ALESIS DEQ230D - Manual (Page 44)

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Basics of Equalization
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Basic operation: Channel Level mode
Channel Level mode allows you to adjust the output level of
channels A and B independently or simultaneously. Use this
feature to compensate for a reduction or increase of signal level
due to the equalization curve you have selected.
To enter this mode you must start from Program mode. Once you
are there, you can enter Channel Level mode in one of two ways:
• On Channel A, press and hold the 16 kHz button and then
press the 20 kHz button, or vice versa
• On Channel B, press and hold the 25 Hz button and then
press the 31.5 Hz button, or vice versa. (This option only
works when the channels are not linked.)
Note: If you press only one Band Gain button, you won't
enter Channel Level mode--you may have entered Band Edit
mode by mistake.
Once the DEQ230 is in Channel Level mode, you will see the
Band Gain LEDs go completely dark except for the ones over the
buttons mentioned in the two steps above.
From this point onward, Channel Level mode operates exactly like
Band Edit mode: the settings for Release Edit Group and Edit
Time Out are in effect; if you select both channels A and B for
editing, you have selected an Edit Group; the Relative Gain
Display and Proportional Gain Memory will govern the gain
adjustments made to the Edit Group.
The only real difference between the way this mode and Edit
mode operate is in the amount of boost that is allowed to occur in
Channel Level mode. The DEQ230 will allow each channel to be
boosted up to +6 dB, with an allowable cut range of -12 dB. If
you want another 6 dB of gain (for a total of 12 dB), you will find
that in the Master Level function in Setup mode. But remember,
the settings for Channel Level mode are stored with each program.
The settings for the Master Level function are not.
To exit Channel Level mode and return to Program mode, deselect
both channels or press the [LINK/EXIT] button.
For information on selecting
an Edit Group, see page 34.
For information on the
Release Edit Group function,
see page 45. For information
on the Edit Time Out feature,
see page 46. For information
on the Relative Gain Display,
see page 34. For information
on Proportional Gain
Memory, see page 34.
Once you are in Channel Level
mode, you must press both of
the appropriate Band Gain
buttons on one or the other
side of the Numeric LED
Display in order to select or
deselect one of the channels. If
you press only one Band Gain
button, the channel selection
will not change.
If the Numeric LED Display
shows “Li,” when you press
[BAND SELECT] buttons on
Channel B, it means the
channels are linked. Either
make the edits on Channel A,
or return to Program mode
and press [LINK/EXIT] to
unlink the channels.