RATIO

•Determines the change in output level as a function of the change in input level, once the signal level drops below the threshold. This is sometimes called downward expansion. The ratio control ranges from 1:1.0 to 1:inf. Thus, if the ratio is 1:2, a decrease in input level of 10 dB results in a 20 dB decrease in output level (assuming the input is below the threshold level).

MIDI

•Enables external MIDI triggering for the gate.

•This can be useful for gating drums based on a sequenced MIDI drum pattern.

•To set up MIDI gate triggering:

1.Select MIDI Map from the Windows menu.

2.Select New MIDI Route from the Edit window.

3.Assign a MIDI note by selecting Note from the MIDI Status drop-down menu.

4.Select Gate MIDI Trigger from the Parameter column.

5.Send a MIDI note to the D8B from a sequencer or other MIDI device. The Mode setting in the MIDI Map determines when the gate opens and closes (see “Creating a Route” on page 94).

•Gate MIDI Enable can also be turned on and off via external MIDI note commands.

ACTIVE

•Click the ACTIVE button to turn on the gate for the selected channel.

MENU

•Click the MENU button to Open, Save, Reset, Undo, Cut, Copy, and Paste a Gate patch.

MEM A/B

•Each MEMory stores the most recent MEM A or MEM B EQ settings made for the selected channel.

•Click either of these memory positions to instantly recall the stored settings.

•Ideal for making quick A/B comparisons between gate settings.

Note: Meter View and Meter Mode are not stored in the MEM A or MEM B settings.

Additional Fat Channel ControlsCHANNEL SELECT

•Use the arrows on either side of the channel number (or the arrow keys on the keyboard) to scroll up or down through the D8B channels.

•Click in the “Chan. Select” window for a pull-down of all the channels.

CHANNEL NAME

•This displays the channel name.

•Double-click on the name to highlight it, then type in the new channel name (up to 16 characters). Press Enter or click elsewhere to complete the operation.

ASSIGNMENT

•Assign the channel to the main L/R bus or any of the 8 bus outputs.

ROUTE TO TAPE

•Assign the channel to a tape output.

•Highlight the desired numbers to send the channel to one or many tape outputs.

•This is the most visual way to tell if a channel is routed to several tape outputs.

•A channel can be assigned to more than one tape out, but only the last one selected appears in the channel’s OUT window (in the overview screen).

•No two channels can be assigned to the same tape output. To sum channels to a tape output, assign them to a bus, the route the bus to a tape out.

Phase

•Highlight PHASE to invert the channel polarity by 180 degrees.

Aux Sends

•Use the on-screen knobs to adjust any of the aux send levels.

•Press Control while clicking the Aux knob to set Aux send level to unity gain.

•Click the PRE button directly below the Aux send knob to toggle the individual Aux Pre/Post status.

•Click the OFF button directly below the Aux send knob to toggle the individual channel Aux on and off (mute).

D8B Manual • Chapter 3 • page 88