the compressor or gate is selected by

    • Pulling up the ratio or range knob

    • Pulling up the release knob

    • Pulling up the threshold knob

    • Pushing down the release knob

    • Pushing down the ratio or range knob

    Correct Answer
    A. Pulling up the release knob
  • 16. 

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

    • Switches the dynamics section into channel path post EQ

    • Switches the dynamics section into channel path pre EQ

    • Switches the dynamics section sidechain post EQ

    • Switches the dynamics section to channel path post fader

    Correct Answer
    A. Switches the dynamics section into channel path post EQ
  • 17. 

    To activate the side-chain on the dynamics section

    • Plug any signal into the key input

    • Patch into the insert return

    • Hit ready tape button

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

    • The dynamics section must be after the EQ

    Correct Answer
    A. Hit 'Ch In' or 'Ch Out' and 'Mon' buttons
  • 18. 

    On the SSL, in 'Mix' status, if the input button on the small fader is pressed the signal is taken

    • Post Large fader

    • Pre Large fader, pre processing

    • Pre Large fader, post processing

    • Post Larger fader, pre processing

    Correct Answer
    A. Pre Large fader, pre processing
  • 19. 

    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 monitor path

    • You enable the insert return pre EQ in the channel path

    • You enable the insert return post EQ in the channel path

    • You enable the insert return post EQ in the monitor path

    • You send a feedback loop to the headphones deafening the singer and securing your career as a NYC Bus Driver

    Correct Answer
    A. You enable the insert return pre EQ in the channel path
  • 20. 

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

    • Select the signal that you want to record to tape

    • Select the status in every single I/O module, regardless of the master status

    • Select the input signal to the monitor path

    • Select the input signal to the channel path

    • Both need to be pressed in order to enable the track for recording

    Correct Answer
    A. Select the input signal to the monitor path
  • 21. 

    The Float button on an SSL module

    • Reverses the faders for that module against the master status, and sends the monitor signal to the matrix

    • Switches the VCA fader into the monitor and reverses the signal flow against the master status

    • Switches the channel signal to the routing matrix, nothing goes to the quad buss

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

    Correct Answer
    A. Sends the fader feeding the Quad bus to the Routing Matrix and disables the output of the other fader.
  • 22. 

    What is the normal SMPTE patch so the SSL computer can read SMPTE from the analog multitrack.

    • Group Output 24 to 'Gen' patch point

    • MOTU SMPTE Output to 'Read' patch point

    • Multitrack Return 24 to 'Read' patch point

    • Multitrack Return 24 to patch point A in the SMPTE to machines sections

    Correct Answer
    A. Multitrack Return 24 to 'Read' patch point
  • 23. 

    The AFL solo on the SSL 4000G uses

    • The quad bus

    • A separate mono solo bus

    • The group matrix

    • Modules in record mode only

    • The cue sends output

    Correct Answer
    A. A separate mono solo bus
  • 24. 

    In MIX status what is the feed for the small fader if only the 'Output' button is pressed

    • Post processing, post fader

    • Post processing, pre fader

    • Pre processing, pre fader

    • Pre processing, post fader

    • Pre EQ, post Dyn, post fader

    Correct Answer
    A. Post processing, post fader
  • 25. 

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

    • Channel Solos only

    • Group Solos only

    • Channel & Group Solos

    • It has nothing to do with solo isolate

    Correct Answer
    A. Channel Solos only
  • 26. 

    By selecting the direct button on module 19 you would expect

    • The channel path to send a mix of bus 19 and other channel signals to group output 19

    • The channel path to send bus 19 directly to the mix bus

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

    • The monitor path to send to bus 19 disabling all other feeds to bus 19

    Correct Answer
    A. The channel path to send to bus 19 disabling all other feeds to bus 19
  • 27. 

    In Mix status, what is the feed for the small fader if both 'Input' and 'Output' are pressed.

    • Post processing, post fader

    • Post processing, pre fader

    • Pre processing, pre fader

    • Pre processing, post fader

    • Pre EQ, post Dyn, post fade

    Correct Answer
    A. Post processing, pre fader
  • 28. 

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

    • Channel Solos only

    • Group Solos only

    • Channel & Group Solos

    • It has nothing to do with solo isolate

    Correct Answer
    A. Group Solos only
  • 29. 

    If 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.

    • 'Small Fader' button and the level pot to the down position

    • 'Pre' + 'Small Fader' buttons and the level pot to the 'down' position

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

    • 'Pre' button and the level pot to the up position

    Correct Answer
    A. 'Pre' button and the level pot to the down position
  • 30. 

    To key a gate externally the trigger signal must be

    • In the monitor path

    • Filtered in the side chain

    • Patched into the key input on the patch bay

    • Louder than the signal it is triggering

    Correct Answer
    A. In the monitor path

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