Chapter 13. Metering; Channel Meters - DigiDesign VENUE Profile Manual

Chapter 13: Metering
VENUE provides signal metering on the channels, in the me-
tering section, and on-screen.

Channel Meters

Input and FX return channels provide a compressor/limiter
gain reduction meter, an input level meter, and indicator
LEDs for EQ, stereo, and gate status.
Comp/Lim
Gain Reduction
Input Level
EQ In/Out
Stereo
Input channel meters and LEDs
All console channel meters have higher resolution on-screen
equivalents that appear in both the targeted channel controls
and above the faders in the channel overview.
Meter ballistics and clip margin can be set for channel meters.
For more information, see "Metering Options" on page 116.
Input Channels and FX Returns
Input Level Meters
Each input and FX return channel strip has a 6-segment Input
Level meter that shows input levels from bottom to top, ac-
cording to the following scale:
LED Level
1 (top) Clip
+15 dB
2 +6 dB
3 0 dB
4 –6 dB
5 –12 dB
6 (bottom) –30 dB
Gate
Colors
Red
Yellow
Yellow
Green
Green
Green
Green
Compressor/Limiter Gain Reduction Meter
The LEDs in the Compressor/Limiter meter show the amount
of gain reduction being applied to the input channel by the
built-in Compressor/limiter from right to left, according to
the following scale:
Channel Compressor/Limiter gain reduction meter scale
LED Gain Reduction
none 0 dB
1 (right) <= 3 dB
2 <= 6 dB
3 (left) <= 12 dB
EQ Status LED
A single red LED indicates EQ In/Out status as shown in the
following table.
Color EQ Status
(none) Not in circuit
Red In circuit
Stereo Channel LED
A single yellow LED indicates a stereo input channel. The ste-
reo channel LED flashes if a 12 dB or greater offset is detected
between left and right inputs.
Color Channel Status
(none) Mono
Yellow Stereo
Gate Status LED
A single bi-color LED shows the current Expander or Gate sta-
tus, as shown in the following table.
Color Expander Status
(none) Not in circuit
Green 3 dB gain reduction
Yellow 21 dB gain reduction
Red > 21 dB gain reduction
Color
Off
Green
Green
Green
Gate Status
Not in circuit
Gate Open & Hold
Gate Release
Gate Closed
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