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To set Group panning in your final mix
If necessary, entire Groups can be shifted together in the stereo field. Most of the time you will be setting up stereo
panning when you first configure your AES50 channels into Groups, but when needed you can shift the entire Group's
overall panning at once.
1. Select a Group for panning adjustment by pressing the GROUPS 1-12 button.
2. Press the SELECT/EDIT push encoder to toggle between PAN A and PAN B (sent to MIX A and MIX B).
3. Rotate the SELECT/EDIT push encoder until the Group's overall left-to-right panning is in the desired spot.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 until panning for all Groups has been set.
5. To exit, de-select the currently-active Group by pressing that Group's GROUPS 1-12 button.
Assigning one of the 12 Groups to the MY GROUP knob
Use the MY GROUP knob to make quick adjustments of your personal Group level versus the rest of the mix. The MY GROUP
knob is available at all times for your personal level adjustments, no matter what operation menu is active in the display.
Your personal Group assigned to the MY GROUP knob may contain a single channel (e.g., vocals or guitar only) or several
channels (e.g., vocals and guitar together, with levels balanced internally within the Group).
NOTE: Each MY GROUP knob can only be assigned ONE Group at any given time.
To assign a Group to the MY GROUP knob
1. Press and hold the MIX A or MIX B button.
2. Press the GROUPS 1-12 button of the Group you wish to assign to the MY GROUP knob. The screen will show the
active MIX (A or B) in the big blue field, while the lower corner of the blue field will show the Group number
assigned to the MY GROUP knob.
3. Rotate the MY GROUP knob to adjust the Group's LEVEL indicated by the LED ring around the MY GROUP knob.
4. To see the LEVEL change expressed in dB values, press the assigned Group's GROUPS 1-12 button. Then, when you
turn the assigned MY GROUP knob, you will see the dB value changing for LEVEL A (MIX A) / LEVEL B (MIX B).
NOTE: If a Group is not assigned to MIX A/B, the LEVEL A/B will not change by turning one of the MY GROUP knobs.
5. Press the Group's illuminated GROUPS 1-12 button or the illuminated MIX A/B button (from Step 1 above), to exit
back to the top-level MIX A/MIX B METERS screen.
6. You may now use the MY GROUP knob to make immediate adjustments to your personal Group's mix level without
having to access any additional screens.
7. To assign a different Group to MIX A or MIX B, repeat steps 1-2 and press a different GROUPS 1-12 button.
To un-assign the currently-assigned Group from a MY GROUP knob, repeat steps 1-2 and press the GROUPS 1-12
button for the currently-assigned Group. Now, the white field showing the Group number in the bottom corner
will disappear from the big blue MIX A (or MIX B) field.
NOTE: The first time you rotate the un-assigned MY GROUP knob, the system will launch a prompt window telling you
how to assign a Group to the knob. Once you have assigned a Group to the MY GROUP knob, the automated prompt will no
longer appear unless you later un-assign the Group without assigning another Group.
Adding EQ and reverb to your final mix
To add EQ and reverb to your final mix, follow these steps:
1. Press the MIX A/MIX B button to enter the MIX screen.
2. Press the LOW/MID/HIGH buttons to access the equaliser settings. Control buttons for LOW, MID, HIGH, COMP and
REVERB will illuminate.
3. Rotate the SELECT/EDIT push encoder to raise or lower the level of the selected frequency band.
4. Press and rotate the SELECT/EDIT push encoder to adjust the selected frequency band's cutoff (shelving) or
center point (parametric). The composite equalisation curve created by your adjustments will appear at the
top of the screen.
5. Press the REVERB button access the REVERB level settings.
6. Rotate the SELECT/EDIT push encoder to raise the REVERB level to your desired setting.
7. When you are done, press the MIX A/MIX B button to exit.
NOTE: To change the reverb type, press SETUP and go to page 4/8 of the SETUP menu to choose between AMBIENCE, CLUB,
HALL or CATHEDRAL reverb programs.
Protect your hearing (setting Volume and Limiter)
The Limiter comes AFTER the final VOLUME control in the signal chain, so the specific Limiter threshold you choose will
depend on how loud you set the final mix Volume.
For best results, we recommend you set your final MIX A/MIX B Volume first, and then bring down the Limiter threshold to
place a hard cap over the output that can contain any volume spikes and surges.
To prevent hearing fatigue or damage, consider setting the Limiter threshold as low as possible. With the right threshold
setting, you will have a safe upper limit you cannot exceed no matter what happens in the heat of the performance.
To set the final VOLUME and LIMITER parameters, play some audio through your headset and follow these steps:
1. Press the MIX A/MIX B button to enter the MIX screen. Control buttons for LOW, MID, HIGH, COMP and
REVERB will illuminate.
2. Slowly turn up the VOLUME to the maximum level you will need for your headset.
3. Press the COMP button to access the LIMITER threshold for adjustment.
4. Rotate the SELECT/EDIT push encoder to lower the LIMITER threshold downward to your desired setting.
We recommend you lower the threshold until the "L" indicator on the screen begins to light, which shows that the
LIMITER is beginning to react to volume peaks in the signal.
5. When you are done, press the MIX A/MIX B button to exit.
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