One limitation I was surprised to encounter was regarding tap points for Direct Outs and Aux Busses. As per the block diagram (attached) the operator is limited by ‘per AUX’ settings and a global tap option for Direct outs. IMHO should be at a channel level. As in the operator can select the tap point ‘per channel’ at any part in the signal chain when assigning to an AUX and same thing for the Direct Out. I can see a ‘per aux’ and global direct out limitation on a QU and GLD series desk however this is a dLive 🙂
I also would like channel level assignment of Direct Out tap points. In particular being able to select pre or post EQ for sends to the ME would be useful. I know we can use Tie Lines, but I believe that ties specific sockets together, which could lead to issues if you change your patching.
An old thread, but I want to +1 that Direct Outputs and Aux Send tap points should have Global “defaults” and input channel “overrides”. I would like the choice of Post LPF or Post PEQ for Aux sends and I/O outs.
+1 for me too. When feeding IEMs some drummers don’t want to hear gates but that means it’s also pre eq and compression so everyone else’s mix suffers.
I know it has been brought up to AH before, but I really think that a feature like this that is available even on an X32 should be of the highest priority. I’m assuming that there is a reason for it not being there other than the fact than they locked in by the surface design. Hopefully they can implement tap points for auxes and direct outs without having to break other stuff to get there.