Shaping Your Audio Mix Using Advanced Fairlight Controls; Using The 6 Band Parametric Equalizer - Blackmagicdesign ATEM Mini Installation And Operation Manual

Shaping your Audio Mix using Advanced Fairlight Controls

ATEM Mini has advanced Fairlight audio controls that let you enhance and refine the quality of
sound on each input and master output, including input level controls, a 6 band parametric
equalizer and powerful dynamics settings.
This section of the manual shows the different Fairlight audio controls you can use to shape and
optimize the audio mix in your live production.
Input Level
Generally, when setting up your audio mix, the first step is to normalize all your inputs. This
means adjusting the input level knob on each input so you can optimize all the levels to their
highest strength without clipping.
This control is at the top of each track under the tally light. Change the level by clicking on the
knob and dragging left to decrease the level, or right to increase. By setting the input control,
it brings all the inputs up to a common signal strength so they are all at their strongest without
clipping.
After you have normalized all your input levels, you can now begin optimizing and shaping the
qualities in each audio input using the 6 band parametric equalizer and dynamics controls.

Using the 6 Band Parametric Equalizer

Each input and the master output has a 6 band parametric equalizer which can be used to
control specific frequencies. This could include reducing low frequency hum or noise on a
microphone input, or boosting the low frequencies on a thin sounding track, or even to add
uniqueness to each input so they are more distinct in the final mix. You have many
creative options.
Parametric Equalizer
To open the parametric equalizer for an input or the master output, click on the corresponding
equalizer indicator.
Click on an input's equalizer
indicator to open a 6 band
parametric equalizer
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