Direct Out; Mono; Dim; Speakers B Level Adjust - MINDPRINT TRIOS/P-DIF Bedienungsanleitung

4.3 DIRECT OUT

You have a fourth stereo output at your disposal with DIRECT
OUT. This signal is tapped pre VOLUME knob (in contrast
to the SPEAKER A/B/C outputs), which means its level is not
adjustable.

4.4 MONO

Press this button to blend the left and right signals and
create a mono signal. When engaged, it affects all monitor
and headphones outputs. The LED on the button lights up
to indicate MONO is active.

4.5 DIM

Press the DIM button to cut the master volume of the
monitor outputs by 20 dB. This affects the speaker outputs
only, and not the DIRECT OUT and PHONES circuits.

4.6 SPEAKERS B LEVEL ADJUST

This stereo knob on the bottom panel of the T.R.I.O™
serves to fine-tune the SPEAKER B output's level.
Control range: - 4 dB at the far left position, unity gain at 12 o'clock,
+ 6 dB at the far right

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
directly behind the input stage. The right LED chain indicates the LINE
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You can also use DIRECT OUT to connect meters such as peak
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level or correlation indicators.
If you decide to employ T.R.I.O™ at gigs, you can use the DIRECT
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OUTs to route the signal to the FOH mixer, and control your own
monitor mix via SPEAKER A/B/C.
The MONO function serves to check mono compatibility. This is
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a nifty tool for detecting phase cancellations caused by reversed
polarity in cords/connectors, poorly chosen modulation effect
settings or extreme stereo processing operations, all of which may
not be clearly audible in a stereo soundscape.
Some vocalists don't like to hear a big stereo spread when
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tracking their parts. In this event, simply press MONO, then the
vocalist will no longer be irritated by a shaker sweeping across the
stereo soundscape or a guitar part panned hard to the left edge.
Many active monitors are very sensitive so that even low
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MONITOR LEVEL settings elicit high volume levels. The DIM
button cuts the output level, enabling you to fine-tune levels with
greater precision and enjoy a wide VOLUME knob control range
even at very low monitor volumes.
MONO and DIM do not affect DIRECT OUT. Otherwise, this
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circuit's signal would be reduced to mono when you press MONO
and attenuated when you press DIM for monitoring purposes.
The SPEAKER B LEVEL ADJUST knob is helpful when you want
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to balance the relative levels of two speaker pairs so that you're
dealing with similar levels when A/Bing between speaker pairs.
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.
If a high-level signal is sent from DAW ON and signals are played
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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.
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