Linter Rules Reference

Circular bus routing detected (Bus A → Bus B → Bus A)

Talkback channel has no routing to any output

Comm/talkback channel missing from some IEM/monitor destinations

External FX referenced but physical path unpatched

Click channel is routed to a PA channel (Delay Line, Sidefill, Nearfill)

The talkback input socket is also used as the source of another channel

Channel has name but no source and no output anywhere

Insert enabled but FX unit not configured

Named bus receives no channel sends

Matrix has no inputs from channels, buses, or mains

Input >40dB gain + phantom, but unnamed

Delay compensation >50ms may indicate misconfiguration

Click channel routed to wedge/loudspeaker monitor (audience can hear)

Channel insert references an FX slot that has no effect loaded

Multiple internal sources patched to the same physical output

Main LR bus has active routing but no physical output assigned

A muted input source is silencing a live, Main-routed channel

Channel name differs from source name (isolated case, not widespread)

Stereo pair has mismatched input settings (phantom power or gain)

Send below -100dB (but not -144dB) yet marked 'on'

Phantom power on input named as line source

Aux channel is named but has no input source assigned and no routing

Click routed to some but not all IEM channels

Source >35dB gain

Playback/background music should be routed post-fader to monitors for performance cues

Tail-producing FX (delay, reverb, chorus) on a pre-fader bus insert — should be post-fader so the tail follows the fader

IEM bus has only mono center-panned sources — no stereo content for in-ear separation

Wedge monitor bus is also sending to main PA outputs

IEM bus master level is unusually high — gain structure concern

Multiple buses share the same name

Multiple channels share the same name

Channel has a name and active sends but no input source assigned

Channel named as condenser microphone but phantom power is off

Some channels have ALT sources but others don't — virtual soundcheck may be incomplete

IEM/monitor bus has no limiter or compressor in its insert chain

IEM bus gain staging appears inconsistent — sends vs bus master level mismatch

Matrix direct patch is enabled but has no active routing context

Stereo bus has only L or R routed to a physical output while the adjacent output is empty

A monitor (IEM/wedge) bus receives post-fader sends; on a FOH desk monitor sends are normally pre-fader

IEM monitor sends mix pre-fader and post-fader inconsistently across mixes

A monitor (IEM/wedge) bus receives channel sends but has no physical output assigned

One leg of a stereo input source is muted while the other is not

A DCA fader is fully down, silencing active channels with no console mute indication

A DCA controlling playback is muted or closed while playback channels are routed to Main

A stereo input source's two legs have names that don't form a recognized stereo pair

Two adjacent mono input sources share the same name, which auto-merges into one stereo P24 fader

A stereo input source has only one of its two legs named

A stereo bus whose output patches all use only one side of its stereo pair

A stereo main whose output patches all use only one side of its stereo pair

A stereo matrix whose output patches all use only one side of its stereo pair

Talkback configured but no TALK SOLO destinations - two-way communication not possible

TALK tags on buses don't match cfg.talk A/B routing configuration

Active channel without descriptive name (active = has input source and sends above -144dB)

Channel using factory default (CH01, etc.)

FX slot configured but not used

No channels routed to Main L/R

Aux uses same source as regular channel

All channels unconnected - likely a template file

Assigned DCA groups without names (placeholder)

FX bus routed back to aux — bus can route directly, aux channel wasted

Bus sends to another bus that has no further routing

Channel sends to multiple FX of the same type

Channel has active sends to every single bus

Matrix has only one input source

Mono channel hard-panned with no stereo partner on opposite side

Non-monitor bus receives only pre-fader sends

Insert slot enabled but FX unit has 0% wet mix (effectively bypassed)

Physical input patched but not assigned to any channel

Active channel is not assigned to any DCA group

A muted DCA group is silencing channels that have active routing

A named input source is muted but still patched to one or more channels

A DCA fader is parked unusually low while it has active members

A stereo input source's two leg names match only in case or spacing, not exactly

The same input name is used on two unrelated sockets of the same input group