Line and Cross Faders
The next piece of your Dmix 300’s mixer section are the Line and Cross
Faders. The Line fader is the Volume Control of your channel-use it to
adjust output volume of each individual channel. The Crossfader on the
other hand can be used to fade between each channel. The speed in
which the volume comes in on each side of the Cross Fader can be con-
trolled by the Fader Curve Switch, located above the Cross Fader.
The Crossfader is user relaceable, and can be ordered from any
Authorized Cortex dealer or from our own Tech Support department.
VU Meter
The VU meter can be used to view the volume level of both the Master
output of your Dmix 300 as well as the individual channel output. This
can be controlled by using the Cue/PGM switch located above the VU
meter. Set the switch to CUE to view the volume of Channel 1 and
Channel 2. Set the Switch to PGM to view the volume of the Master
Output. To avoid distortion, try to keep the volume level of the Master
Output at between 0 and +5dB on the VU meter.
Cue Section
The Cue section of the Dmix 300 allows the user to preview Channels 1
and 2 before fading them in to be heard through the Main output sec-
tion. To use the Cue preview function, first plug in a set of headphones to
the front mounted Headphone jack. Then, using the Cue fader located on
the front right hand side of the unit, fade between the two channels. You
may use the Cue Volume knob to increase or decrease volume going to
the headphones.
Microphone Section
The Microphone section of the Dmix 300 allows for the user to plug in up
to two microphones at the same time. Both microphone jacks are 1/4’‘ TS
(Tip-Sleave) style jacks, and share both Volume and EQ controls which
are located on the left hand side of the front panel. You can use the Mic
High and Low controls to change the tone of the signal, and the Mic
Volume control to change the overall volume. Again, please note that
these controls alter both tone and volume of both the front and rear
mounted microphone jacks.
Mixer Section (Cont.)
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Fig 11.4 - Crossfader/Linefader/VU section of the Dmix 300
Fig 11.5 - Cue Section of the Dmix 300
Fig 11.6 -Microphone Section of the Dmix 300
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