Can't unmute channels

[rocu]

DL1608, MF3.2.3, iPad 3, iOS 9.2

I've opened a snapshot I've used many times before and several channels are muted. The mute button is the dark red that indicates they're being muted by a group switch.

I have tried unmuting each individual channel, the NONE button, unmuting all groups, unassigning all these channels from any mute groups, opening the channels via other screens. Nothing is working. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Roy Curet
Missoula, MT

[Topsøe]

Maybe they are muted by a vca ?

[rocu]

That was it!

Thanks for the solution. I didn't know muting a vca would mute all the channels assigned to it. Makes sense now that I think about it.

[ijpengelly]

That's not really the correct behaviour for a VCA (DCA), it should lower the fader to -oo (infinity) but the channel should still be 'live' thus all post fade sends would be silent, but pre-fade sends would continue to operate. An example of where you may want this feature is when setting up a band for the evening and wanting their monitors live, but not wanting them to be broadcast over the FOH so you can play background music, etc.

[Topsøe]

That's not really the correct behaviour for a VCA (DCA), it should lower the fader to -oo (infinity) but the channel should still be 'live' thus all post fade sends would be silent, but pre-fade sends would continue to operate. An example of where you may want this feature is when setting up a band for the evening and wanting their monitors live, but not wanting them to be broadcast over the FOH so you can play background music, etc.

On most desks i know muting the VCA will mute the assigned channels

[Ampli]

If you want this u need 2 change the mute behavier for the auxes, then you can mute the vca without effecting the monitors
This is found on the same place as setting the aux from pre to post
Unselect the use lr mute

[rocu]

Thanks all, very helpful.