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Pan Pot
The Pan Pot knob controls the pan position of the input as it is being monitored through an output. IT HAS NO EFFECT ON THE
RECORDED SIGNAL. It is only pertinent to monitoring. You would only hear the results of the panning if an input signal was being
monitored through Hilo’s outputs.
When channels are linked, then the pan controls are linked as well. Moving the pan control to the left will make the linked channel’s
pan control move a corresponding value to the right. When the channels are unlinked, as when recording a mono source, then the pan
control will move the signal anywhere with the stereo spectrum.
To change the pan position, click in the proximity of the pan knob and move the cursor from left to right, or right to left.
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Numeric Level Indicator
Displays the amount of attenuation performed on the associated record source. This is attenuation for the Monitor level of the signal; it
has NO bearing on the level being recorded through an audio application. It is applicable to Monitoring Level only (how loud that
signal source is through the output you are listening to).
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Faders and Meters
The METERS on the Input section show the level strength of the signals at the associated input. The METER level will reflect the
signal that will be recorded into audio software. The METER will not reflect attenuation to the input signal as it is being monitored.
When you lower the fader, the METER level will not change, however the change WOULD be reflected in the meters of the output
this signal was routed to.
The FADERS are for attenuating the signal of the input as it is being hardware monitored. For instance, if you are routing a signal
from LINE IN Left, through MONITOR OUT, and the input signal is too loud relative to the rest of the mix, you would lower the
fader under LINE IN Left to correct that. The signal level being recorded for LINE IN Left will not change, but the level through the
outputs as you are monitoring the performance will go down.
The Fader position is specific to the connection between the input and an output. So, using the example above, if you have attenuated
the signal of LINE IN Left, through MONITOR OUT, but then you select LINE OUT from the Output Section, the fader for the LINE
IN Left will return to whatever position is established for that connection.
To reiterate, the faders are for the level of a specific connection between an input and an output. It will not affect the level of the input
source monitored through an output that is not selected, nor will it affect the level of the audio being recorded.
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Mutes
The “M” Icon below the fader is for the Mutes. This switch Mutes or UnMutes the input signal routed to an output. As with the faders,
this control is specific to the patch point between the Input Source, and the selected output. It does not control whether the input signal
itself is muted, or whether that input signal can be recorded.
When the “M” button is blue like this
, then the Mute is ON, and no signal will pass to the selected output. When the “M” button
is gray, like this
, then the Mute button is OFF, and signal WILL pass to the selected output.
Inputs are Muted by default. When an output is selected from the outputs pane, inputs need to be un-muted to become active. When an
input source is no longer being monitored, then it is good practice to Mute it again so that unintended mic bleed or system noise is not
corrupting the signal path.
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Channel Link
In between the two Mute buttons for a pair of Inputs, is the channel link control:
. This control toggles the linked state for a pair
of faders and mutes. If two channels ARE linked, then moving the fader for one of them will move both channels. Similarly, if one is
muted then both will mute. If the faders between the channels are offset, when one is moved the other will snap to the same position.
