U

GAIN

-20dB +20dB 23

SEND INPUT

LINE

UFW 1-2

HIGH

12kHz

-15 +15

U

MID

2.5kHz

-15 +15

CTRL ROOM/PHONES

 

 

 

39. PHONES Knob

SOURCE

0dB=0dBu

 

This controls the volume at the phones output, from

 

L

R

 

35

 

off to maximum gain.

20

CLIP

 

MAIN MIX

15

 

 

WARNING: The headphone amp is loud, and

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

can cause permanent hearing damage. Even

TAPE 36

6

 

 

 

 

intermediate levels may be painfully loud

3

 

 

 

0

 

 

with some headphones. BE CAREFUL! Always turn this

FW 1-2 ALT 3-4

2

LEVELSET

40

control all the way down before connecting headphones,

 

4

or pressing a solo switch [34], or doing anything new

37

 

 

7

 

 

that may affect the headphone volume. Then turn it up

ASSIGN TO

10

 

 

slowly as you listen carefully.

MAIN MIX

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

40. LEFT/RIGHT Level Meters

 

 

 

 

U

LOW

80Hz

-15 +15

AUX

1

OO

MAX

 

2

OO

MAX

 

PAN

L R

OO

MAX

 

OO

MAX

RUDE

 

 

 

CONTROL

PHONES

SOLO

ROOM

 

 

39

 

 

 

41

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUX MASTER

 

43

SEND

45

RETURN

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

PRE

OO

 

+15

 

OO

+10

 

 

AUX1

POST

 

42

 

44

 

 

RTN TO

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

2

PRE

OO

 

+15

 

OO

+10

POST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46

POWER

These peak meters are made up of two columns of twelve LEDs, with three colors to indicate different ranges of signal level, traffic light style. They range from –30 at the bottom, to 0 in the middle, to +20 (CLIP) at the top.

If no source [35, 36] is selected in the control room/ phones, and no channels are in solo, the meters won’t do anything. To display signal levels, select one or more of the sources. For example, press main mix [35] to show the main mix level in the meters. While the listening levels are controlled by the control room and phones knobs, the meters indicate the source mix before these knobs, giving you the real facts at all times, even if you’re not listening at all.

MUTE

 

 

ALT 3/4

47

 

 

 

dB

MIC

 

 

10

 

 

5

48

 

OL

 

U

 

 

5

OO

MAX

- 20

LEVEL

10

 

 

20

DESTINATION

49

 

30

 

 

 

40

PHONES

AUX

 

1-2

50

 

 

 

60

 

 

OO

 

 

50

TALKBACK

SOLO

11-12TALKBACK

51

dB 10

5

U

5

10

20

30

40

50

60

OO

MAIN MIX

When a channel is soloed, the left meter shows no reading, and the right meter shows the level of that channel’s signal level, pre-fader. The right meter's 0 dB LED is labeled "level set" to show where the level should be when adjusting a channel’s gain [21] in the solo mode (as described in “Set the Levels” on page 3).

When 0 dBu (0.775 V) is at the main mix outputs, it shows as 0 dB on the meters.

You can get a good mix with peaks flashing anywhere between –20 and +10 dB on the meters. Most amplifiers clip at about +10 dBu, and some recorders aren’t so forgiving either. For best real-world results, try to keep your peaks between “0” and “+6.” Remember, audio meters are just tools to help assure you that your levels are “in the ballpark.” You don’t have to stare at them (unless you want to).

41. RUDE SOLO Light

This large LED flashes when one or more channel solo switches are engaged [34]. This acts as a reminder that what you hear in the control room and headphones is the soloed channel(s). If you forget you’re in solo mode, you can easily be tricked into thinking that something is wrong with your mixer. Hence, the rude solo light. Please forgive its rudeness, it is only trying to help, and wants to be your friend.

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