IMPORTANT SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE!
So important we put it first, before anything else.
To fully achieve the
FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE FOR EACH CHANNEL IN USE
1.Set the Control Room, Phones, Left and Right Master Fader and Solo controls all the way off. (As you are working through the steps, you can bring these controls up a bit to hear what you are doing, but be careful. There’s a lotta level in this mixer.)
2.Apply signal to channel input.
Insert a stereo line input into the correspond- ing Left and Right Input jacks at the rear of the mixer.
or
Insert a mono line input into the correspond- ing Left Input jack on the rear of the mixer.
3.Set channel strip controls as follows: Gain control at “U” detent.
Solo switch down. Mute switch up.
Balance control at “U” detent. EQ controls at “U” detent.
Aux controls fully counterclockwise (off).
4.Apply an audio signal to the input. The material and level you use to set up the mixer should be vaguely representative of what you will really be doing when you really do it. If you’re connected to a tape deck or a CD player, put some music on and push the button! If you’re hooked up to a synthesizer, tickle those plastic ivories!
5.The channel’s
For a meter reading of 0dBu with +4dBu input (line level) signals, the settings in step 3 should be just about right. Adjust the channel Gain control slightly so that you get peaks that regularly hit 0dB on the Left and Right meters. For
boost the signal to read 0d B on the Left and Right meters.
On the other hand, you might have to deviate from this approach on certain channels. For example, you don’t want to set the
6.If desired (optional):
Adjust the channel strip’s EQ to about what you will be using during the session. Repeat Step 5.
7.Return the channel strip’s Solo button to the up position.
8.Repeat steps
9.As you
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