auto talkback DIM function annoyance

[Matt Chan]

i have a beef with the auto talkback function.

to get bi-directional comm. with the booth, i have to engage auto talkback AND the listenback mic.

but when i disengage auto talkback, the listenback is still engaged and the the DIM releases and i hear the fan noise of the booth go way up.

it would be cool if either:
a) the auto talkback and listenback buttons could be linked OR
b) the DIM for auto talkback could be controlled separately from general listenback mode

is there a way around this?

the only way i can see is to not set a DIM level, rendering the DIM button useless.

[Giles Reaves]

That's what we've done (set the dim to 0dB), which also annoys me - I use dim all the time at home (Central Station) and in every studio I've ever worked in. SSLs had auto talkback AND dim since the early 80s - not exactly a new idea...