Fostex VF160EX operation manual Adjusting EQ

Adjusting EQ

The VF160EX provides a 3-band equalizer section in- cluding HI, MID and LO bands. You can control G (gain), F (frequency) and Q for HI and MID equalizers, while only G (gain) for LO.

<Note>

If channels 13-14 or 15-16 are specified as the com- pressor channels via "Setting the compressor chan- nels" in the Setup mode, you cannot apply the equal- izer to those channels. If you press a [CH STATUS/CH SEL] key of the compressor channel, a warning mes- sage ("Can't Select!” ) flashes and the operation is can- celled. In the screen example shown below, the com- pressor is applied to channels 13-14.

Flashing

1.Press the [HI-G/F/Q] (or [MID-G/F/Q] or [LO-G]) key.

The first time you bring up the channel parameter edit screen, the message prompting to select a channel ("Select CH!") flashes, as well as all the CH STATUS/CH SEL indicators on the panel flash.

From the second time on, the previously selected channel is selected and ready to be edited when bringing up the screen as shown in the drawing of step 2 below.

Flashing

*CH STATUS/CH SEL indicators for the compressor channels do not flash.

2.Press the [CH STATUS/CH SEL] key of the desired channel.

The current settings are shown, together with the selected channel name. The gain value flashes, indicating that you can edit it.

Flashing

If two adjacent channels are fader-paired, pressing one of the [CH STATUS/CH SEL] keys for these channels se- lects both channels and you can adjust EQ for both channels simultaneously.

See page 146 for details about how to pair faders of ad- jacent two channels.

3.Use the [HI-G/F/H] (or [MID-G/F/Q] or [LO-G]) or [HOLD/>] key to select a parameter.

Each time you press the key, the flashing parameter (to be edited) changes in the following order.

G -> F -> Q -> ON -> G ....(When setting the LO equalizer, the flashing parameter changes between G and ON.)

4.Use the [JOG] dial to select the desired value.

The following shows an example for editing the HI EQ's gain. The curve corresponding to the setting value is graphically shown. Setting this directly affects the sound.

Setting

value

Curve

By rotating the [JOG] dial, you can set each parameter to the desired value within the range shown below.

•Controllable channels:

Channels 1 through 16 and the master channel. You cannot equalize channels 13-14 or 15-16 if they are set as the compressor channels via the Setup mode.

•Available parameters and setting ranges:

(HI-G/F/H)
G (gain):	-18 dB to FLAT to +18 dB (default:
	FLAT)
F (frequency):	500 Hz to 20.2 kHz (default: 4.00
	kHz)

Q:LPF, H-S, 0.1 to 20 (default: H-S)

ON/OFF:	ON or OFF (default: ON)
(MID-G/F/H)
G (gain):	-18 dB to FLAT to +18 dB (default:
	FLAT)
F (frequency):	500 Hz to 20.2 kHz (default: 1.00
	kHz)

Q:LPF, H-S, 0.1 to 20 (default: 1.0)

ON/OFF:	ON or OFF (default: ON)
(LO-G)
G (gain):	-18 dB to FLAT to +18 dB (default:
	FLAT)
F (frequency):	fixed to 400 Hz (effective
	frequency: 100 Hz)

Q:fixed to L-S

ON/OFF: ON or OFF (default: ON)

*LPF: low pass filter

*H-S: hi-shelving

*L-S: low-shelving

4.To edit the EQ for another channel, repeat step 1 through 3.

5.After completing EQ editing, press the [EXIT/NO] key.

The VF160EX exits the EQ edit mode and the display returns to the Normal display.

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