MOTU Traveler-mk3 User Manual page 87

out. Conversely, if a TRS input is currently in focus,
then pad switch is grayed out and the reference
level switches are enabled.
Stereo settings
Inputs that have been grouped as stereo pairs in the
Inputs tab (Figure 11-3) provide two stereo modes
(Figure 11-8): Normal and M/S. M/S mode
provides decoding for a mid-side microphone
configuration.
The Width knob (Figure 11-8) provides control
over the stereo imaging, going from a full stereo
image to mono (both channels panned equally).
See "Width" on page 81.
The Swap L/R button (Figure 11-8) lets you switch
the left and right channels.
Overload protection (mic/guitar inputs only)
The Overload Protection section (Figure 11-8)
provides two features that help prevent digital
clipping on the four mic/guitar inputs. These
options are only available on these four preamp-
equipped inputs.
V-Limit™ (Figure 11-8) is a hardware limiter that
helps prevent digital clipping from overloaded
input signals. With V-Limit engaged, signals can go
above zero dB (with limiting applied) to as high as
+12 dB above zero with no distortion due to digital
clipping. Click the Lookahead option for even
better protection against sharp transients.
Additional or alternative protection can be applied
to the mic/guitar inputs by enabling Soft Clip
(Figure 11-8). When enabled, Soft Clip engages
just before clipping occurs and helps further
reduce perceptible distortion.
Talkback section
Click the Talkback or Listenback button
(Figure 11-8) to toggle whether the input is the
Talkback or Listenback input. Only one input can
C U E M I X F X
be the talkback input, and only one input can be
the listenback input. See "Talkback and listenback"
on page 101.
Reverb section
The Send in the reverb section (Figure 11-8) is the
same control as the reverb send in the Input tab
channel strip (Figure 11-3). See "Reverb send" on
page 84. If the input is currently not grouped as a
stereo pair in the Input tab (it is operating as a
mono input), use the reverb Pan knob
(Figure 11-8) to pan the mono signal for the stereo
reverb processor.
Input meter and bus activity LEDs
When the Channel tab is active (Figure 11-8), the
display above the tab provides a horizontal level
meter and eight bus activity LEDs (Figure 11-9).
Figure 11-9: Input meter and bus activity LEDs.
The input level meter (Figure 11-9) is the same as
the input meters in the Meters tab (Figure 11-27 on
page 98) with the Pre FX button engaged, which
shows the input level on the physical input itself,
before any processing of any kind occurs within the
Traveler-mk3. This meter gives you the most
accurate reading of the actual signal level hitting
the input, regardless of any other settings (such as
V-Limit, Soft Clip and so on). The clip indicator,
however, happens after V-Limit and/or Soft Clip.
This allows you to see when clipping occurs, even
with these overload protection features engaged.
The Bus Activity LEDs (Figure 11-9) show you
which mix busses the input signal is being fed to.
For example, LED #6 will glow under the following
Bus
activity
LEDs
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