Audient ASP4816 - Compact Analogue Recording Console - Manual (Page 18)

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Glossary
Pan
Short for panoramic potentiometer this control places a mono source signal onto the stereo bus. The
proportion of signal fed to the left and right buses is variable (using the pan control) and alters the spa-
tial position of an instrument within the mix. Thus a number of channels can all be panned to different
spatial positions. Generally low frequency instruments such as kick drums are panned centrally as they
are omnidirectional and for a given SPL the speakers are being driven at a lower level leading to less
distortion. Signals can also be panned across odd and even bus outputs allowing them to recorded in
stereo.
Q
Q is an indication of the frequency range or bandwidth over which a peaking equaliser will be effec-
tive. Low Qs affect a wide range of frequencies while high Qs affect a much narrower range of fre-
quencies. It thus allows an equalisation adjustment to be targeted to maximise the effect where re-
quired while at the same time minimising changes where they are not wanted. Generally high Qs sound
less pleasant than low Qs.
Routing
This is the process of selecting to which bus output of the console the signal should be routed. Routing
can be to multiple tracks and if an odd/even combination is selected then panning can be used to record
a stereo signal.
SF
The Short fader is normally used to feed the inputs to a DAW or other recording device. It therefore
controls the recorded level of the signal. When SF appears by a control or group of controls it means
that these functions can be switched into the short fader (or channel fader) path.
Shift
This allows the number of routing switches to be reduced by doubling the function of each switch.
With Shift unpressed routing is possible to tracks 1 through 8. With Shift pressed routing to tracks 9
through 16 is possible.
Solo in place
This is a method of previewing the signal in a channel and works by cutting all the signals feeding the
stereo bus other than the one(s) being solo’d. This is a destructive process and does affect the stereo or
mix output of the console.
Stereo Bus
This is usually the main bus in the console and provides the output to whatever stereo recording device
is in use. The stereo output is also used as the main monitor source allowing the output of the multi-
track to be heard and the balance of the individual tracks in the mix to be adjusted.
Talkback
Talkback is a means of communication from the mixing console to the performer.