Network I/O Stagebox SB 32.24 User Guide
Gain Compensation
Each stagebox Mic/Line input has two transmit channels that can be subscribed to in the Dante
network.
When connected to an SSL console or the Network I/O controller app the main and compensated
channels show as two separate devices. Only the Main device offers control of the Stagebox gain
settings and other controls. The compensated device can not be "owned" or have any audio
functions changed.
When an SSL Network I/O Stagebox is connected to the Dante network it will appear in the
Connected Devices list as two separate devices.
One device provides the gain-dependant (uncompensated) signal, and the other device is a
gain-compensated split.
Only a device which subscribes to the gain-dependant audio can own and have control of the
Stagebox gain settings and other controls. The first (SSL) console to route to an uncompensated
channel gets ownership automatically, the Compensated device can never own or have control.
The Compensated device's level is controlled in the Stagebox itself, so any Dante device can receive
the compensated signal. It does not have to be an SSL console.
Gain Compensation works by applying a digital trim offset, which is the negative equivalent of the
analogue gain change value.
The
Gamma point
is the value at which the analogue gain equals a digital trim value of 0 dB, i.e.
there is no digital trim applied. Digital trim will be applied when the analogue gain level is above or
below the Gamma point. The Gamma point is indicated on the SB 32.24 input GUI as
γ
.
The owner of an input has access to the Gain Compensation
RECALIBRATE
button. Pressing and
holding the
RECALIBRATE
button will reset the
Gamma point
.
When the preamp is in
Line
mode, pressing and holding
RECALIBRATE
will move the
Gamma
point
to the current position of the analogue gain knob. This means that the analogue gain value
now equals a digital trim value of 0 dB and no digital trim is applied.
When the preamp is in
Mic
mode, pressing and holding
RECALIBRATE
will move the
Gamma
point
to 10 dB below the current position of the analogue gain knob. This feature has been designed
to protect the compensated signal against digital clipping in the event that the analogue gain control
is drastically reduced.
This means that the initial digital trim value is -10 dB, as the analogue gain value is 10 dB above the
Gamma point. Pressing the
+
or
-
3 dB buttons raises or lowers the
Gamma point
by 3 dB.
Note: An SB 32.24 can have the Main device and the Compensated device connected to
two separate networks. This isolates the gain-dependant and gain-compensated outputs,
and renders the two networks invisible to each other.
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