DLZ CREATOR ADAPTIVE DIGITAL MIXER FOR PODCASTING AND STREAMING, FEATURING MIX AGENT™ TECHNOLOGY
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Channel Setup [Enhanced]
Check out what the channel setup tab looks like in enhanced mode.
There are a few things to notice here:
First and foremost, listed underneath the Channel’s main tab are not one, but TWO sub tabs:
‘Setup’ (which we will discuss below) and ‘Advanced Controls’ (which we will discuss next)!
Within the ‘Setup’ sub tab, there are three separate “boxes” as outlined above.
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#1 – Notice that the first “box” displayed is the Channel ID setup: preset, channel icon / color, channel name and bypass
all processing. These look and work exactly the same as in easy mode and were discussed on the previous two pages.
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#2 – The middle “box” is about setting levels (channels 1-4) and selecting the channel source (channels 5-10).
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If setting levels, first tap whether the connected microphone is dynamic or condenser. As indicated
by the lightning bolt icon, condenser mics require 48V phantom power. It will automatically be applied
to that channel and a little lightning bolt icon will be added to the middle-right side of that channel ID.
Most modern professional condenser mics require 48V phantom power, which lets the DLZ Creator send
low-current DC voltage to the mic’s electronics through the same wires that carry audio. (Semi-pro condenser
mics often have batteries to accomplish the same thing.) “Phantom” owes its name to an ability to be “unseen”
by dynamic mics (Mackie EM-89D and Shure SM57/SM58, for instance), which don’t need external power
and aren’t affected by it anyway.
Never plug single-ended (unbalanced) micro phones, or ribbon mics into the mic input jacks
if phantom power is applied to that channel. Do not plug instrument outputs into the mic XLR
input jacks with phantom power on unless you know for certain it is safe to do so. Be sure
the main mix fader and headphone levels are turned down when connecting microphones to the mic inputs
when phantom power is turned on to prevent pops from getting through to the speakers and headphones.
The next step is to tap ‘Set Level Automatically’. The button will illuminate green and the text will change
to ‘Listening...’. Simultaneously speak into the mic at normal volume and continue speaking until the button
changes back to ‘Set Level Automatically’. [Note that it will state ‘Level Set!’ prior to ‘Set Level Automatically’,
but it’s pretty fast!]. Once it is set, you might notice that the horizontal meter will remain on the far-left when
the mic is not in use and in the money-zone when spoken directly into.
Channel Setup in ENHANCED mode
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