Metering Section; Meter Select - MINDPRINT TRIO Handbuch

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5. Metering Section

L (Left Meter)
The left LED chain indicates the level of the signal assigned
to the left side.
R (Right Meter)
The right LED chain indicates the level of the signal assigned
to the right side.

5.1 METER SELECT

Assigns the level meter to input signals or monitor signals. A corresponding
LED lights up to indicate the assignment status.
INPUTS:
When set to this position, the left LED chain indicates
the MIC/INSTR channel's input gain. In order to make
best recording level possible, the source signal for the meter is tapped direc-
tly behind the input stage. The right LED chain indicates the LINE channel's
input gain. If the LINE signal is mono, the LED indicates its input gain. If the
signal is stereo, the LED indicates the mono composite's input gain.
OUTPUTS:
When set to this position, the LED chains indicate the
composite level of the monitoring section (MONITOR
ON) and the DAW return (DAW ON) signals. The source signal for the meter
is tapped pre OUTPUT VOLUME knob. In other words, it indicates the level
of the signal routed to DIRECT OUT.
THE RIGHT INPUT LEVEL
The red level LEDs illuminate at a fairly low peak level of 1 dB. The
signal is not necessarily saturated if they light up briefly. However, it
certainly is in the red zone and on the brink of overloading the input.
Your best bet is to adjust the gain so the red LEDs light up from time
to time.
y
If a high-level signal is sent from DAW ON and signals are played
back via the MONITOR ON section, the LED meters may well lunge
into the red zone because signal levels add up. T.R.I.O™ has plenty
of headroom to handle saturated signals such as these without
giving cause to worry about audible distortion.
y
When set to INPUTS, the LED chains do not indicate the levels of
the signal recorded to the DAW. Instead, they offer a view of
MIC/INSTR. and LINE input levels. In other words, the VOL. REC
knob's setting has no influence on T.R.I.O™'s level meter.
The reasoning here this is that levels tend to
vary depending on the given DAW hard-
ware/software, and level matching will differ
accordingly. All popular recording
applications feature very precise digital input
level meters. This means you can easily view
and adjust the level of the signal sent to the
DAW using your recording software's level
meter.
x When set to INPUTS, only the right LED chain indicates the Line
input signal level, even if you're dealing with a stereo signal. Why?
Because if you're recording to multiple channels, this lets you
monitor the input levels of the MIC/INSTR. channels (on the left
LED chain) and the LINE channels (L+R on the right LED chain)
simultaneously.
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