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3 Controlling StudioLive RM-series Mixers
3.2 Basic Channel Operation
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3.2.9 A/B Fat Channel Settings
StudioLive RM-series mixers let you create two complete Fat Channel settings for
each channel and bus and compare the two using the Alt EQ & Dyn button. In this
way, you can experiment with a new sound without having to struggle to re-create
your old standby, and after several minutes of careful adjustment, you can verify that
a new Fat Channel setting is better than it was before you started tweaking. It can
also be used to store settings for two different sources or tones on the same channel,
like when the guitar player switches from a Les Paul to a Telecaster.
To A/B Fat Channel settings:
1. Select a channel and adjust the Fat Channel settings to taste.
2. Press the Alt EQ & Dyn button. The button will light up to
alert you that you are using the Alt Fat Channel layer.
3. Dial in a new Fat Channel setting.
4. Press the Alt EQ & Dyn button again to listen to your original Fat Channel setting.
3.2.10 Metering
The Meters section of the CS18AI is located to the right of the Fat Channel
meters. Each of these buttons are toggle switches; turn them on and off
by pressing them. The meter state can be changed by pressing another
button in the Meters section. Your CS18AI defaults to peak metering. Peak-
hold metering is also available and can be enabled in the System menu.
Power User Tip: It is important to mention that the meters simply overlay the
selected Fat Channel state. For instance, if you have Channel 16 selected and
then press the Output button in the Meters section, the knobs and buttons in
the Fat Channel section will still be active. The advantage of this is that you can
make adjustments in the Fat Channel while monitoring your entire mix.
Input. Switches the meters to display the pre-dynamics, pre-fader level of the
input bus. Meters are one-to-one (Meter 1 shows the level of Channel 1, etc.).
Output. Switches the meters to display the post-dynamics, post-fader level of the
Input bus. Meters are one-to-one (Meter 1 shows the level of Channel 1, etc.).
GR. Displays the gain reduction of the associated channels.
Mixes. Displays the output level of each of the 16 aux mixes or subgroups.
In addition to the 16 individual channel meters, your CS18AI is
equipped with dedicated Selected Chanel and Main bus meters:
Selected Channel meters are dedicated to displaying information
about the currently selected channel. The meter on the far left of this
section displays the pre-fader input level for the selected channel.
The two meters to the right of it display the compressor and gate
gain reduction applied to the selected channel. These meters are only
active when one of the input channels or an aux bus is selected.
Main. Displays the level of the Main Center/Mono, Left, and Right
outputs. These meters are scaled from -60 to +24 dBu.