Scenes and Fader Modes on a Zoom L20

[CochraneDrumTutor]

Hi
I have the Zoom L20 Mixer, and overall its doing a great job BUT there is one issue I just can't grasp and wondered if anyone here had any perspectives on it please?
https://zoomcorp.com/en/jp/digital-m...livetrak-l-20/

I understand what the Monitor outputs are and how to set them up.
I understand what the Scenes are and how to set them up.

What for the life of me, I cannot grasp is HOW they relate to each other. Its not at all clear from the manual but there is some sort of relationship to be understood here. I have sat and diligently tried various combinations of scenes and fader modes and I CANNOT grasp the way these two functions relate!!! BUT depending on which options are selected they definitely appear to affect each other..

Is one subservient to the other?
SHOULD they act completely independently?
PLEASE can you break this down for me?!?!

Many thanks in advance
Edward Allen

[MarkOne]

So think of it like this.

A Scene is like a snapshot of the entire machine, it records the fader levels AND the monitor mix levels, (and the EQ settings - The only things not stored as far as I remember is the one knob compression setting or the input sensitivity levels)

Once you are happy with the mix on the main L and R outputs and the separate mixes on the monitor outputs for the various band members, you can save that as a scene. When you recall that you have a reasonable good starting point for tweaking the show

Hope that helps

[Wonks]

Scenes are ways to store different setups easily and save time when setting up. You might use the mixer for several different types of event that you regularly mix for. e.g. single microphone on a podium, three-piece band, five piece-band etc.

So each configuration can be stored in a scene once you've set up the mic inputs, effects, and monitor routings.

Or you might be mixing for a stage play, where each scene has a different number of people and microphones in it. You don't want to have mics not used by the people on stage to come through or make noises if someone's swapping headsets or changing batteries backstage, so whilst you can do it manually, it's easier to have a scene stored for each scene on stage, and do all the configuration with one or two button presses.

A scene will override all the software selections on the mixer (it can't change any hardware-only settings). But once you've recalled a scene, then you are free to make any adjustments as necessary.

The monitor outputs and scene settings are very different things, but the current monitor configuration will get saved when you save a scene.

And you don't need to use scene settings at all, especially if you always use the mixer for a single purpose, as it should remember its previous settings without having to save them to a scene.

[CochraneDrumTutor]

Many thanks Wonks & MarkOne.
These are both really good answers.
I think it's finally starting to make sense!!!
Best
E.