Front Panel Features
PGM 1 FADER | CROSS FADER | PGM 2 FADER | |||
REVERSE | REVERSE | REVERSE | |||
SLOW | FAST | SLOW | FAST | SLOW | FAST |
CONTOUR | CONTOUR | CONTOUR | |||
48. CONTOUR | 50. Headphones Jack |
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Use the contour controls to adjust how fast or slow each fader responds to movement. In the slow position, the faders respond in a linear fashion, increasing from minimum to maximum at the same rate. In the fast posi- tion, the faders respond logarithmically, increasing from minimum to maximum very quickly, and then changing very little for the remainder of the fader travel. Adjust the contour controls between the two extremes to get the fader response that works best for your application.
The contour control for the crossfader works in a similar fashion, crossfading linearly with the contour control in the slow position, and crossfading very quickly with the contour control in the fast position. In fact, in the fast position, the crossfading occurs within the first 2 mm of fader travel. This is great for “crabbing” techniques.
49. REVERSE
Normally (with these switches out) when you move the pgm 1 or pgm 2 faders up, the volume will increase. When you move the crossfader left to right, pgm 1 will fade into pgm 2.
These switches let you reverse the direction of the action of the program faders and the crossfader:
With the pgm 1 or pgm 2 reverse switches on, when you move the pgm 1 or pgm 2 faders up, the volume will now decrease.
With the crossfader reverse switch on, when you move the crossfader left to right, pgm 2 will fade into pgm 1. (This is sometimes called a hamster switch.)
Note: These switches and the contour controls do not affect the meters, just the faders.
This is where you plug in your stereo headphones. It is a 1/4" TRS stereo jack.
If you have the pgm/main switch [39] up, you can listen to the pgm 1 or pgm 2 signals, or a mix of both, determined by setting the pgm source slider [40]. The signals are taken just after the bal controls [31], but before the program faders [42].
If you have the pgm/main switch [39] down, you can listen to the main mix signals, taken just before the main level control [32].
The headphone volume is controlled by the phones level control [38], and the position of the pgm source crossfader [40] if you are listening to pgm 1 or pgm 2.
Warning: The headphone amp is designed to
drive any standard headphones to a very loud
level. We’re not kidding! It can cause permanent hearing damage. Even intermediate levels may be painfully loud with some headphones. Be careful!
Always start with the phones level control
[38] turned all the way down before connecting headphones to the phones jack, or making
any connections. Keep it down until you’ve put on the headphones. Set the pgm source slider [40] if you are listening to pgm 1 or pgm 2, then turn up the phones level control slowly. Why? Always remember: “Engineers who fry their ears, find themselves with short careers.”
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