34. FILTER SELECT

This three-position switch allows you to pass the program material through either of two filters before reaching the main mix bus (not the aux bus.)

•In the top position, the program passes through filter X, whose parameters are adjustable using the controls in the bottom left of the mixer.

•In the middle position, the program is not sent through a filter, just straight through the pro- gram channel.

•In the bottom position, the program passes through filter Y, whose parameters are adjust- able using the controls in the bottom right of the mixer.

As the filter X controls are located in the bottom left, you could use it on programs assigned to the left (A) side of the crossfader [43]. Similarly, you could use filter Y on those assigned to the right (B) side. This is just an idea, so try whatever works for you.

Filters X and Y wish to remain anonymous, and their real names have been changed as part of the filter protection program.

35. AUX

These knobs allow you to adjust how much of the stereo program signal goes onto the aux bus (wet), and how much goes to the main mix (dry).

In the wet position, the stereo program signals only go onto the aux bus.

In the dry position, the program signals only go onto the main mix bus.

In the middle position, the program signals are split evenly between the aux and main mix.

“Wet” is a term used for signals that have passed through an external audio processor. “Dry” is a term used for signals not passed through such a processor. So this control lets you adjust the amount of program available for external processing, and how much is available unprocessed for the main mix.

The aux bus contains a mix of the aux signals of all program and mic channels that have their aux controls set to more than dry.

The aux bus is then adjusted using the aux send [40] control, and sent out to FireWire and the aux send [8] TRS outputs, typically to an external effects processor.

The aux signals are affected by the settings of the program source [30] switch, level [29], EQ [31, 32, 33], program fader [38], and crossfader [43]. They are not affected by filter X or Y.

If you want the aux signals to be affected by

filters X and Y, as well as the external proces-

sor, then you could do the following:

If a program is playing in program channel 1, you could set its aux level to wet. The aux send [8] output would feed your external processor. The output from your processor could then return to the input jacks of another program channel, such as program 2’s CD input [3], set its aux to dry and assign filter X or Y to it. In this way, your program 1 is then externally processed and reappears into program 2 for the filtering and then onto the main mix.

36. CUE

Press this button in to route a copy of the program channel (pre fader) to the cue bus, also known as the PFL (pre-fader-listen) bus. You can then listen to the program in your headphones, getting it ready before increasing the program fader and assigning it to the main mix.

The cue signals are post-EQ, but pre-fader [38], and the program meter [39] shows the levels dancing along happily.

Turn down the phones level [50] control

every time before cueing, or you may be in for a loud and painful surprise. Check the pro-

gram meters, as these show the program level coming your way.

37. ASSIGN

This four-position stereo rotary switch affects the program in four popular ways:

• A

Moving the crossfader [43] towards the left will increase the level of any programs set to A. (At the same time, decreasing the level of any programs set to B.)

• B

Moving the crossfader towards the right will increase the level of any programs set to B. (At the same time, decreasing the level of any programs set to A.)

• Main

The program level is not affected by the cross- fader.

• Off

The program channel is effectively muted, and does not appear on the main mix.

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