Media Technology Systems AMX 0.2 - Manual (Page 20)

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Note:!If!Last!mic!on!is!enabled,!the!gate!may!remain!open.!See!Last!mic!on!
documentation!for!details.!
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4.3.3.4 Gate&Hold&time&
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Type:!Time!
Range:!10!ms!to!10!s!
Default:!1!s!
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Wait!time!in!open!state!for!closing!the!gate!when!input!level!passes!below!Threshold.!
Open!indicator!remains!lit!and!channel!is!counted!as!an!open!mic!during!hold!time.!
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4.3.3.5 Gate&Depth&
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Type:!dB!
Range:!0!to!L100!dB!
Default:!L20!dB!
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Attenuation!for!channel!when!gate!is!in!closed!state!(Open!indicator!extinguished).!
Milder!(towards!0!dB)!settings!produce!a!more!natural!response!but!may!adversely!
affect!gainLbeforeLfeedback!performance!of!the!system.!
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4.3.3.6 Maximum&open&mics&
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Type:!Integer!
Range:!0!to!255!
Default:!255!
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Maximum!open!mics!allowed!at!any!time!in!the!system.!No!additional!gates!will!open!if!
current!NOM!equals!or!exceeds!this!setting.!Mics!are!opened!on!a!firstLcomeLfirstL
served!basis.!The!same!setting!should!be!used!for!all!automix!devices!in!a!system.!Using!
higher!settings!on!some!devices!will!cause!open!mics!to!be!spread!unevenly!across!the!
system.!
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Note!1:!To!disable!Maximum!open!mics!behavior,!set!the!control!to!its!maximum!value!
(255).!
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Note!2:!If!multiple!channels!are!above!threshold!when!NOM!drops!to!a!level!where!a!
new!mic!may!open,!the!lowest!numbered!channel!is!given!preference.!
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NOM!is!read!and!assessed!when!Threshold!is!first!exceeded.!If!NOM>=Maximum!open!
mics,!the!gate!does!not!open.!
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4.3.3.7 Input&Open&Indicator&
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Type:!LED!
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Lights!when!signal!level!exceeds!Threshold!+!background!or!due!to!Last!mic!on!logic!
and!channel!is!not!constrained!by!Priority!or!Maximum!open!mics.!Never!lights!in!