AEQ
CAPITOL
Ultra-compact digital audio mixer
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Hardware
corresponding to the audio input of this channel, in format HW: xx.yy, where
xx is the number of the virtual slot where this inputs/outputs module is installed, and yy
is the audio channel of this inputs/outputs module. In stereo channels, yy represents the
audio channel corresponding to the left channel of the stereo pair. The right channel
corresponds to the number just above.
•
Graphic representation of three
encoders
associated with the
GAIN
,
PHASE
and
BALANCE
fields. By operating on the rotary encoders associated with the main screen
in the Control and Monitoring section, you can change the values.
o
GAIN:
configurable between -12dB and +12dB for line level inputs and between
-36dB and +19dB for mic level inputs. The field is configured with the default
value of 0dB. Any modification of the initial value of this gain will illuminate the
dedicated “
PROCESS
“
LED
on the corresponding channel of the control
surface (see section “
2.1.1.5. Indicator of active processes
” of this manual).
o
PHASE:
allows you to modify the input signal phase among +/+, +/-, -/+ and -/-
for stereo signals, and among + and – for mono signals.
o
BALANCE:
enables you to modify the balance between the L and R channels
in stereo signals. The operation of this indicator will activate the dedicated
“
PROCESS
”
LED
on the corresponding channel of the control surface (see
section “
2.1.1.5. Indicator of active processes
” of this manual).
By pressing this encoder
, you can configure the sending mode of the stereo
input signal toward the stereo outputs that it is routed to. The options that
appear successively when you press the encoder are:
L-L
(only the L input
channel is sent to L and R output channels),
R-R
(only the R input channel is
sent to L and R output channels) and
R-L
(the R input channel is sent to the L
output channel and the L input channel is sent to the R output channel). If you
press the enconder once more, it returns to the normal working mode (
L-R
).
NOTE:
When the input audio channel selected in the “INPUTS” list is assigned to a fader
channel, you can also access to this advanced information screen by pressing the “
SELECT
”
key of the corresponding channel (see section “
2.1.1.2. SELECT
“ of this manual), working this
key as a quick access to this submenu. Using any of both access ways, the LED of the
“SELECT” will be activated.
The four contextual keys under the display are associated with the four options shown in the
bottom line of the screen:
•
“
BACK
”
:
pressing this key allows you to return to the previous menu screen.
•
“
DYNAM
”
:
allows you to access to the menus for configuration and activation of
dynamics effects included in AEQ CAPITOL: Compressor/Limiter and Noise Gate.
•
“
EQUAL
”
:
allows you to access to the menu for configuration and activation of
Equalizers and Filters included in AEQ CAPITOL.
•
“
NEXT
”
:
allows you to access the additional information menú about the audio signal
present in this input channel, where you can also change the signal assigned to that
channel and modify its internal routing.
3.4.3.1.1. Dynamics menu: Compressor/Limiter and Noise Gate.
COMPRESSOR / LIMITER:
Pressing the “
DYNAM
” contextual key from the advanced information menu of an audio input
channel will give you access to the menu to configure the Compressor/Limiter.
Dynamics processors are used to modify the dynamic ranges of an audio signal to adapt it to
specific needs or to produce certain sound effects. A compressor enables you to reduce the
dynamic range of the signal. Your purpose may be to adapt a signal with a very broad dynamic
range to a circuit that will not support such wide variations in level, or to generate certain
sonority in a signal.
