The Eq Screen - Roland VS-2000 Owner's Manual

11—Input and Track Channel Tools
10. Graphic Dynamics Display
The graphic dynamics display shows how the dynamics processor is
shaping the level of the channel's signal. The numbers at the bottom
of the graph represent the signal's original level, while the levels on
the right show the current effect of the dynamics processor.
Here's a simple way to understand the graphic display. Locate your Threshold setting
along the lower edge of the display. If you're using a compressor, you can see how the
compressor shapes your signal's level to the right of the threshold. An expander's effect
is shown to the left of the threshold. With an expander/compressor, both sides of the
threshold show the processor's effect.
11. IN/OUT/GR Meters
The DYN screen provides three meters that let you see what the channel's
dynamics processor is doing to its signal at any given moment. The:
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The EQ Screen

Knob labels
Each VS-2000 input and track channel has its own EQ.
What Is EQ?
A sound wave is a repeating change in air pressure that your ear perceives as a sound.
The sound wave moves between its least amount of air pressure and its greatest many,
many times per second, and very quickly. The number of times it repeats this cycle each
second is called its "frequency." Frequencies are measured in single cycles (called
"Hertz" or "Hz"), or in thousands of cycles ("kilohertz" or "kHz"). A low-frequency
sound wave repeats its cycle fewer times per second than a high-frequency sound wave
does. This is important because a sound wave's frequency determines its pitch.
In fact, every sound you hear is made up of a mix of sound waves that occur so close
together in time that the ear perceives them as one single sound. Each of these sound
waves is occurring at its own frequency, of course. This means that every sound you
hear is comprised of sound waves at a variety of pitches and at different volumes, all
working together to create a single complex sound. The low-frequency sound waves
make up its bass, while the high-frequency sound waves make up its treble range.
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IN meter—shows the signal's original level coming into the dynamics processor.
OUT meter—shows the signal's level coming out of the dynamics processor.
GR (Gain Reduction) meter—shows the amount of gain reduction being applied.
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To learn about
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