Midas PRO6, Owner'S Manual

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Dynamics (D zone)
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PRO6 Live Audio System
Owner’s Manual
Side chain
You can manipulate the side chain filter from the side chain section (channel strip and
GUI). The side chain filter is a swept band pass type, which acts on the dynamics side
chains of the compressor and gate, and covers the full audio spectrum.
For details of how to select a side chain pick-off point, see “Side chain” on page 316.
1
IN switch, switches the side chain filter
into the signal path.
2
freq control knob, adjusts the side chain
filter frequency in the range 50Hz to 15kHz.
(Visually, this moves the envelope on the
graph left or right.)
3
WIDTH button, changes the filter Q.
There are three options, and the effects of
each are shown in the side chain graph (see
above). This is only enabled when the side
chain filter is switched on.
4
MENU button, opens the Select Side-
Chain Source window from which you can
select the side chain source for the selected
input channel (see “Side chain” on page 316).
Pressing this button with the Select Side-
Chain Source window open, closes the
window.
5
LISTEN/[LSTN] switch, places the side
chain pushbutton onto the channel filter bus,
allowing the audio signal to be monitored via
headphones. This effectively replaces the
channel solo audio path with a post-filter
(pre-dynamic) signal.
6
Graph, shows the effects of the side chain
filter on the signal.
7
Side chain source field, shows you where
the side chain of the compressor/gate is
sourced from. If you see the text
“Unassigned” here, it means that a source
hasn’t been assigned.
8
source button, opens the Patching
screen so that you can select the sidechain
source.
Graphs showing the effects of the
three filter Q options, selected via the
WIDTH button
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Gate
Compressor