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Stereo settings
Inputs that have been grouped as stereo pairs in the
Inputs tab (Figure 9-3) provide two stereo modes
(Figure 9-8): Normal and M/S. M/S mode provides
decoding for a mid-side microphone configu-
ration.
The Width knob (Figure 9-8) provides control over
the stereo imaging, going from a full stereo image
to mono (both channels panned equally). See
“Width” on page 76.
The Swap L/R button (Figure 9-8) lets you switch
the left and right channels.
Overload protection
The Overload Protection section (Figure 9-8)
provides two features that help prevent digital
clipping on the eight analog inputs.
V-Limit™ (Figure 9-8) is a hardware limiter that
helps prevent digital clipping from overloaded
input signals. With V-Limit engaged, signals can go
above zero dB (with limiting applied) to as high as
+12 dB above zero with no distortion due to digital
clipping. Click the Lookahead option for even
better protection against sharp transients.
☛ Lookahead adds a 1.5 millisecond delay to the
input signal. Therefore, when you enable
lookahead for one or more inputs, all analog inputs
(even ones without the limiter and lookahead
enabled) are delayed together by 1.5 ms so that all
eight inputs remain perfectly in phase with each
other.
Additional or alternative protection can be applied
by enabling Soft Clip (Figure 9-8). When enabled,
Soft Clip engages just before clipping occurs and
helps further reduce perceptible distortion. When
V-Limit is turned off, Soft Clip begins to engage
around -2 dB (just below zero); when V-Limit is
turned on, Soft Clip begins to engage around +10
dB (just below +12 dB).
Ta l k b a ck s e c t i o n
Click the Ta l k b a c k or Listenback button
(Figure 9-8) to toggle whether the input is the
Talkback or Listenback input. Only one input can
be the talkback input, and only one input can be
the listenback input. See “Talkback and listenback”
on page 96.
Reverb section
The Send in the reverb section (Figure 9-8) is the
same control as the reverb send in the Input tab
channel strip (Figure 9-3). See “Reverb send” on
page 79. If the input is currently not grouped as a
stereo pair in the Input tab (it is operating as a
mono input), use the reverb Pan knob (Figure 9-8)
to pan the mono signal for the stereo reverb
processor.
Input meter and bus activity LEDs
When the Channel tab is active (Figure 9-8), the
display above the tab provides a horizontal level
meter and eight bus activity LEDs (Figure 9-9).
Figure 9-9: Input meter and bus activity LEDs.
The input level meter (Figure 9-9) is the same as the
input meters in the Meters tab (Figure 9-22 on
page 93) with the Pre FX button engaged, which
shows the input level on the physical input itself,
before any processing of any kind occurs within the
896mk3. This meter gives you the most accurate
reading of the actual signal level hitting the input,
regardless of any other settings (such as V-Limit,
Soft Clip and so on). The clip indicator, however,
happens after V-Limit and/or Soft Clip. This allows
you to see when clipping occurs, even with these
overload protection features engaged.
Bus
activity
LEDs
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