MOTU 828 Mk III Hybrid User Manual page 72

Mono/stereo pairing
Click the Mono button (Figure 9-3) if you would
like an input to be treated as a mono channel. If you
would like to work with it as one channel of a
linked stereo pair, click the Stereo button. Inputs
are grouped in odd/even pairs (mic 1-2, Analog
1-2, 3-4, etc.) Stereo pairs appear as a single
channel strip in the CueMix FX mixer (in all tabs).
Invert phase
Click the Phase button (Figure 9-3) to invert the
phase of the input signal. For stereo pairs, you can
invert the phase for the left and right channels
independently.
Input trim
All 828mk3 inputs, both analog and digital, offer
continuously variable input trim. In all cases, trim
level can be controlled digitally in 1 dB increments.
This includes the digitally controlled analog trims
on the two mic/guitar inputs on the front panel and
the eight quarter-inch analog inputs on the back
panel. Here is a summary of input trim ranges for
each type of 828mk3 input:
Trim
Input cut
Mic/Guitar 0 dB
TRS analog inputs -96 dB
S/PDIF (RCA) 0 dB
ADAT optical 0 dB
S/PDIF (TOSLink) 0 dB
Once you adjust the trim levels, you can save them
as a file on disk for future instant recall. See "Saving
and loading hardware presets" on page 91 and
"Configurations menu" on page 108.
Input EQ and dynamics
The 828mk3 lets you apply 7-band parametric EQ
and dynamics processing (DSP) to any input,
analog or digital.
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Trim Trim
boost Range
53 dB 53 dB
+22 dB 118 dB
+12 dB 12 dB
+12 dB 12 dB
+12 dB 12 dB
The controls in the EQ/Compression section of the
Inputs tab (Figure 9-3) let you edit EQ and
compression settings within the context of the
channel strip. This is ideal when you are comparing
settings among neighboring channels, or perhaps
even applying the same setting across all inputs.
However, for more detailed editing of EQ and
compression settings for an input channel, you can
click its Focus button and view the settings in the
Channel Section of the CueMix FX window
(Figure 9-1). This section even provides graphical
editing of EQ curves and the compressor graph,
allowing you to click and drag directly on the
graphic. For details see "The channel settings
section" on page 75.
The EQ/Dynamics graph
The EQ/Dynamics graph for each input channel
strip (Figure 9-3) provides a thumbnail view of the
EQ curves or Compressor graph for the channel.
This graphic is for display purposes only; it cannot
be edited directly. To change the EQ settings in this
graph, use the two or three knobs below, as
explained in the following sections. If, however,
you would like to edit the EQ curves graphically,
you can do so in the EQ tab (Figure 9-10 on
page 77).
EQ/Dynamics selectors
The EQ/Dynamics selector buttons along the
right-hand edge of the EQ/Dynamics section
(Figure 9-3) allow you to choose what you are
viewing and editing in the EQ/Dynamics section.
Figure 9-4: The EQ/Dynamics selectors.
Orange
Green
Blue
EQ band selectors
Red
Yellow
White
LP/HP filter selector
Black Compressor selector
Colored knobs
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