Allen&Heath DP 1000 USER GUIDE - Manual (Page 34)

Use FX1 to add other effects such as delays, echo,
chorus, flanger, vibrato, tremolo, autopan and so on.
Unlike
FX2 the channel sends behave as individual
wet / dry controls to determine how much signal is
routed ‘dry’ direct to the mix, or ‘wet’ via
FX1 to the
mix. This is important for ‘insertion’ type effects
such as vibrato which are routed entirely through the
processor. If direct signal were present the result
would be a chorus sound, not vibrato. Make sure
that the
FX1 fader is set to ‘0’ when the send
control is set fully wet.
FOOTPEDAL CONTROL The function of the
foot pedals or switches can be assigned to control
any effects parameter or any channel volume. The
third menu item displays the assigned function.
Select this item and scroll through the options using
soft strip control 10 or the WX cursor keys.
• FX VOLUME = FX1, FX2
• OUTPUT VOLUME = Aux, FB, LR
• INPUT VOLUME = CH1-8
• EFFECTS PARAMETER
• BYPASS
• OFF = Footswitch disabled
This lets you use the two FX foot controllers for any
function you choose, not just effects control. For
example, you could use the
FX1 foot controller with a
volume pedal as a guitar channel performance
volume control while the
FX1 channel is used as an
effect for another channel.
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PPLY THE
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YNAMICS
COMPRESSORS. Each of the 8 input channels
has its own compressor. Use the compressor to
control the dynamic range of the signal, for example
to reduce excessive peaks when vocal miking. Or
use it to create effects, for example to achieve a more
‘punchy’ bass guitar. Four parameter controls are
available:
• DRIVE = How much compression is applied.
• ATTACK = How fast the compressor responds.
• RELEASE = How fast it restores normal level.
• KNEE = How sharp the threshold point is.
You can view and adjust the parameters for all
channels at the same time by selecting the
COMP key
or you can adjust the parameters for one channel by
pressing its
EQ key three times to display its
compressor screen.
Adjust soft control 4 DRV to determine how much
compression is applied from 0 (none) to 25
(maximum). This combines the threshold, ratio and
make-up gain parameters into one easy to use
control.
Adjust soft controls 5 and 6 ATT and REL to
determine how fast the compressor responds to the
music signal from 1 (fast) to 25 (slow).
Adjust soft control 7 KNE to select how the
compressor responds as it reaches its threshold point
(hard or soft knee).
The gain reduction meter GR indicates how much
compression is active. This shows you how hard the
compressor is working.
NOISE GATES. Each of the 8 input channels has
its own noise gate. The gate turns the channel off
when the signal drops below the threshold level. Use
this to eliminate problems with source noise such as
keyboards hiss or microphone ambient pickup, or to
create effects such as gated drums or guitars. You
can control the gate settings for each in the same
screen by pressing the
GATE key or you can adjust the
parameters for one channel by pressing its EQ key
two times to display its gate screen. Three controls
are available:
• LEVEL = Threshold from off to 0dB.
• ATTACK = From 1 (fast) to 25 (slow).
• DECAY = From 1 (fast) to 25 (slow).
The gain reduction meter GR shows when the gate is
active.
Press RESET to set the controls to their default values.
Press UNDO to restore the previous settings or those
marked by pressing ENTER.
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