Viewing The Channel Strip Of The Channel Layer - Roland M-480 Owner's Manual

Viewing the channel strip of the channel layer

To view the channel strips, use the LAYER VIEW tab of the METER
screen.
LAYER VIEW tab
fig.ScrMeterLayerGuide.eps
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1 Channel strip
This shows the level and principal parameters of the
channels.
Channel strip operations
You can move the cursor to the buttons, knobs, and faders of the
channel strip, and use the value dial to edit them.
fig.ScrMeterStripGuide.eps
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Channel number/name
1
This indicates the channel number and name.
+48V button (CH1–48, RTN1–6)
2
This turns +48V phantom power on/off for the input jack
that is patched to the channel.
PAD button (CH1–48, RTN1–6)
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This is an on/off switch for the pad of the input jack that is
patched to the channel. If this is on, the input sensitivity of
the preamp will be lowered by 20 dB.
ø (phase) button
4
This inverts the phase of the audio signal. The phase will be
inverted if this is on, and will be normal if this is off.
Preamp gain knob (CH1–48,
5
This adjusts the preamp gain for the input jack patched to
the channel, in a range of -65 dBu– -10 dBu (or a range of -45
dBu–+10 dBu if PAD is on).
The preamp gain is not a continuous control, it is digital with
stepped control. In certain situations artifact noise may occur
when changing preamp gain. This is normal.
Gain Reduction
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This indicates the amount of gain reduction:
G Gate/expander (CH1–48)
C Compressor (CH1–48)
L Limiter (AUX1–16, MTX1–8, MAIN L/R/C)
EQ graph
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This indicates the approximate response of the 4-band EQ.
S button
8
This turns SOLO on/off for the channel.
M button
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This turns MUTE on/off for the channel.
Meter
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This indicates the level of the channel.
Pan/Balance knob
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This adjusts the pan of the channel. For stereo-linked AUX
channels and MTX channels, this adjusts the left/right output
balance.
Fader
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This adjusts the fader of the channel.
Metering
RTN1–6)
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