Input Configuration; Input Functions - Focusrite Red 8Line User Manual

Inputs. . .

Input Configuration

Settings for the configurable input channels – input Type and
function options – are selected via the Config Menu screen.
• To enter the Config Menu press-and-hold a channel's Select
button
To exit this screen press any of the channel Select buttons – or rotate
the Input Encoder to the 'Back' option and then click.

Input Functions

The following channel functions can be set, or toggled On/Off, from the Config Menu screen:
• Type selects the signal input type to be used for a channel: Instrument › Mic › Line
• Level (Red 8 Line and 16Line) sets the operating level for the selected channel. Note that all other
function settings will be greyed-out when input Type is set to 'Line'
• +48V enables phantom power for the microphone input
• Phase applies phase inversion to the selected channel
• HPF switches in the 80Hz high-pass filter
• Air changes the microphone and instrument input characteristics to 'Air' mode. See Appendix 4,
page 44 for further information
• Link combines adjacent odd/even channels so they operate as a stereo pair. When linked, Gain
and Input Type changes to either of the paired channels will be applied to both
When linked, any difference in gain settings between the two channels will be maintained.
• Back exits the Config Menu screen and returns to the Overview display
Pressing any of the channel Select buttons will also exit the Config menu screen
To change an input function:
Rotate the Input Encoder until the required function is
1
highlighted
Push the Input Encoder to step through the input types or to
2
toggle the selection
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Channel Config Menu Screen
Red 16Line shown
Channel Function Selection
Red 16Line shown