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)

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

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

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

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

Source >35dB gain

Main outputs have TALK tags - audience may hear talkback

Talkback A or B configured but no destinations assigned

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

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)

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

Bus sends to another bus that has no further routing

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

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