Chapter 12 Other Convenient Functions
Simultaneously Adjusting a
Stereo Source (Channel Link)
When recording or playing back a stereo source, nor- mal mixer operations require you to control the left and right channels separately, which can make it inconvenient to adjust equalizer, effects, and other set- tings. In such cases, you can have the settings for a pair of channels, with the exception of the fader and pan settings, linked so that they adjusted in the same way. This is called the Channel Link.
When Channel Link is on, adjacent odd- and even- numbered channels are paired as shown below. The settings of each
Channel Link
This turns the Channel Link function on and off.
4.Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)]. Return to Play condition.
Adjusting the Faders
When Channel Link is on, the balance of both channels is preserved, and the total volume level controlled with fader for the
1.Press [CH EDIT (SELECT)] for the channels for which you wish to adjust that channel’s fader.
2.Press PARAMETER [ 
] [ 
], so that “MIX Sw =” appears in the display.
3.Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.
Channel a
Channel b
Channel c
Channel 1
2
Channel 3
4
Channel 5
6
Channel 7
MIX Sw (Mix Switch)
This selects the bus to which the source or track out- put will be assigned. For this example select “On.”
On: The source or track will not be assigned to a recording bus, but will be sent directly to the mix bus. Set this to “On” when, for example, you simply want to mix the inputs without
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At this time, you can use the channel faders and pan knobs to make the following adjustments.
Odd-numbered channel faders:
Overall volume level of the signal that is output to the mix bus or the recording bus (Offset Level)
Off-numbered channel pan knobs:
Overall left/right balance of the signal that is output to the mix bus or the recording bus (Offset Balance)
Overall volume level of the signal that is output to the AUX bus (AUX level)
Even-numbered channel pan knobs:
Overall left/right balance of the signal that is output to the AUX bus (AUX balance)
1.Press [CH EDIT (SELECT)] for the channels for which you wish to have Channel Link turned on.
2.Press PARAMETER [ 
] [ 
], so that “Channel Link=” appears in the display.
3.Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial. For now, select “On.”
recording the source. However, the sources that are assigned to the RECORDING bus are dis- abled.
Off: The source or track will not be assigned to the mix bus. If it is not assigned to a recording bus either, then that source/track will not be output anywhere.
4.Press PARAMETER [ 
], so that “MIX Level” appears in the display.
5.Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.
Mix Level (In the example, 100)
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MIX Level
Adjust the volume level
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