OceanAudio The Ark 500 Series Owner's Manual - page 22
Ark 500 range - Owner’s Manual - Revision 2.2 - page 22
Lower subgroup section
At the top of the lower section are an identical set of auxiliary send controls to those
found on the upper section and they perform the same function.
A ‘Replay’ switch selects monitoring through the lower section to be the output of the
respective subgroup below, or a balanced line level signal connected to the Monitor Line
Inputs 1-8 on the rear panel of The Ark. This means that the subgroup output is
automatically routed to the master L/R bus when this switch is undepressed. In
combination with the group inserts, this can be used for parallel compression, etc. When
depressed / illuminated, these switches will route the Monitor Line Inputs 1-8 to the
master L/R bus (through the monitor level controls)
As with the upper section, when the master meter switch (situated at the top of the
master module) is depressed the VU meter appropriate to submaster’s 1-8 will indicate
the signal level according to the position of the replay switch. This signal is unaffected
by the monitor level control or pan.
The solo switch provides a stereo signal in isolation to the control room speakers from
the submaster selected.
A monitor pan control with centre detent (click) makes it possible to place the signal
anywhere in the stereo perspective. This control is also operative when the solo button
is depressed.
A monitor level control provides precise adjustment of the signal being monitored from
the particular submaster module.
A ‘Fader Reverse’ switch makes it possible to reverse the function of the monitor level
control and the subgroup fader associated with that particular module (located directly
beneath it). This facility is provided because in mixdown mode, the 16 subgroups (when
the lower section is selected to replay) provide an additional 16 balanced line inputs to
the stereo master mix. When the fader reverse buttons are depressed, control of the
input signal is then via the fader rather than the rotary monitor level control. This gives
precise fader control over 24 inputs when mixing down.
A large ‘Mute’ switch kills the monitor signal for that particular submaster module.
Reference to the signal flow diagram will give a better understanding of the submaster
module’s features and facilities.