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Also known as AoIP — an audio transfer system which routes multiple audio channels over an Ethernet network. There is a wide range of systems operating in slightly different ways, few of which are compatible. Some require independent and exclusive networks, while others can co-exist with existing Ethernet traffic. Examples of proprietary AoIP systems include, Ravenna, Dante, and many more, but there are also a few generic systems such as AVB
See Audio Over IP
Large format consoles ofgten have a 'Solo Safe' function to prevent certain channels from being muted when others are solo'd. This would typically be used to maintain the signals from effects returns, for example, so that a solo'd channel can be auditioned with its related effects. (See Solo)
A system used within mixing consoles to allow specific channel signals to be monitored in isolation. Solo differs from PFL and AFL in that it doesn't route signals to the monitoring system via a dedicated bus. Instead, it uses the console's main stereo output bus and works by muting all other channels, leaving only the channel currently being solo'd to feed the stereo mix bus. For this reason, it is often called a 'destructive solo' and the function is normally locked-out in broadcast desks when the 'red light' is turned on! As the Solo'd signal includes the effects of both the fader and the pan-pot, it is sometimes known as 'solo-in-place, or SIP. (See AFL and PFL).
A means of generating multiple control signals in a synthesizer based on how much pressure is applied to individual keys of a MIDI keyboard. Only a few instruments curently generate polyphonic aftertouch, although more can respond to it. Aftertouch is typically used to control such functions as vibrato depth, filter brightness, loudness etc. See Aftertouch
European Broadcasting Union — a professional organisation that defines equipment standards and practices, amongst other things.
