Direct outs can be used to send audio out of a channel direct to a destination. This is useful when sending audio to a broadcast console or M-48 personal mixers.

Note: In order for input channel's mute buttons to not mute the assigned direct outs, this will need to be disengaged in the system settings:

1. Press the MENU button.
2. Touch "SYSTEM" on the screen and then touch "OPTION."
3. Next to the "CH-MUTE OPTION" be sure that the "DIRECT OUT" box is greyed out.
   
   This will allow for input channels to be muted without muting the direct outs.

ASSIGNING DIRECT OUTS

1. Press the SELECT button for an input channel.
2. Tap the miscellaneous tab as shown below:
   
3. Tap the DIRECT OUT output selection box:
   
   A patch destination windows will appear.
4. Tap CATEGORY, select the output category and then select the desired destination for the channel's DIRECT OUT:
   
5. Tap on "POINT" and select the DIRECT OUT output point on the channel:
   
   The output points are as follows:
   - TOP OF CH: Top of the channel before phase switch, digital gain, eq, compression, etc.
   - PRE PROC: Pre Processing before EQ and compression.
   - PRE FADER: After EQ and compression but before the channel fader.
   - POST FADER: After EQ, compression and channel fader.
   
   Note: Most of the time, "TOP OF CH" is selected for DIRECT OUTs in order for the receiving device (broadcast mixer, M-48s, etc) to receiving the unaffected audio.
6. If you would like all of the M-5000's input channels to have the same DIRECT OUT POINT, make the selection in step 5 above and then tap SET ALL CH. Then select SET. This will make all DIRECT OUT point be the same as the current channel.