Operation Manual

296 Chapter 30: Inputs

PRO Series Live Audio Systems

Owner’s Manual

Side chain

You can manipulate the side chain filter from the side chain section (channel strip and

GUI). The side chain filter is a swept band pass type, which acts on the dynamics side

chains of the compressor and gate, and covers the full audio spectrum.

Side chain controls for the input channels on the control surface and GUI

Item Control Function

1 IN switch Switches the side chain filter into the signal path.

2 freq control knob Adjusts the side chain filter frequency in the range

50Hz to 15kHz. (Visually, this moves the envelope on

the graph left or right.)

3 WIDTH button Changes the filter Q. There are three options, and

the effects of each are shown in the side chain graph

(see above). This is only enabled when the side chain

filter is switched on.

4 MENU button Opens the Select Side-Chain Source window from

which you can select the side chain source for the

selected input channel. Pressing this button with the

Select Side-Chain Source window open, closes the

window.

Graphs showing the effects of the

three filter Q options, selected via the

WIDTH button

Gate

Compressor

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