API 8-slot lunchbox- chain linking?

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API 8-slot lunchbox- chain linking?

Post by Sammigz » Fri May 29, 2015 12:58 pm

Got an 8-slot API lunchbox with the switches on the back for linking. I'm having trouble getting my 2 Neve 511's and 2 DBX 560a's working properly through my patchbay, and I have a feeling the problem is in this linking. I have scoured the internet but can't find anything on this.

So does anyone know if 'link on' is having the switch up or down? I know I can only link 2 modules if they are next to each other in the chassis. The Neves are in chassis slots 1&2 and DBX's in slots 3&4.
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Post by Acsii » Wed Jun 03, 2015 12:56 am

I always thought it was for large stereo modules not for linking two together, maybe that could be it?
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Post by ott0bot » Fri Jun 05, 2015 8:52 am

Per the API Website: up is engaged.

Bottom right of this PDF which details the sing an routing:
http://apiaudio.com/docs/files/block_di ... _lunch.pdf

It seems that when engaged the dsub output is disabled for that module, and instead combines the output into the prior linked channel.

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