{"id":11910,"date":"2001-09-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2001-09-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?p=11910"},"modified":"2018-06-22T21:51:05","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T21:51:05","slug":"what-pfl-afl-sip","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/what-pfl-afl-sip\/","title":{"rendered":"What are PFL, AFL and SIP?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PFL, AFL &amp; SIP are acronyms that describe a mixer&#8217;s SOLO function.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">PFL<\/h2>\n<p><strong>PFL<\/strong> stands for <em>Pre-Fade Listen<\/em> and allows the user to &#8220;solo,&#8221; or audition the audio in mono at a point in the signal path before the channel fader. Perfect for a live sound situation where you need to dial in an instrument before bringing it into the mix.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">SIP and AFL<\/h2>\n<p><strong>SIP<\/strong> stands for <em>solo in place<\/em> and is also known as stereo <strong>AFL<\/strong> (<em>After-Fade Listen<\/em>). Solo in place is more commonly used for recording applications and taps the audio signal after the channel fader, EQ and pan controls. The main output signal is not affected by PFL and SIP. On all Mackie mixers, the solo function serves as the preferred way to set input levels.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Helpful Links<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/whats-new-in-pro-tools-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What\u2019s new in Pro Tools 12?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/what-pfl-for\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What do I use PFL for?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/mackie-dl1608-frequently-asked-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mackie DL1608 Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-do-i-get-the-free-tracktion-software-that-comes-with-my-behringer-or-mackie-product\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How do I get the free Tracktion software that comes with my Behringer or Mackie product?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/correct-inputs-outputs-arent-available-protools-sessions-reset-io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The correct inputs and outputs aren\u2019t available in my ProTools sessions. How do I reset my IO Setup?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[123787,34329,53796,123786,123790,123788,123789],"storecat":[],"itemids":[54069,305,17456,17651,54072,54074,103949,103950,75660,75661],"manufacturers":[33516],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the What are PFL, AFL and SIP? page at Sweetwater \u2014 the world&#039;s leading music technology and instrument retailer!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/what-pfl-afl-sip\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What are PFL, AFL and SIP? - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PFL, AFL &amp; SIP are acronyms that describe a mixer&#8217;s SOLO function. 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