KRK V Series 4 Quick Start Manual page 3

-­‐dB L EVEL A TTENUATION s tarts s et t o
zero t o b e a t + 4 d Bu o r -­‐ 10 d BV. R educe
this o n b oth m onitors i n h alf d B s teps t o
level m atch t hese t o o ther m onitors y ou
may u se w ith t hem u p t o -­‐ 3 d B.
SYSTEM S ETTINGS u se t hese t o a djust
overall s ystem p references.
A -­‐ G ROUNDLIFT I f y ou h ave a g round
loop a nd n eed t o g et r id o f g round
related n oise, u se t his s witch. I t m ay a lso
increase n oise f rom o ther s ources.
B -­‐ I NPUT W e s hip t he m onitors -­‐ 10 o n
the i nput s ensitivity. T his m akes t hem
compatible w ith m ost g ear; c hoose + 4
setting f or m ost p ro g ear. T his w ill
reduce y our o utput l evel f rom t he -­‐ 10
setting s o y ou w ill n eed t o a pply a
higher-­‐level s ignal a t t he i nput; t his w ill
increase t he d ynamic r ange a nd l ower
the n oise f loor.
C -­‐ S TANDBY U se t his t o e ngage o r
disengage t he s tandby. I f s tandby i s
engaged t he u nit w ill g o i nto s leep m ode
30 m inutes a fter n o s ignal i s d etected.
The m onitors w ill w ake u p o nce y ou s end
signal t o t hem a gain.
D -­‐ L OGO L ED T urns t he f ront K RK l ogo
on a nd o ff
E -­‐ L OGO L ED D IM W ith t he K RK l ogo o n t his s ets i t t o d im o r b right. S et i t t o y our d esired s etting
according t o t he a mbient l ight i n y our s tudio.
LOW C ONTROL
LOW S HELF C ut ( minus) s ettings a re w all-­‐coupling f ilters. T hese E Q s ettings r oll o ff t he l ow e nd t hat
can b uild u p t he c loser y ou g et t o w alls o r i f y ou h ave l ow c eilings.
Boost ( plus) s ettings a dd l ow e nd i f y ou n eed m ore t hump, s et t hese t o y our t aste. M ost s tudios w ill
achieve p lenty o f l ow-­‐end w ith t he s etting i n t he f lat p osition.
LOW M ID P EQ T his i s a p arametric E Q w ith a w ide Q . I t d oes n ot c ut y our l ow e nd a s i t c uts l ow m id
frequencies. W e c all i t a d esk f ilter. I f y ou h ave a l arge m ixing b oard a ka " desk" o r a l arge d esk, y ou
can g et a b uildup i n t he l ow m ids t hat c an c ause a udio m uddiness.
Note: o ne s etting u tilizes b oth t he w all c oupling f ilter a nd t he d esk f ilter.
HIGH C ONTROL
HIGH S HELF a nd H IGH M ID P EQ A ll t hese s ettings a re f or y ou t o s et t o y our m ixing t aste. I f y ou f eel
you n eed m ore, o r l ess h igh m ids o r h ighs, a djust t hese u ntil y ou a re h appy. S ome s tudios a re b right
and n eed l ess h ighs a nd s ome s tudios a re d ark a nd n eed m ore h ighs. W e g ive y ou S helf a nd P EQ
EQ's. P EQ E Q a djusts h igh m id f requencies u p o r d own w ithout c hanging t he h igh f requencies.