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z-Q6 manual

© 2000, Z-Systems Audio Engineering

The z-Q6 Six-Channel

Mastering Equalizer

Controlling Filter Parameters................................................................................................................................ 3
Selecting Active Channel Group ........................................................................................................................... 4
Controlling Master Level and Channel Offsets .................................................................................................... 4
Bypassing Filter Bands ........................................................................................................................................... 5
Bypassing the Entire EQ ........................................................................................................................................ 5
Adjusting Wordwidth and Sample Rate ............................................................................................................... 6
Saving and Loading Presets ................................................................................................................................... 7
MIDI Automation.................................................................................................................................................. 8
Specifications........................................................................................................................................................ 10

Figure 1 - z-Q6 front panel controls ..................................................................................................................... 2
Figure 2 - EQ control mode .................................................................................................................................. 3
Figure 3 - channel selection mode ........................................................................................................................ 4
Figure 4 - volume control mode ........................................................................................................................... 4
Figure 5 - band bypass mode................................................................................................................................. 5
Figure 6 - master bypass mode.............................................................................................................................. 5
Figure 7 - wordwidth/sample rate mode .............................................................................................................. 6
Figure 8 - preset mode ........................................................................................................................................... 7
Figure 9 - confirmation of preset save .................................................................................................................. 7
Figure 10 - indication that preset has not been saved.......................................................................................... 8
Figure 11 – MIDI control screen........................................................................................................................... 8

Summary of Contents for z-Q6 Six-Channel

Page 1: ...dwidth and Sample Rate 6 Saving and Loading Presets 7 MIDI Automation 8 Specifications 10 Figure 1 z Q6 front panel controls 2 Figure 2 EQ control mode 3 Figure 3 channel selection mode 4 Figure 4 vol...

Page 2: ...oups LRF left and right front channels LRS left and right surround channels CEN the center channel SUB the subwoofer channel Referring to Figure 1 the channel select button D is used to choose which o...

Page 3: ...terisk will appear in the bottom row of that band s display to show that that particular band is the active band To change the parameters for the active EQ band use the left knob for the gain the midd...

Page 4: ...ew active channel Controlling Master Level and Channel Offsets 02 0 00 0 RF LS RS CEN SUB 00 0 02 4 M knob offsets R knob master 02 4 00 0 03 0 LF Figure 4 volume control mode Press the EQ volume sele...

Page 5: ...EQ Simply press the band select button under the desired EQ band As shown in Figure 5 the display will then show the word byp in that band s gain display and the band will be bypassed Press the band...

Page 6: ...by the middle knob and the wordwidths are controlled by the right knob Use the button below the indicated channel group names to select the group of interest and an asterisk will appear to indicate th...

Page 7: ...ring the z Q6 to the state shown in Figure 8 To save a preset use the middle knob as prompted by the display to choose a preset number then press the button beneath the SAVE indication This will then...

Page 8: ...once which brings the z Q6 to the state shown in Figure 11 LOAD preset 21 L knob R knob MIDI 12 SAVE READ DUMP Figure 11 MIDI control screen To set a MIDI channel number use the right knob as prompted...

Page 9: ...d decoding the system exclusive commands When the z Q6 has decoded the last preset from the MIDI sequencer it will jump to EQ mode and will be ready for either normal user input via the knobs and butt...

Page 10: ...ilter bandwidths 12 steps from Q 0 4 to Q 8 0 nominal Shelf filter slopes 6 dB octave Dither types 24 bit 20 bit and 16 bit proprietary floating point techniques Noise shaping types POW r curves 2 and...

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