Meter Bridge - DigiDesign D-Show Profile Manual

Meter Bridge

The D-Show Profile meter bridge includes Bus and Main Out-
puts meters.
Bus Masters
Meter LEDs and Select switch
Meters, LEDs and controls in the meter bridge
All of the 10-segment meters in the meter bridge show levels
according to the following scale:
Table 14. Meter bridge 10-segment meter scale
LED Level
1 (top) +15 dB
2 +9 dB
3 +3 dB
4 0 dB
5 –3 dB
6 –9 dB
7 –15 dB
8 –21 dB
9 –30 dB
10 (bottom) –60 dB
Bus Output Meters
The eight output level meters in the meter bridge are assign-
able as a unit for metering of any of the following output
types: Groups, Auxes, Matrixes, and Personal Qs.
The Bus Output meters can automatically follow the current
Output fader bank assignment (indicating level for the cur-
rently selected Output bus), or be assigned to a bus output for
persistent bus level indication.
Stereo Output Metering
With stereo Groups and Personal Qs (which are always stereo),
the output level meters in the meter bridge show level for only
the highest of the left and right channels.
To see level for both the left and right channels of a stereo out-
put, refer to the on-screen meters, or target the channel on the
ACS and use the Selected Channel Level Meters.
The 10 bi-color LEDs show input levels from bottom to top,
according to the scale shown in Table 14 on page 109.
Selecting Output Meter Display
To select an output type for metering:
Main
Press the Select switch in the meter bridge to cycle through
■
available choices (Auto, Aux 1–8, Aux 9–16, Personal Qs, ma-
trixes or Groups). The currently assigned bus is indicated by
its Meter LED lighting.
To set metering to follow the Output faders:
Press the Meter Select switch repeatedly so that the Auto
■
LED is lit.
Bus output LEDs and Select switch
Main Output Meters
The three Main output meters in the meter bridge show out-
put levels for the three Main outputs (either in L–C–R or in
L–R+M format).
Main output level meters in the meter bridge
The 10 bi-color LEDs show input levels from bottom to top,
according to the scale shown in Table 14 on page 109.
Metering on the Solo Bus
Metering Soloed Channels
Solo bus metering depends on the type of channel being
soloed.
Single Channels
In PFL, AFL, or SIP modes, a single soloed channel is metered
in the same way as if the channel were targeted on the ACS.
Chapter 13: Metering 109