Chapter 4 - Making Your Own Programs
Set the Q to a small number to effect the specific frequency you selected, or to a larger number to affect a wider range of frequencies centered around the selected frequency.
Continue editing the remaining EQ parameters in a similar manner.
Mix
Once we have setup our EQ Block the way we want, we should then go to the Mix function to adjust the BlockÕs output level. This, however, is only necessary if all we want to do is EQ our input signal. That would be fine, except we have 7 more Blocks we can use to stack effects almost any way we want. In the next section we will see how to route this EQ Block into other Blocks. Most of the time, EQ Blocks are used to tailor the input signal before going into another Block or set of Blocks. However, they can also be useful at the end of the effects chain just before the L/R OUT (especially when you use the parametric and graphic EQs.
However, since this is just a tutorial, letÕs look at just how we go about mixing the EQÕd signal with the original input signal.
➀Press the [MIX] button
The [MIX] buttonÕs LED will light.
✪If the display reads ÒDIRECT LEVEL FROM INPUTÓ you have not yet moved back to BLOCK 1. Press the [< BLOCK] button to move the pointer in the display to Block 1.
The display will now show you the first of three pages:
LEVEL TO L/R: EQ=100%
➁Turn the [VALUE/ENTER] knob to adjust how much of the EQÕs output is heard at the L/R OUT.
➂Press the [PAGE >] button to advance to Mix Page 2. The display will read:
DIRECT LEVEL FROM INPUT: 100%
➃Turn the [VALUE/ENTER] knob to adjust how much of the direct input signal is being routed to the L/R OUT. (For an EQ, the level would normally be 0%)
By adjusting this parameter, you can create an ideal balance between the original uneffected signal at the inputs, and the effected signal coming from the EQ Block.
✪If the Global Direct Signal Mute function is turned on, the Direct Level From Input parameter will appear to have no effect. However, any changes you make will be remembered if you store the edited Program. For more information on Global Direct Signal Muting, see Chapter 2.
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