Sound Devices 788T - Manual (Page 47)

Last Mic Lock-On
When talking stops, the last input to be active will remain open. This maintains a consistent level of
natural sound and avoids a dramatic transition to silence on the track, even when no inputs are in
use.
One Mic Per Sound Source
Often a sound source (i.e. someone speaking) is captured by more than one microphone. Mix As-
sist actively compares signals from all inputs and when it senses the same audio on multiple inputs,
it will only open the input in which that specifi c program audio is loudest. Note that this does not
prevent another input from opening when unique program audio is sensed at that input.
Using Mix Assist
Mix Assist is enabled when the Setup Menu option MIXASSIST: MODE is set to
ON (LR TRACKS ONLY)
or ON (ALL TRACKS FOLLOW LR). Each input to be automixed will then
have “AUTO” highlighted in the Input Settings window. Any input can then be switched to manual
operation, forcing that input to stay on regardless of level. Press the Rewind key in the Input Settings
Window to activate or deactivate Mix Assist for that input.
When ON (LR TRACKS ONLY) is selected, Mix Assist attenuation is applied to the tracks L and R
only. This allows the user to simultaneously create both a mix-assisted mix on tracks L and R and a
manual mix on any other track set to post-fade. When ON (ALL TRACKS FOLLOW LR) is selected,
Mix Assist enabled inputs routed to post-fade tracks will be attenuated by Mix Assist.
The input activity LED ring will light bright green to indicate an automixed input that is currently
open. The input activity LED for closed inputs will be off. This input activity LED ring behavior
overrides the metering behavior of the input activity LED ring.
Inputs that are routed post-fader to track L or R and do not have automix activated will not be au-
tomixed but will still be analyzed by Mix Assist for the purposes of Last Mic Lock-On, One Mic Per
Sound Source, and Number of Open Mics Attenuation. The input activity LED ring for these inputs
will light dim green and show metering activity.
Mix Assist is a processor-intensive feature. Mix Assist is disabled when the sampling rate is above
48.048 kHz. Recording mono fi les is not recommended when using Mix Assist. Output Delay is not
recommended when using Mix Assist. When a CF card is in use, UDMA is recommended.
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