SSL Live’s ability to selectively store and recall portions of a preset using filters has further enhanced Zorbaugh’s workflow “Sometimes, when we do an A rig and a B rig show and we have different guitars for one or the other, I’ll save a preset for one instrument versus the other.” But he may not need the entire processing chain when copying it across. “I can recall just the EQ from the B package guitar preset if we’re using it in the A package.”
As a result, he says, “I can keep one show file and just change a couple of the little pieces without having to go through and remember to save a specific dynamic preset for the channel. You can save the whole channel then selectively recall the bits and pieces you need.”
Some of the new software enhancements speed up the assignment of DSP and channel configuration. “The Fast Setup controls are great, especially for building a showfile. You’ve got the option to select multiple channels and set every trim or pre to a preset amount or zero. You have a quick control where you can engage all the EQs and compressors in one fell swoop, rather than having to scroll through every channel or copy. It’s one quick button press.”