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System Panel and Routing

The iD Mixer System Panel contains digital-input, clocking, monitor, Talkback, output-routing, and iD-button settings.

iD Mixer Talkback setup using an iD14 input
iD Mixer Talkback setup using an external host audio device
iD Mixer output-routing matrix
iD Mixer System Panel controls

Digital input and clocking​

Digital Input Format​

Set the optical input to ADAT or S/PDIF to match the connected digital source.

Clock source​

Use the internal clock when iD14 MKII is not receiving digital audio from an external optical device.

When receiving ADAT or S/PDIF, configure iD14 MKII to synchronise to the incoming optical clock. The external device must supply the clock.

The clock-status indicator shows:

  • Red — no clock detected
  • Amber — clock detected at a different sample rate
  • Green — valid clock detected at the correct sample rate

If a valid external clock is not available, iD14 MKII uses its internal clock until a valid incoming clock is detected.

Monitor settings​

Mono mode​

Mono mode determines whether the mono signal is reproduced from the left monitor, right monitor, or both monitors.

Dim level​

Dim level sets the amount by which the monitor level is reduced when Dim is active.

Alt speaker level​

Alt speaker level lets you compensate for level differences between the main and alternative monitor pairs.

iD button assignment​

The iD button can be assigned to current supported functions including:

  • ScrollControl
  • Mono
  • Mono + Polarity
  • Dim
  • Talkback
  • Alt

Output routing​

iD Mixer analogue-output routing matrix
iD Mixer Talkback channel

The routing matrix controls the source sent to the analogue line outputs and headphone output.

Available routing sources include:

  • Main Mix — the main iD Mixer monitoring mix
  • Alt Speaker — the main mix routed to the configured alternative-speaker outputs when Alt is active
  • Cue A — Cue A monitoring mix
  • Cue B — Cue B monitoring mix
  • DAW Thru — direct host playback for the corresponding output channels

The mixer bus may be labelled Master Mix in parts of the mixer interface and Main Mix in the routing matrix. These labels refer to the main iD Mixer monitoring path.

Alternative speakers​

A common configuration is:

  • outputs 1+2 — primary monitors
  • outputs 3+4 — Alt Speaker

Assign Alt to the iD button if you want to switch between the two monitor pairs from the hardware.

DAW Thru​

DAW Thru bypasses the iD Mixer level controls for the assigned output path.

caution

Reduce the source level before assigning an output to DAW Thru. When the headphone output is assigned to DAW Thru, the normal headphone volume control is bypassed and playback can be very loud. For a separately controlled headphone mix, use Cue A or Cue B.

Talkback​

Talkback can use either an iD14 MKII analogue input or a microphone/audio device connected to the host computer.

If an iD14 input is selected as Talkback, that channel becomes the Talkback channel in the mixer.

If an external host audio device is selected, the Talkback signal is presented through DAW channel 6. Talkback routing is available to Cue mixes rather than the Main Mix.