SoundCraft LIVE 8, User Manual

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11 MUTING
All outputs from the channel except Inserts may be muted by pressing the MUTE switch, and the
associated LED illuminates to show that the channel is OFF.
Alternatively the channel may be selected to any one or more MUTE BUSES to provide grouped
muting under the control of the MUTE masters on the far right-hand side of the console. In either case
the mute status is shown by the LED.
12 PFL/PEAK
PFL
When the PFL switch is pressed, the Pre-Fade signal is fed to the headphones and L & R meters,
where it replaces the normal Mix L/R signal (the main Mix L/R output is unaffected). The PFL/AFL ON
LED on the master section illuminates to warn that the headphones and the meters are now responding
to the PFL/AFL selection and the PFL LED on the input channel lights to identify the active channel.
This is a useful way of listening to any required input signal without interrupting the main mix, for
making adjustments or tracing problems.
PEAK
When the PFL switch is released the LED on the channel serves as a PEAK indicator, to warn when
an excessively high signal level is present in the channel. The signal is sampled at three points in the
channel, immediately after the Hi-Pass Filter (Pre Insert), PRE EQ and POST EQ. The Peak LED will
illuminate approximately 4dB before clipping and therefore give warning of a possible overload even
if the peaks are removed by external equipment plugged into the Insert.