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F R O N T P A N E L
from other manufacturers. Thus, you can get away with more “pushing the envelope”
than ever before.
The three texture controls are:
• Leveller Depth – Drives the AGC gain. Higher numbers mean the Leveller will
work harder to bring up low levels. Lower numbers mean the leveller will relax to
a more open sound.
• Density – Determines how fast the processor will react to changes in level and how
consistent the audio spectrum will remain cut to cut. Higher numbers mean faster
changes and more consistent tonal balance. Lower numbers relax the audio and
allow the spectrum to retain some of the intended source tonal balance.
• Loudness – Determines how fast the peak control processing will react. Higher
numbers mean faster limiting and more clipping depth while lower numbers relax
the limiters and clippers for a more open sound will still maintaining excellent peak
control.
To access these controls, select the TEXTURE option by highlighting it and pressing in
the knob. You can then highlight the texture feature you want to adjust by highlighting it
and pressing in the knob. All the texture features are adjustable on a scale from 0-10 with
0 being the lowest setting and 10 being the highest. The default for all factory presets is 5.
EQ
To access the EQ controls, select the EQ option by highlighting it and pressing in the
knob. You can then highlight the EQ option you want to adjust by highlighting it and
pressing in the knob. All EQ features are adjustable on a scale from 0‑10 with 0 being
the lowest setting and 10 being the highest. The default for all factory presets is 5.
To return to the main menu, press the “W” BACK button.
Save
When you are finished adjusting the TEXTURE and EQ controls, you can save your
work as a preset using the SAVE option. In the menu, highlight the SAVE option with
the knob and press it in. The next empty user preset slot will appear with the option of
naming your new preset. You can use the new slot, or turn the knob and select a differ‑
ent empty slot OR overwrite a previously saved user preset (factory presets CANNOT
be overwritten).
Once a slot has been selected, you can name the preset using the knob. A flashing
cursor will appear in the first character slot. Turn the knob to choose an alpha-numeric
character and push select. The character will be written and the cursor will move on to
the next character. When you are finished, push and HOLD the knob for approximately
3 seconds to save the preset. A total of 8 characters can be chosen for a preset saved on the
front panel. These can only be alpha‑numeric (A‑Z or 0‑9). For longer, more descriptive
names, you can use the PC GUI to save the current preset with up to 64 characters.
A Note About The Front Panel Sound Adjustments
The front panel sound adjustments are set up so that users can quickly change the most
basic settings in the audio processor to “get it” on the air and sounding good. Because
we have tied together background controls to make the front panel adjustments easy, you
