16 faders

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diff --git a/_manual/22_using-control-surfaces/02_devices-using-mackielogic-control-protocol/02_ssl-nucleus.html b/_manual/22_using-control-surfaces/02_devices-using-mackielogic-control-protocol/02_ssl-nucleus.html
index fcb0175eef247ef33d07c4d2630348ba96a5e60c..42ba962c56cd15e97d3a5197ba7163f83368da09 100644 (file)
--- a/_manual/22_using-control-surfaces/02_devices-using-mackielogic-control-protocol/02_ssl-nucleus.html
+++ b/_manual/22_using-control-surfaces/02_devices-using-mackielogic-control-protocol/02_ssl-nucleus.html
@@ -111,12 +111,14 @@ title: SSL Nucleus
 <p>
   Ensure that the device selected is "SSL Nucleus (via platform MIDI)". The dialog should
   show four combo/dropdown selectors, labelled (respectively):
+</p>
   <ul>
-    <li>Main Surface receives via</li>
-    <li>Main Surface sends via</li>
-    <li>1st extender receives via</li>
-    <li>1st extender sends via</li>
+    <li><code>Main Surface receives via</code></li>
+    <li><code>Main Surface sends via</code></li>
+    <li><code>1st extender receives via</code></li>
+    <li><code>1st extender sends via</code></li>
   </ul>
+<p>
   You should choose "ipMIDI port 1", "ipMIDI port 1", "ipMIDI port 2"
   and "ipMIDI port 2" for each of the 4 combo/dropdown selectors. 
 </p>
@@ -144,7 +146,8 @@ title: SSL Nucleus
 <h3>Cons</h3>
 <dl>
   <dt>No Master Faster</dt>
-  <dd></dd>
+  <dd>It is not possible to control the level of the Master bus or
+  Monitor section. Really don't know what SSL was thinking here.</dd>
   <dt>No dedicated rec-enable buttons</dt>
   <dd>You have to press the "Rec" button and convert the per-strip
     "Select" buttons into rec-enables</dd>
@@ -169,7 +172,7 @@ title: SSL Nucleus
   <dd>No need for multiple MIDI cables to get 16 faders</dd>
   <dt>Broadcast connectivity</dt>
   <dd>Connecting to multiple computers does not require recabling</dd>
-  <dt>15 faders from a single box</dt>
+  <dt>16 faders from a single box</dt>
   <dd>No need to figure out how to keep extenders together</dd>
   <dt>Meters separated from displays</dt>
   <dd>Contrast with the Mackie Control Universal Pro, where meters
@@ -191,4 +194,18 @@ title: SSL Nucleus
     buttons, but this is only necessary because of the relatively few
     global buttons on the surface.
   </dd>
+  <dt>Builtin analog signal path</dt>
+  <dd>SSL clearly expects users to route audio back from their
+  computer via the Nucleus' own 2 channel output path, and maybe even
+  use the input path as well. They take up a significant amount of
+  surface space with the controls for this signal path, space that
+  could have been used for a master fader or more Mackie Control
+  buttons. The USB audio device requires a proprietary driver, so
+  Linux users can't use this, and OS X/Windows users will have to
+  install a device driver (very odd for a USB audio device these
+  days). The analog path also no doubt adds notable cost to the
+  Nucleus. There's nothing wrong with this feature for users that
+  don't already have a working analog/digital signal path for their
+  computers. But who is going to spend $5000 on a Nucleus that
+  doesn't have this already?</dd>
 </dl>