Alesis DEQ830 manual Bypass All ALL, Link Push to Link, Store, Compare, Utility, Save Curve

Basics of Equalization 3

the original signal so you can decide if you like the edit you made. Press the button again to get out of Bypass mode and hear the effect.

Bypass All (ALL)

This button is located just above the [BYPASS] button. It will toggle the Bypass status of all eight channels at once. The first press of the [ALL] button will cause any unbypassed channels to enter Bypass mode. Subsequent presses will toggle the Bypass status of all eight chanels together. The red LEDs below each channel meter will light to indicate that the channels are bypassed.

Link (PUSH TO LINK)

This button is used to link channels together so that their EQ settings are locked together. Any edits you make to a band on one channel will also be applied to that same band on all linked channels. This is useful for quickly setting up a program without having to make independent adjustments for each channel.

Store

Once you have created a program you would like to keep, press this button to enter Store mode. From there you can use the [VALUE] encoder to select one of the 100 memory locations to become the new home for the edited program. For more information on this function, see page 41.

Compare

This button will help you if you are editing a program and would like to hear how the program sounded before you edited it. Pressing this button will temporarily recall the original program, and pressing it a second time will restore the edited program. The green LED above this button will light to indicate that the Band Gain LEDs are now showing the EQ curve as it appeared before your edits.

Utility

If you press [UTILITY] while you are in Program mode, you will enter Utility mode, which lets you edit the Master Level, MIDI Settings, the internal clock rate and other global parameters. If you hold down this button at startup as the DEQ830’s splash screen is displayed, you will enter Lock mode. This mode allows you to lock the front panel buttons. For more information on Utility mode, see page 50.

Save Curve

Press [SAVE CURVE] to save a channel’s EQ curve to the DEQ830’s curve bank so that it can be retrieved at a later time. We’ve provided 100 locations (00-99) in which to save curves. Curves 00-49 contain factory presets, and curves 50-99 are blank. Any of the 100 curves may be modified and saved. For more information on saving curves, see page 40.

When you press [COMPARE], the stored settings for all eight channels of the current program are temporarily recalled.

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