16.0 Meters and Peak Indicators
The Vision console provides the following options for monitoring levels:
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VU Meter Bridge
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Channel Peak Indicators
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Pinguin Surround Meter software
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Module meters
In combination, these meter options provide a complete suite of metering tools for any application.
Auxiliary and Cue Send levels are displayed on the 227L Cue Send module LED meters.
The following 200 Series modules have built-in LED output meters:
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205L Direct Input
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212L Microphone Preamp
The following 200 Series modules have built-in LED gain reduction meters:
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225L Compressor/Limiter
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235L Noise Gate/Expander
16.1
VU Meter Bridge
The Meter Bridge is populated only with VU meters.
The Meter Bridge provides the ability to monitor the levels of the following signal paths:
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Channel (Fader 1, Fader 2, Direct Out)
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Multitrack Summing Bus
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Stereo and Surround Program Busses
•
Solo Bus
•
Lt Rt Fold Down Matrix
The Meter Bridge has two sections:
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Channel Meters
•
Program Meters
NOTE: Auxiliary and Cue Send levels are displayed on the 227L Cue Send module LED
meters.
16.1.1 Channel
Meters
The Channel Meters are organized in banks of sixteen (16), one for each installed channel
bucket.
The Channel Meters are stacked in pairs with 1 over 2, 3 over 4, and so on.
Each Channel Meter can be fed from the
following points:
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Fader 1 Channel Input
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Fader 2 Channel Input
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Direct Output
•
Multitrack Summing Bus 1-24
The Channel Meter is fed from the Fader 1
Channel Input by default (no buttons engaged).
