In stagebox mode and monitor mode the main outputs of your broadcast mixer are taken over by the FOH mixer. So you’ll have to run both mixers in standalone mode.

Which is perfectly fine. All you have to do on the broadcast mixer is set all mixer inputs to AVB. Now both mixers use the same input (and preamp gain) on the channels but they are completely independent otherwise.

Ok, sounds good. So the Aux outputs will also be active on the FOH mixer? I can mix Aux 1 on the Broadcast mixer, and take Aux 1 from the stand alone, and send to the switcher? Just confirming before I go and reset everything.

Thanks again!

The digital patching on the Series III mixers is very powerful. The default AVB sends from both mixers make almost every input signal and output mix on a mixer available to the other mixer too. All you have to do on the receiving end is set input sources to AVB and patch the AVB sources that have the signals you want.

Note that a mixer's outputs also have an input source setting. The 'xlr plug' icon is the mixer's internal mix where the network icon will source the output from the network. That way you can replace a mixer's internal mix by a mix from the other mixer. Very flexible.

The two special mixer modes (stage box and monitor mixer) are really intended for those two specific applications only. They restrict a mixer's digital patching options by forcing the settings needed for the two special modes. Those restrictions will bite you when your application isn't quite a stage box or monitor mixer application.

Hope this helps