Drawmer MC 3.1, Руководство пользователя

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MIX CHECKING
The Mix Checking section allows
the engineer to test various
aspects of the mix without having
to alter the signal earlier in the
chain and potentially effect the
recording, and is a very thorough
and versatile checking tool. The
switches are especially useful
when used in conjunction with
each other.
In addition to the mix checking
switches found on the MC2.1 the
MC3.1 also incorporates
Band Solo and L/R Swap switches.
Band Solo: The three switches allow the engineer to easily solo the Low, Mid and
High frequencies of the stereo mix. This helps to pinpoint problems occurring at
particularly frequencies or to check for unwanted signal artefacts that may bleed
into each band, for example.
Each switch can be used in conjunction with each other and in any order. However,
it is not recommended that all three Band Solo switches are active simultaneously
as this will effect the signal at the crossover frequencies. For this very reason the
MC3.1 has been designed so that with no Band Solo switches active the entire
Band Solo circuit is completely relay bypassed.
Phase Reverse : Inverts the polarity of the signal on the Left Channel and is used
primarily to outline any phase problems that may be occurring in the mix/recording
such as phase cancellation, or an unbalanced stereo signal. As the switch is
toggled any phase issues will become more apparent and easier to identify.
Left/Right Swap: Swaps the Left and Right channels of the stereo signal. It is
particularly useful when checking for shifts in the stereo balance of the mix.
Under the Cut heading three switches have been incorporated - Left Cut, Mute and
Right Cut .
Left Cut: Mutes the Left channel signal allowing only the right signal to be heard,
Right Cut: Mutes the Right channel signal allowing only the left signal to be heard,
Mute: Cuts both channels (especially useful in an emergency). If Left Cut and Right
Cut are both active it is just the same as Mute being active.
Note that Cut/Mute does not affect the headphones (see ) in the same way as it
does the speakers (see ). W ith the Mute switch active the headphones will still
pass audio in just the same way as if it was off, they are not affected. This allows for
someone to edit audio using headphones whilst a conversation is occurring in the
control room, for example.
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